View source for 2012 Oricon Top 50 Singles - Half Year

'''Top 50 singles sales in Japan 2012 according to [[Oricon]]'''

These are the top selling singles from for the first six months of the year.

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!'''Rank''' || '''Artist''' || '''Single''' || '''Date''' || '''Sale''' ||style="width:100px"| '''Cover'''
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| 1 || [[AKB48]] || [[Manatsu no Sounds Good!]] || 2012.05.23 || 1,780,949 || [[Image:akb48_manatsu_limited_A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 2 || [[AKB48]] || [[Give Me Five!|GIVE ME FIVE!]] || 2012.02.15 || 1,434,398 || [[Image:GM5limA.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 3 || [[ARASHI]] || [[Wild at Heart (ARASHI)|Wild at Heart]] || 2012.03.07 || 644,899 || [[Image:Arashi-Wild_at_Heart-limited.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 4 || [[ARASHI]] || [[Face Down]] || 2012.05.09 || 601,467 || [[Image:ARASHI_-_Face_Down_lim.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 5 || [[SKE48]] || [[Kataomoi Finally]] || 2012.01.25 || 592,681 || [[Image:9352b9f824dd82b7b5cd15c27156ctt.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 6 || [[SKE48]] || [[Aishiteraburu!]] || 2012.05.16 || 544,000 || [[Image:Aishiteraburu_(Type-A).jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 7 || [[ARASHI]] || [[Your Eyes]] || 2012.06.06 || 477,820 || [[Image:Arashi_Your-Eyes-Limited.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 8 || [[NMB48]] || [[Nagiichi]] || 2012.05.09 || 433,421 || [[Image:YRCS-90011.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 9 || [[NMB48]] || [[Junjou U-19]] || 2012.02.08 || 376,302 || [[Image:Junjou_U-19_A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 10 || [[Kis-My-Ft2]] || [[We Never Give Up!|We never give up!]] || 2011.12.14 || 309,103 || [[Image:We_never_give_upA.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 11 || [[Hey! Say! JUMP]] || [[Super Delicate|SUPER DELICATE]] || 2012.02.22 || 290,907 || [[Image:tumblr lzr1z1AG7A1qjewn5o1 1280.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 12 || [[Mr.Children (Japanese band)|Mr.Children]] || [[Inori ~Namida no Kidou / End of the Day / Pieces]] || 2012.04.18 || 271,704 || [[Image:InoriMrChildren.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 13 || [[Kis-My-Ft2]] || [[She! Her! Her!|SHE! HER! HER!]] || 2012.03.21 || 234,339 || [[Image:Untitled_-_Copy_(2).png|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 14 || [[Nogizaka46]] || [[Guruguru Curtain]] || 2012.02.22 || 209,053 ||[[Image:Guruguru Curtain A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 15 || [[Nogizaka46]] || [[Oide Shampoo]] || 2012.05.02 || 201,870 || [[Image:Oide_Shampoo_A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 16 || [[BUMP OF CHICKEN]] || [[Good Luck (BUMP OF CHICKEN)|Good Luck]] || 2012.01.18 || 195,434 || [[Image:GoodLuck.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 17 || [[B'z]] || [[Go for It, Baby -Kioku no Sanmyaku-|GO FOR IT,BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku-]] || 2012.04.04 || 186,173 || [[Image:GO_FOR_ITCOVER.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 18 || [[Super Junior]] || [[Opera (Super Junior)|Opera]] || 2012.05.09 || 178,998 || [[Image:Opera_DVD.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 19 || [[Fukuyama Masaharu]] || [[Ikiteru Ikiteku]] || 2012.03.28 || 173,002 || [[Image:Ikiteru IkitekuA.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 20 || [[SMAP]] || [[Sakasama no Sora]] || 2012.04.25 || 172,976 || [[Image:Sakasama no SoraLIM.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 21 || [[Yamashita Tomohisa]] || [[I, Texas]] || 2012.02.29 || 167,635 || [[Image:ITexasA.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 22 || [[SMAP]] || [[Boku no Hanbun]] || 2011.12.21 || 165,148 || [[Image:Boku_no_HanbunLIM.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 23 || [[Tong Vfang Xien Qi|Tohoshinki]] || [[Still (Tohoshinki)|STILL]] || 2012.03.14 || 160,791 || [[Image:Tohoshinki_–_Still_Limited.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 24 || [[Watanabe Mayu]] || [[Synchro Tokimeki]] || 2012.02.29 || 155,803 || [[Image:SRCL-7874.