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.

5/22/95

Album:

Kuroyume – feminism (first week sales: about 100,000)

Single:

Mr.Children – 【es】~Theme of es~ (first week sales: about 521,000)

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5/22/00

Album:

TUBE – TUBEst III (first week sales: 250,650)

Single:

Masaharu Fukuyama – Sakurazaka (third week sales: 311,350 / third consecutive week at #1)

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5/23/05

Album:

Nami Tamaki – Make Progress (first week sales: 92,154)

Single:

Ai Otsuksa – SMILY / Biidama (first week sales: 110,512)

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5/24/10

Album:

Hideaki Tokunaga – VOCALIST 4 (fourth week sales: 36,725 / fourth consecutive week at #1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSKBjFUhO_0

Single:

KAT-TUN – Going! (first week sales: 230,452)

RIAJ Digital Track:

Nishino Kana – Aitakute Aitakute (second consecutive week at #1)