Soundscan Japan has released its album and single rankings for the first half of 2014. This is for the period covered December 30 2013 – June 29 2014.
Included in the list below are the top 10 Western albums, highlighting Frozen’s successful run in Japan.
For the note, Soundscan numbers are calculated based on POS-sources (point of sales) and ranks sales for each version individually for CDs (both Singles & Albums). Soundscan also doesn’t include label-owned and agency owned stores such as Avex’s Mu-mo shops and AKB’s chara-ani. Soundscan number may or may not be higher than Oricon numbers.
| Top 10 Japanese Albums | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Artist | Album | Units |
| 1 | Namie Amuro | Ballada (CD + DVD) | 236,595 |
| 2 | BUMP OF CHICKEN | RAY (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 224,209 |
| 3 | AKB48 | Tsugi no Ashiato (TYPE-A) (2CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 178,744 |
| 4 | Kis-My-Ft2 | HIT! HIT! HIT! ~ Kisumai Selection 2014～ (CD + 2DVD) (Limited Edition) |
160,325 |
| 5 | Yuzu | New World (Limited Edition) | 131,394 |
| 6 | E-girls | COLORFUL POP (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 121,042 |
| 7 | May J. | Heartful Song Covers | 120,391 |
| 8 | Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE | THE BEST / BLUE IMPACT (2CD + 2DVD) | 117,586 |
| 9 | EXILE ATSUSHI | Music (2CD + 2DVD) (Limited Edition) | 116,354 |
| 10 | Fukuyama Masaharu | HUMAN (2CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 114,499 |
| Top 10 Singles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Artist | Album | Units |
| 1 | Arashi | GUTS! (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 425,942 |
| 2 | Arashi | Bittersweet (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 416,768 |
| 3 | Arashi | Daremo Shiranai [ (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 390,140 |
| 4 | Arashi | Bittersweet | 178,323 |
| 5 | Arashi | GUTS! | 170,729 |
| 6 | Kanjani ∞ | King of Otoko! (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition A) | 151,655 |
| 7 | Kanjani ∞ | Hibiki (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 149,947 |
| 8 | Kanjani ∞ | King of Otoko! (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition B) | 144,715 |
| 9 | Arashi | Daremo Shiranai | 125,354 |
| 10 | Kanjani ∞ | Hibiki | 118,419 |
| Top 10 Western Albums | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Artist | Album | Units |
| 1 | Various Artists | Frozen OST (Deluxe Edition) | 677,763 |
| 2 | Various Artists | Frozen OST | 190,106 |
| 3 | One Direction | Midnight Memories | 71,017 |
| 4 | Various Artists | TERRACE HOUSE TUNES | 69,126 |
| 5 | Michael Jackson | Escape Deluxe Edition (CD + DVD) (Limited Edition) | 49,475 |
| 6 | Pharrell Williams | Girl | 47,382 |
| 7 | One Direction | Midnight Memories Ultimate Edition (Limited Edition) | 46,107 |
| 8 | Che’Nelle | Best Songs | 34,095 |
| 9 | Ariana Grande | Yours Truly (Limited Edition) | 33,110 |
| 10 | Avicii | True (Limited Edition) | 27,555 |
| Artist Total Sales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Artist | Sales (in Million Yen) |
| 1 | Arashi | 2,550 |
| 2 | AKB48 | 2,540 |
| 3 | Kis-My-Ft2 | 1,691 |
| 4 | Namie Amuro | 1,612 |
| 5 | Fukuyama Masaharu | 1,406 |
| 6 | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | 1,127 |
| 7 | BUMP OF CHICKEN | 1,083 |
| 8 | Kanjani ∞ | 1,079 |
| 9 | EXILE ATSUSHI | 991 |
| 10 | Tohoshinki | 898 |
| 11 | Yuzu | 755 |
| 12 | Hey! Say! JUMP | 747 |
| 13 | May J. | 744 |
| 14 | μ ’s | 710 |
| 15 | E-Girls | 705 |
| 16 | Sexy Zone | 609 |
| 17 | SEKAI NO OWARI | 573 |
| 18 | MAN WITH A MISSION | 521 |
| 19 | KAT-TUN | 447 |
| 20 | JUJU | 436 |
Here is Soundscan 2013’s rankings if you want to check last year’s list.
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