Events in 2012 in Japanese music.
Events 26th Japan Gold Disc Award January 20 – 3rd CD Shop Awards June 23 – 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan October 7 – 6th Animax Anison Grand Prix November 14 – 45th Japan Cable Awards November 22 – 45th Best Hits Kayosai December 5 – 2012 FNS Music Festival December 6 – 45th Japan Lyricist Awards December 30 – 54th Japan Record Awards
Charts List of number-one albums of 2012 (Japan) List of Oricon number-one singles of 2012 List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012 (Japan) List of number-one digital singles of 2012 (Japan)
Best-sellers Artists The following is a list of the five best-selling music artists in Japan in 2016 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon. Rank Artist Total earnings 1 AKB48 2 Exile 3 Arashi 4 Mr. Children 5 Kanjani8
Albums The following is a list of the top ten best-selling albums in Japan in 2012, according to Oricon. Rank Artist Album Sales 1 Mr. Children Mr. Children 2005–2010 ＜macro＞ 1,170,000 2 Mr. Children 2001–2005 ＜micro＞ 1,105,000 3 AKB48 1830m 1,030,000 4 Arashi Popcorn 848,000 5 Exile / Atsushi Exile Japan / Solo 767,000 6 Keisuke Kuwata I Love You: Now and Forever 758,000 7 Kobukuro All Singles Best 2 694,000 8 Mr. Children (An Imitation) Blood Orange 613,000 9 Yumi Matsutoya The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary 550,000 10 Tatsuro Yamashita Opus: All Time Best 1975–2012 519,000
Debuting artists Soloists debuting
Misaki Iwasa Leo Ieiri Yūki Kaji Nagi Yanagi Mayu Watanabe Ray Daisuke Kishio Aoi Yūki Tomohisa Sako Alma Kaminiito Mikako Komatsu Konomi Suzuki Ayana Taketatsu Kana Hanazawa Nobuhiko Okamoto Rino Sashihara Kavka Shishido Luna Haruna Mai Aizawa Machico Erena Ono Takuma Terashima Rina Sumioka Kanako Tahara Yui Ogura Mariko Gotō Yumi Hara Yutaro Miura Sachika Misawa Kanako Takatsuki Sayoko Izumi Zaq Sakiko Matsui Sayoko Izumi Yoshino Nanjō Yunchi Tomomi Kasai Fuku Suzuki Shiori Niiyama Tia
Groups debuting
Returning from hiatus
Kobukuro Koda Kumi Rag Fair Tomomi Kahara Brief & Trunks T-Bolan
Disbanding in 2012 Disbanding
GO!GO!7188 Tokyo Jihen Serial TV Drama SDN48 Doping Panda School Food Punishment Stereopony
Going on hiatus
Yashiki Takajin Remioromen Saasa Dream Morning Musume Chemistry Elephant Kashimashi Yui Nozomi Ōhashi
See also 2012 in Japan 2012 in Japanese television List of Japanese films of 2012
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