B'z Sales Records
As one of the most successful artists not only in Japan but the world, B'z have amassed a number of records, awards, and accolades over their career that has spanned decades. Since the latter half of 1990, the band has amassed an unprecedented series of consecutive number one singles and albums. With over 80,000,000 records sold, they remain Japan's top-selling music act of all time and hold more records than any other artist. Among their accomplishments are having the most singles sold, the most albums sold, the most number one singles, and the most music home videos sold, which regularly topped the charts of all home videos of any sort for a given year.
Please Note: All certifications and sales figures, unless otherwise noted, refer to physical copies sold only. Digital sales figures are rarely available for most Japanese artists.
Records
Singles
- Total Singles Sold: 35,557,700 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Number One Singles: 47 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Consecutive Number One Singles: 47 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Longest Streak of Number One Singles: 47 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Weeks Singles Were at Number One: 64 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Longest Consecutive Period with Single at Number One: 20 Years —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Singles that Entered Top 10: 48 —— Ranked #3 All-Time
- Total Consecutive Singles that Entered Top 10: 48 —— Ranked #3 All-Time
- Longest Consecutive Period with a Single in Top 10: 20 Years —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Million-Selling Singles: 15 —— Ranked #2 All-Time
- Total Consecutive Million-Selling Singles: 13 —— Ranked #2 All-Time
- Longest Consecutive Period with a Million-Selling Single: 6 Years —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Most Singles in the Top 10 Concurrently: 9 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- On March 26, 2003, B'z remastered and re-released ten of their earliest singles along with their then-latest single, "IT'S SHOWTIME!!". On the daily chart at launch, B'z held a monopoly over the chart's top eleven slots, with the new single ranking at the top and the re-issues covering the remaining ten. Ultimately, B'z would set a record that week for holding nine of the Top 10 slots for the week of release.
Albums
- Total Albums Sold: 46,074,000 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Recognized as a Guinness World Record under "Artist with Most Albums Sold in Japan" in 2007, with a total of 42,000,000 at the time of publication.
- Total Million-Selling Albums: 19 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Consecutive Million-Selling Albums: 8 —— Ranked #2 All-Time
- Total Number-One Albums: 26 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
Home Videos
- Total Releases at Top of Music Home Video Year-End Chart: 8 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Releases at Top of General Home Video Year-End Chart: 5 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Music VHS Units Sold: 300,100 —— Ranked #3 All-Time
- Total Music DVDs at Top of Music Home Video Year-End Chart: 8 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Consecutive Music DVDs to Debut at Top of General DVD Chart: 8 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Blu-ray Discs to Make Annual Music Blu-Ray Chart: 2 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total Blu-ray Discs to Top General Blu-ray Chart: 3 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
Miscellaneous
- Total CD Shipments: 100,000,000 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Total CD Sales: 81,500,000 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Certified Consecutive Shipment of One Million Singles: 17 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Certified Consecutive Shipment of One Million Albums: 10 —— Ranked #1 All-Time
