List of best-selling singles in Japan
Japan has the second largest music market in the world.[1] In 1962, Tokushin music reports was founded and became the leading provider of music sales in Japan. However their reports and charts are only available to industry insiders and are not available to the general public. In 1968 Original Confidence was established and began providing music charts to the general public with data collected from various retailers throughout Japan.
This is the list of the best-selling singles, based on the data by Oricon. It does not include singles that were released before 1968, and is only from data collected from Oricon's retail partners and not the record companies.
Best-selling physical singles in Japan
Guinness World Records certified that Masato Shimon's "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" is the best-selling single in Japan.[2]
There were several singles which achieved worldwide success. Shoukichi Kina's "Subete No Hito No Kokoro Ni Hana Wo" sold estimate 30 million copies over worldwide. Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" sold estimate 13 million copies over worldwide. However, those were worldwide sales.
There were many non full-track digital download singles in Japan. Hikaru Utada's "Flavor of Life" sold over 7.7 million combined sales.[3] GReeeeN's "Ai Uta" sold 5 million digital download singles.[4] However, those included the sales of non full-track digital download singles. Guinness World Records certified that Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling full-track digital download single in Japan with over 8 million copies.[5]
Machiko Soga's "Oba-Q Ondo" sold estimate 2 million single and 4 million sonosheet in Japan.[6] However, a sonosheet was not a regular 7-inch single.
Yujiro Ishihara & Shunko Makimura's "Ginza No Koi No Monogatari" (1961) sold estimate 3.35 million copies in Japan.[7] Hiroshi Wada & His Mahina Stars's "Ozashiki Kouta" (1964) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan.[8] Yūzō Kayama's "Kimi to Itsumademo" (1965) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan.[9] However, those were released before 1968 in Japan.
List of best-selling singles based on physical sales
The following list covers the highest-selling singles in the country based on physical sales compiled by Oricon since its foundation in November 1967.[10][11][12][13][14]
No. | Single | Artist | Released | Chart | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" | Masato Shimon | 25 December 1975 | 1 | 4,577,000 |
2 | "Onna no Michi" | Shiro Miya | 10 May 1972 | 1 | 3,256,000 |
3 | "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" | SMAP | 5 March 2003 | 1 | 3,128,000 |
4 | "Tsunami" | Southern All Stars | 26 January 2000 | 1 | 2,936,000 |
5 | "Dango 3 Kyodai" | Kentarou Hayami, Ayumi Shigemori, Himawari Kids and Dango Gasshoudan |
3 March 1999 | 1 | 2,918,000 |
6 | "Kimi ga Iru Dake de" | Kome Kome Club | 4 May 1992 | 1 | 2,895,000 |
7 | "Say Yes" | Chage and Aska | 24 July 1991 | 1 | 2,822,000 |
8 | "Tomorrow Never Knows" | Mr. Children | 10 November 1994 | 1 | 2,766,000 |
9 | "Oh! Yeah!"[I] | Kazumasa Oda | 6 February 1991 | 1 | 2,588,000 |
10 | "Love Love Love" | Dreams Come True | 24 July 1995 | 1 | 2,489,000 |
11 | "Yah Yah Yah"[II] | Chage and Aska | 3 March 1993 | 1 | 2,419,000 |
12 | "Namonaki Uta" | Mr. Children | 5 February 1996 | 1 | 2,309,000 |
13 | "Sakura Zaka" | Masaharu Fukuyama | 26 April 2000 | 1 | 2,299,000 |
14 | "Can You Celebrate?" | Namie Amuro | 19 February 1997 | 1 | 2,296,000 |
15 | "Departures" | Globe | 1 January 1996 | 1 | 2,288,000 |
16 | "Kuroneko no Tango" | Osamu Minagawa | 5 October 1969 | 1 | 2,235,000 |
17 | "WOW WAR TONIGHT 〜Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement" (WOW WAR TONIGHT 〜時には起こせよムーヴメント) |
H Jungle With t | 15 March 1995 | 1 | 2,135,000 |
18 | "Koi no Kisetsu" | Pinky & Killers | 20 July 1968 | 1 | 2,077,000 |
19 | "Automatic"[III] | Utada Hikaru | 9 December 1998 | 2 | 2,063,000 |
20 | "True Love" | Fumiya Fujii | 10 November 1993 | 1 | 2,023,000 |
Notes:
- ^[I] Released along with popular B-side "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni".
