The best selling album in 2011 in Japan was BEAUTIFUL WORLD by ARASHI (嵐) which sold 907,589 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
BEAUTIFUL WORLD |
907,589 |
2011 |
| 2 |
AKB48 |
KOKO NI ITA KOTO (ここにいたこと) |
829,645 |
2011 |
| 3 |
EXILE |
NEGAI NO TŌ (願いの塔) |
743,242 |
2011 |
| 4 |
LADY GAGA |
BORN THIS WAY |
658,554 |
2011 |
| 5 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
GIRLS' GENERATION / THE BOYS (JAPAN) |
642,054 |
2011 |
| 6 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
CHECKMATE! |
484,336 |
2011 |
| 7 |
KARA (카라) |
SUPER GIRL |
455,095 |
2011 |
| 8 |
KEISUKE KUWATA (桑田 佳祐) |
MUSICMAN |
414,725 |
2011 |
| 9 |
SMAP |
SMAP AID |
413,943 |
2011 |
| 10 |
IKIMONO-GAKARI (いきものがかり) |
IKIMONOBAKARI: MEMBERS BEST SELECTION (いきものばかり～メンバーズBESTセレクション～) |
397,459 |
2010 |
| 11 |
B'Z |
C'MON |
383,428 |
2011 |
| 12 |
AIKO |
まとめ 1 |
373,677 |
2011 |
| 13 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
GOODBYE LULLABY |
368,483 |
2011 |
| 14 |
SUPERFLY |
MIND TRAVEL |
346,598 |
2011 |
| 15 |
KANA NISHINO (西野 カナ) |
THANK YOU, LOVE |
345,878 |
2011 |
| 16 |
AIKO |
まとめ 2 |
341,830 |
2011 |
| 17 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
COSMONAUT |
340,365 |
2010 |
| 18 |
JUJU |
YOU |
327,809 |
2011 |
| 19 |
MILIYAH KATO (加藤 ミリヤ) |
M BEST |
304,732 |
2011 |
| 20 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
TONE |
293,674 |
2011 |
| 21 |
KANJANI 8 (関ジャニ∞) |
FIGHT |
286,537 |
2011 |
| 22 |
KARA (카라) |
GIRL'S TALK |
277,306 |
2010 |
| 23 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
LOVE SONGS |
272,653 |
2010 |
| 24 |
PERFUME |
JPN |
268,414 |
2011 |
| 25 |
RADWIMPS |
絶体絶命 |
262,404 |
2011 |
| 26 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
どーも |
252,638 |
2011 |
| 27 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
THE BADDEST～HIT PARADE～ |
224,992 |
2001 |
| 28 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
ケツノポリス7 |
219,230 |
2011 |
| 29 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
DEJAVU |
211,033 |
2011 |
| 30 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
FIVE |
210,652 |
2011 |
| 31 |
CHE'NELLE |
LUV SONGS |
208,439 |
2011 |
| 32 |
A.N.JELL |
A.N.JELL WITH TBS系金曜ドラマ「美男ですね」MUSIC COLLECTION |
206,915 |
2011 |
| 33 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
RAY OF HOPE |
203,835 |
2011 |
| 34 |
SHONAN NO KAZE (湘南乃風) |
湘南乃風～SINGLE BEST～ |
199,701 |
2011 |
| 35 |
YUI |
HOW CRAZY YOUR LOVE |
192,106 |
2011 |
| 36 |
MR. CHILDREN |
SENSE |
185,382 |
2010 |
| 37 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST & BALLADE BEST |
182,100 |
2011 |
| 38 |
KINKI KIDS |
K ALBUM |
175,759 |
2011 |
| 39 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
2 -NI- |
161,979 |
2011 |
| 40 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
I'M WITH YOU |
156,372 |
2011 |
| 41 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
SONGS FOR JAPAN |
152,554 |
2011 |
| 42 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
HOOT (EP) |
148,761 |
2010 |
| 43 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
THE BEST BANG!! |
145,520 |
2010 |
| 44 |
LADY GAGA |
THE FAME MONSTER |
139,223 |
2009 |
| 45 |
GINTAMA (銀魂) |
銀魂BEST2 |
139,031 |
2011 |
| 46 |
KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) |
JAPANESE SINGER |
137,383 |
2011 |
| 47 |
YAMASHITA TOMOHISA (山下 智久) |
SUPERGOOD, SUPERBAD |
135,404 |
2011 |
| 48 |
TOKYO JIHEN (東京事変) |
大発見 |
133,240 |
2011 |
| 49 |
UVERWORLD |
LIFE 6 SENSE |
130,901 |
2011 |
