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Oricon Inc.
Chu thức hội xã オリコン
Company typeHolding company,owner of Oricon Entertainment Inc.[1]
TYO:4800
IndustryBroadcast of music entertainment (from Japan, North America and Europe)
FoundedNovember 1967 (as Original Confidence)[1]
October 1, 1999 (as Oricon Direct Digital)[2]
June 2001 (as Oricon Global Entertainment)
July 2002[2]
HeadquartersRoppongi,Minato,Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Soko Koike:CEO
OwnerseeList of Oricon's shareholders
Number of employees
198 (full-timeworkers, as of September 30, 2016)[3]
ParentOricon Entertainment Inc. (October 1999 – June 2001)
SubsidiariesOricon Entertainment Inc. (June 2001 – present)
WebsiteOfficial site of Oricon Inc.
Official site of Oricon Charts

Oricon Inc.(Chu thức hội xã オリコン,Kabushiki-gaisha Orikon),established in 1999, is theholding companyat the head of a Japanesecorporate groupthat suppliesstatisticsand information on music and themusic industry in JapanandWesternmusic. It started asOriginal Confidence Inc.(Chu thức hội xã オリジナルコンフィデンス,Kabushiki-gaisha Orijinaru Konfidensu),which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for itsmusic charts.[1]Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002.

The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations.[4]Results are announced every Tuesday and published inOricon Styleby subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings fortelevision commercialson its official website.[5]

Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2018.[6]

History

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Original Confidence Inc.,the original Oricon company, was founded by the formerSnow Brand Milk Productspromoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental basis. EntitledSōgō Geinō Shijō Chōsa(Tổng hợp vân năng thị tràng điều tra,surveys of total entertainment markets),this went official on January 4, 1968.

Like the preceding Japanese music charts provided by Tokushin Music Report which was started in 1962,[7]earlyOriginal Confidencewas an exclusive information magazine only for the people who worked in the music industry. In the 1970s, Koike advertised his company's charts to make its existence prevail among the Japanese public. Thanks to his intensive promotional efforts through multiple media including television programs, the hit parade became known by its abbreviation "Oricon" by the late 1970s.

The company shortened its name to Oricon in 1992 and was split into a holding company and several subsidiaries in 1999. Since Sōkō Koike's death, Oricon has been managed by the founder's relatives.

Policy

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Oricon monitors and reports on sales of CDs, DVDs, video games, and entertainment content in several other formats; manga and book sales were also formerly covered. Charts are published every Tuesday inOricon Styleand on Oricon's official website. Every Monday, Oricon receives data from outlets, but data on merchandise sold through certain channels does not make it into the charts. For example, the debut single ofNEWS,a pop group, was released only through7-Elevenstores, which are not covered by Oricon, and its sales were not reflected in the Oricon charts. Oricon's rankings of record sales are therefore not completely accurate. Before data was collected electronically, the charts were compiled on the basis of faxes that were sent from record shops.

Controversy

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In 2006, Oricon sued journalist Hiro Ugaya when he was quoted in aSaizo(orCyso) magazine article as suggesting that Oricon was manipulating its statistics to benefit certain management companies and labels, specificallyJohnny and Associates.Ugaya condemned the lawsuit as an example of astrategic lawsuit against public participation(SLAPP) in Japan.[8]The lawsuit, filed by Oricon on November 17, 2006, accused Ugaya of "mendacious comments" and demanded 50 million yen (318,000 euros) in damages. In the interview, Ugaya questioned the validity of Oricon's hit chart on the grounds that its statistical methods were not transparent. ManyNGOs,includingReporters Without Borders,denounced the lawsuit as a violation of free expression. A Tokyo District Court initially ordered Ugaya to pay one million yen in damages, but Ugaya appealed to the Tokyo high court. Oricon later dropped the charges, after a 33-month battle.[9]A settlement was reached under which the publisher of Saizo magazine, who intervened in the lawsuit from the High Court, apologized to Ugaya for "publishing inaccurate comments without permission" and paid him 5 million yen, and also apologized to Oricon for discrediting the chart. Oricon waived its claim for damages and Ugaya, who had also filed a counterclaim for damages, waived his counterclaim.[10]No criminal charge was laid against the journalist.

