Oricon
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| Company type | Holding company, owner of Oricon Entertainment Inc.[1] |
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| Industry | Broadcast of music entertainment |
| Founded | November 1967 (as Original Confidence)[1] October 1, 1999 (as Oricon Direct Digital)[2] June, 2001 (as Oricon Global Entertainment) July, 2002[2] |
| Headquarters | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Ko Koike: CEO |
Number of employees | 222 (except part time workers, As of March 31, 2007)[2] |
| Parent | Oricon Entertainment Inc. (October 1999–June, 2001) |
| Subsidiaries | Oricon Entertainment Inc. (June 2001–present) |
| Website | Official Site of Oricon Inc. Official Site of Oricon Charts |
Oricon Inc. (株式会社オリコン, Kabushiki-gaisha Orikon) is a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan, established by Soko Koike in 1999. Original Confidence Inc. (株式会社オリジナルコンフィデンス, Kabushiki-gaisha Orijinaru Konfidensu), its initial parent, was founded in November 1967 and became known for music charts it began publishing in 1968.[1] The company was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the announcement of record charts in April 2002, eleven months after its founder’s death.
As of 2008, they are compiled from data drawn from some 3,020 retail outlets and provide rankings of Compact Discs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations.[3] Its outcome have been announced each Tuesday and also published as a magazine Oricon Style by the subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. In addition to those charts of merchandise, the group also provides popularity ratings for television commercials based on panel surveys on their official website. [3]
Only a handful of singles by American or European artists have become top-selling hits in Japan since 1967, some of them released in Japan several years after having hit the charts overseas. The all-time best-selling single in Japan by a non-Japanese artist was "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone, released in Japan in 1976, four years after it was a hit in the U.S. Since 1980, only six singles by American or European artists have reached a top spot on the Oricon charts: "I'm in the Mood For Dancing" by The Nolans (1980), "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara (1983), "To Love You More" by Celine Dion with Kryzler & Kompany (1995), "La-La-La Love Song" by Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell, "Candle in the Wind '97" by Elton John (1997)[4] and "Mickey" by Gorie featuring Jasmine & Joann (2004). -->
History
In 1967, Original Confidencial Inc., a base of Oricon was founded by Soko Koike. In November of same year, the company began tentative singles chart, and on January 4 1968, the first Japanese hit parade called "Original Confidence" was officially started. In 1992, the company changed name to "Oricon", and seven years later, it separated to several subsidiaries. Following the death of the founder in 2001, Oricon has been managed by his relatives. -->
Policy
Currently, Oricon is counting sales of CD, DVD, video games and several other formats. Formerly, the sales of manga and books had also researched. Every Tuesday, the charts with results are published through a magazine called Oricon Style and on Oricon's official website. Every Monday, Oricon receives data from some already registered record stores. Naturally, merchandise released to select exempted markets cannot reach to the chart. For example, the debut single of the pop group, News, was released to 7-Eleven stores only. Since convenience stores are not added to the registry, the sales were not counted in the Oricon charts. Before this system, results on the charts depended on faxes which were sent from record shops. The record sales by Oricon were therefore not completely accurate.
Controversy
In 2006, Oricon launched a lawsuit against journalist Hiro Ugaya when he was quoted in a Cyzo magazine article suggesting that Oricon was funding its statistical data to benefit certain management companies and labels.[5]
Charts
Current charts
- Weekly singles chart (1968-01-04–)
- Weekly albums chart (1987-10-05–)
- Karaoke chart (1987-12-26–)
- Tracks chart (2004-06-06–)
- Weekly DVD chart (1999-04-05–)
- Long hit album catalogue chart (2001-04-02–)
Past charts
- Weekly LP chart (1970-01-05–1989-11-27)
- Weekly CT chart (1974-12-02–1989-11-27)
- Weekly cartridges chart (1974-12-02–1978-04-24)
- All genre formats ranking (1984-05-24–2001-04-02)
- Weekly MD chart (Unknown)
- Weekly LD chart (Unknown–2000-02-07)
- Weekly cartridges chart (1974-12-02–1978-04-24)
- Weekly Sell-video chart (1974-02-06–2005-05-30)
- Weekly Game Soft chart (1995-02-20–2005-11-28)
- Weekly Comics chart (1995-02-06–2001-03-26)
- Weekly VHD chart (Unknown–1989-11-27)
- Weekly New Media chart (January 2004–2005)
Yearly Charts
The year-end charts that shows the sales of albums and singles in Japan.
2007 Oricon Yearly Album Chart - Top 10
| Artist | Album | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr.Children | Home | 1,179,863 |
| 2 | Koda Kumi | Black Cherry | 1,021,504 |
| 3 | Avril Lavigne | The Best Damn Thing | 850,000 |
| 4 | Kobukuro | All Singles Best | 828,953 |
| 5 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Best 2 -White- | 717,908 |
| 6 | Ai Otsuka | Ai am Best | 707,179 |
| 7 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Best 2 -Black- | 700,000 |
| 8 | Yui | Can't Buy My Love | 640,537 |
| 9 | Exile | Exile Evolution | 624,309 |
| 10 | Sukima Switch | Greatest Hits | 528,408 |
Source: [6]
Album Ranking
| Album | Artist | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Love | Utada Hikaru | 7,650,215 |
| 2 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" | B'z | 5,135,922 |
| 3 | REVIEW | GLAY | 4,875,980 |
| 4 | Distance | Utada Hikaru | 4,469,135 |
| 5 | B'z The Best "Treasure" | B'z | 4,438,742 |
| 6 | A BEST | Ayumi Hamasaki | 4,295,353 |
| 7 | Globe | Globe | 4,136,460 |
| 8 | Deep River | Utada Hikaru | 3,604,588 |
| 9 | Delicious Way | Mai Kuraki | 3,530,000 |
| 10 | Time to Destination | Every Little Thing | 3,520,330 |
Source: [7]
Best selling singles and albums January 1, 1999–April 24, 2006
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References
- ^ a b c "日本音楽スタジオ協会". Japan Association of Professional Recording Studios. Retrieved 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) Cite error: The named reference "japrs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Overview of Oricon.Inc". Oricon Inc. Retrieved 2007-03.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) Cite error: The named reference "oriconov" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ a b "Policy of the Oricon Weekly Charts". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2007.
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- ^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070208f2.html
- ^ "The First Half-Rank Big Announcement in 2007" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/tv/top40/
- ^ a b http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/