The highest-selling albums and extended plays (EPs) in Japan are ranked on the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine.[1] The data are compiled by Oricon based upon weekly physical album sales.[2] In 2011, a total of 45 albums claimed the top position of the Oricon Weekly Chart.

Chart history

Key
† Indicates Oricon best-selling album of 2011[3]
South Korean bubblegum pop girl group Girls' Generation became the first non-Japanese girl group to earn a number-one album on the chart.[4]
American pop singer Lady Gaga scored her first Oricon number-one album with Born This Way, which became 2011 best-selling album by a Western female artist.[3]
Issue date Album Artist(s) Ref.
January 3 Love Songs Ayumi Hamasaki [5]
January 10 No Sleeves No3b [6]
January 17 Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection Ikimono-gakari [7]
January 24 You Can't Catch Me Maaya Sakamoto [8]
January 31 Exit Tunes Presents Vocalonexus feat. Hatsune Miku Various artists [9]
February 7 Supergood, Superbad Tomohisa Yamashita [10]
February 14 Ano.. Yume Motemasu Kedo. (あの・・夢もてますケド。) Yusuke [11]
February 21 [12]
February 28 2 -Ni- Yuzu [13]
March 7 Musicman Keisuke Kuwata [14]
March 14 Dejavu Kumi Koda [15]
March 21 Negai no Tō (願いの塔, Wish Tower) Exile [16]
March 28 Ketsunopolis 7 (ケツノポリス7) Ketsumeishi [17]
April 4 Negai no Tō Exile [18]
April 11 [19]
April 18 Guitarissimo Miwa [20]
April 25 The Apples Kazuya Yoshii [21]
May 2 Dōmo (どーも) Kazumasa Oda [22]
May 9 Checkmate! Namie Amuro [23]
May 16 [24]
May 23 Big Bang 2 Big Bang [25]
May 30 Five Treasure Island F.T. Island [26]
June 6 Born This Way Lady Gaga [27]
June 13 Girls' Generation Girls' Generation [28]
June 20 Koko ni Ita Koto AKB48 [29]
June 27 Mind Travel Superfly [30]
July 4 Thank You, Love Kana Nishino [31]
July 11 Dai Hakken Tokyo Jihen [32]
July 18 Beautiful World † Arashi [33]
July 25 You Juju [34]
August 1 [35]
August 8 C'mon B'z [36]
August 15 M Best Miliyah Kato [37]
August 22 Ray of Hope Tatsuro Yamashita [38]
August 29 SMAP Aid SMAP [39]
September 5 Megaphonic Yuki [40]
September 12 Five Ayumi Hamasaki [41]
September 19 [42]
September 26 ♯AAABest AAA [43]
October 3 Nolza 2NE1 [44]
October 10 Tone TVXQ [45]
October 17 A.N.Jell with TBS Kei Kinyō Drama “Ikemen Desune” Music Collection
(A.N.JELL WITH TBS系金曜ドラマ『美男ですね』MUSIC COLLECTION) 		A.N.Jell [46]
October 24 8Eight8 Kaela Kimura [47]
October 31 Tegomass no Mahō (テゴマスのまほう, Tegomass's Magic) Tegomass [48]
November 7 Never More -Reincarnation:PERSONA4-
(ネバー・モア－「ペルソナ4」輪廻転生－) 		Shoji Meguro & Shihoko Hirata for Persona 4 [49]
November 14 How Crazy Your Love Yui [50]
November 21 K Album KinKi Kids [51]
November 28 Fight Kanjani Eight [52]
December 5 Super Girl Kara [53]
December 12 JPN Perfume [54]
December 19 Test Drive Jin Akanishi featuring Jason Derulo [55]
December 26 Super Girl Kara [56]

See also

References

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  7. ^ いきものがかり、初ベストが8週ぶり首位返り咲き (in Japanese). Oricon. January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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  9. ^ 初音ミク"ボーカロイド"アルバムが史上2作目首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. January 25, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
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  20. ^ "現役大学生miwa、平成生まれのソロ歌手初の1stアルバム首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  21. ^ 吉井和哉が"イエモン"以来13年ぶり、ソロ初のアルバム首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. April 19, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  22. ^ 小田和正、"マイケル"を上回る史上最長のキャリア41年で首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. April 26, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
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  29. ^ "AKB48、モー娘。以来11年ぶり快挙！　アルバム初週実売60.2万枚" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  30. ^ "Superfly、1stから4作連続アルバム首位　宇多田以来7年3ヶ月ぶり" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  31. ^ 西野カナ、2作連続アルバム首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  32. ^ 東京事変、アルバム2作連続3作目首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  33. ^ 嵐、今年最高の初週売上63.1万枚　3作連続初週50万枚超え (in Japanese). Oricon. July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
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  36. ^ "【オリコン】B'z、前人未到のシングル・アルバム通算8000万枚突破" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 2, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
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  38. ^ 【オリコン】山下達郎、8年9ヶ月ぶりアルバム首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. August 16, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  39. ^ "【オリコン】SMAPの復興支援アルバム首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 23, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  40. ^ "【オリコン】YUKI、オリジナルアルバム4作連続首位" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 30, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
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  47. ^ 【オリコン】ラルク新曲3年半ぶり、カエラ新作4年8ヶ月ぶり首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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  52. ^ 【オリコン】関ジャニ∞新作、自己最高25.4万枚で4作連続首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
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  55. ^ 【オリコン】赤西仁、全米デビュー作が国内首位 (in Japanese). Oricon. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
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