This is a list of the best-selling singles in 2016 in Japan, physical sales are taken from Oricon. [1] Digital sales are taken from the certifications of RIAJ in 2016. [2]
| Ranking | Single | Artist | Physical | Digital | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " Tsubasa wa Iranai" | AKB48 | 1,519,387 | 1,519,387 | |
| 2 | " Kimi wa Melody" | AKB48 | 1,294,962 | 1,294,962 | |
| 3 | " LOVE TRIP/Shiawase wo Wakenasai" | AKB48 | 1,213,660 | 1,213,660 | |
| 4 | " High Tension" | AKB48 | 1,202,533 | 1,202,533 | |
| 5 | " Umi no Koe" | Kenta Kiritani | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |
| 6 | " Sayonara no Imi" | Nogizaka46 | 910,811 | 910,811 | |
| 7 | " Hadashi de Summer" | Nogizaka46 | 851,229 | 851,229 | |
| 8 | " I Seek / Daylight" | ARASHI | 828,533 | 828,533 | |
| 9 | " Harujion ga Saku Koro " | Nogizaka46 | 828,315 | 828,315 | |
| 10 | " Zenzenzense" | RADWIMPS | 750,000 | 750,000 | |
| 11 | " Koi" | Gen Hoshino | 190,348 | 500,000 | 690,348 |
| 12 | " Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" | AKB48 | 182,786 | 500,000 | 682,786 |
| 13 | " Silent Majority" | Keyakizaka46 | 376,871 | 250,000 | 626,871 |
| 14 | " Fukkatsu Love" | ARASHI | 541,121 | 541,121 | |
| 15 | " Hanataba o Kimi ni" | Hikaru Utada | 500,000 | 500,000 | |
| 16 | " Power of the Paradise" | ARASHI | 471,619 | 471,619 | |
| 17 | " Futari Sezon" | Keyakizaka46 | 467,845 | 467,845 | |
| 18 | " Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" | SMAP | 439,774 | 439,774 | |
| 19 | " Sekai ni wa Ai Shika Nai" | Keyakizaka46 | 392,719 | 392,719 | |
| 20 | " Chicken Line" | SKE48 | 365,328 | 365,328 | |
| Blank means no respective version was released or no certification in this year. | |||||
See also
Notes
- Umi no Koe was released on December 2, 2015, certified as Million in April 2016 by RIAJ. [3]
- Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby was released on December 9, 2015. Its B-side song, 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki, was certified as Double Platinum in July 2016 by RIAJ. [4]