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"Onna no Michi" Single by Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio from the album Onna no Michi B-side Okinawa no Hito Released May 10, 1972 Format 7" Single Genre Enka Length 4:33 Label Nippon Columbia Writer(s) Shiro Miya (lyric)
Hiroshi Namiki (music)Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio singles chronology "Onna no Michi"
(1972)"Onna no Negai"
(1972)"Onna no Michi" (女のみち lit. "The Way of a Woman") is the debut single by Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio released on May 10, 1972, in Japan. The lyrics are simple, but sad. The song is written about a woman who devoted herself to her only man but was deserted by him and was crying. The single became a mega-hit song and had been recognized as the best-selling song in Japan until "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" was released.[1]
The song holds an all-time consecutive number-one record to spend 16 consecutive weeks at the number-one position on the Oricon single charts.[2] In Japan, it was the best selling single in 1972 with over 1.3 million copies[3] and held the rank in the next year with over 1.8 million copies.[4] The song was charted for 84 weeks on the Oricon charts.[5] In total it sold over 3.25 million copies and is the second best selling single in Japan according to the Oricon.[6] It is also the best selling enka.[7]
Their album Onna no Michi also reached at the number-one position on the Oricon charts.[8]
References
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- ^ (Japanese) "ＥＸＩＬＥが１０００曲目オリコンチャート１位の歴史". zakzak. 2007-03-01. http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2007_03/g2007030117.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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- ^ (Japanese) "シングル主流の70年代、高度経済成長時代の後に見え始めた新トレンド". Oricon. 2005-05-31. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/23120/. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ (Japanese) "SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に！！". Oricon. 2004-08-03. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/5139/. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ (Japanese) Michito Goda. "宮史郎". Michito Goda Official Website. http://www.office-goda.co.jp/magazine/karaokefan/index04.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ (Japanese) "関ジャニ∞、初のアルバム初登場1位！". Oricon. 2007-06-12. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/45396/. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
Preceded by
"Niji o Watatte" by Mari AmachiJapanese Oricon Chart number one single
October 30, 1972 – February 12, 1973 (16 weeks)Succeeded by
"Gakuseigai no Kissaten" by GaroCategories:- Enka
- 1972 singles
- Number-one debut singles
- Oricon Weekly number-one singles
- Japanese-language songs
- 1970s single stubs
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