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 (아이콘) |
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
