Weekly Oricon Chart: Albums/Singles/Music-DVDs (11/3/2013~17/3/2013)
Idol group, Nogizaka46 have reached the top spot in the singles chart with "Kimi no Na wa Kibou." This is their 4th consecutive no.1 single since their 2nd single, "Oide Shampoo" (May last year). This is also their highest-selling first week so far, surpassing their previous single, "Seifuku no Mannequin" (December last year) which sold 233k in the first week.
In the albums chart, rock band, Sakanaction have achieved their very first no.1 in the Oricon chart with their 6th album, "sakanaction" since their debut 6 years ago. This is their personal best-selling first week so far, surpassing their 5th album, "DocumentaLy" (September 2011) which sold 46k in the first week. Previously, their best placing was "DocumentaLy" at no.2 in the albums chart, and "A Walk Around" (January 2010) at no.3 in the singles chart. This album includes the soccer theme song for NHK, "Aoi," theme song for the drama "37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku" starring Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, "Boku to Hana," and theme song for the drama "dinner" starring Eguchi Yousuke, "Music" for a total of 15 songs.
Meanwhile, popular group, Kanjani8 have topped both the overall DVD and Blu-Ray charts simultaneously, as well as setting a new Blu-Ray record for male artists since the BD chart inception in 2008, with their 8th anniversary live DVD/BD, "KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 8EST!! ~Minna no Omoi wa Dounandai? Bokura no Omoi wa Mugendai!!~", for a DVD+BD total of 237,932 copies. This is their 2nd time in a row to reach no.1 in both charts at the same time since their previous live DVD/BD, ""KANJANI∞ Go-dai Dome TOUR EIGHTxEIGHTER Omonnakattara Domu Suimasen." Kanjani8 are only the 4th artist to have achieved this after Mr.Children, EXILE, and Amuro Namie. The DVD version is also their 7th consecutive no.1 music-DVD, putting them at 2nd place after B'z and Arashi with 8. The DVD/BD was filmed at Nagai Stadium, Osaka in September last year, one of the 2 stadiums they performed at (the other being Ajinomoto Stadium) as their first open-air concerts, and also part of their 8th anniversary tour which include arenas and domes nationwide.
Music-BDs best-selling first week (male artists):
1. Kanjani8 (KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 8EST!!) - 56,079 copies (March 2013)
2. B'z (B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 -C'mon-) - 55,681 copies (June 2012)
3. Mr.Children (Mr.Children TOUR POPSAURUS 2012) - 47,824 copies (December 2012)
Posting the top 30 albums/singles and the top 10 music-DVDs. Also posting the top 10 music-BDs. The second column in the top 10 refers to sales in 2013. New release in bold.
Oricon Weekly - Albums (11/3/2013~17/3/2013)
*1 82,577 *82,577 Sakanaction - sakanaction
*2 32,210 *32,210 Bon Jovi - What About Now
*3 27,878 146,742 ONE OK ROCK - JINSEI x BOKU =
*4 19,858 *19,858 AAA - Ballad Collection
*5 18,336 *18,336 David Bowie - The Next Day
*6 18,133 261,960 Tohoshinki - TIME
*7 17,231 *17,231 √5 - ROOT FIVE
*8 13,987 *13,987 BREATHE - Lovers' Voices
*9 13,068 *58,115 Shonannokaze - Shonannokaze ~2023~
10 10,210 *10,210 150P - Shuen-Re:write
11~30:
11 *9,329 Sano Motoharu - ZOOEY
12 *9,143 MISIA - Super Best Records -15th Celebration-
13 *9,075 Acid Black Cherry - Recreation 3
14 *8,560 BIGMAMA - Kimi Omou, Yue ni Ware Ari
15 *7,663 9nine - CUE
16 *7,624 Daikoku-Danji - On The Way
17 *7,353 NMB48 - Teppen Tottande!
18 *6,847 One Direction - Take Me Home
19 *6,747 m-flo - NEVEN
20 *6,489 DEEN - DEENAGE MEMORY 20th Anniversary Best Album
21 *6,334 ORANGE CARAMEL - ORANGE CARAMEL
22 *6,261 GLUTAMINE - EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Ru ~Sonna Fuinki de Utattemita~
23 *5,308 illion - UBU
24 *4,887 Ohashi Trio - plugged
25 *4,558 Various Artists - TRF TRIBUTE ALBUM BEST
26 *4,344 Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
27 *4,253 Neru feat. Kagamine Rin, Len - Sekai Seifuku
28 *4,067 Daisuke - Hoshi no Drop
29 *3,936 Chihara Minori - Minori Chihara B-side Collection
30 *3,820 ART-SCHOOL - The Alchemist
Oricon Weekly - Singles (11/3/2013~17/3/2013)
*1 242,053 242,053 Nogizaka46 - Kimi no Na wa Kibou
*2 *96,961 *96,961 Yamashita Tomohisa - Ke Sera Sera
*3 *68,753 *68,753 Kuwata Keisuke - Yin Yang / Namida wo Buttobase!! / Oishii Himitsu
*4 *63,137 819,547 Arashi - Calling x Breathless
*5 *48,906 *48,906 SHINee - Fire
*6 *34,764 *34,764 e-girls - CANDY SMILE
*7 *34,106 *34,106 AAA - PARTY IT UP
*8 *28,218 *28,218 Berryz Koubou - Asian Celebration
*9 *16,433 *16,433 SHU-I - Achakocha SORRY
10 *10,979 *10,979 SPYAIR - Sakura Mitsutsuki
11~30:
11 *10,881 supercell - The Bravery
12 **8,656 Kamada Shougo / Takatori Hideaki - VAMOLA! Kyoryuger / Minna Atsumare! Kyoryuger
13 **7,808 AKB48 - So long!
