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Arashi's 40th single, "Calling/Breathless", sold 756,00 copies in its first week, setting a new group record for most copies of a music release sold in its first week.
Prior to the new single, the group's strongest first week sales came from their best of album, "All the BEST! 1999-2009", which was released on August 19, 2009 and sold 753,000 copies in its first week. Arashi's best first week sales for a single occurred in November of 2010 with the release of "Hatenai Sora". The single sold 572,000 copies in its first week.
"Calling/Breathless" is the best selling single by a male artists since KAT-TUN's debut single, "Real Face", was released on March 22nd, 2006. The single sold 754,000 copies during its first week of release.
The new single marks Arashi's 36th single to top the Oricon weekly singles chart. The group has now had 29 consecutive chart-topping singles, a streak that started when "Pikanchi Double" was released on February 18th, 2004.
| Band name | Arashi |
| Band type | boyband (5 members) |
| Debut | 15 September, 1999 (active) |
| Label | Pony Canyon, J Storm |
| Official website | http://www.j-storm.co.jp/ |
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i love pv of breathless very much!
Arashi SAIKOU!!!!!!!!!! XD
Go boys!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep on doing your best!
Not surprising at all!
I love this picture too!
Like I'd expect anything less from my boys!!!
i'm so happy for them! ^.^
not surprising because this single is awesome
Nope,,,the Oricon charts don't belong to Johnny's or anything...no not at all...naaahhh......it's not rigged.....Who would think that anyway? *whistles*
So the only way to get such sales is cheating? What about 48-groups then?
Many things change because of pre-ordering system, a single/album which normally was sold in longer period of time now is delivered on release day (or a day before) that's why it affects "first day/week" charts but overall sales were high in the past and so they are today 
wow ! O.O they're really awesome!
since i became an ARASHI fan. they really never fails to impress me
wow wow wow they were still singing?
wow
Wait, were there any signs of disbanding or what? xD
And that's how you get older: you get better and better! And this is totally deserved! I love speacially breathless but calling is also really good!
Congrats Arashi, as usual they are deserving!
actually every single song is too perfect *-*
that's very nice to hear ... congratulations to them!!!
The power of Arashi
No one can stop the Storm
Go go Arashi
Soooo happy for them ^_^ To me they are like the band that never fails 
Congrats!
Keep it up! 
一位おめでとう！流石嵐、その儘で頑張ってね！congrats to 1st place ! as aspected of arashi, keep trying your best!