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**grendizer** · Tue July 19, 2016, 16:55

Tahiti 80 ranking and sales of Tahiti 80's albums in the Oricon charts - Japan.

Electro music band, out of place on a topic dedicated to past decades. Since they are French and there are not a lot of french artists on the japanese charts , I make an exception.

Albums
00.4.21 Puzzle # 47, 35 840, 9 weeks
02.9.19 Wallpaper for the soul # 28, 5 weeks, 33 570
03.12.17 A peace of sunshine # 109, 6 weeks, 10 487
05.02.23 Fosbury VICP-62864 # 24, 10 weeks, 38 818

RIAJ
Puzzle - Gold - 2000-12

**grendizer** · Wed July 20, 2016, 11:05

Blood sweat & tears ranking and sales of Blood, Sweat and Tears band's albums and single in the Oricon charts - Japan.

Single
21/01/1971 Lucretia MacEvil ASFC-82084 # 79, 13 000 (good cat number is : ?B???82084)

Albums
69.7.21 B,S&T # 32, 25 weeks, 26 230
70.8.21 B,S&T 3 # 24, 26 weeks, 35 370
70.12.5 The Great B,S&T # 12, 20 weeks, 33 580
71.8.21 B,S&T 4 # 15, 11 weeks, 18 170
71.11.1 B,S&T (SOPS-55147) # 76, 6 weeks, 5 560
72.12.5 New Blood # 66, 3 weeks, 5 300

**grendizer** · Wed July 20, 2016, 11:11

Black Sabbath ranking and sales of Black Sabbath band's albums and single on the Oricon charts - Japan

Single
20/12/1970 Paranoide SFL-1300 # 81 ,1 900

Albums
72.11.25 Black Sabbath vol 4 # 46, 4 weeks, 6 530
74.1.25 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath # 57, 8 weeks, 11 200
80.6.16 Heaven and hell # 60, 3 weeks, 5 760
81.12.5 Mob rules # 63, 3 weeks, 4 850
83.2.1 Live Evil # 35, 3 weeks, 6 080
83.10.9 Born Again # 38, 5 weeks, 10 290
89.6.7 Headless cross # 66, 2 weeks, 3 070
90.9.5 Tyr # 57, 2 weeks, 5 060
92.7.8 Dehumanizer # 28,3 weeks, 19 680
94.1.26 Cross purpose # 32, 3 weeks, 18 870
95.6.7 Forbidden # 45, 2 weeks, 12 800
98.10.28 Reunion # 29, 2 weeks, 15 160
03.1.22 Past lives # 289, 1 week, 1 103

**grendizer** · Wed July 20, 2016, 18:33

Jefferson Airplane ranking and sales of Jefferson Airplane's albums and single on the Oricon charts - Japan

Single
15/07/1967 Somebody to love SS-1752 # 45, 31 000

Albums
71.12.5 Bark # 98, 1 week, 820
72.9.25 Long John Silver # 82, 3 weeks, 2 820

**grendizer** · Thu July 21, 2016, 06:00

The Doobie Brothers ranking and sales of the Doobie Brothers albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums

74.4.25 What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits # 74, 3 weeks, 4 060 LP
75.5.25 Stampede # 52, 14 weeks, 24 550 LP
76.4.25 Takin' It To The Streets # 48, 9 week, 14 490 LP
77.9.10 Livin' On The Fault Line # 23, 9 weeks, 21 240 LP
80.10.10 One Step Closer # 39, 6 weeks, 11 510 LP + 12 140 CT
83.7.23 Best Of The Doobies - Volume II # 55,9 weeks, 11 530 CD
88.8.10 Farewell Tour# 89, 2 weeks, 2 500 CD
89.6.28 Cycles # 27, 8 weeks, 22 800 CD + 1 310 CT
91.4.26 Brotherhood # 54, 3 weeks, 13 220 CD
00.9.21 Sibling Rivalry # 80, 3 weeks, 8 020 CD

**grendizer** · Fri July 22, 2016, 07:02

Italian Pop From 1960 to about 1980, Italian artists were able to establish a carrer in Japan. Mostly their hits were sung in Japanese.

