not in any order

REIRA starring YUNA ITO- ENDLESS STORY
Ketsumeishi- Sakura
Otsuka Ai- PLANETARIUM
Hamasaki Ayumi- STEP you
ORANGE RANGE- Love Parade

runners up (no order)

Hamasaki Ayumi- alterna
BoA- DO THE MOTION
Otsuka Ai- SMILY
Otsuka Ai- Biidama
NEWS- Cherish

1. STEP you - Ayumi Hamasaki
2. glamorous sky - Mika Nakashima
3. Planetarium - Otsuka Ai
4. endless story - Yuna Ito
5. SCREAM - Glay x EXILE

My new list, too. Not that modified, but anyway

Aiko - Kirakira
Aiko -Star
Ayumi - is this LOVE?
Hikki - Be my last
Ai Otsuka - Planetarium

01 Koda Kumi - Promise
02 Ayumi Hamasaki - Pride
03 BoA - Dakishimeru
04 Ai Otsuka - Neko no Fuusen
05 Heartsdales - Angel Eyes

1) DAI - Ryokuen
2) Gazette - reila
3) Ketsumeishi - Sakura
4) AYU - alterna
5) Arashi - Sakura Sake

namie amuro - white light
ayumi hamasaki - step you
ZONE - egao biyori
NANA feat. Mika Nakashima - Glamorous Sky
melody. - realize

not very acc. of my fav top 5 this yr.

Best 5 albums would probably be (in no particular order):

1. Mr. Children - I <3 U
2. Yaida Hitomi - Here today-gone tomorrow
3. Hirama Mikio - Bunmei koukyou gata VIRUS
4. THE BACK HORN - HEADPHONE CHILDREN
5. Sasagawa Miwa - Amata

(honourable mentions: SPITZ's "SOUVENIR", ART-SCHOOL's "PARADISE LOST", YUKI's "joy", Tommy heavenly6's self-titled debut)

Best 5 singles (ditto)

1. Tokyo Jihen - Shuraba
2. BONNIE PINK - So Wonderful
3. Tommy february6 - Lonely in Gorgeous
4. Mr. Children - yonjigen (or whatever that was called)
5. Ando Yuko - Anata to watashi ni dekirugoto

(honourable mentions: Ayu's "STEP you/is it LOVE?" & "Bold & Delicious/Pride", Garnet Crow's "Itsuka mata aimashou", even if it's a B-side cause it beats the 2 A-sides they released this year, Remioromen's "Konayuki", Younha's "Houkiboshi", Hirai Ken's "POP STAR")

1. Morning Musume - Chokkan 2 ~Nogashita Sakana Wa Okiizo!~
2. Koda Kumi - Lies
3. Namie Amuro - WANT ME WANT ME
4. Ami Suzuki - Eventful
5. Koda Kumi - Sweet Kiss

1. Ayumi Hamasaki - Heaven
2. L'arc en ciel - New World
3. ZARD - I can't tell (Kimi to no Distance Mix)
4. L'arc en ciel - twinkle twinkle
5. Remioromen - Konna Yuki