The best selling album in 2008 in Japan was EXILE LOVE by EXILE which sold 1,470,959 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
EXILE |
EXILE LOVE |
1,470,959 |
2007 |
| 2 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
BEST FICTION |
1,447,149 |
2008 |
| 3 |
KOBUKURO (コブクロ) |
5296 |
1,404,658 |
2007 |
| 4 |
EXILE |
EXILE CATCHY BEST |
1,222,339 |
2008 |
| 5 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
HEART STATION |
997,536 |
2008 |
| 6 |
EXILE |
EXILE BALLAD BEST |
943,901 |
2008 |
| 7 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE BEST ULTRA PLEASURE |
940,333 |
2008 |
| 8 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
A COMPLETE ～ALL SINGLES～ |
815,643 |
2008 |
| 9 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
AND I LOVE YOU |
785,641 |
2007 |
| 10 |
GREEEEN |
A, DOMO. OHISASHIBURI DESU. (あっ、ども。おひさしぶりです。) |
778,578 |
2008 |
| 11 |
MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) |
EXPRESSIONS |
731,961 |
2008 |
| 12 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
ORBITAL PERIOD |
670,757 |
2007 |
| 13 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
KINGDOM |
610,733 |
2008 |
| 14 |
EXILE |
EXILE ENTERTAINMENT BEST |
609,536 |
2008 |
| 15 |
AYAKA (絢香) |
SING TO THE SKY |
577,405 |
2008 |
| 16 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE BEST ULTRA TREASURE |
573,581 |
2008 |
| 17 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
GUILTY |
568,288 |
2008 |
| 18 |
KO SHIBASAKI (柴咲 コウ) |
SINGLE BEST |
553,343 |
2008 |
| 19 |
YUI |
I LOVED YESTERDAY |
475,709 |
2008 |
| 20 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
アイのうた |
417,754 |
2007 |
| 21 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
ケツノポリス6 |
399,967 |
2008 |
| 22 |
SUPERFLY |
SUPERFLY |
397,182 |
2008 |
| 23 |
PERFUME |
GAME |
391,439 |
2008 |
| 24 |
HEXAGON ALL STARS (ヘキサゴンオールスターズ) |
WE LOVE ♥ ヘキサゴン |
390,280 |
2008 |
| 25 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
R35 SWEET J-BALLADS |
370,192 |
2007 |
| 26 |
THELMA AOYAMA (青山 テルマ) |
DIARY |
358,241 |
2008 |
| 27 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST 3 |
351,220 |
2007 |
| 28 |
KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) |
FAKIN' POP |
332,297 |
2008 |
| 29 |
KOBUKURO (コブクロ) |
ALL SINGLES BEST |
316,549 |
2006 |
| 30 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
DREAMALIVE |
303,727 |
2008 |
| 31 |
BANK BAND (バンクバンド) |
沿志奏逢2 |
297,087 |
2008 |
| 32 |
HY |
HEARTY |
292,221 |
2008 |
| 33 |
COLDPLAY |
VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS |
284,977 |
2008 |
| 34 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST |
284,581 |
2005 |
| 35 |
KAT-TUN |
KAT-TUN 3 -QUEEN OF PIRATES- |
282,402 |
2008 |
| 36 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
自己ベスト-2 |
281,273 |
2007 |
| 37 |
AIKO |
秘密 |
263,342 |
2008 |
| 38 |
SMAP |
SUPER.MODERN.ARTISTIC.PERFORMANCE |
259,725 |
2008 |
| 39 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST 2 |
257,770 |
2006 |
| 40 |
ELLEGARDEN |
ELLEGARDEN BEST 1999-2008 |
254,395 |
2008 |
| 41 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
恋のうた |
253,405 |
2008 |
| 42 |
MADONNA |
HARD CANDY |
252,520 |
2008 |
| 43 |
YUI |
MY SHORT STORIES |
237,987 |
2008 |
| 44 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
SINGLES BEST |
233,491 |
2008 |
| 45 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
PRESENT FROM YOU |
230,944 |
2008 |
| 46 |
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS |
ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ 2 |
230,653 |
2007 |
| 47 |
ZARD |
