Top 5 bestselling artists in 2018 (Oricon)

The numbers in brackets indicate the total sales which were accumulated from singles, albums, DVD and Blu-ray releases within the year:

1) Amuro Namie (JPY 18,999,000,000)

2) Nogizaka46 (JPY 10,329,000,000)

3) AKB48 (JPY 7,795,000,000)

4) Arashi (JPY 6,707,000,000)

5) Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE (JPY 5,827,000,000)

Source: Oricon