Oricon Releases Its Year End Charts for 2021

The year is coming to an end, and Oricon has now released its year end charts for 2021. These charts measure the period from 12/14/20 – 12/12/21.

Snow Man‘s “Grandeur” is the best selling single of 2021. It is this year’s only million-selling single. Their 2020 single “KISSIN’ MY LIPS / Stories” also sold a million last year, making Snow Man the first male act since L’Arc~en~Ciel in 1999 to have two consecutive years with million-selling singles.

BTS‘ “BTS, THE BEST” is the best selling album of the year. This is first time since 1984, when Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” did it, that a foreign act has topped the year end album chart.

Yuuri‘s “Dry Flower” is the best selling digital single and most streamed song of 2021.

YOASOBI‘s “THE BOOK” is also the best selling digital album of the year.

Single

  1. Snow Man – Grandeur: 1,003,113
  2. Snow Man – HELLO HELLO: 892,714
  3. Naniwa Danshi – Ubu LOVE: 825,687
  4. Snow Man – Secret Touch: 774,495
  5. Nogizaka46 – Boku wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru: 717,594
  6. Nogizaka46 – Gomen me Fingers crossed: 695,372
  7. Nogizaka46 – Kimi ni Shikarareta: 616,628
  8. King & Prince – I promise: 616,145
  9. INI – A: 570,734
  10. Hinatazaka46 – Kimi Shika Katan: 553,714

Album

  1. BTS – BTS, THE BEST: 992,837
  2. Snow Man – Snow Mania S1: 912,425
  3. SixTONES – 1ST: 590,838
  4. King & Prince – Re:Sense: 499,644
  5. SEVENTEEN – Attacca: 345,347
  6. Kanjani8 – 8BEAT: 299,759
  7. Kis-My-Ft2 – BEST of Kis-My-Ft2: 281,018
  8. Hey! Say! JUMP – 269,829
  9. SEVENTEEN – Your Choice: 264,593
  10. Johnny’s WEST – rainboW: 259,795

Digital Single

  1. Yuuri – Dry Flower: 461,154
  2. Ado – Usseewa: 358,197
  3. YOASOBI – Yoru ni Kakeru: 335,806
  4. YOASOBI – Kaibutsu: 331,548
  5. LiSA – Homura: 327,197
  6. BTS – Dynamite: 301,357
  7. Official HIGE DANdism – Cry Baby: 276,716
  8. BTS – Butter: 270,665
  9. Eve – Kaikai Kitan: 257,091
  10. Yonezu Kenshi – Pale Blue: 240,108

Digital Album

  1. YOASOBI – THE BOOK: 100,656
  2. Utada Hikaru – One Last Kiss: 41,958
  3. Official HIGE DANdism – Editorial: 29,371
  4. Yonezu Kenshi – STRAY SHEEP: 25,494
  5. BTS – BTS, THE BEST: 21,082
  6. Fujii Kaze – HELP EVER HURT NEVER: 21,039
  7. Arashi – Ura Arashi BEST 2016-2020: 18,864
  8. Arashi – Ura Arashi BEST 1999-2007: 18,069
  9. BTS – BE: 17,564
  10. Arashi – Ura Arashi BEST 2008-2011: 17,057

Streaming

  1. Yuuri – Dry Flower: 382,212,094
  2. BTS – Dynamite: 354,275,133
  3. YOASOBI – Yoru ni Kakeru: 337,464,874
  4. YOASOBI – Kaibutsu: 299,124,975
  5. BTS – Butter: 292,968,058
  6. Ado – Usseewa: 256,845,761
  7. YOASOBI – Gunjou: 227,357,079
  8. Awesome City Club – Wasurena: 217,756,400
  9. Eve – Kaikai Kitan: 199,743,650
  10. LiSA – Homura: 194,599,504

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