A best album after 2 albums? And it's going to have 2 discs? That's like...putting her whole discography on there LOL

LOL

wah lau Travis if she does that I don't know what to say at all sia

I know

there's frankly not much incentive to get her best album imo & she only has been around for 3 years & 7 months in the music business

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Singles Monthly Ranking (July 2009)

1. Arashi - Everything = 386193
2. Yusuke - Tanpopo / Kaizokusen / Sonote = 225403
3. Tohoshinki - Stand By U = 208551
4. Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I. Shadow / NYC Boys - Akuma no Koi / NYC = 175788
5. AKB48 - Namida Surprise = 136063
6. Tegomass - Tanabata Matsuri = 91531
7. Koda Kumi - 3 SPLASH = 74714
8. Friends & Hexagon All Stars - Naitemo Iidesuka = 66242
9. Kobukuro - Stay = 60484
10. flumpool - MW - Dear Mr. & Ms. Picaresque - / Natsu Dive = 44050
11. Big Bang - My Heaven = 37807
12. C-ute - Shochu Omimai Moshiagemasu = 33613
13. ayaka - Minna Sora no Shita = 28401
14. Remioromen - Starting Over = 25672
15. Ikimonogakari - Hotaru no Hikari = 24533
16. Big Bang - Gara Gara Go! = 24280
17. Arashi - Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon ~kimi wa muteki~ = 23508
18. JASMINE - Sad to Say = 22890
19. Orange Range - Hitomi no Sakini = 20985
20. Teppei Koike - Kimi Dake = 20477
21. Junko Akimoto - Tasogare Love again = 19604
22. BREAKERZ - Hikari = 19291
23. GACKT - Lost Angels = 18944
24. Yajima Beauty Salon - Bomber clam = 18541
25. GACKT - Flower = 18524
26. Akina Minami no Super Mild Seven / Mai Satoda with Goda Kazoku = I Believe -Yume wo Kanaeru Maho no Kotoba- / Don't Leave Me = 17533
27. TV Anime "K-On! (Keion!)" Image Song: Mio Akiyama = 14796
28. YUI - again = 14738
29. Suga Shikao - Party People = 14639
30. TV Anime "K-On! (Keion!)" Image Song: Yui Hirasawa = 14473
31. Shiina Ringo - Ariamaru Tomi = 14369
32. Kiyoharu - DARLENE = 13765
33. KREVA - Aka = 13650
34. Base Ball Bear - BREEEEZE GIRL = 13558
35. Shoko Nakagawa - Kokoro no Antenna = 13533
36. GReeeeN - Haruka = 13129
37. V6 - Spirit = 13028
38. Ueto Aya - Smile for (REBORN! EDITION) = 12981
39. SCANDAL - Shojo S = 12630
40. 10-FEET - Super Stomper = 12326
41. Versailles - Ascendead Master = 12006
42. mihimaru GT - An rock = 11771
43. Fukuyama Masaharu - Keshin = 11053
44. TV Anime "K-On! (Keion!)" Outro Theme: Don't Say "Lazy" = 10807
45. Kiyoshiro Imawano - Oh! Radio = 10429
46. Mitsuko Nakamura - Tsureai = 9794
47. TV Anime "K-On! (Keion!)" Intro Theme: Cagayake! Girls = 9760
48. Boom Boom Satellites - Back on my Feet = 9667
49. Tohoshinki - Share the World / We Are! = 9512
50. HAN-KUN - Keep it Blazing = 9454

I voted for Peace loving people. I hope that Sha La La and Blue Days make it on there too.

...I have two things to say:

1. It's too freaking early for a best of album. And 2 discs?? Her whole discography will be in there!!

2. "All PV's"?? A version of Sing to the Sky already had all of her PVs (excluding Minna sora no shita and Yume wo mikata ni). Wow TWO whole more...

The way the best is being set up makes it like ayaka's retiring or worse, dying.

ugh yeah tell me about it Melody

ayaka's History 2006 - 2009

it sounds really terrible for a best compilation album if you ask me T_T

So basically, now that I've seen the tracklist, the first CD will be a single collection, and the limited versions will include the second disc featuring the fan favorites... That sounds better. Maybe it won't be so bad....

Ayu released A BEST after only 3 years so maybe this will be ok? On the other hand, she did have 3 albums by that time...

I don't like the title though! 'ayaka's history'?? At least it wasn't called 'Mikazuki' though-- I didn't like how Hirahara Ayaka named her best album after her most famous (and actually only...) hit song.

This release has an actual purpose behind it because she is ill and may not release new music for a long time. Less ridiculous than all the best releases from ayumi & kumi.

I don't see the purpose. It seems like a way to milk money like most best albums, especially after only 2 studio albums. Not that Kuu and Ayu are any better, but just saying, this release is not so "tantalizing." If she made a few new songs for it, or rearranged them, then I would want to buy it

:yes

that's why for this case , I will wait for the OS press to roll out

I don't want to spend so much $ on a Japan press , it doesn't have any good/meaningful purpose at all :no

it's a different thing if like what you said , she were to rearrange/resung some of her older material then there will be more incentive for me to preorder the album online

since that's not the case , I will wait for the OS press as I'm no rush to die die get it

I'm going to buy it either way, but I too would have liked it if she put a couple new songs in it...

It would have been cool if she put all of her previously not included in album b-sides in the second disc instead of fan favorites, but then it wouldn't be a best, it would be a b-side collection, and she doesn't have enough anyway. Just a thought ( :P ).

235　175　***,705　*,612,546　*56　絢香 「Sing to the Sky」

FM out of top 300

minna sora no shita
4th week total
33,127

thanks dude for the sales update

who's the sad sod that voted 1 star for the thread ? :grumpy

I hope the single can break 40k...

and I guess her last 3 singles will be on the new album, right? So, hopefully it will still sell well, because people who didn't buy the singles waiting for the album, will just buy this album since it has the songs on it.

So I've been trying really hard to get into ayaka's music xD But I just can't. I don't know why either D: Although I do like Jewelry Day.

Well then you still have great taste; that's her best song IMO. Have you tried Mikazuki?

^ I haven't heard Mikazuki yet. I was listening to her First Message album but got bored after I believe. So I stopped listening.

Hmm. Well try to give the whole album a full listen, I'm guessing you'll find a few songs you really like. If not, you get your money back! :lech

@ Nintendo - you're not the only 1 who doesn't like ayaka's raspy husky voice that much

even my younger sister wasn't able to adapt to ayaka's initally since she's more YUI inclined

she's fine with ayaka's voice now though & yes you definitely should try Mikazuki , it's still her only #1 single in her career to date

Nintendo - I like most of her single songs like Te wo tsunagou, Mikazuki, Minna Sora no Shita (though it's not my favorite), Okaeri, Jewelry day... but NONE of her album tracks!
I think they are kind of too weird for my taste, like really weird but I could get into them if I'd listen to them a lot but I still never find time to do that xD. So maybe you should try out her single songs more?

I remember hearing about ayaka and downloading First Message and I seriously was just like you (I actually didn't like any song xD). But despite that later I tried Mikazuki (even though I didn't like it at first listen) and now it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard by her.

So, yeah, give her single songs a try.