In 2007, Japan had the second largest music market in the world. [1] In 1962, Tokushin music reports was founded and became the leading provider of music sales in Japan. However their reports and charts are only available to industry insiders and are not available to the general public. In 1968 Original Confidence was established and began providing music charts to the general public with data collected from various retailers throughout Japan.
This is the list of the best-selling singles, based on the data by Oricon. It does not include singles that were released before 1968, and is only from data collected from Oricon's retail partners and not the record companies.
Guinness World Records certified that Masato Shimon's "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" is the best-selling single in Japan. [2]
There were several singles which achieved worldwide success. Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" sold estimate 13 million copies over worldwide. However, those were worldwide sales.
There were many non full-track digital download singles in Japan. Hikaru Utada's "Flavor of Life" sold over 7.7 million combined sales. [3] GReeeeN's "Ai Uta" sold 5 million digital download singles. [4] However, those included the sales of non full-track digital download singles. Guinness World Records certified that Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling full-track digital download single in Japan with over 8 million copies. [5]
Machiko Soga's "Oba-Q Ondo" sold estimate 2 million single and 4 million sonosheet in Japan. [6] However, a sonosheet was not a regular 7-inch single.
Yujiro Ishihara & Shunko Makimura's "Ginza No Koi No Monogatari" (1961) sold estimate 3.35 million copies in Japan. [7] Hiroshi Wada & His Mahina Stars's "Ozashiki Kouta" (1964) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan. [8] Yūzō Kayama's "Kimi to Itsumademo" (1965) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan. [9] However, those were released before 1968 in Japan.
The following list covers the highest-selling singles in the country based on physical sales compiled by Oricon since its foundation in November 1967. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
No. | Single | Artist | Released | Chart | Sales |
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1 | "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" | Masato Shimon | 25 December 1975 | 1 | 4,577,000 |
2 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya | 10 May 1972 | 1 | 3,256,000 |
3 | "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" | SMAP | 5 March 2003 | 1 | 3,128,000 |
4 | "Tsunami" | Southern All Stars | 26 January 2000 | 1 | 2,936,000 |
5 | "Dango 3 Kyodai" | Kentarou Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshoudan | 3 March 1999 | 1 | 2,918,000 |
6 | "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" | Kome Kome Club | 4 May 1992 | 1 | 2,895,000 |
7 | "Say Yes" | Chage and Aska | 24 July 1991 | 1 | 2,822,000 |
8 | "Tomorrow Never Knows" | Mr. Children | 10 November 1994 | 1 | 2,766,000 |
9 | "Oh! Yeah!" [I] | Kazumasa Oda | 6 February 1991 | 1 | 2,588,000 |
10 | "Love Love Love" | Dreams Come True | 24 July 1995 | 1 | 2,489,000 |
11 | "Yah Yah Yah" [II] | Chage and Aska | 3 March 1993 | 1 | 2,419,000 |
12 | "Namonaki Uta" | Mr. Children | 5 February 1996 | 1 | 2,309,000 |
13 | "Sakura Zaka" | Masaharu Fukuyama | 26 April 2000 | 1 | 2,299,000 |
14 | "Can You Celebrate?" | Namie Amuro | 19 February 1997 | 1 | 2,296,000 |
15 | "Departures" | Globe | 1 January 1996 | 1 | 2,288,000 |
16 | "Kuroneko no Tango" | Osamu Minagawa | 5 October 1969 | 1 | 2,235,000 |
17 | "WOW WAR TONIGHT 〜Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement" (WOW WAR TONIGHT 〜時には起こせよムーヴメント) | H Jungle With t | 15 March 1995 | 1 | 2,135,000 |
