The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' weekly physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 2005.
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 3 | "Anniversary" | KinKi Kids | [1] |
January 17 | [2] | ||
January 24 | "Killing Me" | L'Arc-en-Ciel | [3] |
January 31 | "Tomodachi e (Say What You Will)" | SMAP | [4] |
February 7 | "Fantastipo" | Toraji Haiji | [5] |
February 14 | |||
February 21 | "Hatsukoi Ressha" | Kiyoshi Hikawa | [6] |
February 28 | "Sakura" | Ketsumeishi | [7] |
March 7 | "Asterisk" | Orange Range | [8] |
March 14 | |||
March 21 | "Ai no Bakudan" | B'z | [9] |
March 28 | "Cherish" | NEWS | [10] |
April 4 | "Sakura Sake" | Arashi | [11] |
April 11 | "Do the Motion" | BoA | [12] |
April 18 | "New World" | L'Arc-en-Ciel | [13] |
April 25 | "Bokutachi no Yukue" | Hitomi Takahashi | [14] |
May 2 | "Step You/Is This Love?" | Ayumi Hamasaki | [15] |
May 9 | |||
May 16 | "Kamen/Mirai Kōkai" | Tackey & Tsubasa | [16] |
May 23 | "Smily/Biidama" | Ai Otsuka | [17] |
May 30 | "Jojoushi" | L'Arc-en-Ciel | [18] |
June 6 | "Love Parade" | Orange Range | [19] |
June 13 | |||
June 20 | "Onegai! Señorita" | [20] | |
June 27 | "Veludo no Yami" | KinKi Kids | [21] |
July 4 | "Utao-Utao" | V6 | [22] |
July 11 | "Yonjigen: Four Dimensions" | Mr. Children | [23] |
July 18 | |||
July 25 | "Teppen" | NEWS | [24] |
August 8 | "Bang! Bang! Vacance" | SMAP | [25] |
August 15 | "Fairyland" | Ayumi Hamasaki | [26] |
August 22 | "Ocean" | B'z | [27] |
August 29 | "Vestige" | T.M.Revolution | [28] |
September 5 | Kizuna" | Orange Range | [29] |
September 12 | "Glamorous Sky" | Mika Nakashima | [30] |
September 19 | |||
August 29 | "Heaven" | Ayumi Hamasaki | [31] |
October 3 | "Planetarium" | Ai Otsuka | [32] |
October 10 | "Be My Last" | Hikaru Utada | [33] |
October 17 | "Countdown" | Hyde | [34] |
October 24 | "Orange" | V6 | [35] |
October 31 | "Suki Sugite Baka Mitai" | Def.Diva | [36] |
November 7 | "Pop Star" | Ken Hirai | [37] |
November 14 | "Seishun Amigo" | Shūji to Akira | [38] |
November 21 | [39] | ||
November 28 | "Wish" | Arashi | [40] |
December 5 | "Triangle" | SMAP | [41] |
December 12 | "Bold & Delicious/Pride" | Ayumi Hamasaki | [42] |
December 19 | "You" | Kumi Koda | [43] |
December 26 | "Tada...Aitakute" | Exile | [44] |
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