The best selling album in 1990 in Japan was LOVE WARS by YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) which sold 1,602,230 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
LOVE WARS |
1,602,230 |
1989 |
| 2 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
INAMURA JANE (稲村ジェーン) |
1,172,820 |
1990 |
| 3 |
PRINCESS PRINCESS (プリンセス プリンセス) |
LOVERS |
801,540 |
1989 |
| 4 |
MISATO WATANABE (渡辺 美里) |
TOKYO |
772,040 |
1990 |
| 5 |
ANRI (杏里) |
MIND CRUISIN' |
720,470 |
1990 |
| 6 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS
[3300 yen edition] |
707,330 |
1990 |
| 7 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
IVORY |
662,330 |
1989 |
| 8 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
BONGA WANGA |
661,480 |
1990 |
| 9 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
RETOUR |
574,120 |
1990 |
| 10 |
OKAMURA TAKAKO (岡村 孝子) |
KISS～A COTE DE LA MER～ |
566,750 |
1990 |
| 11 |
LINDBERG |
LINDBERG 3 |
538,940 |
1990 |
| 12 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
誰がために鐘は鳴る |
526,070 |
1990 |
| 13 |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) |
JEEP |
516,080 |
1990 |
| 14 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS
[Standard edition] |
482,420 |
1990 |
| 15 |
COMPLEX |
ROMANTIC 1990 |
479,570 |
1990 |
| 16 |
REBECCA (レベッカ) |
THE BEST OF DREAMS |
462,100 |
1990 |
| 17 |
WINK |
TWIN MEMORIES |
454,450 |
1989 |
| 18 |
JITTERIN' JINN |
HI-KING |
449,910 |
1990 |
| 19 |
BOØWY |
GIGS |
439,500 |
1986 |
| 20 |
BUCK-TICK |
悪の華 |
435,080 |
1990 |
| 21 |
B'Z |
WICKED BEAT |
435,050 |
1990 |
| 22 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
WONDER 3 |
431,750 |
1990 |
| 23 |
SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) |
HARVEST |
427,230 |
1989 |
| 24 |
TM NETWORK |
RHYTHM RED |
421,070 |
1990 |
| 25 |
NAGAI MARIKO (永井 真理子) |
CATCH BALL |
420,320 |
1990 |
| 26 |
B'Z |
RISKY |
408,990 |
1990 |
| 27 |
PERSONZ |
DREAMERS ONLY |
397,370 |
1989 |
| 28 |
X JAPAN |
BLUE BLOOD |
378,910 |
1989 |
| 29 |
B'Z |
BAD COMMUNICATION |
363,100 |
1989 |
| 30 |
THE BLUE HEARTS (ザ・ブルーハーツ) |
BUST WASTE HIP |
355,070 |
1990 |
| 31 |
KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) |
KOMEGUNY |
351,920 |
1987 |
| 32 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
LOVE GOES ON… |
330,810 |
1989 |
| 33 |
BARBEE BOYS |
EENEY MEENEY BARBEE MOE |
326,260 |
1990 |
| 34 |
MADONNA |
I'M BREATHLESS (SOUNDTRACK) |
322,000 |
1990 |
| 35 |
TAMA (たま) |
さんだる |
316,750 |
1990 |
| 36 |
HOUND DOG |
VOICE |
314,810 |
1990 |
| 37 |
UNICORN (ユニコーン) |
ケダモノの嵐 |
314,730 |
1990 |
| 38 |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) |
LIVE'89 |
314,340 |
1990 |
| 39 |
JUN SKY WALKER(S) |
LET'S GO HIBARI-HILLS |
308,920 |
1990 |
| 40 |
JITTERIN' JINN |
パンチアウト |
301,060 |
1990 |
| 41 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
JUSTICE |
296,160 |
1990 |
| 42 |
MARI HAMADA (浜田 麻里) |
COLORS |
293,810 |
1990 |
| 43 |
HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI) |
ふりかえって…TOMORROW |
292,760 |
1990 |
| 44 |
SENRI OE (大江 千里) |
APOLLO |
291,950 |
1990 |
| 45 |
TETSUYA KOMURO (小室 哲哉) |
DIGITALIAN IS EATING BREAKFAST |
282,770 |
1989 |
| 46 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
SELF PORTRAIT |
277,040 |
1990 |
| 47 |
DIANA ROSS |
THE FORCE BEHIND THE POWER |
272,280 |
1990 |
| 48 |
SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) |
ROSETTE |
271,430 |
1990 |
| 49 |
B'Z |
BREAK THROUGH |
264,180 |
1990 |
