I would be very happy to see it break 200k! I hope it can!

It'd be pretty amazing if it does... this is only a five track mini album after all!

200ks is affordable & it is a success considering that is a mini album

also considering the lack of promotion...

^I don't get the "lack of promotion" thing (then again, I never do). There might not have been a lot of TV performances, but she's been performing the new songs at a-nation. She's also been on the cover of a lot of magazines recently, and "progress" has been omnipresent in gaming circles. In additions to TV CMs, the song was playing constantly in stores leading up to the game's release (not sure about now...?), and the game itself sold more than five times its closest competitor on the software charts in its first week. That's a lot of people who--at the very least--were exposed to "progress" and could potentially want exclusive DLC and artwork.

I'd be really interested to learn the final breakdown in FIVE's sales between the three versions.

most of the people who attend a-nation are Ayu fans, so promoting the song to the fan base which already knows about your album is more or less pointless. It's nothing compared to what AKB, arashi, EXILE or kpop acts get these days. Ayu never does variety shows now days and she barely performs on TV or does radio interviews...

^ Ok, that makes sense.

I guess I just see what she's doing now as a different kind of promotion instead of a ~lack. The way some people here go on about the ~lack of promotion (which was not your nor brener's comment), it sounds like she and Avex do absolutely nothing and the album appears at #1 by the hand of the J-pop gods.

^ it's not nothing, but it seems to me that they aren't doing much to get her songs out there. Still progress has deffo benefited from Tales of Xillia.

*5,829　浜崎あゆみ
*4,409　AAA
*1,741　シェネル

Back to #1. It seems the MSta drama gave her a solid boost :D

I'd say the album will definitely sell 200k at this point and I would love to see it outsell Dejavu (but that's just me) xD

^OMG back to the top again!!!! will be fantastic if she stays number 1 this week too :ybiggrin

If she doesn't sell 40k in two days she won't...as AAA have crossed 50k therefore they will be this week's #1 album.

5th Day
Position: #1
Sales: 5,829
Daily Sales: 16,725
Total Sales: 174,013

Thanks nem!
omg I can't believe this boost!! ayu had no such a thing since like... god knows when! 2006?2005?

didn't I say that not performing would boost sales :laugh

hilarious xD but amazing *___*

Can't believe that she can get daily no#1 for 3rd week

Where did that sudden increase come from? This is really good for Ayu. Yay!

Great boost!!!!! :)

I am not sure. Might be MSta...who knows. At this point the album should cross 180k next week :D

^Not being at MSta brought an increase? Then she should never perform there again. :D

omgg does this mean she could get #1 for the 3rd week too?? :O

^very unlikely if you look at the numbers. AAA are too far ahead. It seems like a good week for Naoya. :)

Currently AAA are standing at around 54k while Ayu is at 16k ^^