Gigliola Cinquetti ranking and sales of Gigliola Cinquetti's albums and singles on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums
1969/08/10 Gigliola Cinquetti Golden Prize # 98, 2 weeks, 1 640
1971/04/10 Max20 # 65, 6 weeks, 5 910
1971/09/10 The Best Of Gigliola Cinquetti # 35, 10 weeks, 12 770
Singles
1969/03/02 La Pioggia # 6, 32 weeks, 344 000
1969/06/01 La Pioggia (Japanese Ver) # 61, 8 weeks, 24 000
1969/12/01 Come Una Foglia # 94, 1 week, 2 000
1970/09/01 Volano Le Rondini # 14, 18 weeks, 101 000
1971/04/01 Rose Nel Buio # 32, 15 weeks, 56 000
1972/05/05 Gira L'Amore # 90, 5 weeks, 9 000

Peppino Gagliardi ranking and sales of Peppino Galiardi single on the Oricon charts - Japan

20/04/1970 SP che vuole questa musica stasera (from the motion picture ��plagio��) # 16 , 24 weeks, 151 400

Milva ranking and sales of Milva's album and single on the Oricon charts - Japan

1970.7.10 �SP A� no finare (final d'amore)�# 32 , 25 weeks, 86.500
1970.8.20 LP Golden prize GP-24 # 84, 3 weeks, 2.810

Gianni Nazaro ranking and sales of Gianni Nazaro's album and single on the Oricon charts - Japan

01.07.1970�SP Kizuato (scars) # 33 , 12 weeks, 48.820�
10.11.1970 LP Kizuato # 72, 9 weeks, 9.120

Ray Lovelock ranking and sales of Raymond Lovelock's album and single on the Oricon charts - Japan
Actor (Plagio) heavily featured in the press from 1968 to 1975.

1970.7.10 SP Koi Wa Kaze # 34 , 14 weeks, 53.200
1970.9.10 LP All about Raymond Lovelock #19, 15 weeks, 24.440

Nada ranking and sales of Nada's single and album on the Oricon charts - Japan

1971-04-05 Il Cuore E' Uno Zingaro # 54, 11 weeks, 31.800 SP
1971-5-10 Il Cuore E' Uno Zingaro # 81, 1week, 990 LP

Ivana Spagna ranking and sales of Ivana Spagna's single on the Oricon charts - Japan

1971-11-15 SP Mamy blue # 57, 9 weeks, 27.700

Oliver Onions ranking and sales of Oliver Onions single on the Oricon charts - Japan

25/05/1975 SP Zorro is Back SS-2461 # 81, 7 weeks, 2.000

Marcella (Bella) ranking and sales of Marcella Bella's single and album on the Oricon charts - Japan

21.03.1976 SP Nessuno Mai HIT-2241 # 96, 1 week, 2.700
21.6.1976 LP Nessuno Mai GP423 # 88, 2, 2 280

**grendizer** · Tue July 26, 2016, 05:42

Frankie Goes To Hollywood ranking and sales of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's albums and singles on the Oricon charts - Japan

Singles
21/03/1984 Relax (12 inch)13S-200 # 99, 2,000
21/06/1984 Relax 7SI-117 # 75, 16,000

Albums
1984/11/25 Welcome To The Pleasuredome # 30, 33 weeks, 60,160 LP + 5,120 CT
1985/07/13 Bang # 21, 9 weeks, 23,730 LP + 10,220 CT
1986/11/05 Liverpool # 31 (CD), 6 weeks, 9,790 + 37(LP) 6,730 LP + 70(CT) 1,200

**grendizer** · Wed July 27, 2016, 05:59

THE CLASH ranking and sales of The Cash's albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums

