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.
1/1/90
Album:
BOφWY – “GIGS”JUST A HERO TOUR 1986 (first week sales: 173,830)
![Image result for BOφWY - "GIGS"JUST A HERO TOUR 1986](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41jwcpNIbpL.jpg)
Single:
Yamashita Tatsuro – Christmas Eve (340th week sales: 83,690 / second consecutive week at #1)
![Image result for Yamashita Tatsuro - Christmas Eve](https://mij-only.com/images/mij-img/product-img/chris_001.jpg)
1/2/95
Album:
Mariah Carey – Merry Christmas (ninth week sales: 166,080 / third non-consecutive week at #1)
![Image result for mariah carey merry christmas deluxe](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61iKdJemymL._SX679_.jpg)
Single:
SMAP – Tabun All Right (312,690)
12/27/99
Album:
Spitz – RECYCLE Greatest Hits of SPITZ (first week sales: 578,630)
![Image result for recycle greatest hits of spitz](https://d.line-scdn.net/lcp-prod-photo/20190825_277/1566683169966sPaDC_JPEG/suruga-ya_220042994001.jpg?type=r640_trim)
Single:
Masaharu Fukuyama – HEAVEN / Squall (fifth week sales: 96,110)
12/27/04
Album:
Ayumi Hamasaki – MY STORY (first week sales: 574,321)
![](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/y2005/m07/d19/h12/s06.zalgzfrc.jpg/600x600bf.png)
Single:
Every Little Thing – Koibumi / good night (first week sales: 44,922)
![Image result for good night every little thing](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71MK6idVFzL._SX569_.jpg)
12/28/09
Album:
Namie Amuro – PAST < FUTURE (first week sales: 330,742)
![](https://www.muumuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/namiepastcd.jpg)
Single / Billboard Hot 100:
Masaharu Fukuyama – Hatsukoi (first week sales: 151,030)
![Image result for はつ恋 福山 雅治 はつ恋](https://imgc.eximg.jp/i=https%253A%252F%252Fs.eximg.jp%252Fexnews%252Ffeed%252FNarinari%252FNarinari_20130420_21347_1.jpg,zoom=600,quality=70,type=jpg)
12/29/14
Album:
Tohoshinki – WITH (first week sales: 233,216)
![Image result for tohoshinki with album cover](https://stat.ameba.jp/user_images/20141219/00/raira8626/a6/79/j/o0658066713162790618.jpg)
Single:
Super Junior – MAMACITA (AYAYA) (first week sales: 65,116)
![Image result for super junior mamacita ayaya cover](https://green-img-news-dwango-jp-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/medium/file/000/081/307/81307/20141223-sj_avck79233.jpg)
Billboard Hot 100:
Sandaime J Soul Brothers – O.R.I.O.N.
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