Oricon Chart [Singles + Albums]

Albums

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*1　175,970　175,970　Kazumasa Oda - Jiko Best 2

*2　*69,484　*69,484　RIP SLYME - FUNFAIR

*3　*46,802　267,451　L’Arc~en~Ciel - KISS

*4　*40,103　*40,103　WaT - WaT Collection

*5　*28,423　*64,776　Alicia Keys - As I Am

*6　*22,202　*22,202　Gospellers -The Gospellers Works

*7　*21,907　*78,744　Aqua Timez - Dareka no Chijou e

*8　*17,858　*49,898　MINMI - THE LOVE SONG COLLECTION 2006-2007

*9　*17,274　*17,274　alice nine. - Alpha

10　*17,025　279,120　Backstreet Boys - Unbreakable

Singles

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*1　46,283　*46,283　TOKIO - SEI SYuN

*2　38,900　*38,900　Acid Black Cherry - Ai$h!tenai

*3　36,708　387,571　KAT-TUN - Keep the faith

*4　34,628　*34,628　AIDS Charity Project - RED RIBBON Spiritual Song ~Umarekuru Kodomotachi no Tame ni~

*5　31,761　147,281　Ketsumeishi - Sei naru Yoru ni / Fuyu Monogatari

*6　28,307　*28,307　Berryz Kobo - Tsukiatte Iru noni Kataomoi

*7　26,624　*26,624　ERIKA - Destination Nowhere

*8　23,608　*23,608　mihimaru GT - I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY / Ai Kotoba

*9　21,969　*21,969　Mai Kuraki - Silent love ~open my heart~ / BE WITH U

10　19,476　*74,115　KOH+ - KISS $h!te

Kazumasa Oda makes history this week, with a #1 60 years after he debuted in the album chart. Similarly, last year Kokoro did the same but in the singles chart. Oda sold 175,970 selling more than double of the #2 by RIP SLYME. Laruku slip to #3 in their second week and Wat make an impressive top five entry with 'WaT Collection' a collection of singles, BSides and new songs. They have previously had one album, although one half of the duo Teppei Koike enjoyed solo success earlier in the year.

TOKIO make #1 with less than stellar sales. Perhaps the two most interesting artists in this weeks chart sit at #6 and #7 respectively. Last week we saw Morning Musume have the lowest first week position and sales of their ten year career. This week however, the fortunes seem to be reversed for H!P kids group Berryz Koubou who not only have their biggest first weeks [which also makes it their biggest selling single to date] but they also managed to outsell the first week of Momusu's 'Mikan.' Then at #7 we have ERIKA. Her new single opens up with less than half the sales her last single [and #1] had. This could be caused by the mass negative publicity surrounding her and her bad attitude. Mai Kuraki has a somewhat unexpectedly low position at #9 and KOH+ round out the top 10.