Charts: 2NE1, Hey! Say! JUMP

Korean group 2NE1 topped the charts this week with their Japanese debut mini-album “NOLZA,” selling 26,000 copies. This makes them the fastest Korean girl group to reach #1. It also makes them just the 3rd foreign artist to achieve #1 with a debut work in Japan, after Russian duo t.A.T.u. in 2003 and Korean singer Jang Keun-Suk in April of this year.

1. 2NE1 – NOLZA – 26,334
2. Every Little Thing – ORDINARY – 21,185
3. Kalafina – After Eden – 21,045
4. BREAKERZ – GO – 17,699
5. AAA – #AAABEST – 12,510
6. Fujifabric – STAR – 12,369
7. Che’Nelle – Love Songs – 11,897
8. SPYAIR – Rockin' the World – 11,454
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You – 11,412
10. Kasabian – Velociraptor! – 10,388

Hey! Say! JUMP’s new single “Magic Power” sold almost 218,000 copies to become their 8th consecutive #1, starting from their debut single in 2007. This is their second single in a row to sell more than 200,000 copies in the first week.
Meanwhile, Hikawa Kiyoshi ranked #2 on the charts, giving him his 19th top 10 single. This ties him with Mori Shinichi for the record of “most top 10 singles” by a solo enka or kayou artist.

1. Hey! Say! JUMP – Magic Power – 217,661
2. Hikawa Kiyoshi – Jounetsu no Mariachi – 60,167
3. Acid Black Cherry – Pistol – 48,689
4. Porno Graffitti – One More Time – 36,540
5. EXILE – Rising Sun / Itsuka Kitto... – 33,306
6. Koda Kumi – Ai wo Tomenaide – 30,828
7. AKB48 – Flying Get – 19,387
8. Daikoku Danji – Love Parade – 18,386
9. miwa – FRiDAY-MA-MAGiC – 14,087
10. Fukuyama Masaharu – Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose – 13,980

Sources:
Oricon (weekly single ranking)
Oricon (weekly album ranking)
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Congrats for Hey! Say! JUMP, keep success minna~~