The best selling album in 2013 in Japan was LOVE by ARASHI (嵐) which sold 796,525 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
LOVE |
796,525 |
2013 |
| 2 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE BEST XXV 1988-1998 |
583,230 |
2013 |
| 3 |
B'Z |
B'Z THE BEST XXV 1999-2012 |
573,050 |
2013 |
| 4 |
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS |
ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ LAST BEST |
431,984 |
2013 |
| 5 |
NMB48 |
てっぺんとったんで! |
419,231 |
2013 |
| 6 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
FEEL |
382,684 |
2013 |
| 7 |
KANJANI 8 (関ジャニ∞) |
JUKE BOX |
373,019 |
2013 |
| 8 |
EXILE |
EXILE BEST HITS -LOVE SIDE / SOUL SIDE- |
330,721 |
2012 |
| 9 |
SUPERFLY |
SUPERFLY BEST |
322,204 |
2013 |
| 10 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
TIME |
298,389 |
2013 |
| 11 |
KANA NISHINO (西野 カナ) |
LOVE COLLECTION ～MINT～ |
282,763 |
2013 |
| 12 |
KANA NISHINO (西野 カナ) |
LOVE COLLECTION ～PINK～ |
274,012 |
2013 |
| 13 |
KIS-MY-FT2 |
GOODいくぜ! |
273,250 |
2013 |
| 14 |
IKIMONO-GAKARI (いきものがかり) |
バラー丼 |
270,508 |
2012 |
| 15 |
MAXIMUM THE HORMONE (マキシマム ザ ホルモン) |
予襲復讐 |
269,379 |
2013 |
| 16 |
SANDAIME J SOUL BROTHERS FROM EXILE TRIBE |
MIRACLE |
268,999 |
2013 |
| 17 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
THE BEST OF YUMI MATSUTOYA 40TH ANNIVERSARY |
265,056 |
2012 |
| 18 |
ONE DIRECTION |
TAKE ME HOME |
263,709 |
2012 |
| 19 |
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ) |
なんだこれくしょん |
250,490 |
2013 |
| 20 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
BUMP OF CHICKEN I ［1999-2004］ |
247,506 |
2013 |
| 21 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
BUMP OF CHICKEN II ［2005-2010］ |
235,772 |
2013 |
| 22 |
MOMOIRO CLOVER Z (ももいろクローバーZ) |
5TH DIMENSION |
235,431 |
2013 |
| 23 |
PERFUME |
LEVEL3 |
234,294 |
2013 |
| 24 |
ONE OK ROCK |
人生×僕＝ |
216,180 |
2013 |
| 25 |
IKIMONO-GAKARI (いきものがかり) |
I |
214,487 |
2013 |
| 26 |
EIKICHI YAZAWA (矢沢 永吉) |
ALL TIME BEST ALBUM |
192,116 |
2013 |
| 27 |
BRUNO MARS |
UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX |
186,825 |
2012 |
| 28 |
MAY J. |
SUMMER BALLAD COVERS |
183,875 |
2013 |
| 29 |
CHRIS HART (クリス・ハート) |
HEART SONG |
179,478 |
2013 |
| 30 |
KAT-TUN |
楔-KUSABI- |
179,126 |
2013 |
| 31 |
SAKANACTION (サカナクション) |
SAKANACTION |
168,189 |
2013 |
| 32 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
LAND |
163,519 |
2013 |
| 33 |
FUNKY MONKEY BABYS |
ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ5 |
163,289 |
2012 |
| 34 |
MR. CHILDREN |
[(AN IMITATION) BLOOD ORANGE] |
162,768 |
2012 |
| 35 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
あまちゃん 歌のアルバム |
160,732 |
2013 |
| 36 |
MISIA |
SUPER BEST RECORDS -15TH CELEBRATION- |
153,469 |
2013 |
| 37 |
GOLDEN BOMBER (ゴールデンボンバー) |
ザ・パスト・マスターズ VOL.1 |
151,255 |
2013 |
| 38 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
RED |
150,370 |
2012 |
| 39 |
MASASHI SADA (さだ まさし) |
天晴～オールタイム・ベスト～ |
147,107 |
2013 |
| 40 |
E-GIRLS |
LESSON 1 |
145,597 |
2013 |
| 41 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
PORNOGRAFFITTI 15TH ANNIVERSARY ALL TIME SINGLES |
141,594 |
2013 |
| 42 |
NANA MIZUKI (水樹 奈々) |
ROCKBOUND NEIGHBORS |
139,004 |
2012 |
| 43 |
KINKI KIDS |
L ALBUM |
136,511 |
2013 |
| 44 |
GREEEEN |
いいね!(´・Ω・｀)☆ |
135,451 |
2013 |
| 45 |
LADY GAGA |
ARTPOP |
133,340 |
2013 |
| 46 |
JIN (じん) |
メカクシティレコーズ |
128,845 |
2013 |
| 47 |
BOØWY |
BOØWY THE BEST STORY |
125,422 |
2013 |
| 48 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
小さな生き物 |
122,774 |
2013 |
| 49 |
SUPER JUNIOR (슈퍼주니어) |
