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List Of Oricon Number-one Albums Of 1999
These are the ''Oricon'' number one albums of 1999, per the Oricon Albums Chart. Chart history Trivia *Number-one album of 1999: ''First Love'' by Hikaru Utada. *Most weeks at number-one: Ayumi Hamasaki with a total of 7 weeks. See also *1999 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1999. Specific locations *1999 in British music * 1999 in Norwegian music * 1999 in South Korean music Specific genres * 1999 in classical music * 1999 in country music *1999 in La ... {{Japan Albums 1999 record charts Lists of number-one albums in Japan 1999 in Japanese music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribute Spirits
''Tribute Spirits'' is a tribute album released on May 1, 1999 in memory of Japanese rock musician hide. It collects cover versions of his songs by various artists, among them most members of hide's former band X Japan. It reached number one on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ... chart. By the end of 1999 it sold 783,760 copies, making it the 31st best-selling album of the year. It was certified double platinum by RIAJ in May 1999. As of 2005, it was the top-selling tribute album in Japan. Track listing References Tribute albums 1999 compilation albums Hide (musician) {{1990s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1/42
''1/42'' is the only live recorded album for the Japanese band Mr.Children, released as a limited edition with 500,000 units in September 1999. Its title was derived from the number of the places where the band played on that year's their concert tour entitled ''Discovery''. All tracks were adopted from the live performance at the Makomanai Ice Arena, recorded on July 26, 1999, except for the additional track "Dakishimetai" that was recorded in the gig at the Okinawa Ginowan Seaside Park. The double album debuted at the position of #1 on the Japanese Oricon albums chart and sold out 7 weeks later from its release. Finally the album was certified RIAJ double-platinum status, selling estimated more than 500,000 copies. Track listing *All songs written and composed by Kazutoshi Sakurai Disc one # "Discovery" # "Undershirt" # # "Prism" # "Everything (It's you)" # "I'll be" # " -Mémento-Mori-" # "Simple" Disc two #"Love Connection" #"Dance Dance Dance" #"" #"La La La" #"Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Best (Yōsui Inoue Album)
''Golden Best'' is the double-CD compilation album by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue. The album was released in July 1999, celebrating his 30-year career as a solo recording artist. It comprises 35 tracks spanning his works after 1972; the year he released his debut album '' Danzetsu'' under the renewed stage name. ''Golden Best'' debuted at the number-six on the Japanese Oricon chart and climbed the top in September 1999. It became one of the most successful albums for Inoue, entering the record chart for a year with sales of over 1.4 million copies. The label For Life Music Entertainment stated that ''Golden Best'' album has sold more than 2.06 million copies up to late 2008. After a year from the album's release, a sequel entitled ''Golden Bad'' came out. And in 2003, when the album shipped more than 2 million units, an expanded edition called ''Golden Best Super'' was issued. It features bonus disc which includes his singles in the 2000s and previously unre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chage & Aska
were a Japanese popular music duo composed of male singer-songwriters from Fukuoka Prefecture: and . To date they have sold over 31 million albums and singles in Japan. History They were formed in the late 1970s at the suggestion of the A&R division of the Yamaha Music Foundation. After the hit single " (Banri no Kawa)" in 1980, they produced several hits irregularly throughout the 1980s. From 1989 to 1997, Chage had a parallel project called MULTIMAX, a band he formed with guitarist and multi-instrumental master Keisuke Murakami (former The Alpha member) and singer Hiromi Asai. They released seven singles, seven albums, two videos and did some tours. Aska has conducted a solo career since 1987. Thanks to Aska's hit solo single " (Hajimari wa Itsumo Ame)" in 1991 and several powerful tieups with TV programs, their popularity peaked during the first half of the 1990s. In those days, they released five million-selling hits: " Say Yes" and "if", "YAH YAH YAH/ ( YAH YAH YAH/Yume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V6 (band)
