^ which one?? 327 or 300 weeks?

^ oh Southern All Star is the 300 week one.

The 327 week is by a guy called Oda Kazumasa

^ ouww sounds not familiar/..hehhe

thanks for the info........

I can't read some of that because its in japanese writing, But did Nana Kitades single "PUNKS & BABYS" chart anywhere? :(

I wonder if Namie's sales will actually be higher than the estimate with the index multiplier. For some reason I think she'll have one more like 1.77.

I have a feeling that it won't outsell BF too, due to the lack of some popular songs which A COMPLETE had omitted.

We will see if A COMPLETE will even get good promotion and how people will receive it with the price and everything.

I wonder how's EXILE present compilation will do in total.

EXILE - they got 1 more best album coming up later on in the year that's titled EXILE BALLAD BEST . No brainer what's their 3rd best will consist of what type of songs .

I have a feeling it will sell even worst than the 1st 2 since there's a tendency for ballad best compliations not to sell as well as 'real' best albums

dunno why Japan doesn't like ballad best compliations though

I think it really depends on what you put on the ballads best album.
If the ballad compilation is full of very popular ballads (which song is popular) so the album might do very well.
But if the album is mixed or have some new ballads or not popular ballads the album might do less well.

Single:
#1 Mr.Children 194k
#2 Aladdin 152k
#3 Ponyo

Album:
#1 Amuro 681k
#2 Exile
#3 GReeeeN

^It means that namie holds the best first week album sales of 2008 X_X.

Not really. Look at R35 Sweet J-Ballads, that's sold over 900k. EXILE is going to have 2 of their biggest ballads on that CD, I think it will do their 3rd best will sell the most among the 3.

Wow Namie! :thud

I'm going to predict right now she'll be the best seller of the year. She's had steady sales mostly this era and she keeps proving so.

^I don't think she'll have the highest sales of the year, but I think she'll be top 3 for sure. Right now I'm not really convinced that anyone can surpass EXILE, and they're definitely gonna be the top selling artists of 2008.

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/080...0434009-n1.htm

Biggest debut of the year.

congrats to namie, i have predicted that her best album will get a HUGE sales

cool & looks like Mr Children got lucky

I know , awesome stuff !

I guess so but I suppose we have to wait to see how EXILE BALLAD BEST will fare when it's going to be put out

For clarification, I was speaking strictly best selling album of the year, not artist of the year. Obviously EXILE is the best selling artist of the year, they've had like a hundred albums released with huge debuts on the charts lol.

^Yeah, I got you. I guess Namie's comeback proves that comebacks are a real possibility in Japan! It reminds me of Mariah's sort of. I guess there's hope for Ayu, Koda, Ai Otsuka and BoA to bounce back now!

hmm I hope soo. usually japanese like to buy BEST album.. hehe