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based on each album's weekly physical sales. In

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, 41 albums reached the peak of the charts. R&B singer

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'' had the longest run of 2007. The album stayed atop of the charts for four consecutive weeks becoming the first female studio album since

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'' in 2000. Korean pop singer

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'' made her the second artist after Ayumi Hamasaki to have five constructive number-one studio albums since her debut. Ayumi Hamasaki simultaneously released her

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; which consists of two albums '' A Best 2: White'' and '' A Best 2: Black''. The former took the number-one spot while the latter took #2, making Hamasaki the first female artist in thirty-six years to take the Top two spots on the charts. American pop group

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'' became the first album of a foreign male group to top the Oricon for two consecutive weeks since

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'' in 2005. Other artists who had an extended run on the charts include

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, and

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's ''Jiko Best 2'' makes him the oldest artist, at 60 years old, to have a number-one album on the chart. Canadian pop punk singer

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'' made her the first foreign artist to sell a million copies since her debut album. The best-selling album overall of 2008 was Mr. Children's ''

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'' which sold over 1,181,000 copies. The second best-selling album was Koda's ''Black Cherry'', which sold 1,022,000 copies, followed by

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's ''All Singles Best'', which was released September 2006 selling over 850,000 copies. The fourth- and fifth-best-selling albums was Lavigne's ''The Best Damn Thing'' and Hamasaki's ''A Best 2: White'' respectively. ''The Best Damn Thing'' sold 840,000 while ''A Best 2: White'' sold 716,000 copies.

Chart history

References

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