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, also known as 'Oricon Style', is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. It is best known for the music charts it produces, similar to those published by ''Billboard Magazine'' in the USA. The name "Oricon" is derived from the English words "'Ori'ginal 'Con'fidence".
The "Oricon Year" runs (as of 2006) from mid-December of one year to mid-December of the following year (was previously the beginning of December of one year, to the end of November the following year). Also to note, Oricon combines the last week of December with the first week of January, therefore an "Oricon Year" has 51 weeks versus a real year, which has 52 weeks. Despite this these weeks are counted as 2 instead of 1 in the chart run of a single or an album.
There have been only a handful of #1 singles by American or European artists since 1967, some of which were belatedly released in Japan several years after hitting the charts outside Japan. The all-time best-selling single in Japan by a non-Japanese artist is "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone, issued in Japan in 1976, four years after it was a hit in the U.S. Since 1980, only five singles involving American or European artists have reached #1 on the Oricon: "I'm in the Mood For Dancing" by The Nolans (1980), "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara (1983), "To Love You More" by Celine Dion with Kryzler & Kompany (1995), "La-La-La Love Song" by Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell and "Candle in the Wind '97" by Elton John (1997).[1]
In 1967, 'Original Confidencial Inc.', a base of Oricon was founded by Soko Koike. In November of same year, the company began tentative singles chart, and on January 4 1968, the first Japanese hit parade called "Original Confidence" was officially started. In 1992, the company changed name to "Oricon", and seven years later, it separated to several subsidiaries. After the death of a founder in 2001, a senior company of Oricon has managed by his relatives.
Currently, Oricon is counting sales of CD, DVD, video games and several other formats. Formerly, the sales of manga and books had also researched. In each Tuesday, the data of these charts are announced by a magazine called ''Oricon Style'' and an official web site for the Oricon. These results are based on the system called POS. Every Monday, Oricon receives data from some already registered record stores. Naturally, merchandise released from only excepted markets cannot reach to the chart. For example, the debut single of the idol group called News was released at 7-Eleven stores only (convenience stores have not been added to the registry), and was not added to the chart. Before leading of POS, results on the charts depended on faxes which were sent from record shops. The announced sales of materials by the Oricon only have inferential value and is not completely accurate.
In 2006, Oricon launched a lawsuit against journalist Hiro Ugaya when he was quoted in a Cyzo magazine article as suggesting that Oricon was fudging their statistical data to benefit certain management companies and labels.[2]
★ Weekly singles chart (1968-01-04 – )
★ Weekly albums chart (1987-10-05 – )
★ Karaoke chart (1987-12-26 – )
★ Tracks chart (2004-06-06 – )
★ Weekly DVD chart (1999-04-05 – )
★ Long hit album catalogue chart (2001-04-02 – )
★ Weekly LP chart (1970-01-05 – 1989-11-27)
★ Weekly CT chart (1974-12-02 – 1989-11-27)
★ Weekly cartridges chart (1974-12-02 – 1978-04-24)
★ All genre formats ranking (1984-05-24 – 2001-04-02)
★ Weekly MD chart (''Unknown'')
★ Weekly LD chart (''Unknown'' – 2000-02-07)
★ Weekly cartridges chart (1974-12-02 – 1978-04-24)
★ Weekly Sell-video chart (1974-02-06 – 2005-05-30)
★ Weekly Game Soft chart (1995-02-20 – 2005-11-28)
★ Weekly Comics chart (1995-02-06 – 2001-03-26)
★ Weekly VHD chart (''Unknown'' – 1989-11-27)
★ Weekly New Media chart (January 2004 – 2005)
The year-end charts that shows the sales of albums and singles in Japan.
