List of Oricon number-one albums of 2012

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The highest-selling albums and mini-albums in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, published by Oricon Style magazine. The data is compiled by Oricon based on each album's weekly physical sales. [1]

Contents

Chart history

Issue DateAlbumArtist(s)Reference(s)
January 2Funky Monkey Babys 4 Funky Monkey Babys [2]
January 9Exile Japan/Solo Exile/Exile Atsushi [3]
January 16 [4]
January 23 [5]
January 30 Best Hit AKG Asian Kung-Fu Generation [6]
February 6 Japonesque Koda Kumi [7]
February 13The Beginning Ayaka [8]
February 20 Butterfly L'Arc-en-Ciel [9]
February 27 Tokyo Collection Tokyo Jihen [10]
March 5 Chain KAT-TUN [11]
March 12Newtral Ikimono-gakari [12]
March 19 [13]
March 26Next Encore SDN48 [14]
April 22012 Acid Black Cherry [15]
April 9 Kis-My-1st Kis-My-Ft2 [16]
April 16Ano.. Namida ga Aru kara Ai ga Arun Desu Kedo. (あの・・涙があるから愛があるんですケド。, I Wish I Was Not In Love So I Would Not Cry) Yusuke [17]
April 23Shamanippon (Rakachi no Tohi) (shamanippon -ラカチノトヒ-, Shaman Japan (Human's power)) Tsuyoshi Domoto [18]
April 30Kaza Uta Caravan (風歌キャラバン, Wind Song Caravan) Naoto Inti Raymi [19]
May 7Yuzu You [2006-2011] Yuzu [20]
May 14 [21] [22]
May 21 Mr. Children 2005–2010 ＜macro＞ Mr. Children [23] [24]
May 28 [25]
June 4 [26]
June 11Just Crazy Jang Keun-suk [27] [28]
June 18 JUMP World Hey! Say! JUMP [29]
June 25 NEWS Best NEWS [30] [31]
July 2Toki no Silhouette (時のシルエット, Time's Silhouette) Aiko [32]
July 9 Uncontrolled Namie Amuro [33] [34]
July 16 [35] [36]
July 23 [37] [38]
July 30I Love You -Now & Forever- Keisuke Kuwata [39] [40]
August 6 [41] [42] [43]
August 13 [44]
August 20Gift of SMAP SMAP [45]
August 27 1830m AKB48 [46]
September 3 [47]
September 10 Code Name Blue CN Blue [48]
September 17All Singles Best 2 Kobukuro [49]
September 24 Perfume Global Compilation "Love the World" Perfume [50]
October 1 Force Superfly [51]
October 8Opus (All Time Best 1975-2012) Tatsuro Yamashita [52]
October 15Gravity Koichi Domoto [53]
October 22Opus (All Time Best 1975-2012)Tatsuro Yamashita [54]
October 298est Kanjani Eight [55]
November 5 [56]
November 12 Popcorn Arashi [57]
November 19Best Story (Life Stories) Juju [58]
November 26 One Sexy Zone Sexy Zone [59]
December 3Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to. (日本の恋と、ユーミンと。, With Japanese Love and Yuming) Yumi Matsutoya [60]
December 10 ［(An Imitation) Blood Orange］ Mr. Children [61]
December 17Exile Best Hits -Love Side/Soul Side-Exile [62]
December 24 [63]
December 31 Barādon (バラー丼, Ballade Bowl)Ikimono-gakari [64]

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  3. ↑ "【オリコン】EXILE、グループ・男性歌手初の10年連続アルバム首位". Oricon (in Japanese). January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
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