- BestSellingAlbums.org

The best-selling album of 1980's in Japan is REFLECTIONS by AKIRA TERAO (寺尾聰).

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	AKIRA TERAO (寺尾聰)	REFLECTIONS	1981
2	MICHAEL JACKSON	THRILLER	1982
3	YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷由実)	DELIGHT SLIGHT LIGHT KISS	1988
4	CHIHARU MATSUYAMA (松山千春)	KISHOTENKETSU (季節の中で)	1979
5	YOSUI INOUE (井上陽水)	9.5 CARAT	1984
6	SOUNDTRACK	FLASHDANCE	1983
7	YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA	SOLID STATE SURVIVOR	1979
8	EIICHI OHTAKI (大滝詠一)	A LONG VACATION	1981
9	SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ)	NUDE MAN	1982
10	TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田利伸)	THE BADDEST	1989
11	REBECCA (レベッカ)	REBECCA IV	1985
12	SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ)	KAMAKURA (カマクラ)	1985
13	TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田利伸)	SUCH A FUNKY THANG!	1988
14	HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI)	HIKARU GENJI	1988
15	ABBA	GREATEST HITS, VOLUME 2	1979
16	ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯)	ANZENCHITAI IV	1985
17	TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕剛)	SHOWA (昭和)	1989
18	SOUNDTRACK	FOOTLOOSE	1984
19	MAYUMI ITSUWA (五輪真弓)	KOIBITO YO (恋人よ)	1980
20	THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ)	絶対チェッカーズ	1984
21	WHAM!	MAKE IT BIG	1984
22	JULIO IGLESIAS	MOMENTOS	1982
23	AKINA NAKAMORI (中森明菜)	BEST 2	1988
24	MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内まりや)	REQUEST	1987
25	ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯)	抱きしめたい	1984
26	AKINA NAKAMORI (中森明菜)	BEST	1986
27	MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島みゆき)	寒水魚	1982
28	YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷由実)	ダイアモンドダストが消えぬまに	1987
29	KUWATA BAND	NIPPON NO ROCK BAND	1986
30	THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ)	MOTTO	1984
31	REBECCA (レベッカ)	TIME	1986
32	AKINA NAKAMORI (中森明菜)	VARIATION	1982
33	MADONNA	LIKE A VIRGIN	1984
34	CHIHARU MATSUYAMA (松山千春)	起承転結II	1981
35	OFF COURSE (オフコース)	セレクション 1978～81	1981
36	MADONNA	TRUE BLUE	1986
37	AKINA NAKAMORI (中森明菜)	BEST AKINA MEMOIRES	1983
38	YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷由実)	ダ・ディ・ダ	1985
39	SEIKO MATSUDA (松田聖子)	SUPREME	1986
40	KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB)	KOMEGUNY	1987