Oricon Charts Instant

This is the gospel. Published every Tuesday at 12:00 PM JST. You want to see your favorite artist here. The Weekly Top 10 is republished by mainstream media (NHK, Fuji TV) as the official record.

Tracks legal downloads from platforms like iTunes Japan and RecoChoku. oricon charts

Oricon doesn’t count sales from all convenience stores (only partnered ones). In rural Japan, many fans buy CDs at Lawson or FamilyMart that aren’t in the Oricon sample. This leads to the "Oricon shadow" phenomenon, where a country hit is undercounted. This is the gospel

Track #7 from an obscure indie band called The Broken Cassette Tape was climbing. Fast. The Weekly Top 10 is republished by mainstream

Aggregates physical sales, downloads, and streaming points into a single metric. Why Oricon Matters for Global Artists

: Tracks full-length albums and larger collections.