The following is a list of weekly number-one albums on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart in 2017.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 2 | SMAP 25 Years | SMAP | [1] |
January 9 | Encore | Back Number | [2] [3] |
January 16 | |||
January 23 | Ambitions (One Ok Rock album) | One Ok Rock | [4] |
January 30 | E.G. Crazy | E-girls | [5] |
February 6 | Thumbnail (album) (サムネイル) | AKB48 | [6] |
February 13 | Encore | Back Number | [7] [8] |
February 20 | |||
February 27 | Made (Big Bang album) | Big Bang (band) | [9] |
March 6 | Way of Glory | AAA (band) | [10] |
March 13 | BORN TO BE WILD | Exile The Second | [11] |
March 20 | La La Land (soundtrack) | Various Artists | [12] |
March 27 | Mabataki (まばたき) | Yuki (singer) | [13] |
April 3 | Neverland | NEWS (band) | [14] |
April 10 | The JSB World | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | [15] [16] |
April 17 | |||
April 24 | D-Day (D-Lite EP) | Daesung | [17] |
May 1 | Koichi Domoto 「Endless SHOCK」 Original Sound Track 2 | Koichi Domoto | [18] |
May 8 | Yuzu Iroha [1997–2017] (ゆずイロハ1997–2017) | Yuzu (band) | [19] |
May 15 | Music Colosseum | Kis-My-Ft2 | [20] |
May 22 | Mr. Children 1992-2002 Thanksgiving 25 | Mr. Children | [21] [22] |
May 29 | |||
June 5 | Umarete kara Hajimete Mita Yume (生まれてから初めて見た夢) | Nogizaka46 | [23] |
June 12 | Ebicracy (エビクラシー) | Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku | [24] |
June 19 | Kwon Ji Yong | G-Dragon | [25] |
June 26 | All Time Best Hata Motohiro (All Time Best ハタモトヒロ) | Motohiro Hata | [26] |
July 3 | Acid BLOOD Cherry | Acid Black Cherry | [27] |
July 10 | Jam (ジャム) | Kanjani Eight | [28] |
July 17 | CYCLE HIT 1991〜2017 Spitz Complete Single Collection -30th Anniversary BOX- | Spitz (band) | [29] |
July 24 | Summerdelics | Glay | [30] |
July 31 | Masshiro na Mono wa Yogoshitaku naru (真っ白なものは汚したくなる) | Sakurazaka46 | [31] |
August 7 | Hey! Say! JUMP 2007-2017 I/O | Hey! Say! JUMP | [32] |
August 14 | Namba Ai: Ima, Omou Koto | NMB48 | [33] |
August 21 | The Ones | V6 (band) | [34] |
August 28 | Black Train | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi | [35] |
September 4 | Garakuta (がらくた) | Keisuke Kuwata | [36] |
September 11 | Blackpink (EP) | Blackpink | [37] |
September 18 | Garakuta (がらくた) | Keisuke Kuwata | [38] [39] |
September 25 | |||
October 2 | REGALITY | TRIGGER | [40] |
October 9 | The Best (Ariana Grande album) | Ariana Grande | [41] |
October 16 | The Gift | Hi-Standard | [42] |
October 23 | The Dream Quest | Dreams Come True (band) | [43] |
October 30 | Untitled (Arashi album) | Arashi | [44] |
November 6 | Fine Collection: Begin Again | TVXQ | [45] |
November 13 | Bootleg (Kenshi Yonezu album) | Kenshi Yonezu | [46] |
November 20 | Finally (Namie Amuro album) | Namie Amuro | [47] [48] [49] |
November 27 | |||
December 4 | |||
December 11 | Dinosaur (B'z album) | B'z | [50] |
December 18 | The Best | KinKi Kids | [51] |
December 25 | Michishirube (舞祭組の、わっ!) | Busaiku | [52] |
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