These are the Top 10's for singles and albums that Oricon will publish tomorrow, for week ending 2007-08-20.

 

~Singles~

 

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01　 57,771　 Tackey & Tsubasa - Samurai　 (57,771)

02　 34,487　 UVERworld - Shaka Beach ~Laka Laka La~　 (34,487)

03　 29,825　 Lucky Star - Lucky Star ~Re-Mix001~　 (29,825)

04　 27,376　 YUKI - Hoshikuzu Sunset　 (27,376)

05　 26,477　 RSP - Lifetime Respect - Onna hen　 (26,477)

06　 25,946　 AKB48 - Boku no Taiyo　 (25,361)

07　 24,724　 Hey! Say! 7 - Hey! Say　 (144,018)

08　 19,133　 Aqua Timez - Alones　 (69,323)

09　 16,875　 Ai Otsuka - PEACH / HEART　 (120,569)

10　 16,471　 Ikimonogakari - Natsuzora Graffiti / Seishun Line　 (16,471)

 

19　 11,106　 Masafumi Akikawa - Sen no Kaze ni Natte　 (1,005,109)

 

~Albums~

 

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01　 145,388　 Sukima Switch - Greatest Hits　 (391,179)

02　 *38,082　 ORANGE RANGE - RANGE　 (330,928)

03　 *35,066　 ORANGE RANGE - ORANGE　 (319,272)

04　 *33,067　 Micro of Def Tech - Laid Back　 (33,067)

05　 *32,808　 MONKEY MAJIK - Sora wa Marude　 (170,536)

06　 *21,752　 Crazy Ken Band - Soul Denpa　 (21,752)

07　 *19,211　 DOUBLE - Reflex　 (19,211)

08　 *17,353　 Various Artists - R35 Sweet J-Ballads　 (365,182)

09　 *16,040　 KinKi Kids - 39　 (419,145)

10　 *15,816　 GReeeeN - A, Domo. Hajimema$h!te.　 (397,397)

 

 

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Masafumi Akikawa is a 39 year-old classical tenor who did his vocal training in Milan. On 24th May 2006 his record label Takumi Note released the song "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" as a CD single. At first, not a lot happened. During the first six months on release the single entered and then dropped out of the bottom of the Japanese singles chart on four separate occassions.

 

Then at the end of November last year, NHK television made it known that Masafumi would be a guest on the traditional end of year music spectacular Kohakou Utagassen. This program starts at 8 p.m. on the evening of December 31st and sees in the new year. Radio stations dug into their archives and dusted off their copies of "Sen no kaze ni natte" and the song duly entered the singles chart for a fifth time. After Kohakou Utagassen was broadcast, sales of the single took off. Oricon have now reported that after 44 weeks on the chart, "Sen no Kaze ni Natte" has passed the million mark for physical CD sales (Oricon do not count downloads).

 

New Releases - Singles

 

TOKIO - "Honjitsu, Mijukumono / Over Drive"

mihimaru GT - "Gazen Yeah!"

Rina Aiuchi - "Mint"

Kazumasa Oda - "Kokoro"

Noriyuki Makihara - "GREEN DAYS"

 

New Releases - Albums

 

ZARD - "Soffio di vento ~Best of IZUMI SAKAI Selection~"

ZARD - "Brezza di mare ~dedicated to IZUMI SAKAI~"

With two 'memorial' releases from ZARD this week and another penciled-in for later in the year, the death of Izumi Sakai may yet prove to be one of the most profitable pop-star deaths since Roy Orbison. The "Soffio di vento" album can at least claim to have been in the planning prior to Izumi's passing since the tracks on this album are a personal selection of hers. "Brezza di mare" on the other hand looks like the point where sincerity gives way to commercialism.

 

 

Oricon:

Singles | daily rankings | weekly top 30

Albums | daily rankings | weekly top 30

 

Daily rankings are updated at noon (european time), new weekly charts are plubished each Wednesday.

Edited August 14, 200717 yr by Quaoar

Thanks as normal :)

 

I love Samurai and AKB48's song is quite catchy as well.

thanks!

 

On one hand im really not liking the singles chart, but loving the albums :lol: Do you know where BONNIE PINK is this week? Im quite gutted that the 10th anniversary momusu roups song didn't do well, I expected a top 10 at least :( Im also quite surprised at the fact Micro of Def Tech didn't snatch #1 in the albums! BoA's tour DVD debuted at #2 as well, beaten by news, which surprised me, though BoA has run out of steam imo.

 

I'm in two minds on wether to buy the ZARD albums, isn't one fan favourites and the other her hits? I have some of her albums and singles, so I may pick them up, but isn't there another two, and a dvd lined up before the end of the year? It seems a horrible cash in on such a tragic death :(

 

I'm really looking forward to the next few weeks of releases. Buriguri one week & hikki the next! :wub:

Do you know where BONNIE PINK is this week? Im quite gutted that the 10th anniversary momusu roups song didn't do well ...

The BONNIE PINK album is at No.14. Another 11,047 copies sold last week. Momusu are at No.15 on the singles chart (13,621 copies sold).

 

Im also quite surprised at the fact Micro of Def Tech didn't snatch #1 in the albums!

I thought he would find it difficult to get the top spot, but I did expect a better showing than 4th. Well, at least he's learned something valuable - he needs the other two guys. ;)

 

BoA's tour DVD debuted at #2 as well, beaten by news, which surprised me, though BoA has run out of steam imo.

NEWS have booked exceptional sales (120k). The 20k BoA booked would have been enough for the top spot many a week.

 

I'm really looking forward to the next few weeks of releases. Buriguri one week & hikki the next!

Tommy and Hikki are my two original j-pop godesses. It's all their fault. They got me into all this. :wub:

 

I hope the 10th anniversary single wont look too bad for Maki, her new albums coming out next month, and it's following her lowest selling single ever ''secret'' - I think it's worth buying for the title itself, ''How to use SEXY'' :lol:

 

Is there any reason NEWS sold so many? And Im the same about tommy and hikki getting me into JPop, except for me it was Tommy Heavenly6, although I prefer Feb6 now :wub: Tomoko Kawase is certainly a talented woman, although the 2 alter egos and the actual woman really confused me at first, I thought she had identical sisters :lol:

 

OT: how good is Ayu's new song! Totally restored my faith in her making awesome music. It sounds like ''About You'' :wub:

Edited August 16, 200717 yr by Exodus

~Singles~

19　 11,106　 Masafumi Akikawa - Sen no Kaze ni Natte　 (1,005,109)

44 weeks on the chart

Incl. one week at #1 :)