Today statistics-tracking company Oricon Inc. has published its end of the year report, which reveals all of the sales data that it’s collected for the year 2014. This includes the five top earning acts for the year, as well as the yearly single, 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 (¥13,823,000,000)
- AKB48 (¥13,075,000,000)
- Kanjani8 (¥5,862,000,000)
- Kis-My-Ft2 (¥5,258,000,000)
- Tohoshinki (¥3,691,000,000)
Arashi also managed to top this year’s DVD charts with their “ARASHI Arafes ’13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013” release, as well as the yearly Blu-ray charts with their “ARASHI Live Tour 2013 ‘LOVE’”. Meanwhile, AKB48 found themselves atop both the Yearly Singles and the Yearly Album ranking with “Labrador Retriever” and “Tsugi no Ashiato” respectively; this is the first time that the group has achieved such a feat since their inception.
You’ll find the Top 25 Singles, Albums, and DVDs, and the Top 10 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-
Singles:
- AKB48 – Labrador Retriever (Sales Number: 1,786,825)
- AKB48 – Kibouteki Refrain (Sales Number: 1,156,706)
- AKB48 – Mae Shika Mukanee (Sales Number: 1,153,906)
- AKB48 – Suzukake no Ki no Michi de “Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru” to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dou Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nannichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no You na Mono (Sales Number: 1,086,491)
- AKB48 – Kokoro no Placard (Sales Number: 1,058,059)
- Arashi – GUTS! (Sales Number: 604,654)
- Arashi – Bittersweet (Sales Number: 591,847)
- Nogizaka46 – Nandome no Aozora ka? (Sales Number: 578,174)
- EXILE TRIBE – THE REVOLUTION (Sales Number: 573,268)
- Nogizaka46 – Kizuitara Kataomoi (Sales Number: 546,832)
- Nogizaka46 – Natsu no Free&Easy (Sales Number: 526,564)
- Arashi – Dare mo Shiranai (Sales Number: 525,055)
- SKE48 – Mirai to Wa? (Sales Number: 503,917)
- SKE48 – Bukiyou Taiyou (Sales Number: 461,539)
- NMB48 – Takane no Ringo (Sales Number: 451,335)
- NMB48 – Rashikunai (Sales Number: 449,983)
- Kanjani8 – King of OTOKO! (Sales Number: 389,313)
- Sexy Zone – Kimi no HITOMEBORE (Sales Number: 347,737)
- HKT48 – Sakura, Minna de Tabeta (Sales Number: 327,815)
- Kanjani8 – Itta Janai Ka / CloveR (Sales Number: 308,369)
- HKT48 – Hikaeme I love you! (Sales Number: 308,251)
- Johnny’s WEST – Ee Janai Ka (Sales Number: 307,948)
- Kis-My-Ft2 – Another Future (Sales Number: 263,615)
- Kanjani8 – Hibiki (Sales Number: 263,553)
- SMAP – Shareotsu / Hello (Sales Number: 250,616)
Find #26-50 here!
