List of Japanese idols

This is a list of Japanese idols; a type of celebrity in Japan. The following list includes both female and male idols as well as both solo idols and idol groups.

Rank	Artist	Records sold
1	SMAP	32,310,000
2	Seiko Matsuda	29,510,000
3	Akina Nakamori	25,340,000
4	KinKi Kids	24,670,000
5	Speed	19,530,000
6	Arashi	19,140,000
7	Morning Musume.	16,700,000
8	Momoe Yamaguchi	16,220,000
9	Hiromi Go	15,780,000
10	Kenji Sawada	15,700,000
11	The Checkers	15,380,000
12	Miho Nakayama	14,970,000
13	Shizuka Kudō	14,870,000
14	Kyōko Koizumi	14,260,000
15	Pink Lady	13,330,000
16	Hideki Saijo	13,290,000
17	Toshihiko Tahara	12,700,000
18	Masahiko Kondō	12,670,000
19	Hikaru Genji	12,220,000
20	Tomomi Kahara	12,190,000

Rank	Artist	Records sold
1	SMAP	32,310,000
2	Seiko Matsuda	29,510,000
3	Akina Nakamori	25,340,000
4	KinKi Kids	24,670,000
5	Speed	19,530,000
6	Arashi	19,140,000
7	Morning Musume.	16,700,000
8	Momoe Yamaguchi	16,220,000
9	Hiromi Go	15,780,000
10	Kenji Sawada	15,700,000
11	The Checkers	15,380,000
12	Miho Nakayama	14,970,000
13	Shizuka Kudō	14,870,000
14	Kyōko Koizumi	14,260,000
15	Pink Lady	13,330,000
16	Hideki Saijo	13,290,000
17	Toshihiko Tahara	12,700,000
18	Masahiko Kondō	12,670,000
19	Hikaru Genji	12,220,000
20	Tomomi Kahara	12,190,000

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