#1 Singles and Albums in 2008 according to Oricon
From December 24th, 2007 to December 21st, 2008. Week 3's sales unavailable due to Oricon holidays and week 4's sales is a combination of two weeks. Click on the # for that week to view the top 30 albums, singles.
Note: 'Week Sales' means the number of units that the product sold to get to #1 for that week. Usually this is the product's first week sales, but not always.
# |
Date |
Single Artist |
Single |
Week Sales |
Album Artist |
Album |
Week Sales
|
1 |
12.24 |
V6 |
way of life |
91,313 |
EXILE |
EXILE LOVE |
670,478
|
2 |
12.31 |
SMAP |
Dangan Fighter |
110,327 |
Kobukuro |
5296 |
390,884
|
3 |
01.07 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
4 |
01.14 |
SMAP |
Dangan Fighter |
47,336 |
Kobukuro |
5296 |
454,601
|
5 |
01.21 |
AAA |
MIRAGE |
25,333 |
Kobukuro |
5296 |
111,643
|
6 |
01.28 |
Tohoshinki |
Purple Line |
40,033 |
Bank Band |
Soushi Souai 2 |
175,727
|
7 |
02.04 |
RADWIMPS |
Order Made |
73,130 |
ZARD |
ZARD Request Best ~beautiful memory~ |
126,713
|
8 |
02.11 |
Aoyama Thelma feat. SoulJa |
Soba ni Iru ne |
47,409 |
Koda Kumi |
Kingdom |
421,302
|
9 |
02.18 |
KAT-TUN |
LIPS |
351,294 |
Koda Kumi |
Kingdom |
84,522
|
10 |
02.25 |
Porno Graffitti |
Anata ga Koko ni Itara |
63,529 |
m-flo |
Award SuperNova -Loves Best- |
85,927
|
11 |
03.03 |
ARASHI |
Step and Go |
324,223 |
the brilliant green |
the brilliant green complete single collection '97-'08 |
91,926
|
12 |
03.10 |
NEWS |
Taiyou no Namida |
230,186 |
BoA |
THE FACE |
110,653
|
13 |
03.17 |
SMAP |
Sono Mama / White Message |
115,100 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
World World World |
100,104
|
14 |
03.24 |
Kanjani8 |
Wahaha |
194,304 |
Shibasaki Kou |
Single Best |
227,423
|
15 |
03.31 |
Amuro Namie |
60s 70s 80s |
38,162 |
Utada Hikaru |
HEART STATION |
480,081
|
16 |
04.07 |
20th Century |
Ore ja Nakya, Kimi ja Nakya |
38,898 |
EXILE |
EXILE CATCHY BEST |
680,162
|
17 |
04.14 |
L'Arc~en~Ciel |
DRINK IT DOWN |
94,086 |
EXILE |
EXILE CATCHY BEST |
187,494
|
18 |
04.21 |
Hamasaki Ayumi |
Mirrorcle World |
145,576 |
YUI |
I LOVED YESTERDAY |
285,407
|
19 |
04.28 |
B'z |
BURN -Fumetsu no Face- |
141,562 |
Perfume |
GAME |
154,304
|
20 |
05.05 |
Tohoshinki |
Beautiful you / Sennen Koi Uta |
62,139 |
ARASHI |
Dream"A"live |
220,722
|
21 |
05.12 |
Maizu Tsukasa |
No more |
110,538 |
Madonna |
Hard Candy |
55,462
|
22 |
05.19 |
NEWS |
SUMMER TIME |
201,266 |
Madonna |
Hard Candy |
33,508
|
23 |
05.26 |
KAT-TUN |
DON'T U EVER STOP |
381,672 |
Superfly |
Superfly |
122,947
|
24 |
06.02 |
Hey! Say! JUMP |
Dreams come true |
181,064 |
Superfly |
Superfly |
199,242
|
25 |
06.09 |
GReeeeN |
Kiseki |
186,097 |
mihimaru GT |
mihimarise |
80,332
|
26 |
06.16 |
GReeeeN |
Kiseki |
72,977 |
KAT-TUN |
KAT-TUN III -QUEEN OF PIRATES- |
