[2006] Complete Weekly Sales Data for some Ayu albums..

[Mad_Cactuar]

I don't know if this is considered as news or not, feel free to move this thread. It's the complete weekly sales for some Ayu albums, which some of us might have looked for. I know I did.

Ayumi Hamasaki
A BEST

2001/04/09 # 2 ( 2,874,870 )
2001/04/16 # 1 ( 510,160 )
2001/04/23 # 2 ( 240,950 )
2001/04/30 # 3 ( 130,390 )
2001/05/07 # 4 ( 103,250 )
2001/05/14 # 5 ( 89,550 )
2001/05/21 # 9 ( 37,020 )
2001/05/28 # 9 ( 30,890 )
2001/06/04 # 9 ( 24,260 )
2001/06/11 # 16 ( 20,140 )
2001/06/18 # 17 ( 18,370 )
2001/06/25 # 16 ( 14,960 )
2001/07/02 # 21 ( 13,840 )
2001/07/09 # 23 ( 12,570 )
2001/07/16 # 23 ( 10,840 )
2001/07/23 # 21 ( 11,630 )
2001/07/30 # 26 ( 9,530 )
2001/08/06 # 34 ( 8,030 )
2001/08/13 # 30 ( 7,500 )
2001/08/20 # 31 ( 8,060 )
2001/08/27 # 24 ( 10,370 )
2001/09/03 # 37 ( 7,330 )
2001/09/10 # 40 ( 7,880 )
2001/09/17 # 45 ( 5,270 )
2001/09/24 # 48 ( 4,360 )
2001/10/01 # 55 ( 3,820 )
2001/10/08 # 52 ( 5,010 )
2001/10/15 # 42 ( 5,070 )
2001/10/22 # 38 ( 5,040 )
2001/10/29 # 41 ( 4,980 )
2001/11/05 # 76 ( 3,630 )
2001/11/12 # 78 ( 3,490 )
2001/11/19 # 87 ( 3,090 )
2001/11/26 # 95 ( 2,440 )

[3 weeks off charts]

2001/12/24 # 74 ( 3,980 )
2001/12/31 # 68 ( 4,910 )
2002/01/14 # 47 ( 16,270 )
2002/01/21 # 55 ( 4,380 )
2002/01/28 # 72 ( 3,440 )

[42 weeks off charts]

2002/12/23 # 242 ( no data )
2002/12/30 fell from TOP 300
2003/01/13 # 280 ( no data )
2003/01/20 # 254 ( no data )
2003/01/27 # 281 ( no data )

[63 weeks off charts]

2004/04/26 # 133 ( no data )
2004/05/03 fell from TOP 300
2004/05/10 # 293 ( no data )
2004/05/17 # 293 ( no data )

Total sales: 4,291,244

I find it amazing that the album charted for several years. Astonishing. But I don't understand the fact that it was off charts for 42 weeks after being out of the top 100. Does that mean Oricon did not start displaying sales from #101 to #300 until the year 2003?

Ayumi Hamasaki
I Am...

2002/01/14 # 1 ( 1,751,360 )
2002/01/21 # 2 ( 186,780 )
2002/01/28 # 2 ( 104,780 )
2002/02/04 # 4 ( 66,530 )
2002/02/11 # 6 ( 51,050 )
2002/02/18 # 9 ( 30,170 )
2002/02/25 # 12 ( 25,070 )
2002/03/04 # 22 ( 16,050 )
2002/03/11 # 33 ( 10,830 )
2002/03/18 # 45 ( 8,350 )
2002/03/25 # 41 ( 7,420 )
2002/04/01 # 53 ( 6,590 )
2002/04/08 # 76 ( 5,230 )
2002/04/15 # 68 ( 4,500 )
2002/04/22 # 66 ( 3,890 )
2002/04/29 # 56 ( 3,850 )
2002/05/06 # 79 ( 4,190 )
2002/05/13 # 63 ( 5,060 )
2002/05/20 # 80 ( 3,350 )
2002/05/27 # 71 ( 3,210 )

[4 weeks off]

2002/07/01 # 100 ( 2,760 )

[24 weeks off]

2002/12/23 # 298 ( no data )
2002/12/30 # 251 ( no data )
2003/01/13 # 256 ( no data )
2003/01/20 # 264 ( no data )

Total sales: 2,308,112

And this album debuted with sales of (miss)understood multiplied by two. Scary. In a good way. Didn't chart as long as A BEST but damn, it's amazing.

Ayumi Hamasaki
Rainbow

2002/12/30 # 1 ( 1,016,482 )
2003/01/13 # 1 ( 571,027 )
2003/01/20 # 3 ( 96,368 )
2003/01/27 # 3 ( 57,028 )
2003/02/03 # 7 ( 32,780 )
2003/02/10 # 16 ( 21,207 )
2003/02/17 # 22 ( 15,748 )
2003/02/24 # 26 ( 11,171 )
2003/03/03 # 37 ( 6,991 )
2003/03/10 # 59 ( 5,894 )
2003/03/17 # 74 ( 4,364 )
2003/03/24 # 56 ( 4,384 )
2003/03/31 # 110 ( 2,951 )
2003/04/07 # 147 ( 2,318 )
2003/04/14 # 136 ( 1,789 )
2003/04/21 # 162 ( 1,270 )
2003/04/28 # 166 ( 1,092 )
2003/05/05 # 207 ( 1,117 )
2003/05/12 # 189 ( 1,314 )
2003/05/19 # 223 ( 907 )
2003/05/26 # 256 ( 717 )

Total sales:1,856,919

This one charted a lot less and sold less but when compared to today's artists, it's still crazy. I ordered my copy!