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Oricon Inc. (株式会社オリコン; Original Confidence) was established in 1999 as a holding company supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. Oricon puts out Japanese music charts, similar to the Billboard Japan charts, and maintains several ranking lists and publishes them on its website. While paying customers have access to the full lists, a slimmed down version is available for free on their website.
Number Ones[]
- Hello! Project singles which have reached number one on the weekly chart include
- 1998: Daite HOLD ON ME! - Morning Musume
- 1999:
- LOVE Machine - Morning Musume (#1 for three weeks)
- Chokotto LOVE - Petitmoni
- 2000:
- Happy Summer Wedding - Morning Musume
- Seishun Jidai 1.2.3! / Bicycle Daiseikou! - Petitmoni
- I WISH - Morning Musume
- 2001:,
- Minimoni Jankenpyon! / Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu Daisukki! - Minimoni (#1 for two weeks)
- BABY! Koi ni KNOCK OUT! - Petitmoni
- Ai no Bakayarou - Goto Maki
- The Peace! - Morning Musume
- Minimoni Telephone! Rin Rin Rin / Minimoni Bus Guide - Minimoni
- Mr.Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ - Morning Musume
- Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru - Tanpopo
- 2002:
- Souda! We're ALIVE - Morning Musume
- Koko ni Iruzee! - Morning Musume
- SHALL WE LOVE? - Gomattou
- 2003: AS FOR ONE DAY - Morning Musume
- 2005: Suki Sugite Baka Mitai - DEF.DIVA
- 2006: Aruiteru - Morning Musume
- 2009: Shouganai Yume Oibito - Morning Musume
- 2013:
- Help me!! - Morning Musume
- Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai - Morning Musume
- Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan - Morning Musume
- 2014:
- Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE? - Morning Musume '14
- Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe / Password is 0 - Morning Musume '14
- 2015:
- Wonderful World / Ça va ? Ça va ? - Juice=Juice
- Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / ENDLESS SKY / One and Only - Morning Musume '15
- 2016:
- 2018:
- 2019:
- 2021:
- Gekikara LOVE / Now Now Ningen / Konna Hazu ja Nakatta! - BEYOOOOONDS
- 2022:
- Hello! Project albums which have reached number one on the weekly albums chart include
- 2000: Petit Best ~Ki Ao Aka~ - Hello! Project
- 2001: Best! Morning Musume 1 - Morning Musume
- 2002: 4th "Ikimasshoi!" - Morning Musume
- 2003: No.5 - Morning Musume
- 2018: Hatachi no Morning Musume - Morning Musume 20th
- 2019: Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary - Morning Musume
- 2022: terzo - Juice=Juice
Year-end Charts Singles[]
Top 100 Singles 1998-2004[]
- 52. Morning Musume - Daite HOLD ON ME! (497,120)
- 58. Morning Musume - Summer Night Town (417,330)
Top 200 Singles of 2005-2010[]
- 129. Morning Musume - Iroppoi Jirettai (82,200)
- 148. Morning Musume - THE Manpower!!! (67,860)
- 161. H.P. All Stars - ALL FOR ONE & ONE FOR ALL! (61,440)
- 170. Morning Musume - Osaka Koi no Uta (59,287)
- 178. Matsuura Aya - Ki ga Tsukeba Anata (56,356)
- 195. Morning Musume - Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!~ (49,924)
Top 200 Singles of 2011-2015[]
- 135. Hello! Project Mobekimasu - Busu ni Naranai Tetsugaku (56,291)
- 137. Morning Musume - Kono Chikyuu no Heiwa wo Honki de Negatterun da yo! (55,643)
- 186. Morning Musume - Maji Desu ka Ska! (41,029)
- 187. Morning Musume - Only you (40,778)
Top 200 Singles of 2016-2020[]
- 39. Morning Musume '15 - Tsumetai Kaze to Kataomoi / ENDLESS SKY / One and Only (153,242)
- 52. Morning Musume '16 - Utakata Saturday Night! / The Vision / Tokyo to Iu Katasumi (121,477)
