"Akai Ito" peaked at #1 on the daily Oricon singles chart and #3 on the weekly chart, selling 34,236 copies in its first week. The song debuted at #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, making it her second consecutive number-one debut on this chart "Akai Ito" was the 15th best selling single for the month of October and ranked #120 on the yearly Oricon singles chart.