- ^[II] Released as a double A-side single along with "Yume no Bannin".
- ^[III] Released as a double A-side single along with "Time Will Tell".
List of best-selling singles by Western acts
Since the creation of the Oricon Singles Chart in November 1967, only three singles released by acts of Western origin have become million sellers. The following list covers the top-selling singles released by such acts in Japan, based on physical sales only.[15]
No. | Single | Artist | Released | Chart | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Beautiful Sunday" | Daniel Boone | 10 March 1976 | 1 | 1,924,000 |
2 | "To Love You More" | Celine Dion | 21 October 1995 | 1 | 1,500,000[I] |
3 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 29 October 1994 | 2 | 1,300,000 |
4 | "I Will Always Love You" | Whitney Houston | 2 December 1992 | 5 | 810,000 |
5 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | 15 June 1968 | 1 | 810,000 |
6 | "Miles Away" | Madonna | 17 October 2008 | 7 | 800,000 |
7 | "The Lovers of the World" (Otoko no Sekai) |
Jerry Wallace | 25 July 1970 | 1 | 734,000 |
8 | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Irene Cara | 25 June 1983 | 1 | 697,000 |
9 | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 15 December 1984[II] | 15 | 683,000 |
10 | "I'm In the Mood for Dancing" | The Nolans | 21 July 1980 | 1 | 674,000 |
11 | "I Dream of Naomi" (Naomi no Yume) |
Hedva and David | 25 January 1971 | 1 | 666,000 |
12 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John | 26 September 1997 | 1 | 632,000 |
13 | "Yesterday Once More" | The Carpenters | 10 July 1973 | 5 | 592,000 |
14 | "Sky High" | Jigsaw | 25 October 1975 | 2 | 568,000 |
15 | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | 25 March 1970 | 6 | 558,000 |
16 | "Venus" | Shocking Blue | 20 February 1970 | 2 | 555,000 |
17 | "I Need to Be in Love"[III] | The Carpenters | 3 November 1995 | 5 | 542,000 |
18 | "Welcome to the Edge" | Billie Hughes | 15 May 1991 | 3 | 518,000 |
19 | "Massachusetts" | Bee Gees | 25 December 1967 | 1 | 517,000 |
20 | "Never Marry a Railroad Man" | Shocking Blue | 10 September 1970 | 2 | 505,000 |
21 | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | 12 April 1985 | — | 489,000 |
Notes:
- ^[I] According to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, "To Love You More" sold 1.5 million copies in the country.[16]
- ^[II] Originally released in 1984, reissued in 1993.
- ^[III] Released as a double A-side single along with "Top of the World".
Best-selling multi-format singles in Japan
With over 9.2 million combined sales, Thelma Aoyama's "Soba ni Iru ne" is the best-selling multi-format single in Japan.[17]
Over 5 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
2008 | "Soba ni Iru ne" | Thelma Aoyama featuring SoulJa | 550,000[17] | 8,700,000[17] | 9,250,000 | |
2007 | "Flavor of Life" | Hikaru Utada | 651,000[18] | 8,000,000[19] | 8,651,000 | |
2008 | "Kiseki" | Greeeen | 558,000[18] | 7,600,000[20] | 8,158,000 | |
2007 | "Lovers Again" | Exile | 260,000[18] | 7,000,000[21] | 7,260,000 | |
2009 | "Shunkashūtō" | Hilcrhyme | 139,000[18] | 7,000,000[22] | 7,139,000 | |
2006 | "Junrenka" | Shōnan no Kaze | 523,000[23] | 6,500,000[24] | 7,023,000 | |
2007 | "Ai Uta" | Greeeen | 300,000[25] | 5,900,000[26] | 6,200,000 | |
