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Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan
^Ayu is actually in 2nd place
Recochoku reveals the best selling artists and songs of the past 15 years in celebration of their anniversary:
Top 10 artists:
1. EXILE (40 million sales reported)
2. Koda Kumi
3. Ayumi Hamasaki
4. ORANGE RANGE
5. Kobukoro
6. Ai Otsuka
7. GReeeeN
8. Hikaru Utada
9. Kana Nishino
10. Mika Nakashima
12. Namie Amuro
Full artist list: http://recochoku.jp/special/100530/
Top 5 was was reported to have sold over 20 million |
I know, but this is only recochoku, don't forget that.
iTunes is the biggest platform for digital sales since about 2010 and we have no clue how anybody was doing there overall. We only have the certifications for songs from RIAJ to count together and that's just a very rough estimation.
The only ones really knowing all sales are the record companies and managements themselves.