'again' NINKI ranking - #4 - 88.30 - behind 3 bests

[microphone]

Originally Posted by Ashen Twilight

Matsutoya Yumi's BEST album could also outsell again. It's already sold more than 100k copies this week alone. I'm expecting to maybe drop to 60k next week at the most.

How much did Yumi sell with her new best album in its debut week?

[Ashen Twilight]

Originally Posted by microphone

How much did Yumi sell with her new best album in its debut week?

336,234. I feel like she is going to have crazy longevity.

[TeamAyu2004]

^ do you mean the album or her?
Because she been around since the 70's... she's already got that longevity, lol.
by the by, which best album are you talking about?

edit: never mind, http://www.generasia.com wasnt updated, but wiki is...
a new best album that was released last month. Ill have to take a look at it (or at least a listen)

[freedreamer]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

She's probably the only one from that era doing better than Ayu at the moment, but she wasn't doing too hot for a while in comparison to Ayu until about 2006~2008.

It sorta helps that most of her music is incredibly radio friendly while what Ayu has been doing recently... not so much.

Namie had a new style no doubt. It was fun and experimental esp during PLAY and it really revived her career. but as for radio friendly, I think Ayu has some VERY radio friendly songs! esp more so in the recent years? Letter, call, Why, Melody, meaning of Love...those songs are so pop and J-POP japanese should love..like BLUE BIRD, Days, Sunrise. Just because they arnt main hits and single A-sides..they get overlooked by the general public and i doubt radio stations play these songs so often. and I guess thats the problem without releasing singles.

[TeamAyu2004]

it makes me wonder if avex even does 'radio singles' with ayumi's music.

[Ashen Twilight]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

^ do you mean the album or her?
Because she been around since the 70's... she's already got that longevity, lol.
by the by, which best album are you talking about?

I'm talking about Yuming's BEST album that was released last week. Of course she has longevity, but I feel her new album will also, knocking again to fifth place behind EXILE, YUI's two albums, Mr. Children, and if course, Yuming. It would sad if SNSD somehow beats again also....

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

considering the first 3 are best albums, I find this result interesting..the release it's even 3 days later

[ayu_ready?]

I don't know what Acex was thinking releasing her stuff with such a competition. it's like Avex ants to RIP ayumi hamasaki or something

[title156]

Originally Posted by ayu_ready?

I don't know what Acex was thinking releasing her stuff with such a competition. it's like Avex ants to RIP ayumi hamasaki or something

It's not avex but Ayu wants to celebrate her 15th anniversary, so every releases until April will be out on 8th.

[TeamAyu2004]

Originally Posted by ayu_ready?

I don't know what Acex was thinking releasing her stuff with such a competition. it's like Avex ants to RIP ayumi hamasaki or something

its not about the sales, this has already been stated.

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by ayu_ready?

I don't know what Acex was thinking releasing her stuff with such a competition. it's like Avex ants to RIP ayumi hamasaki or something

Originally Posted by title156

It's not avex but Ayu wants to celebrate her 15th anniversary, so every releases until April will be out on 8th.

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

its not about the sales, this has already been stated.

Agreed

We already know Ayu's 34, so why does it make sense for young people to start with Ayu? I don't think so!

(Maybe look at Leo Ieiri, where she's only 17, younger than me?)

[My Rainbow]

who cares about sales? as long as she keeps releasing good music, it's more than fine.

[Andrenekoi]

Yuming <3

[JackieRos]

top 5 is good and no reason to mention other artists.

[Didz-19]

yeah. She's #4 today~

[TeamAyu2004]

^ but three days behind (or 2) everyone else...
She'll be lucky to break into the top 5, maybe in even the top 10... I havent been paying attention to the charts this week.

[calltome]

Wow cool info!! and in the mist of 80,000 people from ages 10-40. Ayu still cracked the top 10!! that only shows how popular she really is!! i'm super proud