Third most No.1 singles

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This is a sequel to gakkun's Second most No.1's in history + 18 million singles sold topic.

With STEP you/is this LOVE? Ayu has passed Akina Nakamori in the number of singles to make #1 on the Oricon chart.

She is now tied with Mr Children in third place for the number of singles to reach #1:

Number of #1 Singles
B'z - 34
Seiko Matsuda - 25
Ayumi Hamasaki - 22
Mr. Children - 22
Akina Nakamori - 21

Among female singers only, Ayu is tied with Kyoko Koizumi for the most singles to make the Oricon Top 10:

Number of Top 10 Singles (female)
Ayumi Hamasaki - 33
Kyoko Koizumi - 33
Seiko Matsuda - 31
Namie Amuro - 29
Momoe Yamaguchi - 29
Miho Nakayama - 29

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