List of best-selling albums in Japan
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Data as of 2007 indicates that Japan has the second largest music market in the world,[1] but it is the largest in Asia. In 2008, Japan surpassed the United States for having the most physical sales.[2]
Contents
Best-selling albums on the Japanese Oricon weekly chart (1970 - present)
In the history of the Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart which started in January 1970, 278 out of all the charting albums has sold more than 1 million copies.[3]
Top ten best-selling albums recorded by Japanese artists
This is the list of top-ten out of the best-selling albums on the Oricon. The Japanese albums chart had been separated into LPs (started in 1970), cassette tapes (introduced in 1974), and compact discs (launched in 1985) charts until they were unified in January 1987.
Sales figure derived from data that the Oricon provided in 2007.[4] Though digital sales play a big role in overall sales nowadays, this list does not take them into account.
| Rank[3] | Year | Title | Artist | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | First Love | Hikaru Utada | 7,650,215 |
| 2 | 1998 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" | B'z | 5,135,922 |
| 3 | 1997 | Review | Glay | 4,875,980 |
| 4 | 2001 | Distance | Hikaru Utada | 4,469,135 |
| 5 | 1998 | B'z The Best "Treasure" | B'z | 4,438,742 |
| 6 | 2001 | A Best | Ayumi Hamasaki | 4,301,353 |
| 7 | 1996 | Globe | Globe | 4,136,460 |
| 8 | 2002 | Deep River | Hikaru Utada | 3,604,588 |
| 9 | 2000 | Delicious Way | Mai Kuraki | 3,530,420 |
| 10 | 1998 | Umi no Yeah!! | Southern All Stars | 3,520,507 |
Top ten best-selling albums recorded by non-Japanese artists
Aside from the materials recorded by Japanese artists or Asian performers who sang in Japanese, 21 out of all the charting albums have sold over 1 million copies as of November 2009.[5] This is the list of 10 best-selling non-domestic artists' recordings, including soundtrack albums. Sales figures listed here are based on the data provided by the Oricon (those are occasionally lower than reports by the record labels, tabloids, or other Japanese record charts).
| Rank[3][5] | Year | Title | Artist | Sales[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | #1's | Mariah Carey | 2.80 million+ [nb 1] |
| 2 | 1992 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album | Whitney Houston/Various artists | 2.50 million+ [nb 2] |
| 3 | 1995 | 22 Hits of the Carpenters | The Carpenters | 2.32 million+ [nb 3] |
| 4 | 1995 | Daydream | Mariah Carey | 2.20 million+ [nb 4] |
| 5 | 1994 | Merry Christmas | Mariah Carey | 2.09 million+ [nb 5] |
| 6 | 1999 | Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | 2.00 million+ [nb 6] |
| 7 | 2000 | 1 | The Beatles | 2.00 million+ [nb 7] |
| 8 | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1.74 million+ [nb 8] |
| 9 | 1993 | Music Box | Mariah Carey | 1.58 million+ [nb 9] |
| 10 | 1995 | Scatman's World | Scatman John | 1.56 million+ |
| 11 | 1997 | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner | 1.41 million+ |
List of Million-certified albums by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
This is the list of the albums that have shipped over 1,000,000 copies and been certified Million by the RIAJ.[19][20] Albums are listed in alphabetical order of each recording artists' name.
