The best selling album in 2014 in Japan was TSUGI NO ASHIATO (次の足跡) by AKB48 which sold 1,041,355 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
AKB48 |
TSUGI NO ASHIATO (次の足跡) |
1,041,355 |
2014 |
| 2 |
SOUNDTRACK |
FROZEN |
980,383 |
2013 |
| 3 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
THE DIGITALIAN |
784,933 |
2014 |
| 4 |
NAMIE AMURO (安室 奈美恵) |
BALLADA |
431,356 |
2014 |
| 5 |
NMB48 |
世界の中心は大阪や～なんば自治区～ |
397,661 |
2014 |
| 6 |
SANDAIME J SOUL BROTHERS FROM EXILE TRIBE |
THE BEST / BLUE IMPACT |
347,363 |
2014 |
| 7 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
HUMAN |
344,036 |
2014 |
| 8 |
EXILE TRIBE |
EXILE TRIBE REVOLUTION |
333,998 |
2014 |
| 9 |
KANJANI 8 (関ジャニ∞) |
関ジャニズム |
327,752 |
2014 |
| 10 |
KIS-MY-FT2 |
HIT! HIT! HIT! |
298,389 |
2014 |
| 11 |
KIS-MY-FT2 |
KIS-MY-JOURNEY |
286,814 |
2014 |
| 12 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
RAY |
273,351 |
2014 |
| 13 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
TREE |
265,013 |
2014 |
| 14 |
EXILE ATSUSHI |
MUSIC |
261,123 |
2014 |
| 15 |
MARIYA TAKEUCHI (竹内 まりや) |
TRAD |
244,939 |
2014 |
| 16 |
MAY J. |
HEARTFUL SONG COVERS |
241,132 |
2014 |
| 17 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
新世界 |
230,512 |
2014 |
| 18 |
SMAP |
MR.S |
263,709 |
2014 |
| 19 |
ONE DIRECTION |
MIDNIGHT MEMORIES |
215,651 |
2013 |
| 20 |
KOBUKURO (コブクロ) |
ONE SONG FROM TWO HEARTS |
184,335 |
2013 |
| 21 |
KANA NISHINO (西野 カナ) |
WITH LOVE |
181,312 |
2014 |
| 22 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
THE BEST (JAPAN) |
175,988 |
2014 |
| 23 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
小田日和 |
175,437 |
2014 |
| 24 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
ATTACK25 |
172,515 |
2014 |
| 25 |
GIRLS' GENERATION (소녀시대) |
LOVE & PEACE (JAPAN) |
170,898 |
2013 |
| 26 |
E-GIRLS |
COLORFUL POP |
163,836 |
2014 |
| 27 |
PHARRELL WILLIAMS |
GIRL |
162,453 |
2014 |
| 28 |
SEXY ZONE |
SEXY SECOND |
160,905 |
2014 |
| 29 |
HEY! SAY! JUMP |
SMART |
155,469 |
2014 |
| 30 |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI (長渕 剛) |
TSUYOSHI NAGABUCHI ALL TIME BEST 2014 傷つき打ちのめされても、長渕剛。 |
142,142 |
2014 |
| 31 |
RADWIMPS |
×と○と罪と |
139,522 |
2013 |
| 32 |
BIGBANG (빅뱅) |
THE BEST OF BIGBANG 2006-2014 |
133,501 |
2014 |
| 33 |
CHRIS HART (クリス・ハート) |
HEART SONG II |
133,330 |
2014 |
| 34 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
1989 |
129,759 |
2014 |
| 35 |
ARIANA GRANDE |
MY EVERYTHING |
126,026 |
2014 |
| 36 |
AIKO |
泡のような愛だった |
116,836 |
2014 |
| 37 |
MAN WITH A MISSION |
TALES OF PUREFLY |
114,576 |
2014 |
| 38 |
UVERWORLD |
Ø CHOIR |
112,234 |
2014 |
| 39 |
INABA KOSHI (稲葉 浩志) |
SINGING BIRD |
107,551 |
2014 |
| 40 |
JUJU |
DOOR |
105,392 |
2014 |
| 41 |
FLOWER |
FLOWER |
104,357 |
2014 |
| 42 |
ARIANA GRANDE |
YOURS TRULY |
104,106 |
2013 |
| 43 |
JOHNNY’S WEST (ジャニーズWEST) |
GO WEST よーいドン! |
102,317 |
2014 |
| 44 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
XSCAPE |
102,120 |
2014 |
| 45 |
NANA MIZUKI (水樹 奈々) |
SUPERNAL LIBERTY |
100,244 |
2014 |
| 46 |
AKINA NAKAMORI (中森 明菜) |
オールタイム・ベスト -オリジナル- |
99,454 |
2014 |
| 47 |
ONE DIRECTION |
FOUR |
97,950 |
2014 |
| 48 |
KAT-TUN |
COME HERE |
88,080 |
2014 |
| 49 |
