Oricon
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Oricon Inc. is a company that releases Japanese music charts, similar to the Billboard charts in the US. The name "Oricon" is derived from the English words "original confidence". Founded in November 1967 by Koike Soukou as Kabushiki Gaisha Original Confidence (株式会社オリジナルコンフィデンス), it was later taken over by its subsidiary, Oricon Inc. in April of 2002. The official Oricon website is entitled "ORICON STYLE".
As of January 2008, Oricon samples sales from around 3,020 retail sources in Japan and provides rankings of CD Singles and Albums, as well as DVDs, Anime, Chaku-Uta, and other media releases. Results are released every Tuesday, which has become the date for artist releases as well, creating a "release week" type schedule.
Oricon maintains several ranking lists and publishes them on its website. While paying customers have access to the full lists, a slimmed down version is available for free.
The freely available lists include the Single Top 20 and the Weekly Top 30 for singles and albums, lists for Western and independent music, lists for DVDs and movies, lists for books, lists for television programs and commercials, and even lists for computers and electronics.
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Oricon Ranking Lists
Music
| Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Top 20 | Top 30 | Top 30 | Top 100 |
| Albums | Top 20 | Top 30 | Top 30 | Top 100 |
| Western Albums | Top 30 | Top 30 | ||
| Independent Singles | Top 20 | Top 20 | ||
| Independent Albums | Top 20 | Top 20 |
Others:
- Enka Weekly Top 20
- Anime Monthly Top 10
- Tracks Chart Weekly Top 30
- NINKI Weekly Single Top 10 and Weekly Album Top 10 (ranking based on a questionnaire about interest and intention to buy)
- Web sales Monthly Top 20
- Songwriters Monthly Top 20
- Composers Monthly Top 20
- Producers Monthly Top 10
DVD & Movie
| Daily | Weekly | Yearly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVD Overall | Top 20 | Top 20 | Top 20 |
| DVD Music | Top 20 | Top 20 | |
| DVD Movie | Top 20 | Top 20 | |
| DVD Anime | Top 20 | Top 20 |
Others:
- Japanese Box-Office Weekly Top 10
- US Box-Office Weekly Top 10
Book & Magazine
- Book Overall Weekly Top 50
- Magazine Weekly Top 20
- Comics Weekly Top 50
- Library Weekly Top 50
- Paperback Weekly Top 50
- Children's Literature Weekly Top 50
- Hobby & Practical Use Weekly Top 50
- General Literature Weekly Top 50
- Science & Technology Literature Weekly Top 50
- Business Literature Weekly Top 50
Ranking Lists
Yearly Top Releases
Singles
- 1980 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 1981 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 1999 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2000 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2001 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2002 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2003 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2004 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2005 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2006 Oricon Top 200 Singles
- 2007 Oricon Top 30 Singles - Half Year
- 2007 Oricon Top 100 Singles
- 2008 Oricon Top 100 Singles - Half Year
Albums
- 1999 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2000 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2001 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2002 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2003 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2004 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2005 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2006 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2007 Oricon Top 30 Albums - Half Year
- 2007 Oricon Top 100 Albums
- 2008 Oricon Top 100 Albums - Half Year
- 2002-Current: Top 1,000,000 Selling Albums (48 Total)
Music DVDs
Number 1 Releases
- 2000 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2001 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2002 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2003 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2004 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2005 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2006 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2007 Oricon Number 1 Releases
- 2008 Oricon Number 1 Releases
See also
External Links
- ORICON
- ORICON STYLE
- Earliest Single Listing (1985 01/27～02/03) (Page Changes by itself)
- Earliest Album Listing (1985 02/24～03/03) (Page Changes by itself)
- Ranking Lists
