AKB48 albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

AKB48 sold over 6.6 million albums. The best-selling album by AKB48 is TSUGI NO ASHIATO (次の足跡), which sold over 1 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, AKB48 is the 709th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of AKB48 have sold over 1.25 million units, led by AKBがいっぱい～ザ・ベスト・ミュージックビデオ～ with over 500,000 units sold.

AKB48 albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	TSUGI NO ASHIATO (次の足跡) AKB48 2014	2014	1,000,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 44 651 5,710
2	1830M AKB48 2012	2012	1,000,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 57 674 5,733
3	KOKO NI ITA KOTO (ここにいたこと) AKB48 2011	2011	1,000,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 61 687 5,746
4	サムネイル AKB48 2017	2017	750,000	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 95 796 7,620
5	0と1の間 AKB48 2015	2015	750,000	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 81 799 7,623
6	ここがロドスだ、ここで跳べ! AKB48 2015	2015	750,000	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 82 800 7,624
7	僕たちは、あの日の夜明けを知っている AKB48 2018	2018	500,000	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 147 1,212 10,282
8	神曲たち AKB48 2010	2010	500,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 130 1,462 10,532
9	SET LIST～グレイテストソングス～ AKB48 2008	2008	250,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 263 4,128 17,420
10	SET LIST～グレイテストソングス～完全盤 AKB48 2010	2010	100,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 340 4,434 25,534

AKB48 videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	AKBがいっぱい～ザ・ベスト・ミュージックビデオ～ AKB48 2011	2011	500,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 6 26 93
2	逃した魚たち～シングル･ビデオコレクション～ AKB48 2010	2010	129,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 20 131 618
3	AKB48 IN TOKYO DOME ～1830Mの夢～スペシャルBOX AKB48 2012	2012	111,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 18 148 700
4	AKB48 よっしゃぁ～行くぞぉ～! IN 西武ドームスペシャルBOX AKB48 2011	2011	104,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 21 170 813
5	AKB48 紅白対抗歌合戦 AKB48 2012	2012	102,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 22 173 823
6	ミリオンがいっぱい～AKB48ミュージックビデオ集～スペシャルBOX AKB48 2013	2013	88,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 25 261 1,311
7	AKB48 リクエストアワーセットリストベスト100 2012 AKB48 2012	2012	72,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 41 301 1,447
8	前田敦子涙の卒業宣言!IN さいたまスーパーアリーナ～業務連絡。頼むぞ、片山部長!～スペシャルBOX AKB48 2012	2012	58,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 47 359 1,615
9	第2回 AKB48 紅白対抗歌合戦 AKB48 2013	2013	37,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 63 525 2,565
10	AKB48 2013 真夏のドームツアー～まだまだ、やらなきゃいけないことがある～[スペシャルBOX 10枚組DVD] AKB48 2013	2013	31,055	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 71 560 2,642
11	第3回 AKB48 紅白対抗歌合戦 AKB48 2014	2014	25,521	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 53 620 2,778

AKB48 sales by country

AKB48 album sales by country

№	Country	Sales	Albums
1	Japan	6,600,000	10

AKB48 video sales by country