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- Events
- Awards
- Number-ones
- Best-sellers Artists Albums
- Albums released
- Groups established
- See also
- References
{{Year in music|2011}}{{Year nav topic5|2011|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. Events- May 31 – July 18 – The First Japan Arena Tour (Girls' Generation)
- December 31 – 62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Awards- June 25 – 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan
- December 30 – 53rd Japan Record Awards
Number-ones- Oricon number-one albums
- Oricon number-one singles
- Hot 100 number-one singles
- RIAJ Digital Track Chart number-one singles
Best-sellersArtistsThe 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 |
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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}} |
AlbumsThe following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2011, according to Oricon.[2] Rank | Album | Artist | Copies |
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1 | Beautiful World | Arashi | 907,589 | 2 | Koko ni Ita Koto | AKB48 | 829,645 | 3 | Negai no Tō|ja|3=願いの塔|lt=Negai no Tō}} | 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 (album)|ja|3=MUSICMAN (桑田佳祐のアルバム)|lt=Musicman}} | Keisuke Kuwata | 414,725 | 9 | SMAP Aid|ja|3=SMAP AID|lt=SMAP Aid}} | SMAP | 413,943 | 10 | Members Best Selection | Ikimono-gakari | 397,459 |
Albums releasedThe 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 – {{Interlanguage link multi|Musicman (album)|ja|3=MUSICMAN (桑田佳祐のアルバム)|lt=Musicman}} by Keisuke Kuwata
- March 9 – {{Interlanguage link multi|Negai no Tō|ja|3=願いの塔|lt=Negai no Tō}} 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 17 – {{Interlanguage link multi|SMAP Aid|ja|3=SMAP AID|lt=SMAP Aid}} by SMAP
- September 21 – After Eden by Kalafina
- 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
Groups established- Altima
- Bakusute Sotokanda Icchome
- Charisma.com
- Chelsy
- Cyntia
- Dish
- Diva
- Doll Elements
- E-girls
- Exile Tribe
- Fairies
- Generations from Exile Tribe
- HKT48
- Lama
- Lovely Doll
- Nogizaka46
- Not Yet
- Up Up Girls (Kakko Kari)
See also- 2011 in Japan
- 2011 in Japanese television
- List of Japanese films of 2011
References1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2011/12/oricon-announces-2011s-yearly-ranking-for-artist-total-sales/|title= Oricon announces 2011's yearly ranking for "Artist Total Sales"!|date= December 19, 2011|accessdate= September 9, 2016|work= tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC}} 2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2011/12/oricon-announces-full-list-for-2011-yearly-album-ranking|title= Oricon announces full list for "2011 Yearly Album Ranking"|date= December 19, 2011|accessdate= September 9, 2016|work= tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC}}
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