- Only artist in history to lead all six major categories tracked by Oricon —— Ranked #1 All-Time
Awards & Accolades
Japan Gold Disc Awards
- 1991: Best 5 Artists Award
- 1992: Best 5 Artists Award, Best 5 Singles Award ("LADY NAVIGATION"), Best Home Video Award (JUST ANOTHER LIFE
- 1993: Best 5 Artists Award, Best 5 Singles Award ("BLOWIN'")
- 1994: Best 5 Singles Award ("Ai no Mama ni"), Best Home Video Award (LIVE RIPPER)
- 1995: Best 5 Artists Award, Best 5 Singles Award ("Don't Leave Me")
- 1996: Best 5 Artists Award, Grand Prix Album Award (LOOSE), Folk Rock Award (LOOSE), Best Home Video Award ("BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE)
- 1998: Rock Album of the Year Award (SURVIVE)
- 1999: Artist of the Year Award, Song of the Year Award ("HOME"), Rock Albums of the Year (B'z The Best "Pleasure", B'z The Best "Treasure")
- 2000: Rock Album of the Year Award (Brotherhood)
- 2001: Song of the Year Award ("Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni"), Rock Albums of the Year (ELEVEN, B'z The "Mixture")
- 2002: Rock & Pop Albums of the Year (GREEN, The Ballads ~Love & B'z~), Best Home Video Award (a BEAUTIFUL REEL. B'z LIVE-GYM 2002 GREEN ~GO★FIGHT★WIN~)
- 2004: Rock & Pop Album of the Year (BIG MACHINE)
- 2005: Best Home Video Award (Typhoon No.15 ~B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" in Nagisaen~)
- 2006: Rock & Pop Albums of the Year (THE CIRCLE, B'z The Best "Pleasure II")
- 2009: Best 10 Albums Award (B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure")
- 2010: Best 5 Songs Award ("Ichibu to Zenbu")
- 2014: Best 5 Albums Award (B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998)
Others
- 1990: Japan Cable Awards' Most Requested Singer Award
- 1991: Japan Cable Awards' Most Requested Singer Award
- 1999: World Music Awards' Best Selling Japanese Artist of the Year
- 2007: Hollywood RockWalk Induction (B'z, first Asian artists inducted)
- 2010: 53rd Annual Grammy Awards' Best Pop Instrumental Album (Tak Matsumoto & Larry Carlton, TAKE YOUR PICK)
- 2010: Billboard Japan Music Awards' "Hot 100 of the Year 2009": #1 ("Ichibu to Zenbu")
Releases
Singles
No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
1 |
Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
2 |
Kimi no Naka de Odoritai |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
3 |
LADY-GO-ROUND |
6,080+ |
100,000+ |
39 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
4 |
BE THERE |
31,280+ |
348,000+ |
3 |
10 |
60 |
Platinum | |
5 |
Taiyou no Komachi Angel |
52,080+ |
464,000+ |
1 |
15 |
27 |
Platinum | |
6 |
Easy Come, Easy Go! |
96,690+ |
472,000+ |
1 |
4 |
28 |
Platinum | |
7 |
"Itoshii Hito yo" Good Night... |
92,500+ |
355,000+ |
1 |
1 |
62 |
Platinum | |
8 |
LADY NAVIGATION |
212,850+ |
1,173,000+ |
1 |
1 |
7 |
Million | |
9 |
ALONE |
381,340+ |
1,127,217+ |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Million | |
10 |
BLOWIN' |
586,580+ |
1,764,000+ |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Million | |
11 |
ZERO |
615,470+ |
1,311,000+ |
1 |
1 |
11 |
Million | |
12 |
Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni |
725,340+ |
2,021,000+ |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2x Million | |
13 |
Hadashi no Megami |
778,336+ |
1,736,000+ |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Million | |
14 |
Don't Leave Me |
791,310+ |
1,444,000+ |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Million | |
15 |
MOTEL |
738,520+ |
1,316,000+ |
1 |
1 |
18 |
Million | |
16 |
Negai |
701,870+ |
1,499,000+ |
1 |
1 |
13 |
Million | |
17 |
love me, I love you |
455,360+ |
1,394,000+ |
1 |
1 |
14 |
Million | |
18 |
LOVE PHANTOM |
951,140+ |
1,862,000+ |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Million | |
19 |
Mienai Chikara ~INVISIBLE ONE~/MOVE |
715,620+ |
1,236,000+ |
1 |
1 |
11 |
