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AKINA ON THE BEST 10
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Akina on The Best 10 chart in : 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989-

THE BEST 10 ~ Introduction

The Best 10 was broadcasted by TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.) from 1978.01.12 ~ 1989.09.28 on every Thursday from 21:00~22:00. In nearly 12 years of service, the program has been broadcasted 603 times.
Single SIDE A song were normally selected for the chart and all songs entered into The Best 10's chart were evaluated by :

  • Karaoke popularity : 40 %
  • TBS radio request nationwide : 30%
  • Record/CD sales : 20%
  • Yusen Housou : 10%

    Artists with songs which reached the top 10 ranking will be invited to perform in The Best 10 show weekly live on tv.

    The Television The Best 10 Data Book

    THE TELEVISION THE BEST 10

    Date of release : 20 December 2004
    Price : 980 Yen
    ISBN 4-04-894453-3-C9476
    Publisher : Kadokawa Interactive Media

    The data book contains all data of The Best 10 program which was one of the most popular chart programs in Japan from 1978~1989. There are a lot of interesting and memorable best shots of artists who appeared in the program during their heydays. Akina was of course the regular chart maker in this program and you can read details of Akina's achievements in The Best 10 from this book or the summary is below.
    AKINA'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE BEST 10
    • Artists with the most Top 1s (no. of songs) :
      1. Nakamori Akina : 17 songs
      2. Kondo Masahiko : 13 songs
      3. Matsuda Seiko : 13 songs
      4. The Checkers : 10 songs
      5. Tahara Toshihiko : 10 song

    • Artists with the most Top 1s (no. of weeks) :
      1. Nakamori Akina : 69 weeks
      2. The Checkers : 50 weeks
      3. Matsuda Seiko : 44 weeks
      4. Hikaru Genji : 39 weeks
      5. Kondo Masahiko : 38 weeks

    • Artists with the most no. of songs on The Best 10 chart :
      1. Tahara Toshihiko (Toshi) : 34 songs
      2. Kondo Masahiko : 28 songs
      3. Matsuda Seiko : 24 songs
      4. Nakamori Akina : 23 songs
      5. Kawai Naoko : 23 songs

    • Artists with the most no. of weeks on The Best 10 chart :
      1. Tahara Toshihiko (Toshi) : 246 weeks
      2. Matsuda Seiko : 222 weeks
      3. Nakamori Akina : 221 weeks
      4. Kondo Masahiko : 210 weeks
      5. The Checkers : 160 weeks

    • Artists who stayed on the chart for the longest continual weeks :
      1. Kondo Masahiko : 41 weeks [81.10.15 ~ 82.07.01]
      2. Pink Lady : 36 weeks [78.01.19 ~ 78.09.14]
      3. Itsuki Hiroshi : 36 weeks [79.11.29 ~ 80.08.07]
      4. Sawada Kenji : 30 weeks [78.06.08 ~ 78.12.28]
      5. Godaigo : 28 weeks [78.12.21 ~ 79.06.28]
      6. Nakamori Akina : 25 weeks [82.09.16 ~ 83.03.03]
      7. The Checkers : 25 weeks [84.03.08 ~ 84.08.09]
      8. Tahara Toshihiko : 25 weeks [80.07.10 ~ 80.12.25]
      9. Kondo Masahiko : 25 weeks [82.07.15 ~ 82.12.30]
      10. Kondo Masahiko : 24 weeks [80.12.25 ~ 81.06.11]

    • Artists with the most points on their Top 1 :
      • No. 1 : Saijo Hideki - YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A) >>> 9999 ~ 79.04.05
      • No. 2 : Saijo Hideki - YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A) >>> 9999 ~ 79.04.12
      • No. 26 : Nakamori Akina - Second Love >>> 9839 ~ 83.01.27
      • No. 42 : Nakamori Akina - Second Love >>> 9779 ~ 83.01.20
      • No. 44 : Nakamori Akina - Kita Wing >>> 9772 ~ 84.02.09
      • No. 58 : Nakamori Akina - Jukkai (1984) >>> 9746 ~ 83.01.20
      • No. 60 : Nakamori Akina - Nibunnoichi no Shinwa >>> 9739 ~ 84.08.30

