Honestly, you guys are too sensitive.
Not everybody has to write positive things about ayu. As long as they don't resort to batlant lies, they have every right to criticize her and her work. It's not because she's lost her hearing that she has to be treated under a different light, or that people who write articles have to feel pity for ayu. She IS losing popularity, and the fact GUILTY was #2 is definitely a sign of it. I agree it would be more correct for them to compare in terms of decrease in sales compared to the others albums sold, but their example still fit what they wanted to imply.