C'est le 9ème album numéro 1 pour Namie Amuro. "Checkmate!" est sorti le 27 avril et avec cet album la chanteuse a officiellement dépassé la barre des 30 millions en termes de ventes pour un artistes solo.

Pour les singles, c'est le coréen Jang Geun Suk qui a débuté numéro 1 avec son single "Let me cry".

[La deuxième colonne renvoie aux ventes totales de 2011]

Oricon Weekly - Albums (26/4~2/5/2011)
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01. 252,889 252,889 Amuro Namie - Checkmate!
02. *46,503 *46,503 Tokunaga Hideaki - VOCALIST & BALLADE BEST
03. *40,640 121,728 Oda Kazumasa – Domo
04. *17,362 *17,362 Various Artists - KAMEN RIDER BEST 2000-2011
05. *16,393 *16,393 GIRL NEXT DOOR – Destination
06. *12,278 *12,278 SATA ANDAGI – SATA ANDAGI
07. *11,340 *30,619 Various Artists - Songs for Japan
08. *10,455 *10,455 Soutaiseiriron - Tadashii Soutaiseiriron
09. **9,707 *58,008 T.M.Revolution - CLOUD NINE
10. **9,612 298,630 Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby

11~30:

11 **9,190 EXILE – Negai no Tou
12 **8,264 Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
13 **7,524 Aobozu - the very best of aobozu
14 **7,068 Remioromen - “Your Songs” with strings at Yokohama Arena
15 **6,847 Ketsumeishi – Ketsunopolis 7
16 **6,062 Takahashi Yu – Realtime Singer Songwriter
17 **5,905 tacica - sheeptown ALASCA
18 **5,620 Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part2
19 **5,573 Ikimonogakari - Ikimonobakari ~MEMBERS BEST SELECTION~
20 **5,172 Matsutoya Yumi - Road Show
21 **5,074 Kadomatsu Toshiki - 1998~2010
22 **5,027 Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
23 **4,865 ZE:A - Here I Am
24 **4,720 SEAMO – messenger
25 **4,442 Radiohead – The King of Limbs
26 **4,367 LISP - Light In a Small Prism
27 **4,285 Candies - GOLDEN☆BEST/Candies
28 **4,253 Yoshii Kazuya - The Apples
29 **4,223 SUM 41 - Screaming Bloody Murder
30 **4,062 BATTLES – Gloss Drop

Oricon Weekly - Singles (26/4~2/5/2011)
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01 119,149 119,149 Jang Geun Suk - Let me cry
02 100,461 100,461 Shoujo Jidai - MR.TAXI / Run Devil Run
03 *48,093 *48,093 Kobukuro - Ano Taiyou ga, Kono Sekai wo Terashi Tsuzukeru you ni.
04 *26,938 227,754 Kanjani8 - T.W.L / Yellow Pansy Street
05 *19,153 *19,153 BREAKERZ - Tsukiyo no Itazura no Mahou / CLIMBERxCLIMBER
06 *19,049 *19,049 S/mileage - Koi ni Booing Boo!
07 *17,189 *17,189 UNICORN - Digital Soup / Buta Buta
08 *15,162 *15,162 Nakashima Mika – Dear
09 *12,811 172,379 KARA – Jetcoaster Love
10 *11,641 *11,641 Kayano Ai, Tomatsu Haruka, Hayami Saori - secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~

11~30:

11 **9,980 B'z - Sayonara Kizudarake no Hibi yo
12 **9,529 Hyadain – Hyadain no Kakakata Kataomoi-C
13 **8,218 VALSHE - REVOLT e.p.
14 **7,493 SM☆SH - Do it Do it!
15 **7,054 Elio wo Kamattechan – Os-Uchuujin
16 **6,988 Inawashirokos - I love you & I need you Fukushima
17 **6,791 Ito Kanako – TV Anime『STEINS･GATE』OP Theme Maxi Single ｢Hacking to the Gate｣
18 **6,466 Maximum the Hormone - Greatest the Hits 2011~2011
19 **5,947 Mizuki Nana - SCARLET KNIGHT
20 **4,607 Happiness – Friends
21 **4,533 Otsuki Miyako – Onna…Sasurai
22 **4,350 SOUL’d OUT - and 7
23 **4,280 SCANDAL – Haruka
24 **4,222 Mizuki Nana - POP MASTER
25 **4,211 SKE48 – Banzai Venus
26 **4,196 FTISLAND – SATISFACTION
27 **4,183 Hikawa Kiyoshi - Anoko to Nogiku to Watashibune
28 **4,115 Komine Risa - Resuscitated Hope/unity
29 **3,869 Aobozu – Hoshi no Sumika
30 **3,371 Sonar Pocket – Love Letter｡ ~Itsudatte Aitakute~

Oricon Weekly - Music-DVDs (26/4~2/5/2011)
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*1 *27,347 *27,347 Ikimonogakari – Ikimonogakari no minasan, Konnichiwa!! 2010 ~Nandemo Arena!!!~
*2 **8,708 *42,582 Hamasaki Ayumi - A 50 SINGLES ~LIVE SELECTION~
*3 **6,018 **8,818 CNBLUE - 『CNBLUE Zepp Tour 2011~RE-MAINTENANCE』@Zepp Tokyo
*4 **5,754 *44,073 Hamasaki Ayumi - ayumi hamasaki Rock'n'Roll Circus Tour FINAL ~7days Special~
*5 **5,385 **5,385 TK from ling tosite sigure - film A moment
*6 **4,794 210,195 KARA - KARA BEST CLIPS
*7 **4,731 **4,731 SPEED - BIBLE-SPEED BEST CLIPS-
*8 **4,481 148,614 Kanjani8 - KANJANI∞ LIVE TOUR 2010→2011 8UPPERS
*9 **4,218 **4,218 Hello!Project - Hello!Project 2011 WINTER ~Kangei Shinsen Matsuri~ A gana Live
10 **4,174 771,740 Arashi - ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fukei~ STADIUM