Ayu singles in Oricon Yearly Ranking

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by touchedstar

doesn't seem like she did all that well...

LOL I don't think so, I think she did well. Most people in AHS prefer the female japanese artists over the male ones. In Japan it seems like the opposite happens (there's simply a fever over boy bands and male artists). Even in her peak days, ayu was always far behind masle groups like CHEMISTRY and EXILE.
Mika Nakashima was the best selling female artist (we can't really be sure whether it was her herself, or the sucess of NANA, which is a very famous japanese series in Japan at the moment so it could be getting a ride in that fact, not to mention HYDE's name is printed because there's his collaboration on that single) and ayu was the second one with STEP you/is this LOVE? a single that really wasn't advertising anything (except for maybe taking a ride on japanese people's favorite song from MY STORY "my name's WOMEN"). Utada didn't even make it to the top 20, and I can't even say other famous jpop female artists there

[Coelacanth]

Too bad 'Sakura' isn't #1. That song really deserved it. Sad how there isn't one million selling single at all...

Honestly, I think 'my name's WOMEN' really helped the STEP you single, the 'making of' on MTV probably helped it alot too. Hate to say it, but I think sex appeal really sells her music better.

[Yukitora]

STEP you sold well because it was a double A-side (of which both tracks were fabulous) and that the DVD came with 3 new PVs, all of which also amazing.

Btw, Don't forget Benni K. Their Dreamland single takes the #1 spot for female artists excluding the NANA success. Ayu did win for the solo artists though ^_^

Also... if seishun amigo was released one week earlier it would've been the only 1 million unit selling signle for 2005. *sigh*

[Raleigh]

Originally Posted by Annabelle

I thought it was "H". "&" sold a little less than 600 000 copies. I'm getting tired of ORANGE RANGE, seriously. Never liked them, except for "LOCOLOTION" which was a cover. Yay for Ayu! I didn't expect HEAVEN to be in the yearly top 20, how great!

You're not the only one. I'm bored beyond belief with ORANGE RANGE and I don't know why Japan is so insane over them.

& sold 591,481 and not 1 million. H did sell a little over 1 million.

[Echiko]

I really thought HEAVEN would beat STEP you...*shrugs*

[ayu_fan929]

the list is actually not complete, theres many singles missing in the top 20...

heres the complete list:

01. Seishun Amigo--Shuuji to Akira 945,315
02. Sakura--Ketsumeishi 942,675
03. Four Dimensions--Mr. Children 924,379
04. *~Asterisk--ORANGE RANGE 628,329
05. SCREAM--GLAY X EXILE 537,783
06. Anniversary--Kinki Kids 525,905
07. OCEAN--B'z 505,649
08. Love Parade--ORANGE RANGE 447,393
09. FANTISTIPO--Haiji Toraji 427,043
10. GLAMOROUS SKY--Nakashima Mika 423,593
11. Onegai! Senorita--ORANGE RANGE 417,464
12. Kisuna--ORANGE RANGE 410,924
13. NO MORE CRY--D-51 401,461
14. BANG! BANG! Vacance!--SMAP 396,749
15. Koko ni shika Sakainai Hana--Kobukuro 376,904
16. Ai yo Yokubo no Hibi/LONELY WOMAN--Southern All Stars 371,706
17. Tomodachi e ~Say What You Will~--SMAP 365,011
18. Dreamland--BENNIE K 348,682
19. STEP you/is this LOVE?--Hamasaki Ayumi 345,340
20. ENDLESS STORY--Yuna Ito 345,112
21. Hana--ORANGE RANGE 338,147 (Total: 999,322)
22. Gekkouka--Janne Da Arc 321,977
23. HEAVEN--Hamasaki Ayumi 320,591
24. Velvet no Yami--Kinki Kids 319,120
25. fairyland (c/w alterna)--Hamasaki Ayumi 316,663
26. SMILY/Biidama--Otsuka Ai 308,337

Seishun Amigo is gonna b the nxt million seller!
ENDLESS STORY almost beat STEP you/is this LOVE?

[mui-gei-tal]

goodgood! ayu is doing well!
seishun amigo got sold out so quickly on yesasia! the limited edition is gone...
my friend told me it took 3 days...then baam...seishun amigo sold out~

[*Petit*]

THen I guess Ayumi Hamasaki, NANA and Ai Otsuka are the top female artists of the year. Since bands are the top of pop right now I think it's a good achievement of ayu. She's the top female idol still, many years after her debut.

[fairyland]

Thanks!!!GO AYU

[miyakeadeline]

Of coz Ayu rulez!!!
She's so lyrics-talented!!!
Really love her soooo much!!!!

[kournikova]

hmmm... still good ^^

[Uemarasan]

Originally Posted by Phantoma

Too bad 'Sakura' isn't #1. That song really deserved it. Sad how there isn't one million selling single at all...

Honestly, I think 'my name's WOMEN' really helped the STEP you single, the 'making of' on MTV probably helped it alot too. Hate to say it, but I think sex appeal really sells her music better.

Seishun Amigo is still at the top of the charts this week. It'll be this year's million seller, apparently.

[Uemarasan]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

LOL I don't think so, I think she did well. Most people in AHS prefer the female japanese artists over the male ones. In Japan it seems like the opposite happens (there's simply a fever over boy bands and male artists). Even in her peak days, ayu was always far behind masle groups like CHEMISTRY and EXILE.
Mika Nakashima was the best selling female artist (we can't really be sure whether it was her herself, or the sucess of NANA, which is a very famous japanese series in Japan at the moment so it could be getting a ride in that fact, not to mention HYDE's name is printed because there's his collaboration on that single) and ayu was the second one with STEP you/is this LOVE? a single that really wasn't advertising anything (except for maybe taking a ride on japanese people's favorite song from MY STORY "my name's WOMEN"). Utada didn't even make it to the top 20, and I can't even say other famous jpop female artists there

Err, nope. Where are you getting your data? Saleswise, during her peak days, Ayu sold MORE than both Chemistry and Exile in terms of total units. That's why she was best-selling artist of the year in Japan for 2001, 2002, and 2004. Chemistry and Exile were never close. They were the ones "far behind".

Mika Nakashima isn't the best-selling female artist of this year. In terms of singles sold, Ayu is still ahead of her. Ayu is still ahead of everyone else, as a matter of fact.

Hikki hasn't released a good single since her Deep River days. Colors was good, but the second track Simple and Clean was just plain terrible.

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by Phantoma

Too bad 'Sakura' isn't #1. That song really deserved it. Sad how there isn't one million selling single at all...

Honestly, I think 'my name's WOMEN' really helped the STEP you single, the 'making of' on MTV probably helped it alot too. Hate to say it, but I think sex appeal really sells her music better.

oh and also Ayu sung STEP you in her My Story Tour and advised the audience to buy her new single

[Choyan]

Yay! Go Ayu!! XD....

STEP you/is this LOVE? probably sold better than HEAVEN because of my name's WOMAN PV on the DVD~ XD

but I like both singles

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by Uemarasan

Err, nope. Where are you getting your data? Saleswise, during her peak days, Ayu sold MORE than both Chemistry and Exile in terms of total units. That's why she was best-selling artist of the year in Japan for 2001, 2002, and 2004. Chemistry and Exile were never close. They were the ones "far behind".

From oricon. I didn't check it right now, but I have a good memory, and at around 2001-2002 CHEMISTRY would top ayu in terms of units sold. However, ayu had far much more releases than them, that's why she actually sold more units but if you single out in a single release, that would be a different story. Their album sold far much more than I am... when both had been released.

[Dgirl]

I like both heaven and step you, but it really surprises me the ranking is so bad.....

[*Petit*]

I think in addition to the other reasons stated, the reason STEP you sold more was because of the way it was promoted. She's trying that strategy again with B&D/Pride, that is promoting both songs equally more or less.

[Yarumi]

what is this NANA that everyone is talking about?

Is it good?


I'm glad Ayu got 2 into the top 20! Fairyland wasn't my fav... so I'm glad Heaven beat it!

[ayu_fan929]

^NANA is a manga (i think) turned into a movie n nakashima mika plays the lead role, NANA. n due to the movie's success at the box office, n also since it is a famous manga, sales for mika's n yuna ito's singles have gone up.