Top Japanese Albums - Year-end 2021

The best selling album in 2021 in Japan was BTS, THE BEST by BTS (방탄소년단) which sold 992,837 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 BTS (방탄소년단) BTS, THE BEST 992,837 2021
2 SNOW MAN SNOW MANIA S1 912,425 2021
3 SIXTONES 1ST 590,838 2021
4 KING & PRINCE RE:SENSE 499,644 2021
5 SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) ATTACCA 345,347 2021
6 KANJANI 8 (関ジャニ∞) 8BEAT 299,759 2021
7 KIS-MY-FT2 BEST OF KIS-MY-FT2 281,018 2021
8 HEY! SAY! JUMP FAB! -MUSIC SPEAKS.- 269,829 2020
9 SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) YOUR CHOICE 264,593 2018
10 JOHNNY’S WEST (ジャニーズWEST) RAINBOW 259,795 2021
11 BTS (방탄소년단) BE 253,577 2020
12 V6 VERY6 BEST 225,332 2021
13 BTS (방탄소년단) BUTTER 223,170 2021
14 SEXY ZONE SZ10TH 218,857 2021
15 OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM (OFFICIAL髭男DISM) EDITORIAL 211,140 2021
16 NIZIU U 209,548 2021
17 ENHYPEN DIMENSION _ DILEMMA 187,250 2021
18 TOMORROW X TOGETHER (투모로우바이투게더) CHAOTIC WONDERLAND 186,528 2021
19 TOMORROW X TOGETHER (투모로우바이투게더) THE CHAOS CHAPTER: FREEZE 185,923 2021
20 UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) ONE LAST KISS 178,284 2021
21 KEISUKE KUWATA (桑田 佳祐) ごはん味噌汁海苔お漬物卵焼き FEAT. 梅干し 164,944 2021
22 NCT 127 LOVEHOLIC 157,530 2021
23 V6 STEP 152,142 2021
24 KINKI KIDS O ALBUM 147,777 2020
25 YOASOBI THE BOOK 146,745 2021
26 NCT 127 STICKER / FAVORITE 140,255 2021
27 ENHYPEN BORDER _ CARNIVAL 136,790 2021
28 B'Z FRIENDS III 132,263 2021
29 NCT DREAM HOT SAUCE / HELLO FUTURE 125,576 2021
30 KOLLON (ころん) アスター 121,379 2021
31 SANDAIME J SOUL BROTHERS FROM EXILE TRIBE BEST BROTHERS / THIS IS JSB 119,326 2021
32 HYPNOSIS MIC: DIVISION RAP BATTLE ヒプノシスマイク -DIVISION RAP BATTLE- 2ND D.R.B『FLING POSSE VS MAD TRIGGER CREW』 118,885 2021
33 SEKAI NO OWARI (セカイ・ノ・オワリ) SEKAI NO OWARI 2010-2019 116,425 2021
34 KOICHI DOMOTO (堂本 光一) PLAYFUL 114,587 2021
35 BAD ASS TEMPLE・麻天狼 ヒプノシスマイク -DIVISION RAP BATTLE- 2ND D.R.B『BAD ASS TEMPLE VS 麻天狼』 112,539 2021
36 TOMORROW X TOGETHER (투모로우바이투게더) STILL DREAMING 111,463 2021
37 KENSHI YONEZU (米津 玄師) STRAY SHEEP 100,686 2020
38 DOTSUITARE HOMPO (どついたれ本舗) ヒプノシスマイク -DIVISION RAP BATTLE- 2ND D.R.B『どついたれ本舗 VS BUSTER BROS!!!』 100,323 2021
39 HKT48 アウトスタンディング 96,542 2021
40 YOASOBI THE BOOK 2 94,239 2021
41 DJ KAZU (DJ和) ミリオンデイズ~あの日のわたしと、歌え。~ MIXED BY DJ和 92,407 2021
42 MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき) ここにいるよ 85,789 2020
43 TWICE PERFECT WORLD 85,016 2021
44 ARASHI (嵐) THIS IS 嵐 82,090 2020
45 HIROJI MIYAMOTO (宮本浩次) ROMANCE 81,235 2020
46 SHINEE (샤이니) SUPERSTAR 78,265 2021
