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List Of Best-selling Albums In Japan
Japan is the second-largest music market in the world and the following lists cover the top-selling albums in the country of Japan, based on information provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and Oricon Inc. Best-selling physical albums in Japan In the history of the Oricon weekly albums chart, which started in January 1970, only 280 out of all of the charting albums have sold more than one million copies, a feat mostly achieved by domestic acts. List of best-selling albums by domestic acts This is a list of the top-selling albums in Japan, based on data compiled by Oricon. Prior to January 1987, the domestic albums chart was separated into LPs (created in 1970), cassette tapes (introduced in 1974) and compact discs (launched in 1985), until their unification, which remains the current form. It is worth noting that Oricon only takes into consideration physical sales for its charts, meaning that digital purchases are excluded. The best-selling album is ''First Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Globe (band)
is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's singles consistently hit the charts. In late 2002 Yoshiki, drummer and pianist for X Japan, joined the group, but he left the band about a year later. Their 1996 debut album, ''Globe'', sold over 4 million copies, and their 1998 single "wanna Be A Dreammaker" won the grand prix award at the 40th Japan Record Awards, the Japanese record industry's highest honor. Komuro also mentioned there will be some collaboration work with other artists with the artist title of ''Globe Featuring'', and ''Globe Extreme'' for collaborations with Yoshiki. Members ; Globe * Tetsuya "TK" Komuro – The ex-pianist, producer and mastermind of the band. In the Globe Extreme era he played the guitar instead of keyboards. * Keiko – The main vocalist of the band. Sings in Japanese and English. * Marc Panther (real name ) – Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreams Come True (band)
is a Japanese pop band formed in 1988, comprising Miwa Yoshida (lead vocals) and Masato Nakamura (bass). Founding member Takahiro Nishikawa (keyboards) left in 2003 to pursue a solo career. Dreams Come True has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. Their fifth album, '' The Swinging Star'' (1992), was the first Japanese album to sell more than three million copies, and for several years was the highest-selling Japanese-language album of all time. Nakamura composed the music for the Sega Mega Drive games ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991) and ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (1992). History Vocalist Miwa Yoshida, bassist Masato Nakamura, and keyboardist Takahiro Nishikawa formed Dreams Come True in 1988. The band is commonly known as DCT (Dreams Come True) and sometimes referred to as . Their first album sold more than one million copies in Japan. Their fifth, '' The Swinging Star'' (1992), was the first Japanese album to sell over three million copies, and for several years was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Swinging Star
''The Swinging Star'' is the fifth studio album by the Japanese band Dreams Come True, released in 1992. It reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, stayed on the chart for 55 weeks, and was also once the biggest-selling Japanese-language album of all time. As of January 2015, it has sold over 3 million copies in Japan and has been certified three-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The track "Sweet Sweet Sweet" originated as the ending theme of the video game ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'', for which Masato Nakamura composed the music, and would later be remixed by American rapper and producer Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P ... for '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' in 2006. Track list Charts and certifications Charts Certificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faces Places
''Faces Places'' (stylized as ''FACES PLACES'') is the second studio album by Globe released on March 12, 1997. Album information Singles from the album were " Is This Love", " Can't Stop Fallin' in Love", "Face", " Faces Places" and " Anytime Smokin' Cigarette". Globe recorded the three songs "Is This Love", "Can't Stop Fallin' in Love" and "Face" by new arrangements on the album. ''Faces Places'' debuted at the number-one position within its first week with sales of over 1,648,000 copies on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts. The album sold over three million copies and became the third best-selling album on the Oricon yearly album charts of 1997 behind GLAY's album ''Review A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company or a critical take on current affairs in literature, politics or culture. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indi ...'' and Mr. Children's album '' Bolero''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolero (Mr
