The best selling album in 1984 in Japan was THRILLER by MICHAEL JACKSON which sold 957,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
957,000 |
1982 |
| 2 |
SOUNDTRACK |
FOOTLOOSE |
873,000 |
1984 |
| 3 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
人気者で行こう |
764,000 |
1984 |
| 4 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
絶対チェッカーズ |
732,000 |
1984 |
| 5 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
VOYAGER |
669,000 |
1983 |
| 6 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
BEST AKINA MEMOIRES |
657,000 |
1983 |
| 7 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
CANARY |
626,000 |
1983 |
| 8 |
EIICHI OHTAKI (大滝 詠一) |
EACH TIME |
589,000 |
1984 |
| 9 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
TINKER BELL |
517,000 |
1984 |
| 10 |
ANRI (杏里) |
TIMELY!! |
509,000 |
1983 |
| 11 |
MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) |
ヴァラエティ |
481,000 |
1984 |
| 12 |
HIROKO YAKUSHIMARU (薬師丸 ひろ子) |
古今集 |
477,000 |
1984 |
| 13 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
ANNIVERSARY |
476,000 |
1984 |
| 14 |
CULTURE CLUB |
COLOUR BY NUMBERS |
469,000 |
1983 |
| 15 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
BIG WAVE |
454,000 |
1984 |
| 16 |
SHINJI TANIMURA (谷村 新司) |
抱擁 |
442,000 |
1984 |
| 17 |
OFF COURSE (オフコース) |
THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE |
428,000 |
1984 |
| 18 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
POSSIBILITY |
416,000 |
1984 |
| 19 |
ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) |
安全地帯 II |
387,000 |
1984 |
| 20 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
PLAZA |
368,000 |
1983 |
| 21 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
TOUCH ME |
340,000 |
1984 |
| 22 |
BEE GEES |
STAYING ALIVE (SOUNDTRACK) |
323,000 |
1983 |
| 23 |
KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) |
リヴァーズ・アイランド |
316,000 |
1984 |
| 24 |
MOTOHARU SANO (佐野元春) |
VISITORS |
304,000 |
1984 |
| 25 |
CYNDI LAUPER |
SHE'S SO UNUSUAL |
291,000 |
1983 |
| 26 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
パーソナリー |
278,000 |
1984 |
| 27 |
THE ALFEE |
ザ・ルネッサンス |
274,000 |
1984 |
| 28 |
VAN HALEN |
1984 |
269,000 |
1984 |
| 29 |
OFF COURSE (オフコース) |
YES-YES-YES |
267,000 |
1983 |
| 30 |
KOJI KIKKAWA (吉川 晃司) |
パラシュートが落ちた夏 |
265,000 |
1984 |
| 31 |
DURAN DURAN |
SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER |
255,000 |
1983 |
| 32 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
E' |
239,000 |
1984 |
| 33 |
ISSEIFUBI SEPIA (一世風靡セピア) |
道が俺達の背を押した。 |
238,000 |
1984 |
| 34 |
MARIKO TAKAHASHI (高橋 真梨子) |
TRIAD |
237,000 |
1984 |
| 35 |
KYOKO KOIZUMI (小泉 今日子) |
BETTY |
230,000 |
1984 |
| 36 |
NENA |
NENA |
212,000 |
1983 |
| 37 |
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき) |
はじめまして |
210,000 |
1984 |
| 38 |
SOUNDTRACK |
GHOSTBUSTERS |
209,000 |
1984 |
| 39 |
MOMOKO KIKUCHI (菊池 桃子) |
オーシャンサイド |
206,000 |
1984 |
| 40 |
ASAMI KOBAYASHI (小林麻美) |
CRYPTOGRAPH～愛の暗号～ |
205,000 |
1984 |
| 41 |
HI-FI SET (ハイ・ファイ・セット) |
パサディナ・パーク |
205,000 |
1984 |
| 42 |
GAZEBO |
GAZEBO |
204,000 |
1984 |
| 43 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
DOWN BY THE MAINSTREET |
203,000 |
1984 |
| 44 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
SEIKO・TOWN |
203,000 |
1984 |
| 45 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
PIPES OF PEACE |
201,000 |
1983 |
| 46 |
HIROSHI TACHI (舘ひろし) |
イン・ザ・ムード |
199,000 |
1984 |
| 47 |
KOJI KIKKAWA (吉川 晃司) |
LA VIE EN ROSE (ラ・ヴィアン・ローズ) |
196,000 |
1984 |
| 48 |
THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) |
VICTORY |
191,000 |
1984 |
| 49 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
COME ALONG II |
182,000 |
1984 |
| 50 |
T-SQUARE |
アドヴェンチャー |
180,000 |
1984 |
Source: Oricon Charts