240,317
|
27 |
06.23 |
GLAY |
VERB |
97,928 |
Himuro Kyosuke |
20th Anniversary ALL SINGLES COMPLETE BEST "JUST MOVIN' ON" ~ALL THE-S-HIT~ |
81,465
|
28 |
06.30 |
Tegomass |
Aiaigasa |
90,240 |
B'z |
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" |
560,857
|
29 |
07.07 |
ARASHI |
One Love |
313,976 |
GReeeeN |
A, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu. |
377,070
|
30 |
07.14 |
YUI |
SUMMER SONG |
83,440 |
GReeeeN |
A, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu. |
121,637
|
31 |
07.21 |
Perfume |
love the world |
80,742 |
ORANGE RANGE |
PANIC FANCY |
75,089
|
32 |
07.28 |
Tohoshinki |
Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou? |
68,417 |
Kimaguren |
ZUSHI |
41,251
|
33 |
08.04 |
Hey! Say! JUMP |
Your Seed / Bouken Rider |
160,032 |
EXILE |
EXILE ENTERTAINMENT BEST |
400,038
|
34 |
08.11 |
Mr.Children |
GIFT |
194,144 |
Amuro Namie |
BEST FICTION |
681,187
|
35 |
08.18 |
Southern All Stars |
I AM YOUR SINGER |
357,154 |
Amuro Namie |
BEST FICTION |
257,440
|
36 |
08.25 |
SMAP |
Kono Toki, Kitto Yume ja Nai |
90,616 |
Amuro Namie |
BEST FICTION |
153,107
|
37 |
09.01 |
ARASHI |
truth / Kaze no Mukou e |
467,288 |
Amuro Namie |
BEST FICTION |
88,335
|
38 |
09.08 |
KinKi Kids |
Secret Code |
187,298 |
Amuro Namie |
BEST FICTION |
62,745
|
39 |
09.15 |
Mr.Children |
HANABI |
260,196 |
Amuro Namie |
BEST FICTION |
55,318
|
40 |
09.22 |
Mr.Children |
HANABI |
84,262 |
Hamasaki Ayumi |
A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~ |
538,876
|
41 |
09.29 |
V6 |
LIGHT IN YOUR HEART / Swing! |
81,719 |
B'z |
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure" |
413,038
|
42 |
10.06 |
EXILE |
The Birthday ~Ti Amo~ |
171,435 |
SMAP |
super.modern.artistic.performance |
214,104
|
43 |
10.13 |
NEWS |
Happy Birthday |
201,304 |
Takeuchi Mariya |
Expressions |
305,082
|
44 |
10.20 |
Koda Kumi |
TABOO |
65,569 |
Takeuchi Mariya |
Expressions |
132,772
|
45 |
10.27 |
Tohoshinki |
Jumon -MIROTIC- |
70,655 |
Takeuchi Mariya |
Expressions |
72,450
|
46 |
11.03 |
Hey! Say! JUMP |
Mayonaka no Shadow Boy |
211,322 |
Hexagon All Stars |
WE LOVE Hexagon |
270,310
|
47 |
11.10 |
Kanjani8 |
Musekinin Hero |
347,735 |
Porno Graffitti |
PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST ACE |
104,747
|
48 |
11.17 |
ARASHI |
Beautiful days |
351,860 |
Kato Miliyah |
BEST DESTINY |
92,423
|
49 |
11.24 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
Tsuretette Tsuretette |
46,452 |
YUI |
MY SHORT STORIES |
173,741
|
50 |
12.01 |
UVERworld |
Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi |
118,852 |
NEWS |
color |
180,380
|
51 |
12.08 |
EXILE |
LAST CHRISTMAS |
200,255 |
Nakashima Mika |
VOICE |
155,502
|
52 |
12.15 |
KAT-TUN |
White X'mas |
250,106 |
EXILE |
EXILE BALLAD BEST |
943,901
|