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has been called the "quintessential Latin American romantic song of the twentieth century". Unlike the simpler, thematically diverse ''canción'', bolero did not stem directly from the European lyrical tradition, which included Italian opera and canzone, popular in urban centers like Havana at the time. Instead, it was born as a form of romantic folk poetry cultivated by a new breed of troubadour from Santiago de Cuba, the ''trovadores''. Pepe Sánchez is considered the father of this movement and the author of the first bolero, "Tristezas", written in 1883. Originally, boleros were sung by individual ''trovadores'' while playing guitar. Over time, it became common for trovadores to play in groups as ''dúos'', ''tríos'', ''cuartetos'', et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and made their debut CD on November 3, 1999. The group was initially signed to Pony Canyon and released one studio album and six singles—beginning with their 1999 eponymous debut single before moving to the Johnny's subsidiary label J Storm in 2001, which was initially set up for their succeeding releases. While their debut single sold close to a million copies, the group took a mixture of pop and alternate/contemporary approach to its music which attracted core followers, but subsequently faced commercially slow sales. With the release of their eighteenth single " Love So Sweet", Arashi began to gain commercial success as it was used as the opening theme song for the high-rating drama '' Hana Yori Dango 2'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet 19 Blues
''Sweet 19 Blues'' (stylized ''SWEET 19 BLUES'') is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. The album was released in four different slipcases, with the first three cases limited to 1,000,000 copies each—were put on sale on July 20, 1996, throughout Japan, and were distributed two days later to the rest of Asia by Avex Trax. The album was primarily handled by Japanese producer Tetsuya Komuro, with the assistance of Cozy Kubo, Akio Togashi, Takahiro Maeda, M.C.A.T. and Randy Waldman, it is her debut solo album to date since the spilt of Super Monkey's. ''Sweet 19 Blues'' is a departure from the singer's debut album '' Dance Tracks Vol. 1'' (1995), having been influenced by various dance genres and styles such as acid house, funk, jazz and R&B to name a few. Alongside a selection of newly recorded songs, the album also holds a number of interludes and re-worked material, alongside remixes of each single. Lyrically, the album's central focus is about ado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Every Little Thing (band)
Every Little Thing (also known as ELT) is a pop/soft rock duo from Japan who debuted in August 1996 with the release of their first single called " Feel My Heart". Their name is usually written in English, and only rarely in ''katakana''. They gained massive popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s. As of 2013, Every Little Thing has sold over 23 million copies of singles and albums throughout Japan. Their second studio album, '' Time to Destination'', is the best-selling album of the band with over 3.5 million copies sold, and became the 10th best-selling album of all time in Japan. Also known as ELT by their fans, Every Little Thing was originally a trio but became a duo in 2000 with Kaori Mochida as the singer and Ichiro Ito as the guitarist. Mitsuru Igarashi left ELT following the release of their third original album, ''Eternity''. Biography Early careers Ito began playing guitar in local bands around the US Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo, performing cover versions o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time To Destination
''Time to Destination'' is the second full album of the Japanese pop rock group Every Little Thing, released on April 15, 1998. It is the best-selling album from the band, with 3,520,330 copies sold, also becoming the 10th best-selling album of all time in Japan. Track listing All songs written, composed and arranged by Mitsuru Igarashi, unless otherwise noted. Chart positions External links ''Time to Destination''information at Avex Network. ''Time to Destination''information at 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 .... ''Time to Destination''information at Mora.jp (song length) 1998 albums Every Little Thing (band) albums {{japan-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delicious Way
''Delicious Way'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released by Giza Studio and Giza Inc. in Japan on June 28, 2000. The album was entirely co-written by Kuraki herself, with the help of Michael Africk and Yoko Blaqstone in some tracks, while production was handled by Kanonji. The album's background and development started in mid-to-late 1999 after her American debut single "Baby I Like", where East West Records and Giza Studio sent her back to Japan. To promote the album, four singles were released; " Love, Day After Tomorrow" (which sold over 1.3 million units in Japan), " Stay by My Side", " Secret of My Heart", and "Never Gonna Give You Up". Musically, ''Delicious Way'' is a R&B album with influences of 1980s-inspired pop, hip-hop, and soul music. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from music critics. They commended the composition and her songwriting skills, and a few critics selected the singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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