For the second week ten new singles have hit the Oricon weekly charts and the boys from KAT-TUN are on top with their 17th consecutive #1 single “BIRTH.” Korean mega-duet Tohoshinki (TVXQ) in a strong second spot with their winter ballad “Winter Rose.” No weekly chart these days can exist without an AKB48 or spinoff group – this week its subunit Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 and their 9th single “Kibou Sanmyaku”
Sliding in at the #10 spot is GACKT with “Graffiti” which is featured as the current opening theme song for anime SKET DANCE.
On the album charts Perfume made their mark with their third consecutive #1 album “JPN,” easily topping the chart over last week’s number one KARA’s “Super Girl.” Complete top 10 single and album charts follow,
Singles for November 28th – December 4th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | KAT-TUN | BIRTH | Nov 30th | 193,584 |
| 2 | Tohoshinki | Winter Rose | Nov 30th | 129,525 |
| 3 | Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 | Kibou Sanmyaku | Nov 30th | 92,621 |
| 4 | F.T. Island | Distance | Nov 30th | 39,120 |
| 5 | Yuzu | Sho | Nov 30th | 39,120 |
| 6 | Koda Kumi | Love Me Back | Nov 30th | 32,885 |
| 7 | T-ARA | yayaya | Nov 30th | 31,801 |
| 8 | EGOIST | Departures ~Anata ni Okuru Ai no Uta~ | Nov 30th | 22,084 |
| 9 | ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION | Marching Band | Nov 30th | 17,794 |
| 10 | GACKT | Graffiti | Nov 30th | 15,953 |
Albums for November 21st – 27th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Perfume | JPN | Nov 30th | 226,858 |
| 2 | KARA | Super Girl | Nov 23rd | 96,072 |
| 3 | Kubota Toshinobu | THE BADDEST ~Hit Parade~ | Nov 23rd | 69,899 |
| 4 | 2PM | REPUBLIC OF 2PM | Nov 30th | 50,265 |
| 5 | JUJU | DELICIOUS | Nov 30th | 35,388 |
| 6 | Arashi | Beautiful World | July 6th | 31,815 |
| 7 | Miura Daichi | D.M. | Nov 30th | 18,941 |
| 8 | Yuki Saori & Pink Martini | 1969 | Oct 12th | 17,870 |
| 3 | Nana Mizuki | THE MUSEUM II | Nov 23rd | 15,602 |
| 10 | SPECIAL OTHERS | SPECIAL OTHERS | Nov 30th | 14,169 |
Source: Oricon
