Oricon monthly charts for January 2012, SKE48 and EXILE on top
The month of January sees another AKB48 family group in the top spot, this time its SKE48 and their single “Kataomoi Finally” that sold over one-half million for the month. The next 3 spots find singles from BUMP OF CHICKEN, KinKi Kids, and Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong respectively and all surpassed the 100,000 sold mark.
Finishing the top 5 singles for the month is super seiyuu/singer Nana Mizuki and her single “Synchrogazer” which is featured in Winter anime Symphogear with over 69,000 sold.
On the monthly album charts EXILE and their album “EXILE JAPAN/Solo” spent 2 weeks in the number #1 spot In January and easily takes the top spot for the month with over 336,000 sold. In the #2 spot is ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and their album “BEST HIT AKG” with over 133,000 sold. Rounding out the top 3 is Koda Kumi and her album “JAPONESQUE” with over 118,000 sold.
The complete top 10 single and album charts follow,
Singles for January 2012
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | SKE48 | Kataomoi Finally | Jan 25th | 528,000 |
| 2 | BUMP OF CHICKEN | Good Luck | Jan 18th | 182,000 |
| 3 | KinKi Kids |
Kawatta Katachi no Ishi |
Jan 11th | 143,000 |
| 4 | Kim Hyun Joong | KISS KISS/Lucky Guy | Jan 25th | 109,000 |
| 5 | Nana Mizuki | Jan 11th | 69,000 | |
| 6 | NYC | Wonderful Cupid/NYC Glass no Maho | Jan 4th | 69,000 |
| 7 | Jan 18th | 66,000 | ||
| 9 | CNBLUE | Where your are | Feb 1st | 60,000 |
| 9 | MAMORE!!! | Jan 18th | 58,000 | |
| 10 | ClariS | Feb 1st | 34,000 |
Albums for January 2012
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | EXILE | EXILE JAPAN/Solo | Jan 1st | 336,000 |
| 2 | ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION | BEST HIT AKG | Jan 18th | 133,000 |
| 3 | Koda Kumi | JAPONESQUE | Jan 25th | 118,000 |
| 4 | ayaka | The beginning | Feb 1st | 108,000 |
| 5 | Tokyo Jihen | color bars | Jan 18th | 98,000 |
| 6 | Golden Bomber | Golden Bomber | Jan 4th | 90,000 |
| 7 | KARA | Nov 23rd 2011 | 88,000 | |
| 8 | YUKI | POWERS OF TEN | Feb 1st | 72,000 |
| 9 | FUNKY MONKEY BABYS | FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 4 | Dec 21st | 71,000 |
| 10 | Sonar Pocket | Sona Poke Ism 3 – Kimi To no 365 Nichi | Jan 25th | 70,000 |
Source: Oricon
