Oricon Top 30 Charts 2010 – Week 3

We’re into week 3 of the Oricon Charts for 2010. AKB48 continue to do well and are still in the Top 30 with River. It’s been 13 weeks now for them and with their new single coming out next month it bodes well for the idol group. There’s a lot of fans who are looking forward to their chart battle with Morning Musume on the 17/2/10 – myself included!

After topping the charts last week, Ayu drops out of the Top 10 to no.13 with You Were…/BALLAD. Not one of her strongest singles and maybe that shows with the steep drop this week.  Mari Yaguchi comes in at no.2 with her Quiz Hexagon related single Kaze wo Sagashite. I’m a little bit non-plussed about this song, I mean it’s OK and it’s certainly better than her last single which was more about Mari shouting than anything else. For her next single I would really like her to sing a proper pop song.

Abe Mao’s song at no.12 – Itsu no Hi Mo caught my attention this week. I like the feel of that song a lot. At no.1 is Nana Mizuki with Phantom Minds who seems to be going from strength to strength. I noticed last year that her popularity was gaining pace. It’s a great song which deserves to be at the top.

Here’s the chart rundown in full:

30 AKB48 – River
29 Ken Aoto – Sake Goyomi
28 Kana Nishino – Dear… / MAYBE
27 Hilcrhyme – Shunkashuutou
26 FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – Hero / Ahita e
25 Yutaka Oe – Yuuyake Taishou
24 Yuki Nagaho – Kisoji no Ame
23 Ayaka Hirahara & Norisama Fujisawa – Sailing My Life
22 ARASHI – My Girl
21 Aobozu – Dengon
20 Gackt – Stay The Ride Alive
19 LANDS – Bandage
18 Ikimono Gakari – YELL / Joyful
17 Saburo Kitajima – Fuufu Isshou
16 °C-ute – SHOCK!
15 9mm Parabellum Bullet – Inochi no Zenmai
14 Fuyumi Sakamoto – Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru / Asia no Kaizoku
13 Ayumi Hamasaki – You Were… / BALLAD
12 Mao Abe – Itsu no Hi mo
11 SunSet Swish – Sakurabito
10 The Birthday – Muddy Cat Blues / Kuruccha Ina Ze
09 The Birthday – Digzero
08 STRAIGHTENER – Man-Like Creatures
07 Masaharu Fukuyama – Hatsukoi
06 Kiyoharu – LAW’s
05 Motohiro Hata – Ai
04 FLOW – Sign
03 Sakanaction – Walk Around
02 Mari Yaguchi to Straw Hat – Kaze wo Sagashite
01 Nana Mizuki – Phantom Minds

Previously I’ve been posting the CDTV Top 30 video countdown up on my blog but I’ve had enough of it as it’s so different from the Oricon charts with too much enka for my liking so I’ve decided to put up the fan-made RASC Top 20 video instead. It’s got a good selection of songs.

CDTV Top 30 Charts – 21/11/09

This week’s CDTV charts has now appeared on Youtube. This month has been really good for songs so I’m hoping that trend continues into December.  First time I’ve seen this new idol group at no.18 called Momoiro Clover though they have released a single over the Summer. The group is associated with the Stardust Promotion Agency and they have a large stable of 8 – 18 year old girls in their “3B Junior” section. I’ll have to check out their previous single and their latest one properly.

Other songs that caught my eye was Double’s duet with Shota Shimizu, Maaya Sakamoto, Yusuke, Aya Kamiki with her Kamen Rider W theme, Exile and the no.1 song by Arashi. Kiyoshi Hikawa is back with another song at no.10 and I just find him annoying. His last song got on my nerves so much.

