"Home" is the twenty-fifth single by B'z

B'z

is a Japanese hard rock duo, composed of and .B'z has released 45 consecutive #1 singles, 24 #1 albums, and sold more than 79 million records in Japan alone...

, released on July 8, 1998. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 weekly chart. Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel released three singles in the same day. Although L'Arc-en-Ciel's three singles—"Honey

Honey (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)

"Honey" is the eleventh single by L'Arc-en-Ciel. It was released simultaneously with "Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" and "Kasou" on July 8, 1998.The release day of "Honey" was the same as B'z's single "Home". B'z had already had 20 consecutive number-one singles on the Oricon weekly charts, approaching...

", "Shinshoku (Lose Control)" and "Kasō

KASO

KASO is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Minden, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Area. It is currently owned by the Greenwood Acres Baptist Church of Shreveport....

"—passed the first week sales of 500,000 copies each and were ranked at number two, three and four respectively, the single "Home" managed to debut at the number-one position. The single sold over 961,000 copies according to Oricon. While they won "the artist of the year award", the song was elected as one of "songs of the year" at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Award

Japan Gold Disc Award

The Japan Gold Disc Awards for Music sales in the Recording Industry Association of Japan, is major music awards held annually in Japan also released as a CD.- List of the Artists of the Year :************...

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