# 2007 in Japanese music

The following is an overview of the year 2007 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2007 in music.

## Events

* December 31 – 28th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen

## Awards

* May 26 – 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
* December 30 – 49th Japan Record Awards

## Number-ones

* Oricon number-one albums
* Oricon number-one singles

## Best-sellers
### Albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2007, according to Oricon.
| Rank | Album | Artist |
| 1 | Home | Mr. Children |
| 2 | Black Cherry | Kumi Koda |
| 3 | All Singles Best [ja] | Kobukuro |
| 4 | The Best Damn Thing | Avril Lavigne |
| 5 | A Best 2: White | Ayumi Hamasaki |
| 6 | Ai Am Best | Ai Otsuka |
| 7 | A Best 2: Black | Ayumi Hamasaki |
| 8 | Ketsunopolis 5 [ja] | Ketsumeishi |
| 9 | Can't Buy My Love | Yui |
| 10 | Greatest Hits [ja] | Sukima Switch |

## Albums released

The following section includes albums by Japanese artists released in Japan in 2007 as well as Japanese-language albums by foreign artists released in the country during this year.
* February 2 – The Marrow of a Bone by Dir En Grey
* February 28 – A Best 2: Black by Ayumi Hamasaki
* February 28 – A Best 2: White by Ayumi Hamasaki
* March 7 – Dear... by Sachi Tainaka
* March 7 – Journey by W-inds.
* March 14 – BeForU III by BeForU
* March 14 – Home by Mr. Children
* March 28 – Ai Am Best by Ai Otsuka
* April 4 – Can't Buy My Love by Yui
* April 18 – 2 Mini: Ikiru to Iu Chikara by Cute
* April 18 – Cartoon KAT-TUN II You by KAT-TUN
* April 18 – Diary by Shiori Takei
* May 9 – Go to the Future by Sakanaction
* May 23 – 1st GAM: Amai Yuwaku by GAM
* June 6 – KJ2 Zukkoke Dai Dassō by Kanjani Eight
* June 17 – Ā, Domo. Hajimemashite by Greeeen
* July 4 – Circus by FictionJunction Yuuka
* July 6 – Fun! Fun! Fun! by Shonen Knife
* July 11 – Kyohei Tsutsumi Tribute: The Popular Music by Various artists
* August 1 – 4th Ai no Nanchara Shisū by Berryz Kobo
* August 1 – Greatest Hits [ja] by Sukima Switch
* August 29 – Ketsunopolis 5 [ja] by Ketsumeishi
* September 30 – CM Yoko by Yoko Kanno
* October 24 – Contact by Minori Chihara
* November 7 – Metanoia by Yōsei Teikoku
* November 21 – Kiss by L'Arc-en-Ciel
* December 5 – Action by B'z
* December 19 – Kirarin Land by Koharu Kusumi
* December 19 – Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth- by Various artists

## Groups established

* 9mm Parabellum Bullet
* Fuyumi Abe
* Acid Black Cherry
* Athena & Robikerottsu
* Thelma Aoyama
* Yui Aragaki
* Aqua5
* Bright
* Buono!
* Coldrain
* Cherryblossom
* Chocolove from AKB48
* Leah Dizon
* Alan Dawa Dolma
* Exile The Second
* Genki Rockets
* Hey! Say! JUMP
* Hotch Potchi
* J-Min
* Kira Pika
* Natsumi Kiyoura
* Love
* Kelun
* Teppei Koike
* Nao Matsushita
* Masami Mitsuoka
* Mamoru Miyano
* Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai
* Uri Nakayama
* Nichika
* Nico Touches the Walls
* Hatsune Okumura
* On/Off
* One Ok Rock
* Ongaku Gatas
* PureBoys
* Sakanaction
* Erika Sawajiri
* Skin
* School Food Punishment
* Sekai no Owari
* Stephanie
* Superfly
* Satomi Takasugi
* Nana Tanimura
* Kinoko Teikoku
* Tomboy
* Yanokami

## Groups disestablished

* Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai