AKB48 dominates the annual singles ranking easily taking the top 5 spots with each of their singles selling over 1 million copies. Their 36th single Labrador Retriever with handshake event tickets and voting flyer for the group’s Senbatsu Sousenkyo takes the #1 spot.
Read on for the complete top 10 singles for 2014.
Singles ranking December 9th 2013 – December 7th 2014*
| Rank | Group/Artist | Single Title | Released | Sold |
| 1 | AKB48 | Labrador Retriever | May 21st | 1,786,825 |
| 2 | AKB48 | Kiboteki Refrain | Nov 26th | 1,156,706 |
| 3 | AKB48 | Mae Shika Mukanee | Feb 26th | 1,153,906 |
| 4 | AKB48 | …Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru… | Dec 11th 2013 | 1,086,491 |
| 5 | AKB48 | Kokoro no Placard | Aug 27th | 1,058,059 |
| 6 | Arashi | GUTS! | April 30th | 604,654 |
| 7 | Arashi | Bittersweet | Feb 12th | 591,847 |
| 8 | Nogizaka46 | Nandome no Aozora ka? | Oct 8th | 578,174 |
| 9 | EXILE TRIBE | THE REVOLUTION | Aug 20th | 573,268 |
| 10 | Nogizaka46 | Kizuitara Kataomoi | April 2nd | 546,832 |
*Oricon annual ranking 2014 period December 9th 2013 – December 7th 2014
Previous Annual Oricon Charts
Source: Oricon
