We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback! This is where we look back on what topped the charts this week 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.
11/27/89
Album:
PRINCESS PRINCESS – LOVERS (first week sales: 461,990)
Single:
Tetsuya Komuro – GRAVITY OF LOVE (first week sales: 50,310)
11/28/94
Album:
TUBE – Melodies & Memories (first week sales: 325,990)
Single:
CHAGE&ASKA – Meguri Ai (first week sales: 429,480)
11/22/99
Album:
Ayumi Hamasaki – LOVEppears (first week sales: 1,201,870)
Single:
Utada Hikaru – Addicted To You (first week sales: 1,067,510)
11/22/04
Album:
Arashi – 5×5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002←2004 (first week sales: 126,532)
Single:
ORANGE RANGE – Hana (fourth week sales: 114,397 / third non-consecutive week at #1)
11/23/09
Album:
Ai Otsuka – LOVE is BEST (first week sales: 56,366)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
Arashi – My Girl (first week sales: 431,685)
11/24/14
Album:
Nishino Kana – with LOVE (first week sales: 100,111)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
KinKi Kids – Kagi no Nai Hako (first week sales: 152,412)
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