All-time Top 10 Best-selling Japanese Artists with sales numbers as of 2018

[Jotham]

All-Time Top 10 Best-selling Japanese Artists with figures updated 2018

 

1. B'z - 82.62 million

2. Mr.Children - 59.55 million

3. AKB48 - 53.04 million

4. Ayumi Hamasaki - 50.67 million

5. Southern All Stars - 48.97 million

6. DREAMS COME TRUE - 44.9 million

7. Yumi Matsutoya - 39.59 million

8. GLAY - 38.76 million

9. ZARD - 37.63 million

10. SMAP - 37.2 million

 

 

 

[Kaitoh]

Insane sales

[reneé]

Where is e girls

[Extra crispy]

Crazy... 82 million, wow.

[doki-doki]

B’z are on another level.

[Asryuki]

Where is e girls

[shaghayegh]

82 million is INSANE 

[abra]

Is this from that artist show B'z was on yesterday? nvm it's in the top left corner

[GetRapper]

B'z are true legends!

[--Mari--]

Both B´z and mr.children are amazing

[demasta]

Where is e girls

lol

[Mandilinn]

Where is e girls

........

[DocumentaLy]

Where is e girls

 

[Midnight~Circus]

Wow...There's a 23.07 million sales difference between B'z and Mr. Children.

 

I forgot how insanely popular B'z was during their heyday back in the 80's and early 90's. 

[pk@fire]

Wow...There's a 23.07 million sales difference between B'z and Mr. Children.

 

I forgot how insanely popular B'z was during their heyday back in the 80's and early 90's.

It also helps that the late 90s and early 00s were the heyday of CD sales, at least in Japan.

 

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[WondersayA]

Forever ZARD! Forever IZUMI SAKAI!

[Jotham]

Forever ZARD! Forever IZUMI SAKAI!

She died too young 

[wiaraewiwiarae]

B'z are also the best selling act in the whole Asia afaik. Kings.