Best-selling Singles in Japan
Guinness World Records certified that Masato Shimon's Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun is the best-selling single in Japan.
There were several singles which achieved worldwide success. Shoukichi Kina's Subete No Hito No Kokoro Ni Hana Wo sold estimate 30 million copies over worldwide. Kyu Sakamoto's Sukiyaki sold estimate 13 million copies over worldwide. However, those were worldwide sales.
There were many non full-track digital download singles in Japan. Hikaru Utada's Flavor of Life sold over 7.7 million combined sales. GReeeeN's Ai Uta sold 5 million digital download singles. However, those included the sales of non full-track digital download singles. Guinness World Records certified that Thelma Aoyama's Soba ni Iru ne is the best-selling full-track digital download single in Japan with over 8 million copies.
Machiko Soga's Oba-Q Ondo sold estimate 2 million single and 4 million sonosheet in Japan. However, a sonosheet was not a regular 7" Single.
Yujiro Ishihara & Shunko Makimura's Ginza No Koi No Monogatari (1961) sold estimate 3.35 million copies in Japan. Hiroshi Wada & His Mahina Stars's Ozashiki Kouta (1964) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan. Yuzo Kayama's Kimi To Itsumademo (1965) sold estimate 3 million copies in Japan. However, those were released before 1968 in Japan.
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