NOT YET |
ALREADY |
86,966 |
2004 |
| 50 |
KETSUMEISHI (ケツメイシ) |
KETSUNOPOLIS 9 |
86,856 |
2014 |
| 51 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
映画「カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる」～MUSIC BOX～ |
84,427 |
2013 |
| 52 |
BABYMETAL |
BABYMETAL |
83,773 |
2014 |
| 53 |
CHRIS HART (クリス・ハート) |
HEART SONG |
83,170 |
2013 |
| 54 |
EXILE ATSUSHI |
LOVE BALLADE |
81,146 |
2014 |
| 55 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
TERRACE HOUSE TUNES |
79,150 |
2014 |
| 56 |
TEGOMASS (テゴマス) |
テゴマスの青春 |
78,085 |
2014 |
| 57 |
TOKIO |
HEART |
77,960 |
2014 |
| 58 |
GLAY |
MUSIC LIFE |
76,067 |
2014 |
| 59 |
AAA |
GOLD SYMPHONY |
76,029 |
2014 |
| 60 |
LINKIN PARK |
THE HUNTING PARTY |
73,861 |
2014 |
| 61 |
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU (きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ) |
ピカピカふぁんたじん |
72,945 |
2014 |
| 62 |
MAROON 5 |
V |
72,016 |
2014 |
| 63 |
2PM (장우영) |
GENESIS OF 2PM |
72,003 |
2014 |
| 64 |
D-LITE(FROM BIGBANG) |
でぃらいと |
71,456 |
2014 |
| 65 |
SHIINA RINGO (椎名 林檎) |
日出処 |
71,322 |
2014 |
| 66 |
BACK NUMBER |
ラブストーリー |
70,807 |
2014 |
| 67 |
GREEEEN |
今から親指が消える手品しまーす。 |
69,429 |
2014 |
| 68 |
TAEYANG (태양) |
RISE |
67,587 |
2014 |
| 69 |
YUKI |
FLY |
67,190 |
2014 |
| 70 |
LADY GAGA |
ARTPOP |
66,617 |
2013 |
| 71 |
COLDPLAY |
GHOST STORIES |
66,614 |
2014 |
| 72 |
ANGELA AKI (アンジェラ・アキ) |
TAPESTRY OF SONGS -THE BEST OF ANGELA AKI |
66,318 |
2014 |
| 73 |
BENI |
COVERS 3 |
65,246 |
2013 |
| 74 |
CHE'NELLE |
BEST SONGS |
63,648 |
2013 |
| 75 |
EXILE THE SECOND |
THE II AGE |
63,236 |
2014 |
| 76 |
MIKA NAKASHIMA (中島 美嘉) |
TEARS (ALL SINGLES BEST) |
62,582 |
2014 |
| 77 |
WAGAKKI BAND (和楽器バンド) |
ボカロ三昧 |
62,260 |
2014 |
| 78 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
私とドリカム -DREAMS COME TRUE 25TH ANNIVERSARY BEST COVERS- |
62,052 |
2014 |
| 79 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
61,756 |
2013 |
| 80 |
FLUMPOOL |
THE BEST 2008-2014 「MONUMENT」 |
61,482 |
2014 |
| 81 |
KENSHI YONEZU (米津 玄師) |
YANKEE |
61,365 |
2014 |
| 82 |
X JAPAN |
THE WORLD～X JAPAN 初の全世界ベスト～ |
61,192 |
2014 |
| 83 |
PENTATONIX |
PTX VOLS.1&2 |
61,030 |
2014 |
| 84 |
PORNO GRAFFITTI (ポルノグラフィティ) |
PORNOGRAFFITTI 15TH ANNIVERSARY ALL TIME SINGLES |
60,767 |
2013 |
| 85 |
UKASUKA-G (ウカスカジー) |
AMIGO |
60,764 |
2014 |
| 86 |
CLARIS |
PARTY TIME |
60,289 |
2014 |
| 87 |
SHINEE (샤이니) |
I'M YOUR BOY |
60,067 |
2014 |
| 88 |
KODA KUMI (倖田 來未) |
BON VOYAGE |
59,449 |
2014 |
| 89 |
AVICII |
TRUE |
58,650 |
2013 |
| 90 |
TSUYOSHI DOMOTO (堂本 剛) |
SHAMANIPPON -ロイノチノイ- |
58,535 |
2014 |
| 91 |
KEN HIRAI (平井 堅) |
KEN'S BAR III |
58,319 |
2014 |
| 92 |
FUNKY KATO (ファンキー加藤) |
ONE |
58,153 |
2014 |
| 93 |
GESU NO KIWAMI OTOME (ゲスの極み乙女。) |
魅力がすごいよ |
57,787 |
2014 |
| 94 |
LEE JUN-HO (준호) |
FEEL (JAPAN) |
57,666 |
2014 |
| 95 |
MAI KURAKI (倉木 麻衣) |
MAI KURAKI BEST 151A -LOVE & HOPE - |
57,078 |
2014 |
| 96 |
KOUHEI FUKUDA (福田 こうへい) |
響 ～南部蝉しぐれ～ |
54,062 |
2013 |
| 97 |
BENI |
BEST ALL SINGLES & COVERS HITS |
53,795 |
2014 |
| 98 |
AYUMI HAMASAKI (浜崎 あゆみ) |
COLOURS |
53,406 |
2014 |
| 99 |
HATA MOTOHIRO (秦 基博) |
EVERGREEN |
53,372 |
2014 |
| 100 |
YAMASHITA TOMOHISA (山下 智久) |
YOU |
52,837 |
2014 |
Source: Oricon Charts
