List of best-selling singles in Japan

In 2007, Japan had the second largest music market in the world.^[1] In 1962, Tokushin music reports was founded and became the leading provider of music sales in Japan. However their reports and charts are only available to industry insiders and are not available to the general public. In 1968 Original Confidence was established and began providing music charts to the general public with data collected from various retailers throughout Japan.

This is the list of the best-selling singles, based on the data by Oricon. It does not include singles that were released before 1968, and is only from data collected from Oricon's retail partners and not the record companies.

Best-selling physical singles in Japan

Guinness World Records certified that Masato Shimon's "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" is the best-selling single in Japan.^[2]

There were several singles which achieved worldwide success. Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" sold estimate 13 million copies over worldwide. However, those were worldwide sales.

There were many non full-track digital download singles in Japan. Hikaru Utada's "Flavor of Life" sold over 7.7 million combined sales.^[3] GReeeeN's "Ai Uta" sold 5 million digital download singles.^[4] However, those included the sales of non full-track digital download singles. Guinness World Records certified that Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling full-track digital download single in Japan with over 8 million copies.^[5]

Machiko Soga's "Oba-Q Ondo" sold estimate 2 million single and 4 million sonosheet in Japan.^[6] However, a sonosheet was not a regular 7-inch single.

Yujiro Ishihara & Shunko Makimura's "Ginza No Koi No Monogatari" (1961) sold estimate 3.35 million copies in Japan.^[7] Hiroshi Wada & His Mahina Stars's "Ozashiki Kouta" (1964) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan.^[8] Yūzō Kayama's "Kimi to Itsumademo" (1965) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan.^[9] However, those were released before 1968 in Japan.

List of best-selling singles based on physical sales

The following list covers the highest-selling singles in the country based on physical sales compiled by Oricon since its foundation in November 1967.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

No.	Single	Artist	Released	Chart	Sales
1	"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun"	Masato Shimon	25 December 1975	1	4,577,000
2	"Onna no Michi"	Shiro Miya	10 May 1972	1	3,256,000
3	"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana"	SMAP	5 March 2003	1	3,128,000
4	"Tsunami"	Southern All Stars	26 January 2000	1	2,936,000
5	"Dango 3 Kyodai"	Kentarou Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshoudan	3 March 1999	1	2,918,000
6	"Kimi ga Iru Dake de"	Kome Kome Club	4 May 1992	1	2,895,000
7	"Say Yes"	Chage and Aska	24 July 1991	1	2,822,000
8	"Tomorrow Never Knows"	Mr. Children	10 November 1994	1	2,766,000
9	"Oh! Yeah!"[I]	Kazumasa Oda	6 February 1991	1	2,588,000
10	"Love Love Love"	Dreams Come True	24 July 1995	1	2,489,000
11	"Yah Yah Yah"[II]	Chage and Aska	3 March 1993	1	2,419,000
12	"Namonaki Uta"	Mr. Children	5 February 1996	1	2,309,000
13	"Sakura Zaka"	Masaharu Fukuyama	26 April 2000	1	2,299,000
14	"Can You Celebrate?"	Namie Amuro	19 February 1997	1	2,296,000
15	"Departures"	Globe	1 January 1996	1	2,288,000
16	"Kuroneko no Tango"	Osamu Minagawa	5 October 1969	1	2,235,000
17	"WOW WAR TONIGHT 〜Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement" (WOW WAR TONIGHT 〜時には起こせよムーヴメント)	H Jungle With t	15 March 1995	1	2,135,000
18	"Koi no Kisetsu"	Pinky & Killers	20 July 1968	1	2,077,000
19	"Automatic"[III]	Utada Hikaru	9 December 1998	2	2,063,000
20	"True Love"	Fumiya Fujii	10 November 1993	1	2,023,000

Notes:

• ^[I] Released along with popular B-side "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni".
• ^[II] Released as a double A-side single along with "Yume no Bannin".
• ^[III] Released as a double A-side single along with "Time Will Tell".

