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 The number one selling musician of all time online, with 10.5 million downloads, is who? None other than Utada Hikaru. As a Japanese pop singer, very few people in the west even know who she is (Editors Note: Apart from, perhaps, myself; I am a huge fan). If you have ever played Kingdom Hearts on the PS2 or watched anime, you have likely heard her music. She is no lightweight in traditional media sales, with 7 studio albums and 24 singles to her credit. The Internet is a bigger world than the industry at large would seem to reflect. AnimeNewsNetwork reports... Of the 10.5 million record-breaking song downloads that Hikaru Utada has sold so far this year, "Flavor of Life (Ballad Version)" (a song inserted into the Hana Yori Dango 2 [Returns] live-action drama adaptation of the popular shōjo manga) has accounted for 7,306,000 since January 15. "Kiss & Cry," a theme song for the Freedom Project anime and commercials, has sold 842,000 times since April. The "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)-2007 Mix" used in the Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone trailer has sold 276,000 times since June 29. "Beautiful World," the ending theme of the actual movie, has sold 881,000 times since July 23. Finally, "This is Love," a song first released in 2006, has sold 733,000 times in 2007. Source: BroadBand Watch Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           
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