Landing in the #1 spot this past week was J Soul Brothers (3rd Generation) with their first #1 and 4th single, “FIGHTERS.” The song sold over 83,000 copies to beat the latest release from KinKi Kids member Domoto Tsuyoshi. Previous week’s #1 "Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose" from Fukuyama Masaharu fell to #5. And no chart these days is complete with an AKB48 single – "Get Flying" stays strong at #3. Rankings follow as do to charts for albums.
Top 10 singles for 09/05/2011 – 09/11/2011
- J Soul Brothers (3rd Generation) – FIGHTERS – 83,048
- Domoto Tsuyoshi – Niji no Uta – 76,124
- AKB48 – Get Flying – 44,845
- flumpool – Akashi (Proof) – 34,167
- Fukuyama Masaharu – Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose – 33,361
- °C-ute – Sekaiichi HAPPY na Onna no Ko (Happy girl in the world)– 16,638
- NIGHTMARE – SLEEPER – 16,417
- Alice Nine – Heart of Gold – 13,399
- BRAHMAN – Hekireki (Thunder)– 10,061
- Kaoru to Tomoki, Tama ni Mook – Maru Maru Mori Mori! – 9,912
The queen of pop, Hamasaki Ayumi, kept the #1 spot from the previous week, with 30,000 more copies sold of her mini-album “FIVE.” Her last album to spend two consecutive weeks at #1 was the excellent “(miss)understood” in 2006. And otaku unite to give anime adaptation for IDOLM@STER album a nice showing at #10.
Top 10 Albums for 09/05/2011 – 09/11/2011
- Hamasaki Ayumi – FIVE – 30,264
- KREVA – GO – 28,132
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You – 23,021
- Kusuo – Koi ga Best Desubai – 15,643
- SMAP – SMAP AID – 14,162
- Hanaregumi – Oasis – 13,779
- Che’Nelle – Love Songs – 13,402
- Dream Theater – A Dramatic Turn of Events
- Kegawa no Maries – THE END – 11,159
- Various Artists – THE IDOLM@STER ANIM@TION MASTER 02 – 9,102
Sources: Oricon (weekly single ranking) Oricon (weekly album ranking)