30- BIGBANG – “Koe wo Kikasete”
29- AKB48 – “RIVER”
28- clammbon feat. THA BLUE HERB – “Akari from HERE ～NO MUSIC, NO LIFE.～
27- THE BAWDIES – “IT’S TOO LATE”
26- MINMI – “Ashita Moshimo Kimi ga Inai…”
25- Yuna Ito – “Let it Go”
24- Kana Nishino – “Motto…”
23- monobright – “Kodoku no Taiyo”
22- Hekiyo Gakuen Setokai – “Treasure”
21- ONE☆DRAFT – “Wonderful Days”
20- Ikimonogakari – “YELL / Joyful”
19- fripSide – “only my railgun”
18- Momoiro Clover – “Mirai he Susume!”
17- Lil’B – “Tsunaidate”
16- KinKi Kids – “Swan Song”
15- Ken Hirai – “Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru”
14- Hilcrhyme – “Shunkashuto”
13- Kishidan – “Sayonara Sekai / Omae tattanda”
12- DOUBLE & Shota Shimizu – “Oyasumi no Kiss wo ~Good Night My Love~”
11- Maaya Sakamoto – “Magic Number”
10- Kiyoshi Hikawa – “Rokyoku Ichidai ~Debut 10 Shunen Kinen Tokubetsu Gentei Ban~”
9- KANJANI8 – “Kyu Jo Show!!”
8- Yusuke – “Ichyo”
7- Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA – “W-B-X ~W Boiled Extreme~”
6- Watari Roka Hashiri Tai – “Kanbeki Gu-No Ne”
5- Ikimonogakari – “Nakumonka”
4- Berryz Kobo – “Watashi no Mirai no Dannasama / Ryusei Boy”
3- SID – “one way”
2- EXILE – “The Generation ~Futatsu no Kuchibiru~”
1- Arashi – “My Girl”

RASC Top 20 J-Pop Songs (14/11/09)

Whilst I await this week’s CDTV Top 30 single charts (if it turns up on Youtube!) here’s a personal Top 20 J-pop song countdown for the week commencing 14/11/09 from a user on Youtube called RASC. He updates his own charts each week. It’s got a great selection of songs so check it out:

CDTV Top 30 Singles – 15/11/09

This week’s chart is up on Youtube. It’s a really good one with so many songs I like: Nana Mizuki, Ikimonogakari, NICO Touches The Walls, Mika Nakashima, Stereopony, Breakerz, Fripside and BigBang. An interesting no.1 by Kanjani8 though can’t say I like it that much. Enjoy the video.

30- BENNIE BECCA – “Dreamer”
29- Dohatsuten – “Otona no Susume”
28- HOME MADE KAZOKU – “Tomorrow” featuring Kusuo
27- Miko Takegawa – “Yuki no Touka Machi”
26- Mirei Kitahara – “Chopin no Amaoto”
25- B’z – “MY LONELY TOWN”
24- Tatsuyakun To Mayumine – “Maneki Neko Duck no Uta”
23- Nana Mizuki – “Mugen”
22- Ikimonogakari – “YELL / Joyful”
21- NICO Touches the Walls – “Kakera ~Subete no Omoitashi he~”
20- Morning Musume – “Kimagure Princess”
19- UVERworld – “Kanashimi wa Kitto”
18- AKB48 – “RIVER”
17- THE BAWDIES – “IT’S TOO LATE”
16- Kana Nishino – “Motto…”
15- DEEN – “Negai” ft. Mizuno Mari
14- T-Pistonz+KMC – “Tsunagariyo”
13- CHEMISTRY – “Anohi… feat. Dohzi-T / Once Again”
12- Miyuki Nakajima – “Aidake wo Nokose”
11- Ken Hirai – “Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru”
10- Hilcrhyme – “Shunkashuto”
9- Mika Nakashima – “Nagareboshi”
8- Stereopony – “Tsukiakari no Michishirube”
7- LM.C – “GHOST†HEART”
6- BREAKERZ – “LOVE FIGHTER ～Koi no Battle～”
5- fripSide – “only my railgun”
4- BIGBANG – “Koe wo Kikasete”
3- KinKi Kids – “Swan Song”
2- Yusuke – “Ichyo”
1- KANJANI8 – “Kyu Jo Show!!”

CDTV Top 30 Singles – 1/11/09

The latest CDTV charts is now up on Youtube. I’m delighted to see AKB48’s name at the top of the charts, hope this is the first of many for them. There’s some good stuff in the charts namely Spontania, AAA, Sheryl Nome starring May’n, Kana Nishimi and Mimi Kitagami.

