This is a list of the best-selling singles in 2016 in Japan, physical sales are taken from Oricon. Digital sales are taken from the certifications of RIAJ in 2016.
Ranking Single Artist Physical Digital TOTAL 1"Tsubasa wa Iranai"AKB481,519,387 1,519,387 2"Kimi wa Melody"AKB481,294,962 1,294,962 3"LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai"AKB481,213,660 1,213,660 4"High Tension"AKB481,202,533 1,202,533 5"Umi no Koe"Kenta Kiritani 1,000,0001,000,000 6" Sayonara no Imi"Nogizaka46910,811 910,811 7"Hadashi de Summer"Nogizaka46851,229 851,229 8"I Seek / Daylight"ARASHI828,533 828,533 9"Harujion ga Saku Koro "Nogizaka46828,315 828,315 10"Zenzenzense"RADWIMPS 750,000750,000 11"Koi"Gen Hoshino190,348500,000690,348 12"Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby"AKB48182,786 500,000682,786 13"Silent Majority"Keyakizaka46 376,871250,000626,871 14"Fukkatsu Love"ARASHI541,121 541,121 15"Hanataba o Kimi ni"Hikaru Utada 500,000500,000 16"Power of the Paradise"ARASHI471,619 471,619 17"Futari Sezon"Keyakizaka46 467,845 467,845 18"Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana"SMAP439,774 439,774 19"Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai"Keyakizaka46 392,719 392,719 20"Chicken Line"SKE48365,328 365,328 Blank means no respective version was released or no certification in this year.
See also List of Oricon number-one singles of 2016
Notes Umi no Koe was released on December 2, 2015, certified as Million in April 2016 by RIAJ. 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.
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