The best selling album in 1993 in Japan was YURERU OMOI (揺れる想い) by ZARD which sold 1,938,120 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
ZARD |
YURERU OMOI (揺れる想い) |
1,938,120 |
1993 |
| 2 |
WANDS |
TOKI NO TOBIRA (時の扉) |
1,608,570 |
1993 |
| 3 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) |
1,605,490 |
1992 |
| 4 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
THE SWINGING STAR |
1,474,790 |
1992 |
| 5 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
TEARS AND REASONS |
1,463,910 |
1992 |
| 6 |
B'Z |
FRIENDS |
1,355,530 |
1992 |
| 7 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
MEMORIES OF BLUE |
1,341,650 |
1993 |
| 8 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
RED HILL |
1,250,840 |
1993 |
| 9 |
T-BOLAN |
HEART OF STONE |
866,410 |
1993 |
| 10 |
WANDS |
LITTLE BIT... |
846,920 |
1993 |
| 11 |
HIRAMATSU ERI (平松 愛理) |
SINGLE IS BEST |
842,770 |
1993 |
| 12 |
MAKIHARA NORIYUKI (槇原 敬之) |
SELF PORTRAIT |
806,500 |
1993 |
| 13 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
その永遠の一秒に～THE MOMENT OF THE MOMENT |
715,910 |
1993 |
| 14 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
THE BADDEST 2 |
709,130 |
1993 |
| 15 |
MAKI OHGURO (大黒 摩季) |
DA DA DA |
670,360 |
1993 |
| 16 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
INTRO 2 |
666,540 |
1992 |
| 17 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
FLOW INTO SPACE |
643,910 |
1992 |
| 18 |
MISATO WATANABE (渡辺 美里) |
BIG WAVE |
643,400 |
1993 |
| 19 |
TUBE |
ROMAN NO NATSU (浪漫の夏)
[Standard edition] |
643,310 |
1992 |
| 20 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
THE CHECKERS |
617,970 |
1992 |
| 21 |
INAGAKI JUNICHI (稲垣 潤一) |
ON TV |
588,900 |
1992 |
| 22 |
LINDBERG |
LINDBERG 6 |
576,600 |
1993 |
| 23 |
MARIAH CAREY |
MUSIC BOX |
552,300 |
1993 |
| 24 |
PRINCESS PRINCESS (プリンセス プリンセス) |
BEE-BEEP |
552,140 |
1993 |
| 25 |
B'Z |
RUN |
551,540 |
1992 |
| 26 |
KEIZO NAKANISHI (中西 圭三) |
STEPS |
538,490 |
1993 |
| 27 |
KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) |
聖米夜 |
536,940 |
1992 |
| 28 |
X JAPAN |
ART OF LIFE |
513,420 |
1993 |
| 29 |
MARI HAMADA (浜田 麻里) |
ANTI-HEROINE |
499,210 |
1993 |
| 30 |
ZARD |
HOLD ME |
498,920 |
1992 |
| 31 |
T-BOLAN |
SO BAD |
490,970 |
1992 |
| 32 |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) |
CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP |
480,950 |
1993 |
| 33 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
IVORY 2 |
457,850 |
1993 |
| 34 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
CALLING |
451,520 |
1993 |
| 35 |
KOME KOME CLUB (米米CLUB) |
Φ～PHI |
446,640 |
1993 |
| 36 |
MIHO NAKAYAMA (中山 美穂) |
DRAMATIC SONGS |
435,320 |
1993 |
| 37 |
CHISATO MORITAKA (森高 千里) |
LUCKY 7 |
420,830 |
1993 |
| 38 |
ANRI (杏里) |
1/2 & 1/2 |
419,740 |
1993 |
| 39 |
ERIC CLAPTON |
UNPLUGGED |
405,150 |
1992 |
| 40 |
MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) |
QUIET LIFE |
394,870 |
1992 |
| 41 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
LOVE GOES ON… |
364,140 |
1989 |
| 42 |
YUTAKA OZAKI (尾崎 豊) |
約束の日VOL.1 |
360,300 |
1993 |
| 43 |
YUTAKA OZAKI (尾崎 豊) |
約束の日VOL.2 |
358,520 |
1993 |
| 44 |
LINDBERG |
FLIGHT RECORDER 1989-1992 |
352,520 |
1992 |
| 45 |
MASAYUKI SUZUKI (鈴木 雅之) |
PERFUME |
349,000 |
1993 |
| 46 |
YOSUI INOUE (井上 陽水) |