2009 | "Butterfly" | Kaela Kimura | — | 6,000,000[27] | 6,000,000 | |
2011 | "Maru Maru Mori Mori!" | Mana Ashida and Fuku Suzuki as Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook |
541,000[28] | 5,000,000[29] | 5,541,000 | |
2007 | "Tsubomi" | Kobukuro | 506,000[18] | 2,000,000[30] | 3,000,000[31] | 5,506,000 |
2005 | "Story" | Ai | 276,000[18] | 2,000,000[32] | 3,000,000[33] | 5,276,000 |
2009 | "Haruka" | Greeeen | 145,000[18] | 5,000,000[34] | 5,145,000 | |
2010 | "Aitakute Aitakute" | Kana Nishino | 97,000[18] | 5,000,000[35] | 5,097,000 |
Over 4 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
2008 | "366 Nichi" | HY | — | 4,800,000[36] | 4,800,000 | |
2009 | "Ashita ga Kurunara" | Juju featuring Jay'ed | 150,000[18] | 4,500,000[37] | 4,650,000 | |
2009 | "Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru" | Fuyumi Sakamoto | 400,000[38] | 4,000,000[39] | 4,400,000 | |
2007 | "Winding Road" | Ayaka and Kobukuro | 359,000[18] | 4,000,000[40] | 4,359,000 | |
2003 | "Dragostea din tei" | O-Zone | — | 350,000[41] | 4,000,000[41] | 4,350,000 |
2006 | "Mata Aimashō" | Seamo | 205,000[18] | 4,000,000[42] | 4,205,000 |
Over 3 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
2005 | "Dreamland" | Bennie K | 500,000[43] | 3,400,000[44] | 3,900,000 | |
2004 | "Hana" | Orange Range | 1,000,000[45] | 750,000[46] | 2,000,000[41] | 3,750,000 |
2005 | "Sakura" | Kobukuro | 500,000[47] | 1,250,000[41][48] | 2,000,000[49] | 3,750,000 |
2011 | "Love Story" | Namie Amuro | 162,000[18] | 3,500,000[50] | 3,662,000 | |
2018 | "Lemon" | Kenshi Yonezu | 584,030.[51][52] | 3,000,000[53] | 3,584,030 | |
2008 | "Life" | Kimaguren | 66,000[18] | 3,500,000[54] | 3,566,000 | |
2009 | "Futatsu no Kuchibiru"[upper-alpha 1] | Exile | 289,000[18] | 1,250,000[55][56] | 2,000,000[57] | 3,539,000 |
1992 | "Kimi ga Iru Dake de"[upper-alpha 2] | Kome Kome Club | 2,895,000[18] | 500,000[58] | — | 3,395,000 |
2007 | "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" | Fujioka Fujimaki and Nozomi Ōhashi | 382,000[59] | 3,000,000[60] | 3,382,000 | |
2005 | "Konayuki" | Remioromen | 859,000[18] | 500,000[61] | 2,000,000[41] | 3,359,000 |
2008 | "Ti Amo"[upper-alpha 3] | Exile | 320,000[18] | 2,000,000[62] | 1,000,000[63] | 3,320,000 |
2006 | "Age Age Every Knight" | DJ OZMA | 250,000[64] | 1,000,000[65] | 2,000,000[66] | 3,250,000 |
2005 | "Sōsei no Aquarion" | Akino | 250,000[67] | 3,000,000[67] | 3,250,000 | |
2006 | "Mikazuki" | Ayaka | 243,000[18] | 2,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[68] | 3,243,000 |
2000 | "Tsunami" | Southern All Stars | 2,936,000[18] | 250,000[49] | — | 3,186,000 |
2010 | "Heavy Rotation" | AKB48 | 882,000[18] | 1,500,000[69] | 750,000[70] | 3,132,000 |
2007 | "Suirenka" | Shōnan no Kaze | 100,000[71] | 3,000,000[24] | 3,100,000 | |
2008 | "Kimi no Subete ni" | Spontania featuring Juju | 100,000[72] | 3,000,000[73] | 3,100,000 | |
2010 | "Ring a Ding Dong" | Kaela Kimura | 100,000[74] | 3,000,000[27] | 3,100,000 | |
1997 | "Can You Celebrate?" | Namie Amuro | 2,750,000[upper-alpha 4][18] | 250,000[30] | — | 3,000,000 |
2011 | "Happiness" | Ai | — | 3,000,000[75] | 3,000,000 | |
2018 | "Teacher Teacher" | AKB48 | — | 3,000,000[76] | 3,000,000 |
Note:
- Physical sales from "The Generation: Futatsu no Kuchibiru" maxi single.
