List of best-selling singles in Japan
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This is the list of 100 best-selling singles in Japan, The sources are from Japanese official hit chart, Original Confidence. (This list doesn't include singles that released before 1968.)
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[edit] List of best-selling singles in Japan 1968-2006
Rank | Sales | Year | Chart Peak | Title | Artist |
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1. | 4.548m | 1975 | 1 | Oyoge Taiyakikun | Masato Shimon |
2. | 3.256m | 1972 | 1 | Onna no Michi | Shiro Miya and Pinkara Trio |
3. | 2.935m | 2000 | 1 | Tsunami | Southern All Stars |
4. | 2.918m | 1999 | 1 | Dango 3 Kyōdai | Kentaro Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshōdan |
5. | 2.895m | 1992 | 1 | Kimiga Iru Dakede / Aishiteru | Kome Kome Club |
6. | 2.822m | 1991 | 1 | Say Yes | Chage and Aska |
7. | 2.766m | 1994 | 1 | Tomorrow Never Knows | Mr.Children |
8. | 2.588m | 1991 | 1 | Love Story wa Totsuzen ni / Oh Yeah! | Kazumasa Oda |
9. | 2.568m | 2003 | 1 | Sekai ni Hitotsu dake no Hana | SMAP |
10. | 2.489m | 1995 | 1 | Love Love Love / Arashi ga Kuru | Dreams Come True |
11. | 2.419m | 1993 | 1 | Yah Yah Yah / Yume no Ban-nin | Chage and Aska |
12. | 2.309m | 1996 | 1 | Na mo Naki Uta | Mr. Children |
13. | 2.299m | 2000 | 1 | Sakurazaka | Masaharu Fukuyama |
14. | 2.296m | 1997 | 1 | Can You Celebrate? | Namie Amuro |
15. | 2.288m | 1996 | 1 | Departures | globe |
16. | 2.235m | 1969 | 1 | Kuroneko no Tango | Osamu Minagawa |
17. | 2.135m | 1995 | 1 | Wow War Tonight:Toki niwa Okoseyo Movement | H Jungle with T |
18. | 2.077m | 1968 | 1 | Koi no Kisetsu | Pinky & Killers |
19. | 2.063m | 1999 | 2 | Automatic / time will tell | Hikaru Utada |
20. | 2.023m | 1993 | 1 | True Love | Fumiya Fujii |
21. | 2.022m | 1993 | 1 | Ai no Mama ni, Wagamama ni Boku ha Kimidake wo Kizu Tsukenai | B'z |
22. | 2.021m | 1994 | 1 | Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokorozuyosa to | Ryoko Shinohara with t.komuro |
23. | 2.012m | 1990 | 1 | Ai wa Katsu | KAN |
24. | 1.997m | 1993 | 3 | Road: Chapter One | The Tra-bryu |
25. | 1.973m | 1973 | 1 | Namida no Misao | Tonosama Kings |
26. | 1.936m | 1994 | 1 | innocent world | Mr.Children |
27. | 1.924m | 1976 | 1 | Beautiful Sunday | Daniel Boone |
28. | 1.878m | 2000 | 1 | Everything | Misia |
29. | 1.871m | 1995 | 1 | Hello | Masaharu Fukuyama |
30. | 1.862m | 1995 | 1 | Love Phantom | B'z |
31. | 1.856m | 1996 | 1 | La La La Love Song | Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell |
32. | 1.849m | 1995 | 1 | Hello, Again: Mukashi kara Aru Basho | My Little Lover |
33. | 1.845m | 1997 | 1 | White Love | Speed |
34. | 1.833m | 1992 | 1 | Sekaijū no Dareyori Kitto | Miho Nakayama & Wands |
35. | 1.82m | 1978 | 2 | Yumeoizake | Jiro Atsumi |
36. | 1.812m | 1995 | 1 | Seesaw Game: Yūkan na Koino Uta | Mr. Children |
37. | 1.804m | 1986 | 1 | Christmas Eve | Tatsuro Yamashita |
38. | 1.786m | 1997 | 1 | Glass no Shōnen | Kinki Kids |
39. | 1.784m | 1999 | 1 | Addicted to You | Hikaru Utada |
40. | 1.773m | 1995 | 1 | Tomorrow | Mayo Okamoto |
41. | 1.756m | 1992 | 1 | Blowin' / Time | B'z |
42. | 1.749m | 1992 | 1 | Romance no Kamisama | Kohmi Hirose |
43. | 1.743m | 1993 | 1 | Erotica Seven | Southern All Stars |
44. | 1.729m | 1993 | 1 | Hadashi no Megami | B'z |
45. | 1.717m | 1995 | 1 | Kiseki no Hoshi | Keisuke Kuwata and Mr.Children |
46. | 1.708m | 1966 | 1 | Hoshikage no Waltz | Masao Sen |
47. | 1.703m | 1992 | 1 | Kanashimi wa Yuki no youni | Shogo Hamada |
48. | 1.670m | 1991 | 1 | Donnatokimo. | Noriyuki Makihara |
49. | 1.663m | 1992 | 1 | Motto Tsuyoku Dakishimetanara | Wands |
50. | 1.662m | 2000 | 1 | Wait & See: Risk | Hikaru Utada |
51. | 1.649m | 1973 | 1 | Anata | Akiko Kosaka |
52. | 1.647m | 1999 | 1 | Love Machine | Morning Musume |
53. | 1.645m | 1993 | 1 | Makenaide | ZARD |
54. | 1.644m | 1990 | 1 | Odoru Ponpokorin | B.B. Queens |
55. | 1.643m | 1999 | 1 | Winter, Again | GLAY |
