Yesterday, Oricon released its 2022 year end chart. Today, they announced the best selling artists of the year.
BTS is the top combined revenue artist of the year, for the second consecutive year. Last year, they became the first foreign act to top this chart.
Snow Man is the top physical revenue artist of the year.
BTS is also the top digital revenue artist of the year.
Combined Revenue
- BTS: ¥12,522,100,000
- Snow Man: ¥12,203,400,000
- King & Prince: ¥8,612,500,000
- SixTONES: ¥7,352,100,000
- Nogizaka46: ¥7,280,300,000
- Naniwa Danshi: ¥7,016,9000,000
- Ado: ¥5,511,600,000
- Arashi: ¥5,449,200,000
- SEVENTEEN: ¥4,961,500,000
- Official HIGE DANdism: ¥3,783,700,000
Physical Revenue
- Snow Man: ¥11,864,000,000
- BTS: ¥8,663,400,000
- King & Prince: ¥8,417,500,000
- SixTONES: ¥7,211,800,000
- Naniwa Danshi: ¥6,830,400,000
- Nogizaka46: ¥6,702,600,000
- Arashi: ¥4,674,600,000
- SEVENTEEN: ¥4,126,200,000
- Johnny’s WEST: ¥3,696,500,000
- Kanjani8: ¥2,779,600,000
Digital Revenue
- BTS: ¥3,585,700,000
- Ado: ¥3,783,000,000
- Official HIGE DANdism: ¥3,231,700,000
- YOASOBI: ¥3,147,300,000
- Yuuri: ¥2,649,600,000
- King Gnu: ¥2,315,600,000
- Vaundy: ¥2,231,100,000
- back number: ¥2,208,500,000
- Aimyon: ¥2,033,400,000
- Saucy Dog: ¥1,935,500,000