Top Japanese Albums - Year-end 2001

The best selling album in 2001 in Japan was DISTANCE by UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) which sold 4,404,290 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) DISTANCE 4,404,290 2001
2 AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) A BEST 4,248,640 2001
3 SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) BALLAD 3: THE ALBUM OF LOVE (バラッド3) 2,659,630 2000
4 GLAY DRIVE ～ GLAY COMPLETE BEST 2,637,420 2000
5 MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) BEST! MORNING MUSUME 1 (ベスト! モーニング娘。1) 2,240,810 2001
6 MR. CHILDREN MR.CHILDREN 1992-1995 1,963,160 2001
7 SMAP SMAP VEST 1,679,210 2001
8 MISIA MARVELOUS 1,637,540 2001
9 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO THE GREATEST HITS 1,610,710 2001
10 CHEMISTRY THE WAY WE ARE 1,543,850 2001
11 MR. CHILDREN MR.CHILDREN 1996-2000 1,535,120 2001
12 MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣) PERFECT CRIME 1,317,170 2001
13 THE GOSPELERS (ゴスペラーズ) LOVE NOTES (ラヴ・ノーツ) 1,298,690 2001
14 DA PUMP DA BEST OF DA PUMP 1,281,790 2001
15 L'ARC-EN-CIEL CLICKED SINGLES BEST 13 1,241,500 2001
16 ONITSUKA CHIHIRO (鬼束 ちひろ) INSOMNIA (インソムニア) 1,231,860 2001
17 THE BEATLES 1 1,177,720 2000
18 MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) BON APPETIT! 1,170,740 2001
19 B'Z ELEVEN 1,132,180 2000
20 PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) FOO? 1,101,860 2001
21 KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) GAINING THROUGH LOSING 1,067,780 2001
22 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN ～名探偵コナンテーマ曲集～ 1,046,560 2000
23 AIKO NATSUFUKU (夏服) 979,810 2001
24 JUDY AND MARY WARP 886,770 2001
25 FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) F 872,920 2001
26 EVERY LITTLE THING 4 FORCE 847,330 2001
27 MAX SERIES MAX BEST 827,140 2000
28 DRAGON ASH LILY OF DA VALLEY 812,020 2001
29 JUDY AND MARY THE GREAT ESCAPE - COMPLETE BEST 770,190 2001
30 HITOMI LOVE LIFE 766,330 2000
31 KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) LOOKING BACK 2 605,410 2001
32 DO AS INFINITY DEEP FOREST 602,020 2001
33 HITOMI YAIDA (矢井田 瞳) CANDLIZE 580,100 2001
34 BACKSTREET BOYS GREATEST HITS - CHAPTER ONE 578,720 2001
35 M-FLO EXPO EXPO 557,730 2001
36 ABBA SOS-BEST OF ABBA 549,290 2001
37 YUKO NAKAZAWA (中澤裕子), TANPOPO (タンポポ), PETIT MONI (プッチモニ) & MINI MONI (ミニモニ。) TOGETHER!-タンポポ・プッチ・ミニ・ゆうこ- 538,250 2001
38 VARIOUS ARTISTS IMAGE (イマージュ) 531,250 2000
39 KINKI KIDS E ALBUM 523,380 2001
40 SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) THE HISTORY OF SHOGO HAMADA SINCE 1975 522,170 2000
41 YOSUI INOUE (井上 陽水) UNITED COVER 517,030 2001
42 THE GOSPELERS (ゴスペラーズ) SOUL SERENADE 510,030 2000
43 VARIOUS ARTISTS IMAGE (イマージュ) 2 509,040 2001
44 KINKI KIDS D ALBUM 506,200 2000
45 COCCO ベスト＋裏ベスト＋未発表曲集 494,740 2001
46 THE YELLOW MONKEY GOLDEN YEARS SINGLES 1996-2001 488,760 2001
47 WOMAN SERIES (JAPAN) WOMAN 2 447,340 2001
