The best selling album in 1986 in Japan was ANZENCHITAI IV by ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) which sold 939,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) |
ANZENCHITAI IV |
939,000 |
1985 |
| 2 |
KUWATA BAND |
NIPPON NO ROCK BAND |
784,000 |
1986 |
| 3 |
REBECCA (レベッカ) |
REBECCA IV |
762,000 |
1985 |
| 4 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
ダ・ディ・ダ |
702,000 |
1985 |
| 5 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
SUPREME |
691,000 |
1986 |
| 6 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
BEST |
684,000 |
1986 |
| 7 |
MISATO WATANABE (渡辺 美里) |
LOVIN' YOU |
613,000 |
1986 |
| 8 |
AKIKO KOBAYASHE (小林明子) |
FALL IN LOVE |
598,000 |
1985 |
| 9 |
KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) |
FIRST FINALE |
545,000 |
1985 |
| 10 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
ポケット・ミュージック |
541,000 |
1986 |
| 11 |
KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) |
BEYOND... |
533,000 |
1986 |
| 12 |
TUBE |
シーズン・イン・ザ・サン |
517,000 |
1986 |
| 13 |
MADONNA |
TRUE BLUE |
492,000 |
1986 |
| 14 |
REBECCA (レベッカ) |
TIME |
491,000 |
1986 |
| 15 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
FUSHIGI |
457,000 |
1986 |
| 16 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
リアリスティック |
450,000 |
1986 |
| 17 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
449,000 |
1985 |
| 18 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
フラワー |
439,000 |
1985 |
| 19 |
STEVIE WONDER |
IN SQUARE CIRCLE |
434,000 |
1985 |
| 20 |
1986 OMEGA TRIBE |
NAVIGATOR |
434,000 |
1986 |
| 21 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
J. BOY |
419,000 |
1986 |
| 22 |
MISATO WATANABE (渡辺 美里) |
EYES |
371,000 |
1985 |
| 23 |
CYNDI LAUPER |
TRUE COLORS |
366,000 |
1986 |
| 24 |
AYUMI NAKAMURA (中村 あゆみ) |
FAIR CHILD |
355,000 |
1986 |
| 25 |
KOJI KIKKAWA (吉川 晃司) |
MODERN TIME |
318,000 |
1986 |
| 26 |
YUKI SAITO (斉藤 由貴) |
ガラスの鼓動 |
293,000 |
1986 |
| 27 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
MY BEST THANKS (EP) |
290,000 |
1985 |
| 28 |
HOUND DOG |
SPIRITS! |
289,000 |
1985 |
| 29 |
ONYANKO CLUB (おニャン子クラブ) |
夢カタログ |
284,000 |
1986 |
| 30 |
C-C-B |
僕たちNO-NO-NO |
267,000 |
1985 |
| 31 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
SONG FOR U.S.A. |
265,000 |
1986 |
| 32 |
SEIKIMA II (聖飢魔II) |
ジ・エンド・オブ・ザ・センチュリー |
250,000 |
1986 |
| 33 |
MOMOKO KIKUCHI (菊池 桃子) |
アドベンチャー |
249,000 |
1986 |
| 34 |
BILLY JOEL |
THE BRIDGE |
248,000 |
1986 |
| 35 |
MINAKO HONDA (本田 美奈子) |
M'シンドローム |
239,000 |
1985 |
| 36 |
MASAYOSHI TAKANAKA (高中 正義) |
ジャングル・ジェーン |
237,000 |
1986 |
| 37 |
SOUNDTRACK |
ROCKY IV |
228,000 |
1985 |
| 38 |
YUTAKA OZAKI (尾崎 豊) |
壊れた扉から |
227,000 |
1985 |
| 39 |
USHIROYUBI SASAREGUMI (うしろゆびさされ組) |
ふ・わ・ふ・ら |
224,000 |
1986 |
| 40 |
ERI NITTA (新田恵利) |
ERI |
223,000 |
1986 |
| 41 |
A-HA |
HUNTING HIGH AND LOW |
223,000 |
1985 |
| 42 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
テン・イヤーズ・アゴー |
222,000 |
1985 |
| 43 |
ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) |
プルシアンブルーの肖像 |
221,000 |
1986 |
| 44 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
東京ナイト |
215,000 |
1986 |
| 45 |
SADE |
PROMISE |
207,000 |
1985 |
| 46 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
DANCING ON THE CEILING |
205,000 |
1986 |
| 47 |
THE ALFEE |
THE BEST SONGS |
198,000 |
1985 |
| 48 |
ONYANKO CLUB (おニャン子クラブ) |
PANIC THE WORLD |
192,000 |
1986 |
| 49 |
YUKI SAITO (斉藤 由貴) |
チャイム |
188,000 |
1986 |
| 50 |
KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) |
SINGLE'S HISTORY |
186,000 |
1985 |
Source: Oricon Charts
