The best selling album in 2012 in Japan was MR.CHILDREN 2005-2010 ＜MACRO＞ by MR. CHILDREN which sold 1,170,298 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
MR. CHILDREN |
MR.CHILDREN 2005-2010 ＜MACRO＞ |
1,170,298 |
2012 |
| 2 |
MR. CHILDREN |
MR.CHILDREN 2001-2005 ＜MICRO＞ |
1,105,080 |
2012 |
| 3 |
AKB48 |
1830M |
1,029,954 |
2012 |
| 4 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
POPCORN |
847,671 |
2012 |
| 5 |
EXILE & EXILE ATSUSHI |
EXILE JAPAN / SOLO |
767,274 |
2012 |
| 6 |
KEISUKE KUWATA (桑田 佳祐) |
I LOVE YOU -NOW & FOREVER- |
757,831 |
2012 |
| 7 |
KOBUKURO (コブクロ) |
ALL SINGLES BEST 2 |
693,650 |
2012 |
| 8 |
MR. CHILDREN |
[(AN IMITATION) BLOOD ORANGE] |
612,507 |
2012 |
| 9 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
THE BEST OF YUMI MATSUTOYA 40TH ANNIVERSARY |
549,541 |
2012 |
| 10 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
OPUS ～ALL TIME BEST 1975-2012～ |
518,906 |
2012 |
| 11 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
UNCONTROLLED |
517,603 |
2012 |
| 12 |
IKIMONO-GAKARI (いきものがかり) |
NEWTRAL |
414,490 |
2012 |
| 13 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
YUZU YOU ［2006-2011］ |
394,781 |
2012 |
| 14 |
EXILE |
EXILE BEST HITS -LOVE SIDE / SOUL SIDE- |
382,217 |
2012 |
| 15 |
KANJANI 8 (関ジャニ∞) |
8EST |
367,107 |
2012 |
| 16 |
KIS-MY-FT2 |
KIS-MY-1ST |
326,078 |
2012 |
| 17 |
KANA NISHINO (西野 カナ) |
LOVE PLACE |
313,835 |
2012 |
| 18 |
KARA (카라) |
SUPER GIRL |
295,651 |
2011 |
| 19 |
SMAP |
GIFT OF SMAP |
277,993 |
2012 |
| 20 |
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS |
ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ4 |
265,759 |
2011 |
| 21 |
JUJU |
BEST STORY ～LIFE STORIES～ |
239,520 |
2012 |
| 22 |
CHE'NELLE |
BELIEVE |
238,849 |
2012 |
| 23 |
L'ARC-EN-CIEL |
BUTTERFLY |
238,589 |
2012 |
| 24 |
SAORI YUKI & PINK MARTINI |
1969 |
232,209 |
2011 |
| 25 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
GIRLS' GENERATION / THE BOYS (JAPAN) |
229,043 |
2011 |
| 26 |
SUPERFLY |
FORCE |
219,548 |
2012 |
| 27 |
BENI |
COVERS |
215,682 |
2012 |
| 28 |
JUJU |
BEST STORY ～LOVE STORIES～ |
213,804 |
2012 |
| 29 |
AYAKA (絢香) |
THE BEGINNING |
210,215 |
2012 |
| 30 |
GREEEEN |
歌うたいが歌うたいに来て 歌うたえと言うが 歌うたいが歌うたうだけうたい切れば 歌うたうけれども 歌うたいだけ 歌うたい切れないから 歌うたわぬ!？ |
197,867 |
2012 |
| 31 |
BIGBANG (빅뱅) |
Alive / Still Alive
[Alive] |
187,865 |
2012 |
| 32 |
ACID BLACK CHERRY |
2012 |
176,817 |
2012 |
| 33 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
BEST HIT AKG |
172,858 |
2012 |
| 34 |
PERFUME |
PERFUME GLOBAL COMPILATION LOVE THE WORLD |
169,793 |
2012 |
| 35 |
ADELE |
21 |
165,034 |
2011 |
| 36 |
HEY! SAY! JUMP |
JUMP WORLD |
153,473 |
2012 |
| 37 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
JAPONESQUE |
151,343 |
2012 |
| 38 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
PARTY QUEEN |
148,290 |
2012 |
| 39 |
AIKO |
時のシルエット |
147,568 |
2012 |
| 40 |
SKE48 |
この日のチャイムを忘れない |
143,648 |
2012 |
| 41 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
GIRLS & PEACE (JAPAN) |
141,259 |
2012 |
| 42 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
A SUMMER BEST |
139,567 |
2012 |
| 43 |
LINKIN PARK |
LIVING THINGS |
139,540 |
2012 |
| 44 |
CARLY RAE JEPSEN |
KISS |
134,717 |
2012 |
| 45 |
NEWS |
NEWS BEST |
133,943 |
2012 |
| 46 |
HIDEAKI TOKUNAGA (徳永 英明) |
VOCALIST VINTAGE |
133,301 |
2012 |
| 47 |
KAT-TUN |
CHAIN |
133,262 |
2012 |
| 48 |
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ) |
