List of Oricon number-one albums of 2008

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The highest-selling albums and mini-albums in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, 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 |access-date=April 9, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050401170916/http://database.japrs.or.jp/japrs/display/company_s.jsp?studio_code=C018 |archive-date=April 1, 2005 }} The data are compiled by Oricon based on each album's weekly physical sales. Thirty-seven albums reached the peak of the chart in 2008.

R&B singer Namie Amuro's Best Fiction had the longest chart run of 2008. The album remained at the top of the charts from its issue date of August 11 to September 15. Amuro became the first solo female artist in 28 years to have an album chart number one for six consecutive weeks after {{Nihongo|Saki Kubota|久保田早紀|Kubota Saki}}, who had an album at number one for seven consecutive weeks in 1980.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57997/full/|title=Namie Amuro carries on weight! Sixth consecutive week in top place - a record after Dream Comes True since 14 years and 8 months|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=September 9, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=March 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315021228/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57997/full/|url-status=live}} Pop singer Mariya Takeuchi's greatest hits album Expressions stayed atop the charts for three consecutive weeks, making her the first artist over 50 years of age to accomplish this.{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59209/full/|title=Mariya Takeuchi ranks in first place for three weeks in a row - a first time record for an artist above the age of 50.|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=October 21, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=October 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001094301/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59209/full/|url-status=live}} Other artists who had extended runs on the chart include Kobukuro, Kumi Koda, Exile, Madonna, Superfly, Greeeen, and Mr. Children; each spent two straight weeks on the chart.

Korean pop singer BoA's Japanese album The Face debuted at number one, making her the second artist after Ayumi Hamasaki to have six consecutive number-one studio albums since her debut.{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3536580/|title=BoA achieves a record now second only after Ayumi Hamasaki.|publisher=Livedoor|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=March 4, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=December 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211160603/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3536580/|url-status=live}} American pop singer Madonna is the only Western act to reach number one during 2008 with her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It became the singer's first album in 18 years to debut at number one on the Oricon chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54337/full/|title="Thank you, Prime Minister Kimura": Queen Madonna dings no.1 since about 18 years|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=May 6, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=August 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818115913/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/54337/full/|url-status=live}} With the release of their second album, Game, girl group Perfume became the second technopop group (after Yellow Magic Orchestra) to have a number-one album on the charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53959/full/|title=Perfume in first place. A striking record after 25 years since YMO.|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=April 22, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=February 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226071105/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53959/full/|url-status=live}}

B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure" was hard rock duo B'z's 22nd number-one album, surpassing Yumi Matsutoya for having the most number-one albums.{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55724/full/|title=B'z sets a tie-breaking record with its 22nd album in first place - achieves a grand dominance of six major Oricon historical rankings|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=June 24, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=October 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001094252/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55724/full/|url-status=live}} Their record increased to 23 number-one albums with the release of B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure".{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58355/full/|title=B'z renews its own record with the 23rd album winning first place.|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 11, 2009|date=September 23, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=December 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201033730/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58355/full/|url-status=live}} Rock singer Yui's B-side album My Short Stories debuted atop the charts, making her the second female artist after Seiko Matsuda to have a B-side album debut at the top.{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000044997|title=Yui achieves a striking record after 24 years and 8 months since Seiko Matsuda.|publisher=Barks|access-date=April 8, 2009|date=November 18, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=March 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326210547/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000044997|url-status=live}}

The best-selling album overall of 2008 was R&B group Exile's Exile Love, released in late 2007, which sold over 1,470,000 copies. The second-best-selling album was Amuro's Best Fiction, which sold more than 1,447,000 copies, followed by pop folk band Kobukuro's 5296, with nearly 1,405,000 albums sold. The fourth- and fifth-best-selling albums were Exile Catchy Best and Heart Station by Exile and pop singer Hikaru Utada respectively. Exile Catchy Best sold over 1,222,000 copies, while Heart Station sold a little over 997,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/special/081211_01_03.html|title=Special article: Oricon ranking of the year 2008|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 11, 2009|date=December 11, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=November 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129213950/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/special/081211_01_03.html|url-status=dead}}

Chart history

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

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

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

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

January 14

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|5296

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2008/01/08/02.html |title=Ayu gets the number-two spot by a small difference...so her record is 8 consecutive albums?|work=Sports Nippon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=January 8, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080116220450/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2008/01/08/02.html |archive-date = January 16, 2008|language=ja}}

January 21

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51179/full/|title=Kobukuro's album ranks first place for four weeks in a row.|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=January 15, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=October 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013185307/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51179/full/|url-status=live}}