30- B’z – “Ichibu to Zenzu / DIVE”
29- Gospellers – “Love Notes”
28- Takako Matsu – “Kimi to Nara”
27- Kazuya Iwade – “Ame yo Fure”
26- TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET + HALCALI – “Konya wa Boogie Back”
25- Mari Iijima, FIRE BOMBER, May’n – “Macross Gannen Kinen Chojiku Anthem : Iki wo Shiteiru Kanjiteiru”
24- The Birthday – “Ai de Nuri Tsubuse”
23- ALI PROJECT – “Datenkoku Sensen”
22- Etsuko Yakushimaru – “Oyasumi Paradox / Jenny wa Go Kigen Naname”
21- Hiroyuki Nishikata – “Kanzakura”
20- Spontania feat.AZU – “Onaji Sora Mitsumeteru Anata ni”
19- Sukima Switch – “Golden Time Lover”
18- Kiyoshi Hikawa – “Tokimeki no Rumba”
17- Joji Yamamoto – “Senri no Michimo”
16- Kagrra, – “Skiki”
15- Rina Aiuchi – “MAGIC”
14- Shinsengumi Rian – “Otokomichi”
13- Ikimonogakari – “YELL / Joyful”
12- YUI – “It’s all too much/Never say die”
11- Naotaro Moriyama – “Namida”
10- Nodoka Manabe(Chika Fujito) – “‘K-ON!’ Image Song (Coolly Hotty Tension Hi!!)”
9- Mimi Kitagami with MM Gakuen Gasshoubu – “Daisuki ni Nare! / Kokoro Kimi ni Todoke”
8- Hilcrhyme – “Shunkashuto”
7- Ui Hirasawa(Madoka Yonezawa) – “‘K-ON!’ Image Song Ui Hirasawa”
6- Kana Nishino – “Motto…”
5- Sheryl Nome starring May’n – “Pink Monsoon”
4- B’z – “MY LONELY TOWN”
3- Ken Hirai – “Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru”
2- AAA – “Hide-away”
1- AKB48 – “RIVER”

CDTV Top 30 Singles – 25/10/09

This week’s chart is now up:

30- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – “KinouKyouAshita”
29- Kotomi Maki – “Mujou no Ame ga Furu”
28- UNCHAIN – “Gravity”
27- Ryu Si Won – “Memu”
26- Chuji Mikado – “Naniwagawa”
25- Ryuuko Mizuta – “Ine no Funaya”
24- Keisuke Yamauchi – “Fuurenko”
23- TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET + HALCALI – “Konya wa Boogie Back”
22- Nami Tamaki – “Moshimo Negai ga…”
21- Toko Furuuchi X KREVA – “A to XYZ / Slowbeat”
20- The Cro-Magnons – “Glycerin Queen”
19- JEJUNG & YUCHUN(from Tohoshinki) – “COLORS~Melody and Harmony~/Shelter”
18- THE ALFEE – “Yoake wo Motomete”
17- Kiyoshi Hikawa – “Tokimeki no Rumba”
16- RHYMESTER – “ONCE AGAIN”
15- JAY’ED – “Everybody”
14- SCANDAL – “Yumemiru Tsubasa”
13- Unicorn – “Hanseiki Shonen”
12- B’z – “Ichibu to Zenzu / DIVE”
11- the GazettE – “BEFORE I DECAY”
10- Mari Iijima, FIRE BOMBER, May’n – “Macross Gannen Kinen Chojiku Anthem : Iki wo Shiteiru Kanjiteiru”
9- Hilcrhyme – “Shunkashuto”
8- The Birthday – “Ai de Nuri Tsubuse”
7- Ikimonogakari – “YELL / Joyful”
6- Shoko Nakagawa – “Arigato no Egao”
5- Gospellers – “Love Notes”
4- Shinsengumi Rian – “Otokomichi”
3- YUI – “It’s all too much/Never say die”
2- Sukima Switch – “Golden Time Lover”
1- B’z – “MY LONELY TOWN”

CDTV Top 30 Singles – 18/10/09

These days I don’t expect the CDTV charts to pop up on Youtube every week so I was kinda surprised to see this one appear.

30- Gilgamesh – “crying rain”
29- Ryuuko Mizuta – “Ine No Funaya”
28- Keisuke Yamauchi – “Fuurenko”
27- Kaori Kozai – “Onna no Kikyou”
26- 12012 – “Usubeni to Ame”
25- Mika Nakashima – “CANDY GIRL”
24- CHOZEN LEE – Songs Of Love”
23- TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET + HALCALI – “Konya wa Boogie Back”
22- Hitoto Yo – “Your Medicine – Watashi ga Anata no Kusuri ni Natteageru”
21- Megamaso – “chimes”
20- 9mm Parabellum Bullet – “Cold Edge e.p.”
19- Skoop On Somebody – “~momiji~”
18- Kotomi Maki – “Mujou no Ame ga Furu”
17- B’z – “Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive”
16- VAMPS – “SWEET DREAMS”
15- Juliet – “Fuyu Love”
14- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – “KinouKyouAshita”
13- Jun Shibata – “Love Letter”
12- Kiyoshi Hikawa – “Tokimeki no Rumba”
11- DEEP – “Endless road”
10- KOME KOME CLUB – “Koi no Gamble”
9- Ikimonogakari – “YELL/Joyful”
8- JEJUNG & YUCHUN(from Tohoshinki) – “COLORS~Melody and Harmony~/Shelter”
7- Hilcrhyme – “Shunkashuto”
6- The Cro-Magnons – “Glycerin Queen”
5- Ryu Si Won – “Memu”
4- THE ALFEE – “Yoake wo Motomete”
3- Unicorn – “Hanseiki Shonen”
2- the GazettE – “BEFORE I DECAY”
1- YUI – “It’s all too much/Never say die”

