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Originally Posted by asongforXX
Ummm, that sounds fishy to me actually. I'm almost sure avex did something fishy about MW's sales so that her 10th anniversary single is sure to get #1. She got a few #1 through the week, but she was mostly #2. That other band's sells were higher than hers. Than, miraculously, her sales suddenly went up on the last day.  If it didn't happen, Ayu would've been #2 for sure because there was only a difference of 5000 copies! |
2 well known things =P
1. It's oricon who counts the sales themselves, therefore no one can manipulate the numbers (not avex as well) or the positions. It's totally baseless...
2. The sales didn't miraculously went up, there was a whole sudden promotion for the single a day before the sales rose, and gifting with it at the tour venue.
A day after all that the sales rose, it's not really surprising.
To add a release can be #1 just 1 day and be #2 the rest of the week and still get #1 weekly.
For examle Single A sell on the first day: 70,000 and is #1, Single B sell on the first day 10,000 and is #2. The rest of the week Single A sell 2000 and being #2 and Single B sell 5000 the rest of the week being #1.
Single A will be #1 weekly even though it was #1 just one day.
(and MW was like 3 days #1 not just 1 day).
Bits me why it so hurts that Mirrorcle World gained rightfully and not surprisingly the #1 weekly spot.