The highest-selling albums and extended plays (EPs) in Japan are ranked on the Oricon Weekly Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based upon weekly physical album sales. In 2011, a total of 45 albums claimed the top position of the Oricon Weekly Chart.
Chart history +KeyIndicates Oricon best-selling album of 2011
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)January 3Love SongsAyumi HamasakiJanuary 10No SleevesNo3bJanuary 17Ikimonobakari: Members Best SelectionIkimono-gakariJanuary 24You Can't Catch MeMaaya SakamotoJanuary 31Exit Tunes Presents Vocalonexus feat. Hatsune MikuVarious artistsFebruary 7Supergood, SuperbadTomohisa YamashitaFebruary 14YusukeFebruary 21February 282 -Ni-YuzuMarch 7MusicmanKeisuke KuwataMarch 14DejavuKumi KodaMarch 21ExileMarch 28KetsumeishiApril 4Negai no TōExileApril 11April 18GuitarissimoMiwaApril 25The ApplesKazuya YoshiiMay 2Kazumasa OdaMay 9Checkmate!Namie AmuroMay 16May 23Big Bang 2Big BangMay 30Five Treasure IslandF.T. IslandJune 6Born This WayLady GagaJune 13Girls' GenerationGirls' GenerationJune 20Koko ni Ita KotoAKB48June 27Mind TravelSuperflyJuly 4Thank You, LoveKana NishinoJuly 11Dai HakkenTokyo JihenJuly 18Beautiful World ArashiJuly 25YouJujuAugust 1August 8C'monB'zAugust 15M BestMiliyah KatoAugust 22Ray of HopeTatsuro YamashitaAugust 29SMAP AidSMAPSeptember 5MegaphonicYukiSeptember 12FiveAyumi HamasakiSeptember 19September 26♯AAABestAAAOctober 3Nolza2NE1October 10ToneTVXQOctober 17A.N.Jell with TBS Kei Kinyō Drama “Ikemen Desune” Music Collection(A.N.JELL WITH TBS系金曜ドラマ『美男ですね』MUSIC COLLECTION)A.N.JellOctober 248Eight8Kaela KimuraOctober 31TegomassNovember 7Never More -Reincarnation:PERSONA4-(ネバー・モア－「ペルソナ4」輪廻転生－)Shoji Meguro & Shihoko Hirata for Persona 4November 14How Crazy Your LoveYuiNovember 21K AlbumKinKi KidsNovember 28FightKanjani EightDecember 5Super GirlKaraDecember 12JPNPerfumeDecember 19Test DriveJin Akanishi featuring Jason DeruloDecember 26Super GirlKara
See also 2011 in music
References
External links Current Oricon Albums Chart