Topping the singles chart this week is B'z vocalist Inaba Koshi with solo single Hane selling over 88,000 copies. Only his 5th solo single it has tie-up as opening theme for ongoing anime Case Closed (Detective Conan). Voice actress and former gravure idol...

SMAP tops the singles chart with 55th single Otherside / Ai ga Tomaru Made wa selling over 150,000 copies. Track Otherside is featured as theme song for their SMAP x SMAP variety show. Anime tied releases have fictional band ZHIEND at #11 with insert songs...

Sandaime J Soul Brothers top the singles chart with their live tour theme song “starting over” selling over 439,000 copies. Idol group Morning Musume'15 climbs to #2 with triple a-side single Seishun Kozo ga naiteiru / Yugure wa ameagari / ...

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...

AKB48 tops the singles chart with their 35th single Mae Shika Mukanee that continues their streak of 17 #1 singles selling over 1,000,000 copies. Its also the final single for center Oshima Yuko who graduates with her final concerts at the end of March. Voice actress group SPHERE...

Topping the singles chart is KANJANI8 with King of Otoko! selling over 352,000 copies. Its their 25th single and 3rd of a 3-month consecutive release plan. Perhaps the lure of bonuses for purchasing all 3 singles in the plan pulled their 24th single Hibiki into the #9 spot and...

On top of the singles chart is Arashi with single Bittersweet selling over 511,000 copies. The title track has tie-up as the theme song for Fuji TV drama Shitsuren Chocolatier staring member Matsumoto Jun. In the #2 spot is idol group SUPER GiRLS with...

Topping the last singles charts of 2013 is theatrical air-band Golden Bomber with single 101 Kaime no Noroi selling a strong 157,000 copies. In the #2 spot is B3junior a unit of idol groups belonging to Star Dust Promotions - Momoiro Clover Z, Shiritsu Ebisu ...

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...

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...

Topping the weekly singles charts is fripSide with opening theme for anime A Certain Scientific Railgun S, “sister’s noise”. It’s the group’s first #1 single and 5th single tied to the anime and game franchise. In the 9th spot is singer and voice actress Yoko ...

Topping the singles charts this week is SEXY ZONE with their 4th single “Real Sexy! / BAD BOYS” selling over 138,000 copies. It gives the young male vocal group their 4th #1 single out of 4 releases. In the #2 spot is SEKAI NO OWARI with “...

Topping the single charts is the first solo single from Hey! Say! JUMP member Ryosuke Yamada - “Mystery Virgin” sold a strong 188,000 copies which put it easily on top. In third spot is Yuzu with “REASON” featured as the new...

Topping the charts for singles this week is NMB48 with their well titled 5th single “Virginity” selling over 315,000 copies. Landing in the 5th spot is LiSA with her 2nd solo single “crossing field” that is being used as the opening theme for...

Another monster chart topping single from mega-idol group AKB48 - “Manatsu no Sounds good!” - selling over 1.6 million copies - making it their biggest first week selling single and likely it will be their biggest all-time! The group has seven 1 million+ selling singles in a row (eight...