The highest-selling albums and
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. s (EPs) in Japan are ranked on the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by ''Oricon Style'' magazine. The data are compiled by
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 Nov ...
based upon weekly physical album sales.
In 2011, a total of 45 albums claimed the top position of the Oricon Weekly Chart.
Chart history
See also
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2011 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music.
Specific locations
* 2011 in American music
* 2011 in Asian music
* 2011 in British music
* 2011 in Canadian music
* 2011 in European music (Continental Europe)
* 2011 in ...
References
External links
Current Oricon Albums Chart
{{Japan Albums
Number-one albums
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 ...
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...