| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | · | 46% | 98% | 91% | 56% | 4% | 3% | 11% | 40% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 21% | 77% | 80% | 71% | 36% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 8% | 21% | 16% | 2% | · | 1% |
| CDr | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2% | 7% | 6% |
| SACD | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukiyaki / Anoko-No Namae-Wa Nantenkana | Kyu Sakamoto | 1962 | 55 |
| A Long Vacation = ロング・バケイション | Eiichi Ohtaki | 1981 | 31 |
| 鄧麗君 15週年 | Teresa Teng | 1983 | 30 |
| Hikō-Ki Gumo = ひこうき雲 | Yumi Arai | 1973 | 28 |
| First Light | Makoto Matsushita | 1981 | 25 |
| Each Time | Eiichi Ohtaki | 1984 | 24 |
| Niagara Triangle Vol.2 = ナイアガラ トライアングル Vol.2 | Niagara Triangle | 1982 | 22 |
| コンサート・ライブ = Concert Live | Teresa Teng | 1986 | 22 |
| Adventure = アドベンチャー | Momoko Kikuchi | 1986 | 22 |
| Misslim = ミスリム | Yumi Arai | 1974 | 21 |
| Cobalt Hour = コバルト・アワー | Yumi Arai | 1975 | 21 |
| Yuming Brand = ユーミン・ブランド | Yumi Arai | 1976 | 19 |
| Mignonne = ミニヨン | Taeko Ohnuki | 1978 | 19 |
| Sunshower | Taeko Ohnuki | 1977 | 18 |
| Fuyü-Kükan = 浮遊空間 | Tomoko Aran | 1983 | 18 |
| 九ちゃんの歌 | Kyu Sakamoto | 1961 | 17 |
| China Nights | Kyu Sakamoto | 1963 | 17 |
| Flapper = フラッパー | Minako Yoshida | 1976 | 17 |
| 1969 | Pink Martini | 2011 | 17 |
| 扉の冬 | Minako Yoshida | 1973 | 16 |
| 青春の記憶 | The ALFEE | 1975 | 16 |
| Grey Skies = グレイ・スカイズ | Taeko Ohnuki | 1976 | 16 |
| Original Soundtrack From Lupin III = ルパン三世 オリジナル・サウンドトラック | You & The Explosion Band | 1978 | 16 |
| Pearl Pierce = パール・ピアス | Yuming | 1982 | 16 |
| Evangelion Finally | Various | 2020 | 16 |
Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.