- Released as a double A-side single with "Aishiteru".
- Physical sales from "The Birthday: Ti Amo" maxi single.
- Combined sales from 8cm (1997/2) and 12cm (1997/12) CD releases.
Over 2 million copies
Year | Song | Artist | Detailed Sales | Total Sales | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | Single Track | Chaku-uta | ||||
1997 | "Zankoku na Tenshi no These" | Yoko Takahashi | 720,000[upper-alpha 1][18][77] | 1,100,000[30][78] | 1,100,000[79][80] | 2,920,000 |
1991 | "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni"[upper-alpha 2] | Kazumasa Oda | 2,542,000[18] | 250,000[81] | — | 2,792,000 |
2008 | "Kimi ni Utatta Love Song" | Lil'B | — | 2,700,000[82] | 2,700,000 | |
2011 | "Flying Get" | AKB48 | 1,626,000[18] | 1,000,000[30] | — | 2,626,000 |
2011 | "Everyday, Katyusha" | AKB48 | 1,608,000[18] | 1,000,000[30] | — | 2,608,000 |
2007 | "Lovin' Life" | Funky Monkey Babys | 100,000[83] | 2,500,000[84] | 2,600,000 | |
1995 | "Love Love Love" | Dreams Come True | 2,489,000[18] | 100,000[85] | — | 2,589,000 |
2013 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | AKB48 | 1,549,000[18] | 1,000,000[86] | — | 2,549,000 |
2000 | "Sakura Zaka" | Masaharu Fukuyama | 2,299,000[18] | 250,000[87] | — | 2,549,000 |
2006 | "Koi no Tsubomi" | Kumi Koda | 273,000[18] | 250,000[41] | 2,000,000[41] | 2,523,000 |
2000 | "Everything" | Misia | 2,007,000[upper-alpha 3][18][88] | 500,000[30] | — | 2,507,000 |
2004 | "Hitomi o Tojite" | Ken Hirai | 1,000,000[89] | 500,000[90] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,500,000 |
2008 | "Shuchishin" | Shuchishin | 500,000[91] | 1,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[92] | 2,500,000 |
2011 | "Yasashiku Naritai" | Kazuyoshi Saitō | 2,500,000[93] |
2,500,000 | ||
1994 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 1,500,000[upper-alpha 4][18] | — | 1,000,000[94] | 2,500,000 |
2005 | "Tada... Aitakute" | Exile | 562,000[18] | 850,000[upper-alpha 5][30][95] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,412,000 |
2007 | "Migi Kara Kita Mono Wo Hidari He Ukenagasu No Uta" | Moody Katsuyama | — | — | 2,400,000[96] | 2,400,000 |
2008 | "Sunao ni Naretara"[upper-alpha 6] | Juju | 100,000[91] | 2,300,000[73] | 2,400,000 | |
2009 | "Mister" | KARA | 145,000[97] | 1,250,000[69][33] | 1,000,000[98] | 2,395,000 |
1995 | "Departures" | Globe | 2,288,000[18] | 100,000[30] | — | 2,388,000 |
2009 | "Ichibu to Zenbu" | B'z | 380,000[18] | 1,000,000[70] | 1,000,000[70] | 2,380,000 |
2004 | "Towa ni Tomo ni"[upper-alpha 7] | Kobukuro | 152,000[18] | 1,200,000[upper-alpha 8][63][31] | 1,000,000[99] | 2,352,000 |
2006 | "Good-bye Days" | Yui for Kaoru Amane | 242,000[18] | 1,100,000[100][101] | 1,000,000[102] | 2,342,000 |
2012 | "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" | AKB48 | 1,822,000[18] | 500,000[103] | — | 2,322,000 |
2005 | "Planetarium" | Ai Otsuka | 316,000[18] | 1,000,000[104] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,316,000 |
2016 | "Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 312,000[105][106] | 2,000,000[107] | 2,312,000 | |
2006 | "Ketsui no Asa ni" | Aqua Timez | 1,100,000[108] | 1,200,000[108] | 2,300,000 | |
1995 | "True Love" | Fumiya Fujii | 2,023,000[18] | 250,000[30] | — | 2,273,000 |