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| Year | Artist | Title | Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19 | Ongaku | Million | |
| 1996 | Nanase Aikawa | red | 2× Million | |
| 1997 | paraDOX | Million | ||
| 1999 | ID | Compilation album | ||
| 2011 | AKB48 | Koko ni Ita Koto | ||
| 2012 | 1830m | |||
| 2014 | Tsugi no Ashiato | |||
| 2000 | aiko | Sakura no Ki no Shita | ||
| 2001 | Natsufuku | |||
| 1995 | Namie Amuro | Dance Tracks Vol.1 | ||
| 1996 | Sweet 19 Blues | 3× Million | ||
| 1997 | Concentration 20 | 2× Million | ||
| 1998 | 181920 | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 2008 | Best Fiction | Million | ||
| 2009 | Arashi | All the Best! 1999-2009 | Compilation album | |
| 2010 | Boku no Miteiru Fūkei | Million | ||
| 2011 | Beautiful World | Million | ||
| 2015 | Japonism | Million | ||
| 2006 | Ayaka | First Message | Million | |
| 2009 | Ayaka's History 2006–2009 | Million | Compilation album | |
| 2002 | Kimimaro Ayanokoji | Bakushou Super Live Dai-1 Shū: Chūkounen ni Ai wo Komete | Million | Live album |
| 1989 | B'z | Off the Lock | Million | |
| 1990 | Break Through | Million | ||
| Wicked Beat | Million | |||
| Risky | Million | |||
| 1991 | Mars | Million | EP | |
| In the Life | 3× Million | |||
| 1992 | Run | 2× Million | ||
| Friends | EP | |||
| 1994 | The 7th Blues | Million | ||
| 1995 | Loose | 3× Million | ||
| 1996 | Friends II | Million | EP | |
| 1997 | Flash Back: B'z Early Special Titles | Million | Compilation album | |
| Survive | 2× Million | |||
| 1998 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" | 5× Million | Compilation album | |
| B'z The Best "Treasure" | 4× Million | |||
| 1999 | Brotherhood | Million | ||
| 2000 | B'z The "Mixture" | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| Eleven | 2× Million | |||
| 2002 | Green | Million | ||
| The Ballads: Love & B'z | Million | Compilation album | ||
| 2005 | B'z The Best "Pleasure II" | Million | ||
| 2008 | B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure" | Million | ||
| 2001 | Backstreet Boys | The Hits: Chapter One | Million | |
| 2000 | The Beatles | 1 | 2× Million | |
| 2002 | BoA | Listen to My Heart | Million | |
| 2003 | Valenti | Million | ||
| 2005 | Best of Soul | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1994 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Million | Compilation album |
| 1995 | These Days | Million | ||
| 1998 | Boøwy | This Boøwy | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | The Brilliant Green | The Brilliant Green | Million | |
| 1991 | Mariah Carey | Emotions | Million | |
| 1993 | Music Box | Million | ||
| 1994 | Merry Christmas | 2× Million | ||
| 1995 | Daydream | Million | ||
| 1997 | Butterfly | Million | ||
| 1998 | Number 1's | 3× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1995 | The Carpenters | Seishun no Kagayaki: 22 Hits of the Carpenters | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1991 | Chage and Aska | Tree | 3× Million | |
| 1992 | Super Best II | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| Guys | Million | |||
| 1993 | Red Hill | |||
| 1997 | Chara | Junior Sweet | ||
| 2001 | Chemistry | The Way We Are | 2× Million | |
| 2002 | Second to None | 2× Million | ||
| 1982 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Unplugged | Million | Live album | |
| 1999 | Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 2001 | Da Pump | Da Best of Da Pump | Million | |
| 1994 | Deen | Deen | Million | |
| 1997 | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Million | |
| 1999 | All the Way… A Decade of Song | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 2005 | Def Tech | Def Tech | 2× Million | |
| 2006 | Catch the Wave | Million | ||
| 1998 | Dragon Ash | Buzz Songs | Million | |
| 1999 | Viva La Revolution | 2x Million | ||
| 2001 | Lily Of Da Valley | Million | ||
| 1989 | Dreams Come True | Dreams Come True | Million | |
| Love Goes On... | 2× Million | |||
| 1990 | Wonder 3 | Million | ||
| 1991 | Million Kisses | 3× Million | ||
