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1 Events  





2 Awards  





3 Number-ones  





4 Best-sellers  



4.1  Artists  





4.2  Albums  







5 Albums released  





6 Debuting artists  





7 Deaths  





8 See also  





9 References  














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List of years in Japanese music
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    The following is an overview of the year 2011inJapanese 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.

    Events

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    Awards

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    Number-ones

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    Best-sellers

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    Artists

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    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

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    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

    Albums released

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    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.

    Debuting artists

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    Deaths

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "Oricon announces 2011's yearly ranking for "Artist Total Sales"!". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. December 19, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  • ^ "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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