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Old 19th January 2010, 10:31 PM
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Oricon 2009

Overall artist sales (Single, Album, DVD) [in Yen]:

*1 14,461,000,000 嵐
*2 12,932,000,000 EXILE
*3 *6,895,000,000 東方神起
*4 *5,374,000,000 B'z
*5 *5,200,000,000 The Beatles
*6 *5,182,000,000 GReeeeN
*7 *5,181,000,000 Mr.Children
*8 *4,694,000,000 Michael Jackson
*9 *3,436,000,000 浜崎あゆみ

10 *3,255,000,000 絢香


** *1,887,000,000 安室奈美恵
Source for top five: http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/s...218_01_06.html

Ayu did rather well for 2009 considering that these other acts were so much more wildly popular. As far as I can remember, 2009 had Days/GREEN, Rule/Sparkle, AT08, NEXT LEVEL, Sunrise/Sunset, and CDL08-09. It seems a little weird that Ayu made it to the top ten with just that...

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