List of Billboard Japan Hot Albums number ones of 2021

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The following is a list of weekly number-one albums on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart in 2021.

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Chart history

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
January 4O Album KinKi Kids [1]
January 11 This Is Arashi
(This Is 嵐)		 Arashi [2]
January 18 1ST SixTones [3]
January 25Straight Outta Rhyme Anima Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle [4]
February 1 Still Dreaming Tomorrow X Together [5]
February 8Aster
(アスター, Asutā)		 Colon [6]
February 15Live Loud The Yellow Monkey [7]
February 22Sekai no Owari 2010-2019 Sekai no Owari [8]
March 1 Loveholic NCT 127 [9]
March 8Dotsuitare Hompo vs Buster Bros!!!
(どついたれ本舗 vs Buster Bros!!!)		 Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle [10]
March 15SZ10th Sexy Zone [11]
March 22 One Last Kiss Hikaru Utada [12]
March 29rainboW Johnny's West [13]
April 5ヒプノシスマイク -Division Rap Battle- 2nd Division Rap Battle Fling Posse vs. Mad Trigger Crew [14]
April 12 The First Step: Treasure Effect Treasure [15]
April 19超特急 ≠ME行き ≠Me [16]
April 26Walpurgis Aimer [17]
May 3 Be BTS [18]
May 10 Border: Carnival Enhypen [19]
May 17 Flavors of Love Monsta X [20]
May 24Zenbu, Naisho." (全部、内緒。) =Love [21]
May 31Ladybug LiSA [22]
June 7 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Tanjiro Kamado Risshi-hen Original SoundtrackVarious artists [23]
June 14Playful Koichi Domoto [24]
June 21 The Chaos Chapter: Freeze Tomorrow X Together [25]
June 28 BTS, the Best BTS [26]
July 5 [27]
July 12 [28]
July 19L∞ve Urashimasakatasen [29]
July 26 Butter BTS [30]
August 2Re:Sense King & Prince [31]
August 9 Perfect World Twice [32]
August 16Going to Destruction Bish [33]
August 23Best of Kis-My-Ft2 Kis-My-Ft2 [34]
August 30Editorial Official Hige Dandism [35]
September 6Go to Funk Endrecheri [36]
September 13Step V6 [37]
September 20Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – 2nd D.R.B: Buster Bros!!! VS Matenro VS Fling PosseHypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle [38]
September 27Gohan Misoshiru Nori Otsukemono Tamagoyaki feat. Umeboshi Keisuke Kuwata [39]
October 4 [40]
October 11Snow Mania S1 Snow Man [41]
October 18 [42]
October 25 Dimension: Dilemma Enhypen [43]
November 1 Attacca Seventeen [44]
November 8Very6 BestV6 [45]
November 15AttaccaSeventeen [46]
November 22 Chaotic Wonderland Tomorrow X Together [47]
November 298beat Kanjani Eight [48]
December 6 U NiziU [49]
December 13 The Book 2 Yoasobi [50]
December 20 Friends III B'z [51]
December 27 Time Flies Nogizaka46 [52]

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