Long standing rock band, L’Arc~en~Ciel released their newest single “X X X” last week and it rode the charts up to #1. The band is celebrating their 20th year in strong style. Making a good showing in second place was the Japanese release of the hit single “LUCIFER” by Korean band SHINee. Last week’s number one from YUI fell to number six.
On the album side stylish Kimura Kaela landed in the #1 spot with her album “8EIGHT8”. Its been 4 years since she last had a number one album. Last week’s number one by fictional band A.N.JELL music from the series "You’re Beautiful" stayed strong in the number two spot. The latest from long-time and ever changing Idol group Morning Musume only managed to land at number 8 with their latest, “12, smart.” And sneaking in at number ten spot was anime-cosplayer-akihabara-idol Shokotan (Shoko Nakagawa) with her newest cover album.
Complete charts follow after jump.
Singles for October 10th – 16th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | L’Arc~en~Ciel | X X X | Oct 12th | 81,414 |
| 2 | SHINee | LUCIFER | Oct 12th | 50,398 |
| 3 | Superfly | Ai wo Kurae | Oct 12th | 17,891 |
| 4 | Tamura Yukari | Endless Story | Oct 12th | 16,231 |
| 5 | FLOWER | Still | Oct 12th | 15,339 |
| 6 | YUI | Green a.live | Oct 5th | 8,801 |
| 7 | T-ARA | Bo Peep Bo Peep | Sept 28th | 7,794 |
| 8 | Ebisu Muscuts | Ropponpon☆ Fantasy | Oct 12th | 7,623 |
| 9 | AKB48 | Flying Get | Aug 24th | 7,675 |
| 10 | EXILE | Rising Sun | Sept 14th | 6,684 |
Albums for October 10th – 16th
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | Kimura Kaela | 8EIGHT8 | Oct 12th | 42,698 |
| 2 | A.N.JELL | TBS drama series "You’re Beautiful" MUSIC COLLECTION | Oct 5th | 28,684 |
| 3 | 4U | Supernova | Oct 12th | 27,110 |
| 4 | Tohoshinki | TONE | Sept 28th | 23,720 |
| 5 | Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Bird | Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Bird | Oct 12th | 22,777 |
| 6 | ONE OK ROCK | Reverberation Reference | Oct 5th | 15,637 |
| 7 | Def Tech | UP | Oct 5th | 11,784 |
| 8 | Morning Musume | 12, smart | Oct 12th | 11,389 |
| 9 | KARA | STEP | Oct 5th | 7,839 |
| 10 | Shoko Nakagawa | Shokotan Cover 4-1 – Shoko Doru Hen | Oct 12th | 7,809 |
Source: Oricon
