Oricon Flashback: Week of 3/16

We’re back with this week’s edition of Oricon Flashback. This is where we look back on what topped Oricon this week 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Think of it as a way to reminisce and learn about the past of Japanese music.

3/13/95

Album:

ASKA – NEVER END (first week sales: about 380,000)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_AE9g3psIc

 

Single:

SMAP – KANSHA Shite (first week sales: about 210,000)

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3/13/00

Album:

hide – hide BEST PSYCHOMMUNITY (first week sales: 407,600)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1kno8_rocket-dive-hide_music

 

Single:

Southern All Stars – TSUNAMI (sixth week sales: 178,260 / fifth non-consecutive week at #1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krNlM7yVL68

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3/14/05

Album:

aiko – Yume no Naka no Massugu na Michi (first week sales: 254,756)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSwoc7ccp7w

 

Single:

ORANGE RANGE – * ~Asterisk~ (second week sales: 126,912 / second week at #1)

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3/15/10

Album:

Shota Shimizu – Journey (first week sales: 57,155)

 

Single:

Arashi – Troublemaker (first week sales: 542,334)

 

RIAJ Digital Track Chart:

Yusuke – Lion