[NEWS] Ayu makes 20 million single sales milestone with BLUE BIRD

[truehappiness]

浜崎あゆみソロ史上初！シングル２０００万枚突破
歌手、浜崎あゆみ（２７）が２１日に発売した通算４０枚目のシングル「ＢＬＵＥ　ＢＩＲＤ」が発売１週目で １６．１万枚のセールスを記録、ソロアーティストとしては史上初のシングル総売り上げ２０００万枚突破の快 挙を成し遂げた。

これまでシングルで総売り上げ２０００万枚突破を果たしたのは、Ｂ’ｚ、サザンオールスターズ、Ｍｒ．Ｃｈ ｉｌｄｒｅｎ、ＳＭＡＰの４組のみで、女性アーティストとしても初の快挙。

また、今作で浜崎のシングル首位は、平成１４年の「Ｆｒｅｅ＆Ｅａｓｙ」から１５作連続、通算２７作目とな り、自身の持つ女性アーティストのシングル首位獲得数記録も更新した。


It is the first in the history of the Ayumi Hamasaki solo. Single 20 million-piece breakthrough
Single "BLUE BIRD" of the 40th totaling piece that singer and Ayumi Hamasaki (27) put on the market on the 21st recorded 161,000 sales on the week first, and the heroic deed of first-ever single total 20 million sales breakthrough was accomplished as a solo artist.

Heroic deed that is only four pairs (z, Southern All Stars, Mr.Children, and B 'SMAP) single it up to now accomplishments of total 20 million sales breakthrough more first as female artist.

Moreover, Hamasaki's single head position became totaling 27 work eyes, and updated own female artist's single head position acquisition number record from "Free&Easy" in 2002 by 15 continuous works in the work now.

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt20...006062716.html

It seems that BLUE BIRD has sold 161,000 copies.. yay! I hope it does just as good the 2nd week.. :3

[SunshineSlayer]

Well, at least that is an improvement over Startin.

[truehappiness]

I just hope the sales can be maintained / drop at a steady rate for at least another 4 weeks.. :]

[usually the 300k mark can be hit by then]

However, I find it awesome that she's the only solo artist ever to sell 20 million+ singles :3

[jkm444]

yay ! at least this single will guarantee will sale better then her last 2 singles.

[shavoingin]

i hope it sells as much or more than HEAVEN

[~X2RADialbomber~]

YAY! I'm so happy ^^

WoW! First solo female to have 20 million in singles?!! We should send this to Guinness World Records. Hikaru Utada & Koda Kumi are on there. She should be too!

[*Petit*]

Originally Posted by spacelion

WoW! First solo female to have 20 million in singles?!! We should send this to Guinness World Records. Hikaru Utada & Koda Kumi are on there. She should be too!

shoulden't she be already? She's the most selling female solo artist in asia... Utada has the best selling album, but what record did koda set?

[andre2907]

Congrats. Ayu! That's a good first week sales!

Originally Posted by *Petit*

shoulden't she be already? She's the most selling female solo artist in asia... Utada has the best selling album, but what record did koda set?

We can't be sure of that. We don't have the total numbers of every chinese/taiwanese/korean singers...

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Oh. >>

Shouldn't Tsukiko Amano have a record instead XD 5 singles in one day?

She isn't on Guiness because she released 12 singles in 12 weeks, it's because all of them went Top 10.

Originally Posted by spacelion

Also with her new single 4 hot wave, she has a record for 4 a sides & 4 PVs in one single.

Mmm... I don't think that's a record

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by andre2907

We can't be sure of that. We don't have the total numbers of every chinese/taiwanese/korean singers...

Mmm... I don't think that's a record

omg, sales in China/Taiwan/Korea are reaaaaaaaaaaalllly low.. like high album sales are like 40k..

[ayu_fan929]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

omg, sales in China/Taiwan/Korea are reaaaaaaaaaaalllly low.. like high album sales are like 40k..

Uhhhh no. Jay Chou's album (forgot which one) sold 3 million across Asia, and Jolin's recent album broke 2 million. But the individual markets like HK, Singapore and Korea have low sales. (but then again, you have to take in account their size of population)

But I think Ayu is at least top 2 in the "best selling female solo artist in Asia" category. The only singer I think can rival her is Faye Wong.

And yeah, Hikki's "Frist Love" is the best selling album in Asia.

[kiseki89]

Go ayu! BLUE BIRD is available in singapore's HMV, so sales should be increasing soon.

Originally Posted by *Petit*

shoulden't she be already? She's the most selling female solo artist in asia... Utada has the best selling album, but what record did koda set?

What record did Koda set?

[elepop]

So in summary...

- "BLUE BIRD" sold 161,000 copies on it's first week. (That is extremely good!)
- All her singles together surpassed 20 millions copies sold.
- "BLUE BIRD" is her 27th #1 single.

[truehappiness]

It's her.. 15th..number one single in a row..?

[ayu_fan929]

yep, it's confirmed by oricon.
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/26124/

Originally Posted by *Petit*

shoulden't she be already? She's the most selling female solo artist in asia... Utada has the best selling album, but what record did koda set?

12 singles in 12 weeks.

Originally Posted by ayu_fan929

yep, it's confirmed by oricon.
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/26124/


12 singles in 12 weeks.

Also with her new single 4 hot wave, she has a record for 4 a sides & 4 PVs in one single.

(Although Ayu has longest single running time for "A" [1:15:48])

[truehappiness]

Oh. >>

Shouldn't Tsukiko Amano have a record instead XD 5 singles in one day?


I wonder if Ayu's mass of rereleases in one day counted..

[ayu_fan929]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Oh. >>

Shouldn't Tsukiko Amano have a record instead XD 5 singles in one day?


I wonder if Ayu's mass of rereleases in one day counted..

well then I'm guessing that would be a different record altogether, one's for a day, and one's for week..

[truehappiness]

Eh. I don't think these really count as records anyway XD

The M.A visual-album-ness was more 'ooo~'.

What I don't understand is that how come (miss)understood sold so low when it had two photo albums, while BLUE BIRD had only a poster and sold really well. Isn't a photo album much better than a poster?