Top Japanese Albums - Year-end 1988

The best selling album in 1988 in Japan was HIKARU GENJI by HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI) which sold 910,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI) HIKARU GENJI 910,000 1988
2 YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) ダイアモンドダストが消えぬまに 773,000 1987
3 MISATO WATANABE (渡辺 美里) RIBBON 693,000 1988
4 TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) SUCH A FUNKY THANG! 677,000 1988
5 TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) NEVER CHANGE 662,000 1988
6 KEISUKE KUWATA (桑田 佳祐) KEISUKE KUWATA 644,000 1988
7 REBECCA (レベッカ) POISON 631,000 1987
8 BOØWY LAST GIGS 605,000 1988
9 HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI) HI! 562,000 1988
10 KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON 518,000 1988
11 YOKO MINAMINO (南野陽子) NANNO-SINGLES- 481,000 1988
12 SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) FATHER'S SON 435,000 1988
13 KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) KONA WEATHER 419,000 1987
14 AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) STOCK 396,000 1988
15 OKAMURA TAKAKO (岡村 孝子) SOLEIL 391,000 1988
16 BOØWY MORAL + 3 379,000 1988
17 ANRI (杏里) BOOGIE WOOGIE MAINLAND 373,000 1988
18 SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) CITRON 370,000 1988
19 ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) 安全地帯VI〜月に濡れたふたり 360,000 1988
20 MIHO NAKAYAMA (中山 美穂) CATCH THE NITE 349,000 1988
21 REBECCA (レベッカ) OLIVE 341,000 1988
22 YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) 僕の中の少年 341,000 1988
23 TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) GROOVIN' 338,000 1987
24 YOKO OGINOME (荻野目洋子) POP GROOVER 332,000 1987
25 KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) GO FUNK 329,000 1988
26 YUTAKA OZAKI (尾崎 豊) 街路樹 320,000 1988
27 MIHO NAKAYAMA (中山 美穂) COLLECTION 316,000 1987
28 KAHORU KOHIRUIMAKI (小比類巻 かほる) HEART ON PARADE 294,000 1988
29 MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) REQUEST 270,000 1987
30 AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) FEMME FATALE 268,000 1988
31 KOICHI SUGIYAMA (すぎやまこういち) 交響組曲ドラゴンクエストIII 265,000 1988
32 BARBEE BOYS BLACK LIST 262,000 1988
33 TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) SHAKE IT PARADISE 260,000 1986
34 MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) BEWITH 256,000 1988
35 SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) 静香 253,000 1988
36 MIHO NAKAYAMA (中山 美穂) MIND GAME 252,000 1988
37 INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) EDGE OF TIME 252,000 1988
38 TUBE BEACH TIME 243,000 1988
39 PRINCESS PRINCESS (プリンセス プリンセス) HERE WE ARE 236,000 1988
40 SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) ミステリアス 233,000 1988
41 TM NETWORK HUMANSYSTEM 231,000 1987
42 HOUND DOG BE QUIET 224,000 1987
43 OKAMURA TAKAKO (岡村 孝子) AFTER TONE 223,000 1987
44 YOKO MINAMINO (南野陽子) GLOBAL 221,000 1988
45 SHONENTAI (少年隊) BEST OF 少年隊 219,000 1988
46 TOMOYASU HOTEI (布袋 寅泰) GUITARHYTHM 215,000 1988
47 TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (角松 敏生) BEFORE THE DAYLIGHT 207,000 1988
48 EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) 共犯者 206,000 1988
49 OTOKOGUMI (男闘呼組) 男闘呼組 205,000 1988
50 SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) SNOW GARDEN 195,000 1987

Source: Oricon Charts