The Billboard Japan Hot Albums, also referred to as Combined Albums, is the primary album record chart published by Billboard Japan. It is released weekly on Thursday in Japan Standard Time.

The Hot Albums was launched on the week dated June 4, 2015, with Superfly's White (2015) as the inaugural number one. It initially ranked albums based on a combination of physical sales, digital downloads, and PC look-ups, and was the only combined albums chart in Japan until the establishment of the Oricon Combined Albums Chart in December 2018. Since December 2024, the chart has been based on physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming; the look-up factor was removed after Billboard Japan became unable to collect such data from the provider since October 2022. Physical sales units are provided by SoundScan Japan, whereas GfK Japan tracks digital downloads from Amazon, iTunes, Mora, Mu-mo, and RecoChoku, with additional iTunes data courtesy of Luminate, and streaming from Amazon, Apple Music, and Spotify, etc. In June 2025, Billboard Japan introduced the recurrent rule for the Hot Albums, alongside the Japan Hot 100, applying to albums charting more than 26 weeks. It came into effect on the chart week of June 4.

Seventeen holds the record for most number ones on the chart with a total of 14. For specific albums, Arirang (2026) by BTS has the record for most weeks at number ones on the chart, with 11. Back Number's Encore (2016) has the most total chart weeks with 319; Kenshi Yonezu with Yankee (2014), Dreams Come True with their aforementioned album, Yumi Matsutoya with Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to (2012), and Southern All Stars with Umi no Yeah!! (1998) are the only other artists to have albums surpass 200 weeks.

Lists of number-one albums

Album and artist records

Albums with most weeks at number one + Albums with three or more weeks atop the Billboard Japan Hot Albums Weeks Artist Album Release year 11 BTS Arirang 2026 7 Dreams Come True Dreams Come True The Best! Watashi no Dorikamu 2015 5 Just Love 2016 Snow Man The Best 2020–2025 2025 Mrs. Green Apple 10 4 Fantôme 2016 Back Number Encore Radwimps Your Name Mr. Children Jūryoku to Kokyū 2018 Pop Virus Back Number Magic 2019 Arashi 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 Stray Sheep 2020 Mrs. Green Apple Antenna 2023 Fujii Kaze Prema 2025 Number_i No. II 3 Back Number Chandelier 2015 Garakuta 2017 Finally Various artists Hatsukoi 2018 BTS BTS, the Best 2021 Hana Hana 2026

Artists with most weeks at number one + Artists with five or more weeks atop the Billboard Japan Hot Albums Weeks Artist 22 BTS Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 15 Seventeen Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 12 Back Number Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 11 Arashi Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート Mr. Children Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 10 Radwimps Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 9 Hey! Say! JUMP Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 8 Dreams Come True Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 7 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 6 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート Snow Man Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 5 Ado Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート

Albums with most chart weeks +KeyIndicates album which charted within the last chart week (as of January 2025)

+ Albums with over 100 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums Weeks Artist Album Release year 332 Back Number Encore 2016 222 Yankee 2014 219 Southern All Stars Umi no Yeah!! 1998 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 208 Dreams Come True Dreams Come True The Best! Watashi no Dorikamu 2015 207 A Complete: All Singles 2008 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 206 Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to 2012 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 187 Bootleg 2017 186 Bremen 2015 184 One Ok Rock Niche Syndrome 2010 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 175 Help Ever Hurt Never 2022 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 166 Globe 15 Years: Best Hit Selection 2010 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 161 Official Hige Dandism Traveler 2019 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 154 Stray Sheep 2020 151 Yoasobi The Book 2021 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 136 King Gnu Ceremony 2020 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート Ado Kyōgen 2022 134 Yoasobi The Book 2 2021 133 Aimyon Momentary Sixth Sense 2019 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 124 Excitement of Youth 2017 123 Mrs. Green Apple Attitude 2019 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 122 Yellow Dancer 2015 Vaundy Strobo 2020 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 121 Arashi 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 2019 120 Yuuri Ichi 2022 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 115 Love All Serve All 114 Official Hige Dandism Escaparade 2018 110 Ado Uta's Songs: One Piece Film Red 2022 Ed Sheeran ÷ 2017 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート 109 King Gnu Sympa 2019 107 Aimyon Heard That There's Good Pasta 2020 105 Doo-Wops & Hooligans 2010 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート Radwimps Your Name 2019 104 The Blue Hearts 30th Anniversary All Time Memorial: Super Selected Songs 2015 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート One Ok Rock Ambitions 2017 102 35xxxv 2015 Fantôme 2016 100 SixTones 1ST 2021 Select Hot Albums on the drop-down menu under 週間チャート

References

External links on Billboard Japan