2012 in Japanese music
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.