NEWS tops the singles chart with Hikari no Shizuku / Touch selling over 148,000 copies. Track Hikari no Shizuku has tie-up as theme for Fuji TV drama series Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa.

Landing at #2 is fictional unit BiBi from Love Live! School Idol Project with single Sakkaku CROSSROADS featured in their mobile app game. Unit BiBi is voice actors Nanjo Yoshino (Ayase Eri), Pile (Maki), and Sora Tokui (Niko). Sister unit Lily White (Suzuko Mimori, Iida Riho, Kusuda Aina) climbs back to #10 with their single Omoide Ijyoni Naritakute also featured in the game.

Album chart is topped by miwa with compilation album Ballad Collection ~ Graduation ~. Landing at #2 is Koda Kumi also with a ballad collection album WINTER of LOVE.

Read on for the complete top 10 singles and albums charts.

Singles for January 18th – 24th 2016

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Rank   Group/Artist Single Title Released Sold
1 NEWS Hikari no Shizuku / Touch Jan 20th 148,221
2 BiBi Sakkaku CROSSROADS Jan 20th 51,352
3 SMAP Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana March 5th 2003 46,856
4 Yumemiru Adolescence Maijene! Jan 20th 22,160
5 Inaba Hiroshi (B’z) Hane Jan 13th 12,695
6 Sonar Pocket best friend Jan 20th 12,601
7 Stella Beats Hoshizora Symphony Jan 20th 9,289
8 CANDY GO!GO! overdrive / Taisetsuna Oshirase Jan 20th 8,484
9 KANA-BOOM Run and Run Jan 20th 4,543
10 Lily White Omoide Ijyoni Naritakute Dec 23rd 4,310

Albums for January 18th – 24th 2016

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Rank   Group/Artist Album Title Released Sold
1 miwa Ballad Collection ~ Graduation ~ Jan 20th 32,618
2 Koda Kumi WINTER of LOVE Jan 20th 23,096
3 Suga Shikao THE LAST Jan 20th 19,716
4 Gesu no Kiwami Otome Ryoseibai Jan 13th 15,900
5 SKY-HI (AAA) Catharsis Jan 20th 13,366
6 Yuchun Anata no saifu ni wa dore dake no ai ga arimasu ka Jan 20th 11,021
7 Yuzu TOWA Jan 13th 10,441
8 back number Chandelier Dec 9th 9,919
9 VA Uta Monogatari Series Theme Song Collection Jan 6th 9,172
10 Gen Hoshino YELLOW DANCER Dec 2nd 8,682

 

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Source: Oricon