\This is a list of the best-selling singles in 2013 in Japan, physical sales are taken from Oricon.[1][2] Digital sales are taken from the certifications of RIAJ in 2013.[3] A single usually has an A-side song and a B-side song, or more, digit sales count them up.
| Ranking | Single | Artist | Physical | Digital | TOTAL | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sayonara Crawl" | AKB48 | 1,955,162 | 1,955,162 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | AKB48 | 1,479,036 | 350,000 | 1,829,036 | 1 |
| 3 | "Heart Electric" | AKB48 | 1,260,792 | 1,260,792 | 1 | |
| 4 | "So Long!" | AKB48 | 1,132,853 | 1,132,853 | 1 | |
| 5 | "EXILE PRIDE ~Konna Sekai wo Aisuru Tame~" | Exile | 1,012,407 | 1,012,407 | 1 | |
| 6 | "Calling/Breathless" | Arashi | 881,192 | 881,192 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Choco no Dorei" | SKE48 | 671,623 | 671,623 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Utsukushii Inazuma" | SKE48 | 661,557 | 661,557 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Jiyū e no Shingeki" | Linked Horizon | 230,810 | 350,000 | 580,810 | 2 |
| 10 | "Bokura no Eureka" | NMB48 | 557,802 | 557,802 | 1 | |
| 11 | "Endless Game" | Arashi | 557,217 | 557,217 | 1 | |
| 12 | "Ninja Re Bang Bang | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu | 26,648+ | 500,000 | 526,648 | 3 |
| 13 | "Sansei Kawaii!" | SKE48 | 496,124 | 496,124 | 1 | |
| 14 | "Kamonegikkusu" | NMB48 | 496,124 | 496,124 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Girls' Rule" | Nogizaka46 | 452,310 | 452,310 | 1 | |
| 16 | "Barrette" | Nogizaka46 | 423,417 | 423,417 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Joy!!" | SMAP | 395,087 | 395,087 | 1 | |
| 16 | "My Resistance-Tashikana Mono-/Unmei Girl" | Kis-My-Ft2 | 377,055 | 377,055 | 1 | |
| 17 | "RPG" | Sekai no Owari | 124,729 | 250,000 | 374,729 | 2 |
| 18 | "Peace to Highlight" | Southern All Stars | 339,575 | 339,575 | 1 | |
| 19 | "Hesomagari/Koko ni Shikanai Keshiki" | Kanjani Eight | 334,632 | 334,632 | 1 | |
| 20 | "Kimi to no Kiseki" | Kis-My-Ft2 | 309,762 | 309,762 | 1 | |
| 21 | "SNOW DOME no Yakusoku / Luv Sick" | Kis-My-Ft2 | 306,433 | 306,433 | 1 | |
| 22 | "Seifuku no Mannequin" | Nogizaka46 | 306,430 | 306,430 | 1 | |
| 23 | "Kimi no Na wa Kibō" | Nogizaka46 | 306,202 | 306,202 | 1 | |
| 24 | "Melon Juice" | HKT48 | 295,967 | 295,967 | 1 | |
| 25 | "Suki! Suki! Skip!" | HKT48 | 291,876 | 291,876 | 1 | |
| 26 | "Burning Up" | Exile Tribe | 287,874 | 287,874 | 1 | |
| 27 | "Namida no Kotae" | Kanjani Eight | 286,657 | 286,657 | 1 | |
| 28 | "Preserved Roses" | T.M.Revolution x Nana Mizuki | 175,828 | 100,000 | 275,828 | 2 |
| 29 | "Ki.Su.U.Ma.I ~KISS YOUR MIND~/S.O.S. (Smile On Smile)" | Kis-My-Ft2 | 262,737 | 262,737 | 1 | |
| 30 | "Shiosai no Memory" | Kyōko Koizumi | 161,554 | 100,000 | 261,554 | 2 |
| 31 | "Hikōkigumo" | Yumi Matsutoya | 250,000 | 250,000 | ||
| 32 | "Come On A My House" | Hey! Say! JUMP | 242,314 | 242,314 | 1 | |
| 33 | "Mistake!/Battery" | SMAP | 235,076 | 235,076 | 1 | |
| 34 | "Flower Song" | Exile | 126,405 | 100,000 | 226,405 | 2 |
| 35 | "Mystery Virgin" | Ryosuke Yamada | 219,871 | 219,871 | 1 | |
| 36 | "Mada Namida ni Naranai Kanashimi ga/Koi ha Nihohe to Chirinuru wo" | KinKi Kids | 202,409 | 202,409 | 1 | |
| 37 | "Kokoro Sora Moyō" | Kanjani Eight | 192,573 | 192,573 | 1 | |
| 38 | "Dance My Generation" | Golden Bomber | 177,565 | 177,565 | 1 | |
| 39 | "Expose" | KAT-TUN | 173,400 | 173,400 | 1 | |
| 40 | "Real Sexy!/Bad Boys" | Sexy Zone | 168,580 | 168,580 | 1 | |
| 41 | "Bai Bai Dubai ~See You Again~/A My Girl Friend" | Sexy Zone | 167,946 | 167,946 | 1 | |
| 42 | "Ocean" | TVXQ | 159,163 | 159,163 | 2 | |
| 43 | "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan" | Morning Musume | 158,915 | 158,915 | 1 | |
| 44 | "Catch Me" | TVXQ | 156,537 | 156,537 | 1 | |
| 45 | "Tanjōbi ni wa Mashiro na Yuri o/Get the Groove" | Masaharu Fukuyama | 154,120 | 154,120 | 1 | |
| 46 | "Give Me Love" | 2PM | 152,781 | 152,781 | 2 | |
| 47 | "Face to Face" | KAT-TUN | 150,310 | 150,310 | 1 | |
| 48 | "World Quest/Pokopon Pekōrya" | NEWS | 148,348 | 148,348 | 1 | |
| 49 | "Scream" | TVXQ | 145,628 | 145,628 | 2 | |
| 50 | "Eien Pressure" | AKB48 | 133,370 | 133,370 | 1 | |
| 51 | "SUMMER NUDE'13" | Tomohisa Yamashita | 130,870 | 130,870 | 1 | |
| 52 | "Hirihiri no Hana" | Not Yet | 127,855 | 127,855 | 1 | |
| 53 | "Shortcake" | Yuki Kashiwagi | 127,530 | 127,530 | 2 | |
| 54 | "Hey What's Up?" | Jin Akanishi | 126,793 | 126,793 | ||
| 55 | "Winter Games" | 2PM | 125,227 | 125,227 | 1 | |
| 55 | "Boys Meet U" | SHINee | 124,729 | 124,729 | 2 |