18 | "Koi no Kisetsu" | Pinky & Killers | 20 July 1968 | 1 | 2,077,000 |
19 | "Automatic" [III] | Utada Hikaru | 9 December 1998 | 2 | 2,063,000 |
20 | "True Love" | Fumiya Fujii | 10 November 1993 | 1 | 2,023,000 |
Notes:
The following list covers the top-selling singles released by such acts in Japan, based on physical sales only. [15]
Single | Artist | Released | Chart | Sales |
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"Beautiful Sunday" | Daniel Boone | 10 March 1976 | 1 | 2,050,000 (until 1977) [16] |
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 29 October 1994 | 2 | 1,500,000 |
"To Love You More" | Celine Dion | 21 October 1995 | 1 | 1,500,000 [I] |
"I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | 2 December 1992 | 1 | 810,060 |
"The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | 15 June 1968 | 1 | 810,000 |
"As the Years Go By" | Mashmakhan | 1970 | — | 790,000 [17] |
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" | Baccara | April 1977 | — | 750,000 [18] |
"The Lovers of the World" (Otoko no Sekai) | Jerry Wallace | 25 July 1970 | 1 | 734,000 |
"I'm In the Mood for Dancing" | The Nolans | 21 July 1980 | 1 | 700,000 [19] |
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | 25 June 1983 | 1 | 697,000 |
"Last Christmas" | Wham! | 15 December 1984 [II] | 15 | 683,000 |
"I Dream of Naomi" (Naomi no Yume) | Hedva and David | 25 January 1971 | 1 | 666,000 |
"Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John | 26 September 1997 | 1 | 632,000 |
"Yesterday Once More" | The Carpenters | 10 July 1973 | 5 | 592,000 |
"Sky High" | Jigsaw | 25 October 1975 | 2 | 568,000 |
"Let It Be" | The Beatles | 25 March 1970 | 6 | 558,000 |
"Venus" | Shocking Blue | 20 February 1970 | 2 | 555,000 |
"I Need to Be in Love" [III] | The Carpenters | 3 November 1995 | 5 | 542,000 |
"Welcome to the Edge" | Billie Hughes | 15 May 1991 | 3 | 518,000 |
"Massachusetts" | Bee Gees | 25 December 1967 | 1 | 517,000 |
"Never Marry a Railroad Man" | Shocking Blue | 10 September 1970 | 2 | 505,000 |
"Y.M.C.A." | Village People | 17 October 1978 | — | 500,000 [20] |
Notes:
Single | Artist | Released | Chart | Sales |
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"Dragostea din tei" | O-Zone | 2003 | — | 4,350,000 [22] |
"Girlfriend" | Avril Lavigne | 27 February 2007 | 27 | 1,850,000 |
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 29 October 1994 | 2 | 1,000,000 [23] |
"Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen | 20 September 2011 | 3 | 1,000,000 |
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | Taylor Swift | 13 August 2012 | 2 | 1,000,000 |
"Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | 23 September 2008 | 750,000 | |
"Miles Away" | Madonna | 17 October 2008 | 7 | 750,000 [24] |
"Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 21 November 2013 | 5 | 500,000 |
"Let It Go" | Idina Menzel | January 2014 | 4 | 500,000 |
With over 9.2 million combined sales, Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling multi-format single in Japan. [25]
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
2008 | "Soba ni Iru ne" | Thelma Aoyama featuring SoulJa | 550,000 [25] | 8,700,000 [25] | 9,250,000 | |
2007 | "Flavor of Life" | Hikaru Utada | 651,000 [26] | 8,000,000 [27] | 8,651,000 | |
2008 | "Kiseki" | Greeeen | 558,000 [26] | 7,600,000 [28] | 8,158,000 | |
2007 | "Lovers Again" | Exile | 260,000 [26] | 7,000,000 [29] | 7,260,000 | |
2009 | "Shunkashūtō" | Hilcrhyme | 139,000 [26] | 7,000,000 [30] | 7,139,000 | |
2006 | "Junrenka" | Shōnan no Kaze | 523,000 [31] | 6,500,000 [32] | 7,023,000 | |
2009 | "Butterfly" | Kaela Kimura | — | 7,000,000 [33] | 7,000,000 | |
2007 | "Ai Uta" | Greeeen | 300,000 [34] | 5,900,000 [35] | 6,200,000 | |
