EXILE topped the Oricon charts this week with their latest single, “Rising Sun / Itsuka Kitto…,” selling almost 202,000 copies. This is their 11th number-one single and their 2nd in a row. Morning Musume is a distant #2 and Korean girl group RAINBOW continues the K-pop invasion with their debut Japanese release hitting #3 (a record for highest chart position for a debut single by a foreign female artist).
The third single “nexus” from the duo of middle school girls – ClariS – made a great showing landing at #5. More about “nexus” here.
Singles for September 12th – 18th
1. EXILE – Rising Sun / Itsuka Kitto… – 201,540
2. Morning Musume – Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! / Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai! – 49,576
3. RAINBOW – A – 24,082
4. AKB48 – Flying Get – 23,034
5. ClariS – nexus – 19,478
6. Fukuyama Masaharu – Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose – 18,063
7. YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz – THE END OF THE DAY –17,612
8. The Cro-Magnons – Number One Yarou! – 13,010
9. Nakashima Mika – LOVE IS ECSTASY – 10,399
10. Sukima Switch – Hare Tokidoki Kumori – 9,031
In albums, AAA’s best collection “#AAABEST” sold 66,000 copies, becoming their first number-one album.
1. AAA – #AAABEST – 66,203
2. Hamasaki Ayumi – FIVE – 22,548
3. Che’Nelle – Love Songs – 14,100
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You – 12,885
5. SMAP – SMAP AID – 9,020
6. KREVA – GO – 6,857
7. Lady Gaga – Born This Way – 5,816
8. Kusuo – Koi ga Best Desubai – 5,739
9. Shoujo Jidai – GIRLS’ GENERATION – 5,551
10. Anzen Chitai – Anzen Chitai XII – 5,326
Sources: Oricon
