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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.
The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Oricon originally published LP, CT, Cartridge and CD charts prior to the establishment of the Oricon Albums Chart on October 5, 1987. The Oricon Albums Chart's rankings are based on physical albums' sales.
The best-selling artist according to Oricon are B'z (more than 86 million), who is also the best-selling artist by a number of albums sold (46.5 million). [7] The best-selling artists by number of singles sold are AKB48 (50.8 million), [ 8 ] B'z (35.8 million) in second place, [ 9 ] Mr. Children (28.45 million) in third place, [ 10 ] and ...
However, those included the sales of non full-track digital download singles. Guinness World Records certified that Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling full-track digital download single in Japan with over 8 million copies. [5] Machiko Soga's "Oba-Q Ondo" sold estimate 2 million single and 4 million sonosheet in Japan. [6]
The year 2025 in Japanese music. Debuts ... Billboard Japan number-one albums; ... 25th The Best – Alive: Ai [26] Caligula: Passepied
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...
With their album Anti Anti Generation (2018), rock band Radwimps (pictured in 2016) topped the first issue of the Oricon Combined Albums Chart.. The Oricon Combined Albums Chart (Japanese: オリコン合算アルバムランキング, Hepburn: Orikon Gassan Arubamu Rankingu) is a record chart released weekly by Oricon, a major provider of information on the Japanese music industry.
The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales.