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GLAY in ChartsGLAY IN CHARTS

Estimated CD sales, trends in live attendance, songs played, venues and show days, and popular karaoke songs, collected in charts and tables.

Estimated sales by yearSALES BY YEAR

Peak year: 1997 7,210 thousand copies

19941995199619977,210,000 copies19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
See yearly figures as a table
Year Releases Estimated units sold Estimated revenue Units per release
1994 4 213,000 copies 3.2 ×100M yen 53,250 copies
1995 5 752,000 copies 14.2 ×100M yen 150,400 copies
1996 5 4,049,000 copies 89.1 ×100M yen 809,800 copies
1997 3 7,210,000 copies 172.9 ×100M yen 2,403,333 copies
1998 4 6,596,000 copies 118.0 ×100M yen 1,649,000 copies
1999 3 4,920,000 copies 98.7 ×100M yen 1,640,000 copies
2000 5 5,452,000 copies 126.0 ×100M yen 1,090,400 copies
2001 4 1,887,000 copies 34.6 ×100M yen 471,750 copies
2002 5 1,699,000 copies 29.3 ×100M yen 424,750 copies
2003 3 710,000 copies 15.7 ×100M yen 236,667 copies
2004 6 970,000 copies 15.0 ×100M yen 161,667 copies
2005 2 956,000 copies 19.4 ×100M yen 478,000 copies
2006 3 538,000 copies 5.2 ×100M yen 179,333 copies
2007 4 562,000 copies 9.8 ×100M yen 140,500 copies
2008 2 209,000 copies 2.6 ×100M yen 104,500 copies
2009 4 574,000 copies 19.0 ×100M yen 143,500 copies
2010 2 204,000 copies 4.1 ×100M yen 102,000 copies
2011 5 161,000 copies 3.3 ×100M yen 53,667 copies
2012 3 164,000 copies 2.0 ×100M yen 54,667 copies
2013 4 243,000 copies 4.8 ×100M yen 60,750 copies
2014 3 191,000 copies 3.9 ×100M yen 63,667 copies
2015 1 49,000 copies 0.6 ×100M yen 49,000 copies
2016 2 95,000 copies 1.4 ×100M yen 47,500 copies
2017 2 112,000 copies 2.8 ×100M yen 56,000 copies
2018 1 33,000 copies 0.4 ×100M yen 33,000 copies
2019 3 143,000 copies 3.1 ×100M yen 47,667 copies
2020 3 128,000 copies 4.3 ×100M yen 64,000 copies
2021 2 61,000 copies 1.6 ×100M yen 30,500 copies
2022 1 24,000 copies 0.4 ×100M yen 24,000 copies
2023 2 47,000 copies 0.9 ×100M yen 23,500 copies
2024 2 58,000 copies 1.8 ×100M yen 29,000 copies
2025 4 103,000 copies 3.6 ×100M yen 34,333 copies
2026 1 No data No data No data

Notes

  • Estimated sales (Oricon, via Wikipedia “GLAYの作品”) View source View the CC BY-SA 4.0 license
  • Releases with no sales figure: 6 (not included in the yearly totals).
  • Sales figures for video releases are still being confirmed (they will be added here once confirmed).
See the full list by release

