Arashi Takes the Top Two Spots in the Singles Ranking for the First Half of 2010

On the 23rd, it was announced that popular idol group Arashi has taken the first two spots on the Oricon Singles ranking chart for the first half of 2010. It is the first time in Oricon history that the top two positions have been taken by the same artist two years running.


Arashi's single Troublemaker was released in March and has already sold 688,000 copies taking the first spot; while Monster, released in May, has taken the second spot selling 654,000 copies. In the Music DVD ranking, Arashi also placed first with their April release of ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5 x 10, which sold 688,000 copies. Continuing on from their success last year in the Singles and Music DVD rankings, Arashi has taken the top sales in both categories for the first half of this year.

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First Half of 2010 Singles - Top 5 Ranking
1. Troublemaker - Arashi (688,000) Released 2010/3/3
2. Monster - Arashi (654,000) Released 2010/5/19
3. Ponytail to Shushu - AKB48 (577,000) Released 2010/5/26
4. Love yourself ~ Kimi ga kirai na kimi ga suki - KAT-TUN (440,000) Released 2010/2/10
5. Sakura no Shiori - AKB48 (381,000) Released 2010/2/17

First Half of 2010 Music DVD - Top 5 Ranking
1. ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5 x 10 - Arashi (688,000) Released 2010/4/7
2. KAT-TUN LIVE Break the Records - KAT-TUN (199,000) Released 2009/12/16
3. 5 x 10 All the BEST! CLIPS 1999-2009 - Arashi (177,000) Released 2009/10/28
4. TOHOSHINKI VIDEO CLIP COLLECTION - THE ONE - Tohoshinki (161,000) 2010/3/17
5. COUNTDOWN LIVE 2009-2010 in Kyocera Dome Osaka - Kanjani∞ (148,000) Released 2010/3/31

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