The best selling album in 2002 in Japan was DEEP RIVER by UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) which sold 3,526,780 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
DEEP RIVER |
3,526,780 |
2002 |
| 2 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
I AM ... |
2,301,020 |
2002 |
| 3 |
MONGOL800 |
MESSAGE |
2,136,480 |
2001 |
| 4 |
MISIA |
MISIA GREATEST HITS |
1,806,920 |
2002 |
| 5 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
JIKO BEST (自己ベスト) |
1,753,320 |
2002 |
| 6 |
MR. CHILDREN |
IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD |
1,170,630 |
2002 |
| 7 |
B'Z |
GREEN |
1,125,730 |
2002 |
| 8 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
TRUE |
996,680 |
2002 |
| 9 |
RIP SLYME |
TOKYO CLASSIC |
922,760 |
2002 |
| 10 |
CHEMISTRY |
THE WAY WE ARE |
871,350 |
2001 |
| 11 |
KISS SERIES |
KISS～DRAMATIC LOVE STORY～ |
836,450 |
2002 |
| 12 |
BOA (보아) |
LISTEN TO MY HEART |
816,690 |
2002 |
| 13 |
DO AS INFINITY |
DO THE BEST |
812,790 |
2002 |
| 14 |
MISIA |
KISS IN THE SKY |
786,770 |
2002 |
| 15 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
FINE-TV HITS AND HAPPY MUSIC |
715,720 |
2002 |
| 16 |
CHITOSE HAJIME (元 ちとせ) |
ハイヌミカゼ |
696,570 |
2002 |
| 17 |
TOMMY FEBRUARY6 |
TOMMY FEBRUARY6 |
690,800 |
2002 |
| 18 |
LOVE PSYCHEDELICO |
LOVE PHYCHEDELIC ORCHESTRA |
688,620 |
2002 |
| 19 |
GLAY |
ONE LOVE |
661,460 |
2001 |
| 20 |
STEADY & CO. |
CHAMBERS |
657,490 |
2001 |
| 21 |
HITOMI |
SELF PORTRAIT |
635,730 |
2002 |
| 22 |
KEISUKE KUWATA (桑田 佳祐) |
ROCK AND ROLL HERO |
605,650 |
2002 |
| 23 |
MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣) |
FAIRY TALE |
599,440 |
2002 |
| 24 |
MY LITTLE LOVER |
SINGLES |
596,030 |
2001 |
| 25 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
THE GOLDEN OLDIES |
548,290 |
2002 |
| 26 |
SEIJI OZAWA |
2002 SEIJI OZAWA DELIGHTFUL SONG |
538,270 |
2002 |
| 27 |
MONGOL800 |
GO ON AS YOU ARE |
527,430 |
2002 |
| 28 |
HITOMI |
HUMA-RHYTHM |
520,940 |
2002 |
| 29 |
ENYA |
THEMES FROM CALMI CUORI APPASSIONATI OST |
516,200 |
2001 |
| 30 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
ケツノポリス2 |
515,860 |
2002 |
| 31 |
MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) |
4TH「いきまっしょい!」 |
515,440 |
2002 |
| 32 |
AIKO |
秋 そばにいるよ |
497,100 |
2002 |
| 33 |
EVERY LITTLE THING |
EVERY BALLAD SONGS |
493,530 |
2001 |
| 34 |
ONITSUKA CHIHIRO (鬼束 ちひろ) |
THIS ARMOR |
490,940 |
2002 |
| 35 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
雲をも掴む民 |
478,410 |
2002 |
| 36 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
SWEET BITTER SWEET YUMING BALLAD BEST |
467,220 |
2001 |
| 37 |
THE GOSPELERS (ゴスペラーズ) |
FRENZY |
466,480 |
2002 |
| 38 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
ユズモア |
444,930 |
2002 |
| 39 |
INABA KOSHI (稲葉 浩志) |
志庵 |
438,930 |
2002 |
| 40 |
HITOMI SHIMATANI (島谷ひとみ) |
シャンティ (SHANTI) |
432,650 |
2002 |
| 41 |
GLAY |
UNITY ROOTS & FAMILY, AWAY |
423,620 |
2002 |
| 42 |
TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA (東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ) |
STOMPIN' ON DOWN BEAT ALLEY |
422,670 |
2002 |
| 43 |
RINA AIUCHI (愛内 里菜) |
POWER OF WORDS |
419,420 |
2002 |
| 44 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
三日月ロック |
414,400 |
2002 |
| 45 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
JUPITER |
412,080 |
2002 |
| 46 |
SHIINA RINGO (椎名 林檎) |
唄ひ手冥利～其の壱～ |
397,440 |
2002 |
| 47 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE EIGHTIES |
394,610 |
2002 |
| 48 |
HELLO! PROJECT |
プッチベスト2～三・7・10～ |
379,560 |
2001 |