| 1992 | The Swinging Star | Million | ||
| 1993 | Magic | 2× Million | ||
| 1995 | Delicious | |||
| 1996 | Love Unlimited | Million | ||
| 1997 | The Best of Dreams Come True | Million | Compilation album | |
| Sing or Die | Million | |||
| 1999 | The Monster | Million | ||
| 2000 | Greatest Hits "The Soul" | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1997 | Enya | Paint the Sky with Stars | Million | Compilation album |
| 2001 | Theme from Calmi Cuori Appassionati | Million | ||
| 1997 | Every Little Thing | Everlasting | Million | |
| 1998 | Time to Destination | 4× Million | ||
| 1999 | Every Best Single +3 | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 2000 | eternity | Million | ||
| 2001 | 4 Force | |||
| 2003 | Exile | Exile Entertainment | ||
| 2005 | Perfect Best | Compilation album | ||
| 2007 | Exile Love | |||
| 2008 | Exile Catchy Best | Compilation album | ||
| Exile Ballad Best | 2× Million | |||
| 2009 | Aisubeki Mirai e | Million | ||
| 2011 | Negai no Tō | |||
| 1993 | Masaharu Fukuyama | Calling | ||
| 1995 | M-Collection: Kaze wo Sagashiteru | Compilation album | ||
| 1999 | Magnum Collection 1999 "Dear" | Double-disc compilation album | ||
| 2001 | f | |||
| 2011 | Girls' Generation | Girls' Generation | ||
| 1996 | Glay | Beloved | ||
| 1997 | Review | 5× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1998 | Pure Soul | 3× Million | ||
| 1999 | Heavy Gauge | 2× Million | ||
| 2000 | Drive: Complete Best | 2x Million | Double-disc compilation album | |
| 1996 | globe | globe | 4× Million | |
| 1997 | Faces Places | 3× Million | ||
| 1998 | Love Again | 2× Million | ||
| Relation | ||||
| 1999 | Cruise Record 1995-2000 | Double-disc compilation album | ||
| 2001 | Gospellers | Love Notes | Million | |
| 2008 | Greeeen | A, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu. | ||
| 2009 | Shio, Koshō | |||
| 1989 | Shogo Hamada | Wasted Tears | ||
| 2000 | The History of Shogo Hamada "Since 1975" | Compilation album | ||
| 1999 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Song for ×× | ||
| "A" | 14-track CD single | |||
| Loveppears | 2× Million | |||
| 2000 | Duty | 3× Million | ||
| 2001 | A Best | 4× Million | Compilation album | |
| 2002 | I am... | 3× Million | ||
| Rainbow | 2× Million | |||
| 2003 | A Ballads | Million | Compilation album | |
| Memorial Address | EP | |||
| 2004 | My Story | |||
| 2006 | (Miss)Understood | |||
| 1998 | hide with Spread Beaver | Ja, Zoo | ||
| 1999 | Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | ||
| 2003 | HY | Street Story | ||
| 1993 | Kyosuke Himuro | Memories of Blue | ||
| 1995 | Singles | Compilation album | ||
| 2000 | Ken Hirai | The Changing Same | ||
| 2001 | Gaining Through Losing | Compilation album | ||
| 2003 | Life Is... | |||
| 2005 | Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 "Uta Baka" | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1993 | Eri Hiramatsu | Single is Best | Million | |
| 1998 | Kohmi Hirose | The Best "Love Winters" | 2× Million | |
| 1999 | Tomoyasu Hotei | Greatest Hits 1990-1999 | Million | |
| 2010 | Ikimonogakari | Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection | ||
| 1989 | Miki Imai | Ivory | ||
| 1993 | Ivory II | |||
| 1997 | Pride | |||
| 1997 | Koshi Inaba | Magma | ||
| 1999 | Yōsui Inoue | Golden Best | Double-disc compilation album | |
| 1994 | Judy and Mary | Orange Sunshine | ||
| 1995 | Miracle Diving | |||
| 1997 | The Power Source | 2× Million | ||
| 1998 | Pop Life | Million | ||
| 2000 | Fresh | Million | ||
| 2001 | Warp | Million | ||
| The Great Escape | Million | |||
| 1996 | Tomomi Kahala | Love Brace | 2× Million | |
| 1997 | Storytelling | Million | ||
| 1997 | Makoto Kawamoto | Makoto Kawamoto | Million | |
| 1997 | Ryuichi Kawamura | Love | 3× Million | |
| 2003 | Ketsumeishi | Ketsunopolis 3 | Million | |
| 2005 | Ketsunopolis 4 | 2× Million | ||
| 1997 | KinKi Kids | A Album | Million | |
| 1998 | B Album | Million | ||
| 2000 | Kinki Single Selection | Million | ||
| 1998 | Kiroro | Nagai Aida: Kiroro no Mori | Million | |
