Well, the lyrics of the song are amazing as well as the composition-y ness. XD

The title fits so well <3 'no more words' <3

Um, if this is directed toward me, why don't you just say so? I apologize if it isn't.

I never said Koda Kumi wasn't talented. I was arguing about how she hasn't made the same sales impact as the idols that came before her (Ayu, Hikki, Namie) i.e. in both single and album sales.

I personally won't get into a debate about Ayu vs. Kumi, because I think it's a waste of time. Needless to say, I like some of Koda Kumi's songs, but there is a lot I don't like. Among her new, non-12-weeks-of-Christmas songs, I only like I'll Be There.

I'll disagree about Dearest and No More Words.

Disagree on..? :O

Oh god no, not you, just Anthony cos he loves Ayu too much. One day, he will see Ayu's face without make up and he'll hate her forever. :laugh

I like both songs :) Dearest, I think, is essential Ayu. And No More Words is one of the best Ayu songs I've ever heard.

Wow, we all like Ayu songs but our choices contrast. I think Rainy Day is so awesome, the best Ayu song ever. Together with Rainbow and STEP you. And I can bet there's 21984712487 who disagree with this. And that makes this place beautiful. :)

Oh, sorry then. I should warn you, though, that I tend to love Ayu too much too. Hehe. But I won't be all obsessive-defensive.

And I personally don't think Ayu will look bad without make up on. I can easily imagine her without it.

What successful musical artist anywhere doesn't have an image? :)

Without an image, they might as well be singing in coffee shops and hotel lounges. Or Vegas :D

With a title like that, I'd expect her to shut up for the entire duration of the song. Not that I hate her or anything, but wow I hate that song. It's so very weak to me. I need more listens I guess..
Don't worry, same here, except the Ayu=obsession wore off a little, replaced with Mika-ness.

There's no need to be mean :P

That's my experience with a lot of Ayu songs. I need time to let them sink in. Ourselves took me three years to appreciate. Maybe the same thing will happen with Startin' and Step You? But that's just me.

I reserve my hate for songs by "artists" like The Cheeky Girls. Heh. Hate is such a strong word :)

Ok, dislike sounds milder and nicer and easier to change. I dislike some Ayu songs, especially Dearest, No More Words, and some My Story tracks. Hate is reserved for Humming 7/4, blasphemy. I think the more songs you have, the higher the chance for a song people might not like.

Ourselves was a 3-listen-wonder for me.

Haha, I can understand your hate for Humming 7/4. But Lord help me I love that song, along with Bold & Delicious :D

Well, in my case, how I react to music in general is usually in flux. I will like a song at some point, and then feel apathetic towards it, and then like it again. Or I'll dislike a song intensely (Hikki's Colors), and then suddenly fall in love with it. It's a very irrational process, but I think it keeps things interesting :)

I'm not that crazy over Ourselves at the moment. It's a lot of on-again, off-again. But time will tell.

By the way, I think we've officially veered away from the topic at hand... ;)

So, I think the next single will sell as much as Blue Bird, but I don't think it will sell as well as last year's batch. Sign of the times. I'm crossing my fingers that it isn't released on September. It would be fun if Ayu came out with something on October. I don't think she's ever released an October single since For My Dear...

Uemara-san just hopes that she might release in October..

Hopefully she releases earlier.. :]

Wow, thanks... @__@

the Loveppears cover is amazing... provocative and sexy, beautiful. Dunno why you don't think so?


edit: LOL i realized this thread is an extremely old bump by above poster... lol...

The LOVEppears cover is good and provocative, but she's more photoshopped there than on the S/S covers.

.....i really don't think so

thank you for speaking up. i refrained from replying because it would make me seem defensive. but lol... i really don't see how zyoeru could consider loveppears heavily photoshopped... and I REALLY can't see how they would think loveppears is more photoshopped than sunrise cover?!

Maybe he meant the appears single cover? They made her dark there.
But I don't think she's that photoshopped in the LOVEppears cover. I love that cover and I love that album! It's much better than anything Ayu is doing nowadays in my opinion (with a few exceptions).

lol yeah i'm sure LOVEppears is photoshopped but to say it's more photoshopped than the S/S covers is just...weird imo. but that's just my opinion and he can have his. i strongly disagree though LOL

Wow it's kinda depressing that she used to be able to sell over 1,700,000 albums in a week yet now 400,000 seems a struggle after 25 weeks!

