Events in 2012 in Japanese music.
Events
- 26th Japan Gold Disc Award
- January 20 – 3rd CD Shop Awards
- June 23 – 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
- October 7 – 6th Animax Anison Grand Prix
- November 14 – 45th Japan Cable Awards
- November 22 – 45th Best Hits Kayosai
- December 5 – 2012 FNS Music Festival
- December 6 – 45th Japan Lyricist Awards
- December 30 – 54th Japan Record Awards
Charts
- List of number-one albums of 2012 (Japan)
- List of Oricon number-one singles of 2012
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2012 (Japan)
- List of number-one digital singles of 2012 (Japan)
Best-sellers
Artists
The following is a list of the five best-selling music artists in Japan in 2016 by value of sales, including sales of records and of DVDs and Blu-rays, according to Oricon.
Albums
The following is a list of the top ten best-selling albums in Japan in 2016, according to Oricon.
Debuting artists
- Soloists debuting
- Groups debuting
- Returning from hiatus
Disbanding in 2012
- Disbanding
- Going on hiatus
See also
- 2012 in Japan
- 2012 in Japanese television
- List of Japanese films of 2012
References
