Today statistics-tracking company Oricon Inc. published its complete end of the year report, which reveals all of the sales data that it collected for the year 2017. This includes the five top earning acts for the year, as well as the yearly single, album, digital 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 (¥10,868,000,000)
- Namie Amuro (¥9,428,000,000)
- SMAP (¥8,816,000,000)
- Nogizaka46 (¥8,055,000,000)
- AKB48 (¥7,256,000,000)
Namie Amuro topped this year’s Album chart with “Finally”, while AKB48 had the year’s highest selling single with “Negaigoto no Mochigusare”. Meanwhile, Arashi topped both the Music DVD and the Music Blu-ray chart with their “ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy?”. Last but not least, Mr.Children found themselves on top of the year’s Digital Album chart with their compilation record “Mr.Children 1992-2002 Thanksgiving 25”.
You’ll find the Top 50 Singles and Albums, the Top 25 Digital Albums, and the Top 10 Music DVDs & 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 2017-
Singles:
- AKB48 – Negaigoto no Mochigusare (Sales Number: 1,391,691)
- AKB48 – #Sukinanda (Sales Number: 1,124,444)
- AKB48 – 11-Gatsu no Anklet (Sales Number: 1,113,868)
- AKB48 – Shoot Sign (Sales Number: 1,086,412)
- Nogizaka46 – Nigemizu (Sales Number: 1,035,502)
- Nogizaka46 – Influencer (Sales Number: 1,028,173)
- Nogizaka46 – Itsuka Dekiru kara Kyou Dekiru (Sales Number: 961,276)
- Keyakizaka46 – Fukyouwaon (Sales Number: 768,141)
- Keyakizaka46 – Kaze ni Fukaretemo (Sales Number: 723,517)
- Arashi – Doors ~Yuuki no Kiseki~ (Sales Number: 625,707)
- Arashi – I’ll be there (Sales Number: 438,466)
- Arashi – Tsunagu (Sales Number: 434,722)
- BTS (Boudan Shounen Dan) – MIC Drop / DNA / Crystal Snow (Sales Number: 365,096)
- SKE48 – Igai ni Mango (Sales Number: 341,217)
- NMB48 – Boku Igai no Dareka (Sales Number: 319,748)
- Kanjani8 – Nagurigaki BEAT (Sales Number: 310,220)
- Hey! Say! JUMP – OVER THE TOP (Sales Number: 300,034)
- Hey! Say! JUMP / A.Y.T. – Precious Girl/ Are You There? (Sales Number: 285,409)
- Hey! Say! JUMP – Give Me Love (Sales Number: 282,652)
- Kanjani8 – Kiseki no Hito (Sales Number: 282,351)
- HKT48 – Bagutte Iijan (Sales Number: 274,545)
- BTS (Boudan Shounen Dan) – Chi, Ase, Namida (Sales Number: 264,512)
- HKT48 – Kiss wa Matsu Shikanai no Deshou ka? (Sales Number: 258,670)
- TWICE – One More Time (Sales Number: 238,972)
- Kanjani8 – Outou Seyo (Sales Number: 234,060)
- Hoshino Gen – Family Song (Sales Number: 232,350)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – INTER (Sales Number: 226,966)
- Kame to Yama-P – Senaka Goshi no Chance (Sales Number: 220,589)
- KinKi Kids – The Red Light (Sales Number: 217,471)
- NGT48 – Seishun Dokei (Sales Number: 207,626)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – PICK IT UP (Sales Number: 199,605)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – Akai Kajitsu (Sales Number: 194,427)
- Busaiku – Michishirube (Sales Number: 181,940)
- BOYS AND MEN – Ho wo Agero! (Sales Number: 169,992)
- NEWS – EMMA (Sales Number: 165,034)
- Mr.Children – himawari (Sales Number: 162,415)
- Mr.Children – Hikari no Atelier (Sales Number: 161,749)
- B’z – Seimei / Still Alive (Sales Number: 158,519)
- Johnny’s WEST – Osaka☆Ai EYE Ai / Ya! Hot! Hot! (Sales Number: 155,167)
- NGT48 – Sekai wa Doko Made Aozora Nanoka? (Sales Number: 148,442)
- Sexy Zone – ROCK THA TOWN (Sales Number: 145,227)
- Keyakizaka46 – Futari Saison (Sales Number: 140,746)
- V6 – Can’t Get Enough / Hana Hirake (Sales Number: 139,244)
- Sexy Zone – Gyutto (Sales Number: 138,692)
- QUARTET NIGHT – God’s S.T.A.R. (Sales Number: 137,068)
- Johnny’s WEST – Bokura Kyou mo Ikiteiru / Kangaeru na, Moero!! (Sales Number: 136,475)
- Kiyoshi Hikawa – Otoko no Zesshou (Sales Number: 128,919)
- Gen Hoshino – Koi (Sales Number: 121,648)
- Morning Musume. ’17 – Jamashinaide Here We Go! / Dokyuu no Go Sign / Wakaindashi! (Sales Number: 119,651)
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers – HAPPY (Sales Number: 110,033)
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