Oricon


Japanese company

























Oricon Inc.
株式会社オリコン
Type

Holding company, owner of Oricon Entertainment Inc.[1]
Traded as
JASDAQ: 4800
IndustryBroadcast of music entertainment
FoundedNovember 1967 (as Original Confidence)[1]
October 1, 1999 (as Oricon Direct Digital)[2]
June 2001 (as Oricon Global Entertainment)
July 2002[2]
Headquarters
Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Ko Koike: CEO
Ownersee List of Oricon's shareholders
Number of employees
198 (full-time workers, as of September 30, 2016)[3]
ParentOricon Entertainment Inc. (October 1999 – June 2001)
SubsidiariesOricon Entertainment Inc. (June 2001 – present)
Website
Official Site of Oricon Inc.
Official Site of Oricon Charts

Oricon Inc. (株式会社オリコン, Kabushiki-gaisha Orikon), established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as Original Confidence Inc. (株式会社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 its music 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 in Oricon Style by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website.[5]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Policy


  • 3 Controversy


  • 4 Shareholders


  • 5 Charts

    • 5.1 Current charts


    • 5.2 Past charts



  • 6 Artists' total sales revenue by year


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




History


Original Confidence Inc., the original Oricon company, was founded by the former Snow Brand Milk Products promoter Sōkō Koike in 1967. That November, the company began publishing a singles chart on an experimental:basis.
Entitled Sōgō Geinō Shijō Chōsa (総合芸能市場調査) (it means "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,[6] early Original Confidence was an exclusive information magazine only for the people who worked in the music industry. However, in the 1970s, Koike willingly advertised his company's charts to make its existence prevail among the Japanese public. Thanks to his intensive promotional efforts on the 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. In 2004, Hirakawachi 1-chome made Oricon history by reaching the 7th spot, making their debut, Enpitsu de tsukuru uta, the youngest J-pop male artists' album charted in the top 10.



Policy


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 in Oricon Style and 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 of NEWS, a pop group, was released only through 7-Eleven stores, 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


In 2006, Oricon sued journalist Hiro Ugaya when he was quoted in a Saizo (or Cyso) magazine article as suggesting that Oricon was manipulating its statistics to benefit certain management companies and labels, specifically Johnny and Associates. Ugaya condemned the lawsuit as an example of a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) in Japan.[7] 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. Many NGOs, including Reporters Without Borders, denounced the lawsuit as a violation of free expression. A Tokyo District Court initially ordered Ugaya to pay 1 million yen (7,400 euros) in damages, but Ugaya appealed to the Tokyo high court. Oricon later dropped the charges, after a 33-month battle that laid waste to the reporter's life.[citation needed] No charge was laid against the journalist.


Oricon’s decision to drop the action is extremely unusual in Japan. According to Japanese supreme court figures, only 0.1 per cent of the cases closed in 2007 were terminated as a result of the plaintiff’s decision to abandon the claim.[8]



Shareholders


(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



Current charts



  • Singles Chart (1968-01-04 – present)


  • Albums Chart (1987-10-05 – present)

  • Karaoke Chart (1994-12-26 – present)

  • DVD Chart (1999-04-05 – present)

  • Book Chart (2008-04-07 – present)

  • Comic Chart (1995-02-06 – 2001-03-26; 2008-04-07 – present)


  • Bunkobon Chart (2008-04-07 – present)

  • Blu-ray Disc Chart (2008-07-07 – present)

  • Music DVD & Blu-ray Disc Chart (2013-10-14 – present)

  • Long Hit Album Catalogue Chart (2001-04-02 – present)

  • Digital Albums Chart (2016-11-14 – present)[9]

  • Digital Singles Chart (2017-12-25 – present)[10]

  • Streaming Chart (2018-12-24 – present)[11]

  • Combined Albums Chart (2018-12-24 – present)[11]

  • Combined Singles Chart (2018-12-24 – present)[11]


Past charts



  • LP Chart (1970-01-05 – 1989-11-27)


  • CT Chart (1974-12-02 – 1978-04-24)


  • Cartridges Chart (1974-12-02 – 1978-04-24)


  • CD Chart (1984-02-06 – 1997-04-21)


  • LD Chart (1984-02-06 – 2000-01-31)

  • Sell-Video Chart (1984-02-06 – 2005-05-30)


  • VHD Chart (1984-02-06 – 1989-11-27)


  • MD Chart (1994)

  • Game Software Chart (1995-02-20 – 2005-11-28)

  • All-Genre Formats Ranking (1984-05-24 – 2001-04-02)

  • New Media Chart (January 2004 – 2005)

  • Tracks Chart (2004-09-06 – 2008-08-31)


Artists' total sales revenue by year




































































YearArtist
1974
Yōsui Inoue[12]
1975
1976
Yumi Arai[13]
1977
Pink Lady[14][15]
1978
1979
Alice[16]
1980
Yellow Magic Orchestra[17]
1981
Akira Terao[18]
1982
Off Course[19]
1983
Akina Nakamori[20]
1984
Seiko Matsuda[21]
1985Akina Nakamori[22][23][24]
1986
1987
1988
Hikaru Genji[25]
1989
Yumi Matsutoya
1990
Southern All Stars
1991
B'z
1992
CHAGE and ASKA
1993
ZARD
1994
TRF
1995
1996
Namie Amuro[26]
1997
GLAY[27][28]
1998B'z[28][29]
1999
Hikaru Utada[30][31]
2000
Ayumi Hamasaki[32][33][33][34]
2001
2002Hikaru Utada[31][35]
2003Ayumi Hamasaki[36][37]
2004Hikaru Utada[38][39]
2005
ORANGE RANGE[40][41]
2006
Kumi Koda[42][43][44][45]
2007
2008
EXILE[46][47]
2009
Arashi[12][48][49]
2010
2011
AKB48[50][51]
2012
2013
Arashi[52][53][54][55][56]
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018Namie Amuro[57]


See also


  • Oricon Singles Chart

  • Oricon Albums Chart

  • List of Oricon number-one singles

  • List of Oricon number-one albums

  • List of best-selling singles in Japan

  • List of best-selling albums in Japan


References




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  2. ^ ab "Overview of Oricon.Inc". Oricon Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2007.


