Ballad Best Album 'Ballada' Sales Number!!!
 

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Amazing first day :D

Anyone got a first week breakdown of her other albums?

lol she sold in a day what Ayu's album will be lucky to sell over all..I can't

And it's just a compilation album. xD

I still can't get over the fact that they didn't include Baby Don't Cry but that turd of Let me blah blah IS???

amazed by her sales :) as always. Namie can do no wrong

Good for her!!!, but seriously how is she selling this much?
Does she have a exclusive obsessive fans club or something, or is because her dead look is in right now? I don't get it. . . I believe she maybe make a contract with Kyubey. .

No, but, let's be serious here. Namie sold 100k the very first day, with a BALLAD compilation, on SUMMER.
She's the Queen and we're nothing.

Her dead stare can hypnotize everyone, and everything.

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How is she selling this much? Well her biggest hits are mainly ballads, so ofc a ballad-best with new versions of CYC and S19B, a PV for Four Seasons (a fan-favorite for years), and other huge hits like Love Story etc... is gonna do well.

Namie's marketing team is amazing and they know exactly what they are doing. And in general Namie seems to just be very liked in Japan.

lol are people still talking about her dead look? you shouldve known her in 2005-2010... Her look now is like a happy fluffy bunny compared to her dead look then lol:D

I'm so happy for her, although I am surprised as well that Baby Don't Cry and Get Myself Back aren't a part of the track list.

I'm actually surprised this Best album isn't even selling more.
It's selling a bit less than FEEl right now, and FEEL is an original album.
In general Best albums do normally better than original albums, so I'm a bit underwhelmed, lol.
Though those sales are still absolutely great!

congrats Namie!!!
Cant wait to get this album!

I was thinking like a 300 000 first week and long run 500 000, since this is a best album with CYC?, S19B and Love Story, not to say these numbers are "bad", they're not, just that I personally was expecting more. Which makes me think that is her second peak starting to end and does the release timing effect (maybe winter would have been better?).. Of course it's way too early to speculate, just voicing my thoughts out :)

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No, I think the sales are just decreasing in general.
It's tough to sell in Japan nowdays, unless you're a group.

I'm hopping for higher numbers on the weekend =)

I hope it sells more than LOVE ENHANCED (305,040) cause I think it's so much better than that release