List of Oricon number-one albums of 2008

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The highest-selling albums and mini-albums in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, published by Oricon Style magazine.[1] The data are compiled by Oricon based on each album's weekly physical sales. Thirty-seven albums reached the peak of the chart in 2008.

R&B singer

Madonna, Superfly, Greeeen, and Mr. Children
; each spent two straight weeks on the chart.

Korean pop singer

technopop group (after Yellow Magic Orchestra) to have a number-one album on the charts.[6]

B-side album My Short Stories debuted atop the charts, making her the second female artist after Seiko Matsuda to have a B-side album debut at the top.[9]

The best-selling album overall of 2008 was R&B group

Heart Station by Exile and pop singer Hikaru Utada respectively. Exile Catchy Best sold over 1,222,000 copies, while Heart Station sold a little over 997,000 copies.[10]

Chart history

Pop singer BoA became the second artist to have six consecutive number-one albums.
Madonna
is the only Western act to reach number one during 2008.
Issue date Album Artist Reference
January 14 5296 Kobukuro [11]
January 21 [12]
January 28 Sōshi Sōai 2 (沿志奏逢2) Bank Band [13]
February 4 Zard Request Best: Beautiful Memory Zard [14]
February 11
Kingdom
Kumi Koda
 [15]
February 18 [16]
February 25 Award Supernova: Loves Best M-Flo [17]
March 3
Complete Singles Collection '97-'08
 		The Brilliant Green [18]
March 10 The Face BoA [19]
March 17 World World World Asian Kung-Fu Generation [20]
March 24 Single Best
Kou Shibasaki
 [21]
March 31
Heart Station
 		Hikaru Utada [22]
April 7 Exile Catchy Best Exile [23]
April 14 [24]
April 21 I Loved Yesterday Yui [25]
April 28 Game Perfume [6]
May 5 Dream "A" Live Arashi [26]
May 12 Hard Candy
Madonna
 [27]
May 19 [27]
May 26 Superfly Superfly [28]
June 2 [29]
June 9 Mihimarise Mihimaru GT [30]
June 16 KAT-TUN III: Queen of Pirates KAT-TUN [31]
June 23 20th Anniversary All Singles Complete Best Just Movin' On: All the S-hit Kyosuke Himuro [32]
June 30 B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure" B'z [7]
July 7 Ā, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu. Greeeen [33]
July 14 [34]
July 21 Panic Fancy Orange Range [35]
July 28 Zushi Kimaguren (キマグレン) [36]
August 4 Exile Entertainment Best Exile [37]
August 11 Best Fiction Namie Amuro [38]
August 18 [2]
August 25 [39]
September 1 [40]
September 8 [41]
September 15 [3]
September 22 A Complete: All Singles Ayumi Hamasaki [42]
September 29 B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure" B'z [8]
October 6 Super.Modern.Artistic.Performance SMAP [43]
October 13 Expressions Mariya Takeuchi [44]
October 20 [2]
October 27 [2]
November 3 We Love Hexagon (We Love ♥ ヘキサゴン) Hexagon All Stars [45]
November 10 Porno Graffitti Best Ace Porno Graffitti [46]
November 17 Best Destiny Miliyah Kato [47]
November 24 My Short Stories Yui [48]
December 1 Color
NEWS
 [49]
December 8 Voice Mika Nakashima [50]
December 15 Exile Ballad Best Exile [51]
December 22 Supermarket Fantasy Mr. Children [52]
December 29 [53]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oricon Entertainment Inc" (in Japanese). Japan Association of Professional Recording Studios. Archived from the original on April 1, 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mariya Takeuchi ranks in first place for three weeks in a row - a first time record for an artist above the age of 50" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 21, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Namie Amuro carries on weight! Sixth consecutive week in top place - a record after Dream Comes True since 14 years and 8 months" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 9, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "BoA achieves a record now second only after Ayumi Hamasaki" (in Japanese). Livedoor. March 4, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  5. ^ ""Thank you, Prime Minister Kimura": Queen Madonna dings no.1 since about 18 years" (in Japanese). Oricon. May 6, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Perfume in first place. A striking record after 25 years since YMO" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "B'z sets a tie-breaking record with its 22nd album in first place - achieves a grand dominance of six major Oricon historical rankings" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 24, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  8. ^ a b "B'z renews its own record with the 23rd album winning first place" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 23, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  9. ^ "Yui achieves a striking record after 24 years and 8 months since Seiko Matsuda" (in Japanese). Barks. November 18, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  10. ^ "Special article: Oricon ranking of the year 2008" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  11. ^ "Ayu gets the number-two spot by a small difference...so her record is 8 consecutive albums?". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). January 8, 2008. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  12. ^ "Kobukuro's album ranks first place for four weeks in a row" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 15, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  13. ^ "This weeks ranking topics" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 22, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  14. ^ "Zard ties first with Dream Comes True as a female vocalist group for the number of first place won with albums" (in Japanese). Oricon. January 29, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  15. ^ "Kumi Koda in first place with "Kingdom" for the first time after a year" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 5, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  16. ^ "Charts: Koda still #1". Tokyograph. February 13, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  17. ^ "Oricon ranking as of 2/25: Porno and M-Flo in first place" (in Japanese). Oricon. February 19, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  18. ^ "The Brilliant Green wins its first time ever first place after 11 years" (in Japanese). Livedoor. March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  19. ^ "Oricon: BoA reaches second in history, two Jacksons in the top 10" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 4, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  20. ^ "SMAP: A podium record with its new tune at Oricon no.1" (in Japanese). Zakzak. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  21. ^ "KAT-TUN, 10th consecutive first place single since its first release" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 17, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  22. ^ "Oricon: Hikaru Utada starts her '08 with a direct no.1, 6th consecutive" (in Japanese). Oricon. March 28, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  23. ^ "Exile renews the 2008 record of new release sales with its Best" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 1, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  24. ^ "Charts: Exile hangs on to #1". Tokyograph. April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  25. ^ "Yui achieves her third first place single" (in Japanese). Oricon. July 8, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  26. ^ "Charts: Boy bands on top". Tokyograph. April 30, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  27. ^ a b "Madonna ranks first place in overall two weeks straight" (in Japanese). Livedoor. May 13, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  28. ^ "Striking record: Superfly wins the weekly first" (in Japanese). Livedoor. May 20, 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  29. ^ "Striking record: Superfly at first place for the second consecutive week" (in Japanese). Excite. May 27, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  30. ^ "Mihimaru GT, a second album winning again first place". Livedoor. June 4, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
  31. ^ "KAT-TUN becomes 4th group to win 10 wins straight since its debut" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 10, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  32. ^ "Kyosuke Himuro grabs first place after 10 years and a half" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 17, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  33. ^ "Greeeen pushed up on top of Oricon by a man in green tights and Saeko" (in Japanese). Livedoor. July 1, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  34. ^ "Greeeen's latest album charts no.1 for the second consecutive week" (in Japanese). Oricon. July 8, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  35. ^ "Panic Fancy's Oricon page" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
  36. ^ "Kimaguren's debut album 'Zushi' charts no.1 on Oricon" (in Japanese). Barks. July 22, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  37. ^ "Exile: a second consecutive no.1 cover song" (in Japanese). Excite. August 1, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  38. ^ "Namie Amuro sets a record again" (in Japanese). Excite. August 6, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  39. ^ "Amuro: Best album stays in no.1 for the third week - becomes the first to achieve million sellers in one's teenager, twenties and thirties" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 19, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  40. ^ "Namie Amuro's best hangs on to first place in the fourth week - approaches 1.2 million of sales" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 26, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  41. ^ "Amuro's album still in first place after five weeks, a first time in 24 years record since Akina for a female soloist" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 2, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  42. ^ "Ayumi Hamasaki: ultimate best kicks off first place with 540k sales" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 16, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  43. ^ "SMAP accumulates 10 million in album sales". Oricon (in Japanese). September 30, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  44. ^ "Mariya Takeuchi sets a record of winning first place furthest from debut for a female singer" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 7, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  45. ^ "Hexagon production finally charts no.1 for the first time - a duo of variety show after 18 years" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 28, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  46. ^ "Porno Graffitti dominates no.1 and 2 with "Ace" and "Joker"" (in Japanese). Barks. November 5, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
  47. ^ 加藤ミリヤ、デビュー5年目で初の首位獲得！. Oricon (in Japanese). November 11, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  48. ^ "Yui becomes a second charting no.1 with a B-side tune, first time after 24 years since Seiko Matsuda" (in Japanese). Oricon. November 18, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
  49. ^ "Charts: UVERworld's first #1". Tokyograph. November 26, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  50. ^ "Mika Nakashima charts no.1 with album 'Voice'" (in Japanese). Excite. December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  51. ^ "Exile: Third No.1 album within a single year - a record after 20 years for male since BOΦWY" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 9, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
  52. ^ "【オリコン】ミスチル新アルバム、オリジナル盤今年No.1の初動売上を記録". Oricon (in Japanese). December 16, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  53. ^ "Mr.Children shows off its presence with the second consecutive week in first place" (in Japanese). Excite. December 24, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.

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