2005 | "Endless Story" | Reira starring Yuna Ito | 500,000[109] | 750,000[30] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,250,000 |
2005 | "Glamorous Sky" | Nana starring Mika Nakashima | 500,000[110] | 750,000[111] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,250,000 |
1996 | "La La La Love Song" | Toshinobu Kubota | 2,000,000[112] | 250,000[30] | — | 2,250,000 |
2010 | "Motto Tsuyoku" | Exile | 250,000[113] | 1,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[114] | 2,250,000 |
2006 | "Taiyō no Uta" | Erika Sawajiri as Kaoru Amane | 500,000[115] | 750,000[116] | 1,000,000[117] | 2,250,000 |
2003 | "Yuki no Hana" | Mika Nakashima | 250,000[118] | 1,000,000[119] | 1,000,000[63] | 2,250,000 |
2007 | "Koko ni Iru yo" | SoulJa featuring Thelma Aoyama | 149,000[18] | 1,100,000[120][70] | 1,000,000[121] | 2,249,000 |
2008 | "Prisoner of Love" | Hikaru Utada | 82,000[18] | 1,100,000[100][101] | 1,000,000[102] | 2,182,000 |
1998 | "Automatic"[upper-alpha 9] | Hikaru Utada | 2,063,000[18] | 100,000[56] | — | 2,163,000 |
2005 | "Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana" | Kobukuro | 407,000[18] | 750,000[30] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,157,000 |
2006 | "Kibun Jōjō" | Mihimaru GT | 131,000[18] | 1,000,000[122] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,131,000 |
2003 | "Jupiter" | Ayaka Hirahara | 925,000[18] | 200,000[41] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,125,000 |
2007 | "Michi" | Exile | 112,000[18] | 1,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[70] | 2,112,000 |
2010 | "Arigatō" | Ikimono-gakari | 250,000[123] | 1,100,000[124][70] | 750,000[70] | 2,100,000 |
2009 | "Love Forever" | Miliyah Kato and Shota Shimizu | 100,000[125] | 1,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[126] | 2,100,000 |
2010 | "Kimi tte" | Kana Nishino | 98,000[18] | 1,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[33] | 2,098,000 |
2003 | "Sakuranbo" | Ai Otsuka | 589,000[upper-alpha 10][18] | 500,000[30] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,089,000 |
2010 | "Best Friend" | Kana Nishino | 71,000[18] | 1,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[127] | 2,071,000 |
2013 | "Sayonara Crawl" | AKB48 | 1,956,000[18] | 100,000[30] | — | 2,056,000 |
2008 | "Ai o Komete Hanataba o" | Superfly | 47,000[18] | 1,000,000[30] | 1,000,000[128] | 2,047,000 |
2010 | "Beginner" | AKB48 | 1,039,000[18] | 1,000,000[30] | — | 2,039,000 |
2008 | "Ginga Tetsudō 999" | Exile featuring M-flo | — | 1,000,000[129] | 1,000,000[70] | 2,000,000 |
2006 | "I Believe" | Ayaka | 250,000[130] | 750,000[30] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,000,000 |
2007 | "Peach"[upper-alpha 11] | Ai Otsuka | 250,000[131] | 750,000[30] | 1,000,000[70] | 2,000,000 |
2006 | "Precious" | Yuna Ito | 250,000[132] | 750,000[30] | 1,000,000[41] | 2,000,000 |
2009 | "Garden" | May J. featuring DJ KAORI, Diggy-MO', Clench and Blistah | — | 2,000,000[133] | 2,000,000 | |
2011 | "100 Mankai No I Love You" | Rake | — | 2,000,000[134] | 2,000,000 |
Note:
- Combined sales from the 1997, 2003 and 2009 CD releases.
- Released as a double A-side single with "Oh Yeah!".
- Combined sales for the 8cm single, the vinyl and the "Junior + Gomi Club Extended Mix" vinyl
- Combined sales from the 8cm single (1995), the 12cm single (1996) and the remix single (2000).
