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.
5/8/89
Album:
COMPLEX – COMPLEX (first week sales: 202,020)
Single:
Akina Nakamori – LIAR (first week sales: 63,850)
5/9/94
Album:
SING LIKE TALKING – togetherness (first week sales: 141,490)
Single:
DREAMS COME TRUE – WHEREVER YOU ARE (first week sales: 179,530)
5/3/99
Album:
DREAMS COME TRUE – the Monster (first week sales: 571,610)
Single:
L’Arc~en~Ciel – HEAVEN’S DRIVE (first week sales: 634,040)
5/3/04
Album:
Utada Hikaru – Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1 (fourth week sales: 115,017 / third non-consecutive week at #1)
Single:
Utada Hikaru – Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro (first week sales: 150,020)
5/4/09
Album:
Tsuruno Takeshi – Tsuruno Uta (first week sales: 103,828)
Single:
Tohoshinki – Share The World / We Are! (first week sales: 98,033)
Billboard Hot 100:
Yuzu – Aitai
5/5/14
Album:
Not yet – already (first week sales: 68,111)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
Johnny’s WEST – Eejanaika (first week sales: 262,154)
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