Lists of fastest-selling albums
Japan
This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in Japan since Oricon was founded in November 1967. The top two sales records were achieved in the same week, on March 28, 2001, as both albums were promoted as a direct competition between J-pop singer-songwriters Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki.

Lists of fastest-selling albums

Section Title: Japan
Table Section Text: This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in Japan since Oricon was founded in November 1967. The top two sales records were achieved in the same week, on March 28, 2001, as both albums were promoted as a direct competition between J-pop singer-songwriters Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki.

Rank	Year	Title	Artist	Sales	Reference

1	2001	Distance	Hikaru Utada	3,002,720

2	2001	A Best	Ayumi Hamasaki	2,874,870

3	1998	The Best "Pleasure"	B'z	2,709,530

4	1998	The Best "Treasure"	B'z	2,500,120

5	2002	Deep River	Hikaru Utada	2,350,170

6	2000	Delicious Way	Mai Kuraki	2,218,640

7	1999	First Love	Hikaru Utada	2,026,870

8	1997	Review	Glay	2,003,150

9	1996	Sweet 19 Blues	Namie Amuro	1,921,850

10	2002	I Am...	Ayumi Hamasaki	1,751,360

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In 2001, Distance by Hikaru Utada was one of the fastest-selling albums in Japan.

final_sentence: In 2001, Distance by Hikaru Utada was one of the fastest-selling albums in Japan.