AKB48 tops the singles charts with 37th single Kokoro no Placard selling 1,057,774 copies - continuing their streak of first week 1 million+ selling singles now with 17 in a row! The single features the General Election (fan voting) top 16 with Watanabe Mayu as...

EXILE TRIBE tops the singles charts with THE REVOLUTION selling over 321,000 copies. Its the 3rd single from the combined EXILE x J Soul Brothers x EXILE GENERATIONS. In #2 is performance band Golden Bomber with Rola no Kizudarake...

EXILE tops the singles charts with NEW HORIZON selling over 147,000 copies. Unit Busaiku consiting of four members of Kis-My-Ft2 land in #2 with single Titititerette Teretititi - Dare no Ketsu and idol group Afilia Saga is #3 with...

Korean actor/singer Kim Hyun Joong tops the singles charts with his 4th Japanese single HOT SUN selling over 83,000 copies. Rock band UVERworld lands in #2 with single 7 Kame no Ketsui (7日目の決意) - their 26th single and featured during their UVERworld ARENA LIVE ...

KAT-TUN tops the singles chart with In Fact selling over 145,000 copies. Their 22nd single has tie-up as the theme song for Fuji TV drama FIRST CLASS featuring member Yuichi Nakamaru. At #3 anime tied release from idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku...

Johnny’s WEST, a new unit from Johnny’s Entertainment, debuts at #1 with their first single Ei ja nai ka selling over 262,000 copies. In #2 is NEVER LET YOU GO the 5th single from GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE selling 86,000 copies. A...

HKT48 tops the singles chart with their 3rd single Sakura Minna de Tabeta selling over 276,000 copies - its also their 3rd #1 single. Acid Black Cherry lands in the #2 spot with 18th single Kimi ga Inai, Anohi Kara… Anime tied releases are lead...

Kis-My-Ft2 tops the singles charts with 10th single Hikari no Signal selling over 202,000 copies. The boy idol group is 10 for 10 charting #1 and this single has tie-up as the theme song for anime movie Doraemon shin Nobita no dai Makyou. Idol group C-ute...

Topping the singles chart is Hey! Say! JUMP with their 12th single AinoArika / Aisureba Motto Happy Life selling over 207,000 copies. The title track has tie-up as theme song for TV series Dark System Koi no Oza Ketteisen. In the #2 spot is Korean duo Tohoshinki...

Topping Oricon singles for 2013* is AKB48 taking the top 4 spots with their 31st single Sayonara Crawl taking #1 with close to 2 million sold. Single Sayonara Crawl was tied to the group’s annual general election with voting tickets included with the single. The next spots...

Topping Oricon album charts for 2013* is Arashi with their 12th album LOVE that topped the charts for two consecutive weeks with over 780,000+ sold. In the #2 & #3 spots are long time duo B’z with their best compilation albums B’z The Best XXV 1988 ...

On top of the singles charts are the boys of Kis-My-Ft2 with their 9th #1 and 9th single SNOW DOME no Yakusoku /  Luv Sick selling over 268,000 copies. Climbing into the #4 spot is idol group Afilia Saga with single S.M.L featured as the OP for...

On top of the singles charts is Kinki Kids with their 33rd single Mada Namida ni Naranai Kanashimi ga / Koi wa Nioeto Chirinuruwo selling over 178,000 copies. In the #2 spot is the special duo of Nana Mizuki x T.M.Revolution with their 2nd single Kakumei Dualism...

Topping the singles charts is male idol group Sexy Zone with double-A side single Bye Bye Du Bye - See You Again / A My Girl Friend selling over 144,000 copies. Its their 5th single and 5th #1. In the #2 spot another male idol group GENERATIONS from ...

Topping the singles charts this past week is AKB48 unit Not yet with their 5th single “Hiri Hiri no Hana” selling over 107,000 copies. Unit Not yet features AKB48 key members Oshima Yuko,Sashihara Rino, Yokoyama Yui...

Climbing back on top of the singles charts is EXILE with single “EXILE PRIDE ~ Konna Sekai wo Aisuru Tame ~” selling another 112,000 copies. The single released back on April, 3rd 2013 and featured as the theme song for their ongoing 2013 major venue tour. The single’s been...