Oricon 2014 Half-Yearly Music Ranking Monopolized by AKB48
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Oricon 2014 Half-Yearly Music Ranking Monopolized by AKB48

Oricon has released album and single rankings for the first half of 2014.

It’s no surprise that idols are dominating the single charts due to their clever marketing, giving special incentives like handshake events or voting tickets with their CDs. AKB48 has managed to dominate all three top spots so far this year, a first in the chart’s 46 year history. They also managed to simultaneously hold the top album spot, the first time since Utada Hikaru’s single “Can You Keep a Secret?” and album “Distance” in 2001.

It’s unclear whether AKB48 has any more records left to break.

Top 50 Singles

  1. Labrador Retriever – AKB48 (1,764,489)
  2. Mae Shika Mukanee – AKB48 (1,151,372)
  3. Suzukake no Ki no Michi de “Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru” to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono – AKB48 (1,086,491)
  4. Bittersweet – Arashi (591,130)
  5. GUTS! – Arashi (582,995)
  6. Kidzuitara Kataomoi – Nogizaka46 (538,090)
  7. Mirai to wa? – SKE48 (502,835)
  8. Dare mo Shiranai – Arashi (497,374)
  9. Takane no Ringo – NMB48 (443,069)
  10. King of Otoko! – Kanjani∞ (388,826)

  11. Sakura, Minna de Tabeta – HKT48 (322,186)
  12. Eejanaika – Johnny’s WEST (302,797)
  13. Hibiki – Kanjani∞ (263,553)
  14. Shareotsu / Hello – SMAP (249,582)
  15. Hikari no Signal – Kis-My-Ft2 (244,549)
  16. AinoArika / Aisureba Motto Happy Life – Hey! Say! JUMP (235,627)
  17. Tana Kara Bota Mochi – Mai Matsuri-gumi (202,837)
  18. Ride With Me – Hey! Say! JUMP (190,193)
  19. Kaime no Noroi – Golden Bomber (180,893)
  20. King&Queen&Joker – Sexy Zone (167,271)
  21. Yes we are/Koko Kara – SMAP (165,025)
  22. Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE? – Morning Musume. ’14 (160,798)
  23. In Fact – KAT-TUN (145,872)
  24. Snow Magic Fantasy – SEKAI NO OWARI (139,406)
  25. Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe / Password is 0 – Morning Musume. ’14
  26. Hide & Seek/Something – TVXQ (119,291)
  27. S.A.K.U.R.A. – Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE (118,868)
  28. Honou to mori no Carnival – SEKAI NO OWARI (101,485)
  29. NEVER LET YOU GO – GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE (92,225)
  30. Barette – Nogizaka46 (91,800)
  31. Nanbu Semishigure – Kouhei Fukuda (91,594)
  32. Sore wa Boku-tachi no Kiseki – μ’s (90,225)
  33. Takaramonozu / Paradise Live – μ’s (88,841)
  34. Otone Nagare Tsuki – Hikawa Kiyoshi (86,677)
  35. Naite mo iin da yo – Momoiro Clover Z (82,446)
  36. Blue World – SUPER JUNIOR (77,026)
  37. Diamond Only – E-girls (76,839)
  38. Kimi ga Inai, Ano Hi Kara… – Acid Black Cherry (73,675)
  39. Sansei Kawaii! – SKE48 (72,887)
  40. Nano Second – UVERworld (70,750)
  41. Love Story – EXILE TAKAHIRO (69,989)
  42. Kokoro Sora Mo You – Kanjani∞ (67,709)
  43. Kokoro no Sakebi wo Uta ni Shite Mita/Love take it all – ℃-ute (67,534)
  44. TSUKI – Namie Amuro (67,293)
  45. Karatachi no Shoukei – Shimakura Chiyoko (63,145)
  46. BACK TO THE FUTURE – EXILE SHOKICHI (61,804)
  47. Togekoe – Kouhei Fukuda (59,483)
  48. Donna Toki mo Zutto – μ’s (58,864)
  49. Geragerapo no Uta – King Cream Soda (57,299)
  50. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie – AKB48 (55,626)

Top 50 Albums

  1. Tsugi no Ashiato – AKB48 (1,036,751)
  2. Frozen (Original Soundtrack) – Various Artists (754,407)
  3. HUMAN – Masaharu Fukuyama (329,285)
  4. THE BEST／BLUE IMPACT – Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE (323,798)
  5. HIT! HIT! HIT! – Kis-My-Ft2 (277,330)
  6. TREE – TVXQ (263,080)
  7. RAY – BUMP OF CHICKEN (259,141)
  8. Ballada – Namie Amuro (254,944)
  9. Music – EXILE ATSUSHI (253,366)
  10. Shinsekai – Yuzu (218,707)

  11. Midnight Memories – One Direction (185,602)
  12. One Song From Two Hearts – Kobukuro (182,862)
  13. Heartful Song Covers – May J. (179,105)
  14. LOVE&PEACE – Girls Generation (170,898)
  15. Sexy Second – Sexy Zone (159,720)
  16. COLORFUL POP – E-girls (149,580)
  17. Batsu to Maru to Tsumi to – RADWIMPS (139,224)
  18. Tales of Purefly – MAN WITH A MISSION (106,444)
  19. Flower – Flower (103,559)
  20. Girl – Pharrell Williams (102,645)
  21. DOOR – JUJU (100,123)
  22. SUPERNAL LIBERTY – Nana Mizuki (97,541)
  23. Singing Bird – Inaba Koushi (96,071)
  24. Awa no You na Aidatta – aiko (95,501)
  25. already – Not yet (85,844)
  26. Movie「Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishi Sugiteru」~MUSIC BOX~ – Soundtrack (82,121)
  27. Tegomass no Seishun – Tegomass (78,085)
  28. GENESIS OF 2PM – 2PM (72,003)
  29. Yours Truly – Ariana Grande (68,054)
  30. COVERS 3 – BENI (65,246)
  31. Love Story – back number (63,668)
  32. THE II AGE – THE SECOND from EXILE (63,236)
  33. ARTPOP – Lady Gaga (62,372)
  34. Escape – Michael Jackson (61,991)
  35. Best Songs – Che’nelle (61,889)
  36. TAPESTRY OF SONGS -THE BEST OF ANGELA AKI – Angela Aki (61,800)
  37. Watashi to DORIMUKAMU -DREAMS COME TRUE 25th ANNIVERSARY BEST COVERS- – Various Artists (60,469)
  38. Bon Voyage – Koda Kumi (59,449)
  39. Heart Song – Chris Heart (59,285)
  40. Shamanippon－Roi no Chinoi－- Tsuyoshi Domoto (58,535)
  41. Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne (58,457)
  42. PORNOGRAFFITTI 15th Anniversary “ALL TIME SINGLES” – Porno Graffitti (55,763)
  43. BABYMETAL – BABYMETAL (54,676)
  44. The Best 2008-2014「MONUMENT」- flumpool (53,441)
  45. LOVELAND – Miliyah Kato (50,938)
  46. A WILL – LUNA SEA (50,895)
  47. Tense – TVXQ (50,685)
  48. Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Gekidan Shining JOKER TRAP – Various Artists (50,219)
  49. RIDE ME – SUPER JUNIOR DONGHAE & EUNHYUK (50,152)
  50. THE BEST – Miliyah Kato×Shota Shimizu (49,714)

It’s important to note that Oricon does not include download sales. Single sales have decreased sharply since the early 2000s while download sales hit three to four times the amount of single sales.

SOURCE: ORICON ALBUM CHART, ORICON SINGLE CHART, SPONICHI, IMG

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