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.

2/25/91

Album:

Kome Kome CLUB – K2C (fourth week sales: 54,950 / fourth consecutive week at #1)

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Single:

Oda Kazumasa – Oh! Yeah! / Love Story wa Totsuzen ni (second week sales: 289,410 / second consecutive week at #1)

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2/26/96

Album:

Oda Kazumasa – LOOKING BACK (third week sales: 109,250)

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Single:

V6 – MADE IN JAPAN (first week sales: 295,820)

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2/26/01

Album:

ZARD – Toki no Tsubasa (first week sales: 231,850)

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Single:

Utada Hikaru – Can You Keep A Secret? (first week sales: 783,620)

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2/27/06

Album:

BoA – OUTGROW (first week sales: 221,549)

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Single:

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION – World Apart (first week sales: 49,558)

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2/28/11

Album:

Yuzu – 2 -NI- (first week sales: 90,098)

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Single / Billboard Hot 100:

AKB48 – Sakura no Ki ni Narou (first week sales: 942,479)

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RIAJ Digital Track Chart:

Thelma Aoyama – Zutto.

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2/29/16

Album:

Momoiro Clover Z – Hakkin no Yoake (first week sales: 81,254)

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Single:

Kobushi Factory – Sakura Night Fever / Chotto Guchoku ni! Chototsu Moushin / Osu! Kobushi Tamashii (first week sales: 33,903)

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Billboard Hot 100:

Teshima Aoi – Asu e no Tegami

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