The best selling album in 2000 in Japan was DELICIOUS WAY by MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣) which sold 3,451,660 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣) |
DELICIOUS WAY |
3,451,660 |
2000 |
| 2 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
DUTY |
2,603,550 |
2000 |
| 3 |
SHIINA RINGO (椎名 林檎) |
SHOUSO STRIP (勝訴ストリップ) |
2,316,440 |
2000 |
| 4 |
MISIA |
LOVE IS THE MESSAGE |
2,204,060 |
2000 |
| 5 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
DREAMS COME TRUE GREATEST HITS THE SOUL |
2,136,590 |
2000 |
| 6 |
JUDY AND MARY |
FRESH |
1,734,840 |
2000 |
| 7 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
RECYCLE GREATEST HITS OF SPITZ |
1,660,140 |
1999 |
| 8 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE MIXTURE |
1,499,810 |
2000 |
| 9 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
MAGNUM COLLECTION 1999 DEAR |
1,385,580 |
1999 |
| 10 |
AIKO |
SAKURA NO KI NO SHITA (桜の木の下) |
1,290,420 |
2000 |
| 11 |
KINKI KIDS |
KINKI SINGLE SELECTION |
1,236,210 |
2000 |
| 12 |
YUKI KOYANAGI (小柳 ゆき) |
EXPANSION |
1,222,520 |
2000 |
| 13 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
REAL |
1,097,760 |
2000 |
| 14 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
LOVEPPEARS |
1,077,960 |
1999 |
| 15 |
AMI SUZUKI (鈴木 あみ) |
INFINITY EIGHTEEN VOL.1 |
1,062,990 |
2000 |
| 16 |
EVERY LITTLE THING |
ETERNITY |
966,710 |
2000 |
| 17 |
TUBE |
TUBEST 3 |
933,560 |
2000 |
| 18 |
KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) |
THE CHANGING SAME |
912,800 |
2000 |
| 19 |
HELLO! PROJECT |
PETIT BEST ~KI AO AKA~ |
903,230 |
2000 |
| 20 |
MAKI OHGURO (大黒 摩季) |
大黒摩季 BEST OF BEST ～ ALL SINGLES COLLECTION～ |
890,270 |
1999 |
| 21 |
THE MOST RELAXING - FEEL SERIES |
THE MOST RELAXING - FEEL |
886,900 |
2000 |
| 22 |
SPEED |
CARRY ON MY WAY |
884,980 |
1999 |
| 23 |
MR. CHILDREN |
Q |
876,570 |
2000 |
| 24 |
MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) |
3RD -LOVE PARADISE (3RD -LOVEパラダイス-) |
863,300 |
2000 |
| 25 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
IMAGE (イマージュ) |
863,030 |
2000 |
| 26 |
CELINE DION |
ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG |
859,440 |
1999 |
| 27 |
MISIA |
MISIA REMIX 2000 LITTLE TOKYO |
815,170 |
2000 |
| 28 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
GENIUS 2000 |
802,740 |
2000 |
| 29 |
MAX SERIES |
MAX 6 |
768,460 |
1999 |
| 30 |
YUKI KOYANAGI (小柳 ゆき) |
KOYANAGI THE COVERS PRODUCT 1 |
750,410 |
2000 |
| 31 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
698,010 |
2000 |
| 32 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
TOBIRA (トビラ) |
679,400 |
2000 |
| 33 |
SUPER EUROBEAT SERIES |
SUPER EUROBEAT VOL.110 |
678,880 |
2000 |
| 34 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
THE HISTORY OF SHOGO HAMADA SINCE 1975 |
677,530 |
2000 |
| 35 |
HIDE |
HIDE BEST ～ PSYCHOMMUNITY ～ |
672,110 |
2000 |
| 36 |
BON JOVI |
CRUSH |
656,890 |
2000 |
| 37 |
19 |
無限大 |
656,000 |
2000 |
| 38 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS AYU-RO MIX |
649,650 |
2000 |
| 39 |
YUKI KOYANAGI (小柳 ゆき) |
FREEDOM |
523,140 |
1999 |
| 40 |
SPEED |
SPEED THE MEMORIAL BEST 1335DAYS DEAR FRIENDS 2 |
522,470 |
2000 |
| 41 |
OKAMOTO MAYO (岡本 真夜) |
RISE I |
516,340 |
2000 |
| 42 |
SHIINA RINGO (椎名 林檎) |
MUZAI MORATORIUM (無罪モラトリアム) |
513,190 |
1999 |
| 43 |
HITOMI YAIDA (矢井田 瞳) |
DAIYA-MONDO |
507,590 |
2000 |
| 44 |
SPEED |
SPEED THE MEMORIAL BEST 1335DAYS DEAR FRIENDS 1 |
505,610 |
2000 |
| 45 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
AYU-MI-X II VERSION NON-STOP MEGA MIX |
505,410 |
2000 |
| 46 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
ゆずマンの夏 |
500,010 |
2000 |
| 47 |
CHAGE & ASKA |
CHAGE & ASKA VERY BEST ROLL OVER 20TH |
467,700 |
2000 |
| 48 |
HI-STANDARD |
LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD |
462,320 |
2000 |
