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Overview of the events of 2011 in Japanese music
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The following is an overview of the year 2011 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2011 in music.
Events
Awards
Number-ones
Best-sellers
Artists
The following is a list of the 5 best-selling music artists in Japan in 2011 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon.[1]
Rank | Artist | Value |
1 | AKB48 | ¥16.282 billion |
2 | Arashi | ¥15.369 billion |
3 | Exile | ¥5.603 billion |
4 | Kara | ¥4.926 billion |
5 | Shōjo Jidai | ¥4.049 billion |
Albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2011, according to Oricon.[2]
Rank | Album | Artist | Copies |
1 | Beautiful World | Arashi | 907,589 |
2 | Koko ni Ita Koto | AKB48 | 829,645 |
3 | Negai no Tō [ja] | Exile | 743,242 |
4 | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | 658,554 |
5 | Girls' Generation | Shōjo Jidai | 642,054 |
6 | Checkmate! | Namie Amuro | 484,336 |
7 | Super Girl | Kara | 450,595 |
8 | Musicman [ja] | Keisuke Kuwata | 414,725 |
9 | SMAP Aid [ja] | SMAP | 413,943 |
10 | Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection | Ikimono-gakari | 397,459 |
Albums released
The following section includes albums by Japanese artists released in Japan in 2011 as well as Japanese-language albums by foreign artists released in the country during this year.
Debuting artists
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ "Oricon announces 2011's yearly ranking for "Artist Total Sales"!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Oricon announces full list for "2011 Yearly Album Ranking"". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Popular singer Joe Yamanaka dies at 64". Kyodo News. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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