Japan Top 40 Singles – 6/9/09

The latest charts are now up. Highlights for me apart from Ayu and AKB48 are Yui Horie at no.18, Onmyoza at no.13 and the 3 K-On songs at 6,5 and 4. SMAP’s song at no.1 is pretty dire.

40 – Ayabie – “Natsu Monogatari”
39 – JERO – “Tsumeato”
38 – Akiko Shikata – “Henyoku no Tori”
37 – Salyu – “EXTENSION”
36 – LADY BiRD ft. SALA – “Kitto…Sayonara”
35 – Lil’B – “Jikan wo Tomete”
34 – Love – “First Love ~Love Letter~”
33 – Saburo Kitajima – “Kisokoi Shigure”
32 – Yuuko Nagai – “Otoko no Jouka”
31 – Ryo san – “Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari-kouenmae Hashutsujo”
30 – Junko Akimoto – “Tasogare Love Again”
29 – INFINITY 16 welcomez Wakadanna from Shonan no Kaze & JAY’ED – “Tsutaetai Koto ga Konna ni Arunoni”
28 – Arashi – “Everything”
27 – SHAKALABBITS – “Roller Coaster/BIRTHDAY”
26 – KOTOKO – “daily-daily Dream”
25 – EXILE – “THE HURRICANE ～FIREWORKS～”
24 – GACKT – “The Next Decade”
23 – Gorou Kagami – “Chigirizake”
22 – TOKIO – “Taiyou to Sabaku no Bara / Subeki Koto”
21 – Ryoichi Higuchi – “Tegami ~Shinainaru Kodomo Tachi He~”
20 – RYOEI – “Hirari”
19 – Kenichi Asai – “Mad Surfer”
18 – Yui Horie – “YAHHO!!”
17 – Yuko Hara – “Yume wo Arigatou”
16 – Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow / NYC boys – “Akuma na Koi / NYC”
15 – supercell – “Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari”
14 – Tatsuro Yamashita – “Bokura no Natsu no Yume / Muses”
13 – Onmyoza – “Aoi Dokukan”
12 – Ayumi Hamasaki – “Sunrise/Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～”
11 – Aya Hirano, Chihara Minori, Yuko Goto – “Tomare!”
10 – Buono! – “Take It Easy!”
9 – Kiyoshi Hikawa – “Tokimeki Rumba”
8 – abingdon boys school – “Kimi no Uta”
7 – Spitz – “Kimi wa Taiyou”
6 – Tsumugi Kotobuki (Minako Kotobuki) – “‘K!ON’ Character Image Song (Dear My Keys ~Kenban no Mahou~)”
5 – Ritsu Tainaka (Satomi Sato) – “‘K!ON’ Character Image Song (Girly Storm Shissou Stick)”
4 – Azusa Nakano (Ayana Taketatsu) – “‘K!ON’ Character Image Song (Jaja Uma Way To Go)”
3 – B’z – “Ichibu to Zenbu / Dive”
2 – AKB48 – “Iiwake Maybe”
1 – SMAP – “Sotto Kyutto / Super Star”

Japan Top 40 Singles – 30/8/09

After a gap of 3 weeks the CDTV charts reappear on Youtube. I’ve gotta say I cannot stand this week’s no.1. It’s terrible.

