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.
3/19/90
Album:
GO-BANG’S – Greatest Venus (second week sales: 52,560 / second consecutive week at #1)
Single:
LINDBERG – Ima Sugu Kiss Me (fifth week sales: 60,580 / second non-consecutive week at #1)
3/20/95
Album:
ZARD – forever you (first week sales: 620,460)
Single:
trf – OVERNIGHT SENSATION ~Jidai wa Anata ni Yudaneteru~ (first week sales: 305,090)
3/20/00
Album:
aiko – Sakura no Ki no Shita (first week sales: 168,300)
Single:
KinKi Kids – Boku no Senaka ni wa Hane ga Aru (first week sales: 363,780)
3/21/05
Album:
Mika Nakashima – MUSIC (first week sales: 231,521)
Single:
B’z – Ai no Bakudan (first week sales: 200,023)
3/22/10
Album:
YUKI – Ureshikutte Dakiau yo (first week sales: 102,679)
Single:
Yusuke – Lion (first week sales: 92,085)
Billboard Hot 100:
Arashi – Troublemaker (second consecutive week at #1)
RIAJ Digital Track Chart:
Ketsumeishi – Sakura
3/16/15
Album:
B’z – Epic Day (first week sales: 209,576)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
AKB48 – Green Flash (first week sales: 1,001,393)
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