The top spot on the Oricon weekly singles charts is SKE48 and their 8th single “Kataomoi Finally” that nearly topped the one-half million sold mark for the week at 495,809. The second spot finds Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong and his well received Japanese debut single “KISS KISS/LUCKY GUY” just surpassing 100,000 sold. Sliding in at the number 3 spot is long running and full of new members Morning Musume and their newest single – “Pyoko Pyoko Ultra”.
Anime related titles broke into the top 10 this week – at #6 is part 1 of 3 planned character song releases from anime Symphogear. This single has two insert songs from fictional band “Zwei Wing” that features favorite Nana Mizuki and fellow voice actor (seiyuu) Takayama Minami.
Idol group 9nine lands in the #9 spot (coincidence?) with the current ending theme to anime Beelzelbub – “Shoujo Traveller”.
The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,
Singles for January 23rd – 29th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | SKE48 | Kataomoi Finally | Jan 25th | 495,809 |
| 2 | Kim Hyun Joong | KISS KISS/Lucky Guy | Jan 25th | 100,110 |
| 3 | Morning Musume | Pyoko Pyoko Ultra | Jan 25th | 31,094 |
| 4 | BUMP OF CHICKEN | Good Luck | Jan 18th | 27,416 |
| 5 | BREAKERZ | Miss Mystery | Jan 25th | 16,135 |
| 6 | Nana Mizuki, Takayama Minami | Symphogear Song Series 1 (Zwei Wing) | Jan 25th | 13,140 |
| 7 | AFTERSCHOOL | Rambling Girls | Jan 25th | 12,110 |
| 8 | Matsushita Yuya | Kimi e no Love Song | Jan 25th | 10,443 |
| 9 | 9nine | Shoujo Traveller | Jan 25th | 10,191 |
| 10 | Takeuchi Mariya | Inochi no Uta | Jan 25th | 9,470 |
Pop-diva Koda Kumi still has it (and a baby) as she gets strong support from all her fans with a solid #1 album in “JAPONESQUE” selling 93,835. Congratulations, now rest.
Landing in #2 spot is Sonar Pocket and their new album “Sona Poke Ism 3 – Kimi To no 365 Nichi” with 48,330 sold. Close for the #3 and #4 spots with the previous 3 weeks #1 EXILE and their album “EXILE JAPAN/Solo” taking #3 and in the #4 spot is last week’s #1 ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and their album “BEST HIT AKG”.
Also nice to the the young up and coming band Galileo Galilei crack into the top 10 with their second album “PORTAL”.
Albums for January 23rd – 29th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Koda Kumi | JAPONESQUE | Jan 25th | 93,835 |
| 2 | Sonar Pocket | Sona Poke Ism 3 – Kimi To no 365 Nichi | Jan 25th | 48,330 |
| 3 | EXILE | EXILE JAPAN/Solo | Jan 1st | 32,968 |
| 4 | ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION | BEST HIT AKG | Jan 18th | 30,840 |
| 5 | Yuki Saori & Pink Martini | 1969 | Oct 12th | 17,177 |
| 6 | Tokyo Jihen | color bars | Jan 18th | 14,013 |
| 7 | lecca | Step One | Jan 25th | 13,148 |
| 8 | CHEMISTRY | Trinity | Jan 25th | 12,725 |
| 9 | Various Artists | Inazuma Eleven GO Character songs | Jan 25h | 12,209 |
| 10 | Galileo Galilei | PORTAL | Jan 25h | 11,578 |
Source: Oricon
