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The year 2016 in Japanese music .
The following is a list of the 5 best-selling music artists in Japan in 2016 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon. [1]
Rank | Artist | Value |
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1 | Arashi | ¥12.183 billion |
2 | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | ¥8.256 billion |
3 | Nogizaka46 | ¥7.437 billion |
4 | AKB48 | ¥6.947 billion |
5 | Kanjani8 | ¥4.788 billion |
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2016, according to Oricon. [1]
Rank | Album | Artist | Copies |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Are You Happy? | Arashi | 747,115 |
2 | The JSB Legacy | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | 643,115 |
3 | Fantôme | Hikaru Utada | 569,963 |
4 | Ano Hi, Ano Toki | Kazumasa Oda | 412,496 |
5 | High & Low Original Best Album | Various Artists | 362,024 |
6 | Your Name | Radwimps | 351,811 |
7 | Sorezore no Isu | Nogizaka46 | 331,848 |
8 | Fuku no Oto | Masaharu Fukuyama | 302,628 |
9 | Cho Ikimonobakari ~Tennen Kinen Members’ BEST Selection~ | Ikimonogakari | 294,207 |
10 | DEAR | Hey! Say! JUMP | 292,426 |
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling singles in Japan in 2016, according to Oricon. [1]
Rank | Single | Artist | Copies |
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1 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | AKB48 | 1,519,387 |
2 | "Kimi wa Melody" | AKB48 | 1,294,962 |
3 | "Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | AKB48 | 1,213,660 |
4 | "High Tension" | AKB48 | 1,202,533 |
5 | "Sayonara no Imi" | Nogizaka46 | 910,811 |
6 | "Hadashi de Summer" | Nogizaka46 | 851,229 |
7 | "I Seek/Daylight" | Arashi | 828,533 |
8 | "Harujion ga Sakukoro" | Nogizaka46 | 828,315 |
9 | "Fukkatsu Love" | Arashi | 541,121 |
10 | "Power of the Paradise" | Arashi | 471,619 |
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling singles in Japan in 2016, according to Billboard Japan's year-end Top Singles Sales chart. [2] [3]
Rank | Single | Artist | Copies |
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1 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | AKB48 | 2,507,000 |
2 | "Kimi wa Melody" | AKB48 | 1,482,000 |
3 | "High Tension" | AKB48 | 1,438,000 |
4 | "Love Trip / Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | AKB48 | |
5 | "Sayonara no Imi" | Nogizaka46 | 918,000 |
6 | "Hadashi de Summer" | Nogizaka46 | |
7 | "I Seek/Daylight" | Arashi | |
8 | "Harujion ga Sakukoro" | Nogizaka46 | |
9 | "Fukkatsu Love" | Arashi | |
10 | "Chicken Line" | SKE48 |
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Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
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1 | D×D×D [4] | Shinee | J-pop, dance-pop | SM Entertainment, EMI Music Japan |
6 | Love Bebop [5] | Misia | Ariola Japan | |
13 | Ryōseibai [6] | Gesu no Kiwami Otome | Unborde | |
Odore Balcony [7] | Sawa | Bellwood Records | ||
Sid All Singles Best [8] | Sid | Ki/oon Music | ||
Towa [9] | Yuzu | Toy's Factory | ||
20 | Fake Metal Jacket [10] | BiSH | Sub Trax | |
Winter of Love [11] | Koda Kumi | Rhythm Zone | ||
Miwa Ballad Collection: Graduation [12] | miwa | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
The Last [13] | Shikao Suga | Speedstar Records | ||
27 | Sea and the Darkness [14] | Galileo Galilei | ||
Best Positive [15] | Lecca | |||
Welcome to Ghost Hotel [16] | Pentagon | Goemon Records | ||
Yama-P [17] | Tomohisa Yamashita | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
Depend on Me [18] | VIXX | J-pop, dance-pop | Jellyfish Entertainment, CJ Victor Entertainment | |
29 | Momento [19] | Ayumi Tanaka Trio | AMP Music & Records |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Made Series [20] | Big Bang | Dance-pop, PBR&B, hip hop, acoustic | YG Entertainment, Avex Trax |
