Top 10 Anime Music Albums of 2018
2018 saw many popular hits from the likes of LiSA and Matenro so (spoiler alert) it’s no surprise that they made the cut, but there are some surprising twists in our list of this year’s top selling anime albums. Even if you don’t know the artists, the albums, or the songs, you’ll definitely know many of the anime that helped popularize them. So, who else made the cut and, most importantly, who made it in at number one? Find out below!
The sales numbers cover physical disc sales surveyed between December 11th, 2017 – December 9th, 2018.
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Title: THE MUSEUM III
Artist: Nana Mizuki
Release Date: January 10th, 2018
Estimated Sales: 67,612
Notes: includes songs from Symphogear, Blood-C: The Last Dark, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, This Art Club Has a Problem!, Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls, Valvrave the Liberator
9
Title: LiSA BEST -Day-
Artist: LiSA
Release Date: May 9th, 2018
Estimated Sales: 73,190
Notes: includes songs from Sword Art Online, The irregular at magic high school, My Hero Academia, Qualidea Code
8
Title: Buster Bros!!! VS MAD TRIGGER CREW (Hypnosis Mic)
Artist: Buster Bros!!!/MAD TRIGGER CREW
Release Date: May 16th, 2018
Estimated Sales: 73,635
Notes: from Hypnosis Mic
7
Title: LiSA BEST -Way-
Artist: LiSA
Release Date: May 9th, 2018
Estimated Sales: 74,784
Notes: includes songs from Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero, Nisekoi, Qualidea Code
6
Title: V-enus
Artist: Urashimasakatasen
Release Date: July 4th, 2018
Estimated Sales: 75,301
5
Title: GREATEST HITS 2011-2017“ALTER EGO”
Artist: EGOIST
Release Date: December 27th, 2017
Estimated Sales: 87,368
Notes: includes songs from The Empire of Corpses, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Fate/Apocrypha, Genocidal Organ, Guilty Crown, Harmony, Psycho-Pass
4
Title: Fling Posse VS Matenrō
Artist: Fling Posse/Matenrō
Release Date: July 18th, 2018
Estimated Sales: 95,448
Notes: from Hypnosis Mic
3
Title: Izanaware Traveller
Artist: After the Rain (Soraru + Mafumafu)
Release Date: September 5th, 2018
Estimated Sales: 104,426
Notes: includes songs from Atom The Beginning, Clockwork Planet
2
Title: Mad Trigger Crew VS Matenrō
Artist: Mad Trigger Crew/Matenrō
Release Date: Novermber 14th
Estimated Sales: 115,776
Notes: from Hypnosis Mic
1
Title: Bootleg
Artist: Kenshi Yonezu
Release Date: Novermber 1st, 2017
Estimated Sales: 223,135
Notes: includes songs from My Hero Academia, March comes in like a lion, Fireworks
That wraps up our list of the top 10 anime albums of 2018. Tune in next year when we do it all again. I, for one, am happy to see a strong showing from My Hero Academia. Here’s hoping that they hit another home run this year. The show is a ton of fun, and besides, the world can always use more heroes. Speaking of which, have you checked out our feature on the show’s composer?
What do you think? Is there anyone else you’d rather see at the top? Comment below!
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