JAPAN 1ST ALBUM ′HERO′ |
122,373 |
2013 |
| 50 |
NEWS |
NEWS |
120,702 |
2013 |
| 51 |
MIWA |
DELIGHT |
119,620 |
2013 |
| 52 |
ONE DIRECTION |
UP ALL NIGHT |
119,502 |
2011 |
| 53 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
119,266 |
2013 |
| 54 |
NAOTO OTOMO (大友直人) |
佐村河内守 作曲:交響曲第1番《HIROSHIMA》 |
114,836 |
2013 |
| 55 |
SOUNDTRACK |
LES MISERABLES |
113,926 |
2012 |
| 56 |
G-DRAGON |
쿠데타 (COUP D′ETAT) |
110,860 |
2013 |
| 57 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
IN A WORLD LIKE THIS |
109,077 |
2013 |
| 58 |
MOMOIRO CLOVER Z (ももいろクローバーZ) |
入口のない出口 |
103,913 |
2013 |
| 59 |
TSUYOSHI DOMOTO (堂本 剛) |
カバ |
102,535 |
2013 |
| 60 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
KYOSUKE HIMURO 25TH ANNIVERSARY BEST ALBUM GREATEST ANTHOLOGY |
101,305 |
2013 |
| 61 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
KETSUNOPOLIS 8 |
100,399 |
2012 |
| 62 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
POPCORN |
98,292 |
2012 |
| 63 |
CARLY RAE JEPSEN |
KISS |
97,645 |
2012 |
| 64 |
AYAKA (絢香) |
遊音倶楽部 ～1ST GRADE～ |
94,664 |
2013 |
| 65 |
YUI |
GREEN GARDEN POP |
94,389 |
2012 |
| 66 |
YUI |
ORANGE GARDEN POP |
92,654 |
2012 |
| 67 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
REAL |
89,295 |
2013 |
| 68 |
MONGOL800 |
800BEST -SIMPLE IS THE BEST！！- |
89,210 |
2013 |
| 69 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
POP CLASSICO |
88,840 |
2013 |
| 70 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
LOVE AGAIN |
88,825 |
2013 |
| 71 |
ONE DIRECTION |
MIDNIGHT MEMORIES |
86,534 |
2013 |
| 72 |
SHONAN NO KAZE (湘南乃風) |
湘南乃風 ～2023～ |
85,241 |
2013 |
| 73 |
BRUNO MARS |
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS |
84,831 |
2010 |
| 74 |
NAOTO INTI RAYMI (ナオト・インティライミ) |
NICE CATCH THE MOMENT! |
83,838 |
2013 |
| 75 |
SONAR POCKET (ソナーポケット) |
ソナポケイズム SUPER BEST |
83,660 |
2013 |
| 76 |
DAFT PUNK |
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES |
82,577 |
2013 |
| 77 |
MOMOIRO CLOVER Z (ももいろクローバーZ) |
バトル アンド ロマンス |
81,258 |
2011 |
| 78 |
SUKIMA SWITCH (スキマスイッチ) |
POPMAN'S WORLD ～ALL TIME BEST 2003-2013～ |
80,023 |
2013 |
| 79 |
KIM HYUN-JOONG (김현중) |
UNLIMITED |
77,170 |
2012 |
| 80 |
INFINITE (인피니트) |
恋に落ちるとき |
76,530 |
2013 |
| 81 |
ACID BLACK CHERRY |
RECREATION 3 |
76,180 |
2013 |
| 82 |
YAMASHITA TOMOHISA (山下 智久) |
A NUDE |
75,168 |
2013 |
| 83 |
MIKI IMAI (今井 美樹) |
DIALOGUE -MIKI IMAI SINGS YUMING CLASSICS- |
74,506 |
2013 |
| 84 |
V6 |
OH! MY! GOODNESS! |
74,145 |
2013 |
| 85 |
BON JOVI |
WHAT ABOUT NOW |
74,010 |
2013 |
| 86 |
GLAY |
JUSTICE |
73,925 |
2013 |
| 87 |
GEN HOSHINO (星野 源) |
STRANGER |
73,544 |
2013 |
| 88 |
THE YELLOW MONKEY |
イエモン -FAN'S BEST SELECTION- |
72,796 |
2013 |
| 89 |
GLAY |
GUILTY |
72,473 |
2013 |
| 90 |
SONAR POCKET (ソナーポケット) |
ソナポケイズム4～君という花～ |
72,462 |
2013 |
| 91 |
SID (シド) |
SID 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST |
70,328 |
2013 |
| 92 |
SHINEE (샤이니) |
BOYS MEET U |
69,010 |
2013 |
| 93 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
NEW |
68,872 |
2013 |
| 94 |
LEE JUN-HO (준호) |
キミの声 |
68,521 |
2013 |
| 95 |
FLUMPOOL |
EXPERIENCE |
68,404 |
2012 |
| 96 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
PRODUCED BY MASAHARU FUKUYAMA 「GALILEO＋」 |
68,240 |
2013 |
| 97 |
DJ KAORI |
DJ KAORI'S PARTY MIX 4 |
65,430 |
2012 |
| 98 |
JUJU |
BEST STORY ～LIFE STORIES～ |
65,346 |
2012 |
| 99 |
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE (大友良英) |
連続テレビ小説「あまちゃん」 オリジナル・サウンドトラック |
64,370 |
2013 |
| 100 |
2PM (장우영) |
LEGEND OF 2PM |
64,291 |
2013 |
Source: Oricon Charts
