On top of the singles charts this week is SMAP with their 50th single “JOY!!” selling over 327,000 copies. In the #2 spot is very popular Korean singer Kim Hyun Joong with his 3rd Japanese single “TONIGHT” with over 115,000 copies sold. Sliding into the #7 spot is Kana Nishino with her first single of 2013 “Believe”.

Just out of the top 10 in #15 is Yoko Hikasa with her 2nd solo single “Owaranai Uta” and #16 is Shoko Nakagawa with single “Zoku Konton”.

Topping the album charts is Korean group INFINITE with their first Japanese album “Koi ni Ochiru Toki”. Just separated by a few 100 copies in #2 is Momoiro Clover Z with their Best Indies compilation album “Iriguchi no Nai Deguchi”. The album had a early release and charted last week or it would have topped this week.

The complete top 10 single and album charts follow.

Singles for June 3rd – 9th

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Rank   Group/Artist Single Title Released Sold
1 SMAP Joy!! June 5th 327,505
2 Kim Hyun Joong TONIGHT June 5th 115,809
3 AKB48 Sayonara Crawl May 22nd 54,666
4 Arashi Endless Game May 29th 38,347
5 Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Te wo Tsunago June 5th 34,163
6 Tokyo Girls Style Unmei / Wonderful Smile June 5th 23,869
7 Kana Nishino Believe June 5th 22,986
8 Cecil (cv: Kosuke Toriumi) Character song: Uta no Prince-sama 2000% June 5th 22,052
9 Ikimonogakari 1 2 3 Koi ga Hajimaru June 5th 17,816
10 Chotokkyu Bloody Night June 5th 11,831

 

Albums for June 3rd – 9th

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Rank   Group/Artist Album Title Released Sold
1 Infinite Koi ni Ochiru Toki June 5th 69,647
2 Momoiro Clover Z Iriguchi no Nai Deguchi June 5th 69,125
3 Chris Hart Heart Song June 5th 14,118
4 KEITA Side by Side June 5th 14,056
5 Seiko Matsuda A Girl in the Wonderland June 5th 13,954
6 Jin (Shizen no Teki P) Mekaku City Records May 29th 13,749
7 Funky Monkey Babys Funky Monkey Babys LAST BEST March 27th 12,429
8 Various Artists YURUYURI Series Best Album June 5th 11,727
9 Takahashi Mariko Takahashi ‘40 June 5th 11,694
10 Beady Eye Be June 5th 11,516

 

Source: Oricon