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The year 2015 in Japanese music.

Events

Number-ones

Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2015, according to Oricon.[1]

Rank Album Artist Copies
1 Japonism Arashi 981,639
2 Planet Seven Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe 868,247
3 Dreams Come True The Best! Watashi no Dorikamu Dreams Come True 828,505
4 Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! AKB48 780,591
5 0 to 1 no Aida AKB48 687,688
6 ja [Reflection (Mr. Children Album); Reflection] Mr. Children 576,867
7 ja [Budō (album); Budō] Southern All Stars 534,482
8 Tree Sekai no Owari 484,588
9 ja [Kanjani Eight no genki ga deru CD!!] Kanjani Eight 348,197
10 ja [Kis-My-World] Kis-My-Ft2 336,069

Best-selling singles

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling singles in Japan in 2015, according to Oricon.[2]

Rank Single Artist Copies
1 "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" AKB48 1,782,707
2 "Halloween Night AKB48 1,328,411
3 "Green Flash" AKB48 1,045,492
4 "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" AKB48 905,490
5 "Coquettish Jūtai Chū" SKE48 702,299
6 "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" Nogizaka46 686,539
7 "Taiyō Nokku" Nogizaka46 678,481
8 "Inochi wa Utsukushii" Nogizaka46 620,555
9 "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari" Arashi 571,597
10 "Don't Look Back!" NMB48 530,830

Awards

Albums released

January

Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles
14 Future Cross Gene
21 White Miracle B1A4
Very Good Block B
WAKE ME TONIGHT JYJ
Roulette ZE:A J
28 PLANET SEVEN[3] Sandaime J Soul Brothers
Guilty Love 2PM

February

Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles
4 Colour by Number[4] MONKEY MAJIK
11 STILL Kim Hyun-joong
18 Mr. Chu (On Stage) ~Japanese Ver.~ A Pink
25 Sakuramichi (Cherry

Blossom Road)

TVXQ J-Pop
Last Song Seo In Guk

March

Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles
4 Epic Day B'z Hard rock, pop rock Uchōten
11 Your Number Shinee J-Pop
18 Action U-KISS
Best After School
25 19 -Road to AMAZING WORLD-[5] EXILE
Future BTOB

April

Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles
1 Present Donghae & Eunhyuk J-Pop "SKELETON" (released August 6, 2014)
"Saturday Night" (released April 1, 2015)
15 2PM of 2PM 2PM J-Pop, Dance-pop "Midaretemina" (released September 17, 2014)
"Guilty Love" (released January 28, 2015)
22 Catch Me If You Can Girls' Generation EDM
29 24 Hours Infinite Dance-pop, Ballad "24 Hours" (released April 29, 2015)
"Just Another Lonely Night" (released April 29, 2015)

September

Date Title Artist Genre(s) Singles Notes Labels
9 Can't Say VIXX J-pop, Dance-pop "Can't Say" (Released: September 9, 2015)
2nd Japanese Single.[6] Jellyfish Entertainment, CJ Victor Entertainment

December

Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles
2 Red Carpet Namie Amuro J-pop
8 I Need U BTS Hip-hop, Dance-pop
16 For You Infinite Pop, J-pop Can't Get Over You
23 °Cmaj9 Cute J-pop Tokai no Hitorigurashi / Aitte Motto Zanshin
Kokoro no Sakebi o Uta ni Shitemita / Love Take It All
The Power / Kanashiki Heaven (Single Version)
I Miss You / The Future
The Middle Management (Josei Chūkan Kanrishoku) / Gamusha Life / Tsugi no Kado o Magare

To be announced

Day Title Artist Genre(s) Singles
untitled[7] Hilcrhyme

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表! 年間アルバムランキング 1位~25位". Oricon Style. Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015年 年間音楽ランキングを発表! 年間シングルランキング 1位~25位". Oricon Style. Oricon. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sandaime J Soul Brothers to release their 5th album + to hold 1st solo dome tour". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "MONKEY MAJIK announce new album for 2015, 'Colour by Number'". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. September 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "EXILE announce release of new album + fall tour". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. November 30, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "VIXX 初の日本オリジナル楽曲となる2ndシングル「Can't say」収録内容決定". vixx.cjve.jp (official site). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Hilcrhyme announce tour and album for 2015". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. September 7, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.