Today statistics-tracking company Oricon Inc. has published its end of the year report, which reveals all of the sales data that it’s collected for the year 2014. This includes the five top earning acts for the year, as well as the yearly single, album, music DVD, and music Blu-ray charts.
This year’s top five selling acts, and their total gross for the year (in yen) are as follows:
- Arashi (¥13,823,000,000)
- AKB48 (¥13,075,000,000)
- Kanjani8 (¥5,862,000,000)
- Kis-My-Ft2 (¥5,258,000,000)
- Tohoshinki (¥3,691,000,000)
Arashi also managed to top this year’s DVD charts with their “ARASHI Arafes ’13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013” release, as well as the yearly Blu-ray charts with their “ARASHI Live Tour 2013 ‘LOVE'”. Meanwhile, AKB48 found themselves atop both the Yearly Singles and the Yearly Album ranking with “Labrador Retriever” and “Tsugi no Ashiato” respectively; this is the first time that the group has achieved such a feat since their inception.
You’ll find the Top 25 Singles, Albums, and DVDs, and the Top 10 Blu-rays for the year right after the jump, so please read on if you’re curious about the full rankings.
-Oricon Inc. Yearly Sales Rankings-
Singles:
- AKB48 – Labrador Retriever (Sales Number: 1,786,825)
- AKB48 – Kibouteki Refrain (Sales Number: 1,156,706)
- AKB48 – Mae Shika Mukanee (Sales Number: 1,153,906)
- AKB48 – Suzukake no Ki no Michi de “Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru” to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono (Sales Number: 1,086,491)
- AKB48 – Kokoro no Placard (Sales Number: 1,058,059)
- Arashi – GUTS! (Sales Number: 604,654)
- Arashi – Bittersweet (Sales Number: 591,847)
- Nogizaka46 – Nandome no Aozora ka? (Sales Number: 578,174)
- EXILE TRIBE – THE REVOLUTION (Sales Number: 573,268)
- Nogizaka46 – Kizuitara Kataomoi (Sales Number: 546,832)
- Nogizaka46 – Natsu no Free&Easy (Sales Number: 526,564)
- Arashi – Dare mo Shiranai (Sales Number: 525,055)
- SKE48 – Mirai to Wa? (Sales Number: 503,917)
- SKE48 – Bukiyou Taiyou (Sales Number: 461,539)
- NMB48 – Takane no Ringo (Sales Number: 451,335)
- NMB48 – Rashikunai (Sales Number: 449,983)
- Kanjani8 – King of OTOKO! (Sales Number: 389,313)
- Sexy Zone – Kimi no HITOMEBORE (Sales Number: 347,737)
- HKT48 – Sakura, Minna de Tabeta (Sales Number: 327,815)
- Kanjani8 – Itta Janai Ka / CloveR (Sales Number: 308,369)
- HKT48 – Hikaeme I love you! (Sales Number: 308,251)
- Johnny’s WEST – Ee Janai Ka (Sales Number: 307,948)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – Another Future (Sales Number: 263,615)
- Kanjani8 – Hibiki (Sales Number: 263,553)
- SMAP – Shareotsu / Hello (Sales Number: 250,616)
Find #26-50 here!
Albums:
- AKB48 – Tsugi no Ashiato (Sales Number: 1,041,355)
- Various Artists – Frozen Soundtrack (Sales Number: 980,383)
- Arashi – THE DIGITALIAN (Sales Number: 784,933)
- Amuro Namie – Ballada (Sales Number: 431,356)
- NMB48 – Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Nanba Jichiku~ (Sales Number: 397,661)
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers – THE BEST / BLUE IMPACT (Sales Number: 347,363)
- Fukuyama Masaharu – HUMAN (Sales Number: 344,036)
- EXILE TRIBE – EXILE TRIBE REVOLUTION (Sales Number: 333,998)
- Kanjani8 – Kanjanism (Sales Number: 327,752)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – HIT! HIT! HIT! (Sales Number: 293,309)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – Kis-My-Ft2 (Sales Number: 286,814)
- BUMP OF CHICKEN – RAY (Sales Number: 273,351)
- Tohoshinki – TREE (Sales Number: 265,013)
- EXILE ATSUSHI – Music (Sales Number: 261,123)
- Takeuchi Mariya – TRAD (Sales Number: 244,939)
- May J. – Heartful Song Covers (Sales Number: 241,132)
- Yuzu – Shinsekai (Sales Number: 230,512)
- SMAP – Mr.S (Sales Number: 223,366)
- One Direction – Midnight Memories (Sales Number: 215,651)
- Kobukuro – One Song From Two Hearts (Sales Number: 184,335)
- Nishino Kana – with LOVE (Sales Number: 181,312)
- Shoujo Jidai – THE BEST (Sales Number: 175,988)
- Kazumasa Oda – Oda Biyori (Sales Number: 175,437)
- DREAMS COME TRUE – ATTACK25 (Sales Number: 172,515)
- Shoujo Jidai – LOVE&PEACE (Sales Number: 170,898)
Find #26-50 here!
