ayu and the top 50 singles of the 21st century (2000-present)
 

here are the top 50 singles of the 21st century

2000年代シングル売上 BEST50

RANK/TOTAL SALES/1ST WEEK SALES/SINGLE/ARTIST/RELEASE DATE
*1　2,934,965　654,210　TSUNAMI サザンオールスターズ 2000/01/26
*2　2,563,956　630,399　世界に一つだけの花 SMAP 2003/03/05
*3　2,299,320　751,620　桜坂 福山雅治 2000/04/26
*4　1,878,380　306,580　Everything Misia 2000/10/25
*5　1,662,060　804,570　Wait＆See～リスク～ 宇多田ヒカル 2000/04/19
*6　1,563,260　415,820　らいおんハート SMAP 2000/08/30
*7　1,524,178　520,419　青春アミーゴ 修二と彰 2005/11/02
*8　1,484,940　783,620　Can You Keep A Secret? 宇多田ヒカル 2001/02/16
*9　1,367,400　552,730　SEASONS 浜崎あゆみ 2000/06/07
10　1,319,070　541,350　M 浜崎あゆみ 2000/12/13
11　1,315,570　*29,510　Love，Day After Tomorrow 倉木麻衣 1999/12/08 累計1,385,190
12　1,231,350　520,040　白い恋人達　桑田佳祐 2001/10/24
13　1,229,970　600,860　恋のダンスサイト モーニング娘。2000/01/26
14　1,131,850　126,080　PIECES OF A DREAM　CHEMISTRY 2001/03/07
15　1,128,830　671,630　今夜月の見える丘に B'z 2000/02/09
16　1,117,070　125,680　慎吾ママのおはロック 慎吾ママ 2000/08/18
17　1,115,989　*35,220　地上の星/ﾍｯﾄﾞﾗｲﾄ・ﾃｰﾙﾗｲﾄ 中島みゆき 2000/07/19
18　1,111,250　518,590　波乗りジョニー　桑田佳祐 2001/07/04
19　1,103,880　537,380　NEO UNIVERSE/finale L'Arc～en～Ciel 2000/01/19
20　1,051,699　**1,786　さくら(独唱)　森山直太朗 2003/03/05
21　1,013,620　**2,210　孫 大泉逸郎 1999/04/21 累計1,129,220　
22　1,012,544　417,870　independent(『H』)　浜崎あゆみ 2002/07/24
23　1,009,010　651,680　とまどい/SPECIAL THANKS GLAY 2000/08/23
24　*,999,789　182,684　花　ORANGE RANGE 2004/10/20
25　*,990,950　471,270　ハッピーサマーウェディング モーニング娘。2000/05/17
26　*,986,040　515,490　恋愛レボリューション21 モーニング娘。 2000/12/13
27　*,968,980　410,550　Secret of my heart 倉木麻衣 2000/04/26
28　*,958,859　356,629　虹/ひまわり/それがすべてさ　福山雅治 2003/08/26
29　*,955,250　503,020　evolution 浜崎あゆみ 2001/01/31
30　*,949,566　210,336　さくら ケツメイシ 2005/02/16
31　*,925,632　569,116　四次元 Four Dimensions Mr.Children 2005/06/29
32　*,922,140　331,360　Stay by my side 倉木麻衣 2000/03/15
33　*,919,560　411,820　ボクの背中には羽根がある KinKi Kids 2001/02/07
34　*,918,149　175,530　アゲハ蝶 ポルノグラフィティ 2001/06/27
35　*,907,742　*12,370　大切なもの　ロードオブメジャー 2002/08/28
36　*,900,660　**6,763　Jupiter 平原綾香 2003/12/17
37　*,897,230　*14,380　Lifetime Respect　三木道三 2001/05/23
38　*,893,790　437,903　COLORS 宇多田ヒカル 2003/01/29
39　*,893,134　*77,243　瞳をとじて 平井　堅 2004/04/28
40　*,888,650　451,640　For You/タイム・リミット 宇多田ヒカル 2000/06/30
41　*,876,300　501,040　ultra soul B'z 2001/03/14
42　*,874,580　365,250　夏の王様/もう君以外愛せない KinKi Kids 2000/06/21
43　*,856,140　277,100　travelling 宇多田ヒカル 2001/11/28
44　*,847,842　*19,890　ワダツミの木 元ちとせ 2002/02/06
45　*,834,020　278,120(合算)　fragile/JIRENMA Every Little Thing 2001/01/01
46　*,831,472　**9,736　月のしずく RUI 2003/01/15
47　*,823,170　301,770　HOTEL PACIFIC サザンオールスターズ 2000/07/19
48　*,807,953　323,840　Life goes on Dragon Ash 2002/01/23
49　*,774,360　*84,239　明日への扉 I WiSH 2003/02/14
50　*,773,990　370,451　Sign Mr. Children 2004/05/26

