# List of best-selling albums in Japan

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.

## History

Colors :
* 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.
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. 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. 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. Love went on to sell 2,788,000 copies, and holds the record as the best-selling male solo album of all time. Whereas, Mr. Children's Atomic Heart (1994), still remains its position as the top-selling original studio album by a male band.
Message, originally released in 2001 by Okinawan punk band Mongol800 became the first album in Oricon's history to sell more than one million copies despite being released on an independent label.

## 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 |
| 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 |

## 2 million–2.9 million copies

| Album | Artist | Released | Sales |
| Duty | Ayumi Hamasaki | 27 September 2000 | 2,985,000 |
| 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 Record 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 |
| I am... | Ayumi Hamasaki | 1 January 2002 | 2,308,000 |
| 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). Albums are listed in alphabetical order of each recording artists' name.
| Year | Artist | Title | Level | Notes |
| 1999 | 19 | Ongaku | Million | |
| 1996 | Nanase Aikawa | red | 2× Million | |
| 1997 | Nanase Aikawa | paraDOX | Million | |
| 1999 | Nanase Aikawa | ID | Million | Compilation album |
| 2011 | AKB48 | Koko ni Ita Koto | Million | |
| 2012 | AKB48 | 1830m | Million | |
| 2014 | AKB48 | Tsugi no Ashiato | Million | |
| 2000 | aiko | Sakura no Ki no Shita | Million | |
| 2001 | aiko | Natsufuku | Million | |
| 1995 | Namie Amuro | Dance Tracks Vol.1 | 2× Million | |
| 1996 | Namie Amuro | Sweet 19 Blues | 3× Million | |
| 1997 | Namie Amuro | Concentration 20 | 2× Million | |
| 1998 | Namie Amuro | 181920 | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2008 | Namie Amuro | Best Fiction | Million | Compilation album |
| 2017 | Namie Amuro | Finally | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2009 | Arashi | All the Best! 1999–2009 | Million | Compilation album |
| 2010 | Arashi | Boku no Miteiru Fūkei | Million | |
| 2011 | Arashi | Beautiful World | Million | |
| 2015 | Arashi | Japonism | Million | |
| 2019 | Arashi | 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 | 2x Million | Compilation album |
| 2006 | Ayaka | First Message | Million | |
| 2009 | Ayaka | Ayaka's History 2006–2009 | Million | Compilation album |
| 2002 | Kimimaro Ayanokoji | Bakushou Super Live Dai-1 Shū: Chūkounen ni Ai wo Komete | Million | Live album |
| 1989 | B'z | Off the Lock | Million | |
| 1990 | B'z | Break Through | Million | |
| 1990 | B'z | Wicked Beat | Million | |
| 1990 | B'z | Risky | Million | |
| 1991 | B'z | Mars | Million | EP |
| 1991 | B'z | In the Life | 3× Million | |
| 1992 | B'z | Run | 2× Million | |
| 1992 | B'z | Friends | 2× Million | EP |
| 1994 | B'z | The 7th Blues | Million | |
| 1995 | B'z | Loose | 3× Million | |
| 1996 | B'z | Friends II | Million | EP |
| 1997 | B'z | Flash Back: B'z Early Special Titles | Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | B'z | Survive | 2× Million | |
| 1998 | B'z | B'z The Best "Pleasure" | 5× Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | B'z | B'z The Best "Treasure" | 4× Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | B'z | Brotherhood | Million | |
| 2000 | B'z | B'z The "Mixture" | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2000 | B'z | Eleven | 2× Million | |
| 2002 | B'z | Green | Million | |
| 2002 | B'z | The Ballads: Love & B'z | Million | Compilation album |
| 2005 | B'z | B'z The Best "Pleasure II" | Million | Compilation album |
| 2008 | B'z | B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure" | Million | Compilation album |
| 2001 | Backstreet Boys | The Hits: Chapter One | Million | Compilation album |
| 2000 | The Beatles | 1 | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2002 | BoA | Listen to My Heart | Million | |
