[YouTube] Oricon top 100 singles 2011

ExodusUK · #1 28th December 2011, 08:56 AM

LOL Japan

SunshineSlayer · #2 28th December 2011, 09:06 AM

^ Gotta be the worst top 100 in the history of Japanese music. There is like no diversity in the music aside from a couple of artists. One of the reasons I got into Japanese music was that the charts were filled with diversity.

emi♡ · #3 28th December 2011, 09:13 AM

^+1

Guess it's time to move away from the mainstream...was kinda already away anyway.

Benikari47 · #4 28th December 2011, 09:48 AM

I’m here for.
Sit Stay Wait Down/Love Story
Scarlet Knight
Spice
Naked/Fight Together/Tempest
Laser Beam/Kasuka Na Kaori
Mr. Taxi/Run Devil Run
Sakura No Ki Ni Narou

But oh god at all the AKB48 music, da fack?

*Petit* · #5 28th December 2011, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

^ Gotta be the worst top 100 in the history of Japanese music. There is like no diversity in the music aside from a couple of artists. One of the reasons I got into Japanese music was that the charts were filled with diversity.

agreed.

SKYia · #6 28th December 2011, 10:04 AM

My first thought: What? Sit Stay Wait Down at #99? It should be in top ten.

long long: meh

2nd thought: KinKi Kids at #47 and Girl's Generation at #46 save the list

entering top 30: where the hell's Kuu and Gackt?

#16 That was a good single.

entering top 10: still no Kuu and Gackt

what the hell? almost only akb48 in top 10, I never understand what people like about their songs :|

no Kuu, no Gackt, no YFC, honestly :p

I liked 4 singles out of those 100....

ok, I can understand Gackt doesn't sell that well nowadays but why '4Times' isn't there?

Yesterday, I've been trying to come up with 10 best songs of 2011 and it was pretty hard, even with YFC's 'All my love' that comes out TODAY and songs from FIVE I hardly chose 10 songs.

terra · #7 28th December 2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

^ Gotta be the worst top 100 in the history of Japanese music. There is like no diversity in the music aside from a couple of artists. One of the reasons I got into Japanese music was that the charts were filled with diversity.

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Originally Posted by emiko

^+1

Guess it's time to move away from the mainstream...was kinda already away anyway.

mte, tbh I never pay attention to JPop music in general these days (unlike the past) so when I got to see this long 100 list, it shocked me

Corvina · #8 28th December 2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by SKYia

ok, I can understand Gackt doesn't sell that well nowadays but why '4Times' isn't there?

Cause 4 TIMES sold 74300k and is at #102.

Top 200 Singles 2011:

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SKYia · #9 28th December 2011, 10:50 AM

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Cause 4 TIMES sold 74300k and is at #102.

196 ,*38,571 Episode.0 / GACKT 11/07/13

SunshineSlayer · #10 28th December 2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SKYia

My first thought: What? Sit Stay Wait Down at #99? It should be in top ten.

Considering that single only counted for 1 week on the charts before the list was made, the fact that it entered at all in the list is great.

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Originally Posted by SKYia

entering top 30: where the hell's Kuu and Gackt?

Not surprising they aren't there, especially Gackt.

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Originally Posted by SKYia

Yesterday, I've been trying to come up with 10 best songs of 2011 and it was pretty hard, even with YFC's 'All my love' that comes out TODAY and songs from FIVE I hardly chose 10 songs.

You know, I'm a Gackt fan AND I live in Japan I didn't even know he had a new single coming out till I saw it in stores today! I have heard that god awful Fairies song a bajillion times all over the place and it just keeps getting worse, but an actual good song these days you have to actually really search for over here recently.
Anyways, I listened to All My Love in the store and was blown away. That is the best song he has released in years! And of course that means it has to be released with like 0 promotion so that one of the few great songs released this year gets no notice whatsoever.

TofuBunny · #11 28th December 2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SKYia

what the hell? almost only akb48 in top 10, I never understand what people like about their songs :|

Personally, I'm one of those casual fans who's only in it for the super catchy fun songs (I know it's weird XD), but come on you know people don't buy their singles for the quality of the music

omg the amount of AKB48 in there

.. They pop up in like every 3 songs XD

That was fun to watch though, sadly not many Jpop songs really made an impression on me this year. Perfume's new album was easily my favorite.