Yeah, yeah, I know that she was in her prime back then and illegal downloading has increased a zillion-fold since 2002, but...yeah...i can't help but feel kinda bleak...

sad.
maybe its the recession now?
but boybands are selling like O.M.G x.x
maybe if it include sales worldwide ayu would be over a million..

edited : this thread is like 3 years ago? lol

@sakumadrops Yeah, it was me, but I must say my bump was really random xD While I did searching I saw this thread and I had to reply!

This thread should be seriously updated.

thanks!

shes surely the queen of j-pop//

Boybands are more popular than singular singers. I dunno why, maybe 'cause they're handsome? lol (ok ok someone have good vocals also :rolleyes)

I don't pay attention to sales nowadays. I must confessed, I'm really happy for high sales but isn't important at all.
Even with low sells she's still pretty popular among japanese people.

I'm sure that a day she will return to break the million, like Namie.
She need to make THE SONG. Like M, SEASONS, A Song for XX.. a masterpiece like them :yes

haha hell yea.
boybands = handsome + can sing ? = sell alot.
Ayu = Gorgeous + can sing ? = lesser?
maybe boybands got more handsome + can sing guys & Ayu only got Ayu. LOL

(For the previous page)

LOVEppears is the best album exists imo.

I really LOVE the cover even though it's noy my favorite cover of ayu.

Btw Duty is ayu's best selling original album, LOVEppears is the 2nd and I am... the 3rd.

wow!! the sales for A BEST first week :tired can someone try to get the full weekly sales for (miss)understood, guilty, secret ad next level as well??

About the cover of LOVEppears LOL. I personally think it's the worst cover she's ever had. You can tell that her chest is photoshopped soooo unnaturally, because I for one have never seen a woman with a chest like that. LOL

I love this thread!! so interesting! thanks so much!

^.... no comment :laugh

There are always phases for music. In the 90s it was dance groups (mostly female, even), at the turn of the millennium it was female solo artists, and now it's boy-groups. This one has been going on quite a while but I wouldn't be surprised if trends shift in the near future as is.

let me guess... you're a dude?

<--- confirmed!

^ Well done, but I know what the chest looks like on both sexes. O_o

I think we should stop complaining about the boy bands... it's a fact they can sell better; so? There's nothing we can do... it really is the era where we have to lower the bar for female solo singers.

There will be no way; let me repeat, no way that Ayu or any female solo singer can sell millions in the first week or anything close to that feat.

100k is the new benchmark for an Ayu single; maybe 300-500k for an Ayu album.

It's okay if you disagree with me though. :P

LovePPEARS cover was considered very new and fresh because of the nudity right?? I thought it captured Japan's attention, its wrong to say its a bad cover. And I thought Duty was her best selling studio album.

Yes Duty is ayu's best selling original album.
It outsold LOVEppears in 300,000 and something. XD

Yeah but isn't it a matter of aesthetic taste? I think nudity can be done terrifically, but sadly I don't think it was done to its potential there, therefore I think it's a bad cover, whereas with Mirrorcle World the nudity there was much nicer, same with RAINBOW's cover, that was soooo pretty. But LOVEppears' is just bad imo.

And yeah, Duty is her best selling album...

^While I agree the nudity is best on Mirrorcle OWrld and Rainbow, I thought it was effectively done and fitting in Loveppears. it was fierce and fresh, and very mature (which was great with the expression of Ayu). it was very metropolitan feeling and it fit in with the club like sound of the album imo.

And most importantly, no "I'm lost" face or anything horrific like that. :yes

I love Ayu's older albums and it isn't surprising they're such million sellers.
Isn't it funny that under her best selling albums are the ones with nude covers? So random, but it's a funny coincidence and I love those covers the most. XD

Wow. I don't know A BEST reached 4million! Wow! I gotta buy that album too althoug it's really long time ago!

