The single charts for the week of May 2nd are topped by SMAP with their 47th single “Sakasama no Sora” selling over 135,000 copies. The single is a collaboration is famous composer Yoko Kanno and is featured on the TV drama “Ume-chan Sensei”. Landing in the second spot is solo release by AKB48 member Tomomi Itano with 72,000 copies sold. Seiyuu group Sphere and their single “Non stop road / Ashita e no Kaerimichi” that features the opening and ending theme to the anime “Natsuiro Kiseki” developed specifically for the group of singers/seiyuus hits the #6 spot on the charts.
On the album charts its Yuzu topping with a compilation album “YUZU YOU [2006-2011]” with nearly 150,000 copies sold. In the second spot is Hilcrhyme with the Gold version of their best hits release “Best of Hilcrhyme ~GOLD~” selling 18,000 copies. Their Silver version “Best of Hilcrhyme ~SILVER~” also charted in the #7 spot with over 15,000 copies sold (release details).
The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,
Singles for April 23rd – 29th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | SMAP | Sakasama no Sora | April 25th | 135,298 |
| 2 | Tomomi Itano | 10 Nengo no Kimi e | April 25th | 72,911 |
| 3 | Mr. Children | Inori ~ Namida no Kidou | April 18th | 36,143 |
| 4 | Ikimonogakari | Haruuta | April 25th | 35,044 |
| 5 | TM Network | I am | April 25th | 21,483 |
| 6 | Sphere | Non stop road | April 25th | 20,868 |
| 7 | Kana Hanazawa | Hoshizora Destination | April 25th | 15,315 |
| 8 | GReeeeN | Orange | April 25h | 14,066 |
| 9 | Sonar Pocket | Getsu Ka Sui Moku Kin do Nichi | April 25th | 9,248 |
| 10 | SE7EN | LOVE AGAIN | April 25th | 8,320 |
Albums for April 23rd – 29th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Yuzu | YUZU YOU [2006-2011] | April 25th | 149,586 |
| 2 | Hilcrhyme | Best of Hilcrhyme ~Gold~ | April 25th | 18,533 |
| 3 | Naoto Inti Raymi | Kazauta Caravan | April 18th | 18,062 |
| 4 | Various Artists | BLEACH BEST TRAX | April 25th | 17,532 |
| 5 | Def Tech | Greatest Hits | April 18th | 17,184 |
| 6 | Jun Maeda X Nagi Yanagi | Owari no Wakusei no Love Song | April 25th | 15,779 |
| 7 | Hilcrhyme | Best of Hilcrhyme ~Silver~ | April 25th | 15,515 |
| 8 | Norah Jones | Little Broken Hearts | April 25th | 11,689 |
| 9 | Various Artists | DJ KAORI’S PARTY MIX 3 | April 18th | 11,307 |
| 10 | SuG | Lollipop Kingdom | April 25th | 9,353 |
Source: Oricon
