Japan is the second-largest music market in the world and the following lists cover the top-selling albums in the country of Japan, based on information provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and Oricon Inc.[1]

History

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Greatest hits album

In the history of the Oricon weekly albums chart, which started in January 1970, only 280 out of all of the charting albums have sold more than one million copies, a feat mostly achieved by domestic acts.[2]

This is a list of the top-selling albums in Japan, based on data compiled by Oricon. Prior to January 1987, the domestic albums chart was separated into LPs (created in 1970), cassette tapes (introduced in 1974) and compact discs (launched in 1985), until their unification, which remains the current form. It is worth noting that Oricon only takes into consideration physical sales for its charts, meaning that digital purchases are excluded.[2][3][4][5] The best-selling album is First Love (1999) by non-binary solo artist Hikaru Utada, which sold over 7.5 million copies by the end of that year.[6] Ryuichi Kawamura's Love (1997) topped the album chart with sales of 1,021,000 copies, making him the only male solo artist to have an album sell over one million copies in its first week in Oricon history.[7] Love went on to sell 2,788,000 copies, and holds the record as the best-selling male solo album of all time.[8] Whereas, Mr. Children's Atomic Heart (1994), still remains its position as the top-selling original studio album by a male band.

3 million or more copies

Album Artist Released Sales
First Love Hikaru Utada 10 March 1999 7,672,120
B'z The Best "Pleasure" B'z 20 May 1998 5,136,000
Review Glay 1 October 1997 4,875,980
Distance Hikaru Utada 28 March 2001 4,472,353
B'z The Best "Treasure" B'z 20 September 1998 4,439,000
A Best Ayumi Hamasaki 28 March 2001 4,293,843
Globe Globe 31 March 1996 4,136,000
Deep River Hikaru Utada 19 June 2002 3,605,000
Number 1's Mariah Carey 17 November 1998 3,600,000[9]
Umi no Yeah!! Southern All Stars 25 June 1998 3,592,000
Delicious Way Mai Kuraki 28 June 2000 3,530,000
Time to Destination Every Little Thing 15 April 1998 3,520,000
Atomic Heart Mr. Children 1 September 1994 3,430,000
Sweet 19 Blues Namie Amuro 22 July 1996 3,359,000
5×20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 Arashi 26 June 2019 3,300,400
Bolero Mr. Children 5 March 1997 3,283,000
Neue Musik Yumi Matsutoya 6 November 1998 3,252,000
Faces Places Globe 12 March 1997 3,239,000
The Swinging Star Dreams Come True 14 November 1992 3,227,000
Impressions Mariya Takeuchi 25 July 1994 3,067,000
Zard Best: The Single Collection Zard 28 May 1999 3,034,000
All Singles Best Kobukuro 27 September 2006 3,018,000
Loose B'z 22 November 1995 3,003,210
Duty Ayumi Hamasaki 27 September 2000 2,904,420
I am... Ayumi Hamasaki 1 January 2002 2,308,112

2 million–2.9 million copies

Album Artist Released Sales
Delicious Dreams Come True 25 March 1995 2,966,000
Back Beats #1 Maki Ohguro 11 December 1995 2,868,000
Ballads 3 ~The Album of Love~ Southern All Stars 22 November 2000 2,845,000
evergreen My Little Lover 5 December 1995 2,797,000
Love Ryuichi Kawamura 22 November 1997 2,788,000
Cruise Control 1995-2000 Globe 22 September 1999 2,763,000
Shinkai Mr. Children 24 June 1996 2,745,000
Message Mongol800 16 September 2001 2,729,000
musiQ Orange Range 1 December 2004 2,649,000
Drive: Glay Complete Best Glay 29 November 2000 2,637,000
Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 Hikaru Utada 31 March 2004 2,621,000
Mother Father Brother Sister Misia 24 June 1998 2,580,000
Love Brace Tomomi Kahara 3 June 1996 2,571,000
Loveppears Ayumi Hamasaki 10 November 1999 2,562,000
The Way We Are Chemistry 7 November 2001 2,471,000
Finally Namie Amuro 8 November 2017 2,451,651
Love Unlimited Dreams Come True 21 April 1996 2,434,000
Pure Soul Glay 29 July 1997 2,427,000
Dance To Positive TRF 27 March 1995 2,382,000
Heavy Gauge Glay 20 October 1999 2,358,000
Shōso Strip Ringo Sheena 31 March 2000 2,332,000
Mr. Children 1992–1995 Mr. Children 11 July 2001 2,324,000
Moment Speed 16 December 1998 2,319,000
Greatest Hits "The Soul Dreams Come True 14 February 2000 2,318,000
Ark L'Arc-en-Ciel 1 July 1999 2,315,000
Love Is The Message Misia 1 January 2000 2,298,000
Best! Morning Musume 1 Morning Musume 31 January 2001 2,260,000
Every Best Single +3 Every Little Thing 31 March 1999 2,256,000
Ray L'Arc-en-Ciel 1 July 1999 2,179,000
Best Of Dreams Come True Dreams Come True 1 November 1997 2,170,000
The Power Source Judy and Mary 26 March 1997 2,162,000
Def Tech Def Tech 22 January 2005 2,100,000
Ketsunopolis 4 Ketsumeishi 29 June 2005 2,071,000
Viva La Revolution Dragon Ash 23 July 1999 2,060,000
Rise Speed 1 April 1998 2,048,000
Second to None Chemistry 1 January 2003 2,025,000