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 25 || [[KARA]] || [[Speed Up / Girls Power]] || 2012.03.14 || 153,538 || [[Image:Kara_-_Speed_Up_%26_Girls_Power_(CD%2BDVD_A).jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 26 || [[Not yet (group)|Not yet]] || [[Suika Baby|Suika BABY]] || 2012.05.30 || 152,346 || [[Image:Type_A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 27 || [[Sashihara Rino]] || [[Soredemo Suki da yo]] || 2012.05.02 || 147,660 || [[Image:AVCD-48401.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 28 || [[KinKi Kids]] || [[Kawatta Katachi no Ishi]] || 2012.01.11  || 147,508 || [[Image:KinKi Kids - Kawatta Katachi no Ishi lim.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 29 || [[2PM]] || [[Beautiful (2PM)|Beautiful]] || 2012.06.06 || 141,236 || [[Image:2PM - Beautiful (CD+DVD).jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 30 || [[Sexy Zone]] || [[Lady Diamond]] || 2012.04.11 || 138,551 || [[Image:L4dy_D1_A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 31 || [[Kim Hyun Joong]] || [[Kiss Kiss / Lucky Guy|KISS KISS / Lucky Guy]] || 2012.01.25 || 121,547 || [[Image:Kim Hyun Joong - Kiss Kiss Lucky Guy (Type A).jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 32 || [[no3b]] || [[Pedicure Day]] || 2011.12.28 || 115,763 || [[Image:ESCL-3790.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 33 || [[Perfume (group)|Perfume]] || [[Spring of Life (Perfume)|Spring of Life]] || 2011.04.11 || 115,147 || [[Image:Spring of Lifelim.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 34 || [[Hikawa Kiyoshi]] || [[Sakura (Hikawa Kiyoshi)|Sakura]]  || 2012.02.08 || 114,865 || [[Image:616tAgQNBkL.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 35 || [[Akanishi Jin]] || [[Seasons (Akanishi Jin)|Seasons]] || 2011.12.28 || 113,528 || [[Image:Jin_Akanishi_-_Seasons_(5th_season).png|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 36 || [[NYC]] || [[Haina!]] || 2012.05.25 || 110,480 || [[Image:Haina_A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 37 || [[NYC]] / [[Nakayama Yuma]] || [[Wonderful Cupid / Glass no • Mahou •]] || 2012.01.04 || 110,132 || [[Image:wonderful_cupid_LE1.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 38 || [[AKB48]] || [[Ue kara Mariko]] || 2011.12.07 || 105,448 || [[Image:AKBMarikoA.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 39 || [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]] || [[Chase (L'Arc~en~Ciel)|CHASE]] || 2011.12.21 || 95,647 || [[Image:CHASELIM.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 40 || [[Itano Tomomi]] || [[10nen go no Kimi e]] || 2012.04.25 || 92,811 || [[Image:Tomomi Itano - 10nen go no Kimi e (Type-A).jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 41 || [[SDN48]] || [[Makeoshimi Congratulation]] || 2012.03.07 || 90,507 || [[Image:Makeoshimi Congratulation A.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 42 || [[Amuro Namie]] || [[Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! / Love Story]] || 2011.12.07 || 83,901 || [[Image:SitStayWaitDownDVD.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 43 || [[Mizuki Nana]] || [[Synchrogazer]] || 2012.01.11 || 79,505 || [[Image:Mizuki_Nana-Synchrogazer_cover.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 44 || [[SUPER JUNIOR DONGHAE + EUNHYUK]] || [[Tteotda Oppa (Oppa, Oppa)|Oppa, Oppa]] || 2012.04.04 || 79,183 || [[Image:Oppa, Oppa DVD.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 45 || [[V6]] || [[Baribari Buddy!|Baribari BUDDY!]] || 2012.02.15 || 78,329 || [[Image:v6bbblimiteda.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 46  || [[DiVA]] ||  [[Lost the Way|Lost the way]] || 2012.03.21 || 77,417 || [[Image:Lost the way (CD+DVD A).jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 47 || [[J Soul Brothers|Sandaime J Soul Brothers]] || [[Go My Way (Sandaime J Soul Brothers)|Go my way]] || 2012.03.07 || 75,406 || [[Image:sjsb_gmyw_cddvd.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 48 || [[Watarirouka Hashiritai|Watarirouka Hashiritai 7]] || [[Shounen yo Uso wo Tsuke!]] || 2012.05.30 || 73,810 || [[Image:Shounen_yo_Uso_wo_Tsuke!_LEa.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"
| 49 || [[Acid Black Cherry]] || [[Yes (Acid Black Cherry)|Yes]] || 2012.01.18 || 73,268 || [[Image:YesacidLim.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F0F0F0"
| 50 || [[CNBLUE]] || [[Where You Are|Where you are]] || 2012.02.01 || 71,417 || [[Image:Where you are lim.jpg|100px]]
|- style="background: #F8F8F8"