It was revealed on Oricon�s 2012 ��Yearly Market Report,� which summarized the total sales for music and software, that AKB48 has for the second time in a row topped the "market share by artist" category with approximately �19,100,000,000 ($212,104,276 USD) or 5.9% of the market share in sales.

Last year, AKB48 topped the 2011 chart with �16,280,000,000 ($180,788,357) in sales, but this new report shows that they increased their sales by � 2,800,000,000 (around $31 million).� In 2011, their sales figure was �2,460,000,000 in music DVDs, but this year they nearly tripled the amount of sales with DVD sales coming in at �7,160,000,000.

EXILE increased the sales of their albums and DVDs to move from 3rd place to 2nd place.� Mr. Children, with their 2 best-of albums released last May selling over a million copies each and their original album released last November selling 600,000 copies, lead everyone in album sales.� This increase helped the band jump from their 2011 market share rank at 29 to 4 for 2012.

Lastly, Kis-My-Ft2, who was ranked 26 last year, broke through to the Top 10 at 6.� Momoiro Clover Z jumped from 103 to 14 due to their hit singles, hit DVDs , and hit Blu-ray Disks.� This 89-place jump upwards reflects the group's staying power.

Here are the Top 10 artists with their total earnings and market share for 2012:

AKB48: ��19,098,300,000, 5.9%
EXILE: �12,176,900,000, 3.7%
Arashi: �10,453,600,000, 3.2%
Mr. Children: �9,947,100,000, 3.1%
Kanjani8: �4,916,400,000, 1.5%
Kis-My-Ft2: �4,416,800,000, 1.4%
Shoujo Jidai (Girls' Generation): �4,332,300,000, 1.3%
SMAP: �3,521,000,000, 1.1%
KARA: �3,417,400,000, 1.0%
Amuro Namie: �3,210,500,000, 1.0%

Source and Image: Oricon