56. | 1.639m | 1997 | 1 | Aisareruyorimo Aishitai | Kinki Kids |
57. | 1.631m | 1999 | 1 | monochrome | Ayumi Hamasaki |
58. | 1.626m | 1998 | 1 | Yuwaku | GLAY |
59. | 1.624m | 1995 | 4 | Robinson | Spitz |
60. | 1.623m | 1996 | 1 | Pride | Miki Imai |
61. | 1.621m | 1998 | 1 | Yozora no Mukou | SMAP |
62. | 1.618m | 1980 | 1 | Dancing All Night | Monta and Brothers |
63. | 1.613m | 1996 | 1 | Cherry | Spitz |
64. | 1.603m | 1991 | 1 | Sorega Daiji | Daiji Man Brothers Band |
65. | 1.587m | 1995 | 1 | Crazy Gonna Crazy | TRF |
66. | 1.580m | 2005 | 1 | Seishun Amigo | Shūji and Akira |
67. | 1.572m | 1995 | 1 | es: Theme of es | Mr.Children |
68. | 1.566m | 1996 | 1 | Kore ga Watashi no Ikiru Michi | Puffy |
69. | 1.563m | 2001 | 1 | Lionheart | SMAP |
70. | 1.555m | 1997 | 2 | Hidamari no Uta | Le Couple |
71. | 1.554m | 1977 | 1 | UFO | Pink Lady |
72. | 1.618m | 1999 | 1 | Ura BTTB | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
73. | 1.549m | 1992 | 1 | Namida no Kiss | Southern All Stars |
74. | 1.541m | 1974 | 1 | Uso | Kiyoshi Nakajo |
75. | 1.539m | 1996 | 1 | Hana: Memento-Mori | Mr.Children |
76. | 1.499m | 1995 | 1 | Negai | B'z |
77. | 1.485m | 1980 | 2 | Okuhida Bojō | Tetsuya Ryu |
78. | 1.485m | 2001 | 1 | Can You Keep a Secret? | Hikaru Utada |
79. | 1.483m | 1998 | 2 | Timing | Black Biscuits |
80. | 1.48m | 1994 | 1 | Sora mo Toberuhazu | Spitz |
81. | 1.475m | 1998 | 1 | my graduation | Speed |
82. | 1.466m | 1994 | 1 | Between the Sky and You / Fight! | Miyuki Nakajima |
83. | 1.46m | 1978 | 1 | Southpaw | Pink Lady |
84. | 1.45m | 1995 | 1 | Zurui Onna | Sharan Q |
85. | 1.445m | 1979 | 1 | Ihojin | Saki Kubota |
86. | 1.444m | 1994 | 1 | Don't Leave Me | B'z |
87. | 1.443m | 1993 | 1 | Toki no Tobira | Wands |
88. | 1.435m | 1975 | 1 | Kita no Yadokara | Harumi Miyako |
89. | 1.432m | 1993 | 2 | Manatsu no Yo no Yume | Yumi Matsutoya |
90. | 1.409m | 1992 | 1 | Gara Gara Hebi ga Yattekuru | Tunnels |
91. | 1.405m | 1992 | 1 | Christmas Carol no Koroniwa | Junichi Inagaki |
92. | 1.397m | 1992 | 1 | Mou Koinante Shinai | Noriyuki Makihara |
93. | 1.396m | 1993 | 1 | Yureru Omoi | ZARD |
94. | 1.395m | 1996 | 1 | Ai no Kotodama: Spiritual Message | Southern All Stars |
95. | 1.394m | 1995 | 1 | Love Me, I Love You | B'z |
96. | 1.39m | 1996 | 2 | I'm Proud | Tomomi Kahara |
97. | 1.39m | 1996 | 1 | Don't Wanna Cry | Namie Amuro |
98. | 1.389m | 1995 | 1 | masquerade | TRF |
99. | 1.385m | 1999 | 2 | Love Day After Tomorrow | Mai Kuraki |
100. | 1.383m | 1979 | 1 | Omoide Zake | Sachiko Kobayashi |
[edit] International
[edit] List of best-selling international singles in Japan 1968-2006
This is the list of best selling international singles in Japan.
Rank | Year | Sales | Chart Peak | Title | Artist |
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1 | 1976 | 1.924m | 1 | "Beautiful Sunday"/"Sleepy Head" | Daniel Boone |
2 | 1994 | 1.33m | 2 | "All I Want for Christmas is You" | Mariah Carey |
3 | 1995 | 1.26m | 1 | "To Love You More" | Celine Dion with Kryzler and Kompany |
4 | 1968 | 0.81m | 1 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon and Garfunkel |
5 | 1970 | 0.75m | 1 | "Otoko no Sekai (Mandom: The Lovers of the World)" | Jerry Wallace |
6 | 1983 | 0.75m | 1 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara |
7 | 1980 | 0.67m | 1 | "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" | The Nolans |
8 | 1971 | 0.67m | 1 | "Ani Holem Al Naomi" [Japanese Lyric Ver.] | Hedva and David |
11 | 1997 | 0.63m | 1 | "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Elton John |
[edit] Source, references and external links
- Oricon official site
- Yamachan Land|Single Chart Daijiten
- List of best selling singles 1968-2006
- List of number one international hit singles in Japan
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- List of highest selling international singles by years
- Database on Japanese Elton John fan site
[edit] See Also
- List of best-selling albums in Japan
- List of best-selling music artists in Japan