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Originally Posted by HiruNoKaze
So from reading threads around here, reasons for decreased sales across the board:
1. music industry going down
2. advent of buying songs online
Right? Any others?
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Well I wouldn't say across the board. The RIAJ did state that 2005 was a good year for the industry as I believe album sales went up that year. This year, it looks like single sales might go up this year while albums, not so much. I also think we're at the point where the older/established artists are going down (B'z, Ayu etc.) while the newer/emerging artists are going up (Otsuka Ai, Angela Aki, Kumi etc.) And of course, before (like a few years ago) it was the female solos dominating the charts, last year it was ORANGE RANGE, this year it happens to be Johnny's (and to an extent Kumi).