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)
![Image result for GRAVITY OF LOVE 小室哲哉](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBDLYBQ218k/W1-xI_9gtPI/AAAAAAABNyc/MHcUwpUwIxgfQiRVL4fCiYDo8U9B8sgJACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/%255B1989.11.17%255D%2BGRAVITY%2BOF%2BLOVE.jpg)
11/28/94
Album:
TUBE – Melodies & Memories (first week sales: 325,990)
![Image result for TUBE - Melodies & ????Memories](https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/jpop/images/a/a7/Melodies_%26_Memories.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160111220119)
Single:
CHAGE&ASKA – Meguri Ai (first week sales: 429,480)
![Image result for めぐり逢い CHAGE&ASKA](https://www.chage-aska.net/images/discography/single/meguriai.png)
11/22/99
Album:
Ayumi Hamasaki – LOVEppears (first week sales: 1,201,870)
![Image result for ayumi hamasaki loveppears](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61ggmRs-FcL._SX679_.jpg)
Single:
Utada Hikaru – Addicted To You (first week sales: 1,067,510)
![Image result for utada hikaru addicted to you](https://mojosakun.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/bbf5c-utada_hikaru_-_addicted_to_you.jpg?w=640&h=540)
11/22/04
Album:
Arashi – 5×5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002←2004 (first week sales: 126,532)
![Image result for arashi 5x5 the best selection of 2002 2004](https://st-listas.20minutos.es/images/2011-03/280338/2923566_640px.jpg?1300426029)
Single:
ORANGE RANGE – Hana (fourth week sales: 114,397 / third non-consecutive week at #1)
![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5119IN3MfFL._SX466_.jpg)
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)
![Image result for arashi my girl](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a5/e6/5a/a5e65a2052d0ad2a06401511f5097980.jpg)
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)
![Image result for 鍵 の ない 箱 kinki](https://p1.music.126.net/nJorfpVIVkcgX0BrcvMKSA==/3236962233050847.jpg)
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