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Originally Posted by panda87
i agree with your post in all. in order for someone to gather their thoughts and feelings through much observation and long-time contemplation to make such a thread should be appreciated and acknowledged. i'm sure the words you chose and phrases you've laid out were not thrown in too lightly.
i think this is the most justified way to put it, and i thank you.
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Originally Posted by Lady~Deviance
Well according to many respectable news outlets, the highest selling artist of the decade is American rapper 'Eminem' (over 80 million albums purchased/not including singles), with the British band 'The Beatles' in close second. This is based on their international and national sales. Meaning sales based on goods consumers actually purchased, not goods that were solely shipped to stores and remained in stock. 
I loved your essay sweetheart!  My husband and I are huge Hikki fans and always have been.  She's my favorite. I appreciate your love for her. It's nice to see fellow Hikki fans on an Ayu forum.  |
Thx for the comments!
LOL.... Those news outlets are considering "highest selling artist or band". I worded my article very carefully. Which was "Japan's all time best selling solo artist and probably the world's best selling singer/songwriter in the last decade." The first part of the sentence is confirmed by Oricon sales ranks. The 2nd part isn't something that you can find anywhere, which is why I wrote "probably".
"Beatles" ISN'T a "singer/songwriter". Eminem is a rapper. Of course, there is also an argument to say whether rapping should be considered singing or not =) Many people say yes, rapping is singing while many others say rapping is not. I personally would say that rapping is distinct from talking or spoken poetry as rapping uses the beat of the music. Singing is distinct from rapping as it also has tonality (ie: notes).
But, it really depends what you define as a "singer/songwriter". I mean, Britney did co-write some of her songs.... But would you consider her as a singer/songwriter? The other counter-example is Beyonce (often quoted as highest selling female artist of the decade)... but that's including sales with Destiny's child. But yeah, if you just take general view of "music artist or band", then my article is incorrect.... But that's not what I wrote!
That being said, I agree I should have displayed Beatles and Eminem's sales numbers for comparison. I didn't show them as I had disregarded them from the criteria of "singer/songwriter". Also, it'll be interesting to see if I did indeed miss other "best-selling singer/songwriters" from the comparison.