Oricon Half-Year Rankings+ The usual 3 weekly sales

[ayu_fan929]

05/25 EDIT:
Oricon celebrates its' 40th year. Here are some of the record-breakers.
Largest Single Seller (Male): B'z (33,210,000)
Largest Single Seller (Female): Hamasaki Ayumi (19,840,000)
Largest Album Seller (Male): B'z (41,450,000)
Largest Album Seller (Female): Matsutoya Yumi (29,300,000)
*Ayu is 2nd with 23,500,000*

Most #1 Singles: B'z (37)
*Ayu is 2nd with 26*
Most #1 Albums: Matsutoya Yumi (21)

Most Million Selling Singles: B'z (15)
*Ayu is tied with 9 other artists with 5*
Most Million Selling Albums: B'z (19)

(Upon Debut) Most Consecutive #1 Singles: Kinki Kids (22)
(Upon Debut) Most Consecutive #1 Albums: Kinki Kids (6)

sources:http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/22520/
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/22610/
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/22609/
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Startin'/Born To Be... 11th Week Sales
Weekly Sales: 678
TOTAL Sales: 185,780
to 200,000: 14,220

Numerical Drop: -192
Percentage Drop: -22.07%
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(miss) understood 20th Week Sales
Weekly Sales: 847
TOTAL Sales: 868,304
to 1,000,000: 131,696

Numerical Drop: -107 units
Percentage Drop: -11.2%

*(m)u is now the 2nd best selling original album*
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CountDown Live 9th Week Sales
Weekly Sales: 1,044
TOTAL Sales: 48,414
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Oricon Half Year TOP 30 (All releases up to and including from November 23rd to May 17th; Oricon Calendar: December 5th-May 29th)

SINGLE TOP 30
01 1,001,055 "Real Face" - KAT-TUN
02 *,749,556 "Konayuki" - Remioromen (Total: 843,040)
03 *,655,302 "Seishun Amigo" - Shuuji to Akira (Total: 1,600,617)
04 *,562,196 "Tada... Aitakute" - EXILE
05 *,476,674 "supernova/karma" - BUMP OF CHICKEN
06 *,383,923 "Junrenka" - Shounan Nokaze
07 *,365,878 "Dear WOMAN" - SMAP
08 *,340,768 "Triangle" - SMAP
09 *,317,397 "SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!" - Kinki Kids
10 *,306,035 "Tabibido" - Ketsumeishi
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11 *,303,597 "Shodo" - B'z
12 *,299,006 "Venus" - Tackey & Tsubasa
13 *,253,561 "Sakura" - Kobukuro (Total: 414,592)
14 *,225,660 "Yuruginaimono Hitotsu" - B'z
15 *,220,875 "I believe" - ayaka
16 *,220,092 "Sayaendou/Hadashi no Cinderella Boy" - NEWS
17 *,200,423 "Only Human" - K
18 *,190,060 "you" - Koda Kumi
19 *,185,780 "Startin'/Born To Be..." - Hamasaki Ayumi
20 *,183,552 "Taiyo no Shita" - Remioromen
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21 *,178,268 "5 Senti." - WaT
22 *,164,229 "AROUND THE WORLD" - MONKEY MAJIK
23 *,163,987 "Someiyoshino" - ENDLICHERI ENDLICHERI
24 *,160,249 "Space Sonic" - ELLEGARDEN
25 *,160,240 "Kitto Daijobu" - Arashi
26 *,159,933 "Age Age EVERY Knight" - DJ OZMA
27 *,156,184 "Champione" - ORANGE RANGE
28 *,153,652 "Frienger" - Otsuka Ai
29 *,143,910 "Mr. Travelling Man" - TOKIO
30 *,132,993 "Bold & Delicious/Pride" - Hamasaki Ayumi

ALBUM TOP 30
01 2,020,729 "Single Collection '95-'05 'UTABAKA' " - Hirai Ken
02 1,661,592 "BEST ~second session" - Koda Kumi
03 1,186,741 "B'z The Best 'Pleasure II' " - B'z
04 1,072,461 "BEST" - Nakashima Mika
05 *,877,148 "Catch The Wave" - Def Tech
06 *,868,304 "(miss) understood" - Hamasaki Ayumi
07 *,820,775 "NAMELESS WORLD" - Kobukuro
08 *,801,597 "LOVE COOK" - Otsuka Ai
09 *,708,915 "Best of KAT-TUN" - KAT-TUN
10 *,605,387 "CYCLE HIT '91-'97 Single Collection" - Spitz
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11 *,595,059 "Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori" - Aqua Timez (Total: 598,823)
12 *,541,059 "BEST ~first things~" - Koda Kumi (Total: 1,748,852)
13 *,484,978 "CYCLE HIT '97-'05 Single Collection" - Spitz
14 *,473,103 "ASIA" - EXILE
15 *,453,684 "THE LOVE ROCKS" - DREAMS COME TRUE
16 *,425,938 "Curtain Call: The Hits" - EMINEM
17 *,418,685 "OUTGROW" - BoA
18 *,403,433 "Confidence" - HY
19 *,382,667 "AMARANTINE" - Enya
20 *,328,065 "Confessions on a Dancefloor" - Madonna (Total: 381,128)
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21 *,320,255 "HORIZON" - Remioromen
22 *,293,604 "Adult" - Tokyo Jihen
23 *,255,734 "Ribbon" - Yuzu
24 *,248,640 "Fun Club" - ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
25 *,247,279 "Call Me Miss..." - Crystal Kay
26 *,240,867 "Def Tech" - Def Tech (Total: 1,898,498)
27 *,240,280 "Daniel Powter" - Daniel Powter (Total: 240,839)
28 *,239,839 "Back to Bedlam" - James Blunt
29 *,211,070 "FLASH ~BEST~" - THE HIGH-LOWS
30 *,209,190 "&" - Hitoto Yo
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SINGLES
Highest Selling Male Solo Single: "Only Human" - K
Highest Selling Female Solo Single: "I believe" - ayaka (Debut)
Highest Selling Group Single: "Real Face" - KAT-TUN (Debut)

ALBUMS
Highest Selling Original Album: "Catch The Wave" - Def Tech
Highest Selling Male Solo Original Album: "Daniel Powter" - Daniel Powter
Highest Selling Female Solo Original Album: "(miss) understood" - Hamasaki Ayumi
Highest Selling Group Original Album: "Catch The Wave" - Def Tech