ZARD REQUEST BEST ～BEAUTIFUL MEMORY～ |
229,014 |
2008 |
| 48 |
IKIMONO-GAKARI (いきものがかり) |
ライフアルバム |
228,909 |
2008 |
| 49 |
MINMI |
MINMI BEST 2002-2008 |
225,184 |
2008 |
| 50 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
VOICE |
216,551 |
2008 |
| 51 |
NEWS |
COLOR |
211,460 |
2008 |
| 52 |
MILIYAH KATO (加藤 ミリヤ) |
TOKYO STAR |
207,484 |
2008 |
| 53 |
NE-YO |
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN |
206,242 |
2008 |
| 54 |
BENNIE K |
BEST OF THE BESTEST |
195,074 |
2008 |
| 55 |
DOHZI-T (童子-T) |
12 LOVE STORIES |
192,748 |
2008 |
| 56 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ラブリィ!CUTE & SWEET J-BALLADS |
191,707 |
2008 |
| 57 |
MILIYAH KATO (加藤 ミリヤ) |
BEST DESTINY |
190,678 |
2008 |
| 58 |
YOKO KANNO (菅野よう子) |
マクロスF（フロンティア）O.S.T.1 娘フロ。 |
189,202 |
2008 |
| 59 |
BOA (보아) |
THE FACE |
185,388 |
2008 |
| 60 |
THE OFFSPRING |
RISE AND FALL, RAGE AND GRACE |
182,999 |
2008 |
| 61 |
THE BRILLIANT GREEN |
COMPLETE SINGLE COLLECTION '97-'08 |
178,401 |
2008 |
| 62 |
M-FLO |
AWARD SUPERNOVA -LOVES BEST- |
177,984 |
2008 |
| 63 |
FLUMPOOL |
UNREAL |
176,771 |
2008 |
| 64 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
20TH ANNIVERSARY ALLSINGLES COMPLETE BEST JUST MOVIN'ON ～ALL THE-S-HIT～ |
175,619 |
2008 |
| 65 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
ワールド ワールド ワールド |
163,470 |
2008 |
| 66 |
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3集!知らない人に笑われつづけて35年 |
163,456 |
2008 |
| 67 |
KAELA KIMURA (木村 カエラ) |
＋1 |
161,000 |
2008 |
| 68 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
WONDERFUL WORLD |
159,895 |
2008 |
| 69 |
YOKO KANNO (菅野よう子) |
マクロスF（フロンティア）O.S.T.2 娘トラ☆ |
158,935 |
2008 |
| 70 |
LEONA LEWIS |
SPIRIT |
157,910 |
2007 |
| 71 |
CELINE DION |
COMPLETE BEST |
155,473 |
2008 |
| 72 |
OASIS |
DIG OUT YOUR SOUL |
155,138 |
2008 |
| 73 |
SHIINA RINGO (椎名 林檎) |
私と放電 |
153,320 |
2008 |
| 74 |
DOUBLE |
THE BEST COLLABORATIONS |
153,086 |
2008 |
| 75 |
UVERWORLD |
PROGLUTION |
152,143 |
2008 |
| 76 |
B'Z |
ACTION |
147,421 |
2007 |
| 77 |
MARIAH CAREY |
E=MC2 |
146,293 |
2008 |
| 78 |
KIMAGUREN (キマグレン) |
ZUSHI |
145,408 |
2008 |
| 79 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST ACE |
144,857 |
2008 |
| 80 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
PORNO GRAFFITTI BEST JOKER |
139,890 |
2008 |
| 81 |
ACID BLACK CHERRY |
BLACK LIST |
139,821 |
2008 |
| 82 |
MIHIMARU GT |
MIHIMARISE |
138,264 |
2008 |
| 83 |
KAZUYOSHI SAITO (斉藤 和義) |
歌うたい15 - SINGLES BEST 1993～2007 |
134,305 |
2008 |
| 84 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA VOCALIST BOX |
132,361 |
2008 |
| 85 |
MISIA |
EIGHTH WORLD |
131,635 |
2008 |
| 86 |
KREVA |
クレバのベスト盤 |
129,639 |
2008 |
| 87 |
RADIOHEAD |
IN RAINBOWS |
129,292 |
2007 |
| 88 |
SWEETBOX |
COMPLETE BEST |
124,482 |
2007 |
| 89 |
DAISHI DANCE |
THE ジブリ SET |
124,433 |
2008 |
| 90 |
ORANGE RANGE |
PANIC FANCY |
120,370 |
2008 |
| 91 |
AYAKA HIRAHARA (平原 綾香) |
JUPITER ～平原綾香ベスト～ |
120,248 |
2008 |
| 92 |
EXILE |
EXILE EVOLUTION |
117,232 |
2007 |
| 93 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
JIKO BEST (自己ベスト) |
117,189 |
2002 |
| 94 |
MONKEY MAJIK |
TIME |
115,525 |
2008 |
| 95 |
DJ KAORI |
DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX 2 |
114,455 |
2008 |
| 96 |
ELLIOTT YAMIN |
ELLIOTT YAMIN |
114,256 |
2007 |
| 97 |
DJ KAORI |
DJ KAORI'S JMIX 2 |
113,991 |
2008 |
| 98 |
METALLICA |
DEATH MAGNETIC |
113,832 |
2008 |
| 99 |
KUSUO (九州男) |
HB |
113,723 |
2008 |
| 100 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
CHINESE DEMOCRACY |
113,360 |
2008 |
Source: Oricon Charts
