Oricon Inc.
株式会社オリコン
Holding company, owner of Oricon Entertainment Inc.[1]
Traded as
JASDAQ: 4800
Broadcast of music entertainment (from Japan, North America and Europe)
November 1967 (as Original Confidence)[1]
October 1, 1999 (as Oricon Direct Digital)[2]
June 2001 (as Oricon Global Entertainment)
July 2002[2]
Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Soko Koike: CEO
see List of Oricon's shareholders
198 (full-time workers, as of September 30, 2016)[3]
Oricon Entertainment Inc. (October 1999 – June 2001)
Oricon Entertainment Inc. (June 2001 – present)
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 and Western music. 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 Sōkō 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 charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations.[4] Results are announced every Tuesday and published in Oricon Style by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website.[5]
Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2018.[6]
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Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. Entitled Sōgō Geinō Shijō Chōsa (総合芸能市場調査, surveys of total entertainment markets), this went official on January 4, 1968.
Like the preceding Japanese music charts provided by Tokushin Music Report which was started in 1962,[7] early Original Confidence was an exclusive information magazine only for the people who worked in the music industry. However, in the 1970s, Koike willingly advertised his company's charts to make its existence prevail among the Japanese public. Thanks to his intensive promotional efforts through multiple media including television programs, the hit parade became known by its abbreviation "Oricon" by the late 1970s.
The company shortened its name to Oricon in 1992 and was split into a holding company and several subsidiaries in 1999. Since Sōkō Koike's death, Oricon has been managed by the founder's relatives.
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 completely accurate. Before data was collected electronically, the charts were compiled on the basis of faxes that were sent from record shops.
In 2006, Oricon sued journalist Hiro Ugaya when he was quoted in a Saizo (or Cyso) magazine article as suggesting that Oricon was manipulating its statistics to benefit certain management companies and labels, specifically Johnny and Associates. Ugaya condemned the lawsuit as an example of a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) in Japan.[8] The lawsuit, filed by Oricon on November 17, 2006, accused Ugaya of "mendacious comments" and demanded 50 million yen (318,000 euros) in damages. In the interview, Ugaya questioned the validity of Oricon's hit chart on the grounds that its statistical methods were not transparent. Many NGOs, including Reporters Without Borders, denounced the lawsuit as a violation of free expression. A Tokyo District Court initially ordered Ugaya to pay 1 million yen (7,400 euros) in damages, but Ugaya appealed to the Tokyo high court. Oricon later dropped the charges, after a 33-month battle.[9] No criminal charge was laid against the journalist.
Dropping a lawsuit is rare in Japan; for example, only 0.1% of cases that ended in 2007 being done by the plaintiff ceasing the case.[10]
(as of March 31, 2012)
LitruPond LLC – 29.34%
Yoshiaki Yoshida (DHC Corp. president) – 8.94%
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. – 4.94%
Ko Koike (CEO) – 2.75%
Lawson, Inc. – 1.98%
Hidekō Koike – 1.89%
Naoko Koike – 1.87%
DHC Corp. – 1.59%
Yumi Koike – 1.55%
Current charts
Singles Chart (January 4, 1968 – present)
Albums Chart (October 5, 1987 – present)
Karaoke Chart (December 26, 1994 – present)
DVD Chart (April 5, 1999 – present)
Book Chart (April 7, 2008 – present)
Comic Chart (February 6, 1995 – March 26, 2001; April 7, 2008 – present)
Bunkobon Chart (April 7, 2008 – present)
Blu-ray Disc Chart (September 7, 2008 – present)
Music DVD & Blu-ray Disc Chart (October 14, 2013 – present)
Long Hit Album Catalogue Chart (April 2, 2001 – present)
Digital Albums Chart (November 14, 2016 – present)[11]
Digital Singles Chart (December 25, 2017 – present)[12]
Streaming Chart (December 24, 2018 – present)[13]
Combined Albums Chart (December 24, 2018 – present)[13]
Combined Singles Chart (December 24, 2018 – present)[13]
Past charts
LP Chart (January 5, 1970 – November 27, 1989)
CT Chart (December 2, 1974 – April 24, 1978)
Cartridges Chart (December 2, 1974 – April 24, 1978)
CD Chart (February 6, 1984 – April 21, 1997)
LD Chart (February 6, 1984 – January 31, 2000)
Sell-Video Chart (February 6, 1984 – May 30, 2005)
VHD Chart (February 6, 1984 – November 27, 1989)
MD Chart (1994)
Game Software Chart (February 20, 1995 – November 28, 2005)
All-Genre Formats Ranking (May 24, 1984 – April 2, 2001)
New Media Chart (January 2004 – 2005)
Tracks Chart (September 6, 2004 – August 31, 2008)
Artists' total sales revenue by year
1974 Yōsui Inoue[14]
1976 Yumi Arai[15]
1977 Pink Lady[16][17]
1979 Alice[18]
1980 Yellow Magic Orchestra[19]
1981 Akira Terao[20]
1982 Off Course[21]
1983 Akina Nakamori[22]
1984 Seiko Matsuda[23]
1985 Akina Nakamori[24][25][26]
1988 Hikaru Genji[27]
1989 Yumi Matsutoya
1990 Southern All Stars
1991 B'z
1992 CHAGE and ASKA
1993 ZARD
1994 TRF
1996 Namie Amuro[28]
1997 GLAY[29][30]
1998 B'z[30][31]
1999 Hikaru Utada[32][33]
2000 Ayumi Hamasaki[34][35][36]
2003 Ayumi Hamasaki[38][39]
2005 ORANGE RANGE[42][43]
2006 Kumi Koda[44][45][46][47]
2008 EXILE[48][49]
2009 Arashi[14][50][51]
2011 AKB48[52][53]
2013 Arashi[54][55][56][57][58]
2019 Arashi[60]
List of Oricon number-one singles
List of Oricon number-one albums
List of best-selling singles in Japan
List of best-selling albums in Japan
^ a b c "日本音楽スタジオ協会". Japan Association of Professional Recording Studios. Archived from the original on April 1, 2005.
^ a b "Overview of Oricon.Inc". Oricon Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2007.
^ "会社概要". Oricon Inc. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ "Policy of the Oricon Weekly Charts". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
^ "Official Site of Oricon Charts". oricon.co.jp.
^ Ronald (August 31, 2018). "Oricon to Create Combined and Streaming Charts". ARAMA! JAPAN. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ "会社案内 – tokushin music report". Tokushin Music Report. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
^ Prideaux, Eric (February 8, 2007). "Libel suit attacks free speech: defendant" – via Japan Times Online.
^ "Abandonment of the claim against a Japanese journalist | Reporters without borders". RSF. August 6, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ "Abandonment of the claim against a Japanese journalist - Reporters without borders". RSF.
^ オリコン 新ランキング発表 アルバムDL数を集計…初回首位は宇多田ヒカル (in Japanese). Oricon. November 9, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ オリコン、12月から新ランキング発表へ DL数を楽曲ごとに集計 (in Japanese). Oricon. September 22, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ a b c オリコン、合算ランキングおよびストリーミングランキングを12月より開始 (in Japanese). Oricon. August 29, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ a b 2010年音楽ソフト市場 嵐、いきものがかりが部門首位 メーカー別ではソニーがV2. Oricon. 14 January 2011 4:00.
^ コンフィデンス年鑑 1977年版. 31p.
^ オリコン年鑑 1980年版. 30p.
^ オリコン年鑑 1986年版. 345p.
^ オリコン年鑑 1988年版. Capital 17p.
^ オリコン年鑑 1989年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ'88. 28p.
^ a b オリコン、「第35回日本レコードセールス大賞」を発表。. Narinari.com. December 29, 2002.
^ a b オリコン「第35回日本レコードセールス大賞」発表 Archived February 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Musicman編集部. December 12, 2002.
^ オリコン年鑑 2001年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ2000. 26p.
^ 浜崎あゆみ、CD売り上げ2年連続ナンバーワン. SANSPO.COM. December 14, 2001.
^ オリコン年鑑 2002年版 データ本. 25p.
^ あゆ2年ぶり「セールス大賞」 . スポニチアネックス. December 15, 2003.
^ 倖田來未、年間セールス127億円で初の大賞!. Oricon. 2006-12-21,14:00.
^ 2005年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング. Oricon. December 19, 2005.
^ 2006年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング大発表!. Oricon. December 21, 2006.
^ 2010年 オリコン年間ランキング アーティストトータルセールス. Oricon. December 20, 2010.
^ 2014年 年間音楽&映像ランキング発表. Oricon. December 20, 2014.
^ 2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表!.Oricon. December 23, 2015.
^ 2016年 年間音楽&映像ランキング 嵐が前人未到の記録達成!. Oricon. December 24, 2016.
