[Oricon] Ayu - 2nd highest revenue maker of 2007
 

TOP 10 revenue makers of 2007 according to Oricon (Note: Oricon doesn't include downloads):

2007 Artist Total Sales Ranking aka Highest Revenue Makers
01 Koda Kumi - 7.3544 billion yen
02 Hamasaki Ayumi - 7.0576 billion
03 Mr. Children 6.9182 billion
04 EXILE - 5.4111 billion
05 KAT-TUN - 5.247 billion
06 Otsuka Ai - 5.2159 billion
07 Kobukuro - 4.3669 billion
08 KinKi Kids - 4.3143 billion
09 Arashi - 3.828 billion
10 L'arc~en~Ciel - 3.4376 billion
http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/071218_01_03.html

Highest Revenue Makers since 2000
2000 - Hamasaki Ayumi
2001 - Hamasaki Ayumi
2002 - Utada Hikaru
2003 - Hamasaki Ayumi
2004 - Utada Hikaru
2005 - ORANGE RANGE
2006 - Koda Kumi
2007 - Koda Kumi
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/40468/

2005 ranking for Ayu: Overall #4 (Females #2) with 6.9083 billion yen
2006 ranking for Ayu: Overall #5 (Females #2) with 6.8927 billion yen

wad!!! dang it...so close....
o well...congrats

i thought there were already news that say that ayu was the highest revenue maker in 2007? i bet in 2 years time.. koda kumi will be overtaken by someone else.

that5's very good! since Ayu didnt release much at all!

Very close. Thanks for the info. I hope she does better next year XD!!

Shame for kuu the difference is so LOW, but at least good for ayu ^-^", one is already good.
kuu has a lot more stuff... I fear it will be kuu's last year at the top or maybe even 2nd on that list I guess... hopefully not, and I hope ayu will keep getting on top 1-5 there.

Looks like 7 million legal downloads really don't worth that much >_> where's hikki?

The prev one was between the period of jan 2007 to november 2007. This oricon ranking is ranged between dec of 2006 to dec of 2007.

Oricon doesn't count downloads.

Wasn't it about revenue though and not about number of physical sales sold?

Revenue from physical sales.

So I thought it was general.
Oh well still don't know how much it would help, I still would like to see hikki there >_>.

good job ayu! actually the top 3 numbers are pretty close. Hopefully next year she will still have a high position. :)

i think ayu is improving!

It would be nice if she'd been #1, but being #2 after so many years in the business is still an accomplishment.

thanks for the info, oricon doesn't count concert income, and many stuff..so i still believe she get number one position, but for cd sales, koda beat ayumi

UGH. she was first, wasn't she? hmpf...so close haha. oh well, 2 is still extremely good :P

argh they were so close.. =X
but nonetheless i believe she will come up top again soon.. ^^

i agree, she didnt release much at all this year and still generates that much revenue! i think 2008 is going to be a good year.

uhh...that was so close!!

why kuu the 1st again.. T__T

but its okay..
she always rank 2nd.. ^^

u see the chart almost the rank 1 is solo female..
only grup orange range rank 1st in 2005