NEXT LEVEL is back!:) Too bad it won't reach 400k T_T

I think before the Oricon year 2009 concludes , NEXT LEVEL might probably end up around #15 or so , position wise ?

now I was told that 3 artistes are releasing best albums in due course @_@ whom're Aqua Timez , ayaka & then now otsuka ai :dead2 which probably might hampen NEXT LEVEL in a way or 2

NEXT LEVEL definitely will be pushed down to #11 next week since Kobukuro's CALLING (which I haven't get it yet but soon LOL) is still selling very well

because Secret already stop charting so it's hard to help secret back...
in this case NL is still active so many ppl buy NL because they want try ayu's new album and its still hot and new. in secret case just something forgotten because it's been 8 months before glitter/fated coming.

I'm very proud of NL's success and very happy to own a copy myself. :) Congrats Ayu!

Wow. Is Koda Kumi still touring? is that why Trick is still charting? Theres no hope for NL to ever outsell it.

kumi's tour was only april-june. ayu's still got the second leg of NEXT LEVEL tour, so the sales might continue... i doubt she'll outsell TRICK, but it'll be close.

maybe they'll have some sort of gimmick for the album during the second leg to try to boost sales, who knows.

Kuu's album always have better chart life since secret compared to ayu. actually TRICk already stop charting, when 3 SPLASH released it back to the chart again.

I hope NL can stay for 30 weeks

okay first week, I was worried for a while then. :P

Ahh 22 weeks. Where has my life gone. XD
It's nice to see it's still charting!

The 21st week position was #105. ^^

^ woow.. that so close to top 100;...

Next level sales is like beating a dead horse, it doesn't die! Haha -knocks on wood-

NEXT LEVEL is not going to be in the top 10 for 2009, but what about other years? Like, was GUILTY in the top 10? And her other albums for that matter.

I honestly don't care whether or not any of my favourite albums for the year (including NEXT LEVEL) are in the top ten. I'm proud if they make it to top twenty. Especially when we're talking about Ayumi. She's up against major bands (specifically boy bands, lol...) and quite a few best albums. But even if those weren't in the competition, being in the top twenty albums of the year is nothing to be ashamed of. ^_^ Of course, I still hope NEXT LEVEL can continue to sell for a while longer. I'll be overjoyed if it can sell around ten thousand more. Which actually shouldn't be too much of a problem. :)

A Song for xx - #16 yearly
LOVEppears - #15 (1999) yearly, #14 (2000) yearly
Duty - #2 yearly
A BEST - #2 yearly
I am... - #2 yearly
RAINBOW - #2 yearly
A BALLADS - #8 yearly
Memorial address - #5 yearly
MY STORY - #7 yearly
(miss)understood - #8 yearly
Secret - #22 (2006) yearly, #73 (2007) yearly
A BEST 2 -BLACK- #7 yearly
A BEST 2 -WHITE- - #5 yearly
GUILTY - #17 yearly
A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~ - #8 yearly

A BEST 2 -WHITE- is #5 yearly NOT #6

Wow, thanks for that. It sadly shows that she's plummeted down though. She'll be lucky to get ~#15 this year. That's OK though ( :yes )!!

chart positions & sales are secondary to me

what matters's that she continues to deliver the music goods as it's :yes

since Duty she always have album in top 10

2000 = duty #2
2001 = A BEST #2
2002 = I am... #2
2003 = RAINBOW #2
2004 = Memorial Addreas #5
2005 = MY STORY = #7
2006 = (miss)understood #8
2007 = A BEST II-white- #5
2008 = A COMPLETE~All Singles~ #8
2009 =?? out from top 10?? pooor

NL is always in charts for a 23rd week?