79.9.21 Pearl Harbour'79 # 77, 1 week, 1,580
80.1.21 London Calling # 44, 5 week, 10,120
81.1.21 Scandinista! # 77, 5 weeks, 6,780
82.5.30 Combat rock # 32, 5 weeks, 11,100
92.3.25 Cash on Broadway # 86, 1week, 4,680
99.10.13 Give�em enough rope # 50, 2 weeks, 7,400
04.10.06 London Calling # 34, 7 weeks, 15,638
04.11.17 Combat rock # 223, 1 week, 12,069 ????????
04.11.17 Scandinista! # 199, 1 week, 1,081
04.11.17 Pearl Harbour'79 # 105, 2 weeks, 2,832
04.11.17 From here to eternity # 292, 1week, 677
04.11.17 Give�em enough rope # 187, 1 week, 1,159
04.11.17 The Clash # 173,1 week, 1,249

**grendizer** · Thu July 28, 2016, 17:34

ZZ Top ranking and sales of ZZ Top's albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums

1977.02.21 Tejas # 42, 6 weeks, 10.210 LP
1987.02.10 Club # 58 , 6 weeks, 5.130 LP
1990.11.15 Recycler # 41, 3 weeks, 14.130 CD
1994.02.23 Antenna # 30, 4 weeks, 26.250 CD
1996.09.04 Rythmeen # 66, 2 weeks, 7.990 CD

**grendizer** · Fri July 29, 2016, 11:42

Randy Crawford�s �Pastel Highway,� released in April, has already sold 10,000 copies, helped considerably by her recent l3-city tour. Most of the concerts were sponsored by Mitsubishi. Crawford wrote and composed the song for the tv commercial for Mitsubishi�s Cordia car.
�Standing Tall� by the Crusaders with Joe Cocker is very popular, and Minami estimates total sales, including imports at close to 300,000. Billboard 1982-6-12

The Crusaders ranking and sales of The Crusaders' albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums
80.08.05 Rhapsody and Blues# 37, 13, 27.070 LP + 4.430 CT
81.09.21 Standing Tall # 27, 9 , 26.100 LP + 3.510
82.01.21 Live In Japan # 57, 7, 9.850 LP
84.03.21 Ghetto Blaster # 36, 9, 19.640 LP + 2.560 CT
87.01.25 The Good and Bad Time #17 (CD), 8 weeks, 18.070 + 63 (LP),4 weeks, 3.760
02.12.21 Rural Renewal # 111, 8 weeks, 15.604

Randy Crawford ranking and sales of Randy Crawford's albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums
91.6.10 Abstract emotions # 45, 4 weeks, 18.290
91.7.10 The collection # 60, 3 weeks, 12.990
Single
10/05/1991 Sweet Love WPDP-6280 # 7, 309.000
RIAJ Award
Sweet love - double platinum single - July 1996

**grendizer** · Sun July 31, 2016, 08:39

Jackie Chan ranking and sales of Jackie Chan' singles and albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Singles
30.11.1983 Marianne L-1643 # 15, 121.000
22.02.1984 A Projet A L-1654 # 24, 87.000
10.07.1984 ????YES L-1674 # 43, 28.000
28.11.1984 I love you L-1691 # 44, 19.000
25.08.1985 Tokyo Saturday Night TL-1712 # 94, 2.000
28.11.1985 Dear Jackie (12 inch) L-3602 # 72, 6.000
05.12.1985 Theme from The Police Story VIPX-1826 # 87, 11.000
01.08.1987 Theme Project A2 VIPX-1871 # 61, 9.000
25.08.1988 ??????? AH-966/10CA-8062 # 24, 20.000 (with Naoko Kawai)
25.08.1988 ???? 07L7-4002/10L3-4002 # 58, 6.000 (with Naoko Kawai)

Albums
1984.02.22 love me # 9, 9, 46.140 + 29.820 CT
1984.04.25 ?? L-6503 # 42, 4, 8.480 LP
1984.12.12 Jackie Chan best GIF-30 # 58, 2 weeks, 2.740 LP
1985.07.25 The Boy�s Life # 23, 5 weeks, 12.440 LP + 7.660 CT
1986.10.25 Shangri-La # 32, 5 weeks, 10.480 LP + 3.350 CT
1987.12.10 ??? No problem # 33, 5 weeks, 3.810 LP 2.860 CT
1988.10.10 ????-Hong-Kong My Love # 26, 4 weeks, 2.460 LP 2.860 CT + 3.410 CD
1988.12.21 The Best of Jackie Chan # 26, 1 week, 830 LP + 2.790 CT + 1.370 CD

**kaa77** · Wed August 3, 2016, 06:53

Great Thread!

can you help with chart info for DEEP PURPLE, URIAH HEEP, NAZARETH and SLADE?

