i didnt want to make another thread for the following info so since this is a oricon thread i guess i'll put it here.
total single/album sales in japan since 1980
year: (singles+albums)=totals
1980: (52,380,000+33,782,000)=086,162,000
1981: (52,318,000+40,578,000)=092,896,000
1982: (46,670,000+40,724,000)=087,394,000
1983: (46,731,000+40,117,000)=086,848,000
1984: (45,531,000+40,260,000)=085,791,000
1985: (41,991,000+39,160,000)=081,151,000
1986: (38,441,000+43,105,000)=081,546,000
1987: (35,858,000+42,753,000)=078,611,000
1988: (34,649,000+41,953,000)=076,602,000
1989: (37,335,000+46,568,000)=083,903,000
1990: (44,299,000+51,981,000)=096,280,000
1991: (60,477,000+71,790,000)=132,267,000
1992: (80,277,000+82,870,000)=163,147,000
1993: (107,440,000+76,515,000)=183,955,000
1994: (99,679,000+79,098,000)=178,777,000
1995: (123,887,000+102,587,000)=226,474,000
1996: (107,336,000+113,819,000)=221,115,000
1997: (102,289,000+97,578,000)=199,861,000
1998: (92,317,000+114,246,000)=206,563,000
1999: (88,450,000+112,701,000)=201,151,000
2000: (93,887,000+94,062,000)=187,949,000
2001: (75,338,000+99,109,000)=174,447,000
2002: (53,753,000+83,616,000)=137,369,000
2003: (45,314,000+64,637,000)=109,951,000
2004: (40,364,000+65,496,000)=105,860,000
2005: (42,218,000+65,000,000)=107,218,000
source:
http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi...1058747026/l50 post #725
*note: for they 'year' i dont no if its the oricon yr or the calendar yr they r talking about.
there mite have been sum errors but i guess this is wut the general sales r for each of the years.
a) singles r up from 2004 but down from 2003
b) albums have stayed about the same since 2003
c) economy has little to do w/cd sales