Ayu's sales info from Grand Prix

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The "Japanese record sales grand-prix" presented to the artist who sold music CD&DVD most this year was announced in the city of Tokyo constantly [ 14 ], and Ayumi Hamasaki (25) shone with the crown of whenever [ 3rd / two year for the first time in ]. It is in the music industry which sales inactivation follows, every year is earned in 11,800 million yen, and B'z and SMAP formidable enemies are blockaded completely. The "checkmate" was applied to three unexplored successive victories at the Japan Record Award. Although it was the music world which depression follows, this year of ‚_‚ä was also strong. According to contest a cage which sponsors a Japanese record sales grand-prix, Hamazaki sold a total of 4,180,000 music packages of an album, a single, and DVD in one year, and earned a total of 11,800 million yen. The 2nd place is 10,200 million yen of B'z, and the 3rd place is 9,600 million yen of CHEMISTRY. Although the seat of the first place was delivered to Hikaru Utada last year, it is the crown of whenever [ 3rd / two year for the first time in ]. This is the number of times of an award following 4 times of Akina Nakamori. It is a total of 9,170 million yen with CD albums including "RAINBOW" to which most sales sold 1,850,000 sheets. CD singles, such as "ourselves" etc. which became cage contest 1 grade, sold 1,280 million yen of 1,350 million yen also for DVD. In the feature, the stable sales who let every year pass showed anew the "‚_‚ä popularity" perturbed also neither by depression nor the boom. Thereby, Hamazaki is the Best Music race of an end-of-the-year usual practice, and attains "two crowns" following 29th "best hit song festival Grand Prix" of the last month. It moved forward greatly to three unexplored successive victories at the Japan Record Award. B'z, CHEMISTRY, SMAP and others are the immovable maximum major candidate from not being entered by ‹à�Ü. the "trophy which Hamazaki who appeared in the trousers suit of a skillful zebra handle gained for the first time in two years -- I am really glad" for many directions to think that they gained my song with it being true -- the smile of the whole face 2 crown achievement -- "-- the members who are doing together from the time of the first tour, and the staff -- I want to appreciate bonds with many people -- " -- a comment The confidence to three successive victories at a REKO large was full of expression.

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