January 28

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|Sōshi Sōai 2|沿志奏逢2

}

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51355/|title=This weeks ranking topics.|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=January 22, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=June 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612142406/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51355/|url-status=live}}

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|February 4

|style="text-align: center;"|Zard Request Best: Beautiful Memory

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51540/full/|title=Zard ties first with Dream Comes True as a female vocalist group for the number of first place won with albums|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=January 29, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=June 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620053652/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51540/full/|url-status=live}}

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|February 11

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51724/full/|title=Kumi Koda in first place with "Kingdom" for the first time after a year|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=February 5, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613224137/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/51724/full/|url-status=live}}

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|February 18

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2550|title=Charts: Koda still #1|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=August 3, 2010|date=February 13, 2008|archive-date=May 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526165432/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2550|url-status=live}}

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|February 25

|style="text-align: center;"|Award Supernova: Loves Best

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

|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|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=February 19, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=February 18, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218153356/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52118/full/|url-status=live}}

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|March 3

|style="text-align: center;"|Complete Singles Collection '97-'08

|style="text-align: center;"|The Brilliant Green

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3527993/|title=The Brilliant Green wins its first time ever first place after 11 years|publisher=Livedoor|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=March 27, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=May 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505064700/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3527993/|url-status=live}}

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|March 10

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52540/full/|title=Oricon: BoA reaches second in history, two Jacksons in the top 10|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=March 4, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829094403/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/52540/full|url-status=live}}

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|March 17

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

|style="text-align: center;"|Asian Kung-Fu Generation

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2008_03/g2008031110.html|title=SMAP: A podium record with its new tune at Oricon no.1|publisher=Zakzak|access-date=April 11, 2009|date=March 11, 2008|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408214343/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2008_03/g2008031110.html|archive-date=April 8, 2009}}

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|March 24

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/64174/full/|title=KAT-TUN, 10th consecutive first place single since its first release|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=March 17, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=March 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324152000/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/64174/full/|url-status=live}}

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|March 31

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53138/|title=Oricon: Hikaru Utada starts her '08 with a direct no.1, 6th consecutive|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=March 28, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611213656/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53138/|url-status=live}}

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|April 7

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|Exile Catchy Best

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53319/full/|title=Exile renews the 2008 record of new release sales with its Best|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=April 1, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=June 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602140228/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/53319/full/|url-status=live}}

|-

|April 14

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2951|title=Charts: Exile hangs on to #1|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=April 10, 2008|archive-date=November 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121155936/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2951|url-status=live}}

|-

|April 21

|style="text-align: center;"|I Loved Yesterday

|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|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=July 8, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=October 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001203826/http://contents.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56147/full/|url-status=live}}

|-

|April 28

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

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

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

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|May 5

|style="text-align: center;"|Dream "A" Live

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3093|title=Charts: Boy bands on top|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=August 3, 2010|date=April 30, 2008|archive-date=September 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921015030/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3093|url-status=live}}

|-

|May 12

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3636891/|title=Madonna ranks first place in overall two weeks straight|publisher=Livedoor|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=May 13, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=February 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217001805/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3636891/|url-status=live}}

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|May 19

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

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|May 26

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3647228/|title=Striking record: Superfly wins the weekly first|publisher=Livedoor|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=May 20, 2008|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928142927/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3647228/|archive-date=September 28, 2011}}

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|June 2

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/58753/|title=Striking record: Superfly at first place for the second consecutive week|publisher=Excite|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=May 27, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=January 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101133927/http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/58753/|url-status=live}}

|-

|June 9

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3668183/|title=Mihimaru GT, a second album winning again first place|publisher=Livedoor|access-date=April 14, 2009|date=June 4, 2008|archive-date=October 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007103853/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3668183/|url-status=live}}

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|June 16

|style="text-align: center;"|KAT-TUN III: Queen of Pirates

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55332/full/|title=KAT-TUN becomes 4th group to win 10 wins straight since its debut|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=June 10, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=January 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101070619/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55332/full/|url-status=live}}

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|June 23

|style="text-align: center;"|20th Anniversary All Singles Complete Best Just Movin' On: All the S-hit

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55528/full/|title=Kyosuke Himuro grabs first place after 10 years and a half|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=June 17, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=April 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424182622/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/55528/full/|url-status=live}}

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|June 30

|style="text-align: center;"|B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure"

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

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

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|July 7

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2"|Ā, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu.

