The best selling album in 2006 in Japan was KEN HIRAI 10TH ANNIVERSARY COMPLETE SINGLE COLLECTION '95-'05 歌バカ by KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) which sold 2,070,766 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) |
KEN HIRAI 10TH ANNIVERSARY COMPLETE SINGLE COLLECTION '95-'05 歌バカ |
2,070,766 |
2005 |
| 2 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
BEST～SECOND SESSION～ |
1,768,628 |
2006 |
| 3 |
KOBUKURO (コブクロ) |
ALL SINGLES BEST |
1,748,682 |
2006 |
| 4 |
DEF TECH |
CATCH THE WAVE |
1,255,757 |
2006 |
| 5 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE BEST PLEASURE II |
1,191,725 |
2005 |
| 6 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
BEST |
1,109,420 |
2005 |
| 7 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
ULTRA BLUE |
882,343 |
2006 |
| 8 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
(MISS)UNDERSTOOD |
877,433 |
2006 |
| 9 |
KOBUKURO (コブクロ) |
NAMELESS WORLD |
866,948 |
2005 |
| 10 |
AI OTSUKA (大塚 愛) |
LOVE COOK |
831,633 |
2005 |
| 11 |
KAT-TUN |
BEST OF KAT-TUN |
743,359 |
2006 |
| 12 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BEAUTIFUL SONGS - KOKORO DE KIKU UTA |
712,678 |
2006 |
| 13 |
AYAKA (絢香) |
FIRST MESSAGE |
711,299 |
2006 |
| 14 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
CYCLE HIT 1991-1997 |
684,217 |
2006 |
| 15 |
AQUA TIMEZ |
空いっぱいに奏でる祈り |
647,604 |
2006 |
| 16 |
REMIOROMEN (レミオロメン) |
HORIZON |
645,760 |
2006 |
| 17 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
BEST～FIRST THINGS～ |
642,842 |
2005 |
| 18 |
DANIEL POWTER |
DANIEL POWTER |
583,611 |
2005 |
| 19 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
CYCLE HIT 1997-2005 |
543,666 |
2006 |
| 20 |
B'Z |
MONSTER |
537,091 |
2006 |
| 21 |
EXILE |
ASIA |
503,201 |
2006 |
| 22 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
SECRET |
494,399 |
2006 |
| 23 |
BONNIE PINK |
EVERY SINGLE DAY-COMPLETE BONNIE PINK (1995-2006) |
486,642 |
2006 |
| 24 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
THE LOVE ROCKS |
464,545 |
2006 |
| 25 |
HY |
CONFIDENCE |
463,986 |
2006 |
| 26 |
ZARD |
GOLDEN BEST ～15TH ANNIVERSARY～ |
453,763 |
2006 |
| 27 |
ANGELA AKI (アンジェラ・アキ) |
HOME |
451,810 |
2006 |
| 28 |
AIKO |
彼女 |
444,938 |
2006 |
| 29 |
SHONAN NO KAZE (湘南乃風) |
湘南乃風～RIDERS HIGH～ |
443,919 |
2006 |
| 30 |
SMAP |
POP UP! SMAP |
438,470 |
2006 |
| 31 |
BOA (보아) |
OUTGROW |
427,871 |
2006 |
| 32 |
EMINEM |
CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS |
425,938 |
2005 |
| 33 |
CHEMISTRY |
ALL THE BEST |
395,731 |
2006 |
| 34 |
ENYA |
AMARANTINE |
390,407 |
2005 |
| 35 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
STADIUM ARCADIUM |
388,114 |
2006 |
| 36 |
SARAH BRIGHTMAN |
DIVA: THE SINGLES COLLECTION |
361,529 |
2006 |
| 37 |
MADONNA |
CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR |
359,683 |
2005 |
| 38 |
YUKI |
WAVE |
354,005 |
2006 |
| 39 |
ELLEGARDEN |
ELEVEN FIRE CRACKERS |
340,633 |
2006 |
| 40 |
JAMES BLUNT |
BACK TO BEDLAM |
334,234 |
2004 |
| 41 |
YO HITOTO (一青 窈) |
BESTYO |
322,747 |
2006 |
| 42 |
DEF TECH |
DEF TECH |
295,302 |
2005 |
| 43 |
SEAMO |
LIVE GOES ON |
293,689 |
2006 |
| 44 |
TOKYO JIHEN (東京事変) |
大人（アダルト） |
293,604 |
2006 |
| 45 |
FERGIE |
THE DUTCHESS |
259,753 |
2006 |
| 46 |
MIHIMARU GT |
MIHIMAGIC |
259,091 |
2006 |
| 47 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
リボン |
255,734 |
2006 |