| 2003 | BoA | Valenti | Million | |
| 2005 | BoA | Best of Soul | Million | Compilation album |
| 1994 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Million | Compilation album |
| 1995 | Bon Jovi | 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 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Million | |
| 1994 | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas | 2× Million | |
| 1995 | Mariah Carey | Daydream | Million | |
| 1997 | Mariah Carey | Butterfly | Million | |
| 1998 | Mariah Carey | 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 | Chage and Aska | Super Best II | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Chage and Aska | Guys | Million | |
| 1993 | Chage and Aska | Red Hill | Million | |
| 1997 | Chara | Junior Sweet | Million | |
| 2001 | Chemistry | The Way We Are | 2× Million | |
| 2002 | Chemistry | Second to None | 2× Million | |
| 1982 | Eric Clapton | Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Eric Clapton | Unplugged | Million | Live album |
| 1999 | Eric Clapton | Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2001 | Da Pump | Da Best of Da Pump | Million | Compilation album |
| 1994 | Deen | Deen | Million | |
| 1997 | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Million | |
| 1999 | Celine Dion | All the Way… A Decade of Song | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2005 | Def Tech | Def Tech | 2× Million | |
| 2006 | Def Tech | Catch the Wave | Million | |
| 1998 | Dragon Ash | Buzz Songs | Million | |
| 1999 | Dragon Ash | Viva la Revolution | 2x Million | |
| 2001 | Dragon Ash | Lily Of Da Valley | Million | |
| 1989 | Dreams Come True | Dreams Come True | Million | |
| 1989 | Dreams Come True | Love Goes On... | 2× Million | |
| 1990 | Dreams Come True | Wonder 3 | Million | |
| 1991 | Dreams Come True | Million Kisses | 3× Million | |
| 1992 | Dreams Come True | The Swinging Star | Million | |
| 1993 | Dreams Come True | Magic | 2× Million | |
| 1995 | Dreams Come True | Delicious | 2× Million | |
| 1996 | Dreams Come True | Love Unlimited | Million | |
| 1997 | Dreams Come True | The Best of Dreams Come True | Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | Dreams Come True | Sing or Die | Million | |
| 1999 | Dreams Come True | The Monster | Million | |
| 2000 | Dreams Come True | Greatest Hits "The Soul" | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2015 | Dreams Come True | Dreams Come True The Best! Watashi no Dorikamu | Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | Enya | Paint the Sky with Stars | Million | Compilation album |
| 2001 | Enya | Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati | Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | Every Little Thing | Everlasting | Million | |
| 1998 | Every Little Thing | Time to Destination | 4× Million | |
| 1999 | Every Little Thing | Every Best Single +3 | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2000 | Every Little Thing | eternity | Million | |
| 2001 | Every Little Thing | 4 Force | Million | |
| 2003 | Exile | Exile Entertainment | Million | |
| 2005 | Exile | Perfect Best | Million | Compilation album |
| 2007 | Exile | Exile Love | Million | |
| 2008 | Exile | Exile Catchy Best | Million | Compilation album |
| 2008 | Exile | Exile Ballad Best | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2009 | Exile | Aisubeki Mirai e | Million | |
| 2011 | Exile | Negai no Tō | Million | |
| 1993 | Masaharu Fukuyama | Calling | Million | |
| 1995 | Masaharu Fukuyama | M-Collection: Kaze wo Sagashiteru | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Masaharu Fukuyama | Magnum Collection 1999 "Dear" | Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 2001 | Masaharu Fukuyama | F | Million | |
| 2011 | Girls' Generation | Girls' Generation | Million | |
| 1996 | Glay | Beloved | Million | |
| 1997 | Glay | Review | 5× Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Glay | Pure Soul | 3× Million | |
| 1999 | Glay | Heavy Gauge | 2× Million | |
| 2000 | Glay | Drive: Complete Best | 2x Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 1996 | Globe | Globe | 4× Million | |