more update I got from JPM

A Song for XX
99/01/11　**1　548,210　548,210(Two week total due to holidays)
99/01/18　**1　169,570　717,780
99/01/25　**2　126,160　843,940
99/02/01　**1　103,800　947,740
99/02/08　**1　*86,320　1,034,060
99/02/15　**2　*44,490　1,078,550
99/02/22　**4　*36,040　1,114,590
99/03/01　**8　*28,550　1,143,140
99/03/08　*18　*19,600　1,162,740
99/03/15　*21　*18,150　1,180,890
99/03/22　*28　*14,350　1,195,240
99/03/29　*40　**8,320　1,203,560
99/04/05　*43　**8,260　1,211,820
99/04/12　*51　**6,680　1,218,500
99/04/19　*52　**4,960　1,223,460
99/04/26　*41　**5,630　1,229,090
99/05/03　*62　**5,360　1,234,450
99/05/10　*58　**4,650　1,239,100
99/05/17　*45　**4,480　1,243,580
99/05/24　*37　**5,110　1,248,690
99/05/31　*54　**3,870　1,252,560
99/06/07　*55　**5,260　1,257,820
99/06/14　*62　**4,270　1,262,090
99/06/21　*51　**5,710　1,267,800
99/06/28　*56　**4,350　1,272,150
99/07/05　*67　**4,480　1,276,630
99/07/12　*76　**4,800　1,281,430
99/07/19　*88　**3,730　1,285,160
99/07/26　*53　**5,050　1,290,210
99/08/02　*55　**5,920　1,296,130
99/08/09　*51　**6,450　1,302,580
99/08/16　*50　**6,920　1,309,500
99/08/23　*26　*11,930　1,321,430
99/08/30　*28　*11,210　1,332,640
99/09/06　*39　**8,810　1,341,450
99/09/13　*19　*13,260　1,354,710
99/09/20　*37　**9,700　1,364,410
99/09/27　*26　**8,600　1,373,010
99/10/04　*36　**7,770　1,380,780
99/10/11　*56　**4,830　1,385,610
99/10/18　*54　**4,640　1,390,250
99/10/25　*61　**3,620　1,393,870
99/11/01　*76　**3,000　1,396,870
99/11/08　*93　**2,460　1,399,330
99/11/15　*93　**2,410　1,401,740
99/11/22　*56　**4,330　1,406,070
99/11/29　*77　**2,860　1,408,930
00/01/17　*63　**8,460　1,417,390(Two week total due to holidays)
00/01/24　*66　**3,090　1,420,480
00/01/31　*82　**2,520　1,423,000
00/06/26　*76　**3,150　1,426,150
00/08/28　*82　**2,970　1,429,120
00/09/11　*76　**2,980　1,432,100
00/10/16　*96　**2,300　1,434,400
00/10/23　*81　**2,880　1,437,280
00/10/30　*97　**2,610　1,439,890
01/01/15　100　**6,830　1,446,720(Two week total due to holidays)
01/01/22　*99　**2,640　1,449,360
01/01/29　*89　**2,550　1,451,910

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LOVEppears
99/11/22　**1　1,201,870　1,201,870
99/11/29　**1　*,241,620　1,443,490
99/12/06　**1　*,178,600　1,622,090
99/12/13　**2　*,130,110　1,752,200
99/12/20　**4　*,100,360　1,852,560
99/12/27　**7　*,*70,950　1,923,510
00/01/03　**9　*,*70,660　1,994,170
00/01/17　**7　*,142,640　2,136,810(Two week total due to holidays)
00/01/24　**9　*,*31,950　2,168,760
00/01/31　*11　*,*21,510　2,190,270
00/02/07　*17　*,*19,540　2,209,810
00/02/14　*19　*,*17,150　2,226,960
00/02/21　*15　*,*16,650　2,243,610
00/02/28　*15　*,*13,370　2,256,980
00/03/06　*21　,**16,110　2,273,090
00/03/13　*25　*,*12,970　2,286,060
00/03/20　*35　*,**9,520　2,295,580
00/03/27　*42　*,**8,300　2,303,880
00/04/03　*47　*,*10,220　2,314,100
00/04/10　*49　*,**7,610　2,321,710
00/04/17　*41　*,**7,980　2,329,690
00/04/24　*40　*,**6,900　2,336,590
00/05/01　*43　*,**6,330　2,342,920
00/05/08　*46　*,**6,510　2,349,430
00/05/15　*49　*,**6,830　2,356,260
00/05/22　*43　*,**5,240　2,361,500
00/05/29　*37　*,**5,950　2,367,450
00/06/05　*31　*,**9,980　2,377,430
00/06/12　*37　*,**8,040　2,385,470
00/06/19　*32　*,**7,480　2,392,950
00/06/26　*31　*,**8,020　2,400,970
00/07/03　*39　*,**9,570　2,410,540
00/07/10　*45　*,**6,420　2,416,960
00/07/17　*45　*,**6,540　2,423,500
00/07/24　*37　*,**6,820　2,430,320
00/07/31　*48　*,**6,210　2,436,530
00/08/07　*54　*,**5,260　2,441,790
00/08/14　*49　*,**5,230　2,447,020
00/08/21　*34　*,**6,540　2,453,560
00/08/28　*27　*,**8,560　2,462,120
00/09/04　*43　*,**5,890　2,468,010
00/09/11　*31　*,**6,570　2,474,580
00/09/18　*51　*,**4,400　2,478,980
00/09/25　*40　*,**4,810　2,483,790
00/10/02　*56　*,**4,910　2,488,700
00/10/09　*56　*,**4,320　2,493,020
00/10/16　*49　*,**4,850　2,497,870
00/10/23　*50　*,**4,830　2,502,700
00/10/30　*53　*,**4,480　2,507,180
00/11/06　*61　*,**4,090　2,511,270
00/11/13　*65　*,**3,960　2,515,230
00/11/20　*73　*,**3,290　2,518,520
00/11/27　*79　*,**2,930　2,521,450
00/12/25　*97　*,**2,950　2,524,400
01/01/01　*89　*,**3,090　2,527,490
01/01/15　*55　*,*13,570　2,541,060(Two week total due to holidays)
01/01/22　*59　*,**3,990　2,545,050
01/01/29　*57　*,**3,960　2,549,010
01/02/05　*76　*,**3,960　2,552,970
01/02/12　*75　*,**3,310　2,556,280
01/02/19　*98　*,**2,940　2,559,220
01/02/26　100　*,**2,910　2,562,130

