Uh, we really shouldn't be comparing Ayu's current album sales with her past album sales, because the context is simply completely different. Instead, we should be comparing NEXT LEVEL with the more recent releases such as Kuu's TRICK etc to determine whether or not she's doing okay. We already know that albums aren't selling as much as before not because Ayu has a significant decrease in fans or decline in popularity (okay, so if you compare her now to her 5 years ago, there WILL be a difference, but comparing the present to 1-2 years ago? Not so much), but rather, because of a hundred of other factors.
So relatively, Ayu IS actually doing rather well. The general artist doesn't sell nearly quite as much as Ayu does and just from that perspective I don't think there's anything to worry about. Not only that, Ayu's already secured her #1. Average sales of records within a particular market differs from period to period, so the only thing that will decide how well a certain record is doing is to compare it to the other releases at the time. And in this sort of comparison, Ayu really is doing quite well I believe.
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lol honestly... i dont
so obviously i have to make that assumption
on another thread i asked how it got worse and i didn't receive an answer
so could you fill me in?
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The recession in Japan would obviously have an impact on CD sales. All records sell on an average less now and the recession in Japan is one contributing factor (but it obviously hasn't been the sole cause of the decline in sales.) I don't think the main factor contributing to many artists' decline in sales is the decrease in the number of fans, but rather, the amount of people who'd choose to actually get out to buy an album rather than just download it.