@Jessi
Sounds like you already started getting worried
I don't think anyone here is ignoring drop in sales, more like we don't have enough data to even begin making any conclusions either way.
At least for my part, with how many times I rambled and gushed about MM's upward trajectories in this era, I'm just as anxious as anyone to see where they go from here but again I must reiterate, there is not enough data yet to start the handwringing.
For reference, Reborn Colorful era first week comparisons
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123 Wktk Help Me! Kimisae Joke Egao Tokisora
12/07/04 12/10/10 13/01/23 13/04/17 13/08/28 14/01/29 14/04/16
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Tue *56,139 *54,047 *61,291 *65,915 *96,075 119,442 *80,853
Wed *14,104 **7,720 **6,786 **7,597 **9,339 ***,*** **6,454
Thu *13,824 **3,995 **5,011 **4,361 ***,*** **4,486 **3,134
Fri **4,682 **8,406 **5,312 **7,881 *24,324 **8,089 **9,457
Sat **6,098 ***,*** **5,386 **2,993 **3,212 ***,*** **2,447
Sun **3,856 **3,658 **7,816 **4,174 **6,013 **6,343 ***,***
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Current *98,703 *77,826 *91,602 *92,921 138,963 138,360 *102,345
Weekly 100,598 *81,682 *93,286 *94,037 144,061 149,361 ***,***
It's also a matter of expectations, I suppose.
While I can't help but be disappointed if indeed we're past the peak already, if they can hold steady at the current rate it'll definitely be an achievement not to be sneezed at. No matter the genre, >100k single sales is very, very respectable and hell, I'd argue that excepting the **48 group and maybe Momoclo, that yes... they
are obliterating their current competition.
Besides, like you said, as long as they can keep getting weekly 1st hopefully it'll encourage more tv-shows to invite the girls or maybe even nailing another tie-in.
Now if only they'd also do something about their album promotion methods...
. And that One Two Three in particular. I'm so proud 
