We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped Oricon this week 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.

5/8/95

Album:

WANDS – PIECE OF MY SOUL (first week sales: about 540,000)

 

Single:

H Jungle with t – WOW WAR TONIGHT ~ Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement (seventh week sales: about 166,000 / seventh week at #1)

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5/8/00

Album:

Hello! Project – Petit Best ~Ki Ao Aka~ (first week sales: 385,680)

 

Single:

Masaharu Fukuyama – Sakurazaka (first week sales: 751,620)

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5/9/05

Album:

NEWS – touch (first week sales: 164,016)

 

Single:

Ayumi Hamasaki – STEP you / is this LOVE? (second week sales: 68,977 / second consecutive week at #1)

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5/10/10

Album:

Hideaki Tokunaga – VOCALIST 4 (second week sales: 76,020 / second consecutive week at #1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGnGd5-tSAo

 

Single:

HO-KAGO TEA TIME – GO! GO! MANIAC (first week sales: 83,400)

 

RIAJ Digital Track:

Hilcrhyme – Daijoubu (third non-consecutive week at #1)