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List of Japanese idols

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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.

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Best selling

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.{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2011/01/music-station-announces-their-top-50-idols-of-all-time/|title= Music Station announces their Top 50 Idols of All-Time|date= January 15, 2011|accessdate= September 3, 2016|work= tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC}}

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RankArtistRecords
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

See also

References

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