Pow!/L.C.S. [21] | FEMM | Avex Music Creative | ||
Prism [22] | Rei Yasuda | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
Vanilla Beans V [23] | Vanilla Beans | Avex Trax | ||
Yūjō Best [24] | Yusuke | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
10 | Butterflies [25] | Bump of Chicken | ||
E.G. Smile: E-girls Best [26] | E-girls | Rhythm Zone | ||
Makkō Shōbu [27] | Ken the 390 | Rhythm Zone | ||
The World's on Fire [28] | Man with a Mission | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
Uta [29] | Subaru Shibutani | Teichiku Records | ||
Zard Forever Best: 25th Anniversary [30] | Zard | B-Gram Records | ||
12 | Unfinished [31] | Jungkyun (Bigflo) | Pop, dance | HO Company |
17 | Origin [32] | Kana-Boon | Ki/oon Music |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Yellow [33] | Scandal | Pop rock / Alternative rock | Epic Records Japan |
Liberty [34] | Miliyah Kato | Mastersix Foundation | ||
16 | 3 [35] | B1A4 | Pop, dance | Pony Canyon |
Spade 3 [36] | White Ash | Rock | VAP |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Metal Resistance [37] | Babymetal | J-pop, heavy metal | Toy's Factory |
6 | N.W.U [38] | F.T. Island | Rock | Warner Music Japan |
Cosmic Explorer [39] | Perfume | J-pop | Universal Music Japan | |
Stroll and Roll [40] | The Pillows | Delicious Label | ||
13 | High Heels [41] | CLC | Pop, dance | Cube Entertainment Japan |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Heavenly [42] | SpecialThanks | K.O.G.A Records | |
2020: T.M.Revolution All Time Best [43] | T.M.Revolution | Epic Records Japan | ||
Aki Kore: MTR&Y Tour 2015 [44] | Tamio Okuda | Ramen Curry Music Record | ||
Renai Shōsetsu 2: Wakaba no Koro [45] | Tomoyo Harada | Verve, Universal Music Japan | ||
JaPo [46] | Ua | Speedstar Records | ||
18 | May Dream [47] | Aiko | Pony Canyon | |
Kidō: Start Up! [48] | Ayaka Ōhashi | Lantis | ||
Brand New Maid [49] | Band-Maid | Nippon Crown | ||
Eve [50] | Cinema Staff | Pony Canyon | ||
D-project with Zard [51] | D-project | Giza Studio | ||
Kōtetsu-jō no Kabaneri Original Soundtrack [52] | Hiroyuki Sawano | |||
Wild Lips [53] | Kōji Kikkawa | Warner Music Japan | ||
S [54] | Shouta Aoi | B-Green | ||
Cold Disc [55] | Straightener | Virgin Music |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Aiiro Music [56] | Indigo la End | Unborde | |
22 | Lovers, Birthday, Music [57] | Lego Big Morl | Oorong-sha |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Sayonara Hitori [58] | Taemin | Pop, dance | EMI Music Japan |
Chamisma [59] | CLC | Pop, dance | Cube Entertainment Japan |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Mirage [60] | Especia | Virgin Records | |
17 | Zekkyō! [61] | Pentagon | Goemon Records | |
Quest [62] | White Ash | Rock | VAP |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
14 | This Is Flower This Is Best [63] | Flower | Sony Music Associated Records | |
21 | Daydream [64] | Aimer | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | |
N Album [65] | KinKi Kids | Johnny's Entertainment | ||
Life [66] | Plenty | Headphone Music Label | ||
Hallelujah [67] | The Novembers | Hostess Entertainment | ||
28 | White Noise [68] | TK | Sony Music Associated Records | |
Fantôme [69] | Hikaru Utada | Virgin Records |
Date | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Killer BiSH [70] | BiSH | Avex Trax | |
12 | Blue [71] | Androp | Unborde | |
Girlz n' Effect [72] | Happiness | Universal Sigma | ||
P.Y.L [73] | illion | Warner Music Japan | ||
19 | Euphoria [74] | CNBLUE | Rock | Warner Music Japan |
Frederism [75] | Frederic | A-Sketch | ||
Punky [76] | Kaela Kimura | ELA | ||
26 | Snack Juju: Yoru no Request [77] | Juju | Sony Music Associated Records | |
Now or Never [78] | Nanase Aikawa | Motorod | ||
Are You Happy [79] | Arashi | Pop, R&B | J Storm |
Day | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Exist! [80] | Alexandros | Rock | Universal Music Japan |
