Oricon has stamped the end of 2010 with the release of their�yearly ranking for "Artist Total Sales". �The ranking is based on the gross total sales of CDs (both singles and albums), DVDs, and Blu-Ray Discs.

We've got the list of the 'top 5' artists with the highest record of sales down below!

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1. Arashi - ?17.163 billion/?17,163,000,000�(approximately $204,321,424)

2. Tohoshinki - ?9.431 billion/?9,431,000,000�(approximately $112,273,808)

3. AKB48 - ?7.092 billion/?7,092,000,000�(approximately $84,408,472)

4. EXILE - ?6.015 billion/?6,015,000,000�(approximately $71,590,096)

5. Ikimonogakari - ?5.618 billion/?5,618,000,000�(approximately $66,865,032)

?None of the artists above have sales for Blu-Ray Discs

Those numbers are astounding, but they definitely provide solid statistics of the artists' popularity!

Source: Oricon style