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Guess which artist/s topped the chart this week before the year ends for best selling single and album?
Well according to Oricon, SMAP made it to the top with their latest single, "Boku no Hanbun" while, Funky Monkey Babys topped the album chart with "Funky Monkey Babys 4". However, Ketsumeishi made a great impression with 4 consecutive released albums all in the top 5.
BEST SELLING SINGLES:
1 SMAP – Boku no Hanbun – 130,190
2. L'Arc~en~Ciel – CHASE – 71,894
3. Acid Black Cherry – CRISIS – 52,055
4. Kis-My-Ft2 – We never give up! – 22,827
5. Amuro Namie – Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! / Love Story – 21,110
6. AKB48 – Ue Kara Mariko – 19,675
7. Alice Nine – Niji no Yuki – 15,067
8. Saito Kazuyoshi – Yasashiku Naritai – 13,473
9. Fairies – HERO / Sweet Jewel – 12,375
10. JUNO – believe... ~Kimi wo Shinjite~ – 9,783
BEST SELLING ALBUMS:
1. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS – FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 4 – 109,888
2. Ketsumeishi – Ketsu no Arashi ~Haru BEST~ – 53,328
3. Ketsumeishi – Ketsu no Arashi ~Fuyu BEST~ – 50,716
4. Ketsumeishi – Ketsu no Arashi ~Natsu BEST~ – 50,669
5. Ketsumeishi – Ketsu no Arashi ~Aki BEST~ – 50,214
6. KARA – Super Girl – 45,528
7. Bakemonogatari – Bakemonogatari Ongaku Zenshuu Songs & Soundtracks – 30,318
8. Kubota Toshinobu – THE BADDEST ~Hit Parade~ – 26,649
9. Tamura Yukari – Harumachi Soleil – 21,648
10. Various Artists – Kotoba ni Dekinai ~ Oda Kazumasa Best Covers – 19,056
| Real name | Tamura Yukari |
| Gender | female |
| Birthday | 27 February, 1976 |
| Debut | 26 March, 1997 (active) |
| Main occupation | singer (active) |
| Official website | http://www.tamurayukari.... |
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Alice Nine ~ lovely ~
go JUNO... i love me some JUNO
7 not a bad place.... ganbatte alice nine!!
Your amazing Saito..
ABC in 3rd place *-*~
Go Kisumai!
oh cool... just when people thought that its already over for SMAP
Congrats for Namie! She deserves to be in the top 5! QUEEN OF J-POP!
Yay for smap, laruku, & namie! Love them dearly and love to see their success continued!!! & smap doesn't look like that anymore xD Shingo is for sure a natural blonde!
niice
waw..
AKB48!
I love AKB
REMOVED - SPAM
sweet funky monkey babys
JUNO
YEAH! L'arc~en~ciel and Namie-san *--*
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
L'arc~en~ciel
Acid Black Cherry :3