Million | |
20 |
Real Thing Shakes |
606,360+ |
1,141,000+ |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Million | |
21 |
FIREBALL |
426,820+ |
1,000,000+ |
1 |
3 |
24 |
Million | |
22 |
Calling |
506,100+ |
1,000,020+ |
1 |
1 |
16 |
Million | |
23 |
Liar! Liar! |
469,200+ |
1,000,000+ |
1 |
1 |
20 |
Million | |
24 |
Samayoeru Aoi Dangan |
405,590+ |
1,000,000+ |
1 |
2 |
32 |
Million | |
25 |
HOME |
559,170+ |
1,000,000+ |
1 |
3 |
17 |
Million | |
26 |
girigiri chop |
501,910+ |
805,000+ |
1 |
3 |
19 |
3x Platinum | |
27 |
Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni |
671,630+ |
1,129,000+ |
1 |
3 |
8 |
Million | |
28 |
May |
457,110+ |
695,000+ |
1 |
2 |
29 |
2x Platinum | |
29 |
juice |
452,790+ |
674,000+ |
1 |
3 |
31 |
2x Platinum | |
30 |
RING |
400,450+ |
546,000+ |
1 |
1 |
37 |
2x Platinum | |
31 |
ultra soul |
501,040+ |
876,000+ |
1 |
3 |
11 |
3x Platinum | |
32 |
GOLD |
400,020+ |
562,000+ |
1 |
2 |
27 |
2x Platinum | |
33 |
Atsuki Kodou no Hate |
370,730+ |
501,120+ |
1 |
1 |
14 |
2x Platinum | |
34 |
IT'S SHOWTIME!! |
308,262+ |
422,702+ |
1 |
1 |
12 |
Platinum | |
35 |
Yasei no ENERGY |
230,019+ |
304,756+ |
1 |
3 |
19 |
Platinum | |
36 |
BANZAI |
187,503+ |
281,907+ |
1 |
4 |
22 |
Platinum | |
37 |
ARIGATO |
188,000+ |
259,744+ |
1 |
1 |
27 |
Platinum | |
38 |
Ai no Bakudan |
200,023+ |
293,572+ |
1 |
1 |
27 |
Platinum | |
39 |
OCEAN |
265,000+ |
509,052+ |
1 |
2 |
7 |
2x Platinum | |
40 |
Shoudou |
202,000+ |
304,370+ |
1 |
1 |
22 |
Platinum | |
41 |
Yuruginai Mono Hitotsu |
160,593+ |
233,375+ |
1 |
— |
33 |
Platinum | |
42 |
SPLASH! |
271,000+ |
330,164+ |
1 |
— |
19 |
Platinum | |
43 |
Eien no Tsubasa |
152,778+ |
205,655+ |
1 |
— |
26 |
Gold | |
44 |
SUPER LOVE SONG |
180,650+ |
232,772+ |
1 |
1 |
19 |
Gold | |
45 |
BURN -Fumetsu no Face- |
141,562+ |
194,970+ |
1 |
1 |
32 |
Gold | |
46 |
Ichibu to Zenbu/DIVE |
180,600+ |
379,602+ |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Platinum | |
47 |
MY LONELY TOWN |
180,723+ |
250,000+ |
1 |
1 |
20 |
Platinum | |
48 |
Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo |
130,195+ |
177,180+ |
1 |
3 |
44 |
Gold | |
49 |
Don't Wanna Lie |
168,917+ |
250,000+ |
1 |
1 |
28 |
Platinum | |
50 |
GO FOR IT, BABY -Kioku no Sanmyaku- |
143,402+ |
187,166+ |
1 |
4 |
34 |
Gold | |
51 |
Uchouten |
133,980+ |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold |
Studio Albums
No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
1 |
B'z |
3,790+ |
338,360+ |
47 |
— |
84 (1991) |
Platinum | |
2 |
OFF THE LOCK |
4,590+ |
604,700+ |
33 |
— |
65 (1991) |
2x Platinum | |
3 |
BREAK THROUGH |
41,700+ |
724,640+ |
3 |
— |
49 (1990) |
3x Platinum | |
4 |
RISKY |
314,770+ |
1,695,900+ |
1 |
— |
26 (1990) |
Million | |
5 |
IN THE LIFE |
1,043,070+ |
2,402,970+ |
1 |
— |
2 (1992) |
2x Million | |
6 |
RUN |
1,190,380+ |
2,196,660+ |
1 |
— |
6 (1992) |
2x Million | |
7 |
The 7th Blues |
1,049,900+ |
1,630,450+ |
1 |
— |
4 |
Million | |
8 |
LOOSE |
1,336,150+ |
3,003,210+ |
1 |
— |
3 |
3x Million | |
9 |
SURVIVE |
1,040,160+ |
1,723,030+ |
1 |
— |
10 |
Million | |
10 |
Brotherhood |
1,019,270+ |
1,391,850+ |
1 |
— |
17 |
Million | |
11 |
ELEVEN |
756,910+ |
1,132,180+ |
1 |
— |
19 |
Million | |
12 |
GREEN |
800,120+ |
1,131,788+ |
1 |
— |
7 |
Million | |
13 |
BIG MACHINE |
500,237+ |
746,451+ |
1 |
— |
12 |
3x Platinum | |
14 |
THE CIRCLE |
345,041+ |
557,783+ |
1 |
1 |
15 |
2x Platinum | |
15 |
MONSTER |
401,000+ |
539,708+ |
1 |
1 |
20 |
2x Platinum | |
16 |
ACTION |
292,987+ |
440,108+ |
1 |
5 |
36 (2007) |
Platinum | |
17 |
MAGIC |
340,630+ |
500,000+ |
1 |
1 |
13 |
2x Platinum | |
18 |
C'mon |
272,397 |
383,428+ |
1 |
2 (July) |
11 |
Platinum | |
19 |
EPIC DAY |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
Mini Albums
No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
1 |
BAD COMMUNICATION |
87,100+ |
1,182,010+ |
12 |
— |
— |
Million | |
2 |
WICKED BEAT |
101,250+ |