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3708300/|title=Greeeen pushed up on top of Oricon by a man in green tights and Saeko|publisher=Livedoor|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=July 1, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=July 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708112236/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3708300/|url-status=live}}

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|July 14

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56149/full/|title=Greeeen's latest album charts no.1 for the second consecutive week|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=July 8, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=July 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080711063433/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/56149/full/|url-status=live}}

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|July 21

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/767123/1/|title=Panic Fancy's Oricon page|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 14, 2009|language=ja|archive-date=February 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217231901/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/767123/1/|url-status=live}}

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|July 28

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|Kimaguren|キマグレン}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000041978|title=Kimaguren's debut album 'Zushi' charts no.1 on Oricon|publisher=Barks|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=July 22, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=August 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802044533/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000041978|url-status=live}}

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|August 4

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/60018/|title=Exile: a second consecutive no.1 cover song|publisher=Excite|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=August 1, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=February 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210125301/http://excite.co.jp/music/news/story/60018/|url-status=live}}

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|August 11

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="6"|Best Fiction

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="6"|Namie Amuro

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/60095/|title=Namie Amuro sets a record again|publisher=Excite|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=August 6, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=February 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215120445/http://excite.co.jp/music/news/story/60095/|url-status=live}}

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|August 18

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

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|August 25

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57368/full/|title=Amuro: Best album stays in no.1 for the third week - becomes the first to achieve million sellers in one's teenager, twenties and thirties|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=August 19, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=March 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326070352/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57368/full|url-status=live}}

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|September 1

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57579/full/|title=Namie Amuro's best hangs on to first place in the fourth week - approaches 1.2 million of sales|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=August 26, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=September 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907221730/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57579/full/|url-status=live}}

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|September 8

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57785/full/|title=Amuro's album still in first place after five weeks, a first time in 24 years record since Akina for a female soloist|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 7, 2009|date=September 2, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=March 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315043214/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/57785/full/|url-status=live}}

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|September 15

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

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|September 22

|style="text-align: center;"|A Complete: All Singles

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58159/full/|title=Ayumi Hamasaki: ultimate best kicks off first place with 540k sales|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=September 16, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=March 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331065344/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58159/full|url-status=live}}

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|September 29

|style="text-align: center;"|B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure"

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

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

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|October 6

|style="text-align: center;"|Super.Modern.Artistic.Performance

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58548/full/|title=SMAP accumulates 10 million in album sales|work=Oricon|access-date=May 5, 2009|date=September 30, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=December 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207023645/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58548/full/|url-status=live}}

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|October 13

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="3"|Expressions

|style="text-align: center;" rowspan="3"|Mariya Takeuchi

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58764/full/|title=Mariya Takeuchi sets a record of winning first place furthest from debut for a female singer|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=October 7, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=December 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210175019/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/58764/full/|url-status=live}}

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|October 20

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|October 27

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|November 3

|style="text-align: center;"|{{Nihongo|We Love Hexagon|We Love ♥ ヘキサゴン}}

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59453/full/|title=Hexagon production finally charts no.1 for the first time - a duo of variety show after 18 years|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=October 28, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=December 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201033810/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59453/full/|url-status=live}}

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|November 10

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000044631|title=Porno Graffitti dominates no.1 and 2 with "Ace" and "Joker"|publisher=Barks|access-date=April 10, 2009|date=November 5, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=February 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217082647/http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000044631|url-status=live}}

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|November 17

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59923/|script-title=ja:加藤ミリヤ、デビュー5年目で初の首位獲得!|work=Oricon|access-date=August 3, 2010|date=November 11, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=December 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209071545/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/59923/|url-status=live}}

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|November 24

|style="text-align: center;"|My Short Stories

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/60183/full/|title=Yui becomes a second charting no.1 with a B-side tune, first time after 24 years since Seiko Matsuda|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 8, 2009|date=November 18, 2008|language=ja}}

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|December 1

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4088|title=Charts: UVERworld's first #1|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=August 3, 2010|date=November 26, 2008|archive-date=May 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503114010/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4088|url-status=live}}

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|December 8

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/61916/|title=Mika Nakashima charts no.1 with album 'Voice'|publisher=Excite|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=December 4, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=March 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303175137/http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/61916|url-status=live}}

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|December 15

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/60927/full/|title=Exile: Third No.1 album within a single year - a record after 20 years for male since BOΦWY|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=December 9, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014023045/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/60927/full/|url-status=live}}

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|December 22

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

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

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/61184/|title=【オリコン】ミスチル新アルバム、オリジナル盤今年No.1の初動売上を記録|work=Oricon|access-date=August 3, 2010|date=December 16, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=September 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929051127/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/61184|url-status=live}}

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|December 29

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/62157/|title=Mr.Children shows off its presence with the second consecutive week in first place|publisher=Excite|access-date=April 9, 2009|date=December 24, 2008|language=ja|archive-date=April 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415222219/http://www.excite.co.jp/music/news/story/62157/|url-status=live}}

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See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Japan Albums}}

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Number-one albums

Japan

2008