The Oricon weekly singles charts is topped by NMB48 and their 3rd single “Jungou U-19” with nearly 330,000 copies sold. All 3 of NMB48’s singles have charted #1 which is a first for female artists on the Oricon charts.
On the album charts L’Arc~en~Ciel and their new album “BUTTERFLY” easily top with over 170,000 copies sold. Its been over 4 years since the group released a full album and fans clearly were waiting.
The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,
Singles for February 6th – 12th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | NMB48 | Jungou U-19 | Feb 8th | 329,438 |
| 2 | Hikawa Kiyoshi | Sakura | Feb 8th | 46,693 |
| 3 | Porno Graffitti | 2012 Spark | Feb 8th | 35,474 |
| 4 | Hoshino Gen | Film | Feb 8th | 15,975 |
| 5 | Kitamura Rie | Happy Girl | Feb 8th | 14,060 |
| 6 | THE BAWDIES | ROCK ME BABY | Feb 8th | 13,952 |
| 7 | SKE48 | Kataomoi Finally | Jan 25th | 12,426 |
| 8 | Naoto Inti Raymi | Kimi ni Aitakatta | Feb 8th | 11,378 |
| 9 | Hata Motohiro | Endroll EP | Feb 8th | 10,906 |
| 10 | Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi | Hitotsu | Feb 1st | 10,565 |
Albums for February 6th – 12th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | L’Arc~en~Ciel | BUTTERFLY | Feb 8th | 170,855 |
| 1 | ayaka | The beginning | Feb 1st | 35,241 |
| 3 | Van Halen | A Different Kind of Truth | Feb 8th | 32,171 |
| 4 | YUKI | POWERS OF TEN | Feb 1st | 20,958 |
| 5 | Pink Martini & Saori Yuki | 1969 | Oct 12th, 2011 | 19,351 |
| 6 | Spitz | Orutana | Feb 1st | 14,117 |
| 7 | EXILE | EXILE JAPAN/Solo | Jan 1st | 14,020 |
| 8 | Various artists | TIGER & BUNNY – character album BEST OF HERO | Feb 8th | 13,921 |
| 9 | moumoon | No Night Land | Feb 8th | 12,733 |
| 10 | Sonar Pocket | Sona Poke Ism 3 – Kimi To no 365 Nichi | Jan 25th | 11,990 |
Source: Oricon
