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.
9/4/89
Album:
CHAGE&ASUKA – PRIDE (first week sales: 37,400)
Single:
Hikaru GENJI – Taiyou ga Ippai (sixth week sales: 50,240 / fourth non-consective week at #1)
9/5/94
Album:
CHAGE&ASKA – Yin&Yang (first week sales: 396,800)
Single:
Makihara Noriyuki – SPY (first week sales: 248,210)
8/30/99
Album:
V6 – “LUCKY” 20th Century,Coming Century to be continued… (first week sales: 152,370)
Single:
Ayumi Hamasaki – A (second week sales: 342,120 / second consecutive week at #1)
8/30/04
Album:
Domoto Tsuyoshi – [sí:] (first week sales: 161,058)
Single:
Arashi – Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy / Hero (first week sales: 170,564)
8/31/09
Album:
Arashi – All the BEST! 1999-2009 (first week sales: 753,430)
Single:
Hikawa Kiyoshi – Tokimeki no Rumba (first week sales: 68,119)
Billboard Hot 100:
Hara Yuko – Yume wo Arigatou
9/1/14
Album:
DREAMS COME TRUE – ATTACK25 (first week sales: 90,375)
Single:
EXILE TRIBE – THE REVOLUTION (first week sales: 321,879)
Hot 100:
Eir Aoi – IGNITE
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