was a six-member Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The group debuted on November 1, 1995, with the single "Music for the People", which was used as the image song for the World Cup of Volleyball in 1995. Their first four singles, including "Music for the People", were all cover versions of the same-titled Eurobeat songs composed by Italian producers such as Giancarlo Pasquini, Andrea Leonardi, Alberto Contini, Sandro Oliva. Similar to their agency seniors Hikaru Genji, the group is separated into two subgroups based on age. For V6, the group is split into 20th Century and Coming Century, which consists of the three oldest members and three youngest members respectively. The band sold more than 13.5 million albums and singles. As announced on March 12, 2021, V6 disbanded on November 1, 2021, their 26th anniversary since debut. History Name In an interview on ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'', the group stated that the "V" in V6 also stood for "Versus" (20th Centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KinKi Kids
is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. KinKi Kids was formed in 1993 and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 million physical copies sold, they are one of the best selling boy groups in Asian history and top 20 best-selling artists of all time in Japan. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name. KinKi Kids holds the Guinness World Records for having the most consecutive No.1 singles since debut (45 works) and the most consecutive years with a Japanese No.1 single (26 years, 1997 - 2022). They have 20 No.1 albums of which 14 are consecutive, making them the artist who has the third most No.1 albums in Japan. Since 1998, the duo has held 60 concerts at Tokyo Dome, making them the artist to hold the most concerts at the Dome. Members * Koichi Domoto (堂本光一): born Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C Album
''C Album'' is the third studio album of the Japanese duo KinKi Kids. It was released on August 4, 1999, and debuted at the top of the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in ... charts, selling 451,230 copies in its first week. The album was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for 800,000 copies shipped to stores in Japan. Track listing References External links C Album Information 1999 albums KinKi Kids albums {{japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ash
is a Japanese rap rock group founded in 1996 by Kenji "KJ" Furuya and Sakurai Makoto. They were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. Dragon Ash is a member of Mob Squad, which is an affiliation with the bands Source and Endive. Dragon Ash uses the French fleur-de-lis as their band logo/symbol. History Dragon Ash started out as a punk rock group. Lead singer and guitarist Kenji Furuya, son of actor Ikko Furuya, met drummer Makoto Sakurai when they were junior high students in a Tokyo suburb, and the two started playing together. Though temporarily sidetracked into following in his father's footsteps, Furuya gave up the few acting gigs that he was getting on TV dramas to concentrate on music in high school. In 1996, they took on bass player Ikuzo Baba, ten years their senior. The group debuted in 1997 with two EPs at the beginning of the year, ''The Day Dragged On'' and ''Public Garden'', influenced by Nirvana. By the end of the year and time of their release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva La Revolution (album)
''Viva la Revolution'' is the third full-length album by Dragon Ash, released in 1999. It is the first full-length album after Dragon Ash member DJ BOTS formally joined, creating the new hip hop/rock amalgamation sound for which they have since become known. It has been described as "the album where Kenji's polyphagia has been expressed best." The song "Communication" is a new version of " I Love Hip Hop" with a different backing track and vocals to avoid copyright infringement of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll." Track listing #"Intro" – 0:52 #"Communication" – 3:28 #"Rock the Beat" – 3:26 #"Humanity (Album Version)" – 2:58 #"Attention" – 3:30 #" Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" – 5:05 #"Dark Cherries" – 4:01 #"Drugs Can't Kill Teens" – 4:34 #"Just I'll Say" – 3:17 #"Fool Around" – 2:04 #"Freedom of Expression" – 4:07 #"Nouvelle Vague #2" – 2:35 #"Viva la Revolution" – 5:00 #"Grateful Days" – 4:49 #"Outro" – 1:04 #"Hot Cake" (hidden track) – 4:01 Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherhood (B'z Album)
''Brotherhood'' is the tenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on July 14, 1999. "Brotherhood" debuted with over 1,019,270 copies sold and sold over 1,391,850 copies. ''Brotherhood'' was the first of only two albums released by Rooms Records and distributed by BMG Japan. Track listing #"F・E・A・R" – 3:45 #" ギリギリchop (Version 51)" IRIGIRI chop– 3:59 #"Brotherhood" – 5:46 #"ながい愛" agai Ai– 5:37 #"夢のような日々" ume no Youna Hibi– 4:53 #"銀の翼で翔べ" in no Tsubasa de Tobe– 3:56 #"その手で触れてごらん" ono Te de Furete Goran– 3:23 #"流れゆく日々" agare Yuku Hibi– 4:54 #"SKIN" – 3:44 #"イカせておくれ！" kasete Okure!– 3:23 #"SHINE" – 3:51 Personnel *Tak Matsumoto (guitar) *Koshi Inaba (vocals, blues harp) Additional personnel *Akira Onozuka (organ) - Track 5, 8, 11 *Billy Sheehan (bass) - Track 2, 3, 8, 10, 11 *Daisuke Ikeda (strings arrangement & brass section) - Track 4, 6, 9 *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |