Japenese 20 Hit Albums – Week June 11, 2007

Japanese popular music hit chart “ORICON”

Weekly Album Ranking 20 (Status/ Album Title/ Artist/ Genres/ Release Date)

(June 11,2007)

1:-/ Denim(Amazon.co.jp)/ Mariya Takeuchi/ Pop/ May 23,2007
(1st press limited edition(Amazon.co.jp))

2:new!/ EPop MAKING -Pop to no Sogu(Close Encounter of the POP)-/ BEAT CRUSADERS/ Pop/ May 30,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

3:up!!/ Golden Best-15th (Amazon.co.jp)/ ZARD/ Pop/ October 25,2006
3-Version Limited Edition
(Limited Edition with DVD -Dream-Spring(Amazon.co.jp))
(Limited Edition with DVD -Aqua- Summer(Amazon.com))
(Limited Edition with DVD -Crystal- Autumn to Winter(Amazon.co.jp))

4:down/ Minutes to Midnight/ Linkin Park/ Rock/ May 16,2007
(Special Edition (with DVD))
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Tracks))

5:up!!/ Because Of You/ Ne-Yo/ R&B/ April 25,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

6:down/ The Best Damm Thing/ Avril Lavigne/ Pop/ April 18,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Track))

7:down/ It Won’t Be Soon Before Long/ Maroon 5/ Rock/ May 16,2007

8:new!/ good girl gone bad/ RIHANNA/ R&B/ May 30,2007
(Japanese Limited Edition (with Bonus Tracks))
(Japanese pressing features two bonus tracks: ‘Cry’ and ‘Haunted’.)

9:up!!/ All Singles Best/ KOBUKURO/ Pop/ September 27,2006
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

10:up!!/ R35 Sweet J-Ballads (Amazon.co.jp)/ Various Artists/ Pop/ April 25,2007

11:down/ B-SIDE/ Mr. Children/ Rock/ May 10,2007

12:down/ THE WORLD/ BENNIE K/ R&B/ May 23,2007

13:down/ The Best Of mihimaru GT/ mihimaru GT/ Pop/ May 2,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

14:new!/ What’s Up? -Hip Hop Greatest Hits V-(Amazon.co.jp)/ Various Artists/ Hip Hop/ May 30,2007
(2CDs, includes many american Hip Hop hit tracks:JAY Z, Akon, Gwen Stefani and many more…)

15:up!!/ AURA -Ustukusii Kandou(Beautiful Inspiration)-/ Various Artists/ Pop/ April 25,2007
(includes beatiful songs: Celtic Woman, Sarah Brightman, Ryuuichi Sakamoto and many more…)

16:down/ Dancehall Lovers Best/ Various Artists/ Reggae/ April 18,2007

17:up!!/ Can’t Buy My Love/ YUI/ Pop/ April 4,2007
(Limited Edition (with DVD))

18:new!/ BEST The Single Collection -KISEKI(LOCUS)-(Amazon.co.jp)/ ZARD/ Pop/ May 28,2007

19:down/ Come on Stand up!/ Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi/ Rock/ May 16,2007

20:up!!/ Pirates of the Carrebean -At World’s End-/ Original Soundtrack/ Soundtrack/ May 23,2007