| 1997 | Globe | Faces Places | 3× Million | |
| 1998 | Globe | Love Again | 2× Million | |
| 1998 | Globe | Relation | 2× Million | |
| 1999 | Globe | Cruise Record 1995-2000 | 2× Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 2001 | Gospellers | Love Notes | Million | |
| 2008 | Greeeen | A, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu. | Million | |
| 2009 | Greeeen | Shio, Koshō | Million | |
| 1989 | Shogo Hamada | Wasted Tears | Million | |
| 2000 | Shogo Hamada | The History of Shogo Hamada "Since 1975" | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Song for ×× | Million | |
| 1999 | Ayumi Hamasaki | "A" | Million | 14-track CD single |
| 1999 | Ayumi Hamasaki | Loveppears | 2× Million | |
| 2000 | Ayumi Hamasaki | Duty | 3× Million | |
| 2001 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Best | 4× Million | Compilation album |
| 2002 | Ayumi Hamasaki | I am... | 3× Million | |
| 2002 | Ayumi Hamasaki | Rainbow | 2× Million | |
| 2003 | Ayumi Hamasaki | A Ballads | Million | Compilation album |
| 2003 | Ayumi Hamasaki | Memorial Address | Million | EP |
| 2004 | Ayumi Hamasaki | My Story | Million | |
| 2006 | Ayumi Hamasaki | (Miss)Understood | Million | |
| 1998 | hide with Spread Beaver | Ja, Zoo | Million | |
| 1999 | Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Million | |
| 2003 | HY | Street Story | Million | |
| 1993 | Kyosuke Himuro | Memories of Blue | Million | |
| 1995 | Kyosuke Himuro | Singles | Million | Compilation album |
| 2000 | Ken Hirai | The Changing Same | Million | |
| 2001 | Ken Hirai | Gaining Through Losing | Million | Compilation album |
| 2003 | Ken Hirai | Life Is... | Million | |
| 2005 | Ken Hirai | Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 "Uta Baka" | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1993 | Eri Hiramatsu | Single is Best | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Kohmi Hirose | The Best "Love Winters" | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Tomoyasu Hotei | Greatest Hits 1990-1999 | Million | Compilation album |
| 2010 | Ikimonogakari | Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection | Million | Compilation album |
| 1989 | Miki Imai | Ivory | Million | Compilation album |
| 1993 | Miki Imai | Ivory II | Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | Miki Imai | Pride | Million | |
| 1997 | Koshi Inaba | Magma | Million | |
| 1999 | Yōsui Inoue | Golden Best | Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 1994 | Judy and Mary | Orange Sunshine | Million | |
| 1995 | Judy and Mary | Miracle Diving | Million | |
| 1997 | Judy and Mary | The Power Source | Million | 2× Million |
| 1998 | Judy and Mary | Pop Life | Million | Million |
| 2000 | Judy and Mary | Fresh | Million | Million |
| 2001 | Judy and Mary | Warp | Million | |
| 2001 | Judy and Mary | The Great Escape | Million | |
| 1996 | Tomomi Kahala | Love Brace | 2× Million | |
| 1997 | Tomomi Kahala | Storytelling | Million | |
| 1997 | Makoto Kawamoto | Makoto Kawamoto | Million | |
| 1997 | Ryuichi Kawamura | Love | 3× Million | |
| 2003 | Ketsumeishi | Ketsunopolis 3 | Million | |
| 2005 | Ketsumeishi | Ketsunopolis 4 | 2× Million | |
| 1997 | KinKi Kids | A Album | Million | |
| 1998 | KinKi Kids | B Album | Million | |
| 2000 | KinKi Kids | KinKi Single Selection | Million | |
| 1998 | Kiroro | Nagai Aida: Kiroro no Mori | Million | |
| 2005 | Kobukuro | Nameless World | Million | |
| 2006 | Kobukuro | All Singles Best | 3× Million | Compilation album |
| 2007 | Kobukuro | 5296 | Million | |
| 2012 | Kobukuro | All Singles Best 2 | Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Kome Kome Club | Octave | 3× Million | |
| 1995 | Kome Kome Club | Decade | Million | |
| 2005 | Kumi Koda | Best: First Things | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2006 | Kumi Koda | Best: Second Session | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2006 | Kumi Koda | Black Cherry | Million | |
| 2000 | Yuki Koyanagi | Expansion | Million | |
| 1986 | Toshinobu Kubota | Shake It Paradise | Million | |