Estimated sales by release

Year Type Title Oricon peak Estimated sales List price (tax incl.)
1994 Album Hai to Diamond (灰とダイヤモンド) 57 51,000 copies 3,059 yen
1994 Single RAIN 26 100,000 copies 1,020 yen
1994 Single Manatsu no Tobira (真夏の扉) 24 42,000 copies 1,020 yen
1994 Single Kanojo no “Modern…” (彼女の“Modern…”) 45 20,000 copies 1,020 yen
1995 Single Freeze My Love 19 71,000 copies 1,020 yen
1995 Album SPEED POP 8 320,000 copies 3,059 yen
1995 Single Zutto 2-ri de… (ずっと2人で…)/GONE WITH THE WIND 34 39,000 copies 1,020 yen
1995 Single Yes, Summerdays 13 232,000 copies 1,020 yen
1995 Single Ikiteku Tsuyosa (生きてく強さ) 19 90,000 copies 1,020 yen
1996 Single Glorious (グロリアス) 4 592,000 copies 1,020 yen
1996 Album BEAT out! 1 821,000 copies 3,059 yen
1996 Single BELOVED 3 841,000 copies 1,020 yen
1996 Single a Boy〜 Zutto Wasurenai〜 (a Boy〜ずっと忘れない〜) 2 273,000 copies 1,020 yen
1996 Album BELOVED 1 1,522,000 copies 3,059 yen
1997 Single Kuchibiru (口唇) 1 994,000 copies 1,020 yen
1997 Single HOWEVER 1 1,341,000 copies 1,020 yen
1997 Album REVIEW-BEST OF GLAY 1 4,875,000 copies 3,059 yen
1998 Single Yuwaku (誘惑) 1 1,625,000 copies 1,050 yen
1998 Single SOUL LOVE 2 1,371,000 copies 1,050 yen
1998 Album pure soul 1 2,427,000 copies 3,059 yen
1998 Single BE WITH YOU 1 1,173,000 copies 1,050 yen
1999 Single Winter,again 1 1,642,000 copies 1,050 yen
1999 Single Koko de wa Nai、 Dokoka e (ここではない、どこかへ) 1 921,000 copies 1,020 yen
1999 Album HEAVY GAUGE 1 2,357,000 copies 3,059 yen
2000 Single HAPPINESS -WINTER MIX- 1 487,000 copies 1,223 yen
2000 Single MERMAID 1 771,000 copies 1,050 yen
2000 Single Tomadoi (とまどい)/SPECIAL THANKS 1 1,009,000 copies 1,260 yen
2000 Single Missing You 1 548,000 copies 1,260 yen
2000 Album DRIVE-GLAY complete BEST 1 2,637,000 copies 3,500 yen
2001 Single GLOBAL COMMUNICATION 1 490,000 copies 1,050 yen
2001 Single STAY TUNED 2 384,000 copies 1,260 yen
2001 Single Hitohira no Jiyu (ひとひらの自由) 1 352,000 copies 1,260 yen
2001 Album ONE LOVE 1 661,000 copies 3,059 yen
2002 Single Way of Difference 1 730,000 copies 1,260 yen
2002 Single Mata Koko de Aimasho (またここであいましょう) 2 255,000 copies 1,260 yen
2002 Single Aitai Kimochi (逢いたい気持ち) 2 278,000 copies 1,260 yen
2002 Single Dosanko Shisa (道産子シーサー) — No data —
2002 Album UNITY ROOTS & FAMILY,AWAY 1 436,000 copies 3,059 yen
2003 Album rare collectives vol.1 3 258,000 copies 2,625 yen
2003 Album rare collectives vol.2 2 264,000 copies 2,625 yen
2003 Single BEAUTIFUL DREAMER/STREET LIFE 1 188,000 copies 1,050 yen
2004 Single Toki no Shizuku (時の雫) 1 186,000 copies 1,050 yen
2004 Album THE FRUSTRATED 2 241,000 copies 3,059 yen
2004 Single Tenshi no Wakemae (天使のわけまえ)/Peak Hateshinaku Soul Kagirinaku (ピーク果てしなく ソウル限りなく) 1 115,000 copies 1,050 yen
2004 Single Tenshi no Wakemae (天使のわけまえ)/Peak Hateshinaku Soul Kagirinaku (ピーク果てしなく ソウル限りなく) 17 115,000 copies 1,050 yen
2004 Single Blue Jean 1 162,000 copies 1,050 yen
2004 Single White Road (ホワイトロード) 1 151,000 copies 1,050 yen
2005 Album -Ballad Best Singles- WHITE ROAD 1 411,000 copies 3,059 yen
2005 Single SCREAM 1 545,000 copies 1,260 yen
2006 Single G4 2 179,000 copies 1,260 yen
2006 Single ANSWER 2 208,000 copies 630 yen
2006 Single Natsuoto (夏音)/Henna Yume 〜THOUSAND DREAMS〜 (変な夢 〜THOUSAND DREAMS〜) 1 151,000 copies 1,050 yen