THANKS!

Aleksey

**grendizer** · Fri August 5, 2016, 10:16

Originally posted by kaa77

Great Thread!

can you help with chart info for DEEP PURPLE, URIAH HEEP, NAZARETH and SLADE?

THANKS!

Aleksey

Deep Purple's datas are here , Nazareth and Slade didn't chart.

**grendizer** · Sat August 6, 2016, 09:29

Uriah Heep ranking and sales of Uriah Heep' s albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums
72.03.10 Look at yourself # 5, 19 weeks, 37.960
72.06.10 Salisbury # 47, 12 weeks, 13.270
72.08.10 Demons and wizards # 28, 23 weeks, 31.240
72.09.10 Very�eavy, very�umble# 41, 6 weeks, 7.200
72.12.10 The magician birthday # 43, 19 weeks, 33.090
73.06.10 Live # 22, 16 weeks, 44.190
73.10.10 Sweet Freedon # 45, 7 weeks, 11.460
74.08.25 Wonderworld# 76, 2 weeks, 2.540
75.07.10 Return to Fantasy # 74, 2 weeks, 3.400

**grendizer** · Thu August 11, 2016, 11:30

Carl Douglas ranking and sales of Carl Lewis' singles and album on the Oricon charts - Japan

One Hit-Wonder of the seventies, he did rather well in Japan, surfing on the Bruce Lee momentum.

Singles
25/11/1974 Kung-fu fighting UP-479 # 35, 22 weeks, 121.000
25/02/1975 Dance the Kung-fu UP-483 # 48, 14 weeks, 65.000
25/02/1976 Shangai�d UP-510 # 79, 7 weeks, 22.000

Album
75.2.25 Kung-Fu Fighter JXP620 # 48, 14 weeks, 27.640

**grendizer** · Thu August 25, 2016, 05:44

Harry Connick jr ranking and sales of Harry Conning's albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums

1990.7.26 We Are In Love # 31, 15 weeks, 81.740
1991.10. 17 Blue Light, Red Light # 27, 6 weeks, 51.030
1992.8.1 Swing Time (The Greatest Hits) # 12, 8 weeks, 73.160
1992.12.17 Eleven # 79, 1 week, 5.440
1992.12.17 25 # 51, 5 weeks, 26.540
1993.11.18 When My Heart Finds Christmas # 47, 6 weeks, 42.740
1994.7.28 She # 80, 1 week, 4.190

RIAJ
We Are In Love - Gold - (12-93)

**nirvanamusic** · Sun August 28, 2016, 17:02

Huey Lewis and the News please!!! Thank you.

**grendizer** · Tue August 30, 2016, 06:41

Originally posted by nirvanamusic

Huey Lewis and the News please!!! Thank you.

I have singles for now.

Huey Lewis & The News

Singles
01/08/1985 Power of love WWS-17562 # 76, 260.000
19/10/1985 Power of love (12 inch) S14-113 # 96, 2.000

**nirvanamusic** · Tue August 30, 2016, 21:33

Thanks!