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Duty
00/10/09　**1　1,682,760　1,682,760
00/10/16　**1　*,339,810　2,022,570
00/10/23　**1　*,205,180　2,227,750
00/10/30　**1　*,116,970　2,344,720
00/11/06　**3　*,*94,640　2,439,360
00/11/13　**5　*,*76,740　2,516,100
00/11/20　*10　*,*44,800　2,560,900
00/11/27　**9　*,*42,650　2,603,550
00/12/04　*17　*,*30,760　2,634,310
00/12/11　*20　*,*20,220　2,654,530
00/12/18　*21　*,*16,990　2,671,520
00/12/25　*18　*,*19,770　2,691,290
01/01/01　*15　*,*24,630　2,715,920
01/01/15　*12　*,*80,740　2,796,660(Two week total due to holidays)
01/01/22　*12　*,*22,710　2,819,370
01/01/29　*13　*,*13,480　2,832,850
01/02/05　*16　*,*15,100　2,847,950
01/02/12　*17　*,*13,010　2,860,960
01/02/19　*29　*,*10,040　2,871,000
01/02/26　*29　*,**7,890　2,878,890
01/03/05　*45　*,**6,100　2,884,990
01/03/12　*61　*,**3,990　2,888,980
01/03/19　*75　*,**3,890　2,892,870
01/03/26　*80　*,**4,070　2,896,940
01/04/02　*88　*,**3,600　2,900,540
01/04/09　*97　*,**3,880　2,904,420

A BEST*

2001/04/09 # 2 ( 2,874,870 )
2001/04/16 # 1 ( 510,160 )
2001/04/23 # 2 ( 240,950 )
2001/04/30 # 3 ( 130,390 )
2001/05/07 # 4 ( 103,250 )
2001/05/14 # 5 ( 89,550 )
2001/05/21 # 9 ( 37,020 )
2001/05/28 # 9 ( 30,890 )
2001/06/04 # 9 ( 24,260 )
2001/06/11 # 16 ( 20,140 )
2001/06/18 # 17 ( 18,370 )
2001/06/25 # 16 ( 14,960 )
2001/07/02 # 21 ( 13,840 )
2001/07/09 # 23 ( 12,570 )
2001/07/16 # 23 ( 10,840 )
2001/07/23 # 21 ( 11,630 )
2001/07/30 # 26 ( 9,530 )
2001/08/06 # 34 ( 8,030 )
2001/08/13 # 30 ( 7,500 )
2001/08/20 # 31 ( 8,060 )
2001/08/27 # 24 ( 10,370 )
2001/09/03 # 37 ( 7,330 )
2001/09/10 # 40 ( 7,880 )
2001/09/17 # 45 ( 5,270 )
2001/09/24 # 48 ( 4,360 )
2001/10/01 # 55 ( 3,820 )
2001/10/08 # 52 ( 5,010 )
2001/10/15 # 42 ( 5,070 )
2001/10/22 # 38 ( 5,040 )
2001/10/29 # 41 ( 4,980 )
2001/11/05 # 76 ( 3,630 )
2001/11/12 # 78 ( 3,490 )
2001/11/19 # 87 ( 3,090 )
2001/11/26 # 95 ( 2,440 )

[3 weeks off charts]

2001/12/24 # 74 ( 3,980 )
2001/12/31 # 68 ( 4,910 )
2002/01/14 # 47 ( 16,270 )
2002/01/21 # 55 ( 4,380 )
2002/01/28 # 72 ( 3,440 )

