[Charts & Rankings] Overall Sales Ranking 2009

[Not~Yet]

^-That's right.

[*Petit*]

I wasen't expecting her to top the female list this year honestly. It's great.

[truehappiness]

Yeah, so far it's been the last two years that she's topped the solo female list, haha.

[jiarongisme]

Originally Posted by *Petit*

I wasen't expecting her to top the female list this year honestly. It's great.

This. Congratz Ayu!

[yoshino]

yeah I'm glad tat Ayu is in the Top 10 at least =)

[truehappiness]

Female artist charts from 2000 onward.

First number is around 21.75 billion yen, I think.

女性アーティスト年間セールスTOP3
2000年
1位　217.5億　浜崎あゆみ　(SEASONS　1,362,740　/　Duty　2,603,550)
2位　160.8億　倉木麻衣　(Love, Day After Tomorrow　1,385,190　/　delicious way　3,451,660)
3位　122.0億　椎名林檎　(ギブス　714,240　/　勝訴ストリップ　2,316,440)

2001年
1位　243.7億　浜崎あゆみ　(M　1,319,070　/　A BEST　4,248,640)
2位　158.3億　宇多田ヒカル　(Can You Keep A Secret？　1,484,940　/　Distance　4,404,290)
3位　*89.8億　モーニング娘。　(恋愛レボリューション21　986,040　/　ベスト！モーニング娘。1　2,240,810)

2002年
1位　133.4億　宇多田ヒカル　(traveling　856,140　/　DEEP RIVER　3,526,780)
2位　115.7億　浜崎あゆみ　(『H（independent,July 1st,HANABI） 』　1,000,260　/　I am…　2,301,020)
3位　*95.4億　MISIA　(眠れぬ夜は君のせい　321,630　/　MISIA GREATEST HITS　1,806,920)

2003年
1位　105.2億　浜崎あゆみ　（『＆（ourselves,Greatfuldays,HANABI～ episode Ⅱ～)　591,481　/　RAINBOW　1,856,919)
2位　*50.4億　BoA　(JEWEL SONG／BESIDE YOU －僕を呼ぶ声－　151,485　/　VALENTI　1,218,517)
3位　*43.0億　Every Little Thing　(UNTITLED 4 ballads　369,674　/　Every Best Singles 2　632,508)

2004年
1位　*86.6億　宇多田ヒカル　(誰かの願いが叶うころ　365,206　/　Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTIONS VOL.1　2,495,967)
2位　*54.1億　浜崎あゆみ　(INSPIRE／GAME　329,145　/　Memorial address　1,059,534)
3位　*36.9億　大塚愛　(さくらんぼ　405,600　/　LOVE PUNCH　519,300)

2005年
1位　*76.3億　倖田来未　(Butterfly　118,738　/　Best～first things～　1,207,793)
2位　*69.0億　浜崎あゆみ　(STEP you／is this LOVE？　345,340　/　MY STORY　1,131,776)
3位　*45.9億　BoA　(DO THE MOTION　169,542　/　BEST OF SOUL　1,060,039)

2006年
1位　127.0億　倖田來未　(4 hot wave　390,685　/　BEST～second session～　1,768,628)
2位　*68.9億　浜崎あゆみ　(BLUE BIRD　258,566　/　（miss）understood　877,433)
3位　*43.0億　大塚愛　(フレンジャー　173,115　/　LOVE COOK　831,633)

2007年
1位　*73.5億　倖田來未　（FREAKY　195,322　/　Black Cherry　1,022,448)
2位　*70.5億　浜崎あゆみ　(glitter/fated　166,203　/　A BEST 2-WHITE-　716,582)
3位　*52.1億　大塚愛　(PEACH/HEART　167,004　/　愛 am BEST　713,5

2008年
１位　*7,188.1　浜崎あゆみ
2位　*6,801.7　安室奈美恵
3位　*4,437.5　倖田來未

2009年
1位　*9　*3,436　浜崎あゆみ
2位　10　*3,255　絢香
3位　　？？？(たぶんドリカム)

Very consistently in the top 2 for female artists.

[njanjayrp]

^ a question:

73.5億 = 7,35x.x ?

2009 wasn't the best year for female artists >.<

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

^ a question:

73.5億 = 7,35x.x ?

2009 wasn't the best year for female artists >.<

7.35 billion yen.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Woah bestselling (Japanese) solo artist!! That's really great and it's a smack in the face to fans like me who think that her sales have become crap.

The Beatles srsly? I know they're legends but what made it boosted them up that high for 2009?

[tony5775]

OMG
Michael Jackson sales so well

[ayu-fan]

she used to sell 8 times better in 2001, well that was her peak back then.

i wonder if she can maintain her spot (top 2) in 2010. Avex already *****d her best albums released in 2007 and 2008. Namie has past<future and koda will release another best, while ayu hasn't anything 'special' besides a new original album and dvd tour.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by ayu-fan

she used to sell 8 times better in 2001, well that was her peak back then.

i wonder if she can maintain her spot (top 2) in 2010. Avex already *****d her best albums released in 2007 and 2008. Namie has past<future and koda will release another best, while ayu hasn't anything 'special' besides a new original album and dvd tour.

Well, instead of looking at actual sales, how about looking at her position on the chart? She's the best selling female artist of the year for the third time consecutively, so that accounts for something. Even in 2002 which was part of her peak she was #2 ( s ).

[zyoeru]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

The Beatles srsly? I know they're legends but what made it boosted them up that high for 2009?

It's because 12 of their albums were re-released in a remastered format, also they had a Rock Band game come out with their name on it, I think.

Originally Posted by tony5775

OMG
Michael Jackson sales so well

Sadly, he would never have sold to well if he were still alive...

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ayu-fan

she used to sell 8 times better in 2001, well that was her peak back then.

i wonder if she can maintain her spot (top 2) in 2010. Avex already *****d her best albums released in 2007 and 2008. Namie has past<future and koda will release another best, while ayu hasn't anything 'special' besides a new original album and dvd tour.

To be honest, she also released about 8 times as much in 2001...

[Minttulatte]

wow it's amazing how she still manages to sell so much.

[PEARL]

wow yay!
wow @ Miliyah Kato
i thought namie sold more lol.

[y_nathz]

Yay for Ayu being the first female on the list
The first three are as expected but I'm happy for Toho
Also congrats for Kuu, Namie, ikimonogakari & UVERworld

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

she's next to jacko! wow

[Cherry Dynamite]

Originally Posted by ayu-fan

she used to sell 8 times better in 2001, well that was her peak back then.

i wonder if she can maintain her spot (top 2) in 2010. Avex already *****d her best albums released in 2007 and 2008. Namie has past<future and koda will release another best, while ayu hasn't anything 'special' besides a new original album and dvd tour.

I think she can manage but on the other hand it's quite scary because sales are decreasing.

[TITANIC]

If im not wrong, Ayu was the best selling artist in japan for 2000,2001 and 2003
2002 and 2004 was hikki
2006 and 2007 was kuu
2005 was orange range.
2008 was EXILE
2009 Arashi
so since 2000-2007 except 2005 was a year for a female solo year.
now is boyband year