The following list indicates the best-selling albums from 1970 to 1979 on the Japanese Oricon chart. It is based on cumulative sales figures of two formats (on vinyl, and audio cassette).
Albums +Best-selling albums of the 1970s in JapanPositionAlbumArtistRecord labelReleasedPeak positionon chart(formats)1Kōri no SekaiYōsui InouePolydorDecember 19731 (LP)2SamayoiKei OguraPolydorMarch 19722 (LP)3Alice VIAliceToshiba EMIApril 19781 (LP)4Eiko e no DasshutsuAliceToshiba EMIOctober 19781 (LP/CT)5Modorimichi (Inoue Yosui Live)Yōsui InouePolydorJuly 19732 (LP)6Magic MonkeyGodiegoNippon ColumbiaOctober 19781 (LP)7Let It BeThe BeatlesToshiba EMIJune 19702 (LP)8Best Hit AlbumPink LadyVictorDecember 19771 (LP)9Saturday Night FeverSoundtrackPolydorFebruary 19781 (LP)1010 "Numbers" CaratSouthern All StarsVictorApril 19792 (LP/CT)11Nishoku no KomaYōsui InouePolydorOctober 19741 (LP/CT)12YumekuyōMasashi SadaWarner/PioneerApril 19791 (LP/CT)13Adoro, La Reine de SabaGraciela SusanaToshiba EMIMay 19737 (LP)14ArrivalABBADiscomateMay 19773 (LP)15Alice VAliceToshiba EMIJuly 19763 (LP)16Kaguyahime ForeverKaguyahimeNippon ColumbiaMarch 19751 (LP)17Voulez-VousABBADiscomateMay 19791 (LP)18Arukitsuzukeru TokiChiharu MatsuyamaPony/CanyonOctober 19781 (LP/CT)19KazamidoriMasashi SadaWarner/PioneerJuly 19771 (LP/CT)20AnthologyMasashi SadaWarner/PioneerMarch 19781 (LP)211962–1966The BeatlesToshiba EMIMay 19731 (LP)22Abbey RoadThe BeatlesToshiba EMIOctober 19693 (LP)23Kaguyahime LiveKaguyahimeNippon ColumbiaSeptember 19741 (LP)24Yuming BrandYumi AraiAlfaJune 19761 (LP/CT)25Now and ThenCarpentersKingJune 19731 (LP)
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