2007 in Japanese music


The following is an overview of the year 2007 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 2007 in music.

Events

Awards

Number-ones

Best-sellers

Albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in Japan in 2007, according to Oricon.
RankAlbumArtist
1HomeMr. Children
2Black CherryKumi Koda
3Kobukuro
4The Best Damn ThingAvril Lavigne
5A Best 2: WhiteAyumi Hamasaki
6Ai Am BestAi Otsuka
7A Best 2: BlackAyumi Hamasaki
8Ketsumeishi
9Can't Buy My LoveYui
10Sukima Switch

Albums released

The following section includes albums by Japanese artists released in Japan in 2007 as well as Japanese-language albums by foreign artists released in the country during this year.

Groups established

Groups disestablished