The best selling album in 1983 in Japan was FLASHDANCE by SOUNDTRACK which sold 979,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
SOUNDTRACK |
FLASHDANCE |
979,000 |
1983 |
| 2 |
JULIO IGLESIAS |
MOMENTOS |
750,000 |
1982 |
| 3 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
ユートピア |
642,000 |
1983 |
| 4 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
FANTASY |
616,000 |
1983 |
| 5 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
綺麗 |
595,000 |
1983 |
| 6 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
580,000 |
1982 |
| 7 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
MELODIES |
515,000 |
1983 |
| 8 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
VARIATION |
514,000 |
1982 |
| 9 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
リ・インカネーション |
493,000 |
1983 |
| 10 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
NEW AKINA ETRANGER |
473,000 |
1983 |
| 11 |
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき) |
予感 |
467,000 |
1983 |
| 12 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
CANDY |
403,000 |
1982 |
| 13 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
BALLAD '77-'82 |
399,000 |
1982 |
| 14 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
シャイライツ |
390,000 |
1983 |
| 15 |
CHRISTOPHER CROSS |
ANOTHER PAGE |
370,000 |
1983 |
| 16 |
KOZO MURASHITA (村下 孝蔵) |
初恋 |
369,000 |
1983 |
| 17 |
MOTOHARU SANO (佐野元春) |
NO DAMAGE |
365,000 |
1983 |
| 18 |
BILLY JOEL |
AN INNOCENT MAN |
347,000 |
1983 |
| 19 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
J.I. |
317,000 |
1983 |
| 20 |
CULTURE CLUB |
KISSING TO BE CLEVER |
292,000 |
1982 |
| 21 |
JOURNEY |
FRONTIERS |
290,000 |
1983 |
| 22 |
DAVID BOWIE |
LET'S DANCE |
288,000 |
1983 |
| 23 |
CHIHARU MATSUYAMA (松山 千春) |
今、失われたものを求めて |
278,000 |
1983 |
| 24 |
MASAKI UEDA (上田正樹) |
アフター・ミッドナイト |
278,000 |
1982 |
| 25 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
NUDE MAN |
270,000 |
1982 |
| 26 |
MEN AT WORK |
BUSINESS AS USUAL |
266,000 |
1981 |
| 27 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
金色のリボン |
260,000 |
1982 |
| 28 |
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA |
NAUGHTY BOYS |
248,000 |
1983 |
| 29 |
YUKI KATSURAGI (葛城ユキ) |
ランナー |
232,000 |
1983 |
| 30 |
SOUNDTRACK |
探偵物語 |
230,000 |
1983 |
| 31 |
MASAHIKO KONDO (近藤真彦) |
RISING |
228,000 |
1983 |
| 32 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
IT'S JUST ROCK'N ROLL |
225,000 |
1982 |
| 33 |
MASASHI SADA (さだ まさし) |
夢の轍 |
218,000 |
1982 |
| 34 |
EPO |
ビタミンE・P・O |
214,000 |
1983 |
| 35 |
SOUNDTRACK |
嵐を呼ぶ男 |
208,000 |
1983 |
| 36 |
TOSHIHIKO TAHARA (田原俊彦) |
EVE ONLY |
208,000 |
1983 |
| 37 |
SHIBUGAKITAI (シブがき隊) |
夏・ZOKKON |
207,000 |
1983 |
| 38 |
TORU WATANABE (渡辺徹) |
TALKING |
207,000 |
1983 |
| 39 |
JULIO IGLESIAS |
DE NINA A MUJER |
204,000 |
1981 |
| 40 |
TOSHIHIKO TAHARA (田原俊彦) |
波に消えたラブ・ストーリー |
197,000 |
1983 |
| 41 |
ASIA |
ALPHA |
195,000 |
1983 |
| 42 |
AMING (あみん) |
P.S.あなたへ… |
195,000 |
1983 |
| 43 |
HALL & OATES |
H2O |
191,000 |
1982 |
| 44 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
アイ・アム・ア・モデル |
185,000 |
1983 |
| 45 |
THE ALFEE |
ALFEE'S LAW |
182,000 |
1983 |
| 46 |
KYOKO KOIZUMI (小泉 今日子) |
BREEZING |
180,000 |
1983 |
| 47 |
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき) |
ベストヒット全曲集 |
179,000 |
1982 |
| 48 |
SHIBUGAKITAI (シブがき隊) |
FOR'83 |
179,000 |
1982 |
| 49 |
KYOKO KOIZUMI (小泉 今日子) |
WHISPER |
178,000 |
1982 |
| 50 |
MARLENE (マリーン) |
デジャ・ヴー |
177,000 |
1983 |
Source: Oricon Charts
