Today Tower Records Japan have announced the releases which stand at the top of their Bestseller lists for the year 2014.  These rankings reflect the combined total sales of the Japanese, Imported, Limited, Analog, etc. versions of each Album/DVD from December 1st of last year through November 30th of this year.

The Japanese Year-End chart is topped by BUMP OF CHICKEN’s “RAY”, while the Foreign Year-End chart has been topped by Pharrell William’s latest album “GIRL”. The Jazz category was ruled by Uehara Hiromi The Trio Project’s “ALIVE”, with Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado’s interpretation of Mozart’s 20th and 25th Piano Conciertos (in D Minor) taking the top spot in the Classical category. As for DVDs, the Japanese category was ruled by Miyazaki Hayao’s “Kaze Tachinu”, with the Western category of course being dominated by Disney’s animated juggernaut “Frozen”.

Congratulations of course go to all of the victors, and the full Top 20s for the Japanese and Western Music charts will follow after the cut.

-’Tower Records Japan’ 2014 Bestseller Lists-

Japanese Albums (Top 20):

1. BUMP OF CHICKEN – RAY

2. Arashi – THE DIGITALIAN

3. Kanjani8 – Kanjanism

4. Amuro Namie – Ballada

5. Tohoshinki – TREE

6. MAN WITH A MISSION – Tales of Purefly

7. BABYMETAL – BABYMETAL

8. AKB48 – Tsugi no Ashiato

9. Kis-My-Ft2 – Kis-My-Journey

10. Fukuyama Masaharu – HUMAN

11. Kis-My-Ft2 – HIT! HIT! HIT!

12. Gesu no Kiwami Otome. – Miryoku ga Sugoi yo

13. SMAP – Mr.S

14. aiko – Awa no You na Ai Datta

15. the HIATUS – Keeper Of The Flame

16. Yuzu – Shinsekai

17. Takeuchi Mariya – TRAD

18. NMB48 – Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya ~Nanba Jichi-ku~

19. UVERworld – 0 CHOIR

20. Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas – PHASE 2

Western Albums (Top 20):

1. Pharrell Williams – GIRL

2. One Direction – Midnight Memories

3. Ariana Grande – My Everything

4. Coldplay – Ghost Stories

5. Taylor Swift – 1989

6. Linkin Park – The Hunting Party

7. Ariana Grande – Yours Truly

8. Michael Jackson – XSCAPE

9. Maroon 5 – V

10. Avicii – TRUE

11. The Heavy – The Glorious Dead

12. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

13. Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter

14. Skrillex – Recess

15. Various Artists – TERRACE HOUSE TUNES

16. Beck – Morning Phase

17. Kasabian – 48:13

18. Taylor Swift – Red

19. Pentatonix – PTX VOLS. 1&2

20. One Direction – FOUR: THE ULTIMATE EDITION

(via tower.jp)