| 1987 | Toshinobu Kubota | Groovin' | Million | |
| 1988 | Toshinobu Kubota | Such A Funky Thang! | Million | |
| 1989 | Toshinobu Kubota | The Baddest | Million | Compilation album |
| 1990 | Toshinobu Kubota | Bonga Wanga | Million | |
| 2000 | Mai Kuraki | Delicious Way | 3× Million | |
| 2001 | Mai Kuraki | Perfect Crime | Million | |
| 2004 | Mai Kuraki | Wish You the Best | Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Keisuke Kuwata | From Yesterday | Million | Compilation album |
| 1994 | Keisuke Kuwata | Kodoku no Taiyou | Million | |
| 2002 | Keisuke Kuwata | Rock and Roll Hero | Million | |
| 2002 | Keisuke Kuwata | Top of the Pops | Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 1996 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | True | Million | |
| 1998 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | Heart | Million | |
| 1999 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | ark | 2× Million | |
| 1999 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | Ray | 2× Million | |
| 2000 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | Real | Million | |
| 2001 | L'Arc-en-Ciel | Clicked Singles Best 13 | Million | Compilation album |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga | The Fame | Million | |
| 2002 | Avril Lavigne | Let Go | Million | |
| 2004 | Avril Lavigne | Under My Skin | Million | |
| 2007 | Avril Lavigne | The Best Damn Thing | Million | |
| 2001 | Love Psychedelico | The Greatest Hits | Million | |
| 1997 | Luna Sea | Singles | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Luna Sea | Shine | Million | |
| 1992 | Noriyuki Makihara | Kimi wa Boku no Takaramono | Million | |
| 1993 | Noriyuki Makihara | Self Portrait | Million | |
| 1994 | Noriyuki Makihara | Pharmacy | Million | |
| 1997 | Noriyuki Makihara | Smiling | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Ricky Martin | Ricky Martin | Million | |
| 1989 | Yumi Matsutoya | Love Wars | Million | |
| 1990 | Yumi Matsutoya | The Gates of Heaven (Tengoku no Door) | 2× Million | |
| 1991 | Yumi Matsutoya | Dawn Purple | 2× Million | |
| 1992 | Yumi Matsutoya | Tears and Reasons | Million | |
| 1993 | Yumi Matsutoya | U-miz | Million | |
| 1994 | Yumi Matsutoya | The Dancing Sun | 2× Million | |
| 1995 | Yumi Matsutoya | Kathmandu | Million | |
| 1997 | Yumi Matsutoya | Cowgirl Dreamin' | Million | |
| 1998 | Yumi Matsutoya | Neue Musik: Yumi Matsutoya Complete Best Vol.1 | 3× Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 2001 | Yumi Matsutoya | Sweet, Bittersweet: Yuming Ballad Best | Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 2012 | Yumi Matsutoya | The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary | Million | Compilation album |
| 1996 | Max | Maximum | Million | |
| 1997 | Max | Maximum II | Million | |
| 1998 | Max | Maximum Groove | Million | |
| 1999 | Max | Maximum Collection | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Misia | Mother Father Brother Sister | 2× Million | |
| 2000 | Misia | Love Is the Message | 2× Million | |
| 2001 | Misia | Marvelous | 2× Million | |
| 2002 | Misia | Kiss in the Sky | Million | |
| 2003 | Misia | Misia Greatest Hits | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1995 | Chisato Moritaka | Do the Best | Million | Compilation album |
| 2000 | Morning Musume | 3rd-Love Paradise | Million | |
| 2001 | Morning Musume | Best! Morning Musume 1 | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Mr.Children | Kind of Love | Million | |
| 1993 | Mr.Children | Versus | Million | |
| 1994 | Mr.Children | Atomic Heart | 3× Million | |
| 1996 | Mr.Children | Shinkai | 2× Million | |
| 1997 | Mr.Children | Bolero | 3× Million | |
| 1999 | Mr.Children | Discovery | Million | |
| 2000 | Mr.Children | Q | Million | |
| 2001 | Mr.Children | Mr. Children 1992-1995 | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2001 | Mr.Children | Mr. Children 1996-2000 | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2002 | Mr.Children | It's a Wonderful World | Million | |
| 2004 | Mr.Children | Shifuku no Oto | Million | |
| 2005 | Mr.Children | "Four Dimensions" | Million | EP |
