Best albums from Japan

The best albums from Japan from over 59,000 greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com are listed below:
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Long Season 
Japan フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
426 charts
Rank Score:
5,362
Rank in 1996:
6
Rank in 1990s:
59
Overall Rank:
312
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 518 votes)  85 (518 votes)
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98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] 
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Japan フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1999
Appears in:
286 charts
Rank Score:
4,436
Rank in 1999:
4
Rank in 1990s:
69
Overall Rank:
372
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 370 votes)  86 (370 votes)
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Modal Soul 
Japan Nujabes
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2005
Appears in:
149 charts
Rank Score:
1,391
Rank in 2005:
22
Rank in 2000s:
187
Overall Rank:
1,249
Average Rating:
 82 (194 votes)
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Flood 
Japan Boris
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
129 charts
Rank Score:
1,216
Rank in 2000:
26
Rank in 2000s:
216
Overall Rank:
1,413
Average Rating:
 80 (160 votes)
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Vision Creation Newsun 
Japan ボアダムス [Boredoms]
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1999
Appears in:
237 charts
Rank Score:
1,130
Rank in 1999:
31
Rank in 1990s:
270
Overall Rank:
1,519
Average Rating:
 81 (240 votes)
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宇宙 日本 世田谷 [Uchū Nippon Setagaya] 
Japan フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
108 charts
Rank Score:
983
Rank in 1997:
33
Rank in 1990s:
314
Overall Rank:
1,738
Average Rating:
 81 (146 votes)
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アダンの風 [Adan No Kaze] 
Japan 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2020
Appears in:
130 charts
Rank Score:
885
Rank in 2020:
25
Rank in 2020s:
94
Overall Rank:
1,907
Average Rating:
 78 (134 votes)
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For You 
Japan 山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita]
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
66 charts
Rank Score:
801
Rank in 1982:
34
Rank in 1980s:
312
Overall Rank:
2,083
Average Rating:
 82 (68 votes)
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Fantasma 
Japan Cornelius
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
132 charts
Rank Score:
706
Rank in 1997:
38
Rank in 1990s:
401
Overall Rank:
2,305
Average Rating:
 79 (124 votes)
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Solid State Survivor 
Japan Yellow Magic Orchestra
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
114 charts
Rank Score:
682
Rank in 1979:
44
Rank in 1970s:
433
Overall Rank:
2,372
Average Rating:
 79 (125 votes)
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