The Official Oricon Thread ~Party Queen~ II
 

Oricon Year of 2012 Overall Sales

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1st Week


2nd Week


3rd Week


4th Week


5th Week


6th Week


7th Week

1st Day
Position: #26

5th Day
Position: #25

Total Sales So Far: 135,807

Yay!
So when do we get the weekly ranking?

I thought she was #3 today?

Yay! I'm glad to see she's getting close to 100k :D!

She is :(

Is this the first time she's ever had an original album hit #3? Even on the dailies? For first week, of course.

I think today is the 8th day... the album was released on a monday this time around

^ yes, but it's still PQ's official 1st week as the weekly rankings haven't been released today.

But absolutely no #1 weekly - Acid Black Cherry will take that...

Imagine she got like, #5 o.o
But even I it was #3, it would still kinda suck

Number 3, hm? I begin to think there's something...wrong with this album :(

How could she get 5?
She was two all week but one day?

Well, it appears ikimono-gakari is on the #1 daily spot, but literally that's not going to affect her #2 weekly (or Acid Black Cherry's #1)...

^ I know that... but having them there for one day would not push her to 5, not even 3. lol

they weren't saying that she was going to get #5 lol

but idk, what if two new groups all of a sudden sold over 100k today :laugh

At this point, I'm okay with Ayu getting number two. Some people were jokingly saying, "looks like A BEST 3 will be released this year" and, to be honest, I'd be happy with that. :yes Not saying that it will happen or that Avex really cares about her sales at this point; I'm just trying to say that although this is dissapointing, it isn't the end of world or even the end of Ayu's legend/career.

Even if the album got #2, #3 or #5... Just yesterday she added a new date to the tour... So, besides all odds, I would say her career is still going pretty well...

I agree with that as well. :yes

it has been 5 years since her last BEST album, but I think it is going to be something that they hold off till next year.

I wouldn't mind A BEST 3 sometime this year or next year. I hope she includes a new ballad like she did with the release of A BEST 2 -BLACK-

@Pieces_of_SEVEN (I don't think I stylized your name correctly, sorry.)
Well, it's just my understanding that Avex hires a number of composers who frequently submit their work in a "collection pile" where singers can choose their pick. I remember an article that said the composition of BLUE BIRD was first selected by BoA but Ayumi liked it so much that she requested it for her own album. I don't think Ayumi pays their salaries. Mind you I am pretty ignorant in this matter so I wouldn't take my words too seriously.

As much as I'd love for Ayu to go to Number 1 every time, I'm starting to get the feeling that I will be glad if it doesn't hit 1.

Why? Too much pressure. Also people tend to put too much stock into the rankings and it's like, if it's good and you like it, then who cares right? I mean, if it's bad and she doesn't make money than that's bad yes, but as someone said she's got tour receipts a plenty so nothing to be worried about.

But I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say this