Unit V6 tops the singles chart with first single during their 20th anniversary year Timeless selling over 93,000 copies. The single’s used as theme for drama Shin Keishicho Sosa 1 ka 9 Kakari featuring member Inohara Yoshihiko. Landing at #2 is Korean group KARA with Japanese single Summer☆Gic / Sunshine Miracle / SUNNY DAYS.

Character unit song from anime Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Revolutions Code: T.V.U. featuring Ren Jinguji (CV: Junichi Suwabe), Sho Kurusu (CV: Hiro Shimono), Cecil Aijima (CV: Kosuke Toriumi) climbs to #3.

Golden week in Japan limited new releases on the album charts so its mostly unchanged from last week. Hamada Shogo again tops with album Journey of a Songwriter his first album in 10 years.

Read on for the complete top 10 singles and albums charts.

Singles for May 4th -10th 2015

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Rank   Group/Artist Single Title Released Sold
1 V6 Timeless May 8th 93,402
2 KARA Summer☆Gic / Sunshine Miracle / SUNNY DAYS May 5th 52,496
3 REN x SHO x CECIL (CV) Uta no Prince-sama Love Revolutions character song: Code: T.V.U. May 8th 15,758
4 ALLOVER Koete ke Everything May 5th 13,461
5 CreepHyp Ai no Tenmetsu May 6th  
6 Royz THE BEGINNING May 6th 11,077
7 Hey! Say! JUMP Chau# / I Need You April 29th 10,284
8 BUMP OF CHICKEN Hello, World / Colony April 22nd 10,055
9 Nogizaka46 Inochi wa Utsukushii  March 18th 8,454
10 Nishiuchi Mary Arigatou Forever… May 6th 7,393

 

Albums for May 4th -10th 2015

Rank   Group/Artist Album Title Released Sold
1 Hamada Shogo Journey of a Songwriter April 29th 24,303
2 Various artists The Fast and The Furious Sky Mission OST April 8th 20,271
3 Southern All Stars Budo March 31st 14,817
4 Various artists

Darama CD "Dakaretai Otoko No.1 ni Odosareteimasu." Rokebasu Chikan Set

May 6th 8,685
5 Fukuyama Masaharu Tamashii Riku April 8th 6,994
6 DJ Kaori (Various Artists) DJ KAORI’s BEST POP Hits April 29th 5,994
7 Ayaka Rainbow Road April 15th 5,851
8 Boku no Mitsuketa Momo Irino Miyu May 8th 5,193
9 J Soul Brothers  PLANET SEVEN Jan 28th 4,481
10 Tayor Swift 1989 Oct 29th 2014 4,231

 

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