[Oricon Weekly] Fling Posse & Matenro, Kitakore, Kazuki Kato and more dominate this week’s charts

We’re back with a new Oricon Weekly roundup.

This article covers the third week of July – which includes singles and albums released between 16/07/2018 and 22/07/2018. 

Let’s take a look at the data.

Oricon Weekly Album ranking

#3

NEW ENTRY: Fling Posse VS Matenro

Hypnosis Mic‘s long awaited release in the Battle Season series is out. As expected, Fling Posse and Matenro, the franchise’s best selling crews, faced off in Fling Posse VS Matenro and the album has been beating records since its release. After sweeping iTunes and Apple Store‘s charts and topping several Billboard Charts, the album clinched an outstanding #3 on Oricon Weekly. The album has over 55.000 copies sold in one week and is currently halfway towards a Gold Record certification (awarded to a single/album that sells 100.000 copies).

For those that purchased the album, a reminder: don’t forget to cast your votes for the crew you want to go to the finals to face the winner of Buster Bros!!! VS MAD TRIGGER CREW. Instructions on how to do it come with the battle card included with the album.

We reviewed this release. You can find our review HERE.

#13

Buster Bros!!! VS MAD TRIGGER CREW

Ten weeks straight on Oricon Weekly without leaving the top 35 spots. Buster Bros!!! VS MAD TRIGGER CREW continue their impressive run with another week and massive jump in their sales numbers. The album sold a bit over 8.000 copies, taking the album from #22 to #13. Buster Bros!!! VS MAD TRIGGER CREW has a bit over 41.000 copies sold (cumulative).

Once again, for those that purchased the album, a reminder: don’t forget to cast your votes for the crew you want to go to the finals to face the winner of Fling Posse VS Matenro. Instructions on how to do it come with the battle card included with the album.

We reviewed this release. You can find our review HERE.

#25

NEW ENTRY: Kazuki Kato “Ultra Worker”

Kazuki Kato returned with “Ultra Worker“, album that saw him further embracing rock music. Despite the low sales numbers, the album climbed the charts, scoring a comfortable #25.

#47

NEW ENTRY: Naozumi Takahashi “amorous”

The veteran singer/seiyuu Naozumi Takahashi made a comeback with “amorous“, his first original album in 4 years. The album had a poor week of sales, selling a bit over 1.200 copies, making this album peak at #47.

Oricon Weekly Single ranking

#18

B-PROJECT “Kaikan Everyday”

B-PROJECT bounced back from last week’s poor sales numbers. “Kaikan Everyday” jumped from #38 to #13 with a bit over 7.000 copies sold. The single currently has a bit over 8.000 copies sold.

We reviewed this release. You can find our review HERE.

#18

NEW ENTRY: Kitakore “Crank In”

After failing to enter the Oricon Weekly charts during its first week of sales, Kitakore has joined the upwards mood of this week’s chart and climber the ladder to #18 with a bit over 4.000 copies sold.

#24

Matenro “Matenro -onnin rinshou”

Upwards we go! Matenro‘s “Matenro -onnin rinshou” is on its 8th straight week featured on Oricon and continue to steadily climb the charts. The single sold a bit over 2.800 copies, jumping from #31 to #24. “Matenro -onnin rinshou” has over 17.000 copies sold (cumulative).

We’ve reviewed this release. You can find our review HERE.

#36

Fling Posse “Fling Posse F.P.S.M”

Fling Posse are on their second week straight on Oricon Weekly. The single has re-joined and dropped from the top 50 a couple of times but this week it seems that sales have jumped and so did the release’s rank. “Fling Posse F.P.S.M” sold a 2.061 copies in the past week, taking this single from #42 to #36. “Fling Posse F.P.S.M” has a bit over 12.000 copies (cumulative) sold.

We reviewed this release. You can find the review here.

#44

MAD TRIGGER CREW “BAYSIDE M.T.C”

It’s also the second week straight featured on Oricon Weekly for MAD TRIGGER CREW. The Yokohama crew sold a bit over 1.700 copies, making “BAYSIDE M.T.C” jump 6 places to #38.

We’ve reviewed this release. You can find it HERE.

#42

RE-ENTRY: STARISH “ULTRA BLAST”

Two weeks after re-entering Oricon Weekly, STARISH‘s “ULTRA BLAST” is back. The single sold a bit over 1.500 copies, enough to bring the single back to top 50 at #42.

We reviewed this release. You can find our review HERE.

#44

Buster Bros!!! “Buster Bros!!! Generation”

To complete this week’s chart overview we have Buster Bros!!!‘s “Buster Bros!!! Generation“. This single was suffered from this week’s upwards tendency and jumped from #48 to #44 with a bit over 1.500 copies sold.

We reviewed this release. You can find our review HERE.

If there aren’t sales figures on the prints we’ve posted it’s because the music label behind that artist doesn’t want to disclose that information. The Oricon charts depicted here only count physical copies. Digital figures are featured on a different chart.

SOURCE: Oricon – Singles / Albums