(obviously) the bolded 1s are ayu's, she has 4 singles up there of which 3 are million+ sellers. hikki also has quite a few up there as well.

credits: http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi.../1105707129/94

edit: there are 2 other singles that didnt make it on the list cos they were released before 2000. they are:

Boys & Girls: ~1,040,000 (ayu's 4th best selling single)
A: ~1,630,000 (ayu's best seller)

oh kool~ thanks for the info! i always thought evolution was a million seller :(

i also thought that A was a million seller too---it seems to me that Ayu would have more of her singles on there and Hikki too just b/c ayu had lots of singles that were 900k-800k sellers and Hikki had lots of million sellers besides the ones up there...

Wow, she's got 4 up there! Great :D

Interesting. It's great to see that Ayu ranks so high in these rankings.

It's impressive to have 4 of the top 50 singles in six years. Go Ayu!

thats awesome!!! im so happy for her :)

wow thats pretty neat..thanks for sharing

'A' was released in 1999 thats y its not on this list

^ true that!
nice to see thats shes on the list. not like that was a surprised.

Neat! Thanks for sharing!

Wooo! Go Ayu! I'm so happy to see M, evolution, and H on there. Three of my favorite singles!

Thanks! That's awesome for Ayu!

'A' is also considered an album by some companies who keep records like these (RIAJ i know considers it an Album release)

Woot! Go Ayu! M and Evolution are two of my favourite Ayu songs.

宇多田ヒカル

Got 6, and beats ayumi, must mean she's really good...o_o lol

AWESOME!

YES, I've always been trying to tell people that SEASONS is a bigger hit lol.

wow, seasons!

Yay for ayumi and everyone else who made the list.

Omg, Morning Musume's up there, gross! [no offence] Does this mean that everyone's recent music is crap seeing how Seishun Amigo was the only single in 05?

WOah! Awesome!

im actually surprised that they even have 1x million selling single. n also, i was quite impressed at how many mai k singles there are as well.

'Seishun Amigo' is the only '05 single to pass 1 million. but 'Seishun Amigo' ISNT the only '05 single on the list, theres still ketsumeishi's 'sakura' and mr. children's '4 dimensions'. and no. sales doesnt equal the quality of the song. it just shows how large a fanbase the artist has.

Thanks 4 the info!

wow... at that time hikki's sales is much higher than ayu... now its a turnover maybe? :D ^^ thx for the info.... go ayu!

ayu can do much better! yay!

Thanks for the info! Go Ayu!

