[Jason]

1. RAINBOW - 10/10
--Has alot of my favourite songs from her. There's a ton of variety in it and the fact Ayumi has challenged herself and nailed it perfectly just makes the album even better for me!

2. I am... - 9.5/10
--Apart from the first few songs (Really, I just mean UNITE!, Connected and Naturally) this album is amazing. The ballads are beautiful and the atmosphere and tone of the album is great. Could have been a true masterpiece if it weren't for the three songs I mentioned :/

3. Duty - 9/10
--I love this album. It just feels so much darker and different from her others. She's managed to mix a lot of styles, yet keep the same feel + flow throughout the album. Plus there are some truly great gems on this one. Because there's one or two songs that just annoy the hell out of me it fails to make it any higher on my list.

4. My Story - 8.5
--Although this is where her whole 'rock' persona truly began, this album feels like there's been alot more effort put into it (Dunno about you, but her frequent album releases after My Story just seem a bit suspicious to me...). Anyway, the ballads, in a way, are the true stars of this album for me. They're so beautiful. The first few songs are great and catchy but after 'Inspire', the album fails to keep my interest.

5. GUILTY - 8/10
--Although I hope to god this is her last 'rock' album, this one is pretty damn good. The majority of the songs are great. Although, too many interludes just flashes the words 'filler' and 'couldn't think of what else to put on it' in my face. I'd rather hear more songs, not one minute instrumentals. Either way, this album just tells us that her latest stuff is really for established fans.

6. Secret - 8/10
--Yes I know, it has the same score as GUILTY because to me they're kinda equally as good, but Secret is a hard album to judge. Sometimes I love it, and sometimes I just kinda like it. Solid songs, but forgettable also. And Startin' is a terrible song. The PV was also a joke.

7. (miss)understood - 7/10
--The singles leading up to this album had me hyped up. I loved them! Alot of other fans seemed to hate them. The album is so hit and miss at times. There's no really bad songs, they all rank from either good to really good. The album is just kinda messy.

8. A Song for XX - 6/10
--I got into Ayu kinda late. I heard 'Fly High' by complete accident and fell in love with it, looked her up and well, when I want to get into an artist I ALWAYS start from the earliest work I can get my hands on. I can honestly say if I didn't give Duty and I am... a chance and just judged her completley on 'A Song for XX'; I probably wouldn't be a fan right now. Sure, the songs are good but there's alot of songs I would define as 'average'. Don't kill me for this but her voice just annoys me on this album too.

9. LOVEppears4/10
--Some truly amazing singles surrounded by mediocrity. 'Nuff said.

I'm not counting Memorial address in because it's a mini album. If I did, it would be just above (miss)understood