Ayu is #1 in the GLOBAL CHART!

[elepop]

Congrats to Ayu, she's #1 on the GLOBAL CHART!

AYUMI HAMASAKI'S '(MISS)UNDERSTOOD' IS THE FIRST NEW NO.1 OF THE YEAR 2006! RELEASED ON JANUARY 1, THE SET SOLD 654.000 COPIES TILL LAST TUESDAY (JANUARY 10)

Ayumi Hamasaki - (miss)understood
Avex Japan - 654.000 - 1 week at No.1 - Hot Shot Debut

[Raleigh]

Great Congrats to Ayu!

[shinde]

wow congrats to Ayu!! But week 1...?

[Sweer]

wow congrats *huggles Ayu* <- I wish

but do they count all sales for the global chart? I mean even those outside of Japan?

[Ryoko]

Yay! Maybe it really was the sales for one week? Who knows? Anyway glad she's #1

[elepop]

^^ Yes.

http://www.mediatraffic.de/

[Sweer]

I see thanks ^^

wow some artist are on that chart for weeks now and still manage to get a good spot

[ayu_fan929]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

^^ Yes.

http://www.mediatraffic.de/

actually, i dont think they count outside of japan sales, cos the number is directly taken out from oricon

[elepop]

Originally Posted by ayu_fan929

actually, i dont think they count outside of japan sales, cos the number is directly taken out from oricon

Then why is it called "Global Chart"?

Well yeah, the Japan numbers are from Oricon. But I think it's Japan, USA, and UK combined. I doubt The Strokes would have been #2 in Japan.

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

Then why is it called "Global Chart"?

Well yeah, the Japan numbers are from Oricon. But I think it's Japan, USA, and UK combined. I doubt The Strokes would have been #2 in Japan.

Good question. Probably it's because it's easier to get the info for Oricon than collect the wordlwide sales for Japanese artists.

[evechoco]

thanks for the info, congrats to ayu

[kournikova]

congrats.... though I feel that ayu is descending right now >.<

[ayu_fan929]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

Then why is it called "Global Chart"?

Well yeah, the Japan numbers are from Oricon. But I think it's Japan, USA, and UK combined. I doubt The Strokes would have been #2 in Japan.

well the strokes have the us n the uk. i doubt that (miss) understood would have got onto the US billboard charts. (i think thats where they get their sales info from for the US/UK etc.) the "global" chart i think just means, they compare the album sales on a global level. it doesnt mean they have the numbers from overseas countries. ie: (miss) understood sold 654k in japan, that just happened to be the #1 seller in the world at the same time.

[elepop]

Originally Posted by ayu_fan929

the "global" chart i think just means, they compare the album sales on a global level. it doesnt mean they have the numbers from overseas countries. ie: (miss) understood sold 654k in japan, that just happened to be the #1 seller in the world at the same time.

That's exactly what I meant. lol

[andre2907]

That's unfair. That's 2 week sales, not one, so Ayu shouldn't be number 1 (all the others on the list are only one week sales).

Originally Posted by asongforXX

Then why is it called "Global Chart"?

Well yeah, the Japan numbers are from Oricon. But I think it's Japan, USA, and UK combined. I doubt The Strokes would have been #2 in Japan.

It's Global Charts but that's just the sales from Japan, because MediaTraffic only take information from official charts and Ayu is not in any official chart besides Oricon (other official charts are Japan, Australia, USA and some Europe countries).

[JinHamasaki]

Originally Posted by andre2907

That's unfair. That's 2 week sales, not one, so Ayu shouldn't be number 1 (all the others on the list are only one week sales).



It's Global Charts but that's just the sales from Japan, because MediaTraffic only take information from official charts and Ayu is not in any official chart besides Oricon (other official charts are Japan, Australia, USA and some Europe countries).

She would have still been in first with 400,000 copies though

[Qt Mashi]

yay! go Ayu~~

OMG LOL! THAT'S GREAT! XD

[Ryoko]

I think what happened was the sales they're talking about was from Jan 3 to Jan 10 or something else. Dunno.

[chibi_sunny]

AWESOME! she deserves it.