Monday, December 22, 2008

Top 25 bestselling singles of 2008 (Oricon)

Here are the results of the bestselling singles for the year 2008. Sales figures are indicated in brackets.

ARASHI has done very well this year with 3 singles in the top 10 and bagging the top 2 positions.

Among the top 25, only Jero is from the enka genre.

And Johnny's Jimusho groups snagged a total of 12 out of 25 positions but they are part of the newer generation. KinKi Kids who used to do very well is missing from the Top 25. SMAP is also nowhere to be seen.

Hamasaki Ayumi and Kouda Kumi are also missing from the Top 25 which seems to suggest that Avex cannot depend on them solely to make money.

For the full results of the Top 50, please visit Oricon's website.

1) truth / Kaze no Mukou e by ARASHI (618,229)

2) One Love by ARASHI (524,269)

3) I AM YOUR SINGER by Southern All Stars (520,289)

4) Kiseki by GReeeeN (493,259)

5) Shuuchishin by Shuuchishin (472,414)

6) HANABI by Mr.Children (468,971)

7) Soba ni iru ne by Aoyama Thelma feat. SoulJa (456,479)

8) DON'T U EVER STOP by KAT-TUN (447,229)

9) LIPS by KAT-TUN (421,902)

10) Beautiful days by ARASHI (421,876)

11) Musekinin Hero by Kanjani 8 (385,016)

12) Step and Go by ARASHI (374,449)

13) Goika by Sugimoto Masato (346,971)

14) Kake no ue no Ponyo by Fujioka Fujimaki & Oohashi Nozomi (346,217)

15) GIFT by Mr.Children (335,384)

16) Nakanaide by Shuuchishin (335,367)

17) The Birthday ~Ti Amo~ by EXILE (303,936)

18) 60s 70s 80s (NEW LOOK / ROCK STEADY / WHAT A FEELING) by Amuro Namie (293,097)

19) Taiyo no Namida by NEWS (291,447)

20) Hi wa Mata Noboru by Arajin (267,235)

21) Mayonaka no Shadow Boy by Hey!Say!JUMP (266,193)

22) Umiyuki by Jero (260,716)

23) SUMMER TIME by NEWS (258,820)

24) White X'mas by KAT-TUN (250,106)

25) Dreams come true by Hey!Say!JUMP (249,024)

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