The Japanese music program Music Station recently held a special where they counted down the Top 50 Idols of All-Time based on their sales total. The list spans several decades, and many of the idols on the list are still active even to this day! Check out the list after the jump. 50. Hayami Yuu – 2,850,000 49. Asaka Yui – 2,970,000 48. Otoko Gumi – 3,000,000 47. Asaoka Megumi – 3,020,000 46. Hori Chiemi – 3,210,000 45. Finger 5 – 3,600,000 44. w-inds. – 3,700,000 43. Shinohara Ryoko – 4,050,000 42. Momoki Kikuchi – 4,110,000 41. AKB48 – 4,310,000 40. Kashiwabara Yoshie – 4,400,000 39. NEWS – 4,490,000 38. Ohta Hiromi – 4,560,000 37. Kanjani 8 – 4,570,000 36. Minami Saori – 4,750,000 35. Agnes Chan – 4,900,000 34. Oginome Yoko – 5,380,000 33. Shibugaki-tai – 5,430,000 32. Candies – 5,450,000 31. Shonentai – 5,480,000 30. Minamino Yoko – 5,630,000 29. Yakushimaru Hiroko – 5,850,000 28. Amachi Mari – 5,960,000 27. Kawai Naoko – 6,530,000 26. Wink – 7,490,000 25. KAT-TUN – 7,660,000 24. TOKIO – 8,190,000 23. Suzuki Ami – 8,830,000 22. Noguchi Goro – 9,500,000 21. V6 – 12,120,000 20.Kahala Tomomi – 12,190,000 19. Hikaru Genji – 12,220,000 18. Kondo Masahiko – 12,670,000 17. Tahara Toshihiko – 12,700,000 16. Saijo Hideki – 13,290,000 15. Pink Lady – 13,330,000 14. Koizumi Kyoko – 14,260,000 13. Kudo Shizuka – 14,870,000 12. Nakayama Miho – 14,970,000 11. The Checkers – 15,380,000 10. Sawada Kenji – 15,700,000 9. Hiromi Go – 15,780,000 8. Yamaguchi Momoe – 16,220,000 7. Morning Musume. – 16,700,000 6. Arashi - 19,140,000 5. SPEED – 19,530,000 4. KinKi Kids – 24,670,000 3. Nakamori Akina – 25,340,000 2. Matsuda Seiko – 29,510,000 1. SMAP – 32,310,000 With over 32 million sales over their 21-year history, SMAP has earned the #1 spot! Congratulations to them and to all of the artists who made it!
