The highest-selling albums and mini-albums in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Weekly Chart, published by Oricon Style magazine. The data is compiled by Oricon based on each album's weekly physical sales.
Chart history Issue DateAlbumArtist(s)Reference(s)January 2Funky Monkey Babys 4Funky Monkey BabysJanuary 9Exile Japan/SoloExile/Exile AtsushiJanuary 16January 23January 30Best Hit AKGAsian Kung-Fu GenerationFebruary 6JaponesqueKoda KumiFebruary 13The BeginningAyakaFebruary 20ButterflyL'Arc-en-CielFebruary 27Tokyo CollectionTokyo JihenMarch 5ChainKAT-TUNMarch 12NewtralIkimono-gakariMarch 19March 26Next EncoreSDN48April 22012Acid Black CherryApril 9Kis-My-1stKis-My-Ft2April 16YusukeApril 23Tsuyoshi DomotoApril 30Naoto Inti RaymiMay 7Yuzu You [2006-2011]YuzuMay 14May 21Mr. Children 2005–2010 ＜macro＞Mr. ChildrenMay 28June 4June 11Just CrazyJang Keun-sukJune 18JUMP WorldHey! Say! JUMPJune 25NEWS BestNEWSJuly 2AikoJuly 9UncontrolledNamie Amurohttp://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2012-07-29/ July 16July 23July 30I Love You -Now & Forever-Keisuke KuwataAugust 6August 13August 20Gift of SMAPSMAPAugust 271830mAKB48September 3September 10Code Name BlueCN BlueSeptember 17All Singles Best 2KobukuroSeptember 24Perfume Global Compilation "Love the World"PerfumeOctober 1ForceSuperflyOctober 8Opus (All Time Best 1975-2012)Tatsuro YamashitaOctober 15GravityKoichi DomotoOctober 22Opus (All Time Best 1975-2012)Tatsuro YamashitaOctober 298estKanjani EightNovember 5November 12PopcornArashiNovember 19Best Story (Life Stories)JujuNovember 26One Sexy ZoneSexy ZoneDecember 3Yumi MatsutoyaDecember 10［(An Imitation) Blood Orange］Mr. ChildrenDecember 17Exile Best Hits -Love Side/Soul Side-ExileDecember 24December 31Ikimono-gakari
See also 2012 in music
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