  3. ^ "会社概要". Oricon Inc. Retrieved January 4, 2017.


  4. ^ "Policy of the Oricon Weekly Charts". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved January 5, 2008.


  5. ^ "Official Site of Oricon Charts". oricon.co.jp.


  6. ^ "会社案内 – tokushin music report". Tokushin Music Report. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.


  7. ^ Prideaux, Eric (February 8, 2007). "Libel suit attacks free speech: defendant" – via Japan Times Online.


  8. ^ "Abandonment of the claim against a Japanese journalist - Reporters without borders". RSF.


  9. ^ オリコン 新ランキング発表 アルバムDL数を集計…初回首位は宇多田ヒカル (in Japanese). Oricon. November 9, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2018.


  10. ^ オリコン、12月から新ランキング発表へ DL数を楽曲ごとに集計 (in Japanese). Oricon. September 22, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2018.


  11. ^ abc オリコン、合算ランキングおよびストリーミングランキングを12月より開始 (in Japanese). Oricon. August 29, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.


  12. ^ ab 2010年音楽ソフト市場 嵐、いきものがかりが部門首位 メーカー別ではソニーがV2. Oricon. 14 January 2011 4:00.


  13. ^ コンフィデンス年鑑 1977年版. 31p.


  14. ^ コンフィデンス年鑑 1978年版. 28p.


  15. ^ コンフィデンス年鑑 1979年版. 30p.


  16. ^ オリコン年鑑 1980年版. 30p.


  17. ^ オリコン年鑑 1981年版. 31p.


  18. ^ オリコン年鑑 1982年版. 30p.


  19. ^ オリコン年鑑 1983年版. 27p.


  20. ^ オリコン年鑑 1984年版. 28p.


  21. ^ オリコン年鑑 1985年版. 28p.


  22. ^ オリコン年鑑 1986年版. 345p.


  23. ^ オリコン年鑑 1987年版. 379p.


  24. ^ オリコン年鑑 1988年版. Capital 17p.


  25. ^ オリコン年鑑 1989年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ'88. 28p.


  26. ^ オリコン年鑑 1997年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ'96. 29p.


  27. ^ オリコン年鑑 1998年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ'97. 23p.


  28. ^ ab オリコン、「第35回日本レコードセールス大賞」を発表。. Narinari.com. December 29, 2002.


  29. ^ オリコン年鑑 1999年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ'98. 23p.


  30. ^ オリコン年鑑 2000年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ'99. 25p.


  31. ^ ab オリコン「第35回日本レコードセールス大賞」発表 Archived February 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Musicman編集部. December 12, 2002.


  32. ^ オリコン年鑑 2001年版別冊 オリコン・チャート・データ2000. 26p.


  33. ^ ab 浜崎あゆみ、CD売り上げ2年連続ナンバーワン. SANSPO.COM. December 14, 2001.


  34. ^ オリコン年鑑 2002年版 データ本. 25p.


  35. ^ オリコン年鑑 2003年版 データ本. 62p.


  36. ^ オリコン年鑑 2004年版 データ本. 60p.


  37. ^ あゆ2年ぶり「セールス大賞」 . スポニチアネックス. December 15, 2003.


  38. ^ オリコン年鑑 2005年版 データ本. 76p.


  39. ^ 倖田來未、年間セールス127億円で初の大賞!. Oricon. 2006-12-21,14:00.


  40. ^ オリコン年鑑 2006年版. 77p.


  41. ^ 2005年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング. Oricon. December 19, 2005.


  42. ^ オリコン年鑑 2007年版. 76p.


  43. ^ 2006年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング大発表!. Oricon. December 21, 2006.


  44. ^ オリコン年鑑 2008年版. 76p.


  45. ^ 2007年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング大発表!. Oricon. December 18, 2007.


  46. ^ オリコン年鑑 2009年版. 100p.


  47. ^ 2008年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング大発表!. Oricon. December 11, 2008.


  48. ^ 2009年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング. Oricon. December 18, 2009.


  49. ^ 2010年 オリコン年間ランキング アーティストトータルセールス. Oricon. December 20, 2010.


  50. ^ 2011年 オリコン年間ランキング アーティストトータルセールス. Oricon. December 19, 2011.


  51. ^ 2012年 オリコン年間ランキング アーティストトータルセールス. Oricon. December 20, 2012.


  52. ^ 2013年 アーティストトータルセールスランキング. Oricon. December 15, 2013.


  53. ^ 2014年 年間音楽&映像ランキング発表. Oricon. December 20, 2014.


  54. ^ 2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表!.Oricon. December 23, 2015.


  55. ^ 2016年 年間音楽&映像ランキング 嵐が前人未到の記録達成!. Oricon. December 24, 2016.


  56. ^ "【第50回 オリコン年間ランキング 2017】嵐が総合売上5年連続首位、AKB48がシングル年間V8達成!". Oricon. December 23, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2018.


  57. ^ 【第51回オリコン年間ランキング 2018】安室奈美恵さんが総合首位、AKB48がシングル9年連続1位・2位独占 (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.



External links



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