The best selling album in 2004 in Japan was UTADA HIKARU SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 by UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) which sold 2,495,967 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
UTADA HIKARU SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 |
2,495,967 |
2004 |
| 2 |
MR. CHILDREN |
SHIFUKU NO OTO (シフクノオト) |
1,355,931 |
2004 |
| 3 |
QUEEN |
QUEEN JEWELS |
1,222,444 |
2004 |
| 4 |
EXILE |
EXILE ENTERTAINMENT |
1,165,731 |
2003 |
| 5 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
MEMORIAL ADDRESS |
1,059,534 |
2003 |
| 6 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
EXODUS |
1,041,878 |
2004 |
| 7 |
MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣) |
WISH YOU THE BEST |
948,268 |
2004 |
| 8 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
UNDER MY SKIN |
924,789 |
2004 |
| 9 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST BLUE'S |
917,896 |
2004 |
| 10 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST RED'S |
838,133 |
2004 |
| 11 |
SOUNDTRACK |
WINTER SONATA (겨울연가) |
758,194 |
2002 |
| 12 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
LOVE |
696,946 |
2003 |
| 13 |
BOA (보아) |
LOVE & HONESTY |
649,343 |
2004 |
| 14 |
CHEMISTRY |
ONE×ONE |
646,259 |
2004 |
| 15 |
ORANGE RANGE |
1ST CONTACT |
589,229 |
2003 |
| 16 |
HY |
TRUNK |
580,344 |
2004 |
| 17 |
MAKIHARA NORIYUKI (槇原 敬之) |
EXPLORER |
550,398 |
2004 |
| 18 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BLUE ～A TRIBUTE TO YUTAKA OZAKI |
536,562 |
2004 |
| 19 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
ユグドラシル |
527,283 |
2004 |
| 20 |
AI OTSUKA (大塚 愛) |
LOVE PUNCH |
519,300 |
2004 |
| 21 |
AIKO |
暁のラブレター |
516,726 |
2003 |
| 22 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
ソルファ |
489,711 |
2004 |
| 23 |
MAKIHARA NORIYUKI (槇原 敬之) |
COMPLETELY RECORDED |
489,319 |
2004 |
| 24 |
KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) |
KEN'S BAR |
471,103 |
2003 |
| 25 |
12 GIRLS BAND (女子十二楽坊) |
BEAUTIFUL ENERGY (女子十二楽坊～BEAUTIFUL ENERGY～) |
468,806 |
2003 |
| 26 |
HITOMI SHIMATANI (島谷ひとみ) |
DELICIOUS!～THE BEST OF HITOMI SHIMATANI～ |
462,668 |
2003 |
| 27 |
TAK MATSUMOTO (松本 孝弘) |
THE HIT PARADE |
452,629 |
2003 |
| 28 |
EXILE |
HEART OF GOLD ～STREET FUTURE OPERA BEAT POPS～ |
452,537 |
2004 |
| 29 |
AYAKA HIRAHARA (平原 綾香) |
ODYSSEY |
449,648 |
2004 |
| 30 |
NAOTARO MORIYAMA (森山 直太朗) |
新たなる香辛料を求めて |
411,032 |
2004 |
| 31 |
KO SHIBASAKI (柴咲 コウ) |
蜜 |
409,647 |
2004 |
| 32 |
HITOMI YAIDA (矢井田 瞳) |
SINGLE COLLECTION |
402,346 |
2004 |
| 33 |
NOBODYKNOWS+ |
DO YOU KNOW? |
387,626 |
2004 |
| 34 |
LOVE PSYCHEDELICO |
LOVE PSYCHEDELICO 3 |
381,380 |
2004 |
| 35 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
SMILE |
378,748 |
2004 |
| 36 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
1 ～ONE～ |
370,625 |
2004 |
| 37 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
DREAMAGE |
368,481 |
2003 |
| 38 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE |
364,381 |
2004 |
| 39 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
GREATEST HITS |
350,515 |
2003 |
| 40 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
IN THE ZONE |
347,588 |
2003 |
| 41 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 2 ～名探偵コナンテーマ曲集2～ |
332,627 |
2003 |
| 42 |
M-FLO |
ASTROMANTIC |
330,977 |
2004 |
| 43 |
12 GIRLS BAND (女子十二楽坊) |
輝煌 ～ SHINING ENERGY ～ |
325,245 |
2004 |
| 44 |
KICK THE CAN CREW |
BEST ALBUM 2001-2003 |
323,890 |
