#13 isn't anything to be sad about. I mean, not every artist takes off right away. alan's been putting out great music since her debut, but her first album didn't even sell 30,000 copies. It took her nine singles to get her first appearance on MUSIC STATION.
If you want a great-to-flop artist, it's Ito Yuna. She's got a beautiful voice, but since "Precious", everything from her has just been terrible. Her singles don't even chart as well as she did at the start of her career, and her latest album only sold 35,738 copies.
Meanwhile, SCANDAL's been creating a buzz since their indie days. I wouldn't say that they're dropping just yet. They just released their debut album.
They got #13, not #98. Did you guys really expect #1 or something?