Maaya Sakamoto, RADWIMPS, AKB48, Hey! Say! JUMP

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Singer and voice actress Maaya Sakamoto has finally topped the weekly sales charts for the first time in her 15-year career. Her seventh album, "You can't catch me," was released last week and sold almost 27,000 copies to earn the #1 spot. Before this, her highest ranking on the charts (for either albums or singles) was #3, which she has achieved on four separate occasions.

STRAIGHTENER's new album ranked #4, while a Noriyuki Makihara tribute album ranked #6.

On the singles chart, rock band RADWIMPS took the top spot with their new song "DADA," selling close to 90,000 copies. This is just their second time to achieve a number-one single.

The other new singles in the top ten came from SuG (#3), Shonannokaze (#4), and NICO Touches the Walls (#7).

Meanwhile, AKB48 became the first artist to ever have 4 singles in the top ten for three consecutive weeks. "Heavy Rotation," "Beginner," "Chance no Junban," and "Ponytail to Chou-chou" all dropped from last week in the rankings, but they still managed to chart at #5, #6, #8, and #9, respectively. "Beginner" has now sold approximately 995,000 copies, which means that it may pass the million mark next week.

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In DVDs, Hey! Say! JUMP's "SUMMARY 2010" sold 74,000 copies in its first week to rank #1 in the overall category. This is their third consecutive release to top the overall DVD charts, and their fourth consecutive release to top the music DVD charts.

Source:TG