'Source:' [3]
'Source:' [4]
In 2006 Oricon celebrated their 40th anniversary and released a list of the top selling acts and releases since the creation of the Charts. The winners were presented with the WE LOVE MUSIC AWARD in five different categories and they are:
;Male artists
★ Singles: B'z - 33,210,000
★ Albums: B'z - 41,450,000
;Female artists
★ Singles: Ayumi Hamasaki - 20,621,416
★ Albums: Yumi Matsutoya - 29,300,000
★ Singles: B'z - 37
★ Albums: Yumi Matsutoya - 21
★ Singles: B'z - 15
★ Albums: B'z - 19
★ Singles : Kinki Kids - 22
★ Albums: Ayumi Hamasaki - 9
★ Singles: Pink Lady - 63 weeks
★ Albums: Yosui Inoue - 68 weeks
'Source:' JmusicEuropa
1. http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=317101
2. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070208f2.html
3. The First Half-Rank Big Announcement in 2007
4. http://www.oricon.co.jp/tv/top40/
5. http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/
★ Oricon website
The "Oricon Year" runs (as of 2006) from mid-December of one year to mid-December of the following year (was previously the beginning of December of one year, to the end of November the following year). Also to note, Oricon combines the last week of December with the first week of January, therefore an "Oricon Year" has 51 weeks versus a real year, which has 52 weeks. Despite this these weeks are counted as 2 instead of 1 in the chart run of a single or an album.
There have been only a handful of #1 singles by American or European artists since 1967, some of which were belatedly released in Japan several years after hitting the charts outside Japan. The all-time best-selling single in Japan by a non-Japanese artist is "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone, issued in Japan in 1976, four years after it was a hit in the U.S. Since 1980, only five singles involving American or European artists have reached #1 on the Oricon: "I'm in the Mood For Dancing" by The Nolans (1980), "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara (1983), "To Love You More" by Celine Dion with Kryzler & Kompany (1995), "La-La-La Love Song" by Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell and "Candle in the Wind '97" by Elton John (1997).[1]
History
In 1967, 'Original Confidencial Inc.', a base of Oricon was founded by Soko Koike. In November of same year, the company began tentative singles chart, and on January 4 1968, the first Japanese hit parade called "Original Confidence" was officially started. In 1992, the company changed name to "Oricon", and seven years later, it separated to several subsidiaries. After the death of a founder in 2001, a senior company of Oricon has managed by his relatives.
Policy
Currently, Oricon is counting sales of CD, DVD, video games and several other formats. Formerly, the sales of manga and books had also researched. In each Tuesday, the data of these charts are announced by a magazine called ''Oricon Style'' and an official web site for the Oricon. These results are based on the system called POS. Every Monday, Oricon receives data from some already registered record stores. Naturally, merchandise released from only excepted markets cannot reach to the chart. For example, the debut single of the idol group called News was released at 7-Eleven stores only (convenience stores have not been added to the registry), and was not added to the chart. Before leading of POS, results on the charts depended on faxes which were sent from record shops. The announced sales of materials by the Oricon only have inferential value and is not completely accurate.
Controversy
In 2006, Oricon launched a lawsuit against journalist Hiro Ugaya when he was quoted in a Cyzo magazine article as suggesting that Oricon was fudging their statistical data to benefit certain management companies and labels.[2]
Charts
Current charts
★ Weekly singles chart (1968-01-04 – )
★ Weekly albums chart (1987-10-05 – )
★ Karaoke chart (1987-12-26 – )
★ Tracks chart (2004-06-06 – )
★ Weekly DVD chart (1999-04-05 – )
★ Long hit album catalogue chart (2001-04-02 – )
Past charts
★ Weekly LP chart (1970-01-05 – 1989-11-27)
★ Weekly CT chart (1974-12-02 – 1989-11-27)
★ Weekly cartridges chart (1974-12-02 – 1978-04-24)
★ All genre formats ranking (1984-05-24 – 2001-04-02)
★ Weekly MD chart (''Unknown'')
★ Weekly LD chart (''Unknown'' – 2000-02-07)
★ Weekly cartridges chart (1974-12-02 – 1978-04-24)
★ Weekly Sell-video chart (1974-02-06 – 2005-05-30)
★ Weekly Game Soft chart (1995-02-20 – 2005-11-28)
★ Weekly Comics chart (1995-02-06 – 2001-03-26)
★ Weekly VHD chart (''Unknown'' – 1989-11-27)
★ Weekly New Media chart (January 2004 – 2005)
Yearly Charts
The year-end charts that shows the sales of albums and singles in Japan.