UNDER THE SUN |
346,990 |
1993 |
| 47 |
MARIKO TAKAHASHI (高橋 真梨子) |
COLLECTION |
334,960 |
1993 |
| 48 |
WANDS |
WANDS |
324,080 |
1992 |
| 49 |
TUBE |
SAY HELLO |
322,940 |
1993 |
| 50 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
HEART |
316,720 |
1993 |
| 51 |
HOUND DOG |
RIVER |
315,270 |
1993 |
| 52 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
GUYS |
314,270 |
1992 |
| 53 |
UNICORN (ユニコーン) |
スプリングマン |
288,210 |
1993 |
| 54 |
OKAMURA TAKAKO (岡村 孝子) |
満天の星 |
282,560 |
1993 |
| 55 |
SING LIKE TALKING (シング・ライク・トーキング) |
ENCOUNTER |
271,400 |
1993 |
| 56 |
DOJI MORITA (森田 童子) |
ぼくたちの失敗～森田童子コレクション～ |
269,180 |
1993 |
| 57 |
THE BLUE HEARTS (ザ・ブルーハーツ) |
STICK OUT |
268,960 |
1993 |
| 58 |
MOTOHARU SANO (佐野元春) |
NO DAMAGE II (GREATEST HITS 84-92) |
267,660 |
1993 |
| 59 |
MAKI OHGURO (大黒 摩季) |
U.BE LOVE |
267,640 |
1993 |
| 60 |
SOUNDTRACK |
ALADDIN |
266,740 |
1992 |
| 61 |
AEROSMITH |
GET A GRIP |
263,710 |
1993 |
| 62 |
TUBE |
ROMAN NO NATSU (浪漫の夏)
[3200 yen edition] |
262,180 |
1992 |
| 63 |
TRF |
EZ DO DANCE |
260,050 |
1993 |
| 64 |
TOMOYASU HOTEI (布袋 寅泰) |
GUITARHYTHM WILD |
254,780 |
1993 |
| 65 |
J-WALK (제이워크) |
13歳 |
254,600 |
1993 |
| 66 |
ACCESS |
ACCESS 2 |
254,260 |
1993 |
| 67 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
MILLION KISSES |
253,320 |
1991 |
| 68 |
ZOO |
JUNGLE |
252,190 |
1992 |
| 69 |
NAGAI MARIKO (永井 真理子) |
OPEN ZOO |
249,280 |
1993 |
| 70 |
TM NETWORK |
CLASSIX 1 |
248,430 |
1993 |
| 71 |
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA |
TECHNODON |
247,550 |
1993 |
| 72 |
ZOO |
ZOO FOR SALE |
245,290 |
1993 |
| 73 |
JANET JACKSON |
JANET. |
242,200 |
1993 |
| 74 |
TM NETWORK |
CLASSIX 2 |
240,040 |
1993 |
| 75 |
KOJI KIKKAWA (吉川 晃司) |
GOLDEN YEARS VOL.1 |
236,110 |
1993 |
| 76 |
OKAMURA TAKAKO (岡村 孝子) |
BALLADE |
234,580 |
1992 |
| 77 |
B'Z |
IN THE LIFE |
226,930 |
1991 |
| 78 |
YUMI TANIMURA (谷村 有美) |
愛する人へ |
219,450 |
1993 |
| 79 |
BILLY JOEL |
RIVER OF DREAMS |
219,250 |
1993 |
| 80 |
THE TRABRYU (THE 虎舞竜) |
ロード～ドキュメント |
213,350 |
1993 |
| 81 |
BUCK-TICK |
DARKER THAN DARKNESS |
213,260 |
1993 |
| 82 |
THE BOOM |
FACELESS MAN |
211,330 |
1993 |
| 83 |
LINDBERG |
EXTRA FLIGHT II -HUMAN AIRCRAFT- |
209,220 |
1993 |
| 84 |
YUMI TANIMURA (谷村 有美) |
DOCILE |
203,550 |
1992 |
| 85 |
ACCESS |
FAST ACCESS |
202,870 |
1993 |
| 86 |
MR. BIG |
BUMP AHEAD |
202,120 |
1993 |
| 87 |
CLASS |
MELLOW PRISM |
200,290 |
1993 |
| 88 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
199,330 |
1989 |
| 89 |
ZARD |
もう探さない |
198,700 |
1991 |
| 90 |
LENNY KRAVITZ |
ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY |
195,010 |
1993 |
| 91 |
THE BEATLES |
1962 - 1966 |
194,920 |
1973 |
| 92 |
UNICORN (ユニコーン) |
THE VERY BEST OF UNICORN |
190,690 |
1993 |
| 93 |
JULIANA'S TOKYO (ジュリアナTOKYO) SERIES |
ジュリアナTOKYO VOL.4 |
189,310 |
1993 |
| 94 |
THE BEATLES |
1967 - 1970 |
187,470 |
1973 |
| 95 |
UB40 |
PROMISES AND LIES |
187,120 |
1993 |
| 96 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
UNBALANCE＋BALANCE |
185,940 |
1993 |
| 97 |
MANISH |
MANISH |
185,660 |
1993 |
| 98 |
THE CHECKERS (チェッカーズ) |
THE OTHER SIDE |
185,490 |
1992 |
| 99 |
SHIZUKA KUDO (工藤 静香) |
RISE ME |
183,700 |
1993 |
| 100 |
THE BLUE HEARTS (ザ・ブルーハーツ) |
DUG OUT |
181,250 |
1993 |
Source: Oricon Charts
