Sexy Zone tops the singles chart with 11th single Shori no hi Made (勝利の日まで ) selling over 93,000 copies. Landing at #4 is idol unit 9nine with single Ai Ai Ai (愛 愛 愛) – the last single with group center Kawashima Umika.
Oda Kazumasa (小田和正) re-tops the album chart with all-time greatest hits album Ano Hi Ano Toki (あの日あの時). After topping the charts two weeks ago he slipped to #2 last week and has a three week total sales over 250,000. With one of the few album releases this week voice actor Kusuda Aina (楠田亜衣奈) lands at #3 with 2nd album Next Brilliant Wave.
Read on for the complete top 10 singles and albums charts.
Singles for May 2nd – 8th 2016
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Sexy Zone | Shori no Hi Made | May 3rd | 93,741 |
| 2 | MAG!C PRINCE | Spin the Sky | May 4th | 38,279 |
| 3 | w-inds. | Boom Word Up | May 3rd | 30,528 |
| 4 | 9nine | Ai Ai Ai | May 3rd | 19,914 |
| 5 | BiSH | DEADMAN | May 4th | 19,490 |
| 6 | XOX | Ex SUMMER | May 3rd | 11,869 |
| 7 | Keyakizaka46 | Silent Majority | April 6th | 8,798 |
| 8 | Aqours (Love Live!) | Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM | April 27th | 8,485 |
| 9 | Nogizaka46 | Harujion ga Sakukoro | March 23rd | 7,932 |
| 10 | NMB48 | Amagami Hime | April 27th | 7,546 |
Albums for May 2nd – 8th 2016
| Rank | Group/Artist | Album Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Oda Kazumasa | Ano Hi Ano Toki | April 20th | 54,252 |
| 2 | J Soul Brothers | THE JSB LEGACY | March 30th | 10,582 |
| 3 | Kusuda Aina | Net Brilliant Wave | May 3rd | 9,304 |
| 4 | AI | THE BEST | Nov 25th 2015 | 7,137 |
| 5 | 2PM | GALAXY OF 2PM | April 27th | 6,649 |
| 6 | Ikimonogakari | Tennen Kinen Members BEST Selection |
March 15th | 6,507 |
| 7 | BTS | Kayoneka Young Forever | May 8th | 6,486 |
| 8 | Kyosuke Himuro | L’EPILOGUE | April 13th | 6,002 |
| 9 | Perfume | COSMIC EXPLORER | April 6th | 5,545 |
| 10 | BABYMETAL | METAL RESISTANCE | April 1st | 4,828 |
Previous Oricon Charts
Source: Oricon