ExodusUK · #12 28th December 2011, 04:02 PM

I hope they include digital sales..

isthisLOL? · #13 28th December 2011, 04:14 PM

Horrible, horrible year...and an especially horrible year for solo artists. All the solo artists I spotted in the top50 sang enka or extremely generic crap. Enka will always have a place in the charts though I'm surprised to see some so high, definitely deserved it more than all the AKB48 songs...
I'm happy to see Nana Mizuki made it in there even in this hard year, I was happy to see Namie and YUI even though those weren't very good singles imo and I'm happy to see L'arc~en~ciel, that's it.

SKYia · #14 28th December 2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Considering that single only counted for 1 week on the charts before the list was made, the fact that it entered at all in the list is great.

Not surprising they aren't there, especially Gackt.

It took me a minute to realize these chats are based on sales, that's why I was hoping Gackt will be there :|

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

You know, I'm a Gackt fan AND I live in Japan I didn't even know he had a new single coming out till I saw it in stores today! I have heard that god awful Fairies song a bajillion times all over the place and it just keeps getting worse, but an actual good song these days you have to actually really search for over here recently.
Anyways, I listened to All My Love in the store and was blown away. That is the best song he has released in years! And of course that means it has to be released with like 0 promotion so that one of the few great songs released this year gets no notice whatsoever.

All my love is really amazing, I heard it only once during concert in Leipzing in August but I loved it so much I learned the melody right away (the part that actually isn't in the song on the cd but I hope PV will be extended, the song during concert was 12 minutes long!) and kept waiting for a release or at least some concert rip for the last half a year. Only yesterday I realized that Berlin concert was up on JPS the whole time, I was crushed and happy at the same time xD

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Originally Posted by TofuBunny

Personally, I'm one of those casual fans who's only in it for the super catchy fun songs (I know it's weird XD), but come on you know people don't buy their singles for the quality of the music

omg the amount of AKB48 in there

.. They pop up in like every 3 songs XD

That was fun to watch though, sadly not many Jpop songs really made an impression on me this year. Perfume's new album was easily my favorite.

I understand the love for mainstream, eg, before, I didn't understand the fuss about Girls' Generation, so I decided to give them a try and fell for that right away. After that I thought l'll give AKB48 a chance but after listening to about 10 songs I only liked one (Beginner? or sth). I plan to try Perfume and Alan next, just need some songs for recommendation so I don't discourage right away.

Coelacanth · #15 28th December 2011, 04:55 PM

These charts and the general state of mainstream music in Asia reflect something darker about the society itself imo...

JackieRos · #16 28th December 2011, 05:34 PM

omg 17 minutes I can't get back

Tom Punks · #17 28th December 2011, 05:44 PM

Omg, that was so bad. It just got worse as it got closer and closer to the end, too. x_x

I guess this is why I never listen to jpop anymore.

dreamland2.0 · #18 28th December 2011, 06:36 PM

So happy for my _48 girls!

*Petit* · #19 28th December 2011, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Coelacanth

These charts and the general state of mainstream music in Asia reflect something darker about the society itself imo...

the sales from spots 200 to about 75-25 probably reflect the tastes of the general public more than the top 25 and onwards (with a few exceptions). So many of the songs in the top 100 aren't really selling music when they sell copies of discs as some fans buy many just to get a prize or for some other reason unrelated to the content. They could've sold figurines or comics or you nane it instead probably. The market for music cds has shrunk considerably even if there are still (first week sales) records to be had.

SunshineSlayer · #20 29th December 2011, 12:41 AM

^ Yes, this is a big factor. These days a lot of people just simply don't buy music anymore. The few that do are usually idol fans. I actually have nothing against idol music, I LIKE Idol music and have probably been to Hello Project concerts as much as I have Ayumi. My problem with this years top 100 is the total and utter lack of variety; almost every song sounds the same and is very generic. Very few of these songs are going to be remembered even a year from now.