and Oricon didn't count CD sold outside Japan anymore :(

Oricon never counted sales outside of Japan, it's not nothing new.
Until some time ago they were counting copies that were shipped overseas (eg. from sites like CDJapan) but they don't anymore, but these were just a few hundred copies anyway.

1st Day: #3, Sales: 20,025
2nd Day: #4, (#3 sold 8,237)
3rd Day: #4, (#3 sold 4,846)
4th Day: #4, (#3 sold 3,377)

I guess it's safe to say sales are somewhere around 30k now, not bad.

40k for the first week seems possible...

and maybe there will be a boost from her tour

^ I think 34~35k is more likely for the first week.

I hope to pass 40k in total

About that. Do you think that mu-mo is counted in the oricon? I mean that mu-mo shipped the package bought by foreigner in Japan and it's only tenso who sends them oversea. Do you think that Oricon counts them or not? Does someone know something about that?

Well that's a good question.
If it's the same policy as CDJapan then maybe they don't count it but since they go to tenso or places in Japan then they might be counted.

^
^I think they do. After all, the copy was shipped by mu-mo within Japan. I also think it is part of the strategy they don't ship overseas directly and make you use Tenso, that way the copy is counted on charts.

I doubt that it's the reason to use Tenso.
They use Tenso because they probably don't want to start messing with international shippings from their warehouses/financial reasons. God knows really why though but that's the only rational explanation I could find.

^I'm really evil-minded sometimes...

I'm totally hoping for the same. I'm literally praying for it.

The concert site sales will probably be a good amount even though only a percentage. And I wonder if FC editions are counted at first on Oricon or if they are counted after all is said and done for the week.

^ I don't think they are counted later, considering that for Kumi her pre-ordered FC editions sales were definitely counted on the first day I assume for Ayu it would be the same since it's all mu-mo...

The chances of #3 are really up in the air because of Southern All Stars, who released an album LAST WEEK...

Ugh... (>_<)

I do think TV Live performance do help in promoting her album as well. And it's really seems to be a long time to see her in those tv live performance... :(

They are counted on the first day (FC versions) like has been said, kuu's new album sold 30,000 on its first day and then dropped to like 3,000 on the 2nd day (and it had a live DVD on its FC version).

5th day - #4 again

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2015-04-11/

So it's safe to assume A ONE will get #4 overall since it has been #4 for 4 straight days ?

At least it will chart higher than Colours which's not a bad thing imo

We have to know if SAS already outsold A ONE first day

^ They did. SAS so far this week sold 29,367 + the first day we don't know, and their sales are not going down, so it's very likely Ayu will get #4...