ぱみゅぱみゅレボリューション |
130,399 |
2012 |
| 49 |
CHE'NELLE |
LUV SONGS |
128,856 |
2011 |
| 50 |
SONAR POCKET (ソナーポケット) |
ソナポケイズム3～君との365日～ |
128,832 |
2012 |
| 51 |
TOSHINOBU KUBOTA (久保田 利伸) |
THE BADDEST～HIT PARADE～ |
127,235 |
2001 |
| 52 |
YUKI |
POWERS OF TEN |
122,806 |
2012 |
| 53 |
GOLDEN BOMBER (ゴールデンボンバー) |
ゴールデン・アルバム |
117,248 |
2012 |
| 54 |
YUI |
GREEN GARDEN POP |
116,712 |
2012 |
| 55 |
KOICHI DOMOTO (堂本 光一) |
GRAVITY |
116,322 |
2012 |
| 56 |
YUI |
ORANGE GARDEN POP |
115,943 |
2012 |
| 57 |
MAROON 5 |
OVEREXPOSED |
114,627 |
2012 |
| 58 |
BENI |
COVERS 2 |
113,416 |
2012 |
| 59 |
JANG KEUN-SUK (장근석) |
JUST CRAZY |
112,276 |
2012 |
| 60 |
SEKAI NO OWARI (セカイ・ノ・オワリ) |
ENTERTAINMENT |
111,935 |
2012 |
| 61 |
UVERWORLD |
THE ONE |
108,512 |
2012 |
| 62 |
TOKYO JIHEN (東京事変) |
COLOR BARS |
108,256 |
2012 |
| 63 |
DEF TECH |
GREATEST HITS |
108,183 |
2012 |
| 64 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
RED |
106,072 |
2012 |
| 65 |
T-ARA (티아라) |
JEWELRY BOX |
104,478 |
2012 |
| 66 |
KARA (카라) |
GIRLS FOREVER |
101,947 |
2012 |
| 67 |
NAOTO INTI RAYMI (ナオト・インティライミ) |
風歌キャラバン |
99,356 |
2012 |
| 68 |
LADY GAGA |
BORN THIS WAY |
96,382 |
2011 |
| 69 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
おるたな |
96,289 |
2012 |
| 70 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
ケツの嵐 ～春BEST～ |
95,706 |
2011 |
| 71 |
SEXY ZONE |
ONE SEXY ZONE |
95,421 |
2012 |
| 72 |
YAMASHITA TOMOHISA (山下 智久) |
エロ |
95,277 |
2012 |
| 73 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
LAST SONG |
91,637 |
2012 |
| 74 |
LMFAO |
SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING |
89,086 |
2011 |
| 75 |
ONE DIRECTION |
UP ALL NIGHT |
88,536 |
2011 |
| 76 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
LOVE |
88,345 |
2012 |
| 77 |
MILIYAH KATO (加藤 ミリヤ) |
TRUE LOVERS |
87,519 |
2012 |
| 78 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
ケツの嵐 ～夏BEST～ |
87,036 |
2011 |
| 79 |
CLARIS |
BIRTHDAY |
86,115 |
2012 |
| 80 |
PERFUME |
JPN |
85,681 |
2011 |
| 81 |
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION |
ランドマーク |
83,789 |
2012 |
| 82 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
PANORAMA PORNO |
81,760 |
2012 |
| 83 |
MADONNA |
MDNA |
81,460 |
2012 |
| 84 |
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～) |
81,202 |
2010 |
| 85 |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) |
STAY ALIVE |
80,987 |
2012 |
| 86 |
JIN AKANISHI (赤西 仁) |
JAPONICANA |
80,331 |
2012 |
| 87 |
TSUYOSHI DOMOTO (堂本 剛) |
SHAMANIPPON -ラカチノトヒ- |
80,258 |
2012 |
| 88 |
PRINCESS PRINCESS (プリンセス プリンセス) |
THE REBIRTH BEST～再会～ |
79,839 |
2012 |
| 89 |
VAN HALEN |
A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH |
79,517 |
2012 |
| 90 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
ケツの嵐 ～秋BEST～ |
79,033 |
2011 |
| 91 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
ケツの嵐 ～冬BEST～ |
78,362 |
2011 |
| 92 |
GREEN DAY |
UNO |
77,602 |
2012 |
| 93 |
DJ KAORI |
DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX 3 |
76,843 |
2012 |
| 94 |
GILLE |
I AM GILLE. |
73,666 |
2012 |
| 95 |
HATSUNE MIKU (初音 ミク) |
EXIT TUNES PRESENTS VOCALODREAM FEAT. 初音ミク |
73,164 |
2012 |
| 96 |
NORAH JONES |
LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS |
73,041 |
2012 |
| 97 |
RIHANNA |
TALK THAT TALK |
71,077 |
2011 |
| 98 |
LEO IEIRI (家入 レオ) |
LEO |
71,034 |
2012 |
| 99 |
KARA (카라) |
COLLECTION |
70,542 |
2012 |
| 100 |
THE OFFSPRING |
DAYS GO BY |
70,442 |
2012 |
Source: Oricon Charts