| 2005 | Mr.Children | I Love U | Million | |
| 2007 | Mr.Children | Home | Million | |
| 2008 | Mr.Children | Supermarket Fantasy | Million | |
| 2012 | Mr.Children | Mr. Children 2001–2005 ＜micro＞ | Million | Compilation album |
| 2012 | Mr.Children | 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 | Mika Nakashima | Love | Million | |
| 2005 | Mika Nakashima | Best | Million | Compilation album |
| 1991 | Kazumasa Oda | Oh! Yeah! | Million | |
| 2002 | Kazumasa Oda | Jiko Best | 3× Million | Compilation album |
| 1993 | Maki Ohguro | Da Da Da | Million | |
| 1994 | Maki Ohguro | Eien no Yume ni Mukatte | Million | |
| 1995 | Maki Ohguro | La La La | Million | |
| 1995 | Maki Ohguro | Back Beats #1 | 3× Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | Maki Ohguro | Power of Dreams | 2× Million | |
| 1997 | Mayo Okamoto | Smile | Million | |
| 2001 | Chihiro Onitsuka | Insomnia | Million | |
| 2004 | Orange Range | musiQ | 2× Million | |
| 2005 | Orange Range | Natural | Million | |
| 1991 | Yutaka Ozaki | Seventeen's Map (Jūnana-Sai no Chizu) | Million | Reissue (first released in 1983) |
| 1992 | Yutaka Ozaki | Confession for Exist (Hounetsu e no Akashi) | Million | Posthumous album |
| 1996 | Yutaka Ozaki | For All My Loves (Aisubeki Mono Subete ni) | Million | Compilation album |
| 2001 | Porno Graffitti | foo? | Million | |
| 2004 | Porno Graffitti | Porno Graffitti Best Red's | Million | Compilation album |
| 2004 | Porno Graffitti | Porno Graffitti Best Blue's | Million | Compilation album |
| 1989 | Princess Princess | Lovers | Million | |
| 1990 | Princess Princess | Princess Princess | Million | |
| 1992 | Princess Princess | Singles 1987–1992 | Million | Compilation album |
| 1996 | Puffy | AmiYumi | Million | |
| 1998 | Puffy | 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 | Sharam Q | Single Best 10 | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Shazna | Gold Sun and Silver Moon | Million | |
| 1999 | Ringo Sheena | Muzai Moratorium | Million | |
| 2000 | Ringo Sheena | Shouso Strip | 2× Million | |
| 2001 | SMAP | Smap Vest | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 2016 | SMAP | Smap 25 Years | Million | Compilation album |
| 1997 | Speed | Starting Over | 2× Million | Studio album |
| 1998 | Speed | Rise | 3× Million | Studio album |
| 1998 | Speed | Moment | 3× Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Speed | Carry On My Way | Million | Studio album |
| 1990 | Southern All Stars | Southern All Stars | Million | |
| 1990 | Southern All Stars | Inamura Jane | Million | Motion picture soundtrack |
| 1992 | Southern All Stars | Yo ni Manyou no Hana ga Saku nari | 3× Million | |
| 1996 | Southern All Stars | Young Love | 2× Million | |
| 1998 | Southern All Stars | Umi no Yeah!! | 4× Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 1998 | Southern All Stars | Sakura | Million | |
| 2000 | Southern All Stars | Ballad 3: The Album of Love | 2× Million | Double-disc compilation album |
| 2005 | Southern All Stars | Killer Street | Million | Double album |
| 1995 | Spitz | Hachimitsu | Million | |
| 1996 | Spitz | Indigo Chiheisen | Million | |
| 1999 | Spitz | Recycle: Greatest Hits of Spitz | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Ami Suzuki | SA | 2× Million | |
| 2000 | Ami Suzuki | Infinity Eighteen Vol. 1 | Million | |
| 1995 | Masayuki Suzuki | Martini II | Million | Compilation album |
| 1992 | Mariya Takeuchi | Quiet Life | Million | |
| 1994 | Mariya Takeuchi | Impressions | 3× Million | Compilation album |
| 2001 | Mariya Takeuchi | Bon Appetit! | Million | |
| 2008 | Mariya Takeuchi | 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 | T.M. Revolution | The Force | Million | |
| 1992 | T-Bolan | So Bad | Million | |
| 1993 | T-Bolan | Heart of Stone | Million | |
| 1996 | T-Bolan | Singles | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | TLC | FanMail | Million | |
| 2005 | Hideaki Tokunaga | Vocalist | Million | |
| 2007 | Hideaki Tokunaga | Vocalist 3 | Million | |
| 2003 | Twelve Girls Band | Beautiful Energy | Million | |
| 1994 | TRF | Word Groove | Million | |