[42 weeks off charts]

2002/12/23 # 242 ( no data )
2002/12/30 fell from TOP 300
2003/01/13 # 280 ( no data )
2003/01/20 # 254 ( no data )
2003/01/27 # 281 ( no data )

[63 weeks off charts]

2004/04/26 # 133 ( no data )
2004/05/03 fell from TOP 300
2004/05/10 # 293 ( no data )
2004/05/17 # 293 ( no data )

Total sales: 4,291,244

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I Am...*

2002/01/14 # 1 ( 1,751,360 )
2002/01/21 # 2 ( 186,780 )
2002/01/28 # 2 ( 104,780 )
2002/02/04 # 4 ( 66,530 )
2002/02/11 # 6 ( 51,050 )
2002/02/18 # 9 ( 30,170 )
2002/02/25 # 12 ( 25,070 )
2002/03/04 # 22 ( 16,050 )
2002/03/11 # 33 ( 10,830 )
2002/03/18 # 45 ( 8,350 )
2002/03/25 # 41 ( 7,420 )
2002/04/01 # 53 ( 6,590 )
2002/04/08 # 76 ( 5,230 )
2002/04/15 # 68 ( 4,500 )
2002/04/22 # 66 ( 3,890 )
2002/04/29 # 56 ( 3,850 )
2002/05/06 # 79 ( 4,190 )
2002/05/13 # 63 ( 5,060 )
2002/05/20 # 80 ( 3,350 )
2002/05/27 # 71 ( 3,210 )

[4 weeks off]

2002/07/01 # 100 ( 2,760 )

[24 weeks off]

2002/12/23 # 298 ( no data )
2002/12/30 # 251 ( no data )
2003/01/13 # 256 ( no data )
2003/01/20 # 264 ( no data )

Total sales: 2,308,112


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Rainbow*

2002/12/30 # 1 ( 1,016,482 )
2003/01/13 # 1 ( 571,027 )
2003/01/20 # 3 ( 96,368 )
2003/01/27 # 3 ( 57,028 )
2003/02/03 # 7 ( 32,780 )
2003/02/10 # 16 ( 21,207 )
2003/02/17 # 22 ( 15,748 )
2003/02/24 # 26 ( 11,171 )
2003/03/03 # 37 ( 6,991 )
2003/03/10 # 59 ( 5,894 )
2003/03/17 # 74 ( 4,364 )
2003/03/24 # 56 ( 4,384 )
2003/03/31 # 110 ( 2,951 )
2003/04/07 # 147 ( 2,318 )
2003/04/14 # 136 ( 1,789 )
2003/04/21 # 162 ( 1,270 )
2003/04/28 # 166 ( 1,092 )
2003/05/05 # 207 ( 1,117 )
2003/05/12 # 189 ( 1,314 )
2003/05/19 # 223 ( 907 )
2003/05/26 # 256 ( 717 )

Total sales:1,857,570

A BALLADS*

2003/03/24 # 1 ( 561,127 )
2003/03/31 # 3 ( 129,241 )
2003/04/07 # 5 ( 71,053 )
2003/04/14 # 4 ( 38,427 )
2003/04/21 # 4 ( 22,316 )
2003/04/28 # 6 ( 15,730 )
2003/05/05 # 16 ( 11,627 )
2003/05/12 # 16 ( 11,756 )
2003/05/19 # 23 ( 7,109 )
2003/05/26 # 25 ( 5,708 )
2003/06/02 # 46 ( 4,927 )
2003/06/09 # 49 ( 4,193 )
2003/06/16 # 62 ( 3,013 )
2003/06/23 # 58 ( 2,604 )
2003/06/30 # 81 ( 2,118 )
2003/07/07 # 104 ( 2,452 )
2003/07/14 # 106 ( 2,261 )
2003/07/21 # 93 ( 2,283 )
2003/07/28 # 96 ( 2,328 )
2003/08/04 # 127 ( 1,982 )
2003/08/11 # 135 ( 1,761 )
2003/08/18 # 156 ( 1,523 )
2003/08/25 # 121 ( 2,152 )
2003/09/01 # 166 ( 1,304 )
2003/09/08 # 158 ( 1,580 )
2003/09/15 # 189 ( 1,091 )
2003/09/22 # 188 ( 1,073 )
2003/09/29 # 205 ( 1,051 )
2003/10/06 fell from TOP 300
2003/10/13 # 292 ( 764 )
2003/10/20 # 255 ( 745 )
2003/10/27 # 222 ( 822 )
2003/11/03 # 283 ( 703 )
2003/11/10 # 275 ( 731 )