| 49 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
LET GO |
374,930 |
2002 |
| 50 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
MONKEY GIRL ODYSSEY |
372,990 |
2001 |
| 51 |
AEROSMITH |
O, YEAH! ULTIMATE AEROSMITH HITS |
372,800 |
2002 |
| 52 |
W-INDS. |
W-INDS. ～ 1ST MESSAGE |
370,300 |
2001 |
| 53 |
ZONE |
Z |
363,580 |
2002 |
| 54 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
DISCO NIGHTS |
352,120 |
2002 |
| 55 |
SMAP |
SMAP 015/DRINK! SMAP! |
340,830 |
2002 |
| 56 |
HITOMI YAIDA (矢井田 瞳) |
I / FLANCY |
336,800 |
2002 |
| 57 |
KIRORO |
キロロのうた① |
333,470 |
2002 |
| 58 |
MISIA |
MISIA REMIX 2002 WORLD PEACE |
332,510 |
2001 |
| 59 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
2002 FIFA WORLD CUPTM OFFICIAL ALBUM-SONGS OF KOREA / JAPAN |
330,770 |
2002 |
| 60 |
EGO-WRAPPIN' |
NIGHT FOOD |
326,990 |
2002 |
| 61 |
B-DASH |
ぽ |
309,380 |
2002 |
| 62 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
LOVE ENHANCED - SINGLE COLLECTION |
305,040 |
2002 |
| 63 |
AYA MATSUURA (松浦 亜弥) |
ファーストKISS |
301,530 |
2002 |
| 64 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MOVIE HITS |
299,080 |
2002 |
| 65 |
YUKI |
PRISMIC |
298,240 |
2002 |
| 66 |
175R |
GO! UPSTART! |
294,810 |
2002 |
| 67 |
GACKT |
MOON |
281,590 |
2002 |
| 68 |
TAKAKO MATSU (松 たか子) |
FIVE YEARS ～ SINGLES |
280,770 |
2001 |
| 69 |
BON JOVI |
BOUNCE |
279,240 |
2002 |
| 70 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
SUPERSTAR CHRISTMAS |
278,300 |
1997 |
| 71 |
GLOBE |
LIGHTS |
277,420 |
2002 |
| 72 |
TACKEY & TSUBASA (タッキー&翼) |
HATACHI |
264,680 |
2002 |
| 73 |
BOØWY |
GIGS CASE OF BOOWY |
264,050 |
2001 |
| 74 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
GREATEST HITS - CHAPTER ONE |
263,050 |
2001 |
| 75 |
ORANGE PEKOE |
ORGANIC PLASTIC MUSIC |
262,110 |
2002 |
| 76 |
WOMAN SERIES (JAPAN) |
WOMAN 3 |
257,450 |
2002 |
| 77 |
YUKO HARA (原 由子) |
東京タムレ |
250,270 |
2002 |
| 78 |
T.M.REVOLUTION |
BEST |
248,770 |
2002 |
| 79 |
SOPHIA |
THE SHORT HAND～SINGLE COLLECTION |
248,510 |
2002 |
| 80 |
EXILE |
OUR STYLE |
243,350 |
2002 |
| 81 |
LOVE LIGHTS SERIES |
LOVE LIGHTS 3 |
242,350 |
2002 |
| 82 |
KISS SERIES |
KISS ~ FOR MILLION LOVERS ~ |
241,980 |
2002 |
| 83 |
HIRO |
NAKED AND TRUE |
235,970 |
2002 |
| 84 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
CYBER TRANCE PRESENTS AYU TRANCE 2 |
234,240 |
2002 |
| 85 |
KICK THE CAN CREW |
VITALIZER |
233,810 |
2002 |
| 86 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
BY THE WAY |
232,250 |
2002 |
| 87 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
全国ハモネプリーグLIVE! VOL.2 |
230,630 |
2002 |
| 88 |
19 |
19 BEST●春 (YELLOW) |
230,520 |
2002 |
| 89 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
ZERO ALBUM - 歌姫2 |
228,740 |
2002 |
| 90 |
TSUYOSHI DOMOTO (堂本 剛) |
ROSSO E AZZURRO |
228,310 |
2002 |
| 91 |
ZARD |
ZARD BLEND 2 ～ LEAF & SNOW ～ |
226,830 |
2001 |
| 92 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
LINK - THIS IS THE NO.1 HIT COMPILATION |
226,610 |
2002 |
| 93 |
MARIAH CAREY |
GREATEST HITS |
217,890 |
2001 |
| 94 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
全国ハモネプリーグLIVE! VOL.1 |
217,260 |
2002 |
| 95 |
TUBE |
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE |
216,060 |
2002 |
| 96 |
EMINEM |
THE EMINEM SHOW |
215,640 |
2002 |
| 97 |
OASIS |
HEATHEN CHEMISTRY |
210,950 |
2002 |
| 98 |
TUBE |
MELODIES & MEMORIES 2 |
210,170 |
2001 |
| 99 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
RARITIES |
210,020 |
2002 |
| 100 |
DA PUMP |
THE NEXT EXIT |
207,980 |
2002 |
Source: Oricon Charts
