Ayu is so endearing now that's she's a flop.

That last time I checked being in the top 10 was hardly a flop.

I agreed. Its a great accomplishment, regardless of her fantastic past.

Lol.

This is so sad, I thought she would have no problem staying #3 :thud
I blame Party Queen



's ass-cover

flop or not, as long as she still exists and brings new music for her fans =))
and she'll still remain as a legend of jpop music industry..

Today's ranking

1 14,164 ＢＥＳＴ　ＳＴＯＲＹ　～Ｌｉｆｅ　ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ～ ASR 12/11/7
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2 12,814 ＢＥＳＴ　ＳＴＯＲＹ　～Ｌｏｖｅ　ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ～ ASR 12/11/7
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3 7,773 Ｐｏｐｃｏｒｎ JST 12/10/31
岚
4 - ＣＯＶＥＲＳ　２ UM 12/11/7
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5 - ＬＯＶＥ AVT 12/11/8
滨崎あゆみ

thank god in Recochoku this is much better!

http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/

Yet it has nothing to do with anything...

I dunno why people expect her career to suddenly start going uphill when it's been going downhill for years.

I'm guessing the sales between 3 and 5 are close, still betting on a #3 weekly.

Ayu is hopefully somewhere around 52k now and I hope she'll at least beat BENI. With two more days, I doubt the sales will cross 70k.

Charting in top 10 is great♥

#4 probably
Behind 2 juju best and 嵐 2nd week

i wish ayu could have some kinda "comeback", just like koda had with "Go to the Top"...

Koda also came back while performing on tv, which may or may not have helped sales. But any promotion helps, rather than just one lone billboard picture.

What about the numbers?

people act as if ayu wasn't debuting within the top 10 or earing millions anymore... XP
there are many artists who can only dream of this kind of success!

Same here.

I don't expect any increase in sales, but Party Queen DID flop hard, FIVE's first day was 56k while PQ plunged to a miserable 27k, and FIVE is a mini. For comparision Love songs sold 70k the first day. So why can't I blame PQ for this?

Party Queen had no singles nor tie-ups to promote it. Besides poorly promoted digital single, while FIVE had progress and live performances.