**grendizer** · Thu September 1, 2016, 18:22

Huey Lewis and the News in the Oricon Charts

Albums
83-11-21 Sports # 55, 28 weeks, 34.360 + 1.400 CT + 2.080 CD
85-11-21 Selection # 46, 14 weeks, 27.900 LP + 14.380 CT
86-03-20 Selection vol 2 # 48 ,5 weeks, 8.170 LP + 4.010CT
86-09-29 Fore # 1,17 weeks, 91.770 LP + 26.640 CT + 78.740 CD
88-07-17 Small World # 17, 9 weeks, 6.970 LP + # 16, 9 weeks, 33.780 CD+ 10.840CT
91-04-26 Hard at play # 10, 9 weeks, 80.890
92-11-04 The heart of rock & roll # 40, 4 weeks, 21.590
94-05-25 Four chords and several years ago # 19, 4 weeks, 36.580

RIAJ Award
Hard at play - Gold on 92-05

**grendizer** · Fri September 2, 2016, 17:29

French Pop on the Japanese music market.

A whole site covering all French artists career, touring and charts ranking in Japan, including Mireille Mathieu, Adamo, Sheila, Amanda Lear and more French Pop in Japan . Texts are in English

Sylvie Vartan ranking and sales of Sylvie Vartan's albums and singles on the Japanese's Oricon charts

Albums
1970/11/05 The Great Hits Of Sylvie Vartan(Japan Only) # 27 , 30 weeks, 42.150
1971/03/05 Irresistiblement/Les hommes(Japan Only) # 31 , 16 weeks, 19.280
1971/04/21 Sylvie Vartan(The Grand Prix Album) # 13 , 27 weeks, 45.630
1971/05/05 Sylvie A L'Olympia Paris 1970 # 86 , 1 week, 940
1971/08/05 Sylvie A Tokyo # 55 , 5 weeks, 4.950
1971/11/25 Sylvie Vartan # 49 , 6 weeks, 6.360
1972/04/25 Sympathie # 23 , 13 weeks, 20.310
1973/09/25 The Great Hits Of Sylvie Vartan Vol.2(Japan Only) # 89 , 1 week, 1.220
1973/09/25 The Great Hits Of Sylvie Vartan Vol.1(Japan Only) # 88 , 4 weeks, 4.840
1998/11/21 The Best (Japan Only) # 19 , 11 weeks, 91.730
2002/05/22 Irresistiblement-Best Collection # 47 , 4 weeks, 16.840

Singles
1970/07/05 Les hommes # 11 , 29 weeks, 198.150
1970/11/05 Irresistiblement # 18 , 21 weeks, 117.800
1971/03/05 Aime moi # 70 , 13 weeks, 33.050
1971/06/05 La Maritza # 71 , 8 weeks, 16.550
1972/03/25 Caro Mozart # 21 , 19 weeks, 98.600
1972/09/15 La Gioventu # 95 , 2 weeks, 3.350
1978/05/25 Disco Queen # 47 , 16 weeks, 58.150

Music Labo (top 20 only)
1970/07/05 Les hommes # 10
1970/11/05 Irresistiblement # 16
1972/03/25 Caro Mozart # 19

RIAJ
The Best (Japan Only) - Gold - 05-2002

A site devoted to the carrer of Sylvie Vartan in Japan Sylvissima

Fran�oise Hardy ranking and sales of Fran�oise Hardy's albums and singles on the Japanese's Oricon charts

Singles
1973.8.21 Comment te dire adieux # 40, 14 weeks, 48.200
1979.4.1 M jeunesse fout le camp # 62, 9 weeks, 26.810
1990.6.21 Comment te dire adieux # 70, 5 weeks, 18.190

Albums
1979.4.1 Ma Jeunesse fout le camp # 54 , 9 weeks, 16.580 LP
1990.6.21 Greatest Hits # 89, 2 weeks, 4.580 CD

Serge Gainsbourg (& Jane Birkin) ranking and sales of Serge Gainsbourg's single on the Oricon charts - Japan

Single
1969-07-25 Je t'aime moi non plus #47, 18 weeks, 59.850

Michel Polnareff ranking and sales of Michel Polnareff's albums and singles on the Japanese's Oricon charts