19 | 3 Pianos [81] | Tanaka/Lindvall/Wallumrød | Jazz | Nakama Records |
22 | unPop [82] | Charisma.com | Hip hop | Warner Music Japan |
23 | Dawn [83] | AK-69 | Hip hop | Def Jam Recordings |
Cinema Songs [84] | Hiroko Yakushimaru | Victor Entertainment | ||
Greatest Hits 1991–2016: All Singles + [85] | Maki Ohguro | Being Inc. | ||
Ningen Kaika [86] | Radwimps | Rock | Universal Music Japan | |
The Baddest: Collaboration [87] | Toshinobu Kubota | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
30 | Yano Sanmyaku [88] | Akiko Yano | Victor Entertainment | |
Vektor E.P. [89] | Cinema Staff | Pony Canyon |
Day | Album | Artist | Genre | Labels |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Film bleu [90] | For Tracy Hyde | Dream pop | P-vine Records |
6 | Pay Money to My Pain [91] | Pay Money to My Pain | VAP | |
7 | 24/7 (Twenty Four/Seven) [92] | BtoB | Kiss Entertainment | |
Side by Side [93] | Hilcrhyme | Universal Music Japan | ||
Suolo [94] | Husking Bee | Nippon Crown | ||
Alive: Always in Your Heart [95] | My Name | Universal Music Japan | ||
The Best: 10 Years Story [96] | Nao Matsushita | Epic Records Japan | ||
PPAP [97] | Pikotaro | Avex Trax | ||
Dangerman [98] | Seven | Victor Entertainment | ||
Roll Up the Collectors [99] | The Collectors | Nippon Columbia | ||
14 | Tokowaka no Kuni [100] | Aoi Yūki | FlyingDog | |
Asunarou [101] | Aqua Timez | Epic Records Japan | ||
Ifudōdō: B.M.C.A. [102] | Boys and Men | Virgin Music Japan | ||
Urban Night [103] | Cyntia | Indie Maker | ||
Meshiagare no Gatling [104] | Dish | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
Stand!! [105] | Fujifabric | Sony Music Associated Records | ||
Violet Cry [106] | Garnidelia | Defstar Records | ||
Namari Sora no Stargazer [107] | Good Morning America | Nippon Columbia | ||
No Shadow [108] | Jun. K | Epic Records Japan | ||
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 4: Kiyoshi no Nihon Zenkoku Uta no Wataridori [109] | Kiyoshi Hikawa | Nippon Columbia | ||
Lonely Night Magic Spell [110] | Marie Ueda | Giza Studio | ||
Life [111] | Masayoshi Yamazaki | EMI Records Japan | ||
Believer [112] | Noriyuki Makihara | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | ||
Existence [113] | Nothing's Carved in Stone | Growing Up Inc. Dynamord Label | ||
Journey Without a Map [114] | Takuro | Pony Canyon | ||
21 | Pink Doll [115] | Apink | Avex Trax | |
Another Side Memories: Precious Best II [116] | Deen | Epic Records Japan | ||
WWDBest: Denpa Ryōkō! [117] | Dempagumi.inc | Toy's Factory | ||
Doll Memories: Best of Doll Elements [118] | Doll Elements | Dreamusic | ||
S [119] | Double S 301 | Pony Canyon | ||
Fes Best [120] | Golden Bomber | Zany Zap | ||
Veda [121] | LM.C | Victor Entertainment | ||
Neogene Creation [122] | Nana Mizuki | King Records | ||
SMAP 25 Years [123] | SMAP | Victor Entertainment | ||
Live for Live [124] | Saori Hayami | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | ||
Maido! Ōkini! [125] | Tacoyaki Rainbow | Avex Trax | ||
Circle of Life [126] | Tetsuya Kakihara | Lantis | ||
U-KISS Japan Best Collection 2011–2016 [127] | U-KISS | Avex Trax | ||
Caravan wa Philia wo Kanaderu [128] | Wataru Hatano | DIVE II Entertainment | ||
28 | Live at Wembley [129] | Babymetal | Toy's Factory | |
Encore [130] | Back Number | Universal Sigma | ||
The Mobb [131] | MOBB | YGEX |
The year 2015 in Japanese music.
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The year 2017 in Japanese music.
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The year 2018 in Japanese music.
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The year 2020 in Japanese music.
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The year 2021 in Japanese music.
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The year 2022 in Japanese music.
The year 2023 in Japanese music.
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