List of Japanese idols


This is a list of Japanese idols; a type of celebrity in Japan. The word "idol" is almost always used to refer to a young woman, although there a significant number of male idols. The following list includes both female and male idols as well as both solo idols and idol groups.

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The following is a list of the 20 all-time best-selling Japanese idols in Japan as of 2011, according to the Japanese music television program Music Station.
RankArtistRecords
sold
1SMAP32,310,000
2Seiko Matsuda29,510,000
3Akina Nakamori25,340,000
4KinKi Kids24,670,000
5Speed19,530,000
6Arashi19,140,000
7Morning Musume.16,700,000
8Momoe Yamaguchi16,220,000
9Hiromi Go15,780,000
10Kenji Sawada15,700,000
11The Checkers15,380,000
12Miho Nakayama14,970,000
13Shizuka Kudō14,870,000
14Kyōko Koizumi14,260,000
15Pink Lady13,330,000
16Hideki Saijo13,290,000
17Toshihiko Tahara12,700,000
18Masahiko Kondō12,670,000
19Hikaru Genji12,220,000
20Tomomi Kahara12,190,000