Top 40 Best Selling Japanese Acts

[KarenPang]

These are the Top 40 Japanese Artists according to MUSIC STATION. The rankings are based on sales. The previous ranking refers to the last ranking they did back in 2005.

CD総売上【2010/09/10 Mステスペシャル】

今回（前回）　売上（単位：万枚）
*1位（*1位）　7938　B'z
*2位（*2位）　5420　Mr.Children
*3位（*4位）　4901　浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)　　　　
*4位（*3位）　4783　サザンオールスターズ (Southern All Stars)
*5位（*5位）　4301　DREAMS COME TRUE
*6位（*6位）　3830　松任谷由実 (Yumi Matsutoya)
*7位（*7位）　3749　GLAY
*8位（*8位）　3745　ZARD
*9位（*9位）　3572　宇多田ヒカル (Utada Hikaru)
10位（11位） 3178　SMAP
11位（10位） 3140　CHAGE&ASKA
12位（14位） 2974　安室奈美恵 (Namie Amuro)
13位（12位） 2951　松田聖子 (Matsuda Seiko)
14位（13位） 2870　globe
15位（15位） 2849　L'Arc～en～Ciel
16位（16位） 2534　中森明菜 (Nakamori Akina)
17位（18位） 2467　KinKi Kids
18位（17位） 2441　TUBE
19位（19位） 2259　大黒摩季 (Ohguro Maki)
20位（20位） 2258　Every Little Thing
21位（22位） 2178　中島みゆき (Nakajima Miyuki)
22位（21位） 2169　TRF
23位（23位） 2112　長渕剛 (Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi)
24位（24位） 2070　槙原敬之 (Noriyuki Makihara)
25位（25位） 2038　スピッツ (Spitz)
26位（27位） 2018　福山雅治 (Fukuyama Masaharu)
27位（26位） 1950　SPEED
28位（29位） 1865　米米CLUB (Koma Kome Club)
29位（--位）　1786　EXILE
30位（30位）　1777　Misia
31位（32位）　1664　モーニング娘。 (Morning Musume)
32位（31位）　1621　山口百恵 (Yamaguchi Momoe)
33位（--位）　1619　嵐 (Arashi)
34位（33位）　1611　氷室京介 (Himuro Kyosuke)
35位（34位）　1579　井上陽水 (Yosui Inoue)
36位（36位）　1576　郷ひろみ (Go Hiromi)
37位（35位）　1570　沢田研二 (Sawada Kenji)
38位（42位）　1553　倉木麻衣 (Mai Kuraki)
39位（38位）　1538　チェッカーズ (CHECKERS)
40位（39位）　1527　今井美樹 (Imai Miki)

http://community.livejournal.com/ara...t/1183452.html

[YuriChan]

YAAAY!!! Congrats to B'z and Ayu! <33

[Paparazzi]

so is that only 49,010,00?

If that's the case, less than 1,000,000 away from the big 50,000,000 ~

[TITANIC]

next Mr. children, Ayu.
Ganbatte

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

what a great ranking! ^_^

[AyUmIXx]

thanks for sharing..
proud of AyuuU!!
that makes her the top selling female artist

[kagami]

I had thought she'd already passed 59mil. But good job Ayu! Now beat em all!! Haha

[YuriChan]

^Uh uh... As much as I love ayu, I love B'z more!

[PoetGirl]

its really great

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Wow. She is third! OMYGODGODGOD. Well done, Ayu!

Spoiler:

But where's Kuu?

[ayumisrael]

That's awesome!!!
I'm so proud of ayu =D

I wonder if she felt bad to see that she sold more oveall than her liked band lol.

[Kazeyomi]

OMG SHE'S THIRD

yaaaay congratz Ayu!!

Oh, is Hikki just ranked #9? I thought she was more higher o__o

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

Wow. She is third! OMYGODGODGOD. Well done, Ayu!

Spoiler:

But where's Kuu?

Kumi is somewhere hovering positions 41 - 50

[xLuna&1LOVE]

^ Ah thanks.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Million selling albums are now officially a thing of the past so Ayu will always have her mark as the top selling Japanese female artist of all time.

[maikaru]

Originally Posted by koshka

OMG SHE'S THIRD

yaaaay congratz Ayu!!

Oh, is Hikki just ranked #9? I thought she was more higher o__o

If you consider that she doesn't release so much, only 21 singles and 5 albums, it's pretty great.

[habelie]

Yay for Ayu! Her peak may be over, but she has got history that no one can deny.
B'z still reigns, and rightfully so xD
GLAY and KinKi surprised me pleasantly :3

most of these artists may not be popular as the newer acts nowadays, but they've definitely made their mark with good music. Banzai~

[sanzo2011]

Congrats Ayu ! hope that the next update she'll pass 5o mil mark ^^!

[tetsuo69]

how long will it take ayu to take the 2nd spot, hope not to long.

[mecury2511]

ARASHI at #33 O_o