Ryusenkai 2,373 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Today Tower Records Japan have announced the albums which stand at the top of their Bestseller lists for the year 2014. The Japanese Year-End chart is topped by BUMP OF CHICKEN's "RAY", while the Foreign Year-End chart has been topped by Pharrell William's latest album "GIRL". The Jazz category was ruled by Uehara Hiromi The Trio Project's "ALIVE", with Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado's interpretation of Mozart's 20th and 25th Piano Conciertos (in D Minor) taking the top spot in the Classical category. As for DVDs, the Japanese category was ruled by "Kaze Tachinu", with the Western category of course being dominated by the juggenaut "Frozen". These rankings reflect the combined total sales of the Japanese, Imported, Limited, Analog, etc. versions of each album/DVD through November 30th of this year. Congratulations of course go to all of the victors, and the full Top 20s for the Japanese and Western Music charts will follow below. Japanese Albums (Top 20): 1. BUMP OF CHICKEN - RAY 2. Arashi - THE DIGITALIAN 3. Kanjani8 - Kanjanism 4. Amuro Namie - Ballada 5. Tohoshinki - TREE6. MAN WITH A MISSION - Tales of Purefly 7. BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL 8. AKB48 - Tsugi no Ashiato 9. Kis-My-Ft2 - Kis-My-Journey 10. Fukuyama Masaharu - HUMAN 11. Kis-My-Ft2 - HIT! HIT! HIT! 12. Gesu no Kiwami Otome. - Miryoku ga Sugoi yo 13. SMAP - Mr.S 14. aiko - Awa no You na Ai Datta 15. the HIATUS - Keeper Of The Flame 16. Yuzu - Shinsekai 17. Takeuchi Mariya - TRAD 18. NMB48 - Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Nanba Jichi-ku~ 19. UVERworld - 0 CHOIR 20. Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas - PHASE 2 Western Albums (Top 20): 1. Pharrell Williams - GIRL 2. One Direction - Midnight Memories 3. Ariana Grande - My Everything 4. Coldplay - Ghost Stories 5. Taylor Swift - 1989 6. Linkin Park - The Hunting Party 7. Ariana Grande - Yours Truly 8. Michael Jackson - XSCAPE 9. Maroon 5 - V 10. Avicii - TRUE 11. The Heavy - The Glorious Dead 12. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories 13. Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter 14. Skrillex - Recess 15. Various Artists - TERRACE HOUSE TUNES 16. Beck - Morning Phase 17. Kasabian - 48:13 18. Taylor Swift - Red 19. Pentatonix - PTX VOLS. 1&2 20. One Direction - FOUR: THE ULTIMATE EDITION -- Source: http://tower.jp/article/news/2014/12/01/101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzuyoncé 633 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 7. BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL 8. AKB48 - Tsugi no Ashioto damn baby metal :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candyboojae 675 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 yay for tohoshinki ♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Saw BOC topping this... Surprised Yuzu is as low as they are though. Good job to GnKO. though for getting in with their first album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Soda 12,004 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Damn baby metal. Yay uverworld is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S k y e 344 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 -invading this side of the forum to cheer for Toho a bit- Yay for Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
�SHERRY� 5,081 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Ofc there is Toho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit 3,699 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Yasss TVXQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampiress 2,454 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Tohoshinki! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiSeo 3,948 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 TVXQ as expected is on another level between kpop idol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia~888 3,959 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 5. Tohoshinki - TREE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teru 22,363 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 that top 5 is solid. slay Tohosus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerandbambi 1,920 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Tohoshinki in top 5 for several years Too bad it doesn't get reflected in main japanese media/shows, still the usual spiel on FNS or Kohaku. Again and again there's a chance to embrace cultural diversity, but it seems that doesn't fit into Japan's promotional politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delincious 5,654 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Quite happy to see SekaiChuu up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmeon 496 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 1. BUMP OF CHICKEN - RAY YES! 7. BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL DOUBLE YES!! 18. NMB48 - Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Nanba Jichi-ku~ TRIPLE YES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takaminas 298 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 wohooooo gooo nmb!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 7. BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL 8. AKB48 - Tsugi no Ashioto damn baby metal :o That AKB album sold 961,531 first week tho and Babymetal sold 37k so it doesn't mean much. But most AKB fans buy their CDs from chara ani, not Tower Record Babymetal is still doing really well tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmeon 496 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 That AKB album sold 961,531 first week tho and Babymetal sold 37k so it doesn't mean much. But most AKB fans buy their CDs from chara ani, not Tower Record Babymetal is still doing really well tho At the same time the Babymetal album got bought by people worldwide while AKB's album is mostly bought by a bunch of idol fans in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 At the same time the Babymetal album got bought by people worldwide while AKB's album is mostly bought by a bunch of idol fans in Japan. I did say they're doing well~ I have that album and still need to listen to it to see the hype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeless 444 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 At the same time the Babymetal album got bought by people worldwide while AKB's album is mostly bought by a bunch of idol fans in Japan. And total sales in Japan the last time I see it on oricon thread was 79k, it's already more than twice of their first week sales and still charting. The last time I see an idol album charting like this is Battle and Romance, around 30k first week but total sales is around 160k. It's a sign of a new IT girl group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmeon 496 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I did say they're doing well~ I have that album and still need to listen to it to see the hype Babymetal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AKB Please do. It is an interesting experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Babymetal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AKB Please do. It is an interesting experience. You know how I feel about AKB these days so sure why not~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakura IS FEARLESS 192 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Tohoshinki congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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