List of best-selling singles by Western acts

See also: List of best-selling Western artists in Japan

The following list covers the top-selling singles released by such acts in Japan, based on physical sales only.^[15]

Physical singles

Single	Artist	Released	Chart	Sales
"Beautiful Sunday"	Daniel Boone	10 March 1976	1	2,050,000 (until 1977)[16]
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey	29 October 1994	2	1,700,000
"To Love You More"	Celine Dion	21 October 1995	1	1,500,000[I]
"I Will Always Love You"	Whitney Houston	2 December 1992	1	810,060
"The Sound of Silence"	Simon & Garfunkel	15 June 1968	1	810,000
"As the Years Go By"	Mashmakhan	1970	—	790,000[17]
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"	Baccara	April 1977	—	750,000[18]
"The Lovers of the World" (Otoko no Sekai)	Jerry Wallace	25 July 1970	1	734,000
"I'm In the Mood for Dancing"	The Nolans	21 July 1980	1	700,000[19]
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	Irene Cara	25 June 1983	1	697,000
"Last Christmas"	Wham!	15 December 1984[II]	15	683,000
"I Dream of Naomi [he]" (Japanese title: "Naomi no Yume")	Hedva and David	25 January 1971	1	666,000
"Candle in the Wind 1997"	Elton John	26 September 1997	1	632,000
"Yesterday Once More"	The Carpenters	10 July 1973	5	592,000
"Sky High"	Jigsaw	25 October 1975	2	568,000
"Let It Be"	The Beatles	25 March 1970	6	558,000
"Venus"	Shocking Blue	20 February 1970	2	555,000
"I Need to Be in Love"[III]	The Carpenters	3 November 1995	5	542,000
"Welcome to the Edge"	Billie Hughes	15 May 1991	3	518,000
"Massachusetts"	Bee Gees	25 December 1967	1	517,000
"Never Marry a Railroad Man"	Shocking Blue	10 September 1970	2	505,000
"Y.M.C.A."	Village People	17 October 1978	—	500,000[20]

Notes:

• ^[I] According to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, "To Love You More" sold 1.5 million copies in the country.^[21]
• ^[II] Originally released in 1984, reissued in 1993.
• ^[III] Released as a double A-side single along with "Top of the World".

Digital and multi-format sales

Single	Artist	Released	Chart	Sales
"Dragostea din tei"	O-Zone	2003	—	4,350,000[22]
"Girlfriend"	Avril Lavigne	27 February 2007	27	1,850,000
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey	29 October 1994	2	1,000,000[23]
"Call Me Maybe"	Carly Rae Jepsen	20 September 2011	3	1,000,000
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"	Taylor Swift	13 August 2012	2	1,000,000
"Miles Away"	Madonna	17 October 2008	7	750,000[24]
"Poker Face"	Lady Gaga	23 September 2008		750,000
"Happy"	Pharrell Williams	21 November 2013	5	500,000
"Let It Go"	Idina Menzel	January 2014	4	500,000

Best-selling multi-format singles in Japan

With over 9.2 million combined sales, Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling multi-format single in Japan.^[25]

Over 5 million copies

Year	Song	Artist	Detailed Sales			Total Sales
			Physical	Single Track	Chaku-uta
2008	"Soba ni Iru ne"	Thelma Aoyama featuring SoulJa	550,000[25]	8,700,000[25]		9,250,000
2007	"Flavor of Life"	Hikaru Utada	651,000[26]	8,000,000[27]		8,651,000
2008	"Kiseki"	Greeeen	558,000[26]	7,600,000[28]		8,158,000
2007	"Lovers Again"	Exile	260,000[26]	7,000,000[29]		7,260,000
2009	"Shunkashūtō"	Hilcrhyme	139,000[26]	7,000,000[30]		7,139,000
2006	"Junrenka"	Shōnan no Kaze	523,000[31]	6,500,000[32]		7,023,000
2009	"Butterfly"	Kaela Kimura	—	7,000,000[33]		7,000,000
2007	"Ai Uta"	Greeeen	300,000[34]	5,900,000[35]		6,200,000
2011	"Maru Maru Mori Mori!"	Mana Ashida and Fuku Suzuki as Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook	541,000[36]	5,000,000[37]		5,541,000
2007	"Tsubomi"	Kobukuro	506,000[26]	2,000,000[38]	3,000,000[39]	5,506,000
2005	"Story"	Ai	276,000[26]	2,000,000[40]	3,000,000[41]	5,276,000
2009	"Haruka"	Greeeen	145,000[26]	5,000,000[42]		5,145,000
2010	"Aitakute Aitakute"	Kana Nishino	97,000[26]	5,000,000[43]		5,097,000

Over 4 million copies

Year	Song	Artist	Detailed Sales			Total Sales
			Physical	Single Track	Chaku-uta
2008	"366 Nichi"	HY	—	4,800,000[44]		4,800,000
2009	"Ashita ga Kurunara"	Juju featuring Jay'ed	150,000[26]	4,500,000[45]		4,650,000
2009	"Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru"	Fuyumi Sakamoto	400,000[46]	4,000,000[47]		4,400,000
2007	"Winding Road"	Ayaka and Kobukuro	359,000[26]	4,000,000[48]		4,359,000
2003	"Dragostea din tei"	O-Zone	—	350,000[22]	4,000,000[22]	4,350,000
2006	"Mata Aimashō"	Seamo	205,000[26]	4,000,000[49]		4,205,000

Over 3 million copies

Year	Song	Artist	Detailed Sales			Total Sales
			Physical	Single Track	Chaku-uta
2005	"Dreamland"	Bennie K	500,000[50]	3,400,000[51]		3,900,000
2004	"Hana"	Orange Range	1,000,000[52]	750,000[53]	2,000,000[22]	3,750,000
2005	"Sakura"	Kobukuro	500,000[54]	1,250,000[22][55]	2,000,000[56]	3,750,000
2011	"Love Story"	Namie Amuro	162,000[26]	3,500,000[57]		3,662,000
2018	"Lemon"	Kenshi Yonezu	584,030[58][59]	3,000,000[60]		3,584,030
2008	"Life"	Kimaguren	66,000[26]	3,500,000[61]		3,566,000
2009	"Futatsu no Kuchibiru"[A]	Exile	289,000[26]	1,250,000[62][63]	2,000,000[64]	3,539,000
1992	"Kimi ga Iru Dake de"[B]	Kome Kome Club	2,895,000[26]	500,000[65]	—	3,395,000
2007	"Gake no Ue no Ponyo"	Fujioka Fujimaki and Nozomi Ōhashi	382,000[66]	3,000,000[67]		3,382,000
2005	"Konayuki"	Remioromen	859,000[26]	500,000[68]	2,000,000[22]	3,359,000
2008	"Ti Amo"[C]	Exile	320,000[26]	2,000,000[69]	1,000,000[70]	3,320,000
2006	"Age Age Every Knight"	DJ OZMA	250,000[71]	1,000,000[72]	2,000,000[73]	3,250,000
2005	"Sōsei no Aquarion"	Akino	250,000[74]	3,000,000[74]		3,250,000
2006	"Mikazuki"	Ayaka	243,000[26]	2,000,000[38]	1,000,000[75]	3,243,000
2000	"Tsunami"	Southern All Stars	2,936,000[26]	250,000[56]	—	3,186,000
2010	"Heavy Rotation"	AKB48	882,000[26]	1,500,000[76]	750,000[77]	3,132,000
2007	"Suirenka"	Shōnan no Kaze	100,000[78]	3,000,000[32]		3,100,000
2008	"Kimi no Subete ni"	Spontania featuring Juju	100,000[79]	3,000,000[80]		3,100,000
2010	"Ring a Ding Dong"	Kaela Kimura	100,000[81]	3,000,000[82]		3,100,000
1997	"Can You Celebrate?"	Namie Amuro	2,750,000[D][26]	250,000[38]	—	3,000,000
2011	"Happiness"	Ai	27,713	3,000,000[83]		3,027,713
2018	"Teacher Teacher"	AKB48	—	3,000,000[84]		3,000,000

Note:

1. Physical sales from "The Generation: Futatsu no Kuchibiru" maxi single.
2. Released as a double A-side single with "Aishiteru".
3. Physical sales from "The Birthday: Ti Amo" maxi single.
4. Combined sales from 8cm (1997/2) and 12cm (1997/12) CD releases.

Over 2 million copies

Year	Song	Artist	Detailed Sales			Total Sales
			Physical	Single Track	Chaku-uta
1997	"Zankoku na Tenshi no These"	Yoko Takahashi	720,000[A][26][85]	1,100,000[38][86]	1,100,000[87][88]	2,920,000
1991	"Love Story wa Totsuzen ni"[B]	Kazumasa Oda	2,542,000[26]	250,000[89]	—	2,792,000
2008	"Kimi ni Utatta Love Song"	Lil'B	—	2,700,000[90]		2,700,000
2011	"Flying Get"	AKB48	1,626,000[26]	1,000,000[38]	—	2,626,000
2011	"Everyday, Katyusha"	AKB48	1,608,000[26]	1,000,000[38]	—	2,608,000
2007	"Lovin' Life"	Funky Monkey Babys	100,000[91]	2,500,000[92]		2,600,000
1995	"Love Love Love"	Dreams Come True	2,489,000[26]	100,000[93]	—	2,589,000
2013	"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie"	AKB48	1,549,000[26]	1,000,000[94]	—	2,549,000
2000	"Sakura Zaka"	Masaharu Fukuyama	2,299,000[26]	250,000[95]	—	2,549,000
2006	"Koi no Tsubomi"	Kumi Koda	273,000[26]	250,000[22]	2,000,000[22]	2,523,000
2000	"Everything"	Misia	2,007,000[C][26][96]	500,000[38]	—	2,507,000
2004	"Hitomi o Tojite"	Ken Hirai	1,000,000[97]	500,000[98]	1,000,000[22]	2,500,000
2008	"Shuchishin"	Shuchishin	500,000[99]	1,000,000[38]	1,000,000[100]	2,500,000
2011	"Yasashiku Naritai"	Kazuyoshi Saito	2,500,000[101]			2,500,000
1994	"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	Mariah Carey	1,500,000[D][26]	—	1,000,000[23]	2,500,000
2005	"Tada... Aitakute"	Exile	562,000[26]	850,000[E][38][102]	1,000,000[22]	2,412,000
2007	"Migi Kara Kita Mono Wo Hidari He Ukenagasu No Uta"	Moody Katsuyama	—	—	2,400,000[103]	2,400,000
2008	"Sunao ni Naretara"[F]	Juju	100,000[99]	2,300,000[80]		2,400,000
2009	"Mister"	KARA	145,000[104]	1,250,000[76][41]	1,000,000[105]	2,395,000
1995	"Departures"	Globe	2,288,000[26]	100,000[38]	—	2,388,000
2009	"Ichibu to Zenbu"	B'z	380,000[26]	1,000,000[77]	1,000,000[77]	2,380,000
2004	"Towa ni Tomo ni"[G]	Kobukuro	152,000[26]	1,200,000[H][70][39]	1,000,000[106]	2,352,000
2006	"Good-bye Days"	Yui for Kaoru Amane	242,000[26]	1,100,000[107][108]	1,000,000[109]	2,342,000
2012	"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"	AKB48	1,822,000[26]	500,000[110]	—	2,322,000
2005	"Planetarium"	Ai Otsuka	316,000[26]	1,000,000[111]	1,000,000[22]	2,316,000
2016	"Koi"	Gen Hoshino	312,000[112][113]	2,000,000[114]		2,312,000
2006	"Ketsui no Asa ni"	Aqua Timez	1,100,000[115]		1,200,000[115]	2,300,000
1995	"True Love"	Fumiya Fujii	2,023,000[26]	250,000[38]	—	2,273,000
2005	"Endless Story"	Reira starring Yuna Ito	500,000[116]	750,000[38]	1,000,000[22]	2,250,000
2005	"Glamorous Sky"	Nana starring Mika Nakashima	500,000[117]	750,000[118]	1,000,000[22]	2,250,000
1996	"La La La Love Song"	Toshinobu Kubota	2,000,000[119]	250,000[38]	—	2,250,000
2010	"Motto Tsuyoku"	Exile	250,000[120]	1,000,000[38]	1,000,000[121]	2,250,000
2006	"Taiyō no Uta"	Erika Sawajiri as Kaoru Amane	500,000[122]	750,000[123]	1,000,000[124]	2,250,000
2003	"Yuki no Hana"	Mika Nakashima	250,000[125]	1,000,000[126]	1,000,000[70]	2,250,000
2007	"Koko ni Iru yo"	SoulJa featuring Thelma Aoyama	149,000[26]	1,100,000[127][77]	1,000,000[128]	2,249,000
2008	"Prisoner of Love"	Hikaru Utada	82,000[26]	1,100,000[107][108]	1,000,000[109]	2,182,000
1998	"Automatic"[I]	Hikaru Utada	2,063,000[26]	100,000[63]	—	2,163,000
2005	"Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana"	Kobukuro	407,000[26]	750,000[38]	1,000,000[22]	2,157,000
2006	"Kibun Jōjō"	Mihimaru GT	131,000[26]	1,000,000[129]	1,000,000[22]	2,131,000
2003	"Jupiter"	Ayaka Hirahara	925,000[26]	200,000[22]	1,000,000[22]	2,125,000
2007	"Michi"	Exile	112,000[26]	1,000,000[38]	1,000,000[77]	2,112,000
2010	"Arigatō"	Ikimono-gakari	250,000[130]	1,100,000[131][77]	750,000[77]	2,100,000
2009	"Love Forever"	Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu	100,000[132]	1,000,000[38]	1,000,000[133]	2,100,000
2010	"Kimi tte"	Kana Nishino	98,000[26]	1,000,000[38]	1,000,000[41]	2,098,000
2003	"Sakuranbo"	Ai Otsuka	589,000[J][26]	500,000[38]	1,000,000[22]	2,089,000
2010	"Best Friend"	Kana Nishino	71,000[26]	1,000,000[38]	1,000,000[134]	2,071,000
2013	"Sayonara Crawl"	AKB48	1,956,000[26]	100,000[38]	—	2,056,000
2008	"Ai o Komete Hanataba o"	Superfly	47,000[26]	1,000,000[38]	1,000,000[135]	2,047,000
2010	"Beginner"	AKB48	1,039,000[26]	1,000,000[38]	—	2,039,000
2008	"Ginga Tetsudō 999"	Exile featuring M-flo	—	1,000,000[136]	1,000,000[77]	2,000,000
2006	"I Believe"	Ayaka	250,000[137]	750,000[38]	1,000,000[22]	2,000,000
2007	"Peach"[K]	Ai Otsuka	250,000[138]	750,000[38]	1,000,000[77]	2,000,000
2006	"Precious"	Yuna Ito	250,000[139]	750,000[38]	1,000,000[22]	2,000,000
2008	"Roppongi-Giroppon-"	Nezumisenpai	—	2,000,000[140]		2,000,000
2009	"Garden"	May J. featuring DJ KAORI, Diggy-MO', Clench and Blistah	—	2,000,000[141]		2,000,000
2011	"100 Mankai No I Love You"	Rake	—	2,000,000[142]		2,000,000

Note:

1. Combined sales from the 1997, 2003 and 2009 CD releases.
2. Released as a double A-side single with "Oh Yeah!".
3. Combined sales for the 8cm single, the vinyl and the "Junior + Gomi Club Extended Mix" vinyl
4. Combined sales from the 8cm single (1995), the 12cm single (1996) and the remix single (2000).
5. Combined certifications for the original version and the "Ballad Best" version.
6. Released as a double A-side single with "I Can Be Free".
7. Released as a double A-side single with "Million Films".
8. Combined certifications from the original version and the live version.
9. Released as a double A-side single with "Time Will Tell".
10. Combined sales from the original (2003) and "Encore Press" (2005) CD releases.
11. Released as a double A-side single with "Heart".

List of most-streamed songs in Japan

The following list covers the most-streamed songs in the country based on data compiled by Billboard Japan, with the data aggregation started since March 12, 2018.

No.	Song	Artist(s)	Released	Streams (hundred million)
1	"Yoru ni Kakeru"	Yoasobi	15 December 2019	11.6
2	"Dried Flower"	Yuuri	25 October 2020	10.5
3	"Pretender"	Official Hige Dandism	15 May 2019	9.6
4	"Dynamite"	BTS	21 August 2020	9.3
5	"Idol"	Yoasobi	12 April 2023	8.6
6	"Kaiju no Hanauta"	Vaundy	11 May 2020	8.5
7	"Gunjō"	Yoasobi	1 September 2020	8
8	"Subtitle"	Official Hige Dandism	12 October 2022	7.6
9	"Marigold"	Aimyon	8 August 2018	7.3
10	"Suiheisen"	Back Number	13 August 2021	7.3
11	"Ao to Natsu"	Mrs. Green Apple	1 August 2018	7.3
12	"Hakujitsu"	King Gnu	22 February 2019	7.2
13	"W/X/Y"	Tani Yuuki	26 May 2021	7.1
14	"Kaibutsu"	Yoasobi	6 January 2021	6.9
15	"I Love..."	Official Hige Dandism	12 February 2020	6.8
16	"Tenbyō no Uta"	Mrs. Green Apple feat. Sonoko Inoue	1 August 2018	6.6
17	"Betelgeuse"	Yuuri	4 November 2021	6.5
18	"Cinderella Boy"	Saucy Dog	18 August 2021	6.5
19	"115man Kilo no Film"	Official Hige Dandism	11 April 2018	6.4
20	"Butter"	BTS	21 May 2021	6.2
21	"Dance Hall"	Mrs. Green Apple	24 May 2022	6.2
22	"Kirari"	Fujii Kaze	3 May 2021	5.8
23	"Takane no Hanako-san"	Back Number	26 June 2013	5.7
24	"Nandemonaiyo,"	Macaroni Empitsu	3 November 2021	5.7
25	"Mixed Nuts"	Official Hige Dandism	15 April 2022	5.7
As of December 22, 2024[143]

Best-selling singles by year

The following is a table of the yearly best-selling singles in Japan by physical sales (until 2018) and combined sales (including track sale equivalent) (since 2019).

Year	Title	Artist	Sales	Chart Peak	References
1968	"Hoshikage no Waltz"	Masao Sen			[144]
1969	"Yoake no Scat"	Saori Yuki			[144]
1970	"Kuroneko no Tango"	Osamu Minagawa			[144]
1971	"Watashi no Jōkamachi"	Rumiko Koyanagi			[144]
1972	"Onna no Michi"	Shiro Miya, Pinkara Trio			[144]
1973	"Onna no Michi"	Shiro Miya, Pinkara Trio			[144]
1974	"Namida no Misao"	Tonosama Kings			[144]
1975	"Shōwa Karesusuki"	Sakura and Ichirō			[144]
1976	"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun"	Masato Shimon			[144]
1977	"Nagisa no Sindbad"	Pink Lady			[144]
1978	"UFO"	Pink Lady			[144]
1979	"Yume Oi Zake"	Jirō Atsumi			[144]
1980	"Dancing All Night"	Monta and Brothers			[144]
1981	"Ruby no Yubiwa"	Akira Terao			[144]
1982	"Matsuwa"	Amin			[144]
1983	"Sazanka no Yado"	Eisaku Ōkawa			[144]
1984	"Moshimo Ashita ga..."	Warabe			[144]
1985	"Julia ni Heartbreak"	The Checkers			[144]
1986	"Cha-Cha-Cha"	Akemi Ishii			[144]
1987	"Inochi Kurenai"	Eiko Segawa			[144]
1988	"Paradise Ginga"	Hikaru Genji			[144]
1989	"Diamonds"	Princess Princess	814,570	1	[145]
1990	"Odoru Pompokolin"	B.B.Queens	1,308,440	1	[146]
1991	"Oh Yeah!"/"Love Story wa Totsuzen ni"	Kazumasa Oda	2,541,910	1	[147]
1992	"Kimi ga Iru Dake de"	Kome Kome Club	2,762,210	1	[148]
1993	"Yah Yah Yah / Yume no Bannin"	Chage and Aska	2,407,960	1	[149]
1994	"Innocent World"	Mr. Children	1,812,970	1	[150]
1995	"Love Love Love"/"Arashi ga Kuru"	Dreams Come True	2,351,940	1	[151]
1996	"Namonaki Uta"	Mr. Children	2,302,910	1	[152]
1997	"Can You Celebrate?"	Namie Amuro	2,223,090	1	[153]
1998	"Yuuwaku"	Glay	1,611,920	1	[154]
1999	"Dango 3 Kyodai"	Kentarō Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshōdan	2,918,220	1	[155]
2000	"Tsunami"	Southern All Stars	2,886,940	1	[156]
2001	"Can You Keep a Secret?"	Hikaru Utada	1,484,940	1	[157]
2002	"H"	Ayumi Hamasaki	1,000,260	1	[158]
2003	"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana"	SMAP	2,108,565	1	[159]
2004	"Hitomi o Tojite"	Ken Hirai	834,448	2	[160]
2005	"Seishun Amigo"	Shūji to Akira	945,315	1	[161]
2006	"Real Face"	KAT-TUN	1,038,923	1	[162]
2007	"Sen no Kaze ni Natte"	Masafumi Akikawa	1,115,499	1	[163]
2008	"Truth/Kaze no Mukō e"	Arashi	618,229	1	[164]
2009	"Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei"	Arashi, Kenta Yano starring Satoshi Ohno	656,676	1	[165]
2010	"Beginner"	AKB48	954,283	1	[166]
2011	"Flying Get"	AKB48	1,587,229	1	[167]
2012	"Manatsu no Sounds Good!"	AKB48	1,820,056	1	[168]
2013	"Sayonara Crawl"	AKB48	1,955,162	1	[169]
2014	"Labrador Retriever"	AKB48	1,786,825	1	[170]
2015	"Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai"	AKB48	1,782,707	1	[171]
2016	"Tsubasa wa Iranai"	AKB48	1,519,387	1	[172]
2017	"Negaigoto no Mochigusare"	AKB48	1,391,691	1	[173]
2018	"Teacher Teacher"	AKB48	1,819,237	1	[174]
2019	"Sustainable"	AKB48	1,416,189	1	[175]
2020	"Imitation Rain/D.D."	SixTones, Snow Man	1,780,306	1	[176]
2021	"Butter"	BTS	1,809,650	1	[177]
2022	"Ichizu/Sakayume"	King Gnu	1,456,349	1	[178]
2023	"Idol"	Yoasobi	2,274,528	1	[179]
2024	"Nidone/Bling-Bang-Bang-Born"	Creepy Nuts	2,493,509	1	[180]

See also

• J-pop
• List of best-selling albums in Japan
• Oricon
• Oricon Singles Chart
• Oricon Albums Chart