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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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |