:List of Oricon number-one singles of 2008

File:Hamasaki Ayumi.jpg is the only female artist to have a number one single for 10 consecutive years.]]

The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine.{{cite web|url=http://database.japrs.or.jp/japrs/display/company_s.jsp?studio_code=C018 |title=Oricon Entertainment Inc. |publisher=Japan Association of Professional Recording Studios |accessdate=April 20, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226123351/http://database.japrs.or.jp/japrs/display/company_s.jsp?studio_code=C018 |archivedate=December 26, 2008 }} The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' weekly physical sales.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/index2.html#shisu|script-title=ja:オリコンの音楽ソフト(シングル、アルバム)チャートについて|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|language=ja}} In 2008, 49 singles reached the peak of the chart.

R&B singer Namie Amuro's "60s 70s 80s" became her first number one single in nearly 10 years. The single made Amuro the only female Japanese artist to have a Top 10 single for 14 consecutive years.{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000038818|title=安室奈美恵、オリコン１位＆14年連続TOP10|publisher=Barks|accessdate=December 1, 2009|date=March 25, 2008|language=ja}} Pop boy band NEWS' "Happy Birthday" made them the second group after the KinKi Kids to have 10 consecutive number one singles since their debut.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58767/|title=NEWS、キンキに続く史上2組目のデビュー10連勝達成！|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=October 7, 2008|language=ja}} "Purple Line" made Korean pop boy band TVXQ the fifth non-Japanese Asian artist and the first male group to have a number one on the charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?news_uid=200237&code=100200|script-title=ko:동방신기 오리콘 위클리 1위 아시아-남성가수 최초|publisher=Newsen|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=January 22, 2008|language=ko}} With the release of "Jumon: Mirotic" they became the only foreign artist to have four number ones on the chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59210/|script-title=ja:東方神起、2008年トップとなる4作目のシングル首位！|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=October 21, 2008|language=ja}}

R&B singer Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" became the fastest-selling single of 2008, selling over a million copies digitally.{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3547991/|script-title=ja:青山テルマ、史上最速ミリオン達成|publisher=Livedoor|accessdate=December 1, 2009|date=March 11, 2008|language=ja}} The single was then certified by Guinness World Records as "the best selling download single in Japan".{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3773|title=Thelma Aoyama sets a Guinness World Record|work=Tokyograph|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=September 12, 2008}} Pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki's "Mirrorcle World" debuted atop the chart, this makes Hamasaki the only female artist to have a number one single for 10 consecutive years.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53725/full/|script-title=ja:あゆ、激戦を制して女性初の10年連続シングル1位獲得 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=April 15, 2008|language=ja}} Technopop girl group Perfume's "Love the World" is the first technopop single to ever rank number one on the charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56346/full/|title=Perfumeがテクノアーティスト史上初のシングル首位獲得！YMO以来25年ぶりの記録更新|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=July 15, 2008|language=ja}} Mr. Children and Greeeen are the only two artists that had an extended run on the charts.

The best-selling single overall of 2008 was pop boy band Arashi's "Truth/Kaze no Mukō e", selling a little over 618,000 copies. Arashi's "One Love" also took the place as the second-best-selling single, which sold more than 524,000 copies, followed by pop rock band Southern All Stars' "I Am Your Singer" with 520,000 copies. The fourth- and fifth-best-selling singles of 2008 were "Kiseki" by Greeeen and {{nihongo|"Shuchishin"|羞恥心|Shūchishin}} by Shuchishin's, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/special/081211_01_01.html|title=Special article: Oricon ranking of the year 2008|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=December 11, 2008|language=ja}} "Truth/Kaze no Mukō e" and "One Love" taking the Top Two spots made Arashi the fifth artist to do so. This was last achieved by Princess Princess in 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/61012/full/|script-title=ja:【年間ランキング】嵐、19年ぶりのシングル1位、2位独占|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=December 11, 2008|language=ja}}

Chart history

File:TVXQ in Paris France.JPG are the first foreign artist to have four number one singles on the charts.]]

class="wikitable"

!style="text-align: center;"|Issue Date

!style="text-align: center;"|Single

!style="text-align: center;"|Artist(s)

