<P> This is a list of the fastest - selling albums in Japan since Oricon was founded in November 1967 . The top two sales records were achieved in the same week, on 28 March 2001, as both albums were promoted as a direct competition between J - pop singers Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Artist </Th> <Th> Sales </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Distance </Td> <Td> Hikaru Utada </Td> <Td> 3,002,720 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> A Best </Td> <Td> Ayumi Hamasaki </Td> <Td> 2,874,870 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> The Best "Pleasure" </Td> <Td> B'z </Td> <Td> 2,709,530 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> The Best "Treasure" </Td> <Td> B'z </Td> <Td> 2,500,120 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Deep River </Td> <Td> Hikaru Utada </Td> <Td> 2,350,170 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Delicious Way </Td> <Td> Mai Kuraki </Td> <Td> 2,218,640 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> First Love </Td> <Td> Hikaru Utada </Td> <Td> 2,026,870 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Review </Td> <Td> Glay </Td> <Td> 2,003,150 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sweet 19 Blues </Td> <Td> Namie Amuro </Td> <Td> 1,921,850 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> I Am...</Td> <Td> Ayumi Hamasaki </Td> <Td> 1,751,360 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Artist </Th> <Th> Sales </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Distance </Td> <Td> Hikaru Utada </Td> <Td> 3,002,720 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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