48 JANET JACKSON ALL FOR YOU 441,450 2001
49 SHELA COLORLESS 441,490 2001
50 AEROSMITH JUST PUSH PLAY 434,370 2001
51 AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) SUPER EUROBEAT PRESENTS AYU-RO MIX2 433,030 2001
52 HIRO BRILLIANT 429,520 2001
53 LUNA SEA PERIOD 415,620 2000
54 YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) SWEET BITTER SWEET YUMING BALLAD BEST 411,030 2001
55 BON JOVI TOKYO ROAD BEST OF BON JOVI 401,850 2001
56 ULFULS (ウルフルズ) ベストだぜ!! 400,610 2001
57 THE MOST RELAXING - FEEL SERIES THE MOST RELAXING - FEEL 2 391,240 2001
58 DOZAN 11 (三木道三) LIFETIME RESPECT 390,970 2001
59 ENYA THEMES FROM CALMI CUORI APPASSIONATI OST 381,290 2001
60 AMI SUZUKI (鈴木 あみ) FUN FOR FAN 379,290 2001
61 ZARD 時間の翼 371,350 2001
62 ENYA A DAY WITHOUT RAIN 371,280 2000
63 BACKSTREET BOYS BLACK & BLUE 369,170 2000
64 DO AS INFINITY NEW WORLD 353,660 2001
65 LOVE LIGHTS SERIES LOVE LIGHTS 346,030 2001
66 SMAP PAMS（裏スマ） 343,040 2001
67 V6 VERY BEST 340,910 2001
68 MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) SOUVENIR～MARIYA TAKEUCHI LIVE 344,850 2000
69 NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) BREAK THE RULES 334,520 2000
70 ARASHI (嵐) ARASHI NO.1 ICHIGOU 嵐は嵐を呼ぶ 323,030 2001
71 SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) SAVE OUR SHIP 322,060 2001
72 AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) AYU-MI-X III NON-STOP MEGA MIX VERSION 314,040 2001
73 KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) THE CHANGING SAME 309,150 2000
74 RINA AIUCHI (愛内 里菜) BE HAPPY 306,540 2001
75 THE BRILLIANT GREEN LOS ANGELES 304,660 2001
76 VARIOUS ARTISTS MUSIC OF THE MILLENNIUM 303,470 1999
77 AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) DUTY 300,870 2000
78 YAEN (野猿) 撤収 299,410 2001
79 AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) CYBER TRANCE PRESENTS AYU TRANCE 297,880 2001
80 BRAHMAN A FORLORN HOPE 296,740 2001
81 19 UP TO YOU 283,820 2001
82 RIZE ROOKEY 281,240 2000
83 THE MOST RELAXING - FEEL SERIES THE MOST RELAXING - FEEL 270,790 2000
84 MONGOL800 MESSAGE 269,640 2001
85 RIP SLYME FIVE 267,050 2001
86 BRID MINDTRAVEL 265,620 2001
87 YUKI KOYANAGI (小柳 ゆき) MY ALL… 264,280 2001
88 MARIAH CAREY GLITTER (SOUNDTRACK) 261,900 2001
89 YUZU (ゆず) 歌時記～ふたりのビッグ(エッグ)ショー篇 258,950 2001
90 JAMIROQUAI A FUNK ODYSSEY 255,010 2001
91 YAMAZAKI MASAYOSHI (山崎 まさよし) TRANSITION 253,990 2001
92 HITOMI YAIDA (矢井田 瞳) DAIYA-MONDO 257,510 2000
93 TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) 空 SORA 234,910 2001
94 COCCO サングローズ 225,610 2001
95 FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) FUKUYAMA MASAHARU ACOUSTIC LIVE BEST SELECTION LIVE FUKUYAMANIA 223,880 2001
96 SUGA SHIKAO (スガ シカオ) SUGARLESS 223,690 2001
97 VARIOUS ARTISTS SUPERSTARS 223,150 2001
98 YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) ACACIA 219,700 2001
99 DESTINY'S CHILD SURVIVOR 215,030 2001
100 GACKT REBIRTH 214,220 2001

Source: Oricon Charts