The best selling album in 2016 in Japan was ARE YOU HAPPY? by ARASHI (嵐) which sold 747,115 copies.
Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
1 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
ARE YOU HAPPY? |
747,115 |
2016 |
2 |
SANDAIME J SOUL BROTHERS FROM EXILE TRIBE |
THE JSB LEGACY |
643,115 |
2016 |
3 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
FANTÔME |
569,963 |
2016 |
4 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
あの日 あの時 |
412,496 |
2016 |
5 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
HIGH & LOW ORIGINAL BEST ALBUM |
362,024 |
2016 |
6 |
RADWIMPS |
君の名は。 |
351,811 |
2016 |
7 |
NOGIZAKA46 (乃木坂46) |
それぞれの椅子 |
331,848 |
2016 |
8 |
FUKUYAMA MASAHARU (福山 雅治) |
福の音 |
302,628 |
2015 |
9 |
IKIMONO-GAKARI (いきものがかり) |
CHO IKIMONOBAKARI ~TENNEN KINEN MEMBERS' BEST SELECTION~ |
294,207 |
2016 |
10 |
HEY! SAY! JUMP |
DEAR. |
292,426 |
2016 |
11 |
E-GIRLS |
E.G.SMILE -E-GIRLS BEST- |
291,632 |
2016 |
12 |
KIS-MY-FT2 |
I SCREAM |
281,433 |
2016 |
13 |
KANA NISHINO (西野 カナ) |
JUST LOVE |
278,754 |
2016 |
14 |
BUMP OF CHICKEN |
BUTTERFLIES |
275,850 |
2016 |
15 |
RADWIMPS |
NINGEN KAIKA |
258,138 |
2016 |
16 |
EXILE |
EXTREME BEST |
235,431 |
2016 |
17 |
BABYMETAL |
METAL RESISTANCE |
230,264 |
2016 |
18 |
KAT-TUN |
KAT-TUN 10TH ANNIVERSARY BEST ”10KS!” |
209,095 |
2016 |
19 |
KOBUKURO (コブクロ) |
TIMELESS WORLD |
205,641 |
2016 |
20 |
BIGBANG (빅뱅) |
MADE SERIES |
201,227 |
2016 |
21 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
DREAMS COME TRUE THE ウラBEST! 私だけのドリカム |
192,533 |
2016 |
22 |
PERFUME |
COSMIC EXPLORER |
185,876 |
2016 |
23 |
BACK NUMBER |
シャンデリア |
185,819 |
2015 |
24 |
MAN WITH A MISSION |
THE WORLD’S ON FIRE |
167,992 |
2016 |
25 |
ZARD |
ZARD FOREVER BEST ~25TH ANNIVERSARY~ |
165,508 |
2016 |
26 |
SEXY ZONE |
SEXY ZONE 5TH ANNIVERSARY BEST |
163,856 |
2016 |
27 |
KINKI KIDS |
N ALBUM |
149,323 |
2016 |
28 |
KYOSUKE HIMURO (氷室 京介) |
L’EPILOGUE |
148,096 |
2016 |
29 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
UTA MONOGATARI - SERIES THEME SONG COLLECTION- |
144,212 |
2016 |
30 |
FLOWER |
THIS IS FLOWER THIS IS BEST |
135,590 |
2016 |
31 |
SPITZ (スピッツ) |
醒めない |
134,993 |
2016 |
32 |
GEN HOSHINO (星野 源) |
YELLOW DANCER |
133,872 |
2015 |
33 |
SEXY ZONE |
WELCOME TO SEXY ZONE |
126,860 |
2016 |
34 |
WALKÜRE (ワルキューレ) |
WALKURE ATTACK! |
125,516 |
2016 |
35 |
NEWS |
QUARTETTO |
125,415 |
2016 |
36 |
2PM (장우영) |
GALAXY OF 2PM |
122,685 |
2012 |
37 |
GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE |
SPEEDSTER |
110,643 |
2016 |
38 |
GESU NO KIWAMI OTOME (ゲスの極み乙女。) |
両成敗 |
107,802 |
2016 |
39 |
JUJU |
スナックJUJU ~夜のREQUEST~ |
103,233 |
2016 |
40 |
DREAMS COME TRUE |
DREAMS COME TRUE THE BEST! 私のドリカム |
99,793 |
2015 |
41 |
MOMOIRO CLOVER Z (ももいろクローバーZ) |
白金の夜明け |
97,482 |
2016 |
42 |
MOMOIRO CLOVER Z (ももいろクローバーZ) |
AMARANTHUS |
96,795 |
2016 |
43 |
AIKO |
MAY DREAM |
96,443 |
2016 |
44 |
IKON |
WELCOME BACK (FULL) |
91,749 |
2015 |
45 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
宇宙図書館 |
91,205 |
2016 |
46 |
JOHNNY’S WEST (ジャニーズWEST) |
なうぇすと |
91,046 |
2016 |
47 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
TOWA |
90,985 |
2016 |
48 |
BODAN SHOUNEN DAN |
YOUTH |
87,067 |
2016 |
49 |
ARIANA GRANDE |
DANGEROUS WOMAN |
82,627 |
2016 |
50 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
THE GETAWAY |
81,748 |
2016 |
Source: Oricon Charts