Oricon yearly light novel sales for 2016 (UPDATED 3rd December with author details for ranks 11-20)

The period covered in this data is 23rd November 2015 to 20th November 2016.

Last year’s rankings

Volume ranking:

*1.　1,196,994　Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Bunko)
*2.　*,321,834　Sword Art Online 17
*3.　*,298,674　Sword Art Online: Progressive 4
*4.　*,288,839　Sword Art Online 18
*5.　*,282,826　Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound
*6.　*,220,667　Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)
*7.　*,213,663　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 19
*8.　*,187,833　No Game No Life 8
*9.　*,177,519　Overlord 10
10.　*,169,814　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 20
11.　*,161,438　Wazamonogatari
12.　*,156,725　Kotonoha no Niwa
13.　*,155,634　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 1
14.　*,155,363　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 1
15.　*,148,378　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei SS
16.　*,145,803　No Game No Life 9
17.　*,135,511　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2
18.　*,131,893　Byousoku 5 Centimetre
19.　*,131,173　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka 10
20.　*,131,170　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 3
21.　*,127,970　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2
22.　*,125,218　Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu: Koi-iro ni Sake
23.　*,122,772　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 8
24.　*,122,677　Overlord 11
25.　*,120,767　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 4
26.　*,119,434　Kagerou Daze 7
27.　*,115,277　Nademonogatari
28.　*,112,892　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 5
29.　*,112,786　Eiga Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Sotsugyou-hen
30.　*,110,574　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3
31.　*,106,472　Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!! 6
32.　*,105,563　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 6
33.　*,104,601　Arslan Senki 15: Senki Futou
34.　*,104,090　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 7
35.　*,*90,982　Meitantei Conan: Junkoku no Nightmare
36.　*,*85,881　Owari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki Mikaela no Monogatari 1
37.　*,*70,653　Orange 1
38.　*,*69,515　Osomatsu-san: Bangai-hen
39.　*,*69,190　Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!! 7
40.　*,*63,424　Papillion Rouge to Arashi no Hoshi: Kaizoku to Joou no Kouchuuki
41.　*,*62,184　Naruto: Konoha Shinden – Yukemuri Ninpouchou
42.　*,*61,795　Kaizoku to Joou no Kouchuuki: Kaizokuou to Akazu no “Mon”
43.　*,*61,083　Orange 2
44.　*,*61,010　Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
45.　*,*57,153　Owari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki Mikaela no Monogatari 2
46.　*,*56,695　Natsume no Yuujinchou: Tamayura no Ie
47.　*,*54,480　One Piece Film Gold

Series ranking: (figure in brackets is number of volumes released this year)

*1.　1,417,661　Kimi no Na wa. (2 versions of the same novel)
*2.　1,174,562　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (2)
*3.　1,020,673　Sword Art Online (2)
*4.　1,007,381　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (3)
*5.　*,711,154　Overlord (2)
*6.　*,602,256　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (2)
*7.　*,562,187　No Game No Life (2)
*8.　*,450,791　Monogatari Series (2)
*9.　*,449,192　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka (2)
10.　*,435,482　Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu Series (2)
11.　*,422,569　Boukyaku Tantei Series (4, although one of these came out on 17th November)
12.　*,380,144　Hai to Gensou no Grimgar (3)
13.　*,361,088　Sword Art Online: Progressive (1)
14.　*,294,478　Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken (3)
15.　*,292,746　Bungou Stray Dogs (1)
16.　*,287,728　Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut (4)
17.　*,282,826　Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound (1)
18.　*,282,077　Netgame no Yome wa Onna no Ko ja Nai to Omotta? (4)
19.　*,281,195　Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index (3)
20.　*,256,782　Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!! (2)
21.　*,236,127　Kagerou Daze (1)
22.　*,225,229　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Spin-off (1)
23.　*,195,199　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (3)
24.　*,185,710　Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (0)
25.　*,181,314　Ensemble Stars! (3)
26.　*,180,275　Imouto sae Ireba Ii. (2, although a third came out 4 days earlier)
27.　*,174,175　Orange (1)
28.　*,168,542　Gakusen Toshi Asterisk (2)
29.　*,163,829　Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records (2, although a third came out 2 days earlier)
30.　*,162,562　Date A Live (2)

