List of Oricon number-one singles of 2008 explained

The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine.[1] The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' weekly physical sales.[2] In 2008, 49 singles reached the peak of the chart.

R&B singer Namie Amuro's "60s 70s 80s" became her first number one single in nearly 10 years. The single made Amuro the only female Japanese artist to have a Top 10 single for 14 consecutive years.[3] Pop boy band NEWS' "Happy Birthday" made them the second group after the KinKi Kids to have 10 consecutive number one singles since their debut.[4] "Purple Line" made Korean pop boy band TVXQ the fifth non-Japanese Asian artist and the first male group to have a number one on the charts.[5] With the release of "" they became the only foreign artist to have four number ones on the chart.[6]

R&B singer Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" became the fastest-selling single of 2008, selling over a million copies digitally.[7] The single was then certified by Guinness World Records as "the best selling download single in Japan".[8] Pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's "Mirrorcle World" debuted atop the chart, this makes Hamasaki the only female artist to have a number one single for 10 consecutive years.[9] Technopop girl group Perfume's "Love the World" is the first technopop single to ever rank number one on the charts.[10] Mr. Children and Greeeen are the only two artists that had an extended run on the charts.

The best-selling single overall of 2008 was pop boy band Arashi's "Truth/Kaze no Mukō e", selling a little over 618,000 copies. Arashi's "One Love" also took the place as the second-best-selling single, which sold more than 524,000 copies, followed by pop rock band Southern All Stars' "I Am Your Singer" with 520,000 copies. The fourth- and fifth-best-selling singles of 2008 were "Kiseki" by Greeeen and by Shuchishin's, respectively.[11] "Truth/Kaze no Mukō e" and "One Love" taking the Top Two spots made Arashi the fifth artist to do so. This was last achieved by Princess Princess in 1989.[12]

