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.
7/10/89
Album:
Watanabe Misato – Flower bed (first week sales: 232,540)
Single:
Princess Princess – Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu (first week sales: 116,280)
7/11/94
Album:
Original Love – Kaze no Uta wo Kike (first week sales: 128,160)
Single:
Mr.Children – innocent world (fifth week sales: 152,090 / second non-consecutive week at #1)
7/5/99
Album:
Hotei Tomoyasu – GREATEST HITS 1990-1999 (first week sales: 513,810)
Single:
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Ura BTTB (second week sales: 162,100 / second consecutive week at #1)
7/5/04
Album:
TMG – TMG 1 (first week sales: 90,281)
Single:
ORANGE RANGE – Locolotion (second week sales: 86,553 / second consecutive week at #1)
7/6/09
Album:
Shiina Ringo – Sanmon Gossip (first week sales: 120,446)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
Yusuke – Tanpopo / Kaizokusen / Sono Kobushi (first week sales: 176,185)
7/7/14
Album:
KAT-TUN – come Here (first week sales: 75,026)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – R.Y.U.S.E.I. (first week sales: 162,174)
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