| 49 |
SHIINA RINGO (椎名 林檎) |
絶頂集 |
429,560 |
2000 |
| 50 |
AMI SUZUKI (鈴木 あみ) |
INFINITY EIGHTEEN VOL.2 |
427,150 |
2000 |
| 51 |
CHARA |
CARAMEL MILK - THE BEST OF CHARA - |
409,310 |
2000 |
| 52 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS |
406,820 |
2000 |
| 53 |
THE YELLOW MONKEY |
8 |
383,110 |
2000 |
| 54 |
COCCO |
ラプンツェル |
380,450 |
2000 |
| 55 |
PUFFY |
THE VERY BEST OF PUFFY |
368,800 |
2000 |
| 56 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
ハヤブサ |
368,600 |
2000 |
| 57 |
SMAP |
SMAP 014 |
364,000 |
2000 |
| 58 |
DA PUMP |
BEAT BALL |
352,580 |
2000 |
| 59 |
SNAIL RAMP |
FRESH BRASH OLD MAN |
349,170 |
2000 |
| 60 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
UMI NO YEAH!! (海のYEAH!!) |
346,870 |
1998 |
| 61 |
MASAYUKI SUZUKI (鈴木 雅之) |
ミディアムスロー |
344,200 |
2000 |
| 62 |
YAMAZAKI MASAYOSHI (山崎 まさよし) |
SHEEP |
342,830 |
1999 |
| 63 |
SUGAR SOUL |
うず |
339,880 |
2000 |
| 64 |
TUBE |
LANI KAI |
335,040 |
2000 |
| 65 |
HYSTERIC BLUE |
WALLABY |
333,830 |
2000 |
| 66 |
M-FLO |
PLANET SHINING |
332,950 |
2000 |
| 67 |
SADS |
BABYLON |
332,710 |
2000 |
| 68 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
ON THE STREET CORNER 3 |
330,220 |
1999 |
| 69 |
DO AS INFINITY |
BREAK OF DAWN |
319,970 |
2000 |
| 70 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
ROMANTICIST EGOIST (ロマンチスト・エゴイスト) |
314,400 |
2000 |
| 71 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
LOVE RING BEST |
310,840 |
2000 |
| 72 |
HANA * HANA (花＊花) |
2 SOULS |
306,390 |
2000 |
| 73 |
ZARD |
ZARD CRUISING & LIVE |
305,550 |
2000 |
| 74 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CLUB DISNEY SUPER DANCIN 'MANIA-DISCO FEVER |
301,840 |
2000 |
| 75 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
個人主義 |
292,790 |
2000 |
| 76 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
YUZUEN (ゆずえん) |
286,880 |
1999 |
| 77 |
LUNA SEA |
LUNACY |
283,760 |
2000 |
| 78 |
GLOBE |
SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS EURO GLOBAL |
279,360 |
2000 |
| 79 |
OASIS |
STANDING ON THE SHOULDER OF GIANTS |
278,360 |
2000 |
| 80 |
BOYZ II MEN |
THE BALLAD COLLECTION |
275,740 |
2000 |
| 81 |
MARIKO TAKAHASHI (高橋 真梨子) |
THE BEST |
271,740 |
2000 |
| 82 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
FIRST LOVE |
251,400 |
1999 |
| 83 |
GLAY |
HEAVY GAUGE |
246,150 |
1999 |
| 84 |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) |
長渕剛 アコースティック 俺の太陽 |
243,640 |
1999 |
| 85 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
30 MILLION COPIES - BEST OF TK WORKS - |
242,600 |
2000 |
| 86 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN |
242,400 |
2000 |
| 87 |
T.M.REVOLUTION |
DISCORDANZA TRY MY REMIX～SINGLE COLLECTIONS |
240,930 |
2000 |
| 88 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
AYU-MI-X II VERSION US＋EU |
230,030 |
2000 |
| 89 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
ECTOMORPHED WORKS |
228,270 |
2000 |
| 90 |
AIKAWA NANASE (相川 七瀬) |
FOXTROT |
227,380 |
2000 |
| 91 |
WHITEBERRY |
(初) |
219,420 |
2000 |
| 92 |
YAEN (野猿) |
EVOLUTION |
218,520 |
2000 |
| 93 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
MELLOW |
217,140 |
2000 |
| 94 |
ERIC CLAPTON |
CLAPTON CHRONICLES THE BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON |
215,280 |
1999 |
| 95 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION 3RD MIX ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK |
206,570 |
2000 |
| 96 |
SUPER EUROBEAT SERIES |
SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS HYPEREURO MAX |
206,390 |
2000 |
| 97 |
ERIC CLAPTON & B.B. KING |
RIDING WITH THE KING |
203,890 |
2000 |
| 98 |
GREEN DAY |
WARNING |
203,470 |
2000 |
| 99 |
SUPER BELLZ |
MOTOR MAN |
202,240 |
2000 |
| 100 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
AYU-MI-X II VERSION ACOUSTIC ORCHESTRA |
200,750 |
2000 |
Source: Oricon Charts