!style="text-align: center;"|Reference(s)

January 14

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|"Dangan Fighter"|弾丸ファイター|Dangan Faitā|Bullet Fighter}}

|style="text-align: center;"|SMAP

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51007/full/|title=紅白歌唱曲が史上初のオリコン上位TOP3を独占 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=January 8, 2008|language=ja}}

January 21

|style="text-align: center;"|"Mirage"

|style="text-align: center;"|AAA

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51181/|title=This weeks ranking topics|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=January 15, 2008|language=ja}}

January 28

|style="text-align: center;"|"Purple Line"

|style="text-align: center;"|TVXQ

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51355/|title=This weeks ranking topics|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=January 22, 2008|language=ja}}

February 4

|style="text-align: center;"|"Order Made"

|style="text-align: center;"|Radwimps

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51541/full/|title=遂に本格ブレイク！数々の強豪を抑えRADWIMPSが初のシングル1位|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=January 29, 2008|language=ja}}

February 11

|style="text-align: center;"|"Soba ni Iru ne"

|style="text-align: center;"|Thelma Aoyama feat. SoulJa

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51725/full/|script-title=ja:青山テルマ、史上初のアンサーソングで1位獲得 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=February 5, 2008|language=ja}}

February 18

|style="text-align: center;"|"Lips"

|style="text-align: center;"|KAT-TUN

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51937/full/|title=KAT-TUN、KinKi以来9年ぶりの記録|work=Oricon|accessdate=December 1, 2009|date=February 12, 2008|language=ja}}

February 25

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|"Anata ga Koko ni Itara"|あなたがここにいたら|If Only You Were Here}}

|style="text-align: center;"|Porno Graffitti

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52118/full/|title=Oricon ranking as of 2/25: Porno and M-Flo in first place|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=February 19, 2008|language=ja}}

March 3

|style="text-align: center;"|"Step and Go"

|style="text-align: center;"|Arashi

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52320/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、約8年ぶりの新曲初動30万枚突破！！|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=March 26, 2008|language=ja}}

March 10

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|"Taiyō no Namida"|太陽のナミダ|The Sun's Tears}}

|style="text-align: center;"|NEWS

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52538/full/|title=NEWS、遂に光GENJIに並ぶデビューから8作連続オリコン1位|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=March 4, 2008|language=ja}}

March 17

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|"Sono Mama/White Message"|そのまま／Ｗｈｉｔｅ　Ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ|Just That Way/White Message}}

|style="text-align: center;"|SMAP

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52737/full/|title=【オリコン】SMAP42作トップ10、史上初の主要4部門制覇|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=December 30, 2009|date=March 11, 2008|language=ja}}

March 24

|style="text-align: center;"|"Wahaha"

|style="text-align: center;"|Kanjani Eight

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52959/full/|script-title=ja:【オリコン】関ジャニ∞、4作連続通算5作目のシングル1位 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=March 18, 2008|language=ja}}

March 31

|style="text-align: center;"|"60s 70s 80s"

|style="text-align: center;"|Namie Amuro

|style="text-align: center;"|

April 7

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|"Ore ja Nakya, Kimi ja Nakya"|オレじゃなきゃ、キミじゃなきゃ}}

|style="text-align: center;"|20th Century

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53321/full/|script-title=ja:【オリコン】7年半ぶりのシングルでトニセンが初の1位|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=April 1, 2008|language=ja}}

April 14

|style="text-align: center;"|"Drink It Down"

|style="text-align: center;"|L'Arc-en-Ciel

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2951|title=Charts: Exile hangs on to #1|publisher=Tokyograph|accessdate=April 26, 2009|date=April 10, 2008}}

April 21

|style="text-align: center;"|"Mirrorcle World"

|style="text-align: center;"|Ayumi Hamasaki

|style="text-align: center;"|

April 28

|style="text-align: center;"|"Burn (Fumetsu no Face)"

|style="text-align: center;"|B'z

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53954/full/|title=B'zが19年連続1位！新たに通算TOP10数でも歴代1位に|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=April 22, 2008|language=ja}}