2011 | "Maru Maru Mori Mori!" | Mana Ashida and Fuku Suzuki as Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook | 541,000 [36] | 5,000,000 [37] | 5,541,000 | |
2007 | "Tsubomi" | Kobukuro | 506,000 [26] | 2,000,000 [38] | 3,000,000 [39] | 5,506,000 |
2005 | "Story" | Ai | 276,000 [26] | 2,000,000 [40] | 3,000,000 [41] | 5,276,000 |
2009 | "Haruka" | Greeeen | 145,000 [26] | 5,000,000 [42] | 5,145,000 | |
2010 | "Aitakute Aitakute" | Kana Nishino | 97,000 [26] | 5,000,000 [43] | 5,097,000 |
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
2008 | "366 Nichi" | HY | — | 4,800,000 [44] | 4,800,000 | |
2009 | "Ashita ga Kurunara" | Juju featuring Jay'ed | 150,000 [26] | 4,500,000 [45] | 4,650,000 | |
2009 | "Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru" | Fuyumi Sakamoto | 400,000 [46] | 4,000,000 [47] | 4,400,000 | |
2007 | "Winding Road" | Ayaka and Kobukuro | 359,000 [26] | 4,000,000 [48] | 4,359,000 | |
2003 | "Dragostea din tei" | O-Zone | — | 350,000 [22] | 4,000,000 [22] | 4,350,000 |
2006 | "Mata Aimashō" | Seamo | 205,000 [26] | 4,000,000 [49] | 4,205,000 |
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
2005 | "Dreamland" | Bennie K | 500,000 [50] | 3,400,000 [51] | 3,900,000 | |
2004 | "Hana" | Orange Range | 1,000,000 [52] | 750,000 [53] | 2,000,000 [22] | 3,750,000 |
2005 | "Sakura" | Kobukuro | 500,000 [54] | 1,250,000 [22] [55] | 2,000,000 [56] | 3,750,000 |
2011 | "Love Story" | Namie Amuro | 162,000 [26] | 3,500,000 [57] | 3,662,000 | |
2018 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 584,030 [58] [59] | 3,000,000 [60] | 3,584,030 | |
2008 | "Life" | Kimaguren | 66,000 [26] | 3,500,000 [61] | 3,566,000 | |
2009 | "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" [upper-alpha 1] | Exile | 289,000 [26] | 1,250,000 [62] [63] | 2,000,000 [64] | 3,539,000 |
1992 | "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" [upper-alpha 2] | Kome Kome Club | 2,895,000 [26] | 500,000 [65] | — | 3,395,000 |
2007 | "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" | Fujioka Fujimaki and Nozomi Ōhashi | 382,000 [66] | 3,000,000 [67] | 3,382,000 | |
2005 | "Konayuki" | Remioromen | 859,000 [26] | 500,000 [68] | 2,000,000 [22] | 3,359,000 |
2008 | "Ti Amo" [upper-alpha 3] | Exile | 320,000 [26] | 2,000,000 [69] | 1,000,000 [70] | 3,320,000 |
2006 | "Age Age Every Knight" | DJ OZMA | 250,000 [71] | 1,000,000 [72] | 2,000,000 [73] | 3,250,000 |
2005 | "Sōsei no Aquarion" | Akino | 250,000 [74] | 3,000,000 [74] | 3,250,000 | |
2006 | "Mikazuki" | Ayaka | 243,000 [26] | 2,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [75] | 3,243,000 |
2000 | "Tsunami" | Southern All Stars | 2,936,000 [26] | 250,000 [56] | — | 3,186,000 |
2010 | "Heavy Rotation" | AKB48 | 882,000 [26] | 1,500,000 [76] | 750,000 [77] | 3,132,000 |
2007 | "Suirenka" | Shōnan no Kaze | 100,000 [78] | 3,000,000 [32] | 3,100,000 | |
2008 | "Kimi no Subete ni" | Spontania featuring Juju | 100,000 [79] | 3,000,000 [80] | 3,100,000 | |
2010 | "Ring a Ding Dong" | Kaela Kimura | 100,000 [81] | 3,000,000 [82] | 3,100,000 | |
1997 | "Can You Celebrate?" | Namie Amuro | 2,750,000 [upper-alpha 4] [26] | 250,000 [38] | — | 3,000,000 |
2011 | "Happiness" | Ai | 27,713 | 3,000,000 [83] | 3,027,713 | |
2018 | "Teacher Teacher" | AKB48 | — | 3,000,000 [84] | 3,000,000 |
Note:
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
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Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
1997 | "Zankoku na Tenshi no These" | Yoko Takahashi | 720,000 [upper-alpha 1] [26] [85] | 1,100,000 [38] [86] | 1,100,000 [87] [88] | 2,920,000 |
1991 | "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" [upper-alpha 2] | Kazumasa Oda | 2,542,000 [26] | 250,000 [89] | — | 2,792,000 |
2008 | "Kimi ni Utatta Love Song" | Lil'B | — | 2,700,000 [90] | 2,700,000 | |