Dropping a lawsuit is rare in Japan; for example, only 0.1% of cases that ended in 2007 being done by the plaintiff ceasing the case.[11]

Shareholders

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(as of March 31, 2012)

  • LitruPond LLC – 29.34%
  • Yoshiaki Yoshida (DHC Corp.president) – 8.94%
  • Hikari Tsushin, Inc. – 4.94%
  • Ko Koike (CEO) – 2.75%
  • Lawson, Inc.– 1.98%
  • Hidekō Koike – 1.89%
  • Naoko Koike – 1.87%
  • DHC Corp.– 1.59%
  • Yumi Koike – 1.55%

Charts

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Current charts

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  • Singles Chart(January 4, 1968 – present)
  • Albums Chart(October 5, 1987 – present)
  • Karaoke Chart(December 26, 1994 – present)
  • DVD Chart (April 5, 1999 – present)
  • Book Chart (April 7, 2008 – present)
  • Comic Chart (February 6, 1995 – March 26, 2001; April 7, 2008 – present)
  • BunkobonChart (April 7, 2008 – present)
  • Blu-ray Disc Chart (September 7, 2008 – present)
  • Music DVD & Blu-ray Disc Chart (October 14, 2013 – present)
  • Long Hit Album Catalogue Chart (April 2, 2001 – present)
  • Digital Albums Chart (November 14, 2016 – present)[12]
  • Digital Singles Chart (December 25, 2017 – present)[13]
  • Streaming Chart (December 24, 2018 – present)[14]
  • Combined Albums Chart(December 24, 2018 – present)[14]
  • Combined Singles Chart(December 24, 2018 – present)[14]

Past charts

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  • LPChart (January 5, 1970 – November 27, 1989)
  • CTChart (December 2, 1974 – April 24, 1978)
  • CartridgesChart (December 2, 1974 – April 24, 1978)
  • CDChart (February 6, 1984 – April 21, 1997)
  • LDChart (February 6, 1984 – January 31, 2000)
  • Sell-Video Chart (February 6, 1984 – May 30, 2005)
  • VHDChart (February 6, 1984 – November 27, 1989)
  • MDChart (1994)
  • Game Software Chart (February 20, 1995 – November 28, 2005)
  • All-Genre Formats Ranking (May 24, 1984 – April 2, 2001)
  • New Media Chart (January 2004 – 2005)
  • Tracks Chart (September 6, 2004 – August 31, 2008)