- 58. Morning Musume '16 - Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte / Sou ja nai (103,853)
- 83. ℃-ute - Naze Hito wa Arasoun Darou? / Summer Wind / Jinsei wa STEP! (66,658)
- 92. ℃-ute - Mugen Climax / Ai wa Maru de Seidenki / Singing ~Ano Koro no You ni~ (61,315)
- 99. ANGERME - Tsugitsugi Zokuzoku / Itoshima Distance / Koi Nara Tokku ni Hajimatteru (56,865)
- 119. Juice=Juice - Next is you! / Karada Dake ga Otona ni Nattan ja nai (47,482)
- 125. Kobushi Factory - Samba! Kobushi Janeiro / Bacchikoi Seishun! / Ora wa Ninkimono (45,639)
- 128. Country Girls - Boogie Woogie LOVE / Koi wa Magnet / Ranrarun ~Anata ni Muchuu~ (44,612)
- 143. Kobushi Factory - Sakura Night Fever / Chotto Guchoku ni! Chototsumoushin / Osu! Kobushi Tamashii (40,980)
- 163. ANGERME - Umaku Ienai / Ai no Tame Kyou Made Shinka Shite Kita Ningen Ai no Tame Subete Taika Shite Kita Ningen / Wasurete Ageru (35,991)
- 169. Juice=Juice - Dream Road ~Kokoro ga Odoridashiteru~ / KEEP ON Joshou Shikou!! / Ashita Yarou wa Bakayarou (34,723)
Top 200 Singles of 2021-2023[]
- 55. Morning Musume '21 - Teenage Solution / Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no / Beat no Wakusei (120,435)
- 57. Morning Musume '20 - Junjou Evidence / Gyuu Saretai Dake na no ni (119,072)
- 66. BEYOOOOONDS - Gekikara LOVE / Now Now Ningen / Konna Hazu ja Nakatta! (73,230)
- 71. Tsubaki Factory - Namida no Heroine Kouban Geki / Garakuta DIAMOND / Yakusoku・Renraku・Kinenbi (62,494)
- 81. ANGERME - Hakkiri Shiyou ze / Oyogenai Mermaid / Aisare Route A or B? (55,381)
- 92. Juice=Juice - DOWN TOWN / Ganbarenai yo (45,784)
Highest Selling Singles[]
- Morning Musume - LOVE Machine (1,646,630)
- Petitmoni - Chokotto LOVE (1,123,610)
- Minimoni - Minimoni Jankenpyon! / Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu Daisukki! (763,380)
- Akagumi 4 - Akai Nikkichou (507,850) (highest selling shuffle unit single)
- Goto Maki - Ai no Bakayarou (434,790)
- Tanpopo - Koi wo Shichaimashita! (386,830)
- Matsuura Aya - ♡Momoiro Kataomoi♡ (224,480)
- Taiyou to Ciscomoon - Tsuki to Taiyou (188,860)
- Country Musume - Hajimete no Happy Birthday! (with Ishikawa Rika) (142,340)
- BEYOOOOONDS - Megane no Otoko no Ko / Nippon no D・N・A! / Go Waist (112,367)
- OCHA NORMA - Koi no Crouching Start / Omatsuri Debut da ze! (106,350)
- Juice=Juice - "Hitori de Ikiraresou" tte Sore tte Nee, Homete Iru no? / 25sai Eien Setsu (82,030)
- Morning Musume Sakura Gumi - Hare Ame Nochi Suki ♡ (81,866)
- Abe Natsumi - 22sai no Watashi (81,460)
- Tsubaki Factory - Ishiki Takai Otome no Dilemma / Dakishimerarete Mitai (81,280)
- Berryz Koubou - Romance wo Katatte / Towa no Uta (80,791)
- ANGERME - Watashi wo Tsukuru no wa Watashi / Zenzen Okiagarenai SUNDAY (76,558)
- Morning Musume Otome Gumi - Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ (75,351)
- Nakazawa Yuko - Karasu no Nyoubou (74,700)
- ℃-ute - Arigatou ~Mugen no Yell~ / Arashi wo Okosunda Exciting Fight! (73,018)
- Kusumi Koharu - Balalaika (72,709)
- Heike Michiyo - GET (70,260)
- Fujimoto Miki - Romantic Ukare Mode (65,888)
- BeriKyuu - Chou HAPPY SONG (56,895)
- Country Girls - Itooshikutte Gomen ne / Koi Dorobou (51,579)
- MilkyWay - Anataboshi (49,492)
- Kobushi Factory - Dosukoi! Kenkyo ni Daitan / Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta / Nen ni wa Nen (Nen'iri Ver.) (47,886)
- Buono! - Honto no Jibun (42,035)
- W - Aa Ii Na! (41,581)
- Melon Kinenbi - Akai Freesia (37,914)
- GAM - Thanks! (36,477)
- v-u-den - Koi no Nukegara (33,250)
- Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai - Bokura ga Ikiru MY ASIA (30,714)
