I don't know if this is an accurate statement, but according to my limited research, Hikki's "EXODUS" album may have out-sold the extremely popular singer Britney Spears' "Blackout" album so far.

Quoting Wikipedia (which may or may not be a reliable source), "Exodus became Utada's fourth consecutive release to debut at #1 and boast 500,000+ first-week sales. It had a chart run of twenty weeks on the Oricon and saw her reach #1 on the World United Charts a second time,[15]" Yet, so far, Britney's latest album "Blackout" has only sold a little over 400,000 in the first week. According to AOL Entertainment News, TMZ, "'Blackout' is now officially a total and utter flop. It has sold a total of 430,000 copies after a full month of release, according to the ever-perspicacious FOX News, and it's going nowhere fast."

Not to hate on Britney or any of her work, but it seems like although Hikki's work has more "chart strength", if you will, in comparison to a well known and quite popular American star. So what does Island Def Jam have to expect from their next Hikki-chan investment? What do we, as her fans predict???

I find it interesting that an artist such as Hikki (who faced racism during interviews, low spin amounts of her singles, and little-to-no national coverage) may end up having greater staying power on the American music charts than some of the most popular artists. Of course... EXODUS was only her first U.S. record, but what do you think?