    • Akina's most points on her No. 2s :
      • No. 1 : Nakamori Akina - Jukkai (1984) >>> 9622 ~ 84.09.20
      • No. 2 : Nakamori Akina - Meu amor é >>> 9622 ~ 85.04.18
      • No. 10 : Nakamori Akina - TATTOO >>> 9498 ~ 88.06.30
      • No. 12 : Nakamori Akina - Jukkai (1984) >>> 9472 ~ 84.09.27
      • No. 13 : Nakamori Akina - Kazarijanainoyo Namida wa >>> 9469 ~ 84.12.27
      • No. 25 : Nakamori Akina - Southern Wind >>> 9396 ~ 84.05.31
      • No. 46 : Nakamori Akina - Kazarijanainoyo Namida wa >>> 9319 ~ 85.01.17
      • No. 47 : Nakamori Akina - Kazarijanainoyo Namida wa >>> 9316 ~ 84.12.20

    • Artist with the longest Top 1 on the chart :
      • No. 1 : Unknown artist : 12 weeks
      • No. 2 : Unknown artist : 10 weeks
      • No. 3 : Saijo Hideki - YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A) : 9 weeks (1979)
      • No. 5 : Nakamori Akina - Second Love : 8 weeks (1983)
      • No. 11 : Nakamori Akina - Nibunnoichi no Shinwa : 7 weeks (1983)
      • No. 11 : Nakamori Akina - Kinku : 7 weeks (1983)
      • No. 11 : Nakamori Akina - DESIRE ~Jounetsu~ : 7 weeks (1986)
      • No. 33 : Nakamori Akina - Kita Wing : 5 weeks (1984)
      • No. 33 : Nakamori Akina - Jukkai (1984) : 5 weeks (1984)
      • No. 33 : Nakamori Akina - Tango Noir : 5 weeks (1987)
      • No. 33 : Nakamori Akina - Nanpasen : 5 weeks (1987)

    • Akina's position in the annual top 100 of The Best 10 chart :
      • 1982
        • No. 12 - Shojo A : 108,259 points
        • No. 62 - Second Love : 51,558 points
      • 1983
        • No. 8 - Nibunnoichi no Shinwa : 114,195 points
        • No. 10 - Kinku : 110,856 points
        • No. 27 - Twilight ~Yuuguretayori~ : 88,098 points
        • No. 30 - Second Love : 85,355 points
      • 1984
        • No. 8 - Jukkai (1984) : 116,735 points
        • No. 11 - Kita Wing : 108,056 points
        • No. 14 - Southern Wind : 102,213 points
        • No. 72 - Kazarijanainoyo Namida wa : 44,199 points
      • 1985
        • No. 3 - Meu amor é : 117,745 points
        • No. 8 - Sand Beige ~Sabaku he~ : 102,490 points
        • No. 29 - Solitude : 72,096 points
        • No. 41 - Kazarijanainoyo Namida wa : 62,684 points
        • No. 46 - Akaitori Nigeta : 57,988 points
      • 1986
        • No. 2 - DESIRE ~Jounetsu~ : 114,680 points
        • No. 14 - Gypsy Queen : 74,780 points
        • No. 17 - Fin : 72,400 points
      • 1987
        • No. 7 - Nanpasen : 92,125 points
        • No. 15 - BLONDE : 76,963 points
        • No. 18 - TANGO NOIR : 73,800 points
      • 1988
        • No. 9 - TATTOO : 98,304 points
        • No. 18 - AL-MAUJ : 76,593 points
        • No. 39 - I Missed 'THE SHOCK' : 58,643 points
        • No. 79 - Nanpasen : 36,154 points
      • 1989 (until September only)
        • No. 19 - LIAR : 64,625 points
        • No. 39 - I Missed 'THE SHOCK' : 36,340 points

    • Akina's position in the total 12 years of The Best 10 ('78~'89) chart :
      • No. 42 - Second Love : 136,913 points
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