[Charts & Rankings] 2008 - artist total sales (Single + Album + DVD):

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

But still ayu gave them more profit than namie.
And the thing about the compilation albums can be said about other 3 from the list.
EXILE released 3 compilations, B'z released 2 and ayu and namie only 1.
Excluding those compilations non of them would be that high =P

(And for the record AC sold better than EXILE ENTERTAINMENT BEST)..

I just explained why profit and sales are different things. Ayumi had total higher money earnings because she had 7 releases, 2 of which were dvds (which is what was able to give her a money edge because they are more expensive). Whereas Namie had only 3 releases only one of which that really had any promo costs for Avex at all and very minor production costs compared to Ayumi's releases. So, in reality Namie=Avex's most successful and profitable artist this year. (for women at least, no one can touch Exile this year^_^)

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

In terms of CDs and DVDs sold so yes she is the 2nd when it comes to SALES.

No, she is second in EARNINGS. She is last on the list in sales. Which means that a) she released more products this year than everyone but Exile and b) some of her releases were more expensive to buy than the other artists.

sidenote: I wish Arashi had released a best album this year. It's odd to not see the group that holds three positions on the yearly top 10 singles chart not on this list. (including the top two positions)

[*Petit*]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

On a side note: Why are there so many people who can't read properly?!

[emi♡]

cool thanks for the news.

Sunshine Slayer: Thanks for all the explanations! Things are put into perfect perspective when you tell it the way you do Thanks

Congrats to Ayu and Namie.

[angelwing886]

Congrats to ayu

[pommy48]

XD ayu's songs are nicer to sing i think

[ren0210989]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

In terms of CDs and DVDs sold so yes she is the 2nd when it comes to SALES.

On a side note: Why are there so many people who can't read properly?!

lol ljudi ocito neznaju engleski xD pa ne razumiju razliku izmedu prihoda i prodaje

i da, hvala na informaciji^^

[Kazeyomi]

aw congrats to Ayuu yay!
Namie is just 4th ;_; I was expected 2nd or 3rd but its still a good position!

06 - GReeeeN

aw its nice to see them! Are great :3


EXILE are really overrated, lol I can't stand their songs.

[Lanz16]

Thanks for the news! :]

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

No, she is second in EARNINGS. She is last on the list in sales. Which means that a) she released more products this year than everyone but Exile and b) some of her releases were more expensive to buy than the other artists.

sorry, my bad.

[ayu-fan]

thanks for the explanation SunShineSlayer. i completely forgot about how ayu's releases have a higher prize than namie's, no wonder her revenue is higher.

[BoBo]

Congrats to EXILE they are one of my favorite bands 24 karats...

[Handjan]

Cograts to Ayu and Namie, but I wish Namie was higher

[AyumiBest]

No. 2 is pretty good! Congrats Ayu! ^^

[Arenia]

WOW.... unexpected!!!!
GOOD WORK AYU!!!!!

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by emiko

cool thanks for the news.

Sunshine Slayer: Thanks for all the explanations! Things are put into perfect perspective when you tell it the way you do Thanks

Congrats to Ayu and Namie.

No problem, thanks for the compliment.

[UHPlus]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

On a side note: Why are there so many people who can't read properly?!

In conclusion, ayumi sold less than EXILE, Kobukoro, B'z and namie. End of story.

[Maxker]

Ayu's numbers since 1999:

Year | Ranking | Earnings
１９９９ 　５位　１５７．０億円
２０００ 　１位　２１７．５億円
２００１ 　１位　２４３．７億円
２００２　 ２位　１１５．７億円
２００３ 　１位　１０５．２億円
２００４ 　５位　　５４．１億円
２００５ 　４位　　６９．０億円
２００６ 　５位　　６８．９億円
２００７ 　２位　　７０．５億円
２００８ 　２位　　７１．９億円

^^ It's raising

(omg @2001 numbers)

[Ayunk]

This is excellent ~ congrats to ayu <3

[MissElin_]

Wow the best numbers in the least 4 years. Thats good.
And oh lord for the 2001!

[Maxker]

Originally Posted by MissElin_

Wow the best numbers in the least 4 years. Thats good.
And oh lord for the 2001!

Yes, it's fantastic! I'm also surprised at the "low" numbers back in 2004...