AKB48‘s Osaka-based sister group NMB48 released their debut single “Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo” last week, and it made it to the top of the weekly charts at 218,000 copies sold. This is a new record for first week sales by a female artist’s debut single (not including soloists or sub-units of an existing group), surpassing Sawajiri Erika‘s “Taiyou no Uta” (150,000) in 2006.
NMB48 is only the second female group to reach #1 in the first week with a debut single, after idol group PASSPO☆ did so in May.
- NMB48 – Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shoujo – 218,441
- Tohoshinki – Superstar – 158,870
- Kaoru to Yuki, Tama ni Mook – Maru Maru Mori Mori! – 48,797
- Yusuke – Zenbu Suki – 44,485
- Ikimonogakari – Warattetainda / NEW WORLD MUSIC – 32,743
- ONE OK ROCK – Re:make / NO SCARED – 28,771
- ST☆RISH – Maji LOVE 1000% – 18,910
- Sakanaction – Bach no Senritsu wo Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu – 14,871
- KARA – GO GO Summer! – 14,185
- GReeeeN – Sorashido – 12,914
JUJU topped the album rankings for the second week in a row with “YOU,” selling 71,000 copies.
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” reached 510,000 total copies sold in its 9th week, surpassing Shoujo Jidai‘s “GIRLS’ GENERATION” (502,000) for best-selling album by a foreign artist in 2011. She now has two consecutive original albums that have sold half a million each, making her the first foreign artist to achieve that since Avril Lavigne in 2007.
- JUJU – YOU – 71,488
- Lady Gaga – Born This Way – 30,720
- TUBE – RE-CREATION – 25,859
- Arashi – Beautiful World – 25,742
- Shoujo Jidai – GIRLS’ GENERATION – 21,093
- Nishino Kana – Thank you, Love – 12,908
- Che’Nelle – Love Songs – 10,170
- Aoki Ryuji – Lien – 10,121
- 40mP feat. Hatsune Miku – Chiisana Jibun to Ookina Sekai – 9,286
- Superfly – Mind Travel – 9,232
On the DVD charts, AKB48‘s “AKB ga Ippai ~The Best Music Video~” ranked #3 and sold 10,000 more copies, putting its total sales to date at 324,000. Earlier this month, it became the best-selling music video DVD ever by a female artist, but now it also holds the record for best-selling music DVD (counting concert DVDs) by a female artist. The previous record was held by Koda Kumi‘s 2005 release “secret ~FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE~” at 322,000 copies.
Sources:
Oricon (weekly single ranking)
Oricon (weekly album ranking)
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