Onna no Michi

"Onna no Michi" (女のみち, lit. "The Way of a Woman") is the debut single by Shiro Miya & 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

1. ↑ "'70s fish snack tune 'Taiyaki-kun' leaps again up the sales chart". The Japan Times. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
2. ↑ ＥＸＩＬＥが１０００曲目オリコンチャート１位の歴史 (in Japanese). zakzak. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
3. ↑ "YEAR 1972". Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
4. ↑ "YEAR 1973". Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
5. ↑ 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 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2005-05-31. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
6. ↑ "SMAP「世界に一つだけの花」、 シングル売上歴代9位に！！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2008-12-05. 
7. ↑ Michito Goda. 宮史郎 (in Japanese). Michito Goda Official Website. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
8. ↑ 関ジャニ∞、初のアルバム初登場1位！ (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2008-12-05.