[Charts & Rankings] The Official Oricon Thread ~Feel the love / Merry-go-round Single~

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Corvina

lol, Kuu was highest selling artist of Japan for both years 2006 and 2007. She pretty much outsold everyone at that time.
And I'll never understand, why this was a problem to anyone. Ayu was probably happy, she wasn't avex golden cow anymore and the pressure was smaller.

You are right but I think some fans back then didn't know how to take this even though ayu had great years both before and after 2005-2007 era and even in these! ayu did pretty well all along even though she wasn't the #1.

1996-2013 best selling female artists (ayu, kuu, namie, hikki only) The positions are off the overall yearly lists (including bands, solo, males, females)
1996 - namie #1
1997 - namie #4
1998 - namie #13
1999 - hikki #1, ayu #5 (TOP 30)
2000 - ayu #1, hikki #22, namie #27 (TOP 30)
2001 - ayu #1, hikki #2 (TOP 30)
2002 - hikki #1, ayu #2 (TOP 30)
2003 - ayu #1 (TOP 30)
2004 - hikki #1, ayu #5 (TOP 30)
2005 - kuu #3 ayu #4 (TOP 30)
2006 - kuu #1, ayu #5 (TOP 30)
2007 - kuu #1, ayu #2 (TOP 10)
2008 - ayu #2, namie #4, kuu #8, hikki #10 (TOP 10)
2009 - ayu #9 (TOP 10)
2010 - No solo female at all (TOP 10)
2011 - #7 namie, #8 ayu (TOP 10)
2012 - #10 namie (TOP 10)
2013 - #8 namie (TOP 10)