May 5

|style="text-align: center;"|"Beautiful You/Sennen Koi Uta"

|style="text-align: center;"|TVXQ

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54161/full/|script-title=ja:東方神起、約24年ぶりに欧陽菲菲のアジア記録に並ぶ |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=April 29, 2008|language=ja}}

May 12

|style="text-align: center;"|"No More"

|style="text-align: center;"|Tsukasa Maizu

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54338/full/|script-title=ja:堂本光一演じる"米寿司"の新曲が初登場1位 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=May 6, 2008|language=ja}}

May 19

|style="text-align: center;"|"Summer Time"

|style="text-align: center;"|NEWS

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54528/full/|title=NEWSが光GENJI越え！デビュー以来9作連続で1位 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=May 13, 2008|language=ja}}

May 26

|style="text-align: center;"|"Don't U Ever Stop"

|style="text-align: center;"|KAT-TUN

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54716/|title=KAT-TUN、7作連続初登場1位今年No.1の初動売上を記録|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=May 20, 2008|language=ja}}

June 2

|style="text-align: center;"|"Dreams Come True"

|style="text-align: center;"|Hey! Say! JUMP

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54908/full/|title=バレー女子北京行きを後押し！Hey!Say!JUMPが1位獲得|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=May 27, 2008|language=ja}}

June 9

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|"Kiseki"

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|Greeeen

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55138/full/|title=GReeeeN、「愛唄」超えでデビュー以来初の1位！ |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=June 3, 2008|language=ja}}

June 16

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55331/full/|title=GReeeeN「キセキ」、08年シングル初の2週連続首位を獲得|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=June 10, 2008|language=ja}}

June 23

|style="text-align: center;"|"Verb"

|style="text-align: center;"|Glay

|style="text-align: center;"|{{in lang|ja}} {{cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/59252/|title=GLAY、結成20周年シングル1位獲得！|publisher=Excite|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=June 19, 2008}}

June 30

|style="text-align: center;"|"Ai Ai Gasa"

|style="text-align: center;"|Tegomass

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3442|title=Charts: B'z passes Matsutoya with 22nd number-one|publisher=Tokyograph|accessdate=April 26, 2009|date=June 25, 2008}}

July 7

|style="text-align: center;"|"One Love"

|style="text-align: center;"|Arashi

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55937/full/|title=羞恥心、再び初登場2位デビュー曲も再浮上で2作同時TOP10入り！|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=December 1, 2009|date=July 1, 2008|language=ja}}

July 14

|style="text-align: center;"|"Summer Song"

|style="text-align: center;"|Yui

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56147/full/|title=Yui achieves her third first place single|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=July 8, 2008|language=ja}}

July 21

|style="text-align: center;"|"Love the World"

|style="text-align: center;"|Perfume

|style="text-align: center;"|

July 28

|style="text-align: center;"|"Dōshite Kimi o Suki ni Natte Shimattandarō?

|style="text-align: center;"|TVXQ

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56557/|script-title=ja:東方神起が欧陽菲菲を上回り外国人アーティスト歴代1位に！ |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=July 22, 2008|language=ja}}

August 4

|style="text-align: center;"|"Your Seed/Bōken Rider"

|style="text-align: center;"|Hey! Say! JUMP

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56765/full/|title=Hey!Say!JUMP、デビュー以来3作連続首位！|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=July 29, 2008|language=ja}}

August 11

|style="text-align: center;"|"Gift"

|style="text-align: center;"|Mr. Children

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56983/full/|script-title=ja:ミスチルが15年連続（28作連続）の首位を獲得！ |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=August 5, 2008|language=ja}}

August 18

|style="text-align: center;"|"I Am Your Singer"

|style="text-align: center;"|Southern All Stars

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57182/full/|script-title=ja:サザンオールスターズ通算14作目の首位、記録ずくめの30周年記念シングル |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=August 12, 2008|language=ja}}

August 25

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|"Kono Toki, Kitto Yume Ja Nai"|この瞬間、きっと夢じゃない|This Moment, I Know It's Not a Dream}}

|style="text-align: center;"|SMAP

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57367/full/|title=SMAP、自身初の10作連続首位|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=August 19, 2008|language=ja}}

