Top Japanese Albums - Year-end 2003

The best selling album in 2003 in Japan was SECOND TO NONE by CHEMISTRY which sold 2,001,917 copies.

Rank	Artist	Album	Sales	Released
1	CHEMISTRY	SECOND TO NONE	2,001,917	2003
2	AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ)	RAINBOW	1,856,919	2002
3	B'Z	THE BALLADS-LOVE & B'Z-	1,711,808	2002
4	KEISUKE KUWATA (桑田 佳祐)	TOP OF THE POPS	1,658,857	2002
5	BOA (보아)	VALENTI	1,218,517	2003
6	12 GIRLS BAND (女子十二楽坊)	BEAUTIFUL ENERGY (女子十二楽坊～BEAUTIFUL ENERGY～)	1,192,548	2003
7	T.A.T.U.	200 KM/H IN THE WRONG LANE [Standard edition]	1,070,481	2002
8	AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ)	A BALLADS	917,555	2003
9	HY	STREET STORY	817,775	2003
10	KEN HIRAI (平井 堅)	LIFE IS...	752,951	2003
11	CHEMISTRY	BETWEEN THE LINES	723,392	2003
12	B'Z	BIG MACHINE	700,150	2003
13	AYANOKOJI KIMIMARO (綾小路 きみまろ)	BAKUSHOU SUPER LIVE DAI-1 SHŪ: CHŪKOUNEN NI AI WO KOMETE (爆笑スーパーライブ第1集!中高年に愛をこめて)	666,254	2002
14	MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉)	LOVE	650,735	2003
15	EVERY LITTLE THING	EVERY BEST SINGLE 2	632,508	2003
16	KICK THE CAN CREW	MAGIC NUMBER	540,214	2003
17	YO HITOTO (一青 窈)	月天心	539,648	2002
18	EVERY LITTLE THING	MANY PIECES	526,542	2003
19	KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ)	KETSUNOPOLIS 3 (ケツノポリス 3)	526,066	2003
20	175R	SONGS	520,836	2003
21	MINMI	MIRACLE	467,175	2003
22	THE GOSPELERS (ゴスペラーズ)	アカペラ	459,579	2002
23	SMAP	SMAP 016/MIJ	454,324	2003
24	MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣)	IF I BELIEVE	443,689	2003
25	DRAGON ASH	HARVEST	442,693	2003
26	AVRIL LAVIGNE	LET GO	425,909	2002
27	ROAD OF MAJOR (ロードオブメジャー)	ROAD OF MAJOR	414,082	2003
28	SHIINA RINGO (椎名 林檎)	加爾基 精液 栗ノ花	409,094	2003
29	KINKI KIDS	F ALBUM	399,659	2002
30	RIP SLYME	TIME TO GO	391,226	2003
31	YUZU (ゆず)	すみれ	382,655	2003
32	FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治)	MAGNUM COLLECTION - SLOW	382,008	2003
33	EXILE	STYLES OF BEYOND	378,850	2003
34	STACIE ORRICO	STACIE ORRICO	356,480	2003
35	SOUNDTRACK	8 MILE	349,289	2002
36	I WISH	伝えたい言葉 ～涙のおちる場所～	332,904	2003
37	SOUL'D OUT	SOUL'D OUT	321,017	2003
38	NAOTARO MORIYAMA (森山 直太朗)	いくつもの川を越えて生まれた言葉たち	317,679	2003
39	AYA MATSUURA (松浦 亜弥)	T・W・O	316,986	2003
40	TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸)	THE BADDEST 3	315,641	2002
41	ONITSUKA CHIHIRO (鬼束 ちひろ)	SUGAR HIGH	294,952	2002
42	GLOBE	8 YEARS ～MANY CLASSIC MOMENTS～	293,892	2002
43	KINKI KIDS	G ALBUM -24/7-	293,627	2003
44	CHITOSE HAJIME (元 ちとせ)	ノマド・ソウル	273,642	2003
45	DO AS INFINITY	TRUE SONG	272,291	2002
46	SMAP	SMAP 015/DRINK! SMAP!	268,677	2002
47	GLAY	GLAY RARE COLLECTIVES VOL.1	264,710	2003
48	MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや)	LONGTIME FAVORITES	263,732	2003
49	VARIOUS ARTISTS	機動戦士ガンダムSEED - COMPLETE BEST	262,520	2003