Albums
1971/09/21 Michel Polnareff # 97 ,1 week, 850
1972/06/21 Polnareff 4 # 44 , 37 weeks, 47.390
1972/11/21 Gold Disk(Japan Only) # 15 , 68 weeks, 185.250
1973/05/21 Polnareff A Tokyo(Japan Only) # 8 , 30 weeks, 97.300
1973/11/01 Gift Pack(Japan Only) # 26 , 19 weeks, 42.520
1973/12/21 Michel Polnareff # 20, 20 weeks, 55.950
1974/05/21 Polnarevolution # 25 , 8 weeks, 20.200
1974/06/21 Pack20(Japan Only) # 55 ,7 weeks, 10,380
1974/11/01 New Gift'75(Japan Only) # 71, 3 weeks, 4.060
1974/11/21 Polna Collection(Japan Only) # 37, 11 weeks, 19.420
1975/06/21 New Gold Disk(Japan Only) # 65, 2 weeks, 3.480
1975/12/21 Michel Polnareff In U.S.A. # 38, 10 weeks, 17.700
1979/01/21 Coucou Me Revoilou # 47, 6 weeks, 10.060
2000/04/26 Le Meilleur De Michel Polnareff # 29, 8 weeks, 46.520
2004/05/21 Michel Polnareff Best(Japan Only) # 276 , 3 weeks, 2.092

Singles
1971/08/21 Tout Tout Pour Ma Cherie # 6 , 26 weeks, 304.900
1971/10/21 Love Me, Please Love Me # 80 , 5 weeks, 10.150
1972/01/21 Ca N'Arrive Qu'Aux Autres # 71 , 8 weeks, 16.900
1972/07/21 Tous Les Bateaux...Tous Les Oiseaux # 83 , 5 weeks, 10.150
1972/10/21 Holidays # 6 , 28 weeks, 261.550
1973/03/01 Gloria # 33 , 17 weeks, 66.100
1973/06/01 Great Ball Of Fire # 55 , 11 weeks, 35.750
1973/10/01 I Love You Because # 27 , 18 weeks, 98.300
1974/02/21 Tibili # 40 , 11 weeks, 54.900
1974/05/21 La Vie, La Vie M'A Quitte # 87 , 3 weeks, 8.800
1974/11/01 J'Ai Du Chagrin Marie # 76 , 9 weeks, 28,850

Music Labo (top 20 only)
1971/08/21 Tout Tout Pour Ma Cherie # 6
1972/10/21 Holidays # 5

**grendizer** · Thu September 8, 2016, 06:39

Louis Amstrong Ranking and sales of Louis Amstrong's albums and singles on the Oricon charts - Japan

Single
15/01/1970 We have all the time in the world HIT-1706 # 50, 7 weeks, 20.700
Albums
1971.6.5 The Best of Louis Armstrong # 94, 1 week, 860
1986.1.21 Disney songs # 38, 4 weeks, 1.190

**grendizer** · Wed September 14, 2016, 06:32

Mary Hopkins Ranking and sales of Mary Hopkins' albums and singles on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums
1969.5.10 Post Card # 64, 6 weeks, 6.050 LP
27.04.2005 those were the days # 295, 1 week, 772 CD

Singles
05/12/1968 Those were the days # 1, 467.000
01/04/1969 Goodbye # 13 , 131.000
05/03/1970 Temma Harbour # 38 , 44.000
25/04/1970 knock knock who's there # 56, 32.000
25/08/1970 Que sera sera # 18 , 123.000

**grendizer** · Sat September 17, 2016, 06:02

Jim Croce Ranking and sales of Jim Croce's albums on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums

74.2.25 YOU DON�T MESS AROUND WITH ME # 87, 1 week, 1.260
74.3.10 JIM CROCE # 86, 3 weeks, 3.480
74.3.10 I GOT A GAME # 61, 12 weeks, 17.500

**grendizer** · Wed September 21, 2016, 17:49

Bob Seger Ranking and sales of Jim Croce's albums and single on the Oricon charts - Japan

Albums
80.3.20 Against the wind # 61, 10 weeks, 17.130
83.2.1 The distance # 50, 6 weeks, 10.950
86.5.1 Like a rock, # 49 (LP), 5 weeks , 7 380 LP + 1 340 CD

Single
1987-06-25 Shakedown # 80, 8.000

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