[2006] American system vs. Japanese system

[Andrenekoi]

in American system SINGLES ARE NOT MEANT TO BE SOLD BY THEMSELVES, THEY ARE MEANT TO PROMOTE THE ALBUM... That's why they are released AFTER the album, and not before.

The few artists that does release physical singles know that they are only going to sell to people interested on the remixes (Djs usually buys singles)

I prefer the American system cuz it aloud the artist to produce a cohesive album... jpop sometimes has some artists releasing singles that has nothing in common with each other and in the end the album sounds more like a single collection (I'm looking to you Secret)

I think the American way works better, from a music industry stance 90% of American albums have longevity. 90% of Japanese albums don't. They debut always at their peak, then a month later they're off the top 20.

And this^^