Today iTunes Japan has published their list of yearly selections, wherein which the service’s staff name what they felt the best releases were for the year.  This year’s Best Artist and Best New Artist awards went to bands BUMP OF CHICKEN and Gesu no Kiwami Otome. respectively, with Best Album going to Yonezu Kenshi’s “YANKEE” and Best Song awarded to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy (from “Despicable Me 2″)”.

In addition, the service also revealed its yearly Top 20 sales lists for both songs and albums, allowing people to see what the most popular purchases were over the past 12 months.  This year the “Frozen Soundtrack” dominated the Albums category, while Matsu Takako’s version of the Frozen’s theme song “Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~” ruled the Songs chart, none able to surpass the movie’s media dominance.

You’ll find the full list of selections and the bestseller charts right after the jump, so please stay with us if you’re curious about either.

-iTunes Japan “Best of 2014”-

Best Artist: 

BUMP OF CHICKEN (RAY, etc.)

Best Album: 

Yonezu Kenshi – YANKEE

Best Song: 

Pharrell Williams – Happy (from “Despicable Me 2”)

Best New Artist: 

Gesu no Kiwami Otome. (Miryoku ga Sugoi yo, etc.)

Best of J-Pop: 

DREAMS COME TRUE – ATTACK25

Best of J-Rock: 

MAN WITH A MISSION – Tales of Purefly

Best of Pop: 

Ariana Grande – My Everything

Best of Alternative: 

Lana Del Ray – Ultraviolence

Best of Anime: 

Various Artists – Space Dandy (Original Soundtrack 2 Boobies Wonderland)

Best of Reggae: 

SPICY CHOCOLATE – Shibuya Jyunai Monogatari

Best of Hip-Hop/Rap: 

AKLO – The Arrival

Best of R&B/Soul: 

Prince – ART OFFICIAL AGE

Best of Dance: 

Clean Bandit – New Eyes

Best of Electronic: 

FKA twigs – LP1

Best Soundtrack: 

Various Artists – Frozen

Best of Classical: 

The Piano Guys – Pop Meets Classical

-iTunes Japan Yearly Bestseller Lists-

Top 20 Songs

1. Matsu Takako – Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~
2. Hata Motohiro – Himawari no Yakusoku
3. One Direction – Story of my Life
4. Idina Menzel – Let It Go
5. Pharrell Williams – Happy (from “Despicable Me 2”)
6. Nishino Kana – Darling
7. SPICY CHOCOLATE – Zutto (feat. HAN-KUN & TEE)
8. Rihwa – Harukaze
9. SEKAI NO OWARI – RPG
10. Matsu Takako & Kanda Sayaka – Umarete Hajimete (For the First Time in Forever)
11. ayaka – Nijiiro
12. Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
13. ONE OK ROCK – Mighty Long Fall
14. Che’Nelle – Happiness
15. Ariana Grande – Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
16. AKB48 – Koisuru Fortune Cookie
17. Amuro Namie – TSUKI
18. SEKAI NO OWARI – Honoo to Mori no Carnival
19. Ringo Shiina – NIPPON
20. SEKAI NO OWARI – Snow Magic Fantasy

Top 20 Albums

1. Various Artists – Frozen Soundtrack
2. Ariana Grande – My Everything
3. Pharrell Williams – GIRL
4. One Direction – Midnight Memories
5. Ariana Grande – Yours Truly
6. Amuro Namie – Ballada
7. Taylor Swift – 1989
8. Taylor Swift – Red
9. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
10. BUMP OF CHICKEN – RAY
11. Coldplay – Ghost Stories
12. Maroon 5 – V
13. Avicii – True
14. Michael Jackson – XSCAPE
15. DREAMS COME TRUE – ATTACK25
16. Chris Hart – Heart Song
17. Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
18. SEKAI NO OWARI – ENTERTAINMENT
19. Various Artists – 2014 Grammy Nominees
20. Maco – 22

(via iTunes Japan)