47 URASHIMASAKATASEN (浦島坂田船) L∞VE 77,416 2021
48 VARIOUS ARTISTS ヒプノシスマイク -DIVISION RAP BATTLE- 2ND DIVISION RAP BATTLE『BUSTER BROS!!! VS 麻天狼 VS FLING POSSE』 76,454 2021
49 TWICE TASTE OF LOVE 74,936 2021
50 EVE ( いぶ) 廻廻奇譚/蒼のワルツ 73,749 2021
51 MR. CHILDREN SOUNDTRACKS 2020
52 EIICHI OHTAKI (大滝 詠一) A LONG VACATION 1981
53 TREASURE (트레저) THE FIRST STEP _ TREASURE EFFECT 2021
54 FUJII KAZE (藤井 風) HELP EVER HURT NEVER 2020
55 NCT RESONANCE (PT. 1 & PT. 2) 2020
56 BTS (방탄소년단) LOVE YOURSELF: ANSWER 2018
57 VARIOUS ARTISTS PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SEASON2 2021
58 BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 2019
59 ZUTOMAYO (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。) ぐされ 2021
60 LITTLE GLEE MONSTER GRADATI∞N 2021
61 BABYMETAL 10 BABYMETAL YEARS 2021
62 BANK BAND (バンクバンド) 沿志奏逢 4 2021
63 TOKYO JIHEN (東京事変) 音楽 2021
64 MILLENNIUM PARADE THE MILLENNIUM PARADE 2021
65 JEL (ジェル) BELIEVE 2021
66 SEKAI NO OWARI (セカイ・ノ・オワリ) SCENT OF MEMORY 2021
67 ALEXANDROS WHERE'S MY HISTORY? 2021
68 227 11という名の永遠の素数 2021
69 THE RAMPAGE FROM EXILE TRIBE REBOOT 2021
70 ASTRO (아스트로) ALL YOURS 2021
71 ASTRO (아스트로) SWITCH ON 2021
72 STRAY KIDS (스트레이 키즈) NOEASY 2021
73 BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA 2019
74 BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 ~ THE JOURNEY ~ 2020
75 ENDRECHERI GO TO FUNK 2021
76 =LOVE 全部、内緒。 2021
77 GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE UP & DOWN 2021
78 AIKO どうしたって伝えられないから 2021
79 BISH GOING TO DESTRUCTION 2021
80 TWICE FORMULA OF LOVE_ O+T= <3 2021
81 SUTOPURI (すとぷり) STRAWBERRY PRINCE 2020
82 BAEKHYUN (백현) BAEKHYUN 2021
83 2PM (장우영) WITH ME AGAIN 2021
84 HYPNOSIS MIC: DIVISION RAP BATTLE STRAIGHT OUTTA RHYME ANIMA 2021
85 EXO (엑소) DON'T FIGHT THE FEELING - SPECIAL ALBUM 2021
86 DISH// X 2021
87 GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE, THE RAMPAGE FROM EXILE TRIBE, FANTASTICS FROM EXILE TRIBE & BALLISTIK BOYZ FROM EXILE TRIBE BATTLE OF TOKYO TIME 4 JR.EXILE 2021
88 AIMYON (あいみょん) おいしいパスタがあると聞いて 2020
89 ENHYPEN BORDER _ DAY ONE 2020
90 BTS (방탄소년단) LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR 2018
91 BTS (방탄소년단) WINGS 2016
92 KNIGHT A - 騎士 A - THE NIGHT 2021
93 SHINEE (샤이니) DON'T CALL ME / ATLANTIS 2021
94 MAN WITH A MISSION BREAK AND CROSS THE WALLS I 2021
95 AIMER WALPURGIS 2021
96 LISA LADYBUG 2021
97 MORNING MUSUME (モーニング娘。) 16TH~THAT'S J-POP~ 2021
98 HIROJI MIYAMOTO (宮本浩次) 縦横無尽 2021
99 BTS (방탄소년단) LOVE YOURSELF: HER 2017
100 SHIRO SAGISU (鷺巣詩郎) SHIRO SAGISU MUSIC FROM “SHIN EVANGELION” 2021

Source: Oricon Charts