The following is a list of Oricon number-one albums of 2021.
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 4 | O Album | KinKi Kids | [1] |
January 11 | This Is Arashi | Arashi | [2] |
January 18 | 1ST | SixTones | [3] |
January 25 | Straight Outta Rhyme Anima | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle | [4] |
February 1 | Still Dreaming | Tomorrow X Together | [5] |
February 8 | Aster | Colon | [6] |
February 15 | Live Loud | The Yellow Monkey | [7] |
February 22 | Sekai no Owari 2010–2019 | Sekai no Owari | [8] |
March 1 | Loveholic | NCT 127 | [9] |
March 8 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – 2nd D.R.B: Dotsuitare Hompo vs Buster Bros!!! | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle | [10] |
March 15 | SZ10th | Sexy Zone | [11] |
March 22 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – 2nd D.R.B: Bad Ass Temple vs Matenro | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle | [12] |
March 29 | Rainbow | Johnny's West | [13] |
April 5 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – 2nd D.R.B: Fling Posse vs Mad Trigger Crew | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle | [14] |
April 12 | The First Step: Treasure Effect | Treasure | [15] |
April 19 | Chōtokkyū ≠Me Iki | ≠Me | [16] |
April 26 | All Yours | Astro | [17] |
May 3 | Be | BTS | [18] |
May 10 | Border: Carnival | Enhypen | [19] |
May 17 | [20] | ||
May 24 | Zenbu, Naisho. | =Love | [21] |
May 31 | Hot Sauce | NCT Dream | [22] |
June 7 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Tanjiro Kamado Risshi-hen Original Soundtrack | Various artists | [23] |
June 14 | Playful | 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 19 | L∞ve | Urashimasakatasen | [29] |
July 26 | Butter | BTS | [30] |
August 2 | Re:Sense | King & Prince | [31] |
August 9 | Superstar | Shinee | [32] |
August 16 | Going to Destruction | Bish | [33] |
August 23 | Best of Kis-My-Ft2 | Kis-My-Ft2 | [34] |
August 30 | Editorial | Official Hige Dandism | [35] |
September 6 | Go to Funk | Endrecheri | [36] |
September 13 | Step | V6 | [37] |
September 20 | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle – 2nd D.R.B: Buster Bros!!! VS Matenro VS Fling Posse | Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle | [38] |
September 27 | Gohan Misoshiru Nori Otsukemono Tamagoyaki feat. Umeboshi | Keisuke Kuwata | [39] |
October 4 | Sticker | NCT 127 | [40] |
October 11 | Snow Mania S1 | Snow Man | [41] |
October 18 | Freedom Only | Glay | [42] |
October 25 | Dimension: Dilemma | Enhypen | [43] |
November 1 | Attacca | Seventeen | [44] |
November 8 | Very6 Best | V6 | [45] |
November 15 | Attacca | Seventeen | [46] |
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