NMB48 tops the singles chart with Boku wa Inai (僕はいない) selling over 304,000 copies. Their 15th single features graduating key member Watanabe Miyuki.
Korean vocal units Apink and AOA climb to #2 and #3 respectively with new Japanese releases.
Hey! Say! JUMP stays on top of the albums chart with 5th album DEAR. selling two week total over 275,000.
Read on for the complete top 10 singles and albums charts.
Singles for August 1st – 7th 2016
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | NMB48 | Boku wa Inai | Aug 3rd | 304,315 |
| 2 | Apink | Summer Time! | Aug 3rd | 40,543 |
| 3 | AOA | Good Luck | Aug 3rd | 38,899 |
| 4 | WANIMA | JUICE UP!! (ともに) | Aug 3rd | 36,412 |
| 5 | Aqours | Kimeta yo Hand in Hand / Daisuki Dattara Daijobu! |
Aug 3rd | 35,561 |
| 6 | GLAY | DEATHTOPIA | Aug 3rd | 35,150 |
| 7 | Nogizaka46 | Hadashi de Summer | July 27th | 33,241 |
| 8 | Team Shachihoko | ULTRA Cho MIRACLE SUPER VERY POWER BALL | Aug 3rd | 28,227 |
| 9 | Naughtyboys | Dan Cinderella / Step-By-Step | Aug 3rd | 20,420 |
| 10 | DANCE EARTH PARTY | NEO ZIPANG ~UTAGE~ | Aug 3rd | 19,859 |
| 11 | i☆Ris | Re:Call | Aug 3rd | 12,814 |
Albums for August 1st – 7th 2016
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Hey! Say! JUMP | DEAR. | July 27th | 16,687 |
| 2 | Kana Nishino | Just LOVE | July 13th | 15,995 |
| 3 | Spitz | Samenai | July 27th | 15,953 |
| 4 | Crazy Ken Band | HONG KONG TAXI (香港的士) | Aug 3rd | 8,915 |
| 5 | Sagisu Shiro / Ifukube Akira |
Shin Godzilla Music Collection | Aug 3rd | 8,427 |
| 6 | DREAMS COME TRUE | DREAMS COME TRUE THE Ura BEST! Watashi dake no Dorikamu |
July 7th | 5,562 |
| 7 | Ayaka | THIS IS ME ~ Ayaka 10th Anniversary BEST | July 13th | 5,318 |
| 8 | Eikichi Yazawa | LIVE HISTORY 2000-2015 | July 27th | 4,998 |
| 9 | Hakase Taro | JOY OF LIFE | Aug 3rd | 4,269 |
| 10 | VA | Osomatsu DORAMATSU "Host Club" | July 27th | 4,085 |
Previous Oricon Charts
Source: Oricon
