[Britneyfan09]

Originally posted by Belle

Is there a composite somewhere? Something that joins both at a reasonable rate like Billboard does for the US?

Not really unfortunately. You can check Recochoku's weekly charts though and the RIAJ Digital Track chart to see what's really popular.

If your curious here are top artists for digital downloads in the year 2011
Full Downloads: http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_rankin...st_single.html
Ringtones: http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_rankin...rtist_uta.html

[A Muse]

What is Namie's best alber?

[Yarotska]

Originally posted by Belle

Is there a composite somewhere? Something that joins both at a reasonable rate like Billboard does for the US?

Oricon tried it a few years ago and failed, from what I read.

[Belle]

Ringtones are a non-MF factor for me though. I don't get how people pay for them.

[Britneyfan09]

Originally posted by A Muse

What is Namie's best alber?

They all suck. Listen to Kumi instead.

JK JK.

SO.UNCOOL can offer you something I'm sure.

[blackout77]

Originally posted by A Muse

What is Namie's best alber?

My suggestion is either Play or Past < Future. Can't pick but they're both good starter albums IMO.

[Britneyfan09]

Originally posted by Belle

Ringtones are a non-MF factor for me though. I don't get how people pay for them.

They are really popular in Japan though. The Japanese love their cell phones. lol

[SO.UNCOOL™]

Originally posted by A Muse

What is Namie's best alber?

My personal favorite is 'STYLE' but the fan favorite is 'PLAY'.
'PLAY' or her greatest hits album 'BEST FICTION' is a good place to start if your just getting into her though.

[Yarotska]

Originally posted by Belle

Ringtones are a non-MF factor for me though. I don't get how people pay for them.

Well, when a full song is $4...

[Belle]

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

They are really popular in Japan though. The Japanese love their cell phones. lol

and apparently have much more disposable income than us lowly westerners. I mean...paying for a song preview? Da fuq? That just doesn't sit with me.

Also their iTunes prices are overall more expensive for some reason, even though it's not like shipping applies with digital content.

[Belle]

Originally posted by Yarotska

Well, when a full song is $4...

and people complain about piracy

[Britneyfan09]

Originally posted by Belle

and apparently have much more disposable income than us lowly westerners. I mean...paying for a song preview? Da fuq? That just doesn't sit with me.

Also their iTunes prices are overall more expensive for some reason, even though it's not like shipping applies with digital content.

iTunes is a total non-factor in Japan so maybe prices are higher to make up for that.

[Belle]

also Crystal Kay replied to me on twitter today lol c: I like her a lot still even though she's a flop. I kind of asked her about how she feels with chart positions.

[Britneyfan09]

Originally posted by Belle

also Crystal Kay replied to me on twitter today lol c: I like her a lot still even though she's a flop. I kind of asked her about how she feels with chart positions.

What did she say? lol

[Belle]

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

What did she say? lol

[Britneyfan09]

How you gon continue to make quality music when your ass isn't even selling 600 copies and doing next to nothing digitally. It's not even about being first. It's about selling enough not to get DROPPED.

[Belle]

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

How you gon continue to make quality music when your ass isn't even selling 600 copies and doing next to nothing digitally. It's not even about being first. It's about selling enough not to get DROPPED.

And to think ha ass wasn't even invited to perform on Happy Music this single. Idgi. She's ****ing awesome so why is it so hard for ha.

[SO.UNCOOL™]

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

How you gon continue to make quality music when your ass isn't even selling 600 copies and doing next to nothing digitally. It's not even about being first. It's about selling enough not to get DROPPED.

Leave the poor girl alone sis. She's trying her best

[Belle]

**** it, I might just buy the two singles out of pity now.

[A Muse]

I do not understand Japan's music taste at all. How can amazing music keep flopping there while **** like AKB48 and Kis-My tops the charts? Crystal Kay is one of my favs.