Top Artists' total sales revenue by year

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Year Artist
1974 Yōsui Inoue[15]
1975
1976 Yumi Arai[16]
1977 Pink Lady[17][18]
1978
1979 Alice[19]
1980 Yellow Magic Orchestra[20]
1981 Akira Terao[21]
1982 Off Course[22]
1983 Akina Nakamori[23]
1984 Seiko Matsuda[24]
1985 Akina Nakamori[25][26][27]
1986
1987
1988 Hikaru Genji[28]
1989 Yumi Matsutoya
1990 Southern All Stars
1991 B'z
1992 CHAGE and ASKA
1993 ZARD
1994 TRF
1995
1996 Namie Amuro[29]
1997 GLAY[30][31]
1998 B'z[31][32]
1999 Hikaru Utada[33][34]
2000 Ayumi Hamasaki[35][36][37]
2001
2002 Hikaru Utada[34][38]
2003 Ayumi Hamasaki[39][40]
2004 Hikaru Utada[41][42]
2005 ORANGE RANGE[43][44]
2006 Kumi Koda[45][46][47][48]
2007
2008 EXILE[49][50]
2009 Arashi[15][51][52]
2010
2011 AKB48[53][54]
2012
2013 Arashi[55][56][57][58][59]
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 Namie Amuro[60]
2019 Arashi[61][62]
2020
2021 BTS[63][64]
2022
2023 King & Prince[65]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"Nhật bổn âm lặc スタジオ hiệp hội".Japan Association of Professional Recording Studios. Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2005.
  2. ^ab"Overview of Oricon.Inc".Oricon Inc. Archived fromthe originalon February 6, 2012.RetrievedMarch 1,2007.
  3. ^"Hội xã khái yếu".Oricon Inc.Archivedfrom the original on September 19, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 4,2017.
  4. ^"Policy of the Oricon Weekly Charts".oricon.co.jp.Archivedfrom the original on December 7, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 5,2008.
  5. ^"Official Site of Oricon Charts".oricon.co.jp.Archivedfrom the original on November 7, 2006.RetrievedOctober 28,2006.
  6. ^Ronald (August 31, 2018)."Oricon to Create Combined and Streaming Charts".ARAMA! JAPAN.Archivedfrom the original on October 12, 2022.RetrievedJune 17,2019.
  7. ^"Hội xã án nội – tokushin music report".Tokushin Music Report. Archived fromthe originalon January 24, 2008.RetrievedFebruary 5,2008.
  8. ^Prideaux, Eric (February 8, 2007)."Libel suit attacks free speech: defendant"– via Japan Times Online.
  9. ^"Abandonment of the claim against a Japanese journalist | Reporters without borders".RSF.August 6, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on October 3, 2020.RetrievedMay 20,2020.
  10. ^オリコン phê phán ký sự で hòa giải tố tụng tham gia の tạp chí xã が tạ tội[Settlement over Article Criticizing Oricon; The Magazine Publisher, Which Intervened in the Lawsuit, Apologizes] (in Japanese). 47news.Kyodo News.August 3, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon June 22, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 3,2024.
  11. ^"Abandonment of the claim against a Japanese journalist - Reporters without borders".RSF.Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2016.RetrievedNovember 2,2014.
  12. ^オリコン tân ランキング phát biểu アルバムDL sổ を tập kế… Sơ hồi thủ vị は vũ đa điền ヒカル(in Japanese). Oricon. November 9, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2018.RetrievedDecember 21,2018.
  13. ^オリコン, 12 nguyệt から tân ランキング phát biểu へ DL sổ を lặc khúc ごとに tập kế(in Japanese). Oricon. September 22, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on December 20, 2018.RetrievedDecember 21,2018.
  14. ^abcオリコン, hợp toán ランキングおよびストリーミングランキングを12 nguyệt より khai thủy(in Japanese). Oricon. August 29, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on August 31, 2023.RetrievedDecember 21,2018.
  15. ^ab2010 niên âm lặc ソフト thị tràng lam, いきものがかりが bộ môn thủ vị メーカー biệt ではソニーがV2ArchivedMay 13, 2013, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. 14 January 2011 4:00.
  16. ^コンフィデンス niên giam 1977 niên bản.31p.
  17. ^コンフィデンス niên giam 1978 niên bản.28p.
  18. ^コンフィデンス niên giam 1979 niên bản.30p.
  19. ^オリコン niên giam 1980 niên bản.30p.
  20. ^オリコン niên giam 1981 niên bản.31p.
  21. ^オリコン niên giam 1982 niên bản.30p.
  22. ^オリコン niên giam 1983 niên bản.27p.
  23. ^オリコン niên giam 1984 niên bản.28p.
  24. ^オリコン niên giam 1985 niên bản.28p.
  25. ^オリコン niên giam 1986 niên bản.345p.
  26. ^オリコン niên giam 1987 niên bản.379p.
  27. ^オリコン niên giam 1988 niên bản.Capital 17p.
  28. ^オリコン niên giam 1989 niên bản biệt sách オリコン・チャート・データ'88.28p.
  29. ^オリコン niên giam 1997 niên bản biệt sách オリコン・チャート・データ'96.29p.
