Oricon Reveals First Half Ranking of 2012

Oricon has revealed the results / rankings for the first half year of 2012!  Check out the Top 10 in the various categories below.
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==Singles==

1. “Manatsu no Sounds good!” – AKB48 : (1,780,949)
2. “GIVE ME FIVE!” – AKB48 : (1,434,398)
3. “Wild At Heart” – Arashi : (644,899)
4. “Face Down” - Arashi : (601,467)
5. “Kataomoi Finally” – SKE48 : (592,681)
6. “Ai Shite Love Ru!” – SKE48 : (544,000)
7. “Your Eyes” – Arashi : (477,820)
8. “Nagiichi” – NMB48 : (433,421)
9. “Junjo U-19” – NMB48 : (376,302)
10. “We never give up!” – Kis-My-Ft2 : (309,103)

(Check out the rest of the single ranking chart here!)
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==Albums==

1. “Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro>” – Mr.Children : (1,056,404)
2. “Mr.Children 2001-2005 <micro>” – Mr.Children : (1,014,597)
3. “EXILE JAPAN / Solo” – EXILE / EXILE ATSUSHI : (751,273)
4. “NEWTRAL” – Ikimonogakari : (397,821)
5. “YUZU YOU [2006-2011]” – Yuzu : (332,332)
6. “Kis-My-1st” – Kis-My-Ft2 : (304,936)
7. “Super Girl” - KARA : (282,657)
8. “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 4” – FUNKY MONKEY BABYS : (259,146)
9. “BUTTERFLY” – L’Arc~en~Ciel : (237,424)
10. “1969” – Yuki Saori & Pink Martini : (213,648)

(Check out the rest of the album ranking chart here!)
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==Music DVDs==

1. “ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World” – Arashi : (642,597)
2. “EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ~Negai no Tou~” – EXILE : (367,655)
3. “KANJANI∞ Godai Dome TOUR EIGHT x EIGHTER Omonnakattara Dome Suimasen″ – Kanjani 8 : (181,777)
4. “JAPAN FIRST TOUR GIRLS’ GENERATION” – Shoujo Jidai : (148,718)
5. “namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2011” – Amuro Namie : (137,651)
6. “Live at AIR JAM 2011” – Hi-STANDARD : (111,913)
7. “AKB48 Yossha~Ikuzo~! in Seibu Dome Special BOX” – AKB48 : (103,656)
8. “KARA BEST CLIPS II & Shows” – KARA : (99,723)
9. “AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta Gassen”  – AKB48 : (95,914)
10. “Katsu no Kiwami ~MV Shu~″ – Ketsumeishi : (94,757)

(Check out the rest of the music DVD ranking chart here!)
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Source: Oricon
via Tokyohive
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