[6 weeks off]

2003/12/29 # 255 ( 977 )
2004/01/12 # 210 ( 2,876 )
2004/01/19 # 190 ( 1,318 )
2004/01/26 # 240 ( 892 )

[12 weeks off]

2004/04/26 # 279 ( 624 )

Total sales: 924,242**



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Memorial Address*

2003/12/29 # 1 ( 524,028 )
2004/01/12 # 2 ( 306,521 )
2004/01/19 # 3 ( 63,471 )
2004/01/26 # 6 ( 36,190 )
2004/02/02 # 7 ( 24,121 )
2004/02/09 # 16 ( 17,520 )
2004/02/16 # 22 ( 11,479 )
2004/02/23 # 25 ( 9,993 )
2004/03/01 # 36 ( 6,899 )
2004/03/08 # 49 ( 5,537 )
2004/03/15 # 65 ( 3,662 )
2004/03/22 # 64 ( 3,718 )
2004/03/29 # 77 ( 3,259 )
2004/04/05 # 104 ( 2,658 )
2004/04/12 # 90 ( 2,934 )
2004/04/19 # 76 ( 2,793 )
2004/04/26 # 63 ( 2,711 )
2004/05/03 # 101 ( 2,037 )
2004/05/10 # 100 ( 2,476 )
2004/05/17 # 124 ( 1,781 )
2004/05/24 # 134 ( 1,392 )
2004/05/31 # 165 ( 1,142 )
2004/06/07 # 196 ( 1,132 )
2004/06/14 # 168 ( 1,177 )
2004/06/21 # 181 ( 1,088 )
2004/06/28 # 187 ( 1,052 )
2004/07/05 # 282 ( 947 )
2004/07/12 # 198 ( 1,294 )
2004/07/19 # 238 ( 983 )
2004/07/26 # 226 ( 1,023 )
2004/08/02 # 231 ( 1,190 )
2004/08/09 # 144 ( 1,635 )
2004/08/16 # 135 ( 1,601 )
2004/08/23 # 169 ( 1,379 )
2004/08/30 # 156 ( 1,421 )
2004/09/06 # 253 ( 971 )
2004/09/13 # 247 ( 871 )
2004/09/20 # 236 ( 888 )
2004/09/27 # 244 ( 779 )
2004/10/04 fell from TOP 300
2004/10/11 # 256 ( 894 )
2004/10/18 # 292 ( 655 )
2004/10/25 # 249 ( 885 )
2004/11/01 # 274 ( 747 )

[2 weeks off]

2004/11/22 # 298 ( 609 )

[4 weeks off]

2004/12/27 # 225 ( 1,042 )

[2 weeks off]

2005/01/17 # 289 ( 1,712 )

Total sales: 1,062,297

(miss)understood
06/01/16　**1　653,830　653,830　(2 week total due to holidays)
06/01/23　**2　*82,731　736,561
06/01/30　**4　*38,861　775,422
06/02/06　**8　*25,885　801,307
06/02/13　*11　*15,855　817,162
06/02/20　*16　*10,710　827,872
06/02/27　*24　**7,974　835,846
06/03/06　*45　**5,733　841,579
06/03/13　*53　**4,442　846,021
06/03/20　*56　**4,194　850,215
06/03/27　*65　**3,425　853,640
06/04/03　*85　**2,964　856,604
06/04/10　*99　**2,329　858,933
06/04/17　107　**1,895　860,828
06/04/24　122　**1,506　862,334
06/05/01　136　**1,290　863,624
06/05/08　158　**1,431　865,055
06/05/15　160　**1,448　866,503
06/05/22　200　***,954　867,457
06/05/29　204　***,847　868,304
06/06/05　236　***,902　869,206
06/06/12　274　***,689　869,895
06/06/19　257　***,766　870,661
06/06/26　182　***,916　871,577
06/07/03　190　**1,025　872,602
06/07/10　193　**1,042　873,644
06/07/17　212　***,851　874,495
06/07/24　283　***,679　875,174
06/07/31　279　***,736　875,910
06/08/07　293　***,785　876,695
(2 weeks out of Top 300)
06/08/28　275　***,738　877,433

single trajectories

NEVER EVER
01/03/19　**1　423,480　423,480
01/03/26　**2　102,410　525,890
01/04/02　**3　*70,140　596,030
01/04/09　**7　*53,220　649,250
01/04/16　**9　*28,210　677,460
01/04/23　*15　*21,760　699,220
01/04/30　*21　*18,650　717,870
01/05/07　*31　*13,800　731,670
01/05/14　*31　*11,680　743,350
01/05/21　*46　**5,560　748,910
01/05/28　*47　**4,740　753,650
01/06/04　*75　**3,330　756,980