- Mano Erina - Otome no Inori (25,228)
- ZYX - Iku ZYX! FLY HIGH (19,086)
- Shugo Chara Egg! - Minna no Tamago (17,306)
- Ongaku Gatas - Narihajimeta Koi no BELL (14,527)
- Iida Kaori - Aegekai ni Dakarete (12,482)
- Guardians 4 - Going On! (11,677)
- Coconuts Musume - Halation Summer (9,730)
- Athena & Robikerottsu - Seishun! LOVE Lunch (6,371)
- Lilpri - Little♡Princess☆Pri! (3,175)
- Maeda Yuki - Nishi Shinjuku de Atta Hito (3,030)
Lowest Selling Singles[]
- Petitmoni - Pittari Shitai X'mas! (300,320)
- OCHA NORMA - Unmei CHACHACHACHA~N / Uchira no Jimoto wa Chikyuu jan! (83,555)
- BEYOOOOONDS - Gekikara LOVE / Now Now Ningen / Konna Hazu ja Nakatta! (73,230)
- Morning Musume Sakura Gumi - Sakura Mankai (61,929)
- Tanpopo - BE HAPPY Koi no Yajirobee (60,450)
- Morning Musume Otome Gumi - Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~ (53,331)
- Tsubaki Factory - Dansha-ISM / Ima Nanji? (37,800)
- Morning Musume - Pyocopyoco Ultra (34,050)
- Juice=Juice - Senobi / Date ja nai yo Uchi no Jinsei wa (32,391)
- Country Girls - Dou Datte Ii no / Namida no Request (26,984)
- MilkyWay - Tan Tan Taan! (26,681)
- Fujimoto Miki - Okitegami (24,746)
- BeriKyuu - Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku (24,745)
- GAM - LU LU LU (21,836)
- Kobushi Factory - Seishun no Hana / Start Line (21,835)
- S/mileage - Koi ni Booing Buu! (20,954)
- ℃-ute - Sekaiichi HAPPY na Onna no Ko (19,830)
- W - Miss Love Tantei (18,099)
- Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai - Itoshiki Tomo e (17,762)
- Country Musume - Shining Itoshiki Anata (with Konno Asami & Fujimoto Miki) (16,450)
- Minimoni - Mirakururun Grand Purin! / Pi~hyara Kouta (16,410)
- Goto Maki - Secret (14,861)
- Kusumi Koharu - Hapi☆Hapi Sunday! (14,468)
- ZYX - Shiroi TOKYO (13,969)
- Mano Erina - My Days for You (12,622)
- Buono! - Natsu Dakara! (12,554)
- Shugo Chara Egg! - Shugo Shugo! (10,899)
- V-u-den - Jaja Uma Paradise (10,236)
- Berryz Koubou - Fighting Pose wa Date ja nai! (9,634)
- Ongaku Gatas - Yattarouze! (9,042)
- Guardians 4 - PARTY TIME (8,722)
- Iida Kaori - Door no Mukou de Bell ga Natteta (6,422)
- Athena & Robikerottsu - Shouri no BIG WAVE!!! (5,913)
- Matsuura Aya - Chocolate Damashii (4,795)
- Abe Natsumi - Ameagari no Niji no you ni (4,696)
- Nakazawa Yuko - Danna-sama (2,853)
- Lilpri - Idolulu (2,671)
- Coconuts Musume - Watashi mo "I LOVE YOU" (2,540)
Highest Selling Albums[]
- Morning Musume - Best! Morning Musume 1 (2,259,510)
- Petit Best - Petit Best ~Ki Ao Aka~ (903,230)
- Matsuura Aya - T・W・O (285,784)
- Taiyou to Ciscomoon - Taiyo & Ciscomoon 1 (192,340)
- Minimoni - Minimoni Song Daihyakka 1kan (187,470)
- Goto Maki - Makking GOLD 1 (104,999)
- Tanpopo - All of Tanpopo (104,870)
- W - Duo U&U (85,017)
- Abe Natsumi - Hitoribocchi (79,483)
- BEYOOOOONDS - BEYOOOOOND1St (32,284)
- Kusumi Koharu - Kirarin☆Land (30,803)
- Melon Kinenbi - 1st Anniversary (27,004)
- ANGERME - BIG LOVE (26,021)
- Country Musume - Country Musume Daizenshuu ① (24,850)
- ℃-ute - ② ℃-ute Shinsei Naru Best Album (24,613)
- Buono! - Café Buono! (23,782)
- Berryz Koubou - Kanjuku Berryz Koubou The Final Completion Box (22,128)
- Juice=Juice - terzo (21,884)
- Tsubaki Factory - 3rd -Moment- (21,687)
- v-u-den - Suite Room Number 1 (16,386)
- Kobushi Factory - Kobushi Dai Ni Maku (15,461)
- Heike Michiyo - For ourself ~Single History~ (12,550)
- Nakazawa Yuko - Nakazawa Yuko Dai Isshou (9,440)
- Iida Kaori - Os Avrio ~Ai wa Matte Kurenai~ (8,130)
- Country Girls - Country Girls Daizenshuu ① (6,466)
- Mano Erina - FRIENDS (5,804)
- Hello Pro Kenshuusei - 3-STARS (1,913)