Chart history

Issue DateSingleArtist(s)Reference(s)
January 14SMAP[13]
January 21"Mirage"AAA[14]
January 28"Purple Line"TVXQ[15]
February 4"Order Made"Radwimps[16]
February 11"Soba ni Iru ne"Thelma Aoyama feat. SoulJa[17]
February 18"Lips"KAT-TUN[18]
February 25Porno Graffitti[19]
March 3"Step and Go"Arashi[20]
March 10NEWS[21]
March 17SMAP[22]
March 24"Wahaha"Kanjani Eight[23]
March 31"60s 70s 80s"Namie Amuro
April 720th Century[24]
April 14"Drink It Down"L'Arc-en-Ciel[25]
April 21"Mirrorcle World"Ayumi Hamasaki
April 28"Burn (Fumetsu no Face)"B'z[26]
May 5"Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta"TVXQ[27]
May 12"No More"Tsukasa Maizu[28]
May 19"Summer Time"NEWS[29]
May 26"Don't U Ever Stop"KAT-TUN[30]
June 2"Dreams Come True"Hey! Say! JUMP[31]
June 9"Kiseki"Greeeen[32]
June 16[33]
June 23"Verb"Glay[34]
June 30"Ai Ai Gasa"Tegomass[35]
July 7"One Love"Arashi[36]
July 14"Summer Song"Yui[37]
July 21"Love the World"Perfume
July 28"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?TVXQ[38]
August 4"Your Seed/Bōken Rider"HeySay! JUMP[39]
August 11"Gift"Mr. Children[40]
August 18"I Am Your Singer"Southern All Stars[41]
August 25SMAP[42]
September 1"Truth/Kaze no Mukō e"Arashi[43]
September 8"Secret Code"KinKi Kids[44]
September 15"Hanabi"Mr. Children[45]
September 22[46]
September 29"Light In My Heart/Swing"V6[47]
October 6"The Birthday: Ti Amo"Exile[48]
October 13"Happy BirthdayNEWS
October 20"Taboo"Kumi Koda[49]
October 27"Jumon (Mirotic)"TVXQ
November 3"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"HeySay! JUMP[50]
November 10"Musekinin Hero"Kanjani Eight[51]
November 17"Beautiful Days"Arashi[52]
November 24Dreams Come True[53]
December 1"Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi"Uverworld[54]
December 8"Last Christmas"Exile[55]
December 15"White X'mas"KAT-TUN[56]
December 22Shuchishin[57]
December 29"Days/GreenAyumi Hamasaki[58]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oricon Entertainment Inc. . Japan Association of Professional Recording Studios . April 20, 2009 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081226123351/http://database.japrs.or.jp/japrs/display/company_s.jsp?studio_code=C018 . December 26, 2008 .
  2. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/index2.html#shisu. ja:オリコンの音楽ソフト(シングル、アルバム)チャートについて. Oricon. April 20, 2009. ja.
  3. Web site: 安室奈美恵、オリコン１位＆14年連続TOP10. Barks. December 1, 2009. March 25, 2008. ja.
  4. Web site: NEWS、キンキに続く史上2組目のデビュー10連勝達成！. Oricon. April 20, 2009. October 7, 2008. ja.
  5. Web site: http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=200237&code=100200. ko:동방신기 오리콘 위클리 1위 아시아-남성가수 최초. Newsen. April 20, 2009. January 22, 2008. ko.
  6. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59210/. ja:東方神起、2008年トップとなる4作目のシングル首位！. Oricon. April 20, 2009. October 21, 2008. ja.
  7. Web site: http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3547991/. ja:青山テルマ、史上最速ミリオン達成. Livedoor. December 1, 2009. March 11, 2008. ja.
  8. Web site: Thelma Aoyama sets a Guinness World Record. Tokyograph. April 20, 2009. September 12, 2008.
  9. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53725/full/. ja:あゆ、激戦を制して女性初の10年連続シングル1位獲得 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. April 15, 2008. ja.
  10. Web site: Perfumeがテクノアーティスト史上初のシングル首位獲得！YMO以来25年ぶりの記録更新. Oricon. April 20, 2009. July 15, 2008. ja.
  11. Web site: Special article: Oricon ranking of the year 2008. Oricon. April 20, 2009. December 11, 2008. ja.
  12. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/61012/full/. ja:【年間ランキング】嵐、19年ぶりのシングル1位、2位独占. Oricon. April 20, 2009. December 11, 2008. ja.
  13. Web site: 紅白歌唱曲が史上初のオリコン上位TOP3を独占 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. January 8, 2008. ja.
  14. Web site: This weeks ranking topics. Oricon. April 20, 2009. January 15, 2008. ja.
  15. Web site: This weeks ranking topics. Oricon. April 20, 2009. January 22, 2008. ja.
  16. Web site: 遂に本格ブレイク！ 数々の強豪を抑えRADWIMPSが初のシングル1位. Oricon. April 20, 2009. January 29, 2008. ja.
  17. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51725/full/. ja:青山テルマ、史上初のアンサーソングで1位獲得 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. February 5, 2008. ja.
  18. Web site: KAT-TUN、KinKi以来9年ぶりの記録. Oricon. December 1, 2009. February 12, 2008. ja.
  19. Web site: Oricon ranking as of 2/25: Porno and M-Flo in first place. Oricon. April 20, 2009. February 19, 2008. ja.
  20. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52320/full/. ja:嵐、約8年ぶりの新曲初動30万枚突破！！. Oricon. April 20, 2009. March 26, 2008. ja.
