AKB48�s first original album �Koko ni Ita Koto� sold 602,000 copies in its first week, placing at #1 on the 6/20 Oricon Weekly Album Ranking. Moreover, this means AKB48 now has the highest selling original album in the first week by a female group, which was originally held by Morning Musume�s �3rd-LOVE Paradise� (578,000 in its first week) for 11 years and two months. AKB48 has also topped EXILE�s �Negai no Tou� (481,000 in its first week) for most sold album this year.

Since their debut in 2006, AKB48 has released two best albums �Kamikyokutachi� (first week 295,000/total 521,000) and �SET LIST ~Greatest Songs~ Kanzenban� (First week 68,000/total 152,000), but this is their first original album. This album didn�t include a special event ticket and it has already sold more in one week than what �Kamikyokutachi� sold in 62 weeks; it�s their personal best. This album is their second album after �Kamikyokutachi� to reach #1 on Oricon.

Furthermore, AKB48�s single �Everyday, Kachuusha� is rank #3 this week in Oricon�s Weekly Single Ranking, making it 3 consecutive weeks in the top 3. As of this week, the group has sold 1,499,000 copies, surely they�ll sell more than 1,500,000 copies by next week.

Source: Oricon