14 **7,471 BiS - BiSimulation
15 **7,429 SMAP - Mistake! / Battery
16 **6,997 Yuikaori (Ogura Yui & Ishihara Kaori) - Shiny Blue
17 **6,949 VALSHE - 4 FELIDS (Tigerish Eyez / Leopardess / Lion to Chocolate / Shifty Cat)
18 **6,717 Porno Graffitti - Matataku Hoshi no Moto de
19 **6,257 CROSS GENE - Shooting Star
20 **5,773 SKE48 - Choco no Dorei
21 **5,568 Hana wa Saku Project - Hana wa Saku
22 **5,326 Tegomass - Sayonara ni Sayonara
23 **5,016 EGOIST - All Alone With You
24 **4,180 Perfume - Mirai no Museum
25 **4,105 Hikawa Kiyoshi - Shigure no Minato
26 **3,883 Amuro Namie - Big Boys Cry / Beautiful
27 **3,275 Kis-My-Ft2 - My Resistance -Tashikana Mono- / Unmei Girl
28 **3,258 Hattori Hiroko - Hi no Kawa
29 **3,147 μ’s - Korekara no Someday / Wonder zone
30 **3,087 Kurosawa Tomoyo / Yoshida Hitomi - Happy Go Lucky! Dokidoki! PreCure
Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (11/3/2013~17/3/2013)
*1 181,853 181,853 Kanjani∞ - KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR!! 8EST ~Minna no Omoi wa Dounandai? Bokura no Omoi wa Mugendai!!~
*2 *45,622 *45,622 Sandaime J Soul Brothers - Sandaime J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2012 「0-ZERO-」
*3 *27,750 *27,750 Kuwata Keisuke - Kuwata Keisuke LIVE TOUR & DOCUMENT FILM 「I LOVE YOU -now & forever-」 Kanzen Ban
*4 *13,213 175,242 Amuro Namie - namie amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~
*5 **7,145 *62,446 BUMP OF CHICKEN - BUMP OF CHICKEN GOLD GLIDER TOUR 2012
*6 **5,132 **5,132 BOYFRIEND - BOYFRIEND LOVE COMMUNICATION 2012 -Xmas Bell-
*7 **4,193 *24,619 Hamasaki Ayumi - ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A -HOTEL Love songs-
*8 **3,839 **3,839 Morning Musume。 - Morning Musume。 Tanjou 15 Shunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki -Colorful Character-
*9 **3,570 765,296 Arashi - ARASHI ARAFES
10 **3,531 **3,531 SPYAIR - SPYAIR LIVE at Budokan 2012
Oricon Weekly - Music-BDs (11/3/2013~17/3/2013)
*1 56,079 56,079 Kanjani∞ - KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR!! 8EST ~Minna no Omoi wa Dounandai? Bokura no Omoi wa Mugendai!!~
*2 19,286 19,286 Kuwata Keisuke - Kuwata Keisuke LIVE TOUR & DOCUMENT FILM 「I LOVE YOU -now & forever-」 Kanzen Ban
*3 15,704 15,704 Sandaime J Soul Brothers - Sandaime J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2012 「0-ZERO-」
*4 *4,182 *4,182 Morning Musume。 - Morning Musume。 Tanjou 15 Shunen Kinen Concert Tour 2012 Aki -Colorful Character-
*5 *4,153 48,283 BUMP OF CHICKEN - BUMP OF CHICKEN GOLD GLIDER TOUR 2012
*6 *3,020 59,853 Amuro Namie - namie amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~
*7 *2,567 *2,567 ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Eizo Sakuhin Shu Dai 8 Kan -Tour 2012 Landmark-
*8 *2,145 *2,145 Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku - Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Toshiwasure Dai Gakugeikai 「Ebichu no Jungle Daiboken」
*9 *1,291 *1,291 Komatsu Mikako - MIKAKO KOMATSU THE FIRST ALL DAYS
10 *1,251 *8,868 Hamasaki Ayumi - ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2012 A -HOTEL Love songs-
Congrats to Sakanaction, Kuwata-san, 3daime JSB and especially Kanjani8! XD Also pleasantly surprised to see Root 5 and SPYAIR in the top 10! :)
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