| 50 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
MICHAEL |
130,082 |
2010 |
| 51 |
SANDAIME J SOUL BROTHERS FROM EXILE TRIBE |
J SOUL BROTHERS |
128,084 |
2011 |
| 52 |
YUKI |
MEGAPHONIC |
119,980 |
2011 |
| 53 |
FLUMPOOL |
FANTASIA OF LIFE STRIPE |
118,488 |
2011 |
| 54 |
KAMIJI USUKE (遊助) |
あの・・夢もてますケド。 |
111,490 |
2011 |
| 55 |
JIN AKANISHI (赤西 仁) |
TEST DRIVE FEATURING JASON DERULO |
108,602 |
2011 |
| 56 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
UTADA HIKARU SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.2 |
108,201 |
2010 |
| 57 |
P!NK |
GREATEST HITS... SO FAR!!! |
108,123 |
2010 |
| 58 |
NANA MIZUKI (水樹 奈々) |
THE MUSEUM 2 |
105,409 |
2011 |
| 59 |
SOUNDTRACK |
劇場版 マクロスF（フロンティア） サヨナラノツバサ NETABARE ALBUM THE END OF TRIANGLE |
104,596 |
2011 |
| 60 |
NO3B (ノースリーブス) |
ノースリーブス |
103,042 |
2011 |
| 61 |
AKB48 |
神曲たち |
102,670 |
2010 |
| 62 |
ONE OK ROCK |
残響リファレンス |
102,410 |
2011 |
| 63 |
BIGBANG (빅뱅) |
BIGBANG 2 |
98,854 |
2011 |
| 64 |
RIHANNA |
LOUD |
95,033 |
2010 |
| 65 |
AAA |
#AAABEST |
93,192 |
2011 |
| 66 |
SANDAIME J SOUL BROTHERS FROM EXILE TRIBE |
TRIBAL SOUL |
92,654 |
2011 |
| 67 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
THE SOUL FOR THE PEOPLE ～東日本大震災支援ベストアルバム～ |
92,583 |
2011 |
| 68 |
DJ KAORI |
DJ KAORI'S JMIX IV |
92,181 |
2011 |
| 69 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX2 |
89,648 |
2011 |
| 70 |
NAOTO INTI RAYMI (ナオト・インティライミ) |
ADVENTURE |
89,590 |
2011 |
| 71 |
KARA (카라) |
KARA BEST 2007-2010 |
88,763 |
2010 |
| 72 |
SOUND HORIZON |
MÄRCHEN |
86,010 |
2010 |
| 73 |
CHER & CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
BURLESQUE (SOUNDTRACK) |
83,402 |
2010 |
| 74 |
UNICORN (ユニコーン) |
Z |
81,871 |
2011 |
| 75 |
HATSUNE MIKU (初音 ミク) |
EXIT TUNES PRESENTS VOCALONEXUS FEAT. 初音ミク |
81,485 |
2011 |
| 76 |
SUPERCELL |
TODAY IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY |
80,618 |
2011 |
| 77 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
ROAD SHOW |
80,008 |
2001 |
| 78 |
SOUNDTRACK |
美男＜イケメン＞ですね ―日本版オリジナルサウンドトラック― |
79,631 |
2011 |
| 79 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
GOLD SKOOL |
78,124 |
2011 |
| 80 |
SID (シド) |
DEAD STOCK |
77,077 |
2011 |
| 81 |
SAKANACTION (サカナクション) |
DOCUMENTALY |
76,423 |
2011 |
| 82 |
BEADY EYE |
DIFFERENT GEAR, STILL SPEEDING |
76,003 |
2011 |
| 83 |
TEGOMASS (テゴマス) |
テゴマスのまほう |
75,697 |
2011 |
| 84 |
COLDPLAY |
MYLO XYLOTO |
74,272 |
2011 |
| 85 |
KARIYUSHI58 (かりゆし58) |
かりゆし58ベスト |
74,033 |
2011 |
| 86 |
LADY GAGA |
THE FAME |
73,945 |
2008 |
| 87 |
HIGHLIGHT (하이라이트) / BEAST (비스트) |
SO BEAST |
73,219 |
2011 |
| 88 |
T.M.REVOLUTION |
CLOUD NINE |
73,201 |
2011 |
| 89 |
KAELA KIMURA (木村 カエラ) |
8EIGHT8 |
72,748 |
2011 |
| 90 |
AAA |
BUZZ COMMUNICATION |
71,744 |
2011 |
| 91 |
HIKAWA KIYOSHI (氷川 きよし) |
演歌名曲コレクション14～あの娘と野菊と渡し舟～ |
71,742 |
2011 |
| 92 |
SHINEE (샤이니) |
THE FIRST (JAPAN) |
71,666 |
2011 |
| 93 |
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS |
ファンキーモンキーベイビーズBEST |
71,518 |
2010 |
| 94 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
BOKU NO MITEIRU FUKEI (僕の見ている風景) |
70,909 |
2010 |
| 95 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
THE BOYS / MR. TAXI |
69,735 |
2011 |
| 96 |
MIWA |
GUITARSSIMO |
69,401 |
2011 |
| 97 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
ALL THE BEST 1999-2009 |
69,295 |
2009 |
| 98 |
SHIMIZU SHOTA (清水 翔太) |
COLORS |
69,219 |
2011 |
| 99 |
SAORI YUKI & PINK MARTINI |
1969 |
67,425 |
2011 |
| 100 |
BEYONCÉ |
4 |
66,850 |
2011 |
Source: Oricon Charts