2007 Single 100-mankai no KISS (100万回のKISS) 1 173,000 copies 1,050 yen
2007 Album LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL 1 193,000 copies 3,000 yen
2007 Single Kodo (鼓動) 1 94,000 copies 1,050 yen
2007 Single Ashes.EP 2 102,000 copies 1,200 yen
2008 Single VERB 1 122,000 copies 1,260 yen
2008 Single Kurenai to Kuro no MATADORA (紅と黒のMATADORA)/I LOVE YOU wo Sagashiteru (I LOVE YOUをさがしてる) 2 87,000 copies 1,260 yen
2009 Single SAY YOUR DREAM 2 101,000 copies 1,260 yen
2009 Single I am xxx 2 90,000 copies 500 yen
2009 Album THE GREAT VACATION VOL.1 〜SUPER BEST OF GLAY〜 2 194,000 copies 4,500 yen
2009 Album THE GREAT VACATION VOL.2 〜SUPER BEST OF GLAY〜 1 189,000 copies 4,500 yen
2010 Single Precious 2 78,000 copies 1,200 yen
2010 Album GLAY 1 126,000 copies 2,500 yen
2011 Album rare collectives vol.3 5 51,000 copies 2,500 yen
2011 Album rare collectives vol.4 6 51,000 copies 2,500 yen
2011 Single G4・II -THE RED MOON- — No data 1,470 yen
2011 Single My Private "Jealousy" 6 59,000 copies 1,200 yen
2011 Album Hope and The Silver Sunrise — No data 2,100 yen
2012 Single Bible 3 60,000 copies 1,200 yen
2012 Single [[JUSTICE from GUILTY|JUSTICE [from] GUILTY]] 3 52,000 copies 1,200 yen
2012 Single Unmeiron (運命論) 4 52,000 copies 1,200 yen
2013 Album JUSTICE 1 73,000 copies 2,500 yen
2013 Album GUILTY 2 72,000 copies 2,500 yen
2013 Single DARK RIVER/Eternally/Tokei (時計) 4 53,000 copies 1,200 yen
2013 Single DIAMOND SKIN/Niji no Pocket (虹のポケット)/CRAZY DANCE 4 45,000 copies 1,200 yen
2014 Single BLEEZE 〜G4・III〜 4 59,000 copies 1,512 yen
2014 Single Hyakka Ryoran (百花繚乱)/Hashire! Mirai (疾走れ!ミライ) 6 43,000 copies 1,512 yen
2014 Album MUSIC LIFE 2 89,000 copies 2,700 yen
2015 Single HEROES/Binetsu Ⓐgirl Summer (微熱Ⓐgirlサマー)/Tsuzureori〜so far and yet so close〜 (つづれ織り〜so far and yet so close〜) 5 49,000 copies 1,296 yen
2016 Single G4・IV 1 54,000 copies 1,512 yen
2016 Single [DEATHTOPIA] 6 41,000 copies 1,512 yen
2017 Album SUMMERDELICS 1 71,000 copies 3,240 yen
2017 Single WINTERDELICS.EP〜 Anata to Ikite Yuku〜 (WINTERDELICS.EP〜あなたといきてゆく〜) 3 41,000 copies 1,296 yen
2018 Single Urei no Prisoner (愁いのPrisoner)/YOUR SONG 4 33,000 copies 1,296 yen
2019 Single G4・V-Democracy 2019- 2 44,000 copies 1,512 yen
2019 Single G4・VII-Eleven- 2 44,000 copies 1,404 yen
2019 Album NO DEMOCRACY 2 55,000 copies 3,300 yen
2020 Album REVIEW II -BEST OF GLAY- 1 98,000 copies 3,905 yen
2020 Album REVIEW 2.5 — No data —
2020 Single G4・2020 2 30,000 copies 1,650 yen
2021 Single BAD APPLE 4 22,000 copies 1,540 yen
2021 Album FREEDOM ONLY 1 39,000 copies 3,300 yen
2022 Single Only One,Only You 4 24,000 copies 1,650 yen
2023 Single HC 2023 episode 1 -THE GHOST/Genkai Toppa- (限界突破-) 3 22,000 copies 1,650 yen
2023 Album HC 2023 episode 2 -GHOST TRACK E.P- 4 25,000 copies 2,200 yen
2024 Single whodunit-GLAY × JAY(ENHYPEN)-/Share (シェア) 5 21,000 copies 1,650 yen
2024 Album Back To The Pops 1 37,000 copies 3,850 yen
2025 Album DRIVE 1993〜2009 -GLAY complete BEST 4 43,000 copies 3,850 yen
2025 Album DRIVE 2010〜2026 -GLAY complete BEST 5 39,000 copies 3,850 yen
2025 Album DRIVE 1993〜2026 -GLAY complete BEST — No data 28,600 yen
2025 Single Dead Or Alive 6 21,000 copies 2,200 yen
2026 Album Tabisuru Riyu wo Machinagara (旅する理由を待ちながら) — No data 3,850 yen

