The following is a list of Oricon number-one albums of 2018. Oricon supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It is also the first year where the combined albums chart was introduced, which is based on physical and digital sales, as well as streaming. The first number-one album on the combined chart was Radwimps' Anti Anti Generation on December 24.
Chart history Physical sales +Number-one albums on the weekly Oricon physical albums chartIssue dateAlbumArtist(s)Reference(s)January 1 Tomo Arite... Boys and Men January 8 092 HKT48 January 15 WESTival Johnny's West January 22 Boku dake no Kimi〜Under Super Best〜 Nogizaka46 January 29 Everybody!!! Wanima February 5 Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake wo Shitteiru AKB48 February 12 Countdown Exo February 19 Hatachi no Morning Musume Morning Musume 20th February 26 XYZ=repainting Sexy Zone March 5 I Juju March 12 The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Various Artists March 19 Best Daichi Miura March 26 Toys Blood Music Kazuyoshi Saito April 2 Epcotia NEWS April 9 Sakanazukan Sakanaction April 16 Face Yourself BTS April 23 Yuming kara no, Koi no Uta. Yumi Matsutoya April 30 Shinee the Best from Now On Shinee May 7 Yummy!! Kis-My-Ft2 May 14 Hybrid Funk Endrecheri May 21 Lisa Best -Way- Lisa May 28 Magic Exo-CBX June 4 Momoiro Clover Z Best Momoiro Clover Z June 11 Gr8est Kanjani Eight June 18 Future Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe June 25 Kisses and Kills The Oral Cigarettes July 2 Hashiridasu Shunkan Hiragana Keyakizaka46 July 9 Hatsukoi Hikaru Utada July 16 V-enus Urashimasakatasen July 23 Souzou Junho July 30 Cast KAT-TUN August 6 Star of Wish Exile August 13 Umi no Oh, Yeah!! Southern All Stars August 20 August 27 Future Pop Perfume September 3 Sense or Love Hey! Say! JUMP September 10 Color a Life AAA September 17 Love Yourself: Answer BTS September 24 BDZ Twice October 1 Tomorrow TVXQ October 8 Return iKon October 15 Jūryoku to Kokyū Mr. Children October 22 October 29 November 5 Ketsunopolis 11 Ketsumeishi November 12 Color*Iz Iz*One November 19 Yes or Yes Twice November 26 Mad Trigger Crew vs Matenrō Mad Trigger Crew and Matenrō December 3 Love Collection 2: Pink Kana Nishino December 10 Unleashed Tomohisa Yamashita December 17 All Time Best 1998–2018 Kobukuro December 24 Anti Anti Generation Radwimps December 31 Pop Virus Gen Hoshino
Combined sales +Number-one albums on the weekly Oricon Combined Albums chartIssue dateAlbumArtist(s)Reference(s)December 24 Anti Anti Generation Radwimps December 31 Pop Virus Gen Hoshino
See also List of Oricon number-one singles of 2018
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