| 48 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
ファンクラブ |
253,137 |
2006 |
| 49 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST 2 |
253,088 |
2006 |
| 50 |
CRYSTAL KAY |
CALL ME MISS… |
250,698 |
2006 |
| 51 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
M-CABI |
245,538 |
2006 |
| 52 |
AYANOKOJI KIMIMARO (綾小路 きみまろ) |
綾小路 きみまろ 爆笑スーパーライブ第2集! ガンバッテいただきたいの… |
244,795 |
2006 |
| 53 |
SUKIMA SWITCH (スキマスイッチ) |
夕風ブレンド |
237,874 |
2006 |
| 54 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
#1'S |
227,007 |
2005 |
| 55 |
BEYONCÉ |
B'DAY |
226,349 |
2006 |
| 56 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
5年モノ |
225,388 |
2006 |
| 57 |
JUDY AND MARY |
COMPLETE BEST ALBUM 「FRESH」 |
220,847 |
2006 |
| 58 |
NE-YO |
IN MY OWN WORDS |
217,539 |
2006 |
| 59 |
THE HIGH-LOWS (ザ・ハイロウズ) |
FLASH ～BEST～ |
213,152 |
2006 |
| 60 |
AI |
WHAT'S GOIN' ON A.I. |
211,703 |
2006 |
| 61 |
KANJANI 8 (関ジャニ∞) |
KJ1 F・T・O |
209,917 |
2006 |
| 62 |
MEGARYU |
我流旋風 |
209,882 |
2006 |
| 63 |
YO HITOTO (一青 窈) |
& |
209,845 |
2005 |
| 64 |
EVERY LITTLE THING |
CRISPY PARK |
209,316 |
2006 |
| 65 |
ORANGE RANGE |
ORANGE RANGE |
202,714 |
2006 |
| 66 |
CREVA |
愛・自分博 |
199,576 |
2006 |
| 67 |
KAELA KIMURA (木村 カエラ) |
CIRCLE |
192,350 |
2006 |
| 68 |
JAMIROQUAI |
HIGH TIMES - SINGLES 1992-2006 |
186,050 |
2006 |
| 69 |
CELTIC WOMAN |
CELTIC WOMAN |
183,870 |
2005 |
| 70 |
YUI |
FROM ME TO YOU |
180,657 |
2006 |
| 71 |
OASIS |
STOP THE CLOCKS |
177,411 |
2006 |
| 72 |
DJ OZMA |
I LOVE PARTY PEOPLE |
175,244 |
2006 |
| 73 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU ANOTHER WORKS REMIXED BY PISTON NISHIZAWA |
175,050 |
2006 |
| 74 |
NODAME ORCHESTRA (のだめオーケストラ) |
「のだめオーケストラ」LIVE! |
173,120 |
2006 |
| 75 |
QURULI (くるり) |
ベスト オブ くるり / TOWER OF MUSIC LOVER |
172,373 |
2006 |
| 76 |
WAT |
卒業TIME～僕らのはじまり～ |
168,167 |
2006 |
| 77 |
RIHANNA |
A GIRL LIKE ME |
163,530 |
2006 |
| 78 |
V6 |
VERY BEST II |
159,468 |
2006 |
| 79 |
CHEMISTRY |
FO(U)R |
158,688 |
2005 |
| 80 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
ARASHIC |
157,838 |
2006 |
| 81 |
TOMOYASU HOTEI (布袋 寅泰) |
ALL TIME SUPER BEST |
156,174 |
2005 |
| 82 |
ENDLICHERI ENDLICHERI |
COWARD |
155,620 |
2006 |
| 83 |
THE BEATLES |
LOVE |
153,420 |
2006 |
| 84 |
SUGA SHIKAO (スガ シカオ) |
PARADE |
152,594 |
2006 |
| 85 |
M-FLO |
M-FLO INSIDE -WORKS BEST II- |
149,735 |
2006 |
| 86 |
T.M.REVOLUTION |
1000000000000 |
149,658 |
2006 |
| 87 |
BENNIE K |
JAPANA-RHYTHM |
149,384 |
2005 |
| 88 |
MEGARYU |
DAY BY DAY |
147,559 |
2006 |
| 89 |
KOICHI DOMOTO (堂本 光一) |
MIRROR |
147,368 |
2006 |
| 90 |
REMIOROMEN (レミオロメン) |
ETHER |
143,998 |
2005 |
| 91 |
MINAKO HONDA (本田 美奈子) |
アメイジング・グレイス |
142,681 |
2005 |
| 92 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST |
142,346 |
2005 |
| 93 |
K |
BEYOND THE SEA |
142,221 |
2006 |
| 94 |
HOME MADE KAZOKU (HOME MADE 家族) |
MUSICATION |
141,448 |
2006 |
| 95 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
THE BEST OF SHOGO HAMADA VOL.2 |
139,685 |
2006 |
| 96 |
DJ KAORI |
DJ KAORI'S INMIX II |
138,496 |
2006 |
| 97 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BEST CLASSICS 100 6CD |
136,205 |
2005 |
| 98 |
MONGOL800 |
DANIEL |
135,228 |
2006 |
| 99 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
フィードバックファイル |
133,360 |
2006 |
| 100 |
SHOGO HAMADA (浜田 省吾) |
THE BEST OF SHOGO HAMADA VOL.1 |
132,533 |
2006 |
Source: Oricon Charts
