The best selling album in 2005 in Japan was MUSIQ by ORANGE RANGE which sold 2,630,763 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
ORANGE RANGE |
MUSIQ |
2,630,763 |
2004 |
| 2 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
KETSUNOPOLICE 4 (ケツノポリス4) |
1,915,233 |
2005 |
| 3 |
KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) |
SENTIMENTALOVERS |
1,660,885 |
2004 |
| 4 |
DEF TECH |
DEF TECH |
1,657,631 |
2005 |
| 5 |
EXILE |
PERFECT BEST |
1,438,889 |
2005 |
| 6 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
BEST～FIRST THINGS～ |
1,207,793 |
2005 |
| 7 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
MY STORY |
1,131,776 |
2004 |
| 8 |
MR. CHILDREN |
I ♥ U |
1,068,773 |
2005 |
| 9 |
BOA (보아) |
BEST OF SOUL |
1,060,039 |
2005 |
| 10 |
SOUTHERN ALL STARS (サザンオールスターズ) |
KILLER STREET (キラーストリート) |
1,025,091 |
2005 |
| 11 |
ORANGE RANGE |
NATURAL |
848,776 |
2005 |
| 12 |
O-ZONE |
DISCO-ZONE |
809,739 |
2004 |
| 13 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
HOME ［1997～2000］ |
635,336 |
2005 |
| 14 |
DEF TECH |
LOKAHI LANI |
624,506 |
2005 |
| 15 |
B'Z |
THE CIRCLE |
557,783 |
2005 |
| 16 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
MUSIC |
545,820 |
2005 |
| 17 |
KINKI KIDS |
KINKI SINGLE SELECTION II |
544,594 |
2004 |
| 18 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
GOING ［2001～2005］ |
541,627 |
2005 |
| 19 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
NEVER GONE |
528,360 |
2005 |
| 20 |
RIP SLYME |
グッジョブ! |
522,800 |
2005 |
| 21 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
DIAMOND15 |
514,746 |
2004 |
| 22 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
SECRET |
505,607 |
2005 |
| 23 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
そうかな |
495,298 |
2005 |
| 24 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
DESTINY FULFILLED |
487,051 |
2004 |
| 25 |
LOVE PSYCHEDELICO |
EARLY TIMES |
467,569 |
2005 |
| 26 |
AIKO |
夢の中のまっすぐな道 |
466,899 |
2005 |
| 27 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
QUEEN OF HIP-POP |
450,359 |
2005 |
| 28 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BEST CLASSICS 100 6CD |
423,734 |
2005 |
| 29 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
THUMP X |
416,655 |
2005 |
| 30 |
AI OTSUKA (大塚 愛) |
LOVE JAM |
414,513 |
2004 |
| 31 |
GLAY |
BALLAD BEST SINGLES- WHITE ROAD |
411,521 |
2005 |
| 32 |
SMAP |
SAMPLE BANG! |
400,982 |
2005 |
| 33 |
TOKYO JIHEN (東京事変) |
教育 |
383,815 |
2004 |
| 34 |
SUKIMA SWITCH (スキマスイッチ) |
空創クリップ |
383,185 |
2005 |
| 35 |
AI |
MIC-A-HOLIC A.I. |
378,409 |
2005 |
| 36 |
MISIA |
SINGER FOR SINGER |
369,548 |
2004 |
| 37 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
#1'S |
365,138 |
2005 |
| 38 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
スーベニア |
359,869 |
2005 |
| 39 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
AWAKE |
358,703 |
2005 |
| 40 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE |
345,743 |
2004 |
| 41 |
YUKI |
JOY |
338,842 |
2005 |
| 42 |
M-FLO |
BEAT SPACE NINE |
334,062 |
2005 |
| 43 |
THE GOSPELERS (ゴスペラーズ) |
G10 |
325,783 |
2004 |
| 44 |
CRYSTAL KAY |
CRYSTAL STYLE（クリスタイル） |
296,756 |
2005 |
| 45 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
MONKEY BUSINESS |
294,599 |
2005 |
| 46 |
THE YELLOW MONKEY |
THE YELLOW MONKEY MOTHER OF ALL THE BEST |
289,244 |
2004 |
| 47 |
DO AS INFINITY |
DO THE A-SIDE |
279,206 |
2005 |
| 48 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
