『A BALLADS 2』on sale 2021.03.12

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by AyuCanada

This is partly true, Utada Hikaru still sells a lot, Namie would sell too if she haven't retired. For some reasons, Ayu is now seen as an as-been by the common Japanese people, she is more like a Nakamori Akina than a Seiko Matsuda.

Utada and Namie aren't the norm when it comes to sales. Namie studio albuns sales were also dropping at each new release. If she wasnt retiring, she most likely wouldn't have huge numbers nowadays.