hmmm just some random lists from either Oricon or other sources. >_>
Thanks to either Oricon Style or itachi808 from Jpopmusic ^_^
Top Overall CD Releases this year (From October 4, 2005)
1 ORANGE RANGE 4,831,896 (1 album, 5 singles)
2 Ketsumeishi 2,812,048 (1 album, 1 single)
3 EXILE 2,308,018 (1 album, 3* singles)
4 Def Tech 2,203,013 (2 albums)
5 Ayumi Hamasaki 2,129,018 (2 albums, 3 singles)
6 Domoto Tsuyoshi 1,815,781 (1 album, 3** singles)
7 Mr. Children 1,775,264 (1 album, 1 single)
8 Ken Hirai 1,648,171 (1 album)
9 Koda Kumi 1,505,460 (2 albums, 3 singles)
10 B'z 1,343,885 (1 album, 2 singles)
Based on the yearly sales figures, these are the top 10 singles in the past 3 & 3/4 years (2002-2005).
1. SMAP - Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana 2,515,552
2. Hamasaki Ayumi - H (independent) 1,000,260
3. ORANGE RANGE - Hana 997,427
4. Ketsumeishi - Sakura 940,980
5. Mr. Children - Four Dimensions 917,626
6. Masaharu Fukuyama - Niji/Himawari/Sore ga Subetesa 893,250
7. Utada Hikaru - COLORS 881,348
8. Ayaka Hirahana - Jupiter 881,125
9. Utada Hikaru - Traveling 856,140
10. Ken Hirai - Hitomi Wo Tojite 834,448
Oricon Sales Report (2004/12/01-2005/09/19)
SINGLES
1 Ketsumeishi - Sakura 940,980
2 Mr. Children - Four Dimensions 917,626
3 ORANGE RANGE - *~Asterisk 628,329
4 KinKi Kids - Anniversary 525,905
5 GLAY x EXILE - SCREAM 519,634
6 B'z - OCEAN 461,068
7 ORANGE RANGE - Love Parade 445,217
8 Toraji Haiji - FANTISTIPO 426,162
9 ORANGE RANGE - Onegai! Senorita 415,746
10 D-51 - NO MORE CRY 400,405
11 SMAP - BANG! BANG! VACANCE! 381,003
12 Southern All Stars - Ai to Yokubo no Hibi / Lonely Woman 371,706
13 SMAP - Tomodachi ~Say What You Will~ 365,011
14 Kobukuro - Koko ni shika Sakanai Hana 352,731
15 Ayumi Hamasaki - STEP you/is this LOVE? 345,340
16 ORANGE RANGE - Kizuna 344,690
17 BENNIE K - Dreamland 340,599
18 ORANGE RANGE - Hana 336,252
19 Janne Da Arc - Gekkouka 321,977
20 KinKi Kids - Velvet no Yami 319,120
21 Ayumi Hamasaki - fairyland c/w alterna 303,960
22 Otsuka Ai - SMILY / Biidama 302,687
23 B'z - Ai no Bakudan 293,572
24 Under Graph - Tsubasa 297,979
25 Tongari Kids Tongari Kids 289,386
26 Crystal Kay - Koi ni Ochitara 283,126
27 Ken Matsudaira - Matsuken Samba II 271,003
28 NEWS - CHERISH 261,584
29 Southern All Stars - BOHBO No.5 250,938
30 NEWS - TEPPEN 240,521
31 BUMP OF CHICKEN - Planetarium 231,974
32 L'Arc~en~Ciel - LINK 230,975
33 Porno Graffiti - Neo Melodramatic/ROLL 227,819
34 Kiyoshi Hikawa - Hatsukoi Ressha 224,413
35 HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - PRIDE 223,208
36 NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA - GLAMOROUS SKY 210,911
37 Ayaka Hirahana - Jupiter 205,318
38 Masaharu Fukuyama - Naitari Shinaide / Red x Blue 196,667
39 L'Arc~en~Ciel - Killing Me 193,772
40 aiko - Kira Kira 192,094
41 DREAMS COME TRUE - Nandodemo 191,366
42 L'Arc~en~Ciel - New World 183,181
43 EXILE - HERO 181,997
44 AI - Story 174,799
45 Arashi - Sakura Sake 172,737
46 BoA - DO THE MOTION 169,542
47 K - over... 167,925
48 T.M.Revolution - vestige 164,225
49 V6 - UTAO-UTAO 162,489
50 Masaharu Fukuyama - Tokyo 158,101
L'Arc pulls out 32 with Link, 39 with Killing Me, and 42 with New World
ALBUMS
1 ORANGE RANGE - musiQ 2,610,198
2 Ketsumeishi - Ketsunopolice 4 1,861,649
3 Ken Hirai - SENTIMENTALovers 1,648,171
4 Def Tech - Def Tech 1,602,066
5 EXILE - PERFECT BEST 1,419,062
6 Ayumi Hamasaki - MY STORY 1,128,380
7 BoA - BEST OF SOUL 1,047,563
8 Yuzu - Home [1997~2000] 623,709
9 O-ZONE - DISCO-ZONE 609,194
10 Def Tech - Lokahi Lani 600,947
11 B'z - THE CIRCLE 556,632
12 KinKi Kids - KinKi Single Selection II 544,594
13 Mika Nakashima - MUSIC 542,013
14 Yuzu - Going [2001-2005] 529,166
15 DREAMS COME TRUE - DIAMOND15 514,746
16 Backstreet Boys - Never Gone 505,904
17 Kumi Koda - secret 494,372
18 Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled 487,051
19 Oda Kazumasa - Soukana 479,123
20 LOVE PSYCHEDELICO - Early Times 467,569
21 aiko - Yume no naka no massuguna michi 466,300
22 RIP SLYME - GOOD JOB! 440,515
23 Namie Amuro - Queen of Hip-Pop 435,217
24 Porno Grafitti - THUMPx 416,655
25 GLAY - Ballad Best Singles-WHITE ROAD 411,521
26 Otsuka Ai - LOVE JAM 403,212
27 SMAP - SAMPLE BANG! 393,047
28 Tokyo Jihen - Kyoiku 381,161
29 MISIA - SINGER FOR SINGER 369,548
30 Various Artists - Best Classics 100 364,555
31 Sukima Switch - Kuso Clip 360,278
32 Spitz - Souvenir 358,604
33 L'Arc~en~Ciel - Awake 353,933
34 Britney Spears - Greatest Hits: My Prerogative 338,601
35 YUKI - joy 336,834
36 AI - MIC-A-HOLIC A.I. 327,128
37 The Gospellers - G10 325,048
38 Crystal Kay - Crystal Style 294,517
39 THE YELLOW MONKEY - THE YELLOW MONKEY MOTHER OF ALL THE BEST 289,244
40 Black-Eyed Peas - Monkey Business 268,583
L'Arc pulled 33 off with AWAKE.. hmm, Japan does love Orange Range/Mr. Children, don't they?