2011 | "Flying Get" | AKB48 | 1,626,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [38] | — | 2,626,000 |
2011 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | AKB48 | 1,608,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [38] | — | 2,608,000 |
2007 | "Lovin' Life" | Funky Monkey Babys | 100,000 [91] | 2,500,000 [92] | 2,600,000 | |
1995 | "Love Love Love" | Dreams Come True | 2,489,000 [26] | 100,000 [93] | — | 2,589,000 |
2013 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | AKB48 | 1,549,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [94] | — | 2,549,000 |
2000 | "Sakura Zaka" | Masaharu Fukuyama | 2,299,000 [26] | 250,000 [95] | — | 2,549,000 |
2006 | "Koi no Tsubomi" | Kumi Koda | 273,000 [26] | 250,000 [22] | 2,000,000 [22] | 2,523,000 |
2000 | "Everything" | Misia | 2,007,000 [upper-alpha 3] [26] [96] | 500,000 [38] | — | 2,507,000 |
2004 | "Hitomi o Tojite" | Ken Hirai | 1,000,000 [97] | 500,000 [98] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,500,000 |
2008 | "Shuchishin" | Shuchishin | 500,000 [99] | 1,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [100] | 2,500,000 |
2011 | "Yasashiku Naritai" | Kazuyoshi Saito | 2,500,000 [101] | 2,500,000 | ||
1994 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 1,500,000 [upper-alpha 4] [26] | — | 1,000,000 [23] | 2,500,000 |
2005 | "Tada... Aitakute" | Exile | 562,000 [26] | 850,000 [upper-alpha 5] [38] [102] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,412,000 |
2007 | "Migi Kara Kita Mono Wo Hidari He Ukenagasu No Uta" | Moody Katsuyama | — | — | 2,400,000 [103] | 2,400,000 |
2008 | "Sunao ni Naretara" [upper-alpha 6] | Juju | 100,000 [99] | 2,300,000 [80] | 2,400,000 | |
2009 | "Mister" | KARA | 145,000 [104] | 1,250,000 [76] [41] | 1,000,000 [105] | 2,395,000 |
1995 | "Departures" | Globe | 2,288,000 [26] | 100,000 [38] | — | 2,388,000 |
2009 | "Ichibu to Zenbu" | B'z | 380,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [77] | 1,000,000 [77] | 2,380,000 |
2004 | "Towa ni Tomo ni" [upper-alpha 7] | Kobukuro | 152,000 [26] | 1,200,000 [upper-alpha 8] [70] [39] | 1,000,000 [106] | 2,352,000 |
2006 | "Good-bye Days" | Yui for Kaoru Amane | 242,000 [26] | 1,100,000 [107] [108] | 1,000,000 [109] | 2,342,000 |
2012 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | AKB48 | 1,822,000 [26] | 500,000 [110] | — | 2,322,000 |
2005 | "Planetarium" | Ai Otsuka | 316,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [111] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,316,000 |
2016 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 312,000 [112] [113] | 2,000,000 [114] | 2,312,000 | |
2006 | "Ketsui no Asa ni" | Aqua Timez | 1,100,000 [115] | 1,200,000 [115] | 2,300,000 | |
1995 | "True Love" | Fumiya Fujii | 2,023,000 [26] | 250,000 [38] | — | 2,273,000 |
2005 | "Endless Story" | Reira starring Yuna Ito | 500,000 [116] | 750,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,250,000 |
2005 | "Glamorous Sky" | Nana starring Mika Nakashima | 500,000 [117] | 750,000 [118] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,250,000 |
1996 | "La La La Love Song" | Toshinobu Kubota | 2,000,000 [119] | 250,000 [38] | — | 2,250,000 |
2010 | "Motto Tsuyoku" | Exile | 250,000 [120] | 1,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [121] | 2,250,000 |
2006 | "Taiyō no Uta" | Erika Sawajiri as Kaoru Amane | 500,000 [122] | 750,000 [123] | 1,000,000 [124] | 2,250,000 |
2003 | "Yuki no Hana" | Mika Nakashima | 250,000 [125] | 1,000,000 [126] | 1,000,000 [70] | 2,250,000 |
2007 | "Koko ni Iru yo" | SoulJa featuring Thelma Aoyama | 149,000 [26] | 1,100,000 [127] [77] | 1,000,000 [128] | 2,249,000 |
2008 | "Prisoner of Love" | Hikaru Utada | 82,000 [26] | 1,100,000 [107] [108] | 1,000,000 [109] | 2,182,000 |
