The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' weekly physical sales. [1]
Issue Date | Singles | Artist(s) | Reference(s) |
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January 7 | "Rock Your Soul" | V6 | [2] |
January 14 | "Dance My Generation" | Golden Bomber | [3] |
January 21 | "Mystery Virgin" | Ryosuke Yamada | [4] |
January 28 | "Catch Me" | TVXQ | [5] |
February 4 | "Help Me!!" | Morning Musume | [6] |
February 11 | "Choco no Dorei" | SKE48 | [7] |
February 18 | "Expose" | KAT-TUN | [8] |
February 25 | "My Resistance (Tashika na Mono)/Unmei Girl" | Kis-My-Ft2 | [9] |
March 4 | "So Long!" | AKB48 | [10] |
March 11 | "Mistake!/Battery" | SMAP | [11] |
March 18 | "Calling/Breathless" | Arashi | [12] |
March 25 | "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" | Nogizaka46 | [13] |
April 1 | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" | HKT48 | [14] |
April 8 | "Ki.Su.U.Ma.I (Kiss Your Mind)/S.O.S. (Smile on Smile)" | Kis-My-Ft2 | [15] |
April 15 | "Exile Pride (Konna Sekai o Ai Suru Tame)" | Exile | [16] |
April 22 | "Tanjōbi ni wa Mashiro na Yuri o/Get the Groove" (誕生日には真白な百合を/Get the groove) | Masaharu Fukuyama | [17] |
April 29 | "Brainstorming/Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai" | Morning Musume | [18] |
May 6 | "Hesomagari/Koko ni Shikanai Keshiki" | Kanjani Eight | [19] |
May 13 | "Real Sexy!/Bad Boys" | Sexy Zone | [20] |
May 20 | "Sister's Noise" | fripSide | [21] |
May 27 | "Face to Face" | KAT-TUN | [22] |
June 3 | "Sayonara Crawl" | AKB48 | [23] |
June 10 | "Endless Game" | Arashi | [24] |
June 17 | "Joy!!" | SMAP | [25] |
June 24 | "Namida no Kotae" | Kanjani Eight | [26] |
July 1 | "Bokura no Eureka" | NMB48 | [27] |
July 8 | "Come On A My House" | Hey! Say! JUMP | [28] |
July 15 | "Girl's Rule" | Nogizaka46 | [29] |
July 22 | "Burning Up" | Exile Tribe | [30] |
July 29 | "Utsukushii Inazuma" | SKE48 | [31] |
August 5 | [32] | ||
August 12 | "Summer Nude '13" | Tomohisa Yamashita | [33] |
August 19 | "Peace to Highlight" (ピースとハイライト) | Southern All Stars | [34] |
August 26 | "Kimi to no Kiseki" | Kis-My-Ft2 | [35] |
September 2 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | AKB48 | [36] |
September 9 | "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke/Ai no Gundan" | Morning Musume | [37] |
September 16 | "Melon Juice" | HKT48 | [38] |
September 23 | "Mabataki" (瞬き) | Tsuyoshi Domoto | [39] |
September 30 | "Exile Pride (Konna Sekai o Ai Suru Tame)" | Exile | [40] |
October 7 | "Hirihiri no Hana" | Not Yet | [41] |
October 14 | "Kamonegikkusu" | NMB48 | [42] |
October 21 | "Bye Bye Dubai (See You Again)/A My Girl Friend"" (バィバィDuバィ~See You Again~/A My Girl Friend) | Sexy Zone | [43] |
October 28 | "Winter Games" | 2PM | [44] |
November 4 | "Mada Namida ni Naranai Kanashimi ga / Koi wa Nioeto" | KinKi Kids | [45] |
November 11 | "Heart Electric" | AKB48 | [46] |
November 18 | "Sayonara☆Arigato" | Hotta-ka Band | [47] |
November 25 | "Snow Dome no Yakusoku/Luv Sick" | Kis-My-Ft2 | [48] |
December 2 | "Sansei Kawaii!" | SKE48 | [49] |
December 9 | "Barrette" | Nogizaka46 | [50] |
December 16 | "Kokoro Sora Moyō" | Kanjani Eight | [51] |
December 23 | "Suzukake Nanchara" | AKB48 | [52] |
December 30 | "Shareotsu/Hello" | SMAP | [53] |
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