The highest-selling albums and mini-albums in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, published by Oricon Style magazine. The data is compiled by Oricon based on each album's weekly physical sales. In 2010, 42 albums reached number-one.
Pop singer-songwriter Hideaki Tokunaga's Vocalist 4 had the longest chart run of 2010. The album remained at the top of the charts from its issue date of April 20 to May 24.
The best-selling album overall of 2010 was idol group Arashi's Boku no Miteiru Fūkei, released in mid-2010, which sold 1,053,064 copies. The second-best-selling album was Ikimono-gakari's Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection, which sold 906.756 copies, followed by J-pop singer Kana Nishino's To Love, with 645,417 copies albums sold. The fourth- and fifth-best-selling albums were Funky Monkey Babys Best and Sense by Funky Monkey Babys and Mr. Children respectively. Funky Monkey Babys Best sold 613,603 copies, while Sense sold 597,212 copies.
Chart history +KeyIndicates best-selling album of 2010
Issue DateAlbumArtist(s)Reference(s)January 4Hajimari no UtaIkimono-gakariJanuary 18January 25OlymposLandsFebruary 1Next FutureGirl Next DoorFebruary 8WhistleHYFebruary 15Best: Third Universe/UniverseKumi KodaFebruary 22Funky Monkey Babys BestFunky Monkey BabysMarch 1Best Selection 2010TVXQMarch 8SportsTokyo IncidentsMarch 15JourneyShota ShimizuMarch 22YukiMarch 29One Piece Memorial BestVarious ArtistsApril 5TriggerPorno GraffittiApril 12BabyAikoApril 19KamikyokutachiAKB48April 26Rock 'n' Roll CircusAyumi HamasakiMay 3Vocalist 4Hideaki TokunagaMay 10May 17May 24May 31Exit Tunes Presents Vocalogenesis feat. Hatsune MikuVarious ArtistsJune 7QuruliJune 14LoveboxBeniJune 21FantasyExileJune 28No More PainKAT-TUNJuly 5To LoveKana NishinoJuly 12July 19JUMP No. 1Hey! Say! JUMPJuly 26Holidays in the SunYuiAugust 2We Are SMAP!SMAPAugust 9HeavenMiliyah KatoAugust 16Boku no Miteiru Fūkei ArashiAugust 23August 30HadouKoshi InabaSeptember 6All Covers BestKobukuroSeptember 13"Wildflower" & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'SuperflySeptember 20The...Junsu/Yuchun/JejungSeptember 27LiveNEWSOctober 4Still a Sigure Virgin?Ling Tosite SigureOctober 11RequestJujuOctober 18October 25GlayGlayNovember 18 UppersKanjani EightNovember 8Ho-kago Tea Time IIHo-kago Tea TimeNovember 15Ikimonobakari: Members Best SelectionIkimono-gakariNovember 22November 29The Best Bang!!Masaharu FukuyamaDecember 6Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2Hikaru UtadaDecember 13SenseMr. ChildrenDecember 20December 27CosmonautBump of Chicken
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See also 2010 in music