WOOHOO! GO ayu. thanks for the info.

too bad her latest singles since 2003 till now are not on the top 50. <_<;

Morning Musume (and all of the subgroups) have several high selling singles. They would have even more million sellers up there if they included 1999. Don't knock MoMusu they have some really good catchy pop songs. :yes

thanks for the info

great..thx for the news

Thanks for the info ^^
I thought also that evolution was a million seller
Great for Ayu however ^o^

Yay Ayumi rocks. XDD It's great to see her listed so many times. :3

nice to know. :)
thanks for the info

Here is the Transation

RANK/TOTAL SALES/1ST WEEK SALES/SINGLE/ARTIST/RELEASE DATE
*1 2,934,965 654,210 TSUNAMI ýãýý_ýýýåýýý;ý%ýåýý2000/01/26
*2 2,563,956 630,399 worlds just one flower SMAP 2003/03/05
*3 Elegance Osamu *3 2,299,320 751,620 cherry tree hill Fukuyama 2000/04/26
*4 1,878,380 306,580 Everything Misia 2000/10/25
*5 1,662,060 804,570 Wait & See - risk - Utada Hikaru 2000/04/19
*6 1,563,260 415,820 leprosy it is heart SMAP 2000/08/30
*7 1,524,178 520,419 springtime of life amigo Osamu two and Akira 2005/11/02
*8 1,484,940 783,620 Can You Keep A Secret? Utada Hikaru 2001/02/16
*9 1,367,400 552,730 SEASONS Hamazaki Ayumi 2000/06/07
10 1,319,070 541,350 M Hamazaki Ayumi 2000/12/13
11 1,315,570 *29,510 Love, Day After Tomorrow warehouse wooden Mai 1999/12/08 sum total 1,385,190
12 1,231,350 520,040 white sweethearts Kuwata it is good 2001/10/24
13 1,229,970 600,860 Dance sight morning of - loves the daughter. 2000/01/26
14 1,131,850 126,080 PIECES OF A DREAM CHEMISTRY 2001/03/07
15 1,128,830 671,630 In the hill where tonight months are visible B'z 2000/02/09
16 1,117,070 125,680 Shingo mothers Lock Shingo mother 2000/08/18 of
17 1,115,989 *35,220 terrestrial stars/the pardon recognition serviing wine person - the axis – leaving - the axis Nakajima you see and keep 2000/07/19
18 1,111,250 518,590 wave riding Kuwata it is good 2001/07/04
19 1,103,880 537,380 NEO UNIVERSE/finale L'Arc - en - Ciel 2000/01/19
20 1,051,699 *1,786 Sakura (German singing/stating) Naotarou Moriyama 2003/03/05
21 1,013,620 *2,210 grandchild Oizumi it turns aside,1999/04/21 sum totals 1,129,220
22 1,012,544 417,870 independent (' H ') Hamazaki Ayumi 2002/07/24
23 1,009,010 651,680 confusion /SPECIAL THANKS GLAY 2000/08/23
24 *,999,789 182,684 flowers ORANGE RANGE 2004/10/20
25 *,990,950 471,270 happy summer wedding morning the daughter. 2000/05/17
26 *,986,040 515,490 romantic love revolution 21 morning the daughter. 2000/12/13
27 *,968,980 410,550 Secret of my heart warehouse wooden Mai 2000/04/26
28 *,958,859 356,629 rainbows/sunflower/that everything elegance Osamu Fukuyama 2003/08/26
29 *,955,250 503,020 evolution Hamazaki Ayumi 2001/01/31
30 *,949,566 210,336 Sakura 2005/02/16
31 *,925,632 569,116 four dimensions Four Dimensions Mr.Children 2005/06/29
32 *,922,140 331,360 Stay by my side warehouse wooden Mai 2000/03/15
33 * in,919,560 411,820 my backs KinKi Kids 2001/02/07 which is the feather
34 *,918,149 175,530 Butterfly pornographic graffiti 2001/06/27
35 *,907,742 *12,370 important thing load of measures 2002/08/28
36 *,900,660 **6,763 Jupiter plain Ayaka 2003/12/17
37 *,897,230 *14,380 Lifetime Respect Miki roads three 2001/05/23
38 *,893,790 437,903 COLORS Utada Hikaru 2003/01/29
39 * closing,893,134 *77,243 pupils, Hirai it is hard 2004/04/28
40 *,888,650 451,640 For You/ times limit Utada 2000/06/30
41 *,876,300 501,040 ultra soul B'z 2001/03/14
42 * the king of,874,580 365,250 summer/KinKi Kids 2000/06/21 which other than you cannot be loved anymore
43 *,856,140 277,100 travelling Utada Hikaru 2001/11/28
44 * wooden original 2002/02/06 of,847,842 *19,890
45 *,834,020 278,120 (summing up) fragile/JIRENMA Every Little Thing 2001/01/01
46 * drop RUI of,831,472 **9,736 months 2003/01/15
47 *,823,170 301,770 HOTEL PACIFIC 2000/07/19
48 *,807,953 323,840 Life goes ON Dragon Ash 2002/01/23
49 * door I WiSH to,774,360 *84,239 tomorrow 2003/02/14
50 *,773,990 370,451 Sign Mr. Children 2004/05/26

