Blogged By: La Tray
Blog Source: Tokyograph
Photo Credit: Tokyograph
Video Credit: YouTube (kittyguy3) “Flying Get”
Posted: Saturday January 7, 2012 @ 12:23 am PST
Topic: AKB48
Tokyograph Reported:”According to Oricon sales data, AKB48’s total single sales have now reached 11,787,000 copies with 25 singles. This puts them at #1 for total single sales by a female group, surpassing the previous record holder Morning Musume.”
Tokyograph Continued To Report:”Morning Musume is currently at 11,774,000 copies with 56 singles, over a span of 13 years and 11 months. AKB48 overtook them in only 5 years and 11 months, largely due to several recent singles that have all sold over 1 million copies each. The five singles they released in 2011 alone have sold 7,346,000 copies.”
Tokyograph’s Last Report:”Currently, the top three female groups in single sales are”
- AKB48 – 11,787,000 (25 singles)
- Morning Musume – 11,774,000 (56 singles)
- Pink Lady – 11,037,000 (23 singles)
AKB48 WON JAPAN RECORD AWARD FOR 2011:
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