B’z tops Oricon chart 44 times in a row!
“Sayonara, kizu-darake no hibi yo“, the 48th single from popular rock band B’z, sold 130,000 copies in its first week. It’s the first single from B’z in almost a year and a half, and it’s already gained great success by becoming the #1 hit on Oricon’s weekly single ranking for the week of April 25th.
This means that B’z has achieved 44 chart-topping singles in a row, beginning with “Taiyou no Komachi Angel“ in June 1990. The band has now broken three major single-related records in Oricon history: “Most number-one singles“, “Most consecutive number-one singles“, and “Most singles sold“.
“Sayonara, kizu-darake no hibi yo” was used as the theme song for “Pepsi Nex” commercials, which stars vocalist Inaba Koshi and guitarist Matsumoto Tak. The song was originally scheduled for a March 3oth release, but was inevitably delayed due to the earthquake and tsunami disaster.
Meanwhile, B’z other single, “Don’t Wanna Lie” was picked up to be the theme song for the “Detective Conan” movie and TV series, and will go on sale June 1st.
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B’z Oricon Records:
Most number-one singles: 44 singles (Second place: Hamasaki Ayumi with 37)
Most consecutive number-one singles: 44 singles (Second place: KinKi Kids with 30)
Most singles sold: 34,993,000 copies (Second place: Mr.Children with 28,178,000)
http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/04/bz-...imes-in-a-row/