1998 | "Automatic" [upper-alpha 9] | Hikaru Utada | 2,063,000 [26] | 100,000 [63] | — | 2,163,000 |
2005 | "Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana" | Kobukuro | 407,000 [26] | 750,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,157,000 |
2006 | "Kibun Jōjō" | Mihimaru GT | 131,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [129] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,131,000 |
2003 | "Jupiter" | Ayaka Hirahara | 925,000 [26] | 200,000 [22] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,125,000 |
2007 | "Michi" | Exile | 112,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [77] | 2,112,000 |
2010 | "Arigatō" | Ikimono-gakari | 250,000 [130] | 1,100,000 [131] [77] | 750,000 [77] | 2,100,000 |
2009 | "Love Forever" | Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu | 100,000 [132] | 1,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [133] | 2,100,000 |
2010 | "Kimi tte" | Kana Nishino | 98,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [41] | 2,098,000 |
2003 | "Sakuranbo" | Ai Otsuka | 589,000 [upper-alpha 10] [26] | 500,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,089,000 |
2010 | "Best Friend" | Kana Nishino | 71,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [134] | 2,071,000 |
2013 | "Sayonara Crawl" | AKB48 | 1,956,000 [26] | 100,000 [38] | — | 2,056,000 |
2008 | "Ai o Komete Hanataba o" | Superfly | 47,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [135] | 2,047,000 |
2010 | "Beginner" | AKB48 | 1,039,000 [26] | 1,000,000 [38] | — | 2,039,000 |
2008 | "Ginga Tetsudō 999" | Exile featuring M-flo | — | 1,000,000 [136] | 1,000,000 [77] | 2,000,000 |
2006 | "I Believe" | Ayaka | 250,000 [137] | 750,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,000,000 |
2007 | "Peach" [upper-alpha 11] | Ai Otsuka | 250,000 [138] | 750,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [77] | 2,000,000 |
2006 | "Precious" | Yuna Ito | 250,000 [139] | 750,000 [38] | 1,000,000 [22] | 2,000,000 |
2008 | "Roppongi-Giroppon-" | Nezumisenpai | — | 2,000,000 [140] | 2,000,000 | |
2009 | "Garden" | May J. featuring DJ KAORI, Diggy-MO', Clench and Blistah | — | 2,000,000 [141] | 2,000,000 | |
2011 | "100 Mankai No I Love You" | Rake | — | 2,000,000 [142] | 2,000,000 |
Note:
The following list covers the most-streamed songs in the country based on data compiled by Billboard Japan, with the data aggregation started since March 12, 2018.
No. | Song | Artist(s) | Released | Streams (hundred million) |
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1 | "Yoru ni Kakeru" | Yoasobi | 15 December 2019 | 10.4 |
2 | "Dry Flower" | Yuuri | 25 October 2020 | 9.2 |
3 | "Dynamite" | BTS | 21 August 2020 | 8.7 |
4 | "Pretender" | Official Hige Dandism | 15 May 2019 | 8.5 |
5 | "Gunjō" | Yoasobi | 1 September 2020 | 6.9 |
6 | "Hakujitsu" | King Gnu | 22 February 2019 | 6.4 |
7 | "Marigold" | Aimyon | 8 August 2018 | 6.2 |
8 | "I Love..." | Official Hige Dandism | 12 February 2020 | 6.1 |
9 | "Kaibutsu" | Yoasobi | 6 January 2021 | 6.1 |
10 | "Butter" | BTS | 21 May 2021 | 5.8 |
11 | "Subtitle" | Official Hige Dandism | 12 October 2022 | 5.8 |
12 | "W/X/Y" | Tani Yuuki | 26 May 2021 | 5.8 |
13 | "Suiheisen" | Back Number | 13 August 2021 | 5.7 |
14 | "Kaiju no Hanauta" | Vaundy | 11 May 2020 | 5.7 |
15 | "Idol" | Yoasobi | 12 April 2023 | 5.6 |
16 | "115man Kilo no Film" | Official Hige Dandism | 11 April 2018 | 5.5 |
17 | "Cinderella Boy" | Saucy Dog | 18 August 2021 | 5.4 |
18 | "Betelgeuse" | Yuuri | 4 November 2021 | 5.3 |
19 | "Ao to Natsu" | Mrs. Green Apple | 1 August 2018 | 4.9 |
20 | "Kirari" | Fujii Kaze | 3 May 2021 | 4.8 |
As of December 24, 2023 [143] |
The following is a table of the yearly best-selling singles in Japan by physical sales (until 2018) and combined sales (including track sale equivalent) (since 2019).
