The best selling album in 1987 in Japan was ノン・ストッパー by YOKO OGINOME (荻野目洋子) which sold 686,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
YOKO OGINOME (荻野目洋子) |
ノン・ストッパー |
686,000 |
1986 |
| 2 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
アラーム・ア・ラ・モード |
685,000 |
1986 |
| 3 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
CRIMSON |
601,000 |
1986 |
| 4 |
SOUNDTRACK |
TOP GUN |
585,000 |
1986 |
| 5 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
BAD |
545,000 |
1987 |
| 6 |
BOØWY |
PSYCHOPATH |
496,000 |
1987 |
| 7 |
ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) |
安全地帯 V |
465,000 |
1986 |
| 8 |
KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) |
REALTIME TO PARADISE |
458,000 |
1987 |
| 9 |
MISATO WATANABE (渡辺 美里) |
BREATH |
449,000 |
1987 |
| 10 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
STRAWBERRY TIME |
429,000 |
1987 |
| 11 |
REBECCA (レベッカ) |
REMIX REBECCA |
406,000 |
1987 |
| 12 |
HOUND DOG |
LOVE |
388,000 |
1986 |
| 13 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY |
384,000 |
1987 |
| 14 |
KUWATA BAND |
ROCK CONCERT |
361,000 |
1986 |
| 15 |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) |
LICENSE |
358,000 |
1987 |
| 16 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
MIND NOTE |
355,000 |
1987 |
| 17 |
MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) |
REQUEST |
346,000 |
1987 |
| 18 |
KAHORU KOHIRUIMAKI (小比類巻 かほる) |
I'M HERE |
332,000 |
1987 |
| 19 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
CROSS MY PALM |
322,000 |
1987 |
| 20 |
1986 OMEGA TRIBE |
CRYSTAL NIGHT |
320,000 |
1987 |
| 21 |
TUBE |
SUMMER DREAM |
315,000 |
1987 |
| 22 |
MOTOHARU SANO (佐野元春) |
CAFE BOHEMIA |
310,000 |
1986 |
| 23 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
BIRDS |
291,000 |
1987 |
| 24 |
BOØWY |
BEAT EMOTION |
283,000 |
1986 |
| 25 |
YOKO OGINOME (荻野目洋子) |
246コネクション |
271,000 |
1987 |
| 26 |
AKEMI ISHII (石井明美) |
MONA LISA |
269,000 |
1986 |
| 27 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
GO |
264,000 |
1987 |
| 28 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
バラッド2 '83～'86 |
257,000 |
1987 |
| 29 |
TM NETWORK |
SELF CONTROL |
255,000 |
1987 |
| 30 |
REBECCA (レベッカ) |
TIME |
254,000 |
1986 |
| 31 |
SATOSHI IKEDA (池田聡) |
MISSING |
254,000 |
1986 |
| 32 |
MOMOKO KIKUCHI (菊池 桃子) |
卒業記念 |
251,000 |
1986 |
| 33 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
GROOVIN' |
236,000 |
1987 |
| 34 |
KYOKO KOIZUMI (小泉 今日子) |
ザ・ベスト |
230,000 |
1986 |
| 35 |
YOKO MINAMINO (南野陽子) |
ブルーム |
229,000 |
1987 |
| 36 |
KYOKO KOIZUMI (小泉 今日子) |
HIPPIES |
229,000 |
1987 |
| 37 |
KIYOMI SUZUKI (鈴木聖美) & RATS & STAR |
WOMAN |
227,000 |
1987 |
| 38 |
MIHO NAKAYAMA (中山 美穂) |
COLLECTION |
223,000 |
1987 |
| 39 |
ANRI (杏里) |
サマーフェアウェルズ |
219,000 |
1987 |
| 40 |
MADONNA |
TRUE BLUE |
214,000 |
1986 |
| 41 |
YUKI SAITO (斉藤 由貴) |
風夢 |
213,000 |
1987 |
| 42 |
OFF COURSE (オフコース) |
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE |
212,000 |
1987 |
| 43 |
KOJI KIKKAWA (吉川 晃司) |
A-LA-BA・LA-M-BA |
211,000 |
1987 |
| 44 |
BARBEE BOYS |
LISTEN! |
206,000 |
1987 |
| 45 |
MIHO NAKAYAMA (中山 美穂) |
エキゾティック |
206,000 |
1986 |
| 46 |
AYUMI NAKAMURA (中村 あゆみ) |
SMALLTOWN GIRL |
201,000 |
1987 |
| 47 |
HIROKO YAKUSHIMARU (薬師丸 ひろ子) |
ベスト・コレクション |
198,000 |
1986 |
| 48 |
HOUND DOG |
ROCKS TO ROLL |
189,000 |
1987 |
| 49 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
オン・ザ・ストリート・コーナー2 |
188,000 |
1986 |
| 50 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
THE CHECKERS BEST |
183,000 |
1987 |
Source: Oricon Charts