September 1

|style="text-align: center;"|"Truth/Kaze no Mukō e"

|style="text-align: center;"|Arashi

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57578/full/|script-title=ja:嵐最新2作で「初動」と「累積」売上今年最高のシングル2冠 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=August 26, 2008|language=ja}}

September 8

|style="text-align: center;"|"Secret Code"

|style="text-align: center;"|KinKi Kids

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57781/full/|title=KinKi Kids、ギネス記録を更新 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=September 2, 2008|language=ja}}

September 15

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|"Hanabi"

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|Mr. Children

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57995/full/|title=Mr.Children、29作連続首位！浜崎あゆみの記録まであと1作|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=September 9, 2008|language=ja}}

September 22

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3799|title=Charts: Amuro finally beat, by Ayumi|publisher=Tokyograph|accessdate=August 3, 2010|date=September 17, 2008}}

September 29

|style="text-align: center;"|"Light In My Heart/Swing!"

|style="text-align: center;"|V6

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58358/full/|title=V6、通算21作目のシングル1位 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=September 23, 2008|language=ja}}

October 6

|style="text-align: center;"|"The Birthday: Ti Amo"

|style="text-align: center;"|Exile

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3861|title=Charts: SMAP reaches 10 million in album sales|publisher=Tokyograph|accessdate=December 1, 2009|date=October 1, 2008}}

October 13

|style="text-align: center;"|"Happy Birthday

|style="text-align: center;"|NEWS

|style="text-align: center;"|

October 20

|style="text-align: center;"|"Taboo"

|style="text-align: center;"|Kumi Koda

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58962/full/|script-title=ja:倖田來未、1年3ヶ月ぶりのシングル首位獲得！|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=October 14, 2008|language=ja}}

October 27

|style="text-align: center;"|"Jumon (Mirotic)"

|style="text-align: center;"|TVXQ

|style="text-align: center;"|

November 3

|style="text-align: center;"|"Mayonaka no Shadow Boy"

|style="text-align: center;"|Hey! Say! JUMP

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59451/full/|script-title=ja:真夜中のシャドーボーイ|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=October 28, 2008|language=ja}}

November 10

|style="text-align: center;"|"Musekinin Hero"

|style="text-align: center;"|Kanjani Eight

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59624/|script-title=ja:関ジャニ∞が5作連続1位デビュー以来最高の滑り出し |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=November 4, 2008|language=ja}}

November 17

|style="text-align: center;"|"Beautiful Days"

|style="text-align: center;"|Arashi

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59924/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、13作連続・通算20作目のシングル首位！ |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=November 11, 2008|language=ja}}

November 24

|style="text-align: center;"|{{nihongo|"Tsuretette Tsuretette"|連れてって　連れてって|Take Me Take Me}}

|style="text-align: center;"|Dreams Come True

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/60182/full/|script-title=ja:ドリカム、約10年ぶりのシングル首位獲得 |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=November 18, 2008|language=ja}}

December 1

|style="text-align: center;"|"Hakanaku mo Towa no Kanashi"

|style="text-align: center;"|Uverworld

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/60412/|title=UVERworldがデビュー4年目で初の首位獲得|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=December 1, 2009|date=November 25, 2008|language=ja}}

December 8

|style="text-align: center;"|"Last Christmas"

|style="text-align: center;"|Exile

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4123|title=Charts: EXILE, Mika Nakashima|publisher=Tokyograph|accessdate=April 26, 2009|date=December 3, 2008}}

December 15

|style="text-align: center;"|"White X'mas"

|style="text-align: center;"|KAT-TUN

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/60925/full/|title=KAT-TUN、デビューから8作連続首位！ |publisher=Oricon|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=December 9, 2008|language=ja}}

December 22

|style="text-align: center;"|{{nihongo|"Yowamushi Santa"|弱虫サンタ|Cowardly Santa}}

|style="text-align: center;"|Shuchishin

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/61171/full/|script-title=ja:羞恥心、活動休止直前シングルで初の1位獲得|work=Oricon|accessdate=December 1, 2009|date=December 16, 2008|language=ja}}

December 29

|style="text-align: center;"|"Days/Green

|style="text-align: center;"|Ayumi Hamasaki

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References

Category:2008 in Japanese music

Japan Oricon

Oricon number-one singles of 2008