Translated by Mandilinn
January 8, 2018

Namie Amuro’s all-time best album “Finally” (released November 8th of last year), sold 66,078 copies on the Oricon weekly chart (period: January 1st-January 7th), bringing the album’s total sales to 2,002,365 copies sold. This accomplishment comes only two months after the album’s release.

This is the first time in five years and five months an album has sold over two million copies, the last being The Beatles’ best album “The Beatles 1” on August 13, 2012. For a solo artist, it’s been 11 years and 9 months (April 17th, 2006; Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection ’95 – ’05 “Uta Baka”), and 13 years, 9 months for a female soloist (April 26th, 2004; Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1).

In addition, it’s the first time in 21 years and 5 months since one of Amuro’s own albums has surpassed 2 million copies (August 12th, 1996; SWEET 19 BLUES). “Finally” ranked second for this week and has been in the top 5 for nine consecutive weeks (including 3 consecutive weeks at #1).

Amuro participated last year as a special guest 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen for the first time in 14 years. She performed “HERO”, which is included in the album. Along with the “Kouhaku Effect” on Finally, “HERO” won 1st place in weekly digital singles.