Mr.Children tops Oricon artist ranking

Since 2004, Oricon Style has conducted an annual survey of roughly 20,000 music fans, asking them to name their favorite artists. So far, only Hikaru Utada and aiko have ever been ranked #1, but this time Mr.Children came out on top, fueled by the popularity of their most recent album, "SUPERMARKET FANTASY."

1. Mr.Children
2. Hikaru Utada
3. Masaharu Fukuyama
4. Arashi
5. Kobukuro
6. Ikimono Gakari
7. aiko
8. Ayaka
9. B'z
10. Southern All Stars

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AKB48 River in Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking

1. AKB48 - River = 178579
2. AAA - Hide-Away = 43659
3. Ken Hirai - Boku wa Kimi ni Koi wo Suru = 30034
4. B'z - My Lonely Town = 25002
5. Sheryl Nome starring May'n - "Macross Frontier The Movie 1st: The False Songstress" Insert Song: Pink Monsoon = 23563
6. Kana Nishino - Motto... = 17956
7. Hilcrhyme - Shunkashuto = 14690
8. Ui Hirasawa (CV: Madoka Yonezawa) - K-On! Image Song = 13202
9. Nodoka Manabe (CV: Chika Fujito) - K-On! Image Song = 12144
10. Kitagami Mimi with MM Gakuen Gasshoubu - Daisuki ni Nare! / Kokoro Kimi ni Todoke = 11410

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