Great!! Wow, I can't believe (m)u is still there! Hey ayu_fan929, do you know what ranking "A BEST" is for best selling Japanese albums?

Updated the information on the 1st post :)
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I was still working on this one and I didn't see the other thread.

koi no tsubomi sales better than blue bird.....

i am sad

Thanks for that info ayu_fan929!!

wow, the only female is Kuu in the top 20 for singles ("4 hot wave" should be more up there soon!). lots of male dominance!

glad to see m(u) still selling. & BB broke 250,000! that's good.

It's okay. It's just one single ;D Ayu's still had, what, a LOTTTTTT more singles that sold more so it's all goood.

I'm really, Really happy that remioromen got such high sales...

Congrats to Ayumi as well though.

Even though it is a slight increase, it is only because of the boy band sales. I hate how the top 20 is so boy band dominated.

Glad BB was able to pass 250K. :thumbsup I'm still amazed at (m)u though. :shakehead

I'm also glad that BLUE BIRD has sold over 250k and her single sales didn't end up staying on the B&D level.

I think it's a bit weird that the top is boybands nowadays.. I wonder just what happened to the 'oo female generation' of J-pop. I hope one day it sparks back up again.. D:

This year had a lot of drama singles, which is probably why singles did so well..

miss understood is a million seller, but nto in japan...

Wow! That's soooooo many, AYU's doing good! GO~AYU!!

Yearly rankings are so boring. In the 90s and early 2000s, there was always lots of variety and new artists. Now, 90% is very predictable.

True. But hope the later half of this year we can see female singles like Otsuka Ai's, Kuu's and Ayu's break into the that 'fortress'.

omg, BLUE BIRD is platinum. holy...omg this is awesome!!!!!!!!!

For some reason I thought I am... sold more than ABest but it's actually the other way around lol. I guess best albums do tend to sell better than regular albums.

Well, for the most part I agree, but the yearly albums chart does offer up a lot more variety: Angela Aki, Aqua Timez, Def Tech, Spitz, Tokyo Jihen, etc. Thank God the boy groups are not well-represented.

Sigh, but I do remember a time when artists as diverse as Chara, Judy and Mary, Pizzicato Five, Shiina Ringo, and X Japan would top either chart. Now it's all Johnny's and Avex artists. Yawn. (Though I don't have anything against Ai and Ayu being up there. Well-deserved for fantastic albums.)

Ayufan929, could you put up or PM me the complete list of all-time bestselling Japanese singles and artists? I hope you don't mind. I can't seem to find the lists anywhere. Thank you!

Thanks for the info!

Thks for the info!! That's great!! Go Ayu!!~ ^^