I honestly don't care whether or not any of my favourite albums for the year (including NEXT LEVEL) are in the top ten. I'm proud if they make it to top twenty. Especially when we're talking about Ayumi. She's up against major bands (specifically boy bands, lol...) and quite a few best albums. But even if those weren't in the competition, being in the top twenty albums of the year is nothing to be ashamed of. ^_^ Of course, I still hope NEXT LEVEL can continue to sell for a while longer. I'll be overjoyed if it can sell around ten thousand more. Which actually shouldn't be too much of a problem.