The year is coming to an end, and Oricon has now released its year end charts for 2019. These charts measure the period from 12/10/18 – 12/8/19.
Arashi is the best selling artist of the year, topping this chart for the eighth time and the first time since 2017. Arashi’s revenue topped ¥20 billion for the first time since 2001.
AKB48‘s “Sustainable” is the best selling single of 2019, leading AKB48 to top this chart for the tenth consecutive year.
Arashi’s “5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019” is the best selling album of the year, making this Arashi’s seventh album to top this chart. The album is their, and Johnny’s & Associates’, first album to pass the 2 million mark. It’s also the first album to cross the 2 million mark in its first year since 2006.
Yonezu Kenshi‘s “Lemon” is the best selling digital single of the year for the second consecutive year.
Hoshino Gen‘s “POP VIRUS” is the best selling digital album of 2019.
Official HIGE DANdism‘s “Pretender” is the most streamed song of the year.
AKB48’s “Sustainable” also topped the combined single chart.
Arashi’s “5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019” also topped the combined album chart.
Arashi topped the music DVD and music Blu-ray charts with their release “5×20 All the BEST!! CLIPS 1999-2019.”
Kenshi’s “Lemon” also the karaoke chart.
Artist
- Arashi: ¥20,332,000,000
- Nogizaka46: ¥8,214,000,000
- King & Prince: ¥5,874,000,000
- TWICE: ¥5,196,000,000
- BTS: ¥5,185,000,000
Single
- AKB48 – Sustainable: 1,410,206
- AKB48 – Jiwaru DAYS: 1,309,063
- Nogizaka46 – Sing Out!: 1,200,182
- Nogizaka46 – Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii: 1,142,807
- Keyakizaka46 – Kuroi Hitsuji: 920,842
- BTS – Nights / Boy With Luv: 765,997
- Arashi – BRAVE: 709,813
- Hinatazaka46 – Kyun: 621,565
- Hinatazaka46 – Konna ni Suki ni Nachatte Ii no?: 551,397
- Hinatazaka46 – Do Re Mi Sol La Si Do: 535,090
Album
- Arashi – 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019: 2,100,438
- King & Prince – King & Prince: 556,153
- Nogizaka46 – Ima ga Omoide ni Naru Made: 518,444
- Hoshino Gen – POP VIRUS: 442,325
- BTS – Map Of The Soul:Persona: 338,540
- TWICE – #TWICE2: 308,699
- back number – MAGIC: 304,227
- ONE OK ROCK – Eye of the Storm: 288,815
- B’z – NEW LOVE: 270,370
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Original Soundtrack): 255,303
Digital Single
- Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon: 1,074,530
- Yonezu Kenshi – Uma to Shika: 776,265
- Aimyon – Marigold: 588,005
- back number – HAPPY BIRTHDAY: 575,035
- Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi: 527,837
- Official HIGE DANdism – Pretender: 490,843
- Foorin – Paprika: 477,738
- King Gnu – Hakujitsu: 411,084
- LiSA – Gurenge: 389,665
- RADWIMPS – Ai no Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru Kai: 370,910
Digital Album
- Hoshino Gen – POP VIRUS: 73,502
- ONE OK ROCK – Eye of the Storm: 67,211
- Aimyon – Shunkanteki Sixth Sense: 56,952
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Original Soundtrack): 55,129
- RADWIMPS – Tenki no Ko: 51,265
- Yonezu Kenshi – BOOTLEG: 50,034
- back number – MAGIC: 48,029
- Official HIGE DANdism – Traveler: 41,818
- Hoshino Gen – Same Thing: 38,085
- RADWIMPS – ANTI ANTI GENERATION: 35,219
Streaming
- Official HIGE DANdism – Pretender: 106,792,543
- Aimyon – Marigold: 95,477,548
- King Gnu – Hakujitsu: 73,166,117
- Aimyon – Konya Kono Mama: 53,678,667
- Official HIGE DANdism – Shukumei: 52,009,202
- Official HIGE DANdism – No Doubt: 49,292,145
- Aimyon – Kimi wa Rock wo Kikanai: 48,981,552
- Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi: 44,785,346
- Foorin – Paprika: 40,882,301
- Aimyon – Ai wo Tsutaetaida Toka: 36,189,857
Combined Single
- AKB48 – Sustainable: 1,416,189 points
- AKB48 – Jiwaru DAYS: 1,327,838 points
- Nogizaka46 – Sing Out!: 1,275,555 points
- Nogizaka46 – Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii: 1,204,354 points
- Keyakizaka46 – Kuroi Hitsuji: 1,025,920 points
- Yonezu Kenshi – Uma to Shika: 953,874 points
- BTS – Nights / Boy With Luv: 867,381 points
- Arashi – BRAVE: 728,591 points
- Hinatazaka46 – Kyun: 709,988 points
- Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon: 668,177 points
Combined Album
- Arashi – 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019: 2,100,438 points
- King & Prince – King & Prince: 556,153 points
- Nogizaka46 – Ima ga Omoide ni Naru Made: 544,584 points
- Hoshino Gen – POP VIRUS: 527,505 points
- ONE OK ROCK – Eye of the Storm: 449,966 points
- BTS – Map Of The Soul:Persona: 388,798 points
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Original Soundtrack): 363,565 points
- back number – MAGIC: 352,256 points
- TWICE – #TWICE2: 335,370 points
- Aimyon – Shunkanteki Sixth Sense: 332,242 points
Music DVD
- Arashi – 5×20 All the BEST!! CLIPS 1999-2019: 353,560
- Hey! Say! JUMP – Ai Dake ga Subete -What do you want?-: 201,960
- King ＆ Prince – King ＆ Prince First Concert Tour 2018: 180,716
- Kanjani8 – Kanjani’s Entertainment GR8EST: 146,140
- Kanjani8 – Jugosai: 146,140
- Hey! Say! JUMP – Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR SENSE or LOVE: 89,108
- GENERATIONS -GENERATIONS LIVE TOUR 2018 UNITED JOURNEY: 84,131
- Nissy – Nissy Entertainment 2nd Live-FINAL-in TOKYO DOME: 69,346
- B’z – B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI-: 60,793
- EXILE – EXILE LIVE TOUR 2018-2019“STAR OF WISH”: 59,979
Music Blu-ray
- Arashi – 5×20 All the BEST!! CLIPS 1999-2019: 436,068
- King ＆ Prince – King ＆ Prince First Concert Tour 2018: 170,336
- Kanjani8 – Kanjani’s Entertainment GR8EST: 111,775
- Kanjani8 – Jugosai: 103,167
- Hey! Say! JUMP – Hey! Say! JUMP LIVE TOUR SENSE or LOVE: 91,128
- B’z – B’z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2018 -HINOTORI-: 87,198
- Keyakizaka46 – Keyaki Kyouwakoku 2018: 59,574
- Hoshino Gen – DOME TOUR “POP VIRUS” at TOKYO DOME: 58,736
- Sexy Zone – SEXY ZONE repainting Tour 2018: 55,379
- IDOLiSH7, TRIGGER, Re:vale – IDOLiSH7 1st LIVE “Road To Infinity” Blu-ray BOX -Limited Edition-: 55,106
Karaoke
- Yonezu Kenshi – Lemon
- Aimyon – Marigold
- Suda Masaki – Machigai Sagashi
- Official HIGE DANdism – Pretender
- Foorin – Paprika
- balloon – Charles
- Miyuki Nakajima – Ito
- Takahashi Yoko – Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis
- MONGOL800 – Chiisa na Koi no Uta
- Hitoto Yo – Hanamizuki
The charts above can be found in more detail here.
