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.
6/5/89
Album:
Anri – CIRCUIT of RAINBOW (first week sales: 174,040)
Single:
Hamada Mari – Return to Myself (sixth week sales: 56,210)
6/6/94
Album:
access – DELICATE PLANET (first week sales: 159,050)
Single:
trf – survival dAnce ~no no cry more~ (first week sales: 190,280)
5/31/99
Album:
Aikawa Nanase – ID (first week sales: 513,210)
Single:
SPEED – Breakin’ out to the morning (first week sales: 351,650)
5/31/04
Album:
Avril Lavigne – Under My Skin (second week sales: 122,461 / second consecutive week at #1)
Single:
GLAY – Tenshi no Wakemae / Peak Hateshinaku Soul Kagirinaku (first week sales: 80,244)
6/1/09
Album:
Eminem – Relapse (first week sales: 46,101)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
Masaharu Fukuyama – Keshin (first week sales: 131,384)
6/2/14
Album:
Inaba Koshi – Singing Bird (first week sales: 78,196)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
AKB48 – Labrador Retriever (first week sales: 1,662,265)
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