The best selling album in 2022 in Japan was SNOW LABO. S2 by SNOW MAN which sold 986,018 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
SNOW MAN |
SNOW LABO. S2 |
986,018 |
2022 |
| 2 |
NANIWA DANSHI (なにわ男子) |
1ST LOVE |
850,968 |
2022 |
| 3 |
SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) |
DREAM |
668,457 |
2022 |
| 4 |
BTS (방탄소년단) |
PROOF |
600,691 |
2022 |
| 5 |
SIXTONES |
CITY |
578,731 |
2022 |
| 6 |
KING & PRINCE |
MADE IN |
564,523 |
2022 |
| 7 |
SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) |
FACE THE SUN / SECTOR 17 |
510,743 |
2022 |
| 8 |
YUMI MATSUTOYA (松任谷 由実) |
ユーミン万歳!～松任谷由実50周年記念ベストアルバム～ |
381,399 |
2022 |
| 9 |
NOGIZAKA46 (乃木坂46) |
TIME FLIES |
353,944 |
2021 |
| 10 |
ADO |
ウタの歌 ONE PIECE FILM RED |
317,513 |
2022 |
| 11 |
SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) |
FACE THE SUN / SECTOR 17 |
290,052 |
2022 |
| 12 |
JO1 |
KIZUNA |
283,122 |
2022 |
| 13 |
ENHYPEN |
定め |
277,261 |
2022 |
| 14 |
YAMASHITA TATSURO (山下 達郎) |
SOFTLY |
263,141 |
2022 |
| 15 |
ADO |
狂言 |
262,557 |
2022 |
| 16 |
MR. CHILDREN |
MR. CHILDREN 2015-2021 & NOW |
260,771 |
2022 |
| 17 |
MR. CHILDREN |
MR. CHILDREN 2011-2015 |
245,628 |
2022 |
| 18 |
JOHNNY’S WEST (ジャニーズWEST) |
MIXED JUICE |
232,572 |
2022 |
| 19 |
FUJII KAZE (藤井 風) |
LOVE ALL SERVE ALL |
229,445 |
2022 |
| 20 |
HEY! SAY! JUMP |
FILMUSIC |
219,944 |
2022 |
| 21 |
KEISUKE KUWATA (桑田 佳祐) |
いつも何処かで |
199,458 |
2022 |
| 22 |
B'Z |
HIGHWAY X |
185,774 |
2022 |
| 23 |
BE:FIRST |
BE:1 |
185,563 |
2022 |
| 24 |
TOMORROW X TOGETHER (투모로우바이투게더) |
MINISODE 2: THURSDAY'S CHILD (EP) |
179,421 |
2022 |
| 25 |
SEXY ZONE |
ザ・ハイライト |
164,125 |
2022 |
| 26 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
BADモード |
160,554 |
2022 |
| 27 |
STRAY KIDS (스트레이 키즈) |
CIRCUS |
157,016 |
2022 |
| 28 |
ENHYPEN |
MANIFESTO : DAY 1 |
152,966 |
2022 |
| 29 |
&TEAM |
FIRST HOWLING: ME |
150,504 |
2022 |
| 30 |
NCT DREAM |
GLITCH MODE / BEATBOX |
146,573 |
2022 |
| 31 |
SAKURAZAKA46 (櫻坂46) |
AS YOU KNOW? |
144,753 |
2022 |
| 32 |
ENHYPEN |
DIMENSION_ANSWER |
143,045 |
2022 |
| 33 |
NCT 127 |
2BADDIES:NCT 127 VOL.4 |
139,730 |
2022 |
| 34 |
TWICE |
CELEBRATE |
127,393 |
2022 |
| 35 |
NEWS |
音楽 |
117,161 |
2022 |
| 36 |
YUURI (優里) |
壱 |
113,151 |
2022 |
| 37 |
KAZUMASA ODA (小田 和正) |
EARLY SUMMER 2022 |
111,981 |
2022 |
| 38 |
KAT-TUN |
HONEY |
110,366 |
2022 |
| 39 |
ONE OK ROCK |
LUXURY DISEASE |
102,215 |
2022 |
| 40 |
AIMYON (あいみょん) |
瞳へ落ちるよレコード |
99,635 |
2022 |
| 41 |
SNOW MAN |
SNOW MANIA S1 |
98,580 |
2021 |
| 42 |
CHERYL LANKA VALKYRIE (シェリル・ランカ・ワルキューレ) |
デカルチャー!!ミクスチャー!!!!! |
95,080 |
2022 |
| 43 |
RINU (莉犬) |
シャッターチャンス! |
94,656 |
2022 |
| 44 |
TAKURO YOSHIDA (吉田 拓郎) |
AH-面白かった |
93,185 |
2022 |
| 45 |
NCT |
UNIVERSE - THE 3RD ALBUM |
91,449 |
2021 |
| 46 |
TWICE |
#TWICE4 |
87,709 |
2022 |
| 47 |
KIMURA TAKUYA (木村 拓哉) |
NEXT DESTINATION |
84,582 |
2022 |
| 48 |
TREASURE (트레저) |
THE SECOND STEP:CHAPTER ONE
[First issue] |
82,630 |
2022 |
| 49 |
MIYUKI NAKAJIMA (中島 みゆき) |
中島みゆき 2020 ラスト・ツアー「結果オーライ」 |
