Ayumi Hamasaki took #1 on the charts this week with her 48th single, "MOON / blossom." It sold nearly 71,000 copies to become her 23rd consecutive number-one single (extending the record among solo artists) and her 35th in total (also a record among solo artists).

Kyosuke Himuro's new song was #3, while BREAKERZ landed at #5. Berryz Koubou was right behind them at #6. The other new releases in the top ten were Hexagon All Stars (#8) and a double A-side single from ryo (supercell) feat. Miku Hatsune and kz (livetune) feat. Miku Hatsune (#9).

On the album charts, YUI's "HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN" came out on top with 185,000 copies sold. This is her 4th consecutive number-one album.

AKB48 charted at #2 with their latest compilation. MONKEY MAJIK was #4, followed by a "Naruto" best album. ORANGE RANGE and Yuzu ranked #7 and #8, respectively.

In the DVD rankings, AKB48's "Nigashita Sakanatachi ~Single Video Collection~" sold 81,000 copies to rank #1, marking their first time on top of the overall DVD charts. The DVD also sets the opening-week sales record for a female group, previously set by Morning Musume in 2001.

Meanwhile, in the Blu-ray category, the just-released Blu-ray version of the Studio Ghibli film "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" sold roughly 20,000 copies. This is the first Studio Ghibli work to top the Blu-ray rankings. The film also opened at #1 on the videocassette charts in 1997 and on the DVD charts in 2003.