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Originally Posted by LONJJONG
Some million singers like Kuraki Mai and ELT have also been facing low sales after their peak.. so it is something like common issues... (I think)
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You're right, ELT sales profile is quite common. Ayu is close to such profile. But how close ? And is Ayu a common artist ? Are her sales really so frustrating ? Here some facts. (in fact yes, her sales are frustrating)
Reading this thread, I wanted to create some charts that represent what we can call «Evolution of studio albums sales».
It doesn't count compilations, EPs, singles, remixes, live or accoustic albums. Half of the charts consists of virtual sales generated by simple average formula, in order to make lines continuous, and finally compare them.
1. Ayu and 90s big artists
2. Ayu and contemporary solo female singers
2.1. simplified chart
2.2. developped chart
I counted Kuu's Best 2nd Sessions as a studio album. Gaga's The Fame and The Fame Monster count as separated albums in Japan. I didn't count Utada's Precious album cause the curve was too weird and it lowered readability.
We see interesting things. Period is tough for female solo singers. Ayu does well compared to them overall. Yui, aiko and Kuu are expected to cross again Ayu's sales in a few years.
We also notice some unexpected (or not) random facts :
- Nana movies era saw Mika Nakashima lowest sales.
- Best sellers do r'n'b. But some r'n'b singers don't have such success : Kuu, Thelma Aoyama (not featured on the chart), ...
Compared to big 90s acts, Ayu does (a little) better than ELT and GLAY, (I took them for example but i could have taken a lot of other 90s acts). But she does worse than B'z and Namie. And far worse than Mr. Children who literally kill it.
We also see B'z and Namie clearly don't do as well as Mr.Children.
Next to acts above, we must mention the other acts who sell well today. They are Perfume, Kara and AKB48, but we don't now for how long. Artists we can guess they will still sell a lot next years are boys-bands/
old-men-bands like Arashi and Exile, but they are the new SMAP or Kinki Kids. Nothing surprising or interesting in that. Greeeen sold well... but it's over while i'm writing.
Those charts don't give me clear explanations right now. I thought they could, but I also made them to see artists destinies. Those charts show something clear : artists have very different fates, some unique. And I know if there's an artist who can make history again, do something nobody ever did, it's Ayu.
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Originally Posted by ayu_ready?
I want G-Dragon to compose her a ballad, a midtempo song and a rockish song
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A BIG BANG collaboration could do her no harm.
EDIT: I added a more accurate chart for female singers, but let the first one for more clearness.