  21. Web site: NEWS、遂に光GENJIに並ぶ デビューから8作連続オリコン1位. Oricon. April 20, 2009. March 4, 2008. ja.
  22. Web site: 【オリコン】SMAP42作トップ10、史上初の主要4部門制覇. Oricon. December 30, 2009. March 11, 2008. ja.
  23. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52959/full/. ja:【オリコン】関ジャニ∞、4作連続通算5作目のシングル1位 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. March 18, 2008. ja.
  24. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53321/full/. ja:【オリコン】7年半ぶりのシングルでトニセンが初の1位. Oricon. April 20, 2009. April 1, 2008. ja.
  25. Web site: Charts: Exile hangs on to #1. Tokyograph. April 26, 2009. April 10, 2008.
  26. Web site: B'zが19年連続1位！新たに通算TOP10数でも歴代1位に. Oricon. April 20, 2009. April 22, 2008. ja.
  27. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54161/full/. ja:東方神起、約24年ぶりに欧陽菲菲のアジア記録に並ぶ . Oricon. April 20, 2009. April 29, 2008. ja.
  28. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54338/full/. ja:堂本光一演じる"米寿司"の新曲が初登場1位 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. May 6, 2008. ja.
  29. Web site: NEWSが光GENJI越え！デビュー以来9作連続で1位 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. May 13, 2008. ja.
  30. Web site: KAT-TUN、7作連続初登場1位 今年No.1の初動売上を記録. Oricon. April 20, 2009. May 20, 2008. ja.
  31. Web site: バレー女子北京行きを後押し！Hey!Say!JUMPが1位獲得. Oricon. April 20, 2009. May 27, 2008. ja.
  32. Web site: GReeeeN、「愛唄」超えでデビュー以来初の1位！ . Oricon. April 20, 2009. June 3, 2008. ja.
  33. Web site: GReeeeN「キセキ」、08年シングル初の2週連続首位を獲得. Oricon. April 20, 2009. June 10, 2008. ja.
  34. Web site: GLAY、結成20周年シングル1位獲得！. Excite. April 20, 2009. June 19, 2008.
  35. Web site: Charts: B'z passes Matsutoya with 22nd number-one. Tokyograph. April 26, 2009. June 25, 2008.
  36. Web site: 羞恥心、再び初登場2位 デビュー曲も再浮上で2作同時TOP10入り！. Oricon. December 1, 2009. July 1, 2008. ja.
  37. Web site: Yui achieves her third first place single. Oricon. April 20, 2009. July 8, 2008. ja.
  38. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56557/. ja:東方神起が欧陽菲菲を上回り外国人アーティスト歴代1位に！ . Oricon. April 20, 2009. July 22, 2008. ja.
  39. Web site: Hey!Say!JUMP、デビュー以来3作連続首位！. Oricon. April 20, 2009. July 29, 2008. ja.
  40. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56983/full/. ja:ミスチルが15年連続（28作連続）の首位を獲得！ . Oricon. April 20, 2009. August 5, 2008. ja.
  41. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57182/full/. ja:サザンオールスターズ通算14作目の首位、記録ずくめの30周年記念シングル . Oricon. April 20, 2009. August 12, 2008. ja.
  42. Web site: SMAP、自身初の10作連続首位. Oricon. April 20, 2009. August 19, 2008. ja.
  43. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57578/full/. ja:嵐 最新2作で「初動」と「累積」売上今年最高のシングル2冠 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. August 26, 2008. ja.
  44. Web site: KinKi Kids、ギネス記録を更新 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. September 2, 2008. ja.
  45. Web site: Mr.Children、29作連続首位！浜崎あゆみの記録まであと1作. Oricon. April 20, 2009. September 9, 2008. ja.
  46. Web site: Charts: Amuro finally beat, by Ayumi. Tokyograph. August 3, 2010. September 17, 2008.
  47. Web site: V6、通算21作目のシングル1位 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. September 23, 2008. ja.
  48. Web site: Charts: SMAP reaches 10 million in album sales. Tokyograph. December 1, 2009. October 1, 2008.
  49. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58962/full/. ja:倖田來未、1年3ヶ月ぶりのシングル首位獲得！. Oricon. April 20, 2009. October 14, 2008. ja.
  50. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59451/full/. ja:真夜中のシャドーボーイ. Oricon. April 20, 2009. October 28, 2008. ja.
  51. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59624/. ja:関ジャニ∞が5作連続1位 デビュー以来最高の滑り出し . Oricon. April 20, 2009. November 4, 2008. ja.
  52. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59924/full/. ja:嵐、13作連続・通算20作目のシングル首位！ . Oricon. April 20, 2009. November 11, 2008. ja.
  53. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/60182/full/. ja:ドリカム、約10年ぶりのシングル首位獲得 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. November 18, 2008. ja.
  54. Web site: UVERworldがデビュー4年目で初の首位獲得. Oricon. December 1, 2009. November 25, 2008. ja.
  55. Web site: Charts: EXILE, Mika Nakashima. Tokyograph. April 26, 2009. December 3, 2008.
  56. Web site: KAT-TUN、デビューから8作連続首位！ . Oricon. April 20, 2009. December 9, 2008. ja.
  57. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/61171/full/. ja:羞恥心、活動休止直前シングルで初の1位獲得. Oricon. December 1, 2009. December 16, 2008. ja.
  58. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/61450/. ja:浜崎あゆみ19作連続、通算31作目の首位 . Oricon. April 20, 2009. December 23, 2008. ja.

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