Music DVDs:
- Arashi – ARASHI Arafes ’13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013 (Sales Number: 575,566)
- Arashi – ARASHI Live Tour 2013 “LOVE” (Sales Number: 478,541)
- Kanjani8 – KANJANI8 LIVE TOUR JUKE BOX (Sales Number: 231,394)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – SNOW DOME no Yakusoku IN TOKYO DOME 2013.11.16 (Sales Number: 206,801)
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers – Sandaime J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2014 “BLUE IMPACT” (Sales Number: 159,871)
- Amuro Namie – namie amuro FEEL tour 2013 (Sales Number: 125,565)
- Tohoshinki – Tohoshinki LIVE TOUR 2014 TREE (Sales Number: 115,903)
- EXILE – EXILE LIVE TOUR 2013 “EXILE PRIDE” 9.27 FINAL (Sales Number: 96,505)
- BIGBANG – BIGBANG JAPAN DOME TOUR 2013~2014 (Sales Number: 89,924)
- SEKAI NO OWARI – Honoo to Mori no Carnival in 2013 (Sales Number: 78,092)
- Tohoshinki – LIVE TOUR 2013 ~TIME~ FINAL in NISSAN STADIUM (Sales Number: 76,704)
- Mr.Children – Mr.Children [(an imitation) blood orange] Tour (Sales Number: 76,700)
- B’z – B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 ENDLESS SUMMER -XXV BEST- (Sales Number: 70,879)
- EXILE ATSUSHI – EXILE ATSUSHI LIVE TOUR 2014 “Music” (Sales Number: 67,807)
- KAT-TUN – COUNTDOWN LIVE 2013 KAT-TUN (Sales Number: 66,267)
- Southern All Stars – SUPER SUMMER LIVE 2013 “Shakunetsu no Manpi!! G★Spot Kaikin!!” Mune-Netsu Kanzenhan (Sales Number: 58,759)
- NEWS – NEWS 10th Anniversary in Tokyo Dome (Sales Number: 56,821)
- Perfume – Perfume Clips (Sales Number: 46,387)
- AAA – AAA TOUR 2013 Eighth Wonder (Sales Number: 43,560)
- Shonan no Kaze – Juu Shuunenkinen Yokohama Stadium Densetsu (Sales Number: 43,350)
- KinKi Kids – KinKi Kids Concert 2013-2014 “L” (Sales Number: 40,350)
- Yamashita Tomohisa – TOMOHISA YAMASHITA TOUR 2013 -A NUDE- (Sales Number: 34,573)
- Kuwata Keisuke – Showa Hachijuu Hachinendo! Dainikai Hitori Kouhaku Uta Gassen (Sales Number: 33,361)
- Nishino Kana – Love Collection Tour ~pink & mint~ (Sales Number: 32,623)
- Sexy Zone – Sexy Zone Spring Tour Sexy Second (Sales Number: 31,979)
Find #26-50 here!
Music Blu-rays:
- Arashi – ARASHI Live Tour 2013 “LOVE” (Sales Number: 150,501)
- Arashi – ARASHI Arafes ’13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013 (Sales Number: 135,573)
- B’z – B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 ENDLESS SUMMER -XXV BEST- (Sales Number: 88,947)
- Kanjani8 – KANJANI8 LIVE TOUR JUKE BOX (Sales Number: 67,430)
- Perfume – Perfume Clips (Sales Number: 61,643)
- Mr.Children – Mr.Children [(an imitation) blood orange] Tour (Sales Number: 56,687)
- Momoiro Clover Z – Momokuro Haru no Ichidaiji 2014 Kunitachi Kyougijou Taikai ~NEVER ENDING ADVENTURE Yume no Mukou e~” Day1 (Sales Number: 54,292)
- Momoiro Clover Z – Momokuro Haru no Ichidaiji 2014 Kunitachi Kyougijou Taikai ~NEVER ENDING ADVENTURE Yume no Mukou e~” Day2 (Sales Number: 54,176)
- Southern All Stars – SUPER SUMMER LIVE 2013 “Shakunetsu no Manpi!! G★Spot Kaikin!!” Mune-Netsu Kanzenhan (Sales Number: 48,261)
- KinKi Kids – KinKi Kids Concert 2013-2014 “L” (Sales Number: 46,763)
(via Oricon.co.jp)
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