Oricon reveals “Artist Total Sales Revenue” ranking for 2012

With 2012 coming to an end, Oricon has released their yearly ranking for “Artist Total Sales Revenue“. This ranking is based on the gross total sales of CDs (both singles and albums), DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs.
Check out the top 5 below!
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01 – AKB48 # 19,098,000,000 Yen (approx. $226,441,166 USD)
02 – EXILE # 12,177,000,000 Yen (approx. $144,380,253 USD)
03 – Arashi # 10,454,000,000 Yen (approx. $123,950,987 USD)
04 – Mr.Children # 9,947,000,000 Yen (approx. $117,939,589 USD)
05 – Kanjani8 # 4,916,000,000 Yen (approx. $58,288,028 USD)
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Source: Oricon