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The discography of Japanese contemporary R&B singer Crystal Kay consists of 12 studio albums, three extended plays, five compilation albums, four video albums and numerous single releases. Crystal Kay debuted as a singer at 13 years of age in 1999 under Epic Records Japan. Her third album Almost Seventeen (2002) saw a great leap in popularity for Crystal Kay, reaching number two on Oricon's albums chart. In 2005, Crystal Kay sang the eponymous theme song for the Tsuyoshi Kusanagi drama Koi ni Ochitara: Boku no Seikō no Himitsu. "Koi ni Ochitara" became Crystal Kay's most successful single, being certified for a million ringtone downloads.
The discography of Ayaka consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, a cover album and numerous singles, released through Warner between 2006 and 2009, and through Ayaka's independent label, A Station, from 2012 onwards.
The discography of Japanese pop and electronic dance group Perfume consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, twenty-eight singles and six video albums. Forming in 2001, the group debuted as local Hiroshima idols, releasing two singles through the independent Momiji Label. In 2003, the members moved to Tokyo to further their career as idols. Signing with independent label Bee-Hive Records, the group met electronic producer Yasutaka Nakata of the band Capsule, who began to produce their music from 2003 onward.
"Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive" is the forty-sixth single by B'z, released on August 5, 2009 as a double A-side. This is one of the many number-one singles by B'z at Oricon Singles Chart. It was a long hit, staying in the top 5 and the top 10 for 8 consecutives weeks. It also reached number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and the Top Singles Sales chart. On December 10, 2009, it was announced that the single won the "Hot 100 of the Year" award at the Billboard Japan Music Awards.
"Dear…/Maybe" is a double A-side released by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter Kana Nishino. It was released on December 2, 2009, by her record label SME Records. "Dear..." was written and composed by Nishino, Giorgio Cancemi and Shinquo Ogura, while "Maybe" was written and composed by Nishino and Cancemi. Musically, "Dear..." is a pop ballad influenced by R&B music, while "Maybe" is an upbeat synthpop song. Both tracks were used to promote NTT Docomo's "Ganbare Jikkou '09-'10" campaign and Maybelline New York, respectively.
The discography of Japanese musician Kaela Kimura consists of eleven studio albums, two compilation albums, one cover album, three extended plays, twenty-eight singles and five video albums. She debuted as a musician in 2004 under the label Columbia Music Entertainment, releasing ten albums with the company. In 2013, Kimura released Rock, an album of English language covers under her private label Ela Music. In 2014, Kimura released "Ole! Oh!", her first single under Victor Entertainment.
"Jumping" is a song performed by South Korean girl group Kara from their debut Japanese album, Girl's Talk (2010) and their fourth EP, Jumping (2010). It was released on November 10, 2010, as the second Japanese single.
"Promise" is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Kohmi Hirose, from her seventh studio album, Rhapsody. It was released on November 27, 1997 by Victor Entertainment as the album's second single. It is Hirose's second best-single, behind "Romance no Kamisama", selling over 600,000 copies. Promise was featured in commercials for the Alpen company's 1998 winter campaign.
The discography of the Japanese rock band Radwimps consists of thirteen studio albums, ten video albums, and 32 singles. Radwimps debuted as a musical act in 2003 through independent label Newtraxx, releasing the albums Radwimps (2003) and Radwimps 2: Hatten Tojō (2005). After being signed to major label Toshiba EMI, the band released their album Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai to increasing commercial success.
