Dragon Ash
Accomplishments timeline
Accomplishments timeline
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**1997**
* Oricon Album Sales – *Mustang!* **(200,000\)**

**1998**
* Oricon Album Sales – *Buzz Songs* **(1 Million)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Hi wa Mata Noborikuri Kaesu" **(200,000\)**
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – *Buzz Songs* **(No. 8\)**
* MTV JAPAN Presents Dragon Ash 'High Times Tour'  ***(all four performances)***
* MTV JAPAN Presents Dragon Ash 'FACE TO FACE National Tour'  ***(all 10 performances)***

**1999**
* [Space Shower Music Video Awards](/wiki/Space_Shower_Music_Video_Awards "Space Shower Music Video Awards") – Best Artist Video – "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" **(Winner)**
* Oricon Album Sales – *Viva La Revolution* **(2 Million)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Grateful Days" (featuring Zeebra \& Aco) **(1 Million)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" **(500,000\)**
* Oricon Single Sales – I ♥ Hip Hop **(500,000\)**
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – *Viva La Revolution* **(No. 1\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "Grateful Days" (featuring Zeebra \& Aco) **(No. 1\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" **(No. 4\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "I ♥ Hip Hop" **(No. 4\)**
* Oricon Top 100 Best Selling Albums of the Year – *Viva La Revolution* **(No. 13\)**
* Oricon Top 100 Best Selling Singles of the Year – "Grateful Days" **(No. 13\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Ranking 3 Singles At The Same Time (May 1999\) – "Grateful Days" (featuring Zeebra \& Aco) **(No. 3\)**, "I ♥ Hip Hop" **(No. 4\)**, "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" **(No. 7\)**
* 'Let Yourself Go' Dragon Ash National Tour  ***(all 13 performances)***
* 'Freedom of Expression' Dragon Ash National Tour  ***(all 19 performances)***
* Dragon Ash presents 'Total Music Communication 1999 Tour'  ***(all two performances)***

**2000**
* [Japan Gold Disc Awards](/wiki/Japan_Gold_Disc_Awards "Japan Gold Disc Awards") – Rock Album of the Year – *Viva la Revolution* **(Winner)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Deep Impact" (featuring Rappagariya) **(500,000\)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Summer Tribe" **(250,000\)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "TMC Graffiti" (Kenji Furuya \& DJ BOTS \[from Dragon Ash] with 'TMC ALLSTARS') **(200,000\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "Deep Impact" (featuring Rappagariya) **(No. 2\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – Summer Tribe  ***(No. 4\)***
* Dragon Ash presents 'Total Music Communication 2000 Spring Tour'  ***(all 14 performances)***
* Dragon Ash presents 'Total Music Communication 2000 Summer Tour'  ***(all 18 performances)***
* Dragon Ash (with SBK) 'DSM CIRCUIT Tour'  ***(all 11 performances)***

**2001**
* Oricon Album Sales – *Lily of da Valley* **(1 Million)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Lily's E.P." **(500,000\)**
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – *Lily of da Valley* **(No. 2\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "Lily's E.P." **(No. 2\)**
* Oricon Weekly Video/DVD Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – *Lily da Video* **(No. 2\)**
* Oricon Weekly Video/DVD Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- *Buzz Clips* **(No. 10\)**
* Dragon Ash '21st Century Riot National Tour'  ***(all 27 performances)***
* Dragon Ash presents 'Total Music Communication 2001 Tour'  ***(all 13 performances)***

**2002**
* [MTV Video Music Awards Japan](/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards_Japan "MTV Video Music Awards Japan") – Best Rock Artist  ***(Winner)***
* MTV Video Music Awards Japan – Best Group *(Nomination)*
* MTV Video Music Awards Japan – Best Live Performance *(Nomination)*
* MTV Video Music Awards Japan – Best Website *(Nomination)*
* Oricon Single Sales – "Life Goes On" **(1 Million)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Fantasista" **(500,000\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "Life Goes On" **(No. 1\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "Fantasista" **(No. 1\)**
* Oricon Top 100 Best Selling Singles of the Year – "Life Goes On" **(No. 4\)**
* Dragon Ash presents 'Total Music Communication 2002 Tour'  ***(all 14 performances)***
* Dragon Ash '2002 Nationwide Tour'  ***(all 29 performances)***

**2003**
* [Space Shower Music Video Awards](/wiki/Space_Shower_Music_Video_Awards "Space Shower Music Video Awards") – Best Rock Video – "Life Goes On" **(Winner)**
* [Japan Countdown Awards](/wiki/Japan_Countdown_Awards "Japan Countdown Awards") – Best Group **(Winner)**
* [MTV Video Music Awards Japan](/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards_Japan "MTV Video Music Awards Japan") – Best Rock Video – *Fantasista* (Nomination)
* HMV Japan Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists of All Time – **(No. 63\)**
* Oricon Album Sales – *Mob Squad* **(200,000\)** (Dragon Ash with Mach25 \& SOURCE)
* Oricon Album Sales – *Harvest* **(500,000\)**
* Oricon Single Sales – "Morrow" **(200,000\)**
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – *Harvest* **(No. 1\)**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – "Morrow" **(No. 2\)**
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking – *Mob Squad* **(No. 9\)** (Dragon Ash with Mach25 \& SOURCE)
* Dragon Ash 'House of Velocity Nationwide Tour'  ***(all 29 performances)***

**2004**
* [Japan Gold Disc Awards](/wiki/Japan_Gold_Disc_Awards "Japan Gold Disc Awards") \- Rock Album of the Year \- *Harvest*  ***(Winner)***
* [MTV Video Music Awards Japan](/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards_Japan "MTV Video Music Awards Japan") \- Best Rock Video \- Morrow *(Nomination)*
* MTV Video Music Awards Japan \- Best Group Video \- Morrow *(Nomination)*
* Oricon Single Sales \- Shade  ***(100,000\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Shade  ***(No. 2\)***
* Dragon Ash (with Source) 'MOB SQUAD 2004 Tour'  ***(all 11 performances)***

**2005**
* Oricon Album Sales \- Río de Emoción  ***(200,000\)***
* Oricon Single Sales \- crush the window  ***(100,000\)***
* Oricon Single Sales \- Yuunagi UNION  ***(100,000\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Río de Emoción  ***(No. 1\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- crush the window  ***(No. 2\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Yuunagi Union  ***(No. 4\)***
* Dragon Ash '\~Río de Emoción\~ National Tour'  ***(all 22 performances)***

**2006**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Ivory  ***(No. 10\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- few lights till night  ***(No. 9\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Yume de Aetara  ***(No. 10\)***

**2007**
* [MTV Video Music Awards Japan](/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards_Japan "MTV Video Music Awards Japan") \- Best BuzzAsia Japan \- Ivory *(Nomination)*
* Oricon Album Sales \- The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 1  ***(250,000\)***
* Oricon Album Sales \- The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 2  ***(250,000\)***
* Oricon Album Sales \- INDEPENDIENTE  ***(200,000\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- INDEPENDIENTE  ***(No. 4\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 1  ***(No. 3\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 2  ***(No. 2\)***
* Oricon Weekly DVD/Blu\-ray Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes  ***(No. 8\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Ranking 2 Albums At The Same Time (September 2007\) \- *The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 2* **(No. 2\)** , *The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 1* **(No. 3\)**
* Dragon Ash '\~DEVELOP THE MUSIC\~ National Tour'  ***(all 22 performances)***

**2008**
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Velvet Touch  ***(No. 7\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Tsunagari Sunset  ***(No. 10\)***

**2009**
* Oricon Album Sales \- Freedom  ***(100,000\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Freedom  ***(No. 6\)***
* Dragon Ash '\~FREEDOM\~ National Tour'  ***(all 19 performances)***
* Summer Sonic Music Festival \- Multiple Appearances  ***(2000, 2002, 2009\)***
* Rising Sun Rock Festival \- Multiple Appearances  ***(1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009\)***

**2010**
* Oricon Album Sales \- Mixture  ***(100,000\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Ambitious  ***(No. 8\)***
* Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Spirit of Progress E.P.  ***(No. 9\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Mixture  ***(No. 7\)***
* MUSIC ON TV Music Festival \- Multiple Appearances  ***(2007, 2009\-2010\)***

**2011**
* Oricon Weekly DVD/Blu\-ray Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- MIXTURE \-VIDEO MIX \& DOCUMENT\-  ***(No. 9\)***
* Dragon Ash '\~RAMPAGE\~ National Tour'  ***(all 21 performances)***

**2012**
* Oricon Album Sales \- Loud \& Peace  ***(100,000\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Loud \& Peace  ***(No. 3\)***
* Dragon Ash '\~REST IN PEACE IKÜZÖNE\~ National Tour'  ***(all five performances)***
* SETSTOCK Rock Festival \- Multiple Appearances  ***(2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011\-2012\)***

**2013**
* Oricon Weekly DVD/Blu\-ray Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Live \& Piece  ***(No. 8\)***
* Shonan Oto Matsuri Festival \- Consecutive Appearances  ***(2006\-2013\)***

**2014**
* Oricon Album Sales \- The Faces  ***(100,000\)***
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- The Faces  ***(No. 3\)***
* Oricon Weekly DVD/Blu\-ray Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Live Tour THE SHOW MUST GO ON Final At BUDOKAN May 31, 2014  ***(No. 3\)***
* Dragon Ash '\~THE SHOW MUST GO ON\~ National Tour'  ***(all 19 performances)***
* Space Shower TV \- Sweet Love Shower Music Festival \- Multiple Appearances  ***(2007, 2009, 2012, 2014\)***
* Monster Bash Rock Festival \- Multiple Appearances  ***(2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013\-2014\)***

**2015**
* Kyoto Strategy Rock Festival \- Consecutive Appearances  ***(2007\-2015\)***

**2016**
* First Dragon Ash single with two music videos released (main song and b\-side \- Hikari no Machi \& Headbang).

**2017**
* For the first time, Dragon Ash appeared on the number one weekly music Japanese program 'Music Station' on the 26 May 2017 episode, performing their song "Mix It Up". Music Station played a Dragon Ash career montage, displaying a compilation of music videos, analysis of record sales and Oricon weekly number 1 chart positions.
* Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top 10 Highest Ranking \- Majestic  ***(No. 3\)***
* Victor Entertainment Rock Matsuri Festival \- Consecutive Appearances  ***(2014\-2017\)***
* RUSH BALL Rock Festival \- Multiple Appearances  ***(1999, 2001, 2003, 2005\-2008, 2010, 2012\-2013, 2015\-2017\)***
* ROCK in JAPAN Festival \- Consecutive Appearances  ***(2000\-2017\)***

**2018**
* Space Shower Music Video Awards 2018 – Best Punk/Loud Rock Artist **(Nominee)**

### Album/single Oricon sales milestones

**Albums**
* \[1997\.11\.21] *Mustang!* **(200,000\)** \[gold]
* \[1998\.09\.02] *Buzz Songs* **(1,000,000\)** \[million]
* \[1999\.07\.23] *Viva La Revolution* **(2,000,000\)** \[2 million]
* \[2001\.03\.14] *Lily Of Da Valley* **(1,000,000\)** \[million]
* \[2001\.11\.28] *Chambers* **(500,000\)** \[double platinum] *((Kenji Furuya \& DJ Bots with 'Steady\&Co.'))*
* \[2003\.03\.19] *Mob Squad* **(200,000\)** \[gold] *((Dragon Ash with Mach25 \& SOURCE))*
* \[2003\.07\.23] *Harvest* **(500,000\)** \[double platinum]
* \[2005\.09\.09] *Río de Emoción* **(200,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2007\.02\.21] *Independiente* **(200,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2007\.09\.05] *The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 1* **(250,000\)** \[platinum]
* \[2007\.09\.05] *The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 2* **(250,000\)** \[platinum]
* \[2009\.03\.04] *Freedom* **(100,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2010\.12\.08] *Mixture* **(100,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2012\.08\.22] *Loud \& Peace* **(100,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2014\.01\.15] *The Faces* **(100,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2017\.05\.31] *Majestic* **(100,000\)** \[gold]

**Singles**
* \[1998\.05\.21] "[Hi wa Mata Noborikuri Kaesu](/wiki/Hi_wa_Mata_Noborikuri_Kaesu "Hi wa Mata Noborikuri Kaesu")" **(200,000\)** \[gold]
* \[1999\.03\.03] "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" **(500,000\)** \[double platinum]
* \[1999\.05\.01] "Grateful Days" (feat. ZEEBRA \& ACO) **(1,000,000\)** \[million]
* \[1999\.05\.01] "I ♥ Hip Hop" **(500,000\)** \[double platinum]
* \[2000\.03\.15] "Deep Impact" (feat. Rappagariya) **(500,000\)** \[double platinum]
* \[2000\.07\.12] "Summer Tribe" **(250,000\)** \[platinum]
* \[2000\.11\.29] "Lily's e.p." **(500,000\)** \[double platinum]
* \[2001\.07\.08] "Stay Gold" **(250,000\)** \[platinum] *((Kenji Furuya \& DJ Bots with 'Steady\&Co.'))*
* \[2001\.10\.24] "Shunkashuutou" **(250,000\)** \[platinum] *((Kenji Furuya \& DJ Bots with 'Steady\&Co.'))*
* \[2002\.01\.23] "Life goes on" **(1,000,000\)** \[million]
* \[2002\.03\.06] "Fantasista" **(500,000\)** \[double platinum]
* \[2003\.06\.25] "Morrow" **(200,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2004\.07\.14] "Shade" **(100,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2005\.06\.01] "Crush the Window" **(100,000\)** \[gold]
* \[2005\.07\.13] "Yuunagi Union" **(100,000\)** \[gold]

**Best\-selling music artists list in Japan (Top 50 of all time)**
* \[1996–present] Dragon Ash Total Sales  ***(15,000,000\+)***

### Top 5 highest weekly Oricon chart ranking milestones

**Albums**
* \[1999\.07\.23] *Viva La Revolution* **(No.1\)**
* \[2001\.03\.14] *Lily Of Da Valley* **(No.2\)**
* \[2001\.11\.28] *Chambers* **(No.2\)** *(Kenji Furuya \& DJ Bots with 'Steady\&Co.')*
* \[2003\.07\.23] *Harvest* **(No.1\)**
* \[2005\.09\.09] *Río de Emoción* **(No.1\)**
* \[2007\.02\.21] *Independiente* **(No.4\)**
* \[2007\.09\.05] *The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 1* **(No.3\)**
* \[2007\.09\.05] *The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 2* **(No.2\)**
* \[2012\.08\.22] *Loud \& Peace* **(No.3\)**
* \[2014\.01\.15] *The Faces* **(No.3\)**
* \[2017\.05\.31] *Majestic* **(No.3\)** **((No.2\))** *((Billboard Japan Hot 100\))*

**Singles**
* \[1999\.03\.03] "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" **(No.4\)**
* \[1999\.05\.01] "Grateful Days" (feat. Zeebra \& ACO) **(No.1\)**
* \[1999\.05\.01] "I Love Hip Hop" **(No.4\)**
* \[1999\.09\.08] "Garden" **(No.2\)** *(Sugar Soul feat. Kenji Furuya of 'Dragon Ash')*
* \[2000\.03\.15] "Deep Impact" (feat. Rappagariya) **(No.2\)**
* \[2000\.07\.12] "Summer Tribe" **(No.4\)**
* \[2000\.11\.29] "Lily's e.p." **(No.2\)**
* \[2001\.07\.08] "Stay Gold" **(No.2\)** *(Kenji Furuya \& DJ Bots with 'Steady\&Co.')*
* \[2001\.10\.24] "Shunkashuutou" **(No.2\)** *(Kenji Furuya \& DJ Bots with 'Steady\&Co.')*
* \[2002\.01\.23] "Life goes on" **(No.1\)**
* \[2002\.03\.06] "FANTASISTA" **(No.1\)**
* \[2003\.06\.25] "Morrow" **(No.2\)**
* \[2004\.07\.14] "Shade" **(No.2\)**
* \[2005\.06\.01] "Crush the Window" **(No.2\)**
* \[2005\.07\.13] "Yuunagi Union" **(No.4\)**
* \[2010\.06\.16] "AMBITIOUS" **((No.4\))** *((Billboard Japan Hot 100\))*

**DVD/Blu\-ray**
* \[2001\.04\.18] *LILY DA VIDEO* **(No.2\)**


What awards has Dragon Ash won?