[Charts & Rankings] The 6th Oricon Thread of NEXT LEVEL ~Final Spark~ - Page 13

**ayumisrael** · #**241** 2nd September 2009, 01:15 PM

The 22nd week's position was #135. ^^

ALfromHELLSING · #**242** 2nd September 2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ayumisrael

The 22nd week's position was #135. ^^

That's nice. Thnks!

waterballoon · #**243** 2nd September 2009, 04:03 PM

Tal, the really stupid me asked this question... meant for this album, but I posted in the A COMPLETE chart!!! >.<

I was wondering if TRICK is still charting.

daybreak123 · #**244** 2nd September 2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ayumisrael

23rd Week
Position: Still Unknown
Sales: 831
Total Sales: 375,638

NEXT LEVEL officially charted more than RAINBOW. =D

I'm so proud of NEXT LEVEL, it really deserves this long chart life! 23 weeks is a lot. Even though I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing that it charted more than RAINBOW, 'cause it's my favorite album from her...

Anyways, congrats to Ayu and NEXT LEVEL!

And about the comments about Days... I really love that song! I think it's mostly because of the PV, though. I heard the song at the first time when I was watching the PV, and PV is amazing. I always remember it when I'm listening to the song...

I'm not sure if I would like the song that much if I haven't watched the PV. I still prefer Curtain call over Days.

gothicayu · #**245** 3rd September 2009, 04:02 AM

i loved rainbow also. i couldnt stand next level though ( i only like rule and sparkle ) i m surprised this album is still selling i wonder if her older album charts once in a while when she re sing her old songs

rakeru · #**246** 3rd September 2009, 08:55 PM

my, my, this is certainly a sign of the times. an album in 2009 can only sell 375k (so far) but chart longer than an album that sold 1.8 million from 2002.

Crystal_Ageha · #**247** 4th September 2009, 03:11 AM

^ *nodnod* What a shame.

MissElin_ · #**248** 4th September 2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rakeru

my, my, this is certainly a sign of the times. an album in 2009 can only sell 375k (so far) but chart longer than an album that sold 1.8 million from 2002.

They really need to count in the downloads in the same chart imo...

Crystal_Ageha · #**249** 4th September 2009, 06:36 AM

Yeah, I think that's pretty much everybody's opinion, to include the digitals with the physicals. I really don't see any major negatives to the idea, so I wonder why the charts haven't started doing it already? >_<

**ayumisrael** · #**250** 4th September 2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha

Yeah, I think that's pretty much everybody's opinion, to include the digitals with the physicals. I really don't see any major negatives to the idea, so I wonder why the charts haven't started doing it already? >_<

I for one don't agree that they should put legal downloads along with sales.
Yeah the numbers will be way more inflated but still,
the money artists/labels get from legal downloads are nothing compared to what they get from physical sales, so if we won't know just the physical sales it won't be as interesting imo.
+The artists will be on the exact same state as they are, just with inflated numbers that add no meaning.
I think it's cool oricon counts the physical sales and RIAJ the recochoku (chaku uta) and iTunes (PC downloads).
We can know physical sales and legal downloads (welll 100,000-250,000, 750,000-1,000,000 and such). We don't need them combined together imo.

waterballoon · #**251** 4th September 2009, 08:59 AM

^ Agreed. Besides, if they really were to include legal downloads... Ayu wouldn't even be doing "well" anymore. Right now with physical sales, we can still rejoice, but with legal downloads... I highly doubt so.

Crystal_Ageha · #**252** 4th September 2009, 11:41 AM

^^ Hm, that's a good point.
Ayu never does terrible in digitals though, does she? Like, I know she usually doesn't do spectacular, but she still gets at least decent sales, right?

waterballoon · #**253** 4th September 2009, 11:44 AM

I don't think her digital sales are bad, but many other singers do even better than her in digital sales, so...

**ayumisrael** · #**254** 4th September 2009, 11:51 AM

What is good is that ayu does better than a lot of other singers physically as well.

zyoeru · #**255** 4th September 2009, 11:57 AM

Yeah, ORICON shouldn't combine digital and physical sales, but I wish they'd count more digital shops.

Meat Pao · #**256** 4th September 2009, 01:20 PM

If ORICON combines physical and digital sales together, Ayu would probably lose her streak or something LOL. There are artistes who do a lot better than Ayu digitally despite bad physical sales... I think ORICON should at least have a separate digital chart if they ever have one.

njanjayrp · #**257** 4th September 2009, 02:03 PM

^ regardless of that possibility I'd still like them to make a combo chart and two separate ones. That way it would be easier to determine what is really popular among people in Japan.

zyoeru · #**258** 4th September 2009, 03:11 PM

^ It'd be better if we had a digital and physical chart separate. We could still see who is popular easily by adding up sales.

waterballoon · #**259** 4th September 2009, 03:20 PM

lol Oricon will have so much to do if they had all of these, lol.

sakumadrops · #**260** 4th September 2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zyoeru

^ It'd be better if we had a digital and physical chart separate. We could still see who is popular easily by adding up sales.

i agree with this and to everyone else who thinks so. physical sales are really something special... for one they cost a lot more than download. it has more... meaning imo.