  30. ^オリコン niên giam 1998 niên bản biệt sách オリコン・チャート・データ'97.23p.
  31. ^abオリコン, “Đệ 35 hồi nhật bổn レコードセールス đại thưởng” を phát biểu.ArchivedSeptember 16, 2018, at theWayback Machine.Narinari.com. December 29, 2002.
  32. ^オリコン niên giam 1999 niên bản biệt sách オリコン・チャート・データ'98.23p.
  33. ^オリコン niên giam 2000 niên bản biệt sách オリコン・チャート・データ'99.25p.
  34. ^abオリコン “Đệ 35 hồi nhật bổn レコードセールス đại thưởng” phát biểuArchivedFebruary 10, 2008, at theWayback Machine.Musicman biên tập bộ. December 12, 2002.
  35. ^オリコン niên giam 2001 niên bản biệt sách オリコン・チャート・データ2000.26p.
  36. ^Bang kỳ あゆみ, CD mại り thượng げ2 niên liên 続ナンバーワン.SANSPO.COM. December 14, 2001.
  37. ^オリコン niên giam 2002 niên bản データ bổn.25p.
  38. ^オリコン niên giam 2003 niên bản データ bổn.62p.
  39. ^オリコン niên giam 2004 niên bản データ bổn.60p.
  40. ^あゆ２ niên ぶり｢セールス đại thưởng ｣.スポニチアネックス. December 15, 2003.
  41. ^オリコン niên giam 2005 niên bản データ bổn.76p.
  42. ^Hạnh điền lai vị, niên gian セールス127 ức viên で sơ の đại thưởng!ArchivedMay 15, 2013, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. 2006-12-21,14:00.
  43. ^オリコン niên giam 2006 niên bản.77p.
  44. ^2005 niên アーティストトータルセールスランキングArchivedSeptember 9, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 19, 2005.
  45. ^オリコン niên giam 2007 niên bản.76p.
  46. ^2006 niên アーティストトータルセールスランキング đại phát biểu!ArchivedSeptember 9, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 21, 2006.
  47. ^オリコン niên giam 2008 niên bản.76p.
  48. ^2007 niên アーティストトータルセールスランキング đại phát biểu!ArchivedJanuary 1, 2008, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 18, 2007.
  49. ^オリコン niên giam 2009 niên bản.100p.
  50. ^2008 niên アーティストトータルセールスランキング đại phát biểu!ArchivedMay 19, 2013, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 11, 2008.
  51. ^2009 niên アーティストトータルセールスランキングArchivedJanuary 27, 2011, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 18, 2009.
  52. ^2010 niên オリコン niên gian ランキング アーティストトータルセールスArchivedSeptember 9, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 20, 2010.
  53. ^2011 niên オリコン niên gian ランキング アーティストトータルセールスArchivedJuly 8, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 19, 2011.
  54. ^2012 niên オリコン niên gian ランキング アーティストトータルセールスArchivedSeptember 9, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 20, 2012.
  55. ^2013 niên アーティストトータルセールスランキングArchivedAugust 17, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 15, 2013.
  56. ^2014 niên niên gian âm lặc ＆ ánh tượng ランキング phát biểuArchivedAugust 25, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 20, 2014.
  57. ^2015 niên niên gian âm lặc ランキングを phát biểu!ArchivedJuly 30, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 23, 2015.
  58. ^2016 niên niên gian âm lặc ＆ ánh tượng ランキング lam が tiền nhân vị đáo の ký lục đạt thành!ArchivedSeptember 9, 2017, at theWayback Machine.Oricon. December 24, 2016.
  59. ^"【 đệ 50 hồi オリコン niên gian ランキング 2017】 lam が tổng hợp mại thượng 5 niên liên 続 thủ vị, AKB48がシングル niên gian V8 đạt thành!".Oricon. December 23, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on July 11, 2018.RetrievedNovember 6,2018.
  60. ^【 đệ 51 hồi オリコン niên gian ランキング 2018】 an thất nại mỹ huệ さんが tổng hợp thủ vị, AKB48がシングル9 niên liên 続1 vị ・2 vị độc chiêm(in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on December 20, 2018.RetrievedDecember 21,2018.
  61. ^【オリコン niên gian ランキング 2019】 lam が18 niên ぶり200 ức viên siêu えで tổng hợp thủ vị, mễ tân huyền sư, あいみょん, tì nam がデジタルシーンを tịch quyển(in Japanese). Oricon. December 23, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on December 22, 2019.RetrievedMarch 17,2020.
  62. ^【オリコン niên gian ランキング2020】 lam, tổng hợp で thông toán 9 độ mục の thủ vị hoạch đắc(in Japanese). Oricon. December 25, 2020.
  63. ^【オリコン niên gian ランキング2021】BTS, niên gian アーティストセールストータル１ vị hải ngoại アーティストで sơ の khoái cử(in Japanese). Oricon. December 24, 2021.
  64. ^【オリコン niên gian ランキング2022】BTS, hải ngoại アーティスト sơ の2 niên liên 続 niên gian mại thượng トータル1 vị(in Japanese). Oricon. December 23, 2022.
  65. ^【オリコン niên gian ランキング2023】King & Prince, kỳ gian nội mại thượng 200 ức viên siêu えで tự thân sơ の niên gian トータル1 vị デジタル1 vị は “アイドル” がけん dẫn したYOASOBI(in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2023.
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