�2018 YEARLY CHART】Best-selling female soloists in Japan

[MzKittyKath]

 

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as expected queen utada hikaru is still Supreme 

[Feraligatr]

UTADA HIKARU! STILL THE QUEEN

[Yeul]

Flop Kana did that 

[blank_stare]

At the end of the day, Sony's the one winning. But Utada get it!

[JihyoStoleMyHeartAYAYAY]

LiSA  

[Mandilinn]

Namie was the #1 selling female soloist last year, though. By a lot

[Misa]

Where is Namie Amuro??

[yuuki_sakura]

KANAAAAAAAAAA

[abra]

Yuming though

 

And yeah, Namie

[Mandilinn]

Yuming though

 

And yeah, Namie

I checked the page that made the chart and their response was that albums released in previous years don't count on the chart So the #1 album and soloist of the year was automatically disqualified.

[SeeYaWithYou]

Isn't it fucked up that most people on this list has been in the industry for 10+ years.

 

No new female soloists are making waves :(

[abra]

Isn't it fucked up that most people on this list has been in the industry for 10+ years.

 

No new female soloists are making waves :(

Aimyon is

Leo Ieiri has also been doing quite well again recently

And Uru had a very strong year

[onanimaster]

Aimyon is

Leo Ieiri has also been doing quite well again recently

And Uru had a very strong year

 

i was wondering where aimyon is, she doesn't have an album yet?

 

and namie is not on the list because her album was released in 2017

[Bom]

Aimer 

Leo Ieiri 

 

i was wondering where aimyon is, she doesn't have an album yet?

 

and namie is not on the list because her album was released in 2017

 

Aimyon's album was also released in 2017.

[sergel]

Congrats to all.

 

 

I wonder what the digital version of a chart like this would look like.

[shocking blue]

Sakurako 

[uzxia]

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[Midnight~Circus]

As expected of Queen Hikki and Queen Yuming. 

 

It was kind of obvious, at least to me, that this list would be comprised of 2018 releases hence the obvious omissions.

[kevinpr9]

Aimyon is

Leo Ieiri has also been doing quite well again recently

And Uru had a very strong year

You forget LiSA and Aimer.

[abra]

You forget LiSA and Aimer.

I was thinking that they'd been around for a while, but turns out it's only a bit longer than Leo Ieiri

[kevinpr9]

I was thinking that they'd been around for a while, but turns out it's only a bit longer than Leo Ieiri

Oh yeah you're right! I have no idea LiSA released her first single in 2011. The same thing for Aimer, but Aimer is getting more recognized 2 years after her 1st single. Meanwhile Leo Ieiri started to be popular in 2012!

[phlegmaticpop]

UGHH KANA

[Jumore]

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[kevinpr9]

With strong sales and the hiatus of Kana Nishino, I have a feeling that Aimyon might get to #1 spot of the best-selling female soloists in Japan in 2019 unless one of these happens in 2019:

1. Utada releases another album.

2. There's a compilation album/greatest hits by a well-known artist like Ayu or Kumi (imagine if Ayu suddenly announces retirement).

3. A Lemon-esque or Koi-esque big hit by a female artist other than Aimyon.

4. Aimer's upcoming dual album flops.

 

The only competition here would only be Aimer.

[vincent!]

Queen Aimer, She deserves to be higher on the list