Isen't number one supposed to be southern all stars?

Edit: oh wait.... XD You autotranslated it right? Warehouse wooden Mai. =D
Let's hope Startin'/Born to Be... Can make it up there. :P :rolleyes

^'warehouse wooden mai'..LOL. yea, #1 is 'southern all stars' and #30 is 'ketsumeishi'. n im pretty sure, 'morning the daughter'= 'morning musume'

since when independent is a single O.O

and also shock that first love by utada hikaru not inside? O.O

That's great :D Thanks for the info!

'independent'= the single 'H'. if i remember correctly, the single, 'First Love' was either released in late 98 or early 99. this is the top 50 list for singles released after 2000. i'll let u think about it...

That's great!
Vogue, NEVER EVER, Endless Sorrow, and Dearest JUST came short of the list;
vogue - 767,660
NEVER EVER - 756,980
Dearest - 750,420
Endless Sorrow - 765,790
They're likely in the top 100 though =] =]

1,229,970 600,860 Dance sight morning of - loves the daughter

THIS is supposed to be Koi no dance site - morning musume. hehe

Thanks for posting up the translation.

I'd glad she has two in Top 10, that's a great accomplishment.

Utada has many too.. Can you Keep A Secret is one spot above Ayu! ^^ Congrats both of them. No Kumi/Ai though..

Thanks for the information. :D

do you have the singles sales from previous years like 2000 and before?

Wow, I didn't know SEASONS had sold that much o_o Congrats to Ayu though! :D

she's not number one, my life is over. :dead2

:laugh

go ayu though, nice to see her up there multiple times, and hikki too!

I agree. :yes I love the H!P. They're so underrated :P

Anyway, I was bored so I took some time to romajize the list correctly:

