The best selling album in 1991 in Japan was TENGOKU NO DOA (天国のドア) by YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) which sold 1,975,080 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
TENGOKU NO DOA (天国のドア) |
1,975,080 |
1990 |
| 2 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
TREE |
1,724,660 |
1991 |
| 3 |
B'Z |
MARS |
1,388,850 |
1991 |
| 4 |
PRINCESS PRINCESS (プリンセス プリンセス) |
PRINCESS PRINCESS (プリンセス プリンセス) |
1,371,620 |
1990 |
| 5 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
OH! YEAH! |
1,031,920 |
1991 |
| 6 |
ASKA |
SCENE 2 |
1,033,740 |
1991 |
| 7 |
LINDBERG |
LINDBERG 4 |
947,880 |
1991 |
| 8 |
ANRI (杏里) |
NEUTRAL |
868,770 |
1991 |
| 9 |
MISATO WATANABE (渡辺 美里) |
LUCKY |
868,190 |
1991 |
| 10 |
B'Z |
RISKY |
867,500 |
1990 |
| 11 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
MILLION KISSES |
851,510 |
1991 |
| 12 |
X JAPAN |
JEALOUSY |
827,580 |
1991 |
| 13 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
LLUVIA |
758,050 |
1991 |
| 14 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
WONDER 3 |
719,510 |
1990 |
| 15 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
EDGE OF THE KNIFE |
712,830 |
1991 |
| 16 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
アルチザン |
700,570 |
1991 |
| 17 |
KAN |
野球選手が夢だった。 |
666,390 |
1990 |
| 18 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
HIGHER SELF |
646,040 |
1991 |
| 19 |
TM NETWORK |
EXPO |
626,690 |
1991 |
| 20 |
YUKO HARA (原 由子) |
MOTHER |
615,290 |
1991 |
| 21 |
OKAMURA TAKAKO (岡村 孝子) |
CHOU～FLEUR シュー・フルール（花野菜） |
579,700 |
1991 |
| 22 |
NAGAI MARIKO (永井 真理子) |
POCKET
[Standard edition] |
546,980 |
1990 |
| 23 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
やまだかつてないCD |
546,300 |
1991 |
| 24 |
OKAMURA TAKAKO (岡村 孝子) |
AFTER TONE 2 |
530,440 |
1990 |
| 25 |
KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) |
K2C
[3200 yen edition] |
529,710 |
1991 |
| 26 |
B'Z |
BAD COMMUNICATION |
522,510 |
1989 |
| 27 |
LINDBERG |
EXTRA FLIGHT |
497,680 |
1991 |
| 28 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
KUBOJAH |
496,110 |
1991 |
| 29 |
MIDORI KARASHIMA (辛島 美登里) |
GREEN |
491,420 |
1991 |
| 30 |
B'Z |
WICKED BEAT |
482,030 |
1990 |
| 31 |
KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) |
米米CLUB |
481,340 |
1991 |
| 32 |
MC HAMMER |
PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM |
469,930 |
1990 |
| 33 |
NAGAI MARIKO (永井 真理子) |
WASHING |
464,520 |
1991 |
| 34 |
COMPLEX |
19901108 |
459,420 |
1991 |
| 35 |
NAGAI MARIKO (永井 真理子) |
TO YOU! |
458,610 |
1990 |
| 36 |
MASAYUKI SUZUKI (鈴木 雅之) |
MARTINI |
453,130 |
1991 |
| 37 |
KATSUMI |
ONE |
433,760 |
1991 |
| 38 |
TUBE |
湘南 |
420,180 |
1991 |
| 39 |
MARI HAMADA (浜田 麻里) |
TOMORROW |
415,580 |
1991 |
| 40 |
JUN SKY WALKER(S) |
START |
414,830 |
1991 |
| 41 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
DON'T WANNA STOP |
409,400 |
1991 |
| 42 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
SUPER BEST |
393,850 |
1987 |
| 43 |
MIHO NAKAYAMA (中山 美穂) |
COLLECTION 2 |
391,780 |
1990 |
| 44 |
SENRI OE (大江 千里) |
HOMME |
384,110 |
1991 |
| 45 |
TOMOYASU HOTEI (布袋 寅泰) |
GUITARHYTHM 2 |
383,570 |
1991 |
| 46 |
KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) |
K2C
[Standard edition] |
377,170 |
1991 |
| 47 |
REBECCA (レベッカ) |
THE BEST OF DREAMS～ANOTHER SIDE |
371,020 |
1991 |
| 48 |
MADONNA |
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION |
364,780 |
1990 |
| 49 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