2007 Oricon Yearly Album Chart - Top 10
| Artist | Album | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr.Children | Home | 1,159,724 |
| 2 | Koda Kumi | Black Cherry | 1,010,589 |
| 3 | Avril Lavigne | The Best Damn Thing | 788,306 |
| 4 | Kobukuro | All Singles Best | 732,226 |
| 5 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Best 2 -White- | 712,139 |
| 6 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Best 2 -Black- | 693,786 |
| 7 | Ai Otsuka | Ai am Best | 681,330 |
| 8 | Yui | Can't Buy My Love | 578,291 |
| 9 | Exile | Exile Evolution | 545,501 |
| 10 | スキマスイッチ | グレイテスト・ヒッツ | 528,408 |
'Source:' [3]
Album Ranking
| Album | Artist | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Love | Utada Hikaru | 7,648,000 |
| 2 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" | B'z | 5,135,922 |
| 3 | REVIEW | GLAY | 4,875,980 |
| 4 | Distance | Utada Hikaru | 4,469,135 |
| 5 | B'z The Best "Treasure" | B'z | 4,438,742 |
| 6 | A BEST | Ayumi Hamasaki | 4,295,353 |
| 7 | Globe | Globe | 4,136,460 |
| 8 | Deep River | Utada Hikaru | 3,604,588 |
| 9 | Delicious Way | Mai Kuraki | 3,530,000 |
| 10 | Time to Destination | Every Little Thing | 3,520,330 |
'Source:' [4]
Best selling singles and albums January 1, 1999 – April 24, 2006
| Artist | Single | Year | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern All Stars | Tsunami | 2000 | 2,935,000 |
| 2 | SMAP | Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana | 2003 | 2,570,000 |
| 3 | Masaharu Fukuyama | Sakurazaka | 2000 | 2,299,000 |
| 4 | Misia | Everything | 2000 | 1,878,000 |
| 5 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A | 1999 | 1,670,000 |
| 6 | Utada Hikaru | Wait & See ~Risk~ | 2000 | 1,662,000 |
| 7 | Morning Musume | Love Machine | 1999 | 1,646,630 |
| 8 | Shūji to Akira | Seishun Amīgo | 2005 | 1,621,667 |
| 9 | SMAP | Lion Heart | 2000 | 1,563,000 |
| 10 | Utada Hikaru | Can You Keep a Secret? | 2001 | 1,485,000 |
| Artist | Album | Year | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utada Hikaru | Distance | 2001 | 4,469,000 |
| 2 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Best | 2001 | 4,295,353 |
| 3 | Utada Hikaru | Deep River | 2002 | 3,605,000 |
| 4 | Mai Kuraki | Delicious Way | 2000 | 3,530,000 |
| 5 | Ayumi Hamasaki | Duty | 2000 | 2,904,000 |
| 6 | Southern All Stars | Ballad3 ~the album of LOVE~ | 2000 | 2,836,000 |
| 7 | Mongol800 | Message | 2001 | 2,687,000 |
| 8 | Globe | Cruise Record 1995-2000 | 1999 | 2,650,050 |
| 9 | Orange Range | musiQ | 2004 | 2,648,000 |
| 10 | Glay | Drive ~Glay Complete Best~ | 2000 | 2,637,000 |
40th Anniversary charts
In 2006 Oricon celebrated their 40th anniversary and released a list of the top selling acts and releases since the creation of the Charts. The winners were presented with the WE LOVE MUSIC AWARD in five different categories and they are:
Total overall sales
;Male artists
★ Singles: B'z - 33,210,000
★ Albums: B'z - 41,450,000
;Female artists
★ Singles: Ayumi Hamasaki - 20,621,416
★ Albums: Yumi Matsutoya - 29,300,000
Total number of #1 releases
★ Singles: B'z - 37
★ Albums: Yumi Matsutoya - 21
Number of platinum (1 million copies sold) releases
★ Singles: B'z - 15
★ Albums: B'z - 19
Consistently having each release enter at #1 since debut
★ Singles : Kinki Kids - 22
★ Albums: Ayumi Hamasaki - 9
Total number of weeks spent at #1
★ Singles: Pink Lady - 63 weeks
★ Albums: Yosui Inoue - 68 weeks
'Source:' JmusicEuropa
References
1. http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=317101
2. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070208f2.html
3. The First Half-Rank Big Announcement in 2007
4. http://www.oricon.co.jp/tv/top40/
5. http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/
External links
★ Oricon website
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