^ "【第50回 オリコン年間ランキング 2017】嵐が総合売上5年連続首位、AKB48がシングル年間V8達成!". Oricon. December 23, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ 【第51回オリコン年間ランキング 2018】安室奈美恵さんが総合首位、AKB48がシングル9年連続1位・2位独占 (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ 【オリコン年間ランキング 2019】嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻 (in Japanese). Oricon. December 23, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
Oricon website (in Japanese)
Record charts (List of)
Dutch Top 40
Dutch Charts
Monitor Latino
Music of Japan
"Kimigayo" (National anthem)
Bugaku
Dainichido Bugaku
Danmono
Gigaku
Jōruri
Kouta
Nagauta
Rōkyoku
Saimon Ondo [ja]
Komori-uta (lullaby)
Warabe Uta [ja]
Kazoe Uta [ja]
Ekaki Uta [ja]
Temari Uta [ja]
Post Meiji Restoration
Commercial song [ja]
Gakusēka (student song) [ja]
Kōka (school song) [ja]
Ryōka (dormitory song) [ja]
Daigaku-Ōenka (cheering song of university) [ja]
Enzetsuka/Enka
Gunka (military song)
Senji-kayō [ja]
Gunkoku-kayō [ja]
Radio calisthenics song
Ryūkōka
Shichōsonka (municipality song) [ja]
Shōka [ja]
Manshū-Shōka [ja]
Shin-min'yō [ja]
Mood-kayō [ja]
Idol-kayō [ja]
Group Sounds
Disco [ja]
Nu-music [ja]
Ōenka (cheering song)
Virtual idol song [ja]
Being-kei [ja]
Japanese net label scene
Kawaii metal
Komuro-kei [ja]
Shibuya-kei
Eroguro kei
Nagoya kei
Vocaloid music
Ethnic and regional
Ainu music
Rekuhkara
Singles Chart
Albums Chart
Karaoke Chart
RIAJ Digital Track Chart (discontinued)
"Big 10"
(as of 2013[update])
Avex Group
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
King Record Co.
Being Inc.
Teichiku Entertainment
List of musical artists from Japan
List of Japanese musical groups
List of J-pop artists
List of Japanese composers
List of Japanese hip hop musicians
List of Japanese singers
Online distributors
KKBox (the successor of LISMO Unlimited)
RecoChoku [ja]
music.jp [ja]
e-onkyo music
Oricon music store
mysound [ja]
OTOTOY [ja]
AWA [ja]
Shinto music
Min-On Concert Association
Lists of number-one singles in Japan
Oricon Singles Chart
Billboard Japan Hot 100
RIAJ Digital Track Chart
Billboard Japan Download Chart
List of artists who reached number one on the Japan Hot 100
Lists of number-one albums in Japan
Oricon Albums Chart
Billboard Japan Hot Albums Chart
Major companies
and organisations
BVMI
Music Canada
IFPI (worldwide)
PROMUSICAE
SNEP
Sony Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group
Warner Chappell Music
Major: Sony
Independent: Concord
Independent UK record labels
AAMG
Digital music stores (iTunes Store)
Trans World Entertainment
Virgin Megastores
Operatic pop
and roles
Album cover design
Artists and repertoire (A&R)
Music executive
Music journalism
Music publisher
Professional audio store
Tour promoter
Horn section
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Session musician
Backup singer
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Vocal coach
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Double album
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Music download
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ARIA Charts
Billboard Argentina Hot 100
Brasil Hot 100 Airplay
Gaon Music Chart
G-Music Chart
Irish Singles Chart
Italian Singles Chart
GfK Entertainment Charts
Entertainment Monitoring Africa
New Zealand Singles Chart
Rolling Stone Top 100
Sino Chart
SNEP Singles Chart
Sverigetopplistan
UK Singles Chart
HitQuarters
Kerrang!
Musica e dischi
Smash Hits
Channel V
Tr3s
MuchMusic
The Music Factory
The Country Network
Idol franchise
Popstars
Star Academy
Music award
Best-selling music artists
Best-selling albums
Best-selling singles
Highest-grossing concert tours
Highest-attended concerts
Global Recording Artist of the Year
Album era
Album-equivalent unit
A-side and B-side
Backmasking
Bootleg recording
Christian music industry
Hidden track
Largest recorded music markets
Music certification
Record sales
Surprise album
Companies listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange
Music companies of Japan
Japanese record charts