40 – Koichi Domoto – Ayakashi
39 – UVERworld – GO-ON
38 – DEATH DEVIL(Sawako Yamanaka (Asami Sanada)) – Maddy Candy
37 – Takeshi Matsubara – Marimono Mizu Umi
36 – ECLIPSE – Futari no Yakusoku
35 – Hiroshi Hashimoto – Genki DE SHOW
34 – Toshihiko Takamizawa – Vampire ~Yuwaku no Blood~ / Yatterman no Uta
33 – Sonar Pocket – Arigatou
32 – Motohiro Hara – Halation
31 – Junko Akimoto – Tasogare Love Again
30 – ALI PROJECT – Senritsu no Kodomo Tachi
29 – Ryo san – Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari-kouenmae Hashutsujo
28 – JERO – Tsumeato
27 – MAY’S – I LOVE YOU ga Ienakute
26 – Red Theatres – Kaze ni Naritai
25 – NICO Touches the Walls – Hologram
24 – Ryoichi Higuchi – Tegami ~Shinainaru Kodomo Tachi He~
23 – JYONGRI – Muteki na Ai
22 – Stereopony – Smilife
21 – SEAMO – MY ANSWER
20 – Takeshi Konomi – Tenipuritte ii na / Smile
19 – Lil’B – Jikan wo Tomete
18 – Arashi – Everything
17 – Salyu – EXTENSION
16 – Hideaki Tokunaga – Hello
15 – EXILE – THE HURRICANE ～FIREWORKS～
14 – GARNET CROW – Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete
13 – GACKT – The Next Decade
12 – Akiko Shikata – Henyoku no Tori
11 – supercell – Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari
10 – Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I.Shadow / NYC boys – Akuma na Koi / NYC
9 – Morning Musume – Nanchatte Renai
8 – Ayabie – Natsu Monogatari
7 – The Gospellers – Sora he ~Reach for The Sky~
6 – Tatsuro Yamashita – Bokura no Natsu no Yume / Muses
5 – Yuko Hara – Yume wo Arigatou
4 – Ayumi Hamasaki – Sunrise/Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～
3 – TOKIO – Taiyou to Sabaku no Bara / Subeki Koto
2 – B’z – Ichibu to Zenbu / Dive
1 – Kiyoshi Hikawa – Tokimeki Rumba

Japan Top 40 Singles – 09/08/09

Here’s this week’s Top 40 singles from CDTV. A number of tracks I liked in this one includes tunes from Acid Black Cherry, Nami Tamaki, Meisa Kuroki, Shion, Superfly and Chara.

40 – Kenji Ootsuki to Zetsubou Shoujotachi – “Ringo Mogire Beam!”
39 – 10-FEET – “super stomper”
38 – Idoling!!! – “Mujyoken Koufuku”
37 – Meisa Kuroki – “Shock ~Unmei~”
36 – Kazuo Chiba – “Sayoshigure”
35 – Kenichi Asai – “FRIENDLY”
34 – Tohoshinki – “Stand by U”
33 – Miyako Ootsuki – “Hakanagawa”
32 – Hiroshi Miyama – “Hitokoi Sakaba”
31 – JASMINE – “sad to say”
30 – Kaori Mizumori – “Aki no Miyajima”
29 – GRANRODEO – “modern strange cowboy”
28 – Tegomass – “Tanabata Matsuri”
27 – Koda Kumi – “3 Splash (Lick Me/Ecstasy/Hashire!)”
26 – sphere – “Super Noisy Nova”
25 – cali gari – “9 -School Zone Hen”
24 – Aya Hirano – “Super Driver”
23 – PUFFY – “Dareka ga”
22 – Crazy Ken Band – “Girlfriend”
21 – RYTHEM – “Gyuttoshite Feat.Tokita Shintaro (From Sukima Switch)”
20 – Shion – “Luv”
19 – Chara – “breaking hearts”
18 – Ikimonogakari – “Hotaru no Hikari”
17 – Kaori Mochida – “Shizukana Yoru/Weather”
16 – Nami Tamaki – “Friends!”
15 – Kobukuro – “STAY”
14 – Arashi – “Everything”
13 – Junko Akimoto – “Tasogare Love Again”
12 – Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow/NYC boys – “Akuma na Koi/NYC”
11 – FRIENDS & Hexagon All Stars – “Naitemo Iidesuka”
10 – Superfly – “Koisuru Hitomi Wa Utsukushi/Yasashi Kimochi De”
9 – Erina Mano – “Sekai Wa Summer Party”
8 – England (Noriaki Sugiyama) – “Hetalia Character CD Vol.4 England”
7 – Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi – “Semi”
6 – Aqua Timez – “Plumeria ~Hana Uta~”
5 – Acid Black Cherry – “Yasashii Uso”
4 – EXILE – “THE HURRICANE ～FIREWORKS～”
3 – AAA – “Break Down/Break your name/Summer Revolution”
2 – Yuzu – “Ichigo”
1 – Koichi Domoto – “Ayakashi”