List of Oricon number-one albums of 2014


The highest-selling albums in Japan are ranked in the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data is compiled by Oricon based on each albums' weekly physical sales. This list includes the albums that reached the number one place on that chart in 2014.
In 2014, a total of 43 albums claimed the top position of the chart. Beginning with dance and vocal group Sandaime J Soul Brothers's greatest hits/studio album, The Best/Blue Impact, issue dated January 6. AKB48's Tsugi no Ashiato was the best-selling album of 2014. The soundtrack, Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was the second best-selling album. With 980,000 copies sold, it became the best-selling animation film soundtrack album in Oricon history. Boy band Arashi's thirteenth studio album, The Digitalian was the third best-seller, with 785,000 copies sold.

Chart history

Indicates best-selling album of 2014

Issue DateAlbumArtist
January 6The Best/Blue ImpactSandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe
January 13The Best/Blue ImpactSandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe
January 20The Best/Blue ImpactSandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe
January 27The Best/Blue ImpactSandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe
February 3Tsugi no Ashiato AKB48
February 10Genesis of 2PM2PM
February 17The II AgeExile The Second
February 24Shamanippon: Roi no ChinoiTsuyoshi Domoto
March 3Sexy SecondSexy Zone
March 10Bon VoyageKumi Koda
March 17TreeTohoshinki
March 24RayBump of Chicken
March 31Colorful PopE-girls
April 7Hit! Hit! Hit!Kis-My-Ft2
April 14HumanMasaharu Fukuyama
April 21HumanMasaharu Fukuyama
April 28Supernal LibertyNana Mizuki
May 5AlreadyNot Yet
May 12FrozenVarious Artists
May 19FrozenVarious Artists
May 26FrozenVarious Artists
June 2Singing BirdKoshi Inaba
June 9Awa no Yō na Ai dattaAiko
June 16BalladaNamie Amuro
June 23BalladaNamie Amuro
June 30SmartHey! Say! JUMP
July 7Come HereKAT-TUN
July 14Kis-My-JourneyKis-My-Ft2
July 21Pika Pika FantajinKyary Pamyu Pamyu
July 28HeartTokio
August 4The BestGirls' Generation
August 11The BestGirls' Generation
August 18Go West Yōi Don!Johnny's West
August 25Sekai no Chuushin wa Osaka ya NMB48
September 1Attack 25Dreams Come True
September 8Exile Tribe RevolutionExile Tribe
September 15Mr.SSMAP
September 22TradMariya Takeuchi
September 29TradMariya Takeuchi
October 6I'm Your BoyShinee
October 13Gold SymphonyAAA
October 20YouTomohisa Yamashita
October 27Slipknot
November 3The DigitalianArashi
November 10DelightDaesung
November 17KanjanismKanjani Eight
November 24With LoveKana Nishino
December 1FourOne Direction
December 8The Best of Big Bang 2006-2014Big Bang
December 15Love BalladeExile Atsushi
December 22M AlbumKinKi Kids
December 29WithTohoshinki