Live trendsLIVE BY YEAR

Year-by-year figures for GLAY's concerts. TV and radio appearances are not counted.

  • Published
  • Estimated (full house assumed)
19901995Total 1,069,314 people200020052010201520202025
Show explanation
Attendance is the total of published figures (official announcements and press reports) plus estimates for shows without published figures, which assume a sold-out house at the venue's capacity. See the live history page for details.
Open the yearly table
Year AttendanceLive revenue (estimate)Songs playedVenuesShow days
1990 ——1711
1994 10,944 peopleapprox. 4,925 × ¥10,000171925
1995 16,520 peopleapprox. 7,434 × ¥10,000231720
1996 268,247 peopleapprox. ¥12.1 hundred million423744
1997 318,966 peopleapprox. ¥17.5 hundred million413255
1998 366,082 peopleapprox. ¥20.1 hundred million495870
1999 1,069,314 peopleapprox. ¥58.8 hundred million592034
2000 1,005,459 peopleapprox. ¥75.4 hundred million532786
2001 752,074 peopleapprox. ¥56.4 hundred million621016
2002 450,031 peopleapprox. ¥33.8 hundred million632430
2003 362,200 peopleapprox. ¥27.2 hundred million431838
2004 500,360 peopleapprox. ¥37.5 hundred million683037
2005 286,216 peopleapprox. ¥21.5 hundred million471217
2006 202,182 peopleapprox. ¥15.2 hundred million413137
2007 273,437 peopleapprox. ¥20.5 hundred million572840
2008 233,796 peopleapprox. ¥17.5 hundred million574253
2009 364,978 peopleapprox. ¥27.4 hundred million832736
2010 250,000 peopleapprox. ¥22.5 hundred million442731
2011 110,930 peopleapprox. ¥10.0 hundred million783046
2012 203,904 peopleapprox. ¥18.4 hundred million782332
2013 436,505 peopleapprox. ¥39.3 hundred million1082540
2014 216,668 peopleapprox. ¥19.5 hundred million571622
2015 250,286 peopleapprox. ¥22.5 hundred million631625
2016 197,493 peopleapprox. ¥17.8 hundred million563144
2017 582,048 peopleapprox. ¥52.4 hundred million442545
2018 63,892 peopleapprox. ¥5.8 hundred million641018
2019 495,185 peopleapprox. ¥44.6 hundred million622746
2020 112,100 peopleapprox. ¥12.3 hundred million60610
2021 156,779 peopleapprox. ¥17.2 hundred million43917
2022 192,041 peopleapprox. ¥21.1 hundred million671118
2023 261,927 peopleapprox. ¥28.8 hundred million643148
2024 273,646 peopleapprox. ¥30.1 hundred million541622
2025 268,746 peopleapprox. ¥29.6 hundred million62612
2026 146,485 peopleapprox. ¥16.1 hundred million522125

Live history (setlists for each show) →

Popular karaoke songsKARAOKE

The top of JOYSOUND's "GLAY Popular Songs Ranking".

  1. No. 1 HOWEVER
  2. No. 2 Yuwaku (誘惑)
  3. No. 3 Winter,again
  4. No. 4 BELOVED
  5. No. 5 Zutto 2-ri de… (ずっと2人で…)
  6. No. 6 SOUL LOVE
  7. No. 7 Haru wo Aisuru Hito (春を愛する人)
  8. No. 8 Glorious (グロリアス)
  9. No. 9 Kuchibiru (口唇)
  10. No. 10 Curtain Call (カーテンコール)

Source: JOYSOUND (as of 2026.10.04)

Releases certified Million or aboveCERTIFICATIONS

Releases that received a Recording Industry Association of Japan Gold Disc certification of Million or higher. Certifications are based on shipments, not sales, and are kept separate from the estimated sales above.

Title Category Certification Certified
BELOVED Album Million 1997.01
Kuchibiru (口唇) Single Million 1997.07
REVIEW ~ BEST OF GLAY Album 5 Million 1998.12
pure soul Album 3 Million 1998.09
BE WITH YOU Single Million 1998.12
Koko de wa Nai、 Dokoka e (ここではない、どこかへ) Single Million 1999.09
HEAVY GAUGE Album 2 Million 1999.10
DRIVE ~ GLAY complete BEST Album 2 Million 2000.12
Show explanation
Certifications marked “(旧)” (old standard) use a different scale and are not included here. RIAJ Gold Disc certification
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