50	GLAY	GLAY RARE COLLECTIVES VOL.2	258,225	2003
51	MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき)	SINGLES 2000	245,681	2002
52	THE BLUE HEARTS (ザ・ブルーハーツ)	ワン・ラヴ	240,792	2003
53	MARIAH CAREY	CHARMBRACELET	240,440	2002
54	EVANESCENCE	FALLEN	238,182	2003
55	SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾)	初秋	235,481	2003
56	MONGOL800	MESSAGE	231,298	2001
57	KISHIDAN (氣志團)	BOY'S COLOR	230,290	2003
58	VARIOUS ARTISTS	DISCO FINE -PWL HITS AND SUPER EURO TRAX-	228,861	2003
59	SOULHEAD	OH MY SISTER	214,545	2003
60	KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介)	CASE OF HIMURO	214,119	2003
61	W-INDS.	THE SYSTEM OF ALIVE	213,061	2002
62	CRYSTAL KAY	ALMOST SEVENTEEN	213,023	2002
63	DAY AFTER TOMORROW	DAY AFTER TOMORROW 2	212,651	2002
64	CAROL (キャロル)	ザ★ベスト	212,202	2003
65	WOMAN SERIES (JAPAN)	WOMAN 5	211,792	2003
66	UA	ILLUMINATE～THE VERY BEST SONGS～	211,493	2003
67	HY	DEPARTURE	211,312	2003
68	RAG FAIR	AIR	207,515	2003
69	HITOMI YAIDA (矢井田 瞳)	AIR /COOK / SKY	205,008	2003
70	BEGIN	ビギンの一五一会	204,646	2003
71	SOWELU	GEOFU	203,355	2003
72	PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ)	WORLDILLIA	202,231	2003
73	THE BEATLES	LET IT BE... NAKED	201,261	2003
74	NORAH JONES	COME AWAY WITH ME	198,649	2002
75	TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛)	KEEP ON FIGHTING	196,626	2003
76	YAMAZAKI MASAYOSHI (山崎 まさよし)	アトリエ	194,896	2003
77	HITOMI SHIMATANI (島谷ひとみ)	GATE -SCENA III-	193,607	2003
78	L'ARC-EN-CIEL	THE BEST OF L'ARC-EN-CIEL 1998-2000	191,715	2003
79	BOA (보아)	NEXT WORLD	190,416	2003
80	SUITE CHIC	WHEN POP HITS THE FAN	199,335	2003
81	STEVIE WONDER	THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION	188,629	2002
82	LINKIN PARK	METEORA	187,677	2003
83	DRAGON ASH, MARCH25 & SOURCE	MOB SQUAD	186,090	2003
84	VARIOUS ARTISTS	IMAGE3(TROIS)	185,696	2003
85	SUM 41	DOES THIS LOOK INFECTED?	182,566	2002
86	YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実)	WINGS OF WINTER, SHADES OF SUMMER	181,625	2002
87	L'ARC-EN-CIEL	THE BEST OF L'ARC-EN-CIEL 1994-1998	180,662	2003
88	YUZU (ゆず)	ゆずスマイル	179,272	2003
89	FLOW	SPLASH!!! ～遥かなる自主制作BEST	178,848	2003
90	VARIOUS ARTISTS	LOVE STORIES 1	178,609	2003
91	KODA KUMI (倖田 來未)	GROW INTO ONE	175,873	2003
92	MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。)	NO.5	174,593	2003
93	RINA AIUCHI (愛内 里菜)	A.I.R	173,627	2003
94	SUGA SHIKAO (スガ シカオ)	SMILE	171,817	2003
95	T.A.T.U.	200 KM/H IN THE WRONG LANE [Limited edition]	170,827	2002
96	MISIA	星空のライヴ～THE BEST OF ACOUSTIC BALLADE～	167,748	2003
97	ZONE	O	167,184	2003
98	SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ)	UMI NO YEAH!! (海のYEAH!!)	166,263	1998
99	EMINEM	THE EMINEM SHOW	166,092	2002
100	CHAGE & ASKA	STAMP	163,149	2003

Source: Oricon Charts