Sales by author: (note: Sales for some authors includes regular novels.)
*1.　1,540,797　Kawahara Reki (Sword Art Online/SAO: Progressive/Accel World)
*2.　1,485,612　Shinkai Makoto (Kimi no Na wa/Kotonoha no Niwa/Byousoku 5 Centimetre)
*3.　1,414,165　Arikawa Hiro (no light novel releases this year)
*4.　1,399,791　Akatsuki Natsume (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!)
*5.　1,171,819　Nagatsuki Tappei (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
*6.　*,959,288　Nisio Isin (Boukyaku Tantei Series/Monogatari Series)
*7.　 *,924,604　Uehashi Nahoko (no light novel releases this year but much of the sales come from Moribito)
*8.　*,853,056　Nanatsuki Takafumi (Shomin Sample)
*9.　*,773,861　Satou Tsutomu (Mahouka)
10.　*,711,154　Maruyama Kugane (Overlord)
11.　*,636,339　Konno Bin (no light novel releases this year)

Cutoff for bunko authors: 636,339
Cutoff for non-bunko authors: 449,683

Breakdown of individual rankings below.

Book: (included in volume rankings)

30.　220,667　Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Tsubasa Bunko)
50.　177,519　Overlord 10
56.　161,438　Wazamonogatari
99.　122,677　Overlord 11
(cut-off 121,284)

Bunko: (included in volume rankings)

*1.　1,196,994　Kimi no Na wa. (Kadokawa Bunko)
12.　*,321,834　Sword Art Online 17
18.　*,298,674　Sword Art Online: Progressive 4
20.　*,288,839　Sword Art Online 18
21.　*,282,826　Kimi no Na wa. Another Side: Earthbound
30.　*,213,663　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 19
33.　*,187,833　No Game No Life 8
42.　*,169,814　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 20
54.　*,156,725　Kotonoha no Niwa
55.　*,155,634　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 1
56.　*,155,363　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 1
59.　*,148,378　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei SS
61.　*,145,803　No Game No Life 9
65.　*,135,511　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2
68.　*,131,893　Byousoku 5 Centimetre
70.　*,131,173　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka 10
71.　*,131,170　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 3
74.　*,127,970　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2
76.　*,125,218　Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu: Koi-iro ni Sake
79.　*,122,772　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 8
81.　*,120,767　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 4
84.　*,119,434　Kagerou Daze 7
92.　*,112,892　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 5
94.　*,110,574　Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3
96.　*,105,563　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 6
98.　*,104,090　Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 7
(cut-off 103,706)

Shinsho Novels: (duplicates removed, included in volume rankings)

*2.　112,786　Eiga Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Sotsugyou-hen
*3.　106,472　Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!! 6
*4.　104,601　Arslan Senki 15: Senki Futou
*5.　*90,982　Meitantei Conan: Junkoku no Nightmare
*6.　*85,881　Owari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki Mikaela no Monogatari 1
*7.　*70,653　Orange 1
*8.　*69,515　Osomatsu-san: Bangai-hen
*9.　*69,190　Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!! 7
11.　*63,424　Papillion Rouge to Arashi no Hoshi: Kaizoku to Joou no Kouchuuki
12.　*62,184　Naruto: Konoha Shinden – Yukemuri Ninpouchou
13.　*61,795　Kaizoku to Joou no Kouchuuki: Kaizokuou to Akazu no “Mon”
15.　*61,083　Orange 2
16.　*61,010　Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
17.　*57,153　Owari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki Mikaela no Monogatari 2
18.　*56,695　Natsume no Yuujinchou: Tamayura no Ie
19.　*54,480　One Piece Film Gold
(cut-off 53,620)

Light Novels: (duplicates removed, included in volume rankings)

27.　115,277 Nademonogatari

Authors (bunko):

*3.　1,540,797　Kawahara Reki
*5.　1,485,612　Shinkai Makoto
*6.　1,414,165　Arikawa Hiro
*7.　1,399,791　Akatsuki Natsume
10.　1,171,819　Nagatsuki Tappei
13.　*,924,604　Uehashi Nahoko
14.　*,853,056　Nanatsuki Takafumi
15.　*,773,861　Satou Tsutomu
20.　*,636,339　Konno Bin

Authors (book):

*2.　959,288　Nisio Isin
*6.　711,154　Maruyama Kugane

(source: Oricon via refugeechan and MyAnimeList)