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Events in 2012 in Japanese music.
Events
- 26th Japan Gold Disc Award
 - January 20 – 3rd CD Shop Awards
 - June 23 – 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan[1]
 - October 7 – 6th Animax Anison Grand Prix
 - November 14 – 45th Japan Cable Awards
 - November 22 – 45th Best Hits Kayosai
 - December 5 – 2012 FNS Music Festival
 - December 6 – 45th Japan Lyricist Awards
 - December 30 – 54th Japan Record Awards
 
Charts
Best-sellers
Artists
The following is a list of the five best-selling music artists in Japan in 2016 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon.[2]
| Rank | Artist | Total earnings | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKB48 | ¥19.098 billion | 
| 2 | Exile | ¥12.177 billion | 
| 3 | Arashi | ¥10.454 billion | 
| 4 | Mr. Children | ¥9.947 billion | 
| 5 | Kanjani8 | ¥4.196 billion | 
Albums
The following is a list of the top ten best-selling albums in Japan in 2016, according to Oricon.[3]
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Children | Mr. Children 2005–2010 <macro> | 1,170,000 | 
| 2 | Mr. Children 2001–2005 <micro> | 1,105,000 | |
| 3 | AKB48 | 1830m | 1,030,000 | 
| 4 | Arashi | Popcorn | 848,000 | 
| 5 | Exile / Atsushi | Exile Japan / Solo | 767,000 | 
| 6 | Keisuke Kuwata | I Love You: Now and Forever | 758,000 | 
| 7 | Kobukuro | All Singles Best 2 | 694,000 | 
| 8 | Mr. Children | (An Imitation) Blood Orange | 613,000 | 
| 9 | Yumi Matsutoya | The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary | 550,000 | 
| 10 | Tatsuro Yamashita | Opus: All Time Best 1975–2012 | 519,000 | 
Debuting artists
- Soloists debuting
 
- Misaki Iwasa
 - Leo Ieiri
 - Yūki Kaji
 - Nagi Yanagi
 - Mayu Watanabe
 - Ray
 - Daisuke Kishio
 - Aoi Yūki
 - Tomohisa Sako
 - Alma Kaminiito
 - Mikako Komatsu
 - Konomi Suzuki
 - Ayana Taketatsu
 - Kana Hanazawa
 - Nobuhiko Okamoto
 - Rino Sashihara
 - Kavka Shishido
 - Luna Haruna
 - Mai Aizawa
 - Machico
 - Erena Ono
 - Takuma Terashima
 - Rina Sumioka
 - Kanako Tahara
 - Yui Ogura
 - Mariko Gotō
 - Yumi Hara
 - Yutaro Miura
 - Sachika Misawa
 - Kanako Takatsuki
 - Sayoko Izumi
 - Zaq
 - Sakiko Matsui
 - Sayoko Izumi
 - Yoshino Nanjō
 - Yunchi
 - Tomomi Kasai
 - Fuku Suzuki
 - Shiori Niiyama
 - Tia
 
- Groups debuting
 
- Returning from hiatus
 
Disbanding in 2012
- Disbanding
 
- Going on hiatus
 
See also
References
- ↑ "Award show to be held on Saturday June 23, 2012 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan". MTVAsia.com. Viacom International Inc. 2012-03-21. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
 - ↑ "オリコン2012年上半期 CD&DVD ランキング大発表 アーティストトータルセールス TOP5" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
 - ↑ "オリコン2012年上半期 CD&DVD ランキング大発表 アルバム TOP100" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
 
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