機動戦士ガンダムSEED DESTINY - COMPLETE BEST |
271,920 |
2005 |
| 49 |
YAMAZAKI MASAYOSHI (山崎 まさよし) |
YAMAZAKI MASAYOSHI THE BEST / BLUE PERIOD |
270,931 |
2005 |
| 50 |
BON JOVI |
HAVE A NICE DAY |
262,651 |
2005 |
| 51 |
MARIAH CAREY |
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI |
259,275 |
2005 |
| 52 |
TATA YOUNG |
I BELIEVE |
256,696 |
2004 |
| 53 |
BENNIE K |
JAPANA-RHYTHM |
256,332 |
2005 |
| 54 |
REMIOROMEN (レミオロメン) |
ETHER |
255,087 |
2005 |
| 55 |
NEWS |
TOUCH |
252,399 |
2005 |
| 56 |
SOUL'D OUT |
TO ALL THA DREAMERS |
250,083 |
2005 |
| 57 |
MAROON 5 |
SONGS ABOUT JANE |
247,167 |
2002 |
| 58 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
MY FIRST LOVE |
246,867 |
2005 |
| 59 |
KINKI KIDS |
H ALBUM-H.A.N.D- |
245,681 |
2005 |
| 60 |
NAOTARO MORIYAMA (森山 直太朗) |
傑作撰 2001～2005 |
244,919 |
2005 |
| 61 |
JENNIFER LOPEZ |
REBIRTH |
244,689 |
2005 |
| 62 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
SONORITE |
242,285 |
2005 |
| 63 |
AYAKA HIRAHARA (平原 綾香) |
ODYSSEY |
239,338 |
2004 |
| 64 |
THE OFFSPRING |
GREATEST HITS |
233,012 |
2005 |
| 65 |
ONITSUKA CHIHIRO (鬼束 ちひろ) |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
231,394 |
2004 |
| 66 |
OASIS |
DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH |
227,637 |
2005 |
| 67 |
ELLEGARDEN |
RIOT ON THE GRILL |
226,715 |
2005 |
| 68 |
BEGIN |
BEGINシングル大全集 |
226,574 |
2005 |
| 69 |
EMINEM |
ENCORE |
225,717 |
2004 |
| 70 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA |
222,661 |
2004 |
| 71 |
BENNIE K |
SYNCHRONICITY |
217,902 |
2004 |
| 72 |
SINGER SONGER (シンガー・ソンガー) |
ばらいろポップ |
215,460 |
2005 |
| 73 |
SWEETBOX |
THE GREATEST HITS |
205,507 |
2005 |
| 74 |
DANCEHALL LOVERS SERIES |
DANCEHALL LOVERS SECOND SEASON |
201,366 |
2005 |
| 75 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
WANNABE! |
200,273 |
2005 |
| 76 |
SAMBOMASTER (サンボマスター) |
サンボマスターは君に語りかける |
199,149 |
2005 |
| 77 |
KISHIDAN (氣志團) |
死無愚流 呼麗苦衝音 + 3 |
195,581 |
2004 |
| 78 |
HOME MADE KAZOKU (HOME MADE 家族) |
ROCK THE WORLD |
191,744 |
2005 |
| 79 |
MILIYAH KATO (加藤 ミリヤ) |
ROSE |
189,293 |
2005 |
| 80 |
ZONE |
E ～COMPLETE A SIDE SINGLES～ |
187,299 |
2005 |
| 81 |
MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣) |
FUSE OF LOVE |
185,350 |
2005 |
| 82 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST |
182,899 |
2005 |
| 83 |
JACK JOHNSON |
IN BETWEEN DREAMS |
181,653 |
2005 |
| 84 |
LINKIN PARK & JAY-Z |
COLLISION COURSE |
177,142 |
2004 |
| 85 |
SASUKE (サスケ) |
SMILE |
176,867 |
2004 |
| 86 |
DRAGON ASH |
RÍO DE EMOCIÓN |
176,753 |
2005 |
| 87 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
JIKO BEST (自己ベスト) |
174,544 |
2002 |
| 88 |
AYAKA HIRAHARA (平原 綾香) |
THE VOICE |
173,324 |
2004 |
| 89 |
CHEMISTRY |
HOT CHEMISTRY |
168,541 |
2005 |
| 90 |
COLDPLAY |
X&Y |
167,551 |
2005 |
| 91 |
GREEN DAY |
AMERICAN IDIOT |
166,131 |
2004 |
| 92 |
JANNE DA ARC |
JOKER |
165,349 |
2005 |
| 93 |
V6 |
MUSICMIND |
162,454 |
2005 |
| 94 |
AI OTSUKA (大塚 愛) |
LOVE PUNCH |
159,025 |
2004 |
| 95 |
NAMI TAMAKI (玉置 成実) |
MAKE PROGRESS |
158,810 |
2005 |
| 96 |
MAKIHARA NORIYUKI (槇原 敬之) |
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC 2 |
158,773 |
2005 |
| 97 |
U2 |
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB |
158,635 |
2004 |
| 98 |
JAMIROQUAI |
DYNAMITE |
154,353 |
2005 |
| 99 |
BEAT CRUSADERS |
P.O.A. ～POP ON ARRIVAL～ |
149,596 |
2005 |
| 100 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
ONE |
147,970 |
2005 |
Source: Oricon Charts