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 Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[10][11] Albums are listed in alphabetical order of each recording artists' name.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2009)
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 2× Million
1996 Sweet 19 Blues 3× Million
1997 Concentration 20 2× Million
1998 181920 2× Million Compilation album
2008 Best Fiction Million
2017 Finally 2× Million
2009 Arashi All the Best! 1999–2009 Million
2010 Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
2011 Beautiful World
2015 Japonism
2019 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 2x Million Compilation album
2006 Ayaka First Message Million
2009 Ayaka's History 2006–2009 Compilation album
2002 Kimimaro Ayanokoji Bakushou Super Live Dai-1 Shū: Chūkounen ni Ai wo Komete Live album
1989 B'z Off the Lock
1990 Break Through
Wicked Beat
Risky
1991 Mars 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 Compilation album
2005 B'z The Best "Pleasure II"
2008 B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure"
2001 Backstreet Boys The Hits: Chapter One
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
2021 BTS BTS, the Best Million Compilation album
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
2015 Dreams Come True The Best! Watashi no Dorikamu Million Compilation album
1997 Enya Paint the Sky with Stars Million Compilation album
2001 Themes 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
2012 All Singles Best 2 Million Compilation album
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
1999 Ricky Martin Ricky Martin Million
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
2012 The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary Million 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 2× 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
2012 Mr. Children 2001–2005 ＜micro＞ Million Compilation album
Mr. Children 2005–2010 ＜macro＞ Million Compilation album
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 3× 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
2015 Sandaime J Soul Brothers Planet Seven 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 Sheena Muzai Moratorium Million
2000 Shouso Strip 2× Million
2001 SMAP Smap Vest 2× Million Compilation album
2016 Smap 25 Years Million Compilation album
1997 Speed Starting Over 2× Million Studio album
1998 Rise 3× Million Studio album
1998 Moment 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
2005 Hideaki Tokunaga Vocalist Million
2007 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 Piece 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 Stars 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
2007 Various artists R35 Sweet J-Ballads Million Compilation album
2014 Various artists Anna and the Snow Queen Original Soundtrack Million Motion picture soundtrack

Best-selling albums by year

Sales figures derived from Oricon.[12]

Year Album Artist Sales Ref.
1989 Delight Slight Light Kiss Yumi Matsutoya 1,575,510 [13]
1990 Love Wars Yumi Matsutoya 1,602,230 [14]
1991 The Gates of Heaven Yumi Matsutoya 1,975,080 [15]
1992 Super Best II Chage and Aska 2,543,290 [16]
1993 The Swaying Miss Zard 2,230,900 [17]
1994 Magic Dreams Come True 2,584,400 [18]
1995 Delicious Dreams Come True 2,910,330 [19]
1996 Globe Globe 3,762,610 [20]
1997 Review Glay 3,333,470 [21]
1998 B'z The Best "Pleasure" B'z 5,034,980 [22]
1999 First Love Hikaru Utada 7,365,830 [23]
2000 Delicious Way Mai Kuraki 3,451,660 [24]
2001 Distance Hikaru Utada 4,404,290 [25]
2002 Deep River Hikaru Utada 3,526,780 [26]
2003 Second to None Chemistry 2,001,917 [27]
2004 Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 Hikaru Utada 2,495,967 [28]
2005 musiQ Orange Range 2,630,763 [29]
2006 Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka Ken Hirai 2,070,766 [30]
2007 Home Mr. Children 1,181,241 [31]
2008 Exile Love Exile 1,470,959 [32]
2009 All the Best! 1999–2009 Arashi 1,432,000 [33]
2010 Boku no Miteiru Fūkei Arashi 1,053,064 [34]
2011 Beautiful World Arashi 907,589 [35]
2012 Mr. Children 2005–2010 ＜macro＞ Mr. Children 1,170,298 [36]
2013 Love Arashi 796,525 [37]
2014 Tsugi no Ashiato AKB48 1,041,355 [38]
2015 Japonism Arashi 981,639 [39]
2016 Are You Happy? Arashi 747,115 [40]
2017 Finally Namie Amuro 1,777,850 [41]
2018 Finally Namie Amuro 638,939 [42]
2019 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 Arashi 2,100,438 [43]
2020 Stray Sheep Kenshi Yonezu 1,970,930 [44]
2021 BTS, the Best BTS 1,066,156 [45]
2022 Snow Labo. S2 Snow Man 986,018 [46]
2023 Mr.5 King & Prince 1,399,236 [47]

See also

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