The best selling album in 1988 in Japan was HIKARU GENJI by HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI) which sold 910,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 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