- Combined certifications for the original version and the "Ballad Best" version.
- Released as a double A-side single with "I Can Be Free".
- Released as a double A-side single with "Million Films".
- Combined certifications from the original version and the live version.
- Released as a double A-side single with "Time Will Tell".
- Combined sales from the original (2003) and "Encore Press" (2005) CD releases.
- Released as a double A-side single with "Heart".
Best-selling singles by year
The following is a table of the yearly best-selling singles in Japan by physical sales.
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- "GReeeeNの500万DL超え大ヒット曲「遥か」が心あたたまるショートムービーに". Spice (in Japanese). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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- "HY「366日」がYouTubeで1千万回再生到達!". CD Journal (in Japanese). February 8, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
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- "SEAMO初のベストアルバム、付属DVDにはシーモネーターも". Barks (in Japanese). September 5, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- "BENNIE K、初のドラマ主題歌が決定". Barks. November 22, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- "BENNIE Kのコカ・コーラ曲「Dreamland」が蘇る! ハジ→の最新シングルはRED RICE×CICOとの豪華コラボ". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
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- ユウウツな夏に克つ安室のバラード (in Japanese). July 16, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- "第51回オリコン年間ランキング 2018". Oricon.
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- ジブリ最新作『風立ちぬ』大ヒットスタートで動き始めた関連作. Oricon News (in Japanese). July 27, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- 藤岡藤巻と大橋のぞみ最終ステージ/紅白. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). December 30, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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- "菅野よう子×AKINO「アクエリオン」の音楽を巡る対談 (1-3)". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: February Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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- "JUJU、限定80人のファンの前でスペシャル・ライヴ". Barks (in Japanese). February 12, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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- "AI、冬の定番ソング「ハピネス」がコカ・コーラキャンペーンソングに5年連続起用". Musicman-net (in Japanese). October 29, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- "ゴールドディスク認定". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). June 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
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- レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: May 2015 Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- "Lil'Bが雑誌『Popteen』モデルと新ユニット"Lil'P(リルピー)"結成!" (in Japanese). January 31, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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- ファンモン、涙と笑顔のラストツアーファイナルに4万人熱狂 (in Japanese). April 3, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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- レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定 <略称:3月度認定> [Record Association report: March digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: March Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- 有料音楽配信認定 [Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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- "絶対的名曲-。あの大ヒット曲「Everything」を生んだ作曲家・ピアニスト松本俊明が集大成アルバムを本日リリース!". PRTimes. July 22, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- "平井堅、全シングル収録の初ベストアルバムが発売決定!". Sankei Sports. September 8, 2005. Archived from the original on December 24, 2005. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- 有料音楽配信認定 [Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. April 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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- 斉藤和義コナン曲でアニメ主題歌初挑戦. the Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). March 1, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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- ムーディ勝山、『一発屋』と吹っ切れた有吉弘行の言葉. Shu-jyo Prime (in Japanese). Shufu To Seikatsu Sha. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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- レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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- レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- 有料音楽配信認定 [Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. May 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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- "【2016年 年間音楽&映像ランキング】嵐が前人未到の記録達成!AKB48がシングル年間V7!! 3ページ目". Oricon News (in Japanese). December 24, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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- "星野源「恋」2018年JASRAC賞で金賞受賞「とても幸せに思います」". Natalie (in Japanese). May 23, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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- "日本人がR&Bを日本語で歌った"音楽革命"から20年 今なおシーンを牽引する久保田利伸". Oricon. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ゴールドディスク認定 [Gold Disc Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. September 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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- "「100万回の「I love you」」で大ヒットした仙台出身のシンガーソングライターRake(レイク)、8月一杯で活動休止を発表". UtaTen (in Japanese). May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
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- "1991年 シングル年間TOP100" [Oricon Single Top 100 1991]. Oricon. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- "1992年 シングル年間TOP100" [Oricon Single Top 100 1992]. Oricon. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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- "1995年 シングル年間TOP100" [Oricon Single Top 100 1995]. Oricon. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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- "1998年 シングル年間TOP100" [Oricon Single Top 100 1998]. Oricon. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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