List of best-selling albums in Japan
List of best-selling albums by domestic acts

No.
Album
Artist
Released
Chart
Sales
1
First Love
Hikaru Utada
10 March 1999
1
7,672,000
2
B'z The Best "Pleasure"
B'z
20 May 1998
1
5,136,000
3
Review
Glay
1 October 1997
1
4,876,000
4
Distance
Hikaru Utada
28 March 2001
1
4,472,000
5
B'z The Best "Treasure"
B'z
20 September 1998
1
4,439,000
6
A Best
Ayumi Hamasaki
28 March 2001
1
4,312,000
7
Globe
Globe
31 March 1996
1
4,136,000
8
Deep River
Hikaru Utada
19 June 2002
1
3,605,000
9
Umi no Yeah!!
Southern All Stars
25 June 1998
1
3,592,000
10
Delicious Way
Mai Kuraki
28 June 2000
1
3,530,000
11
Time to Destination
Every Little Thing
15 April 1998
1
3,520,000
12
Atomic Heart
Mr. Children
1 September 1994
1
3,430,000
13
Sweet 19 Blues
Namie Amuro
22 July 1996
1
3,359,000
14
Bolero
Mr. Children
5 March 1997
1
3,283,000
15
Neue Musik
Yumi Matsutoya
6 November 1998
1
3,252,000
16
Faces Places
Globe
12 March 1997
1
3,239,000
17
The Swinging Star
Dreams Come True
14 November 1992
1
3,227,000
18
Impressions
Mariya Takeuchi
25 July 1994
1
3,067,000
19
Zard Best the Single Collection ～軌跡～
Zard
28 May 1999
1
3,034,000
20
All Singles Best
Kobukuro
27 September 2006
1
3,018,000

Question: How many copies did "Pleasure" sell in 1998 alone, and how long was it the best selling album in Japan?
Answer: B'z The Best "Pleasure" sold more than 5 million copies in 1998 alone, making it a temporary best-selling album in Japanese music history, until being surpassed by Utada Hikaru's First Love in 1999.