*1　2,934,965　654,210　TSUNAMI Southern All Stars 2000/01/26
*2　2,563,956　630,399　Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana SMAP 2003/03/05
*3　2,299,320　751,620 Sakura Masaharu Fukuyama 2000/04/26
*4　1,878,380　306,580　Everything Misia 2000/10/25
*5　1,662,060　804,570　Wait & See ~Risk~ Hikaru Utada 2000/04/19
*6　1,563,260　415,820　Lion Heart SMAP 2000/08/30
*7　1,524,178　520,419　Seishun Amigo Shuji to Akira 2005/11/02
*8　1,484,940　783,620　Can You Keep A Secret? Hikaru Utada 2001/02/16
*9　1,367,400　552,730　SEASONS Ayumi Hamasaki 2000/06/07
10　1,319,070　541,350　M Ayumi Hamasaki 2000/12/13
11　1,315,570　*29,510　Love, Day After Tomorrow Mai Kuraki 1999/12/08 Total: 1,385,190
12　1,231,350　520,040　Shiroi Koibitotachi　Keisuke Kowata 2001/10/24
13　1,229,970　600,860　Koi no DANCE SITE Morning Musume 2000/01/26
14　1,131,850　126,080　PIECES OF A DREAM　CHEMISTRY 2001/03/07
15　1,128,830　671,630　Konya tsuki no mieru oka ni B'z 2000/02/09
16　1,117,070　125,680　Shingo MAMA no Oha ROCK Shingo MAMA 2000/08/18
17　1,115,989　*35,220　Shijyou no Hoshi/Highlight Taillight Miyuki Nakajima 2000/07/19
18　1,111,250　518,590　Namiyori Johnny Keisuke Kowata 2001/07/04
19　1,103,880　537,380　NEO UNIVERSE/finale L'Arc~en~Ciel 2000/01/19
20　1,051,699　**1,786　Sakura (Dokusyou) Naotaro Moriyama 2003/03/05
21　1,013,620　**2,210　Mago Itsuro Oizumi 1999/04/21 Total: 1,129,220　
22　1,012,544　417,870　independent (H)　Ayumi Hamasaki 2002/07/24
23　1,009,010　651,680　Tomadoi/SPECIAL THANKS GLAY 2000/08/23
24　*,999,789　182,684　Hana　ORANGE RANGE 2004/10/20
25　*,990,950　471,270　Happy Summer Wedding Morning Musume 2000/05/17
26　*,986,040　515,490　Renai Revolution 21 Morning Musume 2000/12/13
27　*,968,980　410,550　Secret of my heart Mai Kuraki 2000/04/26
28　*,958,859　356,629　Niji/Himawari/Sore ka subete sa　Masaharu Fukuyama 2003/08/26
29　*,955,250　503,020　evolution Ayumi Hamasaki 2001/01/31
30　*,949,566　210,336　Sakura Ketsumeishi 2005/02/16
31　*,925,632　569,116　Shijigun Moto Four Dimensions Mr.Children 2005/06/29
32　*,922,140　331,360　Stay by my side Mai Kuraki 2000/03/15
33　*,919,560　411,820　Boku no senaka ni wa hane ga aru KinKi Kids 2001/02/07
34　*,918,149　175,530　Ageha Chou Porno Graffitti 2001/06/27
35　*,907,742　*12,370　Taisetsu na mono　Road of major 2002/08/28
36　*,900,660　**6,763　Jupiter Ayaka Hirahara 2003/12/17
37　*,897,230　*14,380　Lifetime Respect　Miki Dozan 2001/05/23
38　*,893,790　437,903　COLORS Hikaru Utada 2003/01/29
39　*,893,134　*77,243　Hitomi wo tojite Ken Hirai 2004/04/28
40　*,888,650　451,640　For You/Time Limit Hikaru Utada 2000/06/30
41　*,876,300　501,040　ultra soul B'z 2001/03/14
42　*,874,580　365,250　Natsu no osama/Mou kimi soto ai senai KinKi Kids 2000/06/21
43　*,856,140　277,100　travelling Hikaru Utada 2001/11/28
44　*,847,842　*19,890　Wadatsumi no ki Hajime Chitose 2002/02/06
45　*,834,020　278,120　fragile/JIRENMA Every Little Thing 2001/01/01
46　*,831,472　**9,736　Tsuki no Shizuku RUI 2003/01/15
47　*,823,170　301,770　HOTEL PACIFIC Southern All Stars 2000/07/19
48　*,807,953　323,840　Life goes on Dragon Ash 2002/01/23
49　*,774,360　*84,239　Ashita e no tobira I WiSH 2003/02/14
50　*,773,990　370,451　Sign Mr. Children 2004/05/26

^wow! thx for the romajis!

Thank you for the Romanji. It's really helpful.

thank you very much Annabelle!

Independent is up there? @_@ Wow~ wasn't expecting that :P

Well it had 3 songs on it: Independent, July 1st, and Hanabi.

Thanks Annabelle.

thanks for the list! very interesting read!

heh well it was the best selling single in 2002 :P

This is of Japan? haha @@

^wuts so funny?