1,111,230+ |
3 |
— |
— |
Million | |
3 |
MARS |
664,010+ |
1,730,500+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Million | |
4 |
FRIENDS |
706,950+ |
1,355,530+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Million | |
5 |
FRIENDS II |
966,140+ |
1,466,650+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Million |
Compilation Albums
No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
1 |
B'z The Best "Pleasure" |
2,709,530+ |
5,135,922+ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5x Million
| |
2 |
B'z The Best "Treasure" |
2,500,120+ |
4,438,742+ |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4x Million | |
3 |
B'z The "Mixture" |
1,101,440+ |
1,499,810+ |
1 |
— |
8 |
Million | |
4 |
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ |
1,050,125+ |
1,713,726+ |
1 |
— |
3 |
Million | |
5 |
B'z The Best "Pleasure II" |
762,000+ |
1,183,424+ |
1 |
— |
5 |
Million | |
6 |
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" |
560,857+ |
1,000,000+ |
1 |
1 |
7 |
Million | |
7 |
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure" |
413,038+ |
750,000+ |
1 |
2 |
16 |
3x Platinum | |
8 |
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998 |
385,760+ |
567,004+ |
1 |
1 (June) |
2 |
2x Platinum | |
9 |
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 |
377,290+ |
555,721+ |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2x Platinum |
Specialty Albums
No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
1 |
B'z TV Style SONGLESS VERSION |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
78 |
| |
2 |
B'z TV STYLE II Songless Version |
— |
— |
17 |
— |
— |
| |
3 |
UNOFFICIAL ALBUM
|
— |
1,000,000+ |
2 |
— |
22 |
Million | |
4 |
DEVIL |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
5 |
The Complete B'z |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| |
6 |
B'z — INTERNATIONAL EP |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
7 |
B'z — ENGLISH ALBUM |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Home Videos
No. | Cover | Single | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
1 |
FILM RISKY |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| |
2 |
JUST ANOTHER LIFE |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| |
3 |
LIVE RIPPER |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| |
4 |
"BUZZ!!" THE MOVIE |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| |
5 |
NON-RETAIL FANCLUB GIFT |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
6 |
FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| |
7 |
once upon a time in Yokohama |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
8 |
a BEAUTIFUL REEL. |
131,000 |
206,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
9 |
Typhoon No.15 |
167,000 |
259,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
10 |
B'z LIVE-GYM 2006 |
154,000 |
212,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
11 |
B'z LIVE in Namba |
82,617 |
138,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
12 |
NON-RETAIL FANCLUB GIFT |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
13 |
B'z LIVE-GYM |
133,221 |
180,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
14 |
B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 |
142,050 |
179,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
15 |
93,208 |
126,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | ||
16 |
B'z LIVE in Namba 2006 & |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
17 |
B'z LIVE-GYM 2011 |
53,009 |
69,000+ |
1 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
18 |
B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 |
31,401 |
43,000+ |
2 |
— |
— |
Gold | |
19 |
B'z LIVE-GYM 2005 |
54,858 |
69,000+ |
2 |
— |
— |
| |
20 |
B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 |
51,047 |
63,000+ |
2 |
— |
— |
| |
21 |
B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2013 |
53,858 |
70,000+ |
2 |
— |
— |
Gold |