Beitrag #1

Wen es interessiert, wer die erfolgreichsten japanischen Musiker aller Zeiten sind (verkaufte Alben):

Enka
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Mihashi Michiya 三橋美智也 (*1930 + 1996)
Misora Hibari 美空ひばり (*1937 + 1989)
Mori Shin'ichi 森進一 (*1947)

Rock / Pop
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B'z (松本孝弘 Matsumoto Takahiro + 稲葉浩志 Inaba Kōshi)
Mr. Children

alle genannten haben ueber 50 Mio. Alben verkauft.

außerdem erwaehnenswert:

Southern All Stars 47 Mio.
Hamasaki Ayumi 浜崎あゆみ (*1978) 45 Mio.
Glay 37 Mio.
Matsutōya Yumi 松任谷由実 (*1954) 37 Mio.
Utada Hikaru 宇多田ヒカル (*1983) 36 Mio.


Gewinner der Golden Disc Awards in Japan
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2007 - Kumi Koda
2006 - Kumi Koda
2005 - Orange Range
2004 - Ayumi Hamasaki
2003 - Hikaru Utada
2002 - Ayumi Hamasaki
2001 - Ayumi Hamasaki
2000 - Hikaru Utada
1999 - B'z
1998 - Glay
1997 - Namie Amuro
1996 - TRF
1995 - TRF
1994 - Wands
1993 - Chage and Aska
1992 - Chage and Aska
1991 - Yumi Matsutoya
1990 - Southern All Stars
1989 - Boøwy
1988 - Rebecca
1987 - Akina Nakamori

Top 100 all-time-Artists (HMV-Charts)
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1. Southern All Stars
2. YMO
3. Yumi Matsutoya
4. Happy End
5. Hibari Misora
6. Tatsuro Yamashita
7. Momoe Yamaguchi
8. Yosui Inoue
9. Eiichi Otaki
10. Seiko Matsuda
11. Ryuichi Sakamoto
12. Keisuke Kuwata
13. Motoharu Sano
14. Eikichi Yazawa
15. Flippers Guitar
16. RC Succession
17. Kenji Sawada
18. Kyu Sakamoto
19. Blue Hearts
20. Miyuki Nakajima
21. Tetsuya Komuro
22. Boowy
23. Yutaka Ozaki
24. Hikaru Utada
25. Tamio Okuda
26. Mariya Takeuchi
27. Mr Children
28. Kazumasa Oda
29. Spitz
30. B'z
31. Pizzicato Five
32. Off Course
33. Murahachibu
34. Pink Lady
35. Tulip
36. Ringo Shiina
37. Toshinobu Kubota
38. Char
39. Godiego
40. X Japan
41. Yujiro Ishihara
42. Ayumi Hamasaki
43. Cornelius
44. Haruomi Hosono
45. Dreams Come True
46. Takuro Yoshida
47. Anzenchitai
48. Checkers
49. Candies
50. Yasuyuki Okamura
51. Misia
52. Minako Yoshida
53. Namie Amuro
54. Taeko Onuki
55. Akina Nakamori
56. Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
57. Alice
58. L'Arc～en～Ciel
59. Shogo Hamada
60. Tatsuya Ishii
61. Unicorn
62. Chage & Aska
63. Dragon Ash
64. Hi-standard
65. Glay
66. Masayoshi Yamazaki
67. Akiko Wada
68. Moon Riders
69. Smap
70. Tomoyasu Hotei
71. Tokyo Ska Paradaise Orchestra
72. Lisa Ono
73. Blankey Jet City
74. quruli
75. Roosters
76. Kyosuke Himuro
77. Michelle Gun Elephant
78. Denki Groove
79. Kenji Ozawa
80. Yuzo Kayama
81. Yellow Monkey
82. Jacks
83. Fishmans
84. Noriyuki Makihara
85. Ken Hirai
86. Yonin Bayashi
87. Rip Slyme
88. Princess Princess
89. Original Love
90. Luna Sea
91. Mute Beat
92. Alfee
93. Hiroshi Fujiwara
94. Sadistic Mika Band
95. Mondo Grosso
96. Judy And Mary
97. Zeebra
98. Crazy Ken Band
99. Ua
100. Begin