The discography of Japanese musical act Superfly consists of seven studio albums, four compilation albums, three extended plays, five video albums and thirty-four singles. Superfly began as a duo in 2003 by vocalist Shiho Ochi and guitarist Koichi Tabo; signing with Warner Music Japan in 2007. Tabo left the band in 2007 just before the release of their single "I Spy I Spy", finding it difficult to work as both the act's songwriter and guitarist. However, Tabo remained attached to Superfly, composing and producing songs for the unit until Superfly's single "Ai o Karada ni Fukikonde" (2014) and Superfly's fifth studio album White (2015), where Ochi collaborated with a range of songwriters instead.
Leo Ieiri is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Her song "Sabrina" was used as the third ending song of the anime television series Toriko and her song "Silly" was used as the theme song for the television adaption of popular novel "Nのために".
The discography of Japanese pop duo Dreams Come True consists of 20 studio albums, 6 compilation albums, 17 video albums, and numerous singles. The band was formed in 1988 by Miwa Yoshida, Masato Nakamura, and Takahiro Nishikawa as Cha-Cha & Audrey's Project, which was later changed to Dreams Come True. The first single "Anata ni Aitakute" did not chart, but their eponymous debut album sold over a million copies in Japan and was certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The follow-up albums also performed well on the charts, with the 1989 release Love Goes On... lingering on the Oricon Albums Chart for four years. The group's fifth studio album The Swinging Star (1992) was at one point, the best-selling album in Japan, shifting over 3.7 million copies in the country.
The discography of Japanese pop singer Kana Nishino consists of seven studio albums, six compilation albums, thirty-four singles and ten video albums. Nishino debuted in 2008 under Sony Music Japan, and gained national recognition with the singles "Tōkutemo" and "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" (2009). Nishino has released some of the most digitally successful songs in Japan: "Motto..." (2009), "Dear..." (2009), "Best Friend" (2010), "Aitakute Aitakute" (2010), "If" (2010) and "Kimi tte" (2010), all of which were certified million by the RIAJ.
The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Kazumasa Oda consists of ten studio albums, four compilation albums, two cover albums, three video albums, and thirty solo singles. Oda began his career as a performer of the folk-rock band Off Course. He began releasing solo material in 1985. His 1991 single "Oh! Yeah!" / "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" topped the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified two-times million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). When his 2016 compilation album Ano Hi Ano Toki topped the Oricon Albums Chart, Oda became the oldest artist in the country to achieve the accomplishment.
The discography of Japanese musician, LiSA includes 6 studio albums, 2 compilation albums, 3 extended plays, 19 singles, and 5 video albums. LiSA debuted in 2010 as a part of Girls Dead Monster, a musical group featured in the anime Angel Beats!, an anime featuring a high school rock band. LiSA recorded music as the singing voice for the character Yui, and released her first single as a part of the group, "Thousand Enemies", in May 2010 through Key Sounds Label. In June 2010, Girls Dead Monster released Keep the Beats!, an album entirely composed of songs sung by LiSA. The album was commercially successful; certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo has released eighteen studio albums, fourteen compilation albums, one EP, two cover albums, six video albums, twelve live video albums, two box sets, and forty-three singles. Her career began in 1985 when she debuted as one of the three vocalists of the girl group Seventeen Club. The short-lived group disbanded after two unsuccessful singles. In 1986, she joined the idol girl group Onyanko Club as member number 38, which led to Kudo forming the subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai the following year. She released her first solo single, "Kindan no Telepathy", on the same day as the last broadcast of the variety show Yūyake Nyan Nyan, from which the Onyanko Club members originated. It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and became the first of eleven total number-one singles released in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Koi Hitoyo", "Arashi no Sugao", "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku", "Senryū no Shizuku" and "Please". Miyuki Nakajima penned the following singles released by Kudo during this era: "Fu-ji-tsu", "Mugon... Iroppoi", "Kōsa ni Fukarete", "Watashi ni Tsuite" and Dōkoku". All five singles debuted at number one and, with total sales exceeding a million, "Dōkoku" became the best-selling single of Kudo's career.
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