REVOLUTION |
364,630 |
1991 |
| 50 |
PERSONZ |
PRECIOUS？ |
362,390 |
1990 |
| 51 |
CHISATO MORITAKA (森高 千里) |
ザ・森高 |
352,030 |
1991 |
| 52 |
TAKAO HORIUCHI (堀内 孝雄) |
ニューベスト 堀内孝雄 |
356,520 |
1990 |
| 53 |
SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) |
UNLIMITED |
329,020 |
1990 |
| 54 |
BUCK-TICK |
狂った太陽 |
326,580 |
1991 |
| 55 |
ANN LEWIS (アン・ルイス) |
WOMANISM 2 |
325,310 |
1991 |
| 56 |
TOSHIFUMI HINATA (日向 敏文) |
東京ラブストーリー |
318,300 |
1991 |
| 57 |
STEVIE B. |
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU |
318,180 |
1991 |
| 58 |
B'Z |
BREAK THROUGH |
308,160 |
1990 |
| 59 |
UNICORN (ユニコーン) |
ハヴァナイスデー |
296,870 |
1990 |
| 60 |
YOSUI INOUE (井上 陽水) |
ハンサムボーイ |
296,060 |
1990 |
| 61 |
MAKIHARA NORIYUKI (槇原 敬之) |
君は誰と幸せなあくびをしますか。 |
285,130 |
1991 |
| 62 |
KYOKO KOIZUMI (小泉 今日子) |
AFROPIA |
282,270 |
1991 |
| 63 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
SEE YA |
269,440 |
1990 |
| 64 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
USE YOUR ILLUSION II |
269,420 |
1991 |
| 65 |
B'Z |
OFF THE LOCK |
268,230 |
1989 |
| 66 |
UNICORN (ユニコーン) |
ヒゲとボイン |
267,360 |
1991 |
| 67 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
USE YOUR ILLUSION I |
264,760 |
1991 |
| 68 |
C&C MUSIC FACTORY |
GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT |
255,230 |
1990 |
| 69 |
SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) |
MIND UNIVERSE |
249,640 |
1991 |
| 70 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
WILL |
243,740 |
1991 |
| 71 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
LOVE GOES ON… |
241,290 |
1989 |
| 72 |
KOJI KIKKAWA (吉川 晃司) |
LUNATIC LION |
231,950 |
1991 |
| 73 |
PSY・S |
TWO HEARTS |
229,620 |
1991 |
| 74 |
NAGAI MARIKO (永井 真理子) |
POCKET
[3600 yen edition] |
229,120 |
1990 |
| 75 |
HOUND DOG |
BACK TO ROCK |
227,170 |
1991 |
| 76 |
KAN |
ゆっくり風呂につかりたい |
226,200 |
1991 |
| 77 |
AYUMI NAKAMURA (中村 あゆみ) |
CALENDAR GIRL |
220,230 |
1991 |
| 78 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT |
216,910 |
1990 |
| 79 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
I HAVE A DREAM |
207,220 |
1991 |
| 80 |
MARIAH CAREY |
EMOTIONS |
202,870 |
1991 |
| 81 |
KUMIKO YAMASHITA (山下 久美子) |
JOY FOR U |
201,630 |
1991 |
| 82 |
MC HAMMER |
JAPAN ONLY SUPER DANCE REMIX |
198,480 |
1991 |
| 83 |
YUKIE NISHIMURA (西村 由紀江) |
101回目のプロポーズ |
196,920 |
1991 |
| 84 |
B'Z |
B'Z |
196,380 |
1988 |
| 85 |
STING |
THE SOUL CAGES |
194,720 |
1991 |
| 86 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
IVORY |
189,250 |
1989 |
| 87 |
HIKARU GENJI (光GENJI) |
(333) THANK YOU |
188,980 |
1991 |
| 88 |
YUMI TANIMURA (谷村 有美) |
愛は元気です |
182,640 |
1991 |
| 89 |
MIDORI KARASHIMA (辛島 美登里) |
ZINC WHITE |
178,120 |
1991 |
| 90 |
TOSHIKI KADOMATSU (角松 敏生) |
ALL IS VANITY |
177,000 |
1991 |
| 91 |
TM NETWORK |
RHYTHM RED |
172,380 |
1990 |
| 92 |
SEIKO MATSUDA (松田 聖子) |
ETERNAL |
166,750 |
1991 |
| 93 |
A.S.A.P. |
BOY FRIENDS GIRL FRIENDS |
165,350 |
1990 |
| 94 |
YUTAKA OZAKI (尾崎 豊) |
誕生 |
164,380 |
1990 |
| 95 |
SOUNDTRACK |
ファイナルファンタジー4 |
164,280 |
1991 |
| 96 |
WINK |
CRESCENT |
163,810 |
1991 |
| 97 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
INAMURA JANE (稲村ジェーン) |
161,180 |
1990 |
| 98 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
TRANSIT |
161,020 |
1990 |
| 99 |
JUN SKY WALKER(S) |
TOO BAD |
159,160 |
1991 |
| 100 |
DA BUBBLE GUM BROTHERS (バブルガム・ブラザーズ) |
BORN TO BE FUNKY |
158,600 |
1990 |
Source: Oricon Charts