| 1994 | TRF | Billionaire | Million | |
| 1995 | TRF | Dance to Positive | 2× Million | |
| 1995 | TRF | Hyper Mix 4 | Million | |
| 1995 | TRF | Brand-New Tomorrow | Million | |
| 1998 | TRF | Works | Million | Compilation album |
| 1989 | Tube | Tubest | Million | Compilation album |
| 1993 | Tube | Roman no Natsu | Million | |
| 1994 | Tube | Owaranai Natsu ni | Million | |
| 1994 | Tube | Melodies & Memories | Million | |
| 1995 | Tube | Yuzurenai Natsu | Million | |
| 1996 | Tube | Tubest II | Million | Compilation album |
| 2000 | Tube | Tubest III | Million | Compilation album |
| 1996 | Ulfuls | Banzai | Million | |
| 1993 | Unicorn | The Very Best of Unicorn | Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Hikaru Utada | First Love | 8× Million | |
| 2001 | Hikaru Utada | Distance | 4× Million | |
| 2002 | Hikaru Utada | Deep River | 3× Million | |
| 2004 | Hikaru Utada | Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 | 3× Million | Compilation album |
| 2004 | Hikaru Utada | Exodus | Million | Released under the stage name "Utada" |
| 2006 | Hikaru Utada | Ultra Blue | Million | |
| 2008 | Hikaru Utada | Heart Station | Million | |
| 1993 | Wands | Toki no Tobira | 2× Million | |
| 1993 | Wands | Little Bit… | Million | |
| 1995 | Wands | Piece of My Soul | Million | |
| 1991 | X Japan | Jealousy | Million | |
| 1993 | X Japan | X Singles | Million | Compilation album |
| 1995 | Tatsuro Yamashita | Treasures | Million | Compilation album |
| 1998 | Tatsuro Yamashita | 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 | Yuzu | 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 | Zard | Yureru Omoi | 3× Million | |
| 1994 | Zard | Oh My Love | 2× Million | |
| 1995 | Zard | Forever You | Million | |
| 1996 | Zard | Today Is Another Day | Million | |
| 1997 | Zard | Zard Blend: Sun & Stone | 2× Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Zard | Eien | Million | |
| 1999 | Zard | Zard Best the Single Collection: Kiseki | 3× Million | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Zard | Zard Best: Requested Memorial | Million | Compilation album |
| 2006 | Zard | Golden Best: 15th Anniversary | Million | Compilation album |
| 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.
| Year | Album | Artist | Sales |
| 1989 | Delight Slight Light Kiss | Yumi Matsutoya | 1,575,510 |
| 1990 | Love Wars | Yumi Matsutoya | 1,602,230 |
| 1991 | The Gates of Heaven | Yumi Matsutoya | 1,975,080 |
| 1992 | Super Best II | Chage and Aska | 2,543,290 |
| 1993 | The Swaying Miss | Zard | 2,230,900 |
| 1994 | Magic | Dreams Come True | 2,584,400 |
| 1995 | Delicious | Dreams Come True | 2,910,330 |
| 1996 | Globe | Globe | 3,762,610 |
| 1997 | Review | Glay | 3,333,470 |
| 1998 | B'z The Best "Pleasure" | B'z | 5,034,980 |
| 1999 | First Love | Hikaru Utada | 7,365,830 |
| 2000 | Delicious Way | Mai Kuraki | 3,451,660 |
| 2001 | Distance | Hikaru Utada | 4,404,290 |
| 2002 | Deep River | Hikaru Utada | 3,526,780 |
| 2003 | Second to None | Chemistry | 2,001,917 |
| 2004 | Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 | Hikaru Utada | 2,495,967 |
| 2005 | musiQ | Orange Range | 2,630,763 |
| 2006 | Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka | Ken Hirai | 2,070,766 |
| 2007 | Home | Mr. Children | 1,181,241 |
| 2008 | Exile Love | Exile | 1,470,959 |
| 2009 | All the Best! 1999–2009 | Arashi | 1,432,000 |
| 2010 | Boku no Miteiru Fūkei | Arashi | 1,053,064 |
| 2011 | Beautiful World | Arashi | 907,589 |
| 2012 | Mr. Children 2005–2010 ＜macro＞ | Mr. Children | 1,170,298 |
| 2013 | Love | Arashi | 796,525 |
| 2014 | Tsugi no Ashiato | AKB48 | 1,041,355 |
| 2015 | Japonism | Arashi | 981,639 |
| 2016 | Are You Happy? | Arashi | 747,115 |
| 2017 | Finally | Namie Amuro | 1,777,850 |
| 2018 | Finally | Namie Amuro | 638,939 |
| 2019 | 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 | Arashi | 2,100,438 |
| 2020 | Stray Sheep | Kenshi Yonezu | 1,970,930 |
| 2021 | BTS, the Best | BTS | 1,066,156 |
| 2022 | Snow Labo. S2 | Snow Man | 986,018 |
| 2023 | Mr.5 | King & Prince | 1,399,236 |
| 2024 | Rays | Snow Man | 1,162,227 |