Weekly International Album Chart (Japan) - 11 October 2010
1. Linkin Park / A Thousand Suns
2. VA/ DJ KAORI'S INMIX VI
3. Maroon 5 / Hands All Over
4. Eric Clapton / Clapton
5. Santana / Guitar Heaven -Greatest Rock Classics-
6. David Foster / David Foster Presents Love Again
7. John Legend & The Roots / Wake Up!
8. Underworld / Barking
9. Katy Perry / Teenage Dream
10. Bad Religion / The Dissent of Man
source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/wa/w/
also check the last week's chart here
Only one new entry for this week's International album chart (Bad Religion is the one). However, if you check out other albums in the Top 30, you'll see (if you can read Japanese) more new entries - "Invented" by Jimmy Eat World at #16 and Metallica's three reissues at #22, #25 and #29. Metallica's reissues are all SHM-CDs (=Super High Material CDs) in cardboard sleeves. This format features enhanced audio quality. SHM-CDs are compatible with standard audio players but are only adopted and distributed in Japan. These reissues' release coincided with the band's Japan tour that took place a couple of weeks ago. It is said in Japan that metal music fans would buy anything their favourite bands release. They buy anything from "cardboard sleeve" to "Blu-spec" to "deluxe edition". Regarding that, it can be said that the band's Japanese label Universal International releases these reissues at the best time. Nothing new happened with there reissues. It's just a typical strategy.
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