Endless sorrow
01/05/28　**1　430,220　430,220
01/06/04　**3　130,370　560,590
01/06/11　**3　*81,780　642,370
01/06/18　**6　*42,570　684,940
01/06/25　*11　*26,650　711,590
01/07/02　*14　*18,100　729,690
01/07/09　*20　*15,620　745,310
01/07/16　*29　**8,760　754,070
01/07/23　*27　**7,240　761,310
01/07/30　*42　**4,480　765,790
01/08/06　*81　**2,720　768,510

UNITE!
01/07/23　**1　365,910　365,910
01/07/30　**4　*78,530　444,440
01/08/06　**7　*48,520　492,960
01/08/13　*14　*26,240　519,200
01/08/20　*23　*17,660　536,860
01/08/27　*18　*16,540　553,400
01/09/03　*41　**7,050　560,450
01/09/10　*49　**4,880　565,330
01/09/17　*67　**3,170　568,500
01/09/24　*79　**2,610　571,110

&
2003/07/21　**1位　287,002
2003/07/28　**2位　108,224
2003/08/04　**2位　*74,867
2003/08/11　**4位　*42,733
2003/08/18　**9位　*26,749
2003/08/25　*11位　*22,447
2003/09/01　*23位　*11,271
2003/09/08　*30位　**7,050
2003/09/15　*42位　**3,810
2003/09/22　*61位　**1,941
2003/09/29　*77位　**1,590
2003/10/06　115位　**1,129
2003/10/13　106位　***,954
2003/10/20　131位　***,678
2003/10/27　156位　***,513
2003/11/17　181位　***,493

AUDIENCE
2000/11/13　*2位　188,420
2000/11/20　*7位　*53,350
2000/11/27　15位　*26,340
2000/12/04　30位　*10,690
2000/12/11　48位　**5,260
2000/12/18　63位　**4,010
2000/12/25　72位　**2,810
2001/01/01　？位　**2,070

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M
00/12/25　**1　541,350
01/01/01　**1　185,290
01/01/15　**2　246,150(Two Week Total due to holidays)
01/01/22　**2　*95,770
01/01/29　**5　*58,770
01/02/05　**6　*57,490
01/02/12　**7　*47,370
01/02/19　*12　*28,320
01/02/26　*23　*19,320
01/03/05　*33　*11,550
01/03/12　*51　**6,650
01/03/19　*46　**5,770
01/03/26　*62　**3,840
01/04/02　*56　**3,660
01/04/09　*66　**2,840
01/04/16　*71　**2,830
01/04/23　*91　**2,100

Total: 1,319,070

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LOVE～Destiny～／LOVE～since 1999～　(つんく)

Week # / Rank / Weekly Sales / Total Sales / Week

*1週目 *1位 70,540 *70,540 1999/04/26 付
*2週目 *3位 65,960 136,500 1999/05/03 付
*3週目 *6位 73,420 209,920 1999/05/10 付
*4週目 *5位 63,520 273,440 1999/05/17 付
*5週目 *7位 71,720 345,160 1999/05/24 付
*6週目 *7位 42,740 387,900 1999/05/31 付
*7週目 12位 48,750 436,650 1999/06/07 付
*8週目 10位 31,890 468,540 1999/06/14 付
*9週目 13位 22,090 490,630 1999/06/21 付
10週目 15位 19,720 510,350 1999/06/28 付
11週目 17位 22,860 533,210 1999/07/05 付
12週目 15位 20,940 554,150 1999/07/12 付
13週目 17位 15,800 569,950 1999/07/19 付
14週目 25位 12,320 582,270 1999/07/26 付
15週目 31位 11,070 593,340 1999/08/02 付
16週目 35位 10,390 603,730 1999/08/09 付
17週目 41位 *8,550 612,280 1999/08/16 付
18週目 42位 *6,820 619,100 1999/08/23 付
19週目 47位 *5,580 624,680 1999/08/30 付
20週目 55位 *4,910 629,590 1999/09/06 付
21週目 55位 *4,180 633,770 1999/09/13 付
22週目 55位 *3,960 637,730 1999/09/20 付
23週目 55位 *4,110 641,840 1999/09/27 付
24週目 65位 *3,280 645,120 1999/10/04 付
25週目 72位 *3,220 648,340 1999/10/11 付
26週目 82位 *2,450 650,790 1999/10/18 付


