2012 in Japanese music

Events

Charts

Best-sellers

Artists

The following is a list of the five best-selling music artists in Japan in 2016 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon.[2]

RankArtistTotal earnings
1AKB48¥19.098 billion
2Exile¥12.177 billion
3Arashi¥10.454 billion
4Mr. Children¥9.947 billion
5Kanjani8¥4.196 billion

Albums

The following is a list of the top ten best-selling albums in Japan in 2016, according to Oricon.[3]

RankArtistAlbumSales
1Mr. ChildrenMr. Children 2005–2010 <macro>1,170,000
2Mr. Children 2001–2005 <micro>1,105,000
3AKB481830m1,030,000
4ArashiPopcorn848,000
5Exile / AtsushiExile Japan / Solo767,000
6Keisuke KuwataI Love You: Now and Forever758,000
7KobukuroAll Singles Best 2694,000
8Mr. Children(An Imitation) Blood Orange613,000
9Yumi MatsutoyaThe Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary550,000
10Tatsuro YamashitaOpus: All Time Best 1975–2012519,000

Debuting artists

Soloists debuting
Groups debuting
Returning from hiatus

Disbanding in 2012

Disbanding
Going on hiatus

See also

References


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