78,988 |
2022 |
| 50 |
ТАТЬЯНА СНЕЖИНА (TATYANA SNEZHINA) |
ПОЗОВИ МЕНЯ С СОБОЙ |
77,145 |
1998 |
| 51 |
STRAY KIDS (스트레이 키즈) |
ODDINARY |
74,963 |
2022 |
| 52 |
ATEEZ (에이티즈) |
THE WORLD EP. PARADIGM |
74,312 |
2022 |
| 53 |
AESPA |
GIRLS - THE 2ND MINI ALBUM |
73,269 |
2022 |
| 54 |
NGT48 |
未完成の未来 |
71,613 |
2022 |
| 55 |
TREASURE (트레저) |
THE SECOND STEP:CHAPTER ONE
[Reissue] |
70,143 |
2022 |
| 56 |
THE RAMPAGE FROM EXILE TRIBE |
RAY OF LIGHT |
68,701 |
2022 |
| 57 |
TREASURE (트레저) |
THE SECOND STEP:CHAPTER TWO
[Reissue] |
66,579 |
2022 |
| 58 |
JUJU |
ユーミンをめぐる物語 |
66,410 |
2022 |
| 59 |
SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) |
ATTACCA |
66,074 |
2021 |
| 60 |
LAST IDOL (ラストアイドル) |
ラストアイドル |
65,254 |
2022 |
| 61 |
KUZUHA (葛葉) |
SWEET BITE |
65,030 |
2022 |
| 62 |
ROF-MAO |
CRACK UP!!!! |
63,984 |
2022 |
| 63 |
TREASURE (트레저) |
THE SECOND STEP:CHAPTER TWO
[First issue] |
62,319 |
2022 |
| 64 |
URASHIMASAKATASEN (浦島坂田船) |
TONI9HT |
61,762 |
2022 |
| 65 |
LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌) |
ANTIFRAGILE |
60,298 |
2022 |
| 66 |
TWICE |
BETWEEN 1&2 |
58,321 |
2022 |
| 67 |
SOUNDTRACK |
TOP GUN - MAVERICK |
57,950 |
2022 |
| 68 |
A.B.C-Z |
BEST OF A.B.C-Z |
57,655 |
2022 |
| 69 |
KOH+ |
ヒトツボシ ～ガリレオ COLLECTION 2007-2022～ |
55,516 |
2022 |
| 70 |
HYPNOSIS MIC: DIVISION RAP BATTLE |
CROSS A LINE |
54,737 |
2022 |
| 71 |
HKT48 |
アウトスタンディング |
54,399 |
2021 |
| 72 |
PERFUME |
PLASMA |
53,966 |
2022 |
| 73 |
MILET |
VISIONS |
53,909 |
2022 |
| 74 |
MIYAKE KEN (三宅健) |
NEWWW |
52,460 |
2022 |
| 75 |
YUZU (ゆず) |
PEOPLE |
52,257 |
2022 |
| 76 |
LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌) |
FEARLESS |
52,015 |
2022 |
| 77 |
BTS (방탄소년단) |
BTS, THE BEST |
50,807 |
2021 |
| 78 |
ATEEZ (에이티즈) |
BEYOND:ZERO |
50,647 |
2022 |
| 79 |
YUKO HARA (原 由子) |
婦人の肖像(PORTRAIT OF A LADY) |
49,229 |
2022 |
| 80 |
UVERWORLD |
30 |
48,759 |
2022 |
| 81 |
PSYCHIC FEVER FROM EXILE TRIBE |
P.C.F |
48,092 |
2022 |
| 82 |
FLING POSSE, DIVISION LEADERS |
キズアトがキズナとなる |
47,158 |
2022 |
| 83 |
KEP1ER (케플러) |
FIRST IMPACT |
46,653 |
2022 |
| 84 |
TOKYO JIHEN (東京事変) |
総合 |
46,380 |
2022 |
| 85 |
KNIGHT A - 騎士 A - |
KNIGHT A |
45,926 |
2022 |
| 86 |
TVXQ (동방신기) |
EPITAPH |
45,808 |
2022 |
| 87 |
YOASOBI |
THE BOOK 2 |
45,029 |
2021 |
| 88 |
THE BOYZ (더보이즈) |
SHE'S THE BOSS |
44,431 |
2022 |
| 89 |
FUJII KAZE (藤井 風) |
HELP EVER HURT NEVER |
44,271 |
2020 |
| 90 |
IWATA TAKANORI (岩田剛典) |
THE CHOCOLATE BOX |
44,241 |
2022 |
| 91 |
MRS. GREEN APPLE |
UNITY |
43,328 |
2022 |
| 92 |
ITZY (있지) |
IT'Z ITZY |
43,219 |
2022 |
| 93 |
MAN WITH A MISSION |
BREAK AND CROSS THE WALLS II |
43,154 |
2022 |
| 94 |
MEYCHAN (めいちゃん) |
HUMOR |
42,939 |
2022 |
| 95 |
THE ALFEE |
天地創造 |
42,157 |
2022 |
| 96 |
ATEEZ (에이티즈) |
THE WORLD EP.1 : MOVEMENT |
41,867 |
2022 |
| 97 |
U-KNOW (유노윤호) |
君は先へ行く |
41,316 |
2022 |
| 98 |
EVE ( いぶ) |
廻人 |
41,261 |
2022 |
| 99 |
EXILE |
POWER OF WISH |
41,178 |
2022 |
| 100 |
MASAKI SUDA (菅田 将暉) |
COLLAGE |
40,730 |
2022 |
Source: Oricon Charts