A COMPLETE~All SIngles~
1st Week
Position: #1
Sales: 538,876

2nd Week
Position: #2
Sales: 119,351
Total Sales: 658,227

3rd Week
Position: #4
Sales: 59,729
Total Sales: 717,956

4th Week
Position: #4
Sales: 33,261
Total Sales: 751,217

5th Week
Position: #6
Sales: 18,558
Total Sales: 769,775

6th Week
Position: #11
Sales: 13,234
Total Sales: 783,009

7th Week
Position: #14
Sales: 9,232
Total Sales: 792,241

8th Week
Position: #28
Sales: 6,305
Total Sales: 798,546

9th Week
Position: #27
Sales: 4,935
Total Sales: 803,481

10th Week
Position: #36
Sales: 3,557
Total Sales: 807,038

11th Week
Position: #47
Sales: 2,763
Total Sales: 809,801

12th Week
Position: #66
Sales: 3,010
Total Sales: 812,811

13th Week
Position: #67
Sales: 2,832
Total Sales: 815,643

14th Week
Position: #72
Sales: 3,101
Total Sales: 818,744

15th Week
Position: #48
Sales: 3,957
Total Sales: 822,701

16th + 17th Weeks
Position: #48
Sales: 8,979
Total Sales: 831,680

18th Week
position : #48
sales : 2,803
Total sales : 834,483

19th Week
Position: #66
Sales: 2,021
Total Sales: 836,504

20th Week
Position: #105
Sales: 1,569
Total Sales: 838,073

21st Week
Position: #102
Sales: 1,576
Total Sales: 839,649

22nd Week
Position: #125
Sales: 1,190
Total Sales: 840,839

23rd Week
Position: #120
Sales: 1,118
Total Sales: 841,957

24th Week
Position: #155
Sales: 908
Total Sales: 842,865

25th Week
Position: #171
Sales: 1,067
Total Sales: 843,932

26th Week
Position: #187
Sales: 927
Total Sales: 844,859

27th Week
Position: #200
Sales: 834
Total Sales: 845,693

28th Week
Position: #216
Sales: 760
Total Sales: 846,453

29th Week
Position: #261
Sales: 752
Total Sales: 847,205

30th Week
Position: #230
Sales: 626
Total Sales: 847,831

31st Week
Position: #225
Sales: 565
Total Sales: 848,396

32nd Week
Position: #188
Sales: 604
Total Sales: 849,000

33rd Week
Position: #235
Sales: 645
Total Sales: 849,645

34th Week
Position: #223
Sales: 610
Total Sales: 850,255

35th Week
Position: #248
Sales: 464
Total Sales: 850,719

36th Week
Position: #287
Sales: 415
Total Sales: 851,134

37th Week
Position : #240
Sales : 555
Total sales : 851,689

38th Week
Position : #223
Sales : 570
Total Sales : 852,259
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Total Sales By Far: 852,259

GUILTY
1+2 week
position : #2
sales : 432,113　

3rd week
position : #2
sales : 72,027

4th week
Position: #7
Sales: 24,715


5th Week:

Position: #19
Sales: 12,340

6th Week:

Position: #23
Sales: 8,826

7th Week:

Position: #40
Sales: 4,371

8th Week:

Position: #43
Sales: 3,392

9th Week:

Position: #79
Sales: 2,004

10th Week:

Position: #91
Sales: 1,886

11th Week:

Position: #134
Sales: 1,371

12th week :
position : #145
sales : 1,245

13th week :
position : #188
sales : 1,024

14th week :
position : # 262
sales : 800

15th week :
Position :
sales : 755

16th week :
position :
sales : 800

17th week :
position : #242　
sales : 619　
Total sales : 568,288

thanks riozZ ^^ amazing

thanks for sharing~~

thank you

this thread has cool info

This is nice thread for the infos. I think this should fit on the Databank. Thanks for putting this.

I agree with you. I don't really like what Ayu is making with her music now. People buy music not the cover although covers can help, isn't it?

LOVEppears is my most favorite studio album as far, then A Song for XX, I am...

Duty is Ayu's best-selling studio album by far. A BEST is a compilation album so I don't think it should be labeled with her other studio albums. Maybe?

This is really good to know. :yes

Amazing. I had no idea A BEST charted in 2004 as well. I knew A Song for xx and LOVEppears both had a long chart life but A BEST is a total mystery to me. I don't understand how it was able to have such a long chart life but it's alright. :)

Good info, thank you very much. :)

A BEST also charted for 2 or 3 weeks on 2007. ^^