List of best-selling music artists in Japan
50 million or more records

List of best-selling music artists in Japan

Section Title: 50 million or more records
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Artist	Years active	Genre	Sales

B'z	1988–present	Hard rock / Pop rock / Blues rock	82.62 million

AKB48	2005–present	J-pop / Electropop / Dance-pop	60.05 million

Mr. Children	1989–1997, 1998–present	Pop rock / Power pop / Progressive rock	60.01 million

Ayumi Hamasaki	1998–present	Pop / Dance / Electronic / Rock	50.70 million

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Hamasaki has sold over 50 million records, making her the best-selling Japanese artist.

final_sentence: Hamasaki has sold over 50 million records, making her the best-selling Japanese artist.