Weekly Oricon Chart: Albums/Singles/Music-DVDs (18/2/2013~24/2/2013)
Popular idol group, AKB48 have achieved their 11th consecutive million-selling single (out of 12 overall) with their 30th single, "So long!" Watanabe Mayu is the centre for the first time with this single. Besides AKB48, only Mr.Children and Utada Hikaru have reached the million mark in the first week in the singles chart. This is their 17th consecutive no.1 single since their 14th single, "RIVER" (October 2009), updating their own record of the most consecutive no.1 singles by a female group. This is also their 10th consecutive single to sell over 1 million in the first week since "Everyday, Kachuusha" (May 2011).
In the albums chart, singer MISIA has reached the top spot with her 15th anniversary best album, "Super Best Records -15th Celebration-." It has been 8 years and 8 months since she last topped a single or album chart with ballad best album, "MISIA Love and Ballads" (June 2004). This album includes 15th anniversary special track, for a total of 45 songs overall, digitally remastered. The DVD in the Limited Edition includes 15 years of performance digest.
Meanwhile, singer-actor, Takizawa Hideaki has topped the music-DVD chart with "Takizawa Kabuki 2012." This is his 9th consecutive no.1 music-DVD since "DREAM BOY" (August 2004), updating his own record as a soloist with the most no.1 music-DVDs, a tie with Koda Kumi. Footage for this DVD was filmed from his "Takizawa Kabuki 2012" stage musical at Tokyo Nissei Gekijou held in April to May last year, with a total of 40 performances overall, which he directed himself. A total of 42 Johnny's Jrs were also involved in the performances.
Posting the top 30 albums/singles and the top 10 music-DVDs. Posting the top 30 singles first. The second column in the top 10 refers to sales in 2013. New release in bold.
Oricon Weekly - Singles (18/2/2013~24/2/2013)
*1 1,035,986 1,035,986 AKB48 - So long!
*2 *,*40,055 *,*40,055 E-girls - THE NEVER ENDING STORY
*3 *,*30,392 *,*30,392 MAN WITH A MISSION - Emotions
*4 *,*27,063 *,343,376 Kis-My-Ft2 - My Resistance -Tashikana Mono- / Unmei Girl
*5 *,*26,365 *,*26,365 THE ALFEE - Final Wars! / Mou Ichido Koko Kara Hajimeyou
*6 *,*23,911 *,*23,911 KEITA (from w-inds.) - Slide 'n' Step
*7 *,*22,819 *,*22,819 TOKIO - Lyric
*8 *,*18,600 *,623,986 SKE48 - Choco no Dorei
*9 *,*13,149 *,*13,149 Kiryu - Etsu to Utsu
10 *,*13,052 *,*13,052 ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Ima wo Ikite
11~30:
11 *,*12,726 M's - Susume→Tomorrow / START:DASH!!
12 *,**9,508 ayaka - beautiful / Chiisana Ashiato
13 *,**7,345 Hikawa Kiyoshi - Shigure no Minato
14 *,**6,435 Oha Girl Chu! Chu! Chu! - Koakumarundesu / Sayonara no Kawari ni 2013
15 *,**6,317 AI - VOICE
16 *,**4,781 Kashiwagi Yuki - Short Cake
17 *,**4,531 GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE - ANIMAL
18 *,**4,378 Every Little Thing - ON AND ON
19 *,**4,128 Silent Siren - stella☆
20 *,**3,929 Furusato Ginga
21 *,**3,791 MIYAVI - Ahead Of The Light
22 *,**3,575 Fukuda Kouhei - Nanbu Semishigure
23 *,**3,265 KAT-TUN - EXPOSE
24 *,**3,053 Hirano Aya - ToxxxIC
25 *,**2,992 Mikado Chuji - Kurenai no Ame
26 *,**2,811 Kawada Mami - FIXED STAR
27 *,**2,709 Coda - BLOODY STREAM
28 *,**2,700 Hana wa Saku Project - Hana wa Saku
29 *,**2,643 PSYCHIC LOVER - Vanguard Fight
30 *,**2,605 Golden Bomber - Memeshikute
Oricon Weekly - Albums (18/2/2013~24/2/2013)
*1 64,679 *64,679 MISIA - Super Best Records -15th Celebration-
*2 53,730 *53,730 V6 - Oh! My! Goodness!
*3 25,928 *25,928 SUPER☆GiRLS - Celebration
*4 22,959 *22,959 BRAHMAN - Chokoku
*5 17,541 *17,541 Various Artists - EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Vocalosensation feat. Hatsune Miku
*6 15,190 *15,190 Hanazawa Kana - claire
*7 12,680 *12,680 MONGOL800 - GOOD MORNING OKINAWA
*8 12,531 145,614 One Direction - Take Me Home (Total since 14 Nov 2012: 199,820)
*9 10,958 *10,958 Atoms For Peace - AMOK
10 *7,920 **7,920 TOUYU - Tokyo Pleasure Ground
11~30:
11 *7,491 2PM - LEGEND OF 2PM
12 *7,175 MONGOL800 - 800BEST -simple is the BEST!!-
13 *7,121 Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
14 *6,636 Sonar Pocket - Sonapokeism ④ ~Kimi to Iu Hana~
15 *6,469 Hamasaki Ayumi - LOVE again
16 *5,550 Misawa Sachika - Polaris
17 *5,515 D=OUT - Kabuki Desuko
18 *5,224 Various Artists - Grammy Nominees 2013
19 *5,193 Nakashima Mika - REAL
20 *5,146 Sata Andagi - Sata Andagi Kan Nihedebiru ~Yanbarukuina wa Tobitatta~
21 *5,094 One Direction - Up All Night
22 *5,082 ALI PROJECT - Kaikai Kiki ALI PROJECT Ventennale Music. Art Exhibition
23 *4,932 Taylor Swift - Red
24 *4,370 HUSKING BEE - SOMA
25 *4,038 fun. - Some Nights
26 *3,925 Matsutoya Yumi - Matsutoya Yumi 40 Shunen Kinen Best Album Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to。
27 *3,807 Soundtrack - Les Miserables ~Soundtrack
28 *3,603 Bruno Mars - Doo Wops & Hooligans
29 *3,559 DEEP - DEEP BEST
30 *3,540 Dorothy Little Happy - Life goes on
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (18/2/2013~24/2/2013)
*1 15,832 *15,832 Takizawa Hideaki - Takizawa Kabuki 2012
*2 *4,379 754,568 Arashi - ARASHI ARAFES
*3 *4,358 **4,358 SOPHIA - SOPHIA PREMIUM DVD BOOK 『Young Adult』
*4 *2,988 *28,730 AAA - AAA TOUR 2012 -777- TRIPLE SEVEN
*5 *2,347 *10,558 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Dokidoki Wakuwaku Pamyu Pamyu Revolution Land 2012 in Kirakira Budoukan
*6 *2,069 *25,655 Sexy Zone - Johnny’s Dome Theatre ~SUMMARY 2012~ Sexy Zone
*7 *1,848 **1,848 BUCK-TICK - BUCK-TICK FEST 2012 ON PARADE
*8 *1,691 *56,921 Domoto Koichi - Document of Endless SHOCK 2012 -Asu e no Butai e-
*9 *1,563 **1,563 toe - 8 days dvd -toe EU tour 2012-
10 *1,323 **1,323 BugLug - GOOD BYE
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