[Utada Hikaru] Still Stayin' Gold on the 18th Utada Hikaru Thread!

According to U.Blog, HEART STATION and its singles have physically and digitally combined sold a total of over 20 million!!! Here's a breakdown (numbers are worldwide):

HEART STATION (Physical) - 1,160,000

Boku wa Kuma (Physical) - 230,000

Flavor Of Life (Physical) - 800,000

Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry (Physical) - 380,000

HEART STATION/Stay Gold (Physical) - 200,000

Prisoner Of Love (Physical) - 150,000

Boku wa Kuma (Digital) - 870,000

Flavor Of Life (Digital) - 8,180,000

Beautiful World (Digital) - 1,760,000

Kiss & Cry (Digital) - 1,130,000

Stay Gold (Digital) - 1,050,000

HEART STATION (Digital) - 910,000

Prisoner Of Love (Digital) - 2,900,000

Fight The Blues (Digital) - 130,000

Gentle Beast Interlude (Digital) - 20,000

Celebrate - 65,000

Take 5 - 40,000

Niji-iro Bus - 40,000

TOTAL - 20,015,000

[AyUta]

^ Oh wow! That's amazing Go Hikki!

[CHE.R.RY]

Flavor Of Life (Digital) - 8,180,000


Whoaaa...I knew that FOL sold well but I didn't know it did THAT good O.O!

[cloud♥honey]

Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry (Physical) - 380,000
Prisoner Of Love (Physical) - 150,000

Making up numbers isn't that cool.

[ayu-mix91]

GO Hikki. WOW, those figures are great if they are accurate!~ =]

Originally Posted by Cloud_Honey

Making up numbers isn't that cool.

It's worldwide, that's why all the physical numbers are higher.

[cloud♥honey]

How can the numbers jump so much if they weren't even officially released on overseas? Don't tell me about the online sales, since the jump was way huge to be believable.

Originally Posted by Cloud_Honey

How can the numbers jump so much if they weren't even officially released on overseas? Don't tell me about the online sales, since the jump was way huge to be believable.

In addition to overseas sales, those numbers include domestic sales that are not always counted at Oricon. I don't see why you need to be so skeptical, I don't think EMI would just make stuff up. They seem like a reliable source. And it was actually a news story by Yahoo! Japan, and I don't think they would just publish fake numbers.

[cloud♥honey]

These numbers are likely the "official numbers by Avex" that are only the number of copies shipped. And about a believable source, isn't Avex a reliable source? But meh, only made-up numbers.

Originally Posted by Cloud_Honey

These numbers are likely the "official numbers by Avex" that are only the number of copies shipped. And about a believable source, isn't Avex a reliable source? But meh, only made-up numbers.

Again, why would Yahoo! Japan publish fake numbers? You should just be happy for Hikki, selling over 20,000,000 units of the songs and album of HS!

[DeepRiver]

Originally Posted by dddaiyamondo

Again, why would Yahoo! Japan publish fake numbers? You should just be happy for Hikki, selling over 20,000,000 units of the songs and album of HS!

That's right! She deserves it!

[cloud♥honey]

I'm very happy for her, for sure, but that doesn't justifies that I like when these fake jumps on the sales number happen. And they're not pretty reliable. Not at all.

[Beauty4123]

i can't see how it's not reliable if it's from yahoo japan, a news site.

[ALPHY]

As long as the numbers are giving a positive promotion of Hikki and her music, I'm happy.

Her sales still amaze me. I love Hikki!
But wait - I'm confused. What's the difference between Physical sales and the ones that Oricon reports?

P.S. - Jacky, you should return to the JE Threads. <3

[PSYCHEDELICOdust]

concerning the numbers for the physical.

i believe they're counting SHIPPED which is what would matter to the record companies since that's what they actually sell (to the record shops and is what gives the record companies their money). the Oricon/Soundscan numbers are actual 'sales' numbers (although taken with a somewhat big grain of salt, since they're multiplied on oricon specifically FOR the places they don't/can't count)

either way, pretty good.

^Yeah, there are definitely places that Oricon does not count in its sales.

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

i can't see how it's not reliable if it's from yahoo japan, a news site.

I totally agree.

[ALPHY]

Originally Posted by KaoriNeko

Her sales still amaze me. I love Hikki!
But wait - I'm confused. What's the difference between Physical sales and the ones that Oricon reports?

P.S. - Jacky, you should return to the JE Threads. <3

KAORI~I might just pop in tonight! I've been working heaps so I've rarely been keeping up with what's going on in other threads! Gomen!

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Cloud_Honey

I'm very happy for her, for sure, but that doesn't justifies that I like when these fake jumps on the sales number happen. And they're not pretty reliable. Not at all.

Those numbers are shipped copies to begin with.
Except for oricon that's talking about physical sales in stores, companies and articles usually publish information regarding shipped copies unless if they write "oricon xxxxx...".

Even RIAJ certificated it as million for shipped copies few weeks ago.

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by dddaiyamondo

Again, why would Yahoo! Japan publish fake numbers? You should just be happy for Hikki, selling over 20,000,000 units of the songs and album of HS!

Just imagine if her illegal dls were counted as well?

20,000,013 *dl HS illegally*