Follow Me Up Explained

Follow Me Up
Type:studio
Artist:Maaya Sakamoto
Cover:Follow Me Up.png
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Recorded:2013–15
Label:FlyingDog
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Follow Me Up (stylized as FOLLOW ME UP) is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. It was released on September 30, 2015, through FlyingDog.[1] The limited edition came with a DVD including the music videos for the singles "Hajimari no Umi", "Be Mine!", "Replica" and "Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitte Iru Itsutsu no Hōhō".[2]

Commercial performance

Follow Me Up entered the daily Oricon Albums Chart at number 5.[3] It moved up two spots to number 3 the following day, selling 6,000 copies.[4] The album stayed at number 3 on its third day on the chart, selling 2,000 copies.[5] Follow Me Up debuted at number 4 on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with 15,000 copies sold in its first week, marking Sakamoto's fifth consecutive studio album to debut within the top ten.[6] The album charted for twelve weeks, selling a reported total of 22,000 copies.[7]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Sales
Japan Daily Albums (Oricon)322,000<--22,304-->
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[8] 4
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[9] 6
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[10] 3

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 坂本真綾、9月にアルバム「FOLLOW ME UP」年越し含む全国ツアーも. Natalie. July 6, 2015. February 9, 2018.
  2. News: 坂本真綾20周年アルバム詳細判明、"20人のための1曲だけライブ"も. Natalie. July 23, 2015. February 9, 2018.
  3. Web site: 【日榜单】2015/09/30付. February 9, 2018.
  4. Web site: 【日榜单】2015/10/01. February 9, 2018.
  5. Web site: 【日榜单】2015/10/02付. February 9, 2018.
  6. Web site: 【周榜单】2015/10/12付. February 9, 2018.
  7. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju'. Oricon. subscription . February 9, 2018.
  8. Web site: FOLLOW ME UP 坂本真綾. Oricon. February 9, 2018.
  9. Billboard Japan Hot Albums. Billboard. February 9, 2018.
  10. Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales. Billboard. February 9, 2018.