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CDJapan has posted pre-orders for Limited Edition, low price re-releases of some of Ayu’s concert and PV DVDs. These Limited Edition DVDs will only be available between December 5, 2007 and March 31, 2008.

• Ayumi Hamasaki/Hamasaki Ayumi[Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000Vol.1 [Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000Vol.2 [Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2000-2001[Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/ayumi hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 A[Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/A clips[Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2002 A[Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/Ayumi Hamasaki Stadium Tour 2002 A[Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/ayumi hamasaki Arena Tour 2003-2004 A[Limited Pressing]
• Ayumi Hamasaki/ayumi hamasaki Countdown Live 2005-2006 A[Limited Pressing]

CDJapan notes in its Artist Alert e-mails that you must pre-order before October 17th to obtain a First Press edition, though these doesn’t appear to be any First Press extras at this time.

MuscTV recently published lists of Japan’s top selling singles and albums, as well as the albums with the best first week sales. Ayu made all three lists with multiple releases.

Top Albums (in tens of thousands)

• #6 A BEST (429.4)
• #22 Duty (290.4)
• #38 LOVEppears (256.2)
• #55 I am… (230.8)
• #89 RAINBOW (185.7)
• #139 A Song For XX (145.2)
• #219 MY STORY (113.1)
• #249 Memorial address (106.2)

Top Singles (in tens of thousands)

• #57 A (163.1)
• #103 SEASONS (136.7)
• #113 M (131.9)
• #222 Boys & Girls (103.8)
• #237 H (100.6)

Top First Week Sales

• #2 A BEST (2,874,870)
• #10 I am… (1,751,360)
• #13 Duty (1,682,760)
• #34 LOVEppears (1,201,870)
• #54 RAINBOW (1,016,482)
• Not Yet Ranked: A BEST 2 - WHITE- (475,284)
• Not Yet Ranked: A BEST 2 -BLACK- (470,057)