BEST OF 2008! Generation Ranking

Thursday, December 25th 2008

We have analyzed the Sales Ranking of HMV Online by the generations!
See if your favorite titles has ranked in!!

Males in their 10s

A young singer-songwriter YUI became 1st place! There were also the fresh artists such as GReeeeN and Ellegarden!

Females in their 10s

EXILE's best album series took the Top 3 spots! A year 2008 was a perfect year for them! The 2 titles of DBSK has ranked in as well!

Males in their 20s

Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki were popular in this generation, but you can also see the international rock musicians!

Females in their 20s

Most of the top titles were the releases from Avex Entertainment! The charismatic divas has ranked higher than Exile!

Males in their 30s

An Electro-Pop group, Perfume was popular in this generation! There were also the big names such as Boowy and B'z!

Females in their 30s

A quintet South Korean boy band, Dong Bang Shin Ki took 1st place and 3rd place! You can see the popular male singers in here!

Males in their 40s

There are couple titles from Classical genre! A ranking made the transition into adulthood compare to the rankings above!


1　Baroque../ Harmonia Mundi (50CD)
2　Namie Amuro / BEST FICTION
3　Billy Joel / Stranger (+dvd)
4　Hikaru Utada / Heart Station
5　Wagner / Bayreuther Festspiele
6　Ayumi Hamasaki / A Complete...
7　Baroque../ Baroque Master Pieces
8　Mika Nakashima / VOICE
9　Mariya Takeuchi / Expressions
10　Genesis / Box Set (+dvd)

Females in their 40s

You can see the many Asian idols such as DBSK, F4, Ryu Siwon and Shinhwa! The 3 best albums of Exile has ranked in again!

Males in their 50s

All the top 10 titles were Classical titles! Check out the rankings on bottom of this page if you're curious about the other genres!


1　Baroque../ Harmonia Mundi (50CD)
2　Baroque../ Baroque Master Pieces
3　Wagner / Bayreuther Festspiele
4　Bach / Sonatas & Partitas For...
5　Karajan / Symphony Edition (38CD)
6　Bach / Keyboard Works (12CD)
7　Sibelius / Violin Concerto
8　Puccini / Complete Opera Edition
9　Alfven / Complete Symphonies
10　Tchaikovsky / Complete Sympho...

Females in their 50s

All the top 10 titles are Asian Pop titles! A Korean actor and singer, Ryu Siwon is really popular in this generation!

Males - Movie/TV Category

Here is a ranking of Movie/TV program category! The popular titles were "Evangelion" and "Suberanai Hanashi" series!


1　Evangelion New Theatre Ver.
2　Hitoshi no Suberanai Hanashi 4
3　Bourne Ultimatum
4　Daisuke no Suberanai Hanashi
5　Junior no Suberanai Hanashi
6　Resident Evil: Extinction
7　Grind House Complete Box
8　World of Golden Eggs 01
9　World of Golden Eggs 02
10　Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende 11

Females - Movie/TV Category

The series of "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" took the Top 2 spots! "Suberanai Hanashi" series were popular in this generation as well!


1　Hanazakari no Kimitachi e... 1
2　Hanazakari no Kimitachi e... 2
3　Rookies: Omote Box
4　F4 A Go! Go! Go!: Jerry Yan
5　HERO - Special Edition
6　Hitoshi no Suberanai Hanashi 4
7　Nodame Cantabile in Europe
8　Siwon's Racing Diary 3
9　World of Golden Eggs 01
10　Daisuke no Suberanai Hanashi

Males in their 50s - J-Pop

Here is a ranking of "Males in their 50's", exclusive of Classical genre! All the 10 titles were the albums of a Japanese female singer!


1　Mariya Takeuchi / Expressions
2　Namie Amuro / BEST FICTION
3　Hikaru Utada / Heart Station
4　Ayumi Hamasaki / A Complete...
5　Yo Hitoto / Key
6　Mika Nakashima / Voice
7　Ko Shinazaki / Single Best
8　Zard / Zard Request Best
9　Yui / I Loved Yesterday
10　Kumi Koda / Kingdom

Males in their 50s - Int. Music

Here is an International music ranking of "Males in their 50's"! The popular titles were the SHM-CDs of Jazz and Rock genre!


1　Various / SHM-CD Compilation: Jazz
2　Chick Corea & H. Uehara / Duet
3　Led Zeppelin / Definitive Collection
4　Pat Metheny / Day Trip
5　Bill Evans / You Must Believe In...
6　Various / SHM-CD Compilation: Rock
7　Pat Metheny/Anna ... / Upojenie
8　C, S, N & Y / Deja Vu Live
9　Hiromi Uehara / Beyond Standard
10　Eliane Elias / Bossa Nova Stories