2003 |
| 45 |
EVERY LITTLE THING |
COMMONPLACE |
313,647 |
2004 |
| 46 |
MONGOL800 |
百々 |
302,854 |
2004 |
| 47 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
君繋ファイブエム |
299,803 |
2003 |
| 48 |
INABA KOSHI (稲葉 浩志) |
PEACE OF MIND |
297,103 |
2004 |
| 49 |
DO AS INFINITY |
GATES OF HEAVEN |
293,835 |
2003 |
| 50 |
THE BEATLES |
LET IT BE... NAKED |
283,728 |
2003 |
| 51 |
D12 |
D12 WORLD |
279,022 |
2004 |
| 52 |
BANK BAND (バンクバンド) |
沿志奏逢 |
267,410 |
2004 |
| 53 |
GREEN DAY |
AMERICAN IDIOT |
264,426 |
2004 |
| 54 |
YO HITOTO (一青 窈) |
一青想 |
259,804 |
2004 |
| 55 |
NORAH JONES |
FEELS LIKE HOME |
257,278 |
2004 |
| 56 |
USHER |
CONFESSIONS |
257,177 |
2004 |
| 57 |
CRYSTAL KAY |
CK5 |
251,458 |
2004 |
| 58 |
MISIA |
MARS & ROSES |
249,719 |
2004 |
| 59 |
CRYSTAL KAY |
4 REAL |
246,306 |
2003 |
| 60 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
色色衣 |
246,253 |
2004 |
| 61 |
THE OFFSPRING |
SPLINTER |
243,126 |
2003 |
| 62 |
GLAY |
THE FRUSTRATED |
241,485 |
2004 |
| 63 |
YUTAKA OZAKI (尾崎 豊) |
13/71 -THE BEST SELECTION |
234,019 |
2004 |
| 64 |
RIP SLYME |
MASTERPIECE |
225,412 |
2004 |
| 65 |
AI OTSUKA (大塚 愛) |
LOVE JAM |
224,381 |
2004 |
| 66 |
TOMMY FEBRUARY6 |
TOMMY AIRLINE |
224,342 |
2004 |
| 67 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
STYLE |
221,874 |
2003 |
| 68 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
KETSUNOPOLIS 3 (ケツノポリス 3) |
214,736 |
2003 |
| 69 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
NARUTO-ナルト- BEST HIT COLLECTION |
211,839 |
2004 |
| 70 |
TSUYOSHI DOMOTO (堂本 剛) |
SI: |
211,454 |
2004 |
| 71 |
SASUKE (サスケ) |
SMILE |
210,019 |
2004 |
| 72 |
EMINEM |
ENCORE |
206,610 |
2004 |
| 73 |
ZARD |
止まっていた時計が今動き出した |
205,372 |
2004 |
| 74 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
PIANO SONGS |
202,950 |
2004 |
| 75 |
12 GIRLS BAND (女子十二楽坊) |
奇跡 MIRACLE LIVE |
201,313 |
2004 |
| 76 |
AEROSMITH |
HONKIN' ON BOBO |
200,761 |
2004 |
| 77 |
SUKIMA SWITCH (スキマスイッチ) |
夏雲ノイズ |
196,483 |
2004 |
| 78 |
GACKT |
THE SIXTH DAY |
196,458 |
2004 |
| 79 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
IVORY 3 |
196,193 |
2004 |
| 80 |
THE GOSPELERS (ゴスペラーズ) |
G10 |
194,527 |
2004 |
| 81 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
鋼の錬金術師 COMPLETE BEST |
194,329 |
2004 |
| 82 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
YUMING COMPOSITIONS：FACES |
192,175 |
2003 |
| 83 |
MINMI |
IMAGINE |
189,993 |
2004 |
| 84 |
KEVIN LYTTLE |
KEVIN LYTTLE |
189,710 |
2004 |
| 85 |
SHAKALABBITS |
CLUTCH |
187,319 |
2004 |
| 86 |
SOUNDTRACK |
WINTER LOVE SONG CLASSICS |
183,478 |
2003 |
| 87 |
MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) |
ベスト!モーニング娘。2 |
180,897 |
2004 |
| 88 |
TOKIO |
TOK10 |
180,665 |
2004 |
| 89 |
PARK YONG HA (박용하) |
期別 |
179,573 |
2004 |
| 90 |
FLOW |
GAME |
179,391 |
2004 |
| 91 |
SUM 41 |
CHUCK |
175,148 |
2004 |
| 92 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
DREAMANIA |
173,499 |
2004 |
| 93 |
TUBE |
夏景色 |
171,902 |
2004 |
| 94 |
MISIA |
MISIA LOVE & BALLADS-THE BEST BALLADE COLLECTION- |
168,905 |
2004 |
| 95 |
DOUBLE |
WONDERFUL |
165,685 |
2003 |
| 96 |
BEYONCÉ |
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE |
165,299 |
2003 |
| 97 |
SOUNDTRACK |
BEAUTIFUL DAYS |
165,142 |
2003 |
| 98 |
TLC |
NOW & FOREVER THE HITS |
163,999 |
2003 |
| 99 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
PUNCH! |
162,175 |
2003 |
| 100 |
W-INDS. |
W-INDS.～BESTRACKS～ |
159,300 |
2004 |
Source: Oricon Charts
