List of best-selling singles in 2016 (Japan)

This is a list of the best-selling singles in 2016 in Japan, physical sales are taken from Oricon.[1] Digital sales are taken from the certifications of RIAJ in 2016.[2]

Ranking Single Artist Physical Digital TOTAL
1 "Tsubasa wa Iranai" AKB48 1,519,387 1,519,387
2 "Kimi wa Melody" AKB48 1,294,962 1,294,962
3 "LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai" AKB48 1,213,660 1,213,660
4 "High Tension" AKB48 1,202,533 1,202,533
5 "Umi no Koe" Kenta Kiritani 1,000,000 1,000,000
6 " Sayonara no Imi" Nogizaka46 910,811 910,811
7 "Hadashi de Summer" Nogizaka46 851,229 851,229
8 "I Seek / Daylight" ARASHI 828,533 828,533
9 "Harujion ga Saku Koro " Nogizaka46 828,315 828,315
10 "Zenzenzense" RADWIMPS 750,000 750,000
11 "Koi" Gen Hoshino 190,348 500,000 690,348
12 "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" AKB48 182,786 500,000 682,786
13 "Silent Majority" Keyakizaka46  376,871 250,000 626,871
14 "Fukkatsu Love" ARASHI 541,121 541,121
15 "Hanataba o Kimi ni" Hikaru Utada 500,000 500,000
16 "Power of the Paradise" ARASHI 471,619 471,619
17 "Futari Sezon" Keyakizaka46  467,845 467,845
18 "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" SMAP 439,774 439,774
19 "Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" Keyakizaka46  392,719 392,719
20 "Chicken Line" SKE48 365,328 365,328
Blank means no respective version was released or no certification in this year.

See also

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Notes

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  • Umi no Koe was released on December 2, 2015, certified as Million in April 2016 by RIAJ.[3]
  • Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby was released on December 9, 2015. Its B-side song, 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki, was certified as Double Platinum in July 2016 by RIAJ.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Oricon unveils their Yearly Sales Rankings for 2016". 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "riaj digit certification".
  3. ^ "The Recording Industry Association of Japan Releases Its Digital Certifications for April".
  4. ^ "7月度有料音楽配信認定作品公表".