| 2005 | Kobukuro | Nameless World | Million | |
| 2006 | All Singles Best | 3× Million | Compilation album | |
| 2007 | 5296 | Million | ||
| 1992 | Kome Kome Club | Octave | 3× Million | |
| 1995 | Decade | Million | ||
| 2005 | Kumi Koda | Best: First Things | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2006 | Best: Second Session | 2× Million | ||
| Black Cherry | Million | |||
| 2000 | Yuki Koyanagi | Expansion | Million | |
| 1986 | Toshinobu Kubota | Shake It Paradise | Million | |
| 1987 | Groovin' | Million | ||
| 1988 | Such A Funky Thang! | Million | ||
| 1989 | The Baddest | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1990 | Bonga Wanga | Million | ||
| 2000 | Mai Kuraki | Delicious Way | 3× Million | |
| 2001 | Perfect Crime | Million | ||
| 2004 | Wish You the Best | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1992 | Keisuke Kuwata | From Yesterday | Million | Compilation album |
| 1994 | Kodoku no Taiyou | Million | ||
| 2002 | Rock and Roll Hero | Million | ||
| Top of the Pops | Million | Double-disc compilation album | ||
| 1996 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | True | Million | |
| 1998 | Heart | Million | ||
| 1999 | ark | 2× Million | ||
| Ray | 2× Million | |||
| 2000 | Real | Million | ||
| 2001 | Clicked Singles Best 13 | Million | Compilation album | |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Million | |
| 2002 | Avril Lavigne | Let Go | Million | |
| 2004 | Under My Skin | Million | ||
| 2007 | The Best Damn Thing | Million | ||
| 2001 | Love Psychedelico | The Greatest Hits | Million | |
| 1997 | Luna Sea | Singles | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Shine | Million | ||
| 1992 | Noriyuki Makihara | Kimi wa Boku no Takaramono | Million | |
| 1993 | Self Portrait | Million | ||
| 1994 | Pharmacy | Million | ||
| 1997 | Smiling | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1989 | Yumi Matsutoya | Love Wars | Million | |
| 1990 | The Gates of Heaven (Tengoku no Door) | 2× Million | ||
| 1991 | Dawn Purple | 2× Million | ||
| 1992 | Tears and Reasons | Million | ||
| 1993 | U-miz | Million | ||
| 1994 | The Dancing Sun | 2× Million | ||
| 1995 | Kathmandu | Million | ||
| 1997 | Cowgirl Dreamin' | Million | ||
| 1998 | Neue Musik: Yumi Matsutoya Complete Best Vol.1 | 3× Million | Double-disc compilation album | |
| 2001 | Sweet, Bittersweet: Yuming Ballad Best | Million | Double-disc compilation album | |
| 1996 | Max | Maximum | Million | |
| 1997 | Maximum II | Million | ||
| 1998 | Maximum Groove | Million | ||
| 1999 | Maximum Collection | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1998 | Misia | Mother Father Brother Sister | 2× Million | |
| 2000 | Love Is the Message | 2× Million | ||
| 2001 | Marvelous | Million | ||
| 2002 | Kiss in the Sky | Million | ||
| 2003 | Misia Greatest Hits | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1995 | Chisato Moritaka | Do the Best | Million | |
| 2000 | Morning Musume | 3rd-Love Paradise | Million | |
| 2001 | Best! Morning Musume 1 | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1992 | Mr.Children | Kind of Love | Million | |
| 1993 | Versus | Million | ||
| 1994 | Atomic Heart | 3× Million | ||
| 1996 | Shinkai | 2× Million | ||
| 1997 | Bolero | 3× Million | ||
| 1999 | Discovery | Million | ||
| 2000 | Q | Million | ||
| 2001 | Mr. Children 1992-1995 | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| Mr. Children 1996-2000 | 2× Million | Compilation album | ||
| 2002 | It's a Wonderful World | Million | ||
| 2004 | Shifuku no Oto | Million | ||
| 2005 | "Four Dimensions" | Million | EP | |
| I Love U | Million | |||
| 2007 | Home | Million | ||
| 2008 | Supermarket Fantasy | Million | ||
| 1996 | My Little Lover | Evergreen | 3× Million | |
| 1989 | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi | Showa | Million | |
| 2002 | Mika Nakashima | True | Million | |
| 2003 | Love | Million | ||
| 2005 | Best | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1991 | Kazumasa Oda | Oh! Yeah! | Million | |