| 50 |
KOICHI SUGIYAMA (すぎやまこういち) |
交響組曲ドラゴンクエストⅣ～導かれし者たち～ |
260,960 |
1990 |
| 51 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
永吉 |
260,530 |
1990 |
| 52 |
A.S.A.P. |
GRADUATION |
258,830 |
1990 |
| 53 |
ANZEN CHITAI (安全地帯) |
安全地帯 VII ～夢の都～ |
258,580 |
1990 |
| 54 |
HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI) |
COOL SUMMER |
250,920 |
1990 |
| 55 |
CHISATO MORITAKA (森高 千里) |
古今東西 |
250,550 |
1990 |
| 56 |
JITTERIN' JINN |
DOKI DOKI |
247,380 |
1989 |
| 57 |
MARI HAMADA (浜田 麻里) |
SINCERELY |
238,840 |
1989 |
| 58 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
SEE YA |
237,610 |
1990 |
| 59 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
FAR EAST CAFE |
234,670 |
1990 |
| 60 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
THE BADDEST |
230,260 |
1989 |
| 61 |
JANET JACKSON |
RHYTHM NATION 1814 |
224,190 |
1989 |
| 62 |
CHISATO MORITAKA (森高 千里) |
森高ランド |
224,110 |
1989 |
| 63 |
GO-BANG'S |
グレイテスト・ビーナス |
214,330 |
1990 |
| 64 |
BUCK-TICK |
HURRY UP MODE |
212,430 |
1990 |
| 65 |
AYUMI NAKAMURA (中村 あゆみ) |
BROTHER |
206,760 |
1990 |
| 66 |
TUBE |
TUBEST |
205,210 |
1989 |
| 67 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
OOPS! |
205,090 |
1990 |
| 68 |
WINK |
VELVET |
197,630 |
1990 |
| 69 |
UNICORN (ユニコーン) |
おどる亀ヤプシ |
196,520 |
1990 |
| 70 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
SEIKO |
192,330 |
1990 |
| 71 |
KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) |
SPRINKLE |
180,480 |
1990 |
| 72 |
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき) |
夜を往け |
174,120 |
1990 |
| 73 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
PRECIOUS MOMENT |
172,940 |
1989 |
| 74 |
YUTAKA OZAKI (尾崎 豊) |
誕生 |
172,390 |
1990 |
| 75 |
ZIGGY |
KOOL KIZZ |
171,040 |
1990 |
| 76 |
TUBE |
N・A・T・S・U
[3200 yen edition] |
168,660 |
1990 |
| 77 |
PINK SAPPHIRE |
P.S.I LOVE YOU |
162,200 |
1990 |
| 78 |
X JAPAN |
VANISHING VISION |
158,220 |
1990 |
| 79 |
YOSUI INOUE (井上 陽水) |
ハンサムボーイ |
157,720 |
1990 |
| 80 |
TUBE |
N・A・T・S・U
[Standard edition] |
156,720 |
1990 |
| 81 |
KAOMA |
WORLDBEAT |
154,040 |
1988 |
| 82 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE VOL.1 |
146,450 |
1990 |
| 83 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BEST OF LAMBADA |
144,280 |
1989 |
| 84 |
RAY CHARLES |
ELLIE MY LOVE-BEST OF(JAPAN ONLY) |
143,520 |
1989 |
| 85 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
THE STORY OF BALLAD |
142,750 |
1990 |
| 86 |
KIYOTAKA SUGIYAMA (杉山 清貴) |
SUMMER SELECTIONS |
141,830 |
1990 |
| 87 |
MARIAH CAREY |
MARIAH CAREY |
141,290 |
1990 |
| 88 |
BAKUFU-SLUMP |
I.B.W. |
139,180 |
1989 |
| 89 |
KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) |
5 1/2 |
138,870 |
1989 |
| 90 |
STARDUST REVUE (スターダストレビュー) |
BEST WISHES |
137,690 |
1990 |
| 91 |
RIE MIYAZAWA (宮沢 りえ) |
MU |
136,600 |
1989 |
| 92 |
LISA ONO (小野リサ) |
NANA |
136,400 |
1990 |
| 93 |
BEGIN |
音楽旅団 |
136,060 |
1990 |
| 94 |
HIROSHI TAKANO (高野寛) |
CUE |
135,670 |
1990 |
| 95 |
YUKI SAITO (斉藤 由貴) |
YUKI'S MUSEUM |
134,600 |
1989 |
| 96 |
RC SUCCESSION (RCサクセション) |
BABY A GO GO |
134,270 |
1990 |
| 97 |
SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) |
UNLIMITED |
134,270 |
1990 |
| 98 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THAT'S EUROBEAT VOL.20 |
130,180 |
1990 |
| 99 |
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき) |
回帰熱 |
129,100 |
1989 |
| 100 |
MASATOSHI MASHIMA (真島昌利) |
夏のぬけがら |
129,010 |
1990 |
Source: Oricon Charts
