Ayu is the 4th best-seller
 

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/43071

According to oricon, Ayu is 4th on the list of the Best-selling japanese acts of all times. Because of Mr.Children's latest album, they updated the top5; so there are new numbers based on sales in Japan. Also this makes her the number 1 female and number 1 solo.

1. B'z (75.614 mil) 1988-now (average: 3.979 million a year)
2. Mr.Children (50.635 mil) 1992-now (average: 3.376 million a year)
3. Southern All-stars (47.083 mil) 1978-now (average: 1.623 million a year)
4. Hamasaki Ayumi (45.528 mil) 1998-now (average: 5.056 million a year)
5. Dreams come true (40.893 mil) 1989-now (average: 2.271 million a year)

I think it's common knowledge that she's 4th in the all-time sales chart, though the up-to-date exact sales are quite good to know. Thanks for posting.

Errr... isn't this common knowledge? Anyway, thanks for the update in sales :D I was looking for this. Gambatte ayu! Only 200k more to be 3rd best seller >_<

edit: ^Wow, our posts were like, identical O_o

ermm. don't you mean 2 million?

Thanks =)

thanks for the info. i didnt know it before. and she is the highest ranking female star!!

Oh, and also the youngest *-*

20 years of career between her and the 3rd, that's HUUUGE O_O

Congrats Ayu-chaan, YOU DESERVE IT =333 ♥♥ !!!!
:love

Ometedou! Go go ayu!

Really? I would think by now she would have overtaken SAS with the release of A BEST 2 and Secret (nearing 3 million copies). I tried to find the Music Station ranking chart which also had her sales to compare, but I can't seem to find it.

Besides, when was the last time SAS released something?

I think she will move up being the youngest by far.

appearantly, their latest release was their single "DIRTY OLD MAN ～さらば夏よ～" in August 2006, which got #1... An in October 2006 they released their dubbel-album "Killer Street" that got reached to 1 million copies.

wow! gd job!

amazing... she holds soo much records.

woo.. nice.. gogo ayu~

*hopes it doesn't include A BEST 2 even though it probbaly does*
I already knew, but it's nice for updates figures.
This is interesting:

Average sales per year (sales divided by years in industry):

B'z - 3.979 Million
Mr Children - 2.531 Million
Southern All Stars - 1.623 Million
Ayumi Hamasaki - 5.056 Million
Dreams come true - 2.271

wow
she is the only one in that top 5 list
that debut in the late 90s
congrats
marry me ! ayu ..

all time no. 1 single artist(not a band), too!

That's really impressive if you think about it.
:) Congrats to Ayu. :)

omedetou ayu!!! this is great news. ayu is the greatest!!!

and thank you for this!

Thanks for the info! Go Ayu! :D