Weekly Oricon Chart: Albums/Singles/Music-DVDs
Hard-rockers, B'z renewed their single records with "Sayonara Kizudarake no Hibi yo". The single is now their 44th no.1 singles in total (second place goes to Hamasaki Ayumi with 37 no.1 singles). They also hold the record for the most consecutive no.1 (not including since debut) with 44 singles, with KinKi Kids in second place (30 consecutive no.1 singles). With this single as well, B'z extend their streak of most total sales from singles with 34,993,000 copies sold (Mr.Children in second place with 28,178,000 copies).
Meanwhile, Mizuki Nana achieved no.2 and no.3 in singles chart with "SCARLET KNIGHT" and "POP MASTER" respectively, becoming the first seiyuu with his/her own name to have 2 singles in the top 3. She's also the 4th female solo artist to have achieved 2 singles in the top 3 after Fuji Keiko (1970), Matsuda Seiko (1983), and Hamasaki Ayumi (1999).
In the albums chart, Yoshii Kazuya achieved his first no.1 as a soloist with "The Apples". His last no.1 spot was with THE YELLOW MONKEY when their album "PUNCH DRUNKARD" reached no.1 in 1998. His highest rank as a soloist previously was at no.2 with his 2006 album, "39108".
In the DVD chart, Kanjani8's "KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 2010→2011 8UPPERS" DVD is the no.1 music-DVD as well as the no.1 overall DVD. This release also has a Blu-Ray Disc version which sold approximately 9,000 copies and becomes the no.1 music-BD, making the total for DVD+BD release approximately 144,000 copies sold. With this, Kanjani8 are now the 5th male acts to have conquered both music-DVD and music-BD charts simultaneously after Kobukuro, THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT, B'z, and Inaba Koshi.
Posting the top 30 albums/singles and top 10 music-DVDs. The second column refers to sales in 2011. New release in bold.
Oricon Weekly - Albums (12/4~18/4/2011)
*1 37,709 *37,709 Yoshii Kazuya - The Apples
*2 13,812 654,421 EXILE - Negai no Tou
*3 11,618 279,737 Avril Lavigne - Goodbye Lullaby
*4 11,503 *44,613 Matsutoya Yumi - Road Show
*5 10,303 *10,303 FLOW - FLOW ANIME BEST
*6 10,222 *50,386 miwa - guitarissimo
*7 *9,968 177,423 Ketsumeshi - Ketsunopolis 7
*8 *9,204 *35,693 Radiohead - The King of Limbs
*9 *8,950 **8,950 Kitano Kii - Shin
10 *8,700 **8,700 BIGBANG - BIGBANG 4TH MINI ALBUM Japan Edition
11~30:
11 *8,364 Green Day - Awesome As F**k
12 *8,324 salyu X salyu - s(o)un(d)beams
13 *8,267 chatmonchy - YOU MORE
14 *7,759 SUM41 - Screaming Bloody Murder
15 *7,698 Britney Spears - Femme Fatale
16 *7,312 Baba Toshihide - HEARTBEAT RUSH
17 *6,197 Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
18 *6,123 The Strokes - Angles
19 *5,215 Kikkawa Koji - Nyuumon Best
20 *4,984 Sambomaster - Sambomaster Kyuukyoku Best
21 *4,896 RADWIMPS - Zettai Zetsumei
22 *4,813 TV Soundtrack - Inazuma Eleven Character Song Original Album
23 *4,566 BIGBANG - BIGBANG Special Edition
24 *4,514 Ikimonogakari - Ikimonobakari ~MEMBERS BEST SELECTION~
25 *3,980 INORAN - Teardrop
26 *3,946 Fukuyama Masaharu - THE BEST BANG!!
27 *3,666 Chara - Dark Candy
28 *3,622 CLIFF EDGE - Best of LOVE
29 *3,577 Kiyoshi Ryujin - PEOPLE
30 *3,520 aiko - Matome I
Oricon Weekly - Singles (12/4~18/4/2011)
*1 130,195 130,195 B'z - Sayonara Kizudarake no Hibi yo
*2 *55,366 *55,366 Mizuki Nana - SCARLET KNIGHT
*3 *51,883 *51,883 Mizuki Nana - POP MASTER
*4 *24,399 147,219 KARA - Jetcoaster Love
*5 *12,453 *12,453 Toyosaki Aki - SHUN PU
*6 *12,104 141,327 Maximum the Hormone - Greatest the Hits 2011~2011
*7 *11,484 102,349 Domoto Tsuyoshi - Eni wo Yuite
*8 *10,478 *10,478 Tokunaga Hideaki - Tasogare wo Tomete
*9 **9,954 **9,954 Daikoku-Danji - Love Power
10 **8,640 **8,640 The Birthday - Naze ka Kyou wa
11~30:
11 **7,382 AKB48 - Sakura no Ki ni Narou
12 **6,053 UVERworld - MONDO PIECE
13 **5,961 STRAIGHTENER - VANDALISM/SILLY PARADE
14 **5,774 SKE48 - Banzai Venus
15 **5,716 GIRL NEXT DOOR - Silent Scream
16 **4,464 Morning Musume - Majidesuka Ska!
17 **3,771 Not yet - Shumatsu Not yet
18 **3,235 Kuroki Meisa - One More Drama
19 **3,097 YUKI - Himitsu
20 **2,903 SDN48 - Ai, Chuseyo
21 **2,438 AKB48 - Heavy Rotation
22 **2,386 Kapibara-san to Mayumi-nu - Kapibara-san no Uta
23 **2,375 Kagami Goro - Otoko Gokoro
24 **2,308 Itsuki Hiroshi - Tsuki Monogatari
25 **2,266 Arashi - Lotus
26 **2,233 Tendo Yoshimi - Futari no Funauta
27 **2,094 JUJU - Sayonara no Kawari ni / Negai
28 **1,984 Lady Gaga - Born This Way
29 **1,964 Nakamura Mitsuko - Onna Kaze no Bon
30 **1,907 Kamiya Hiroshi - Nijiiro Chouchou
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (12/4~18/4/2011)
*1 134,636 134,636 Kanjani8 - KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 2010→2011 8UPPERS
*2 *31,128 *31,128 Kobukuro - KOBUKURO STADIUM LIVE 2010 ~OSAKA･TOKYO･MIYAZAKI~
*3 *25,881 *25,881 Various Artists - Shounentachi Koushinaki Rougoku
*4 *17,721 *17,721 Yazawa Eikichi - THE LIVE HOUSE ROOTS in Zepp Tokyo
*5 *16,213 *16,213 Yazawa Eikichi - New Standard ~Blue Note Style~
*6 **9,822 **9,822 LUNA SEA - LUNA SEA 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR REBOOT -to the New Moon- 24th December, 2010 at TOKYO DOME
*7 **9,641 **9,641 LUNACY - Kurofuku Gentei GIG ~the Holy Night~
*8 **9,137 **9,137 LUNA SEA - LUNA SEA A DOCUMENTARY FILM OF 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR REBOOT-to the New Moon
*9 **6,860 **6,860 TUBE - TUBE 25th Summer -DVD BOX-
10 **6,836 **6,836 ZARD - ZARD What a beautiful memory 2009
Congrats Kanjani8, B'z and Nana! XDDD
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