Oricon
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| Oricon Inc. (株式会社オリコン) | |
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| Type | Holding company, owner of Oricon Entertainment Inc.[1] |
| 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 |
| Industry | Broadcast of music entertainment |
| 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?), established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as Original Confidence Inc. (株式会社オリジナルコンフィデンス Kabushiki-gaisha Orijinaru Konfidensu?), which was founded by Soko Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts.[1] Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter’s Oricon record charts in April 2002.
The Oricon Charts are now Japan’s best-known[3][4]. They are compiled using data drawn from some 3,020 retail outlets (as of January 2008) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations.[5] They are announced every Tuesday and published in Oricon Style by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists popularity ratings on its official website for television commercials based on panel surveys. [5]
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[edit] History
Original Confidencial Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by Soko Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. This went official on January 4, 1968, as Japan’s first hit-parade chart, Original Confidence. Original Confidencial was renamed Oricon in 1992 and was split into a holding company and several subsidiaries in 1999. Oricon has been managed by the founder’s relatives since his 2001 death.
[edit] Policy
Oricon monitors and reports on sales of CDs, DVDs, video games, and entertainment content in several other formats; manga and book sales were also formerly covered. Charts are published every Tuesday in Oricon Style and on Oricon’s official website. Every Monday, Oricon receives data from outlets, but data on merchandise sold through certain channels does not make it into the charts. For example, the debut single of News, a pop group, was released only through 7-Eleven stores, which are not covered by Oricon, and its sales were not reflected in the Oricon charts. Oricon’s rankings of record sales are therefore not totally accurate. Before data was collected electronically, the charts were compiled on the basis of faxes that were sent from record shops.
[edit] Controversy
In 2006, Oricon sued journalist Hiro Ugaya when he was quoted in a Cyzo magazine article suggesting that Oricon was fiddling its statistics to benefit certain management companies and labels.[6]
[edit] Charts
[edit] 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–)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Yearly Charts
The year-end charts that shows the sales of albums and singles in Japan.
[edit] 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: [7]
[edit] 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: [8]
[edit] Best selling singles and albums January 1, 1999–April 24, 2006
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c 日本音楽スタジオ協会. Japan Association of Professional Recording Studios.. Retrieved on 2007.
- ^ a b c Overview of Oricon.Inc. Oricon Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-03.
- ^ オリコン社長小池聡行さん急死 (Oricon President Soko Koike dies at 68). nikkansports.com.
- ^ “Charted Waters: Getting a Handle on the Japanese Charts”. nippop.com. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.
- ^ a b Policy of the Oricon Weekly Charts. oricon.co.jp. Retrieved on 5 January 2008.
- ^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070208f2.html
- ^ The First Half-Rank Big Announcement in 2007 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
- ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/tv/top40/
- ^ a b http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/
[edit] External links
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