SKE48 tops the singles chart with Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai (金の愛、銀の愛) selling over 251,000 copies. Their 17th single has tie-up as theme for drama 死幣-DEATH CASH staring lead member Matsui Jurina.
Tokyo Performance Doll lands at #4 with 5th single Junai Chaos featured as ED2 for anime Ace Attorney. Aimer climbs to #10 with 11th single Chouchou Musubi (蝶々結び, Butterfly Knot).
Kana Nishino climbs back on top of the album charts with 6th original album Just LOVE – it’s the 3rd week its finished on top of the charts since being released 6 weeks ago.
Read on for the complete top 10 singles and albums charts.
Singles for August 15th – 21st 2016
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | SKE48 | Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai | Aug 17th | 251,639 |
| 2 | EXILE | Joy-ride ~ Kanki no Drive ~ | Aug 17th | 67,800 |
| 3 | VA | Uta no Prince-sama Drama CD Day Dream / Night Dream |
Aug 17th | 35,507 |
| 4 | Tokyo Performance Doll | Junai Chaos | Aug 17th | 34,643 |
| 5 | SMAP | Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hara | Mar 5th 2003 | 33,223 |
| 6 | Little Glee Monster | Watashi Rashiku Ikite Mitai / Kimi no yo ni Naritai |
Aug 17th | 23,238 |
| 7 | drop | Hoshi no Nai Yoru Dakara / Kaette Oide |
Aug 16th | 22,159 |
| 8 | FTISLAND | JUST DO IT | Aug 17th | 22,104 |
| 9 | Keyakizaka46 | Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai | Aug 10th | 17,916 |
| 10 | Aimer | Chouchou Musubi | Aug 17th | 13.016 |
| 12 | Yurika Kubo | SUMMER CHANCE!! | Aug 17th | 9,516 |
Albums for August 15th – 21st 2016
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Kana Nishino | Just LOVE | July 13th | 9,829 |
| 2 | Tokunaga Hideaki | ALL TIME BEST VOCALIST | Aug 17th | 7,483 |
| 3 | Sagisu Shiro / Ifukube Akira |
Shin Godzilla Music Collection | Aug 3rd | 6,431 |
| 4 | Iida Riho | rippi-holic | Aug 17th | 5,935 |
| 5 | Spitz | Samenai | July 27th | 5,696 |
| 6 | EXO | EX’ACT | June 13th | 4,564 |
| 7 | SMAP | Smap Vest | Mar 23rd 2001 | 4,285 |
| 8 | Unicorn | ゅ 13-14 | Aug 10th | 3,953 |
| 9 | Jun.K (From 2PM) | Mr. No Love (import) | Aug 19th | 3,846 |
| 10 | Kazumasa Oda | Ano hi Ano Toki | April 20th | 3,492 |
Previous Oricon Charts
Source: Oricon