| 2002 | Jiko Best | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1993 | Maki Ohguro | Da Da Da | Million | |
| 1994 | Eien no Yume ni Mukatte | Million | ||
| 1995 | La. La. La. | Million | ||
| Back Beats #1 | 3× Million | Compilation album | ||
| 1997 | Power of Dreams | 2× Million | ||
| 1997 | Mayo Okamoto | Smile | Million | |
| 2001 | Chihiro Onitsuka | Insomnia | Million | |
| 2004 | Orange Range | musiQ | 2× Million | |
| 2005 | Natural | Million | ||
| 1991 | Yutaka Ozaki | Seventeen's Map (Jūnana-Sai no Chizu) | Million | Reissue (first released in 1983) |
| 1992 | Confession for Exist (Hounetsu e no Akashi) | Million | Posthumous album | |
| 1996 | For All My Loves (Aisubeki Mono Subete ni) | Million | Compilation album | |
| 2001 | Porno Graffitti | foo? | Million | |
| 2004 | Porno Graffitti Best Red's | Million | Compilation album | |
| Porno Graffitti Best Blue's | Million | |||
| 1989 | Princess Princess | Lovers | Million | |
| 1990 | Princess Princess | Million | ||
| 1992 | Singles 1987-1992 | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1996 | Puffy | AmiYumi | Million | |
| 1998 | Jet-CD | Million | ||
| 2004 | Queen | Jewels | Million | Compilation album |
| 2002 | Rip Slyme | Tokyo Classic | Million | |
| 1995 | Scatman John | Scatman's World | MIllion | |
| 1995 | Sharam Q | Gambler | Million | |
| 1996 | Single Best 10 | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1998 | Shazna | Gold Sun and Silver Moon | Million | |
| 1999 | Ringo Shiina | Muzai Moratorium | Million | |
| 2000 | Shouso Strip | 2× Million | ||
| 2001 | Smap | Smap Vest | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | Speed | Starting Over | 2× Million | Studio album |
| 1998 | RISE | 3× Million | Studio album | |
| 1998 | MOMENTS | 3× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1999 | Carry on my Way | Million | Studio album | |
| 1990 | Southern All Stars | Southern All Stars | Million | |
| Inamura Jane | Million | Motion picture soundtrack | ||
| 1992 | Yo ni Manyou no Hana ga Saku nari | 3× Million | ||
| 1996 | Young Love | 2× Million | ||
| 1998 | Umi no Yeah!! | 4× Million | Double-disc compilation album | |
| Sakura | Million | |||
| 2000 | Ballad 3: The Album of Love | 2× Million | Double-disc compilation album | |
| 2005 | Killer Street | Million | Double album | |
| 1995 | Spitz | Hachimitsu | Million | |
| 1996 | Indigo Chiheisen | Million | ||
| 1999 | Recycle: Greatest Hits of Spitz | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1999 | Ami Suzuki | SA | 2× Million | |
| 2000 | Infinity Eighteen Vol. 1 | Million | ||
| 1995 | Masayuki Suzuki | Martini II | Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Mariya Takeuchi | Quiet Life | Million | |
| 1994 | Impressions | 3× Million | Compilation album | |
| 2001 | Bon Appetit! | Million | ||
| 2008 | Expressions | Million | Compilation album | |
| 2003 | t.A.T.u. | 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane | Million | |
| 1998 | T.M. Revolution | Triple Joker | Million | |
| 1999 | The Force | Million | ||
| 1992 | T-Bolan | So Bad | Million | |
| 1993 | Heart of Stone | Million | ||
| 1996 | Singles | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1999 | TLC | FanMail | Million | |
| 2007 | Hideaki Tokunaga | Vocalist 3 | Million | |
| 2003 | Twelve Girls Band | Beautiful Energy | Million | |
| 1994 | TRF | Word Groove | Million | |
| Billionaire | Million | |||
| 1995 | Dance to Positive | 2× Million | ||
| Hyper Mix 4 | Million | |||
| Brand-New Tomorrow | Million | |||
| 1998 | Works | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1989 | Tube | Tubest | Million | |
| 1993 | Roman no Natsu | Million | ||
| 1994 | Owaranai Natsu ni | Million | ||
| Melodies & Memories | Million | |||
| 1995 | Yuzurenai Natsu | Million | ||
| 1996 | Tubest II | Million | Compilation album | |
| 2000 | Tubest III | Million | ||
| 1996 | Ulfuls | Banzai | Million | |
| 1993 | Unicorn | The Very Best of Unicorn | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Hikaru Utada | First Love | 8× Million | |
