2011_in_Japanese_music
2011 in Japanese music
Overview of the events of 2011 in Japanese music
The following is an overview of the year 2011 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well as any other relevant Japanese music-related events. For overviews of the year in music from other countries, see 2011 in music.
- May 31 – July 18 – The First Japan Arena Tour (Girls' Generation)
- December 31 – 62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
- June 25 – 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
- December 30 – 53rd Japan Record Awards
Artists
The following is a list of the 5 best-selling music artists in Japan in 2011 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon.[1]
| Rank | Artist | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKB48 | ¥16.282 billion |
| 2 | Arashi | ¥15.369 billion |
| 3 | Exile | ¥5.603 billion |
| 4 | Kara | ¥4.926 billion |
| 5 | Shōjo Jidai | ¥4.049 billion |
Albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2011, according to Oricon.[2]
| Rank | Album | Artist | Copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beautiful World | Arashi | 907,589 |
| 2 | Koko ni Ita Koto | AKB48 | 829,645 |
| 3 | Negai no Tō [ja] | Exile | 743,242 |
| 4 | Born This Way | Lady Gaga | 658,554 |
| 5 | Girls' Generation | Shōjo Jidai | 642,054 |
| 6 | Checkmate! | Namie Amuro | 484,336 |
| 7 | Super Girl | Kara | 450,595 |
| 8 | Musicman [ja] | Keisuke Kuwata | 414,725 |
| 9 | SMAP Aid [ja] | SMAP | 413,943 |
| 10 | Ikimonobakari: Members Best Selection | Ikimono-gakari | 397,459 |
The following section includes albums by Japanese artists released in Japan in 2011 as well as Japanese-language albums by foreign artists released in the country during this year.
- January 19 – Eight by Do As Infinity
- January 26 – Go by Girugamesh
- February 23 – Musicman [ja] by Keisuke Kuwata
- March 9 – Negai no Tō [ja] by Exile
- March 23 – Brand-new idol Society by BiS
- March 30 – 7 Berryz Times by Berryz Kobo
- April 27 – Checkmate! by Namie Amuro
- June 1 – Cherish by Seiko Matsuda
- June 1 – Girls' Generation by Girls' Generation
- June 8 – Echo by Nothing's Carved in Stone
- June 8 – Koko ni Ita Koto by AKB48
- July 6 – Beautiful World by Arashi
- July 20 – Luv Songs by Che'Nelle
- July 27 – C'mon by B'z
- August 3 – Dum Spiro Spero by Dir En Grey
- August 10 – Baby Action by Scandal
- August 17 – SMAP Aid [ja] by SMAP
- September 21 – After Eden by Kalafina
- September 28 - DocumentaLy by Sakanaction
- November 17 – Fight by Kanjani Eight
- November 23 – Super Girl by Kara
- November 30 – Republic of 2PM by 2PM
- December 7 – Memories by Garnet Crow
- Yoshiko Tanaka dies on April 21 from Breast Cancer.
- Joe Yamanaka dies on August 7.[3]
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- "Oricon announces full list for "2011 Yearly Album Ranking"". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- "Popular singer Joe Yamanaka dies at 64". Kyodo News. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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