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Old 6th May 2015, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ryusei View Post
That is one part but the other part is people still have to buy it. just being on discount doesn't really help.. I really wonder what drives so many people to buy an album that came out 14 years ago, not that I'm complaining I'm sure ayu doesn't complain about the extra cash either lol I'm waiting for it to get the gold certification
Yes and no, the discount helps a lot actually. There were a couple of weeks they removed the discount and immediately the album fell of the charts. I suppose that's why they put the discount back, better to sell a lot with the discount than to not sell well at all...

But you're right that there must be something else, there are other best albums with discount, but A BEST is the one slaying the charts for over a year now. Maybe people still remember it's extreme popularity back in the day and when they see it with the discount they think "why not? I remember it being awesome" and download it

I think this says a lot about Ayu's popularity among the general public. They may not pay attention to her new releases, but the public still love her old music.
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