| 2001 | Distance | 4× Million | ||
| 2002 | Deep River | 3× Million | ||
| 2004 | Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 | 3× Million | Compilation album | |
| Exodus | Million | Released under the stage name "Utada" | ||
| 2006 | Ultra Blue | Million | ||
| 2008 | Heart Station | Million | ||
| 1993 | Wands | Toki no Tobira | 2× Million | |
| Little Bit... | Million | |||
| 1995 | Pieces of My Soul | Million | ||
| 1991 | X Japan | Jealousy | Million | |
| 1993 | X Singles | Million | Compilation album | |
| 1995 | Tatsuro Yamashita | Treasures | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Cozy | Million | ||
| 1996 | The Yellow Monkey | Triad Years Act 1: The Very Best of the Yellow Monkey | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Yuzu | Yuzuen | Million | |
| 2000 | Tobira | Million | ||
| 1996 | Miwa Yoshida | Beauty and Harmony | Million | |
| 1993 | Z-Dan | Enoshima: Southern All Stard Golden Hits Medley | Million | |
| 1992 | Zard | Hold Me | Million | |
| 1993 | Yureru Omoi | 3× Million | ||
| 1994 | Oh My Love | 2× Million | ||
| 1995 | Forever You | Million | ||
| 1996 | Today Is Another Day | Million | ||
| 1997 | Zard Blend: Sun & Stone | 2× Million | Compilation album | |
| 1999 | Eien | Million | ||
| Zard Best the Single Collection: Kiseki | 3× Million | Compilation album | ||
| Zard Best: Requested Memorial | Million | |||
| 2006 | Golden Best: 15th Anniversary | Million | ||
| 1992 | Whitney Houston / various artists | The Bodyguard | 2× Million | Motion picture soundtrack |
| 2003 | Various artists | Winter Sonata | Million | Korean drama soundtrack |
Best-selling albums by year
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| Year | Title | Artist | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | First Love | Hikaru Utada | 7,365,830 |
| 2000 | Delicious Way | Kuraki Mai | 3,451,660 |
| 2001 | Distance | Hikaru Utada | 4,404,290 |
| 2002 | Deep River | Hikaru Utada | 3,526,780 |
| 2003 | Second to None | CHEMISTRY | 2,001,917 |
| 2004 | SINGLE COLLECTIONS VOL.1 | Hikaru Utada | 2,495,967 |
| 2005 | musiQ | ORANGE RANGE | 2,630,763 |
See also
- List of best-selling albums of the 1980s (Japan)
- RIAJ certification
- Lists of best-selling albums by countries
- List of best-selling singles in Japan
- Oricon
- Oricon Singles Chart
- Oricon Albums Chart
Notes
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart.[7] According to the statistics by Dempa Shimbun/Billboard, the album has sold 3.25 million copies in Japan.[8][9]
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart. According to various reports from other references, sales of the album has estimated at between 2.5 to 2.8 million copies in Japan.[8][9][10]
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart (including reissues released in 1997, 1999, and 2003, respectively. According to the Universal Music Group, the album has sold 3.0 million copies in Japan.[11]
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart.[7] According to the article by Sankei Sports, the album has sold 2.4 million copies in Japan.[9]
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart.[7] According to statistics by Dempa Shimbun/Billboard, the album has sold 2.5 million copies in Japan.[12]
- ↑ Sales figures based on Warner Bros. Records sales, published in the Billboard magazine in 1999.[13]
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart.[14] According to EMI, the album has sold 3.0 million copies in Japan.[15]
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart (including expanded remaster edition issued in 2008.[16] According to various reports from other references, sales of the album has estimated at between 1.8 to 2.5 million copies in Japan.[9][17][18]
- ↑ Sales figure is based on the Oricon Chart.[7] According to the article by Sankei Sports, the album has sold 2.2 million copies in Japan.[9]
References
- ↑ http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/Recorded-music-sales-2007.pdf
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