A Best
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Album
- A BEST
- Released
- 2001.03.28 (Japan)
- 2001.03.29 (Overseas)
- 2006.07.31 (South Korea - Special Edition)
- 2012.03.21 (Japan - PLAYBUTTON)
- Catalog Code
- AVCD-11950 (CD - Japan)
- AVTCD-95461 (CD - Hong Kong)
- AQZD-50667 (PLAYBUTTON)
- Price
- ¥3,059 (CD)
- ¥2,800 (PLAYBUTTON)
- Tracklist
- A Song for ×× (New Vocal & Mix)
- Trust (New Vocal & Mix)
- Depend on you (New Vocal & Mix)
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- TO BE
- Boys & Girls
- Trauma
- End roll
- appears
- Fly high
- vogue
- Far away
- SEASONS
- SURREAL
- M
- Who...
- Artist
- Hamasaki Ayumi
- Album
- A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-
- Released
- 2016.03.28
- Catalog Number
- AVZD-93409/B/C (Limited Edition)
- AVCD-93410 (Regular Edition)
- Price
- ¥9,720 (Limited Edition - tax included)
- ¥9,000 (Limited Edition - tax excluded)
- ¥3,024 (Regular Edition - tax included)
- ¥2,800 (Regular Edition - tax excluded)
- CD Tracklist
- A Song for ××
- Trust
- Depend on you
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- TO BE
- Boys & Girls
- Trauma
- End roll
- appears
- Fly high
- vogue
- Far away
- SEASONS
- SURREAL
- M
- Who...
- Blu-ray/DVD Tracklist
- Trust
- Depend on you
- LOVE ~Destiny~
- TO BE
- Boys & Girls
- appears
- Fly high
- vogue ~ Far away ~ SEASONS
- SURREAL
- M
- Information
A BEST is the first "best of" album released by Hamasaki Ayumi. There is some controversy surrounding this album as it has the same release date of Utada Hikaru's Distance album, thus staggering the sales of both albums. Whether avex intentionally pushed the release of this album to be at the same time as Distance remains a controversial topic. It is also rumored that the cover image, depicting Ayumi with a tear rolling down her cheek, was chosen by her as a protest to the false media reports that she and Utada are personal rivals.
The songs "A Song for ××", "Trust" and "Depend on you" were re-recorded for this album along with "End roll," which wasn't announced to be re-recorded, and "Boys & Girls," which had a new instrumental part but the voice still being the same as the older version. Though this was her best selling album, Hamasaki Ayumi opposed of it publicly, stating "it was too early for release". This album sold more than 4,300,000 copies to date. The album reached #1 on the Oricon Album Charts and charted for 48 weeks. A BEST was re-released the same day as for A BEST 2 -BLACK- and A BEST 2 -WHITE-.
The album was re-released as A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition- fifteen years later. It was released in two versions: a deluxe CD+DVD+Blu-ray that comes with a t-shirt, anniversary book, sumapura music, and sumapura movie, and a CD Only edition that comes with sumapura music.
Covers
The album came in a slipcase, with 6 different possible cover images for the booklet.
Oricon Chart Positions
- A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-
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| Year | Month | Month Rank | Sales |
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| 2016 | March | x | x |
Total Sales: x*
Charts & Sales
- Charts Positions
| Country | Chart | 2006 Weeks | 2007 Weeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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01 |
02 |
11 |
12 | ||
| Japan | Worldwide | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Japan | All Music | - | 1 | 327 | - |
| Japan | Greatest Hits Best Sellers | 1 | 1 | 30 | - |
| Japan | J-pop Best Sellers | - | 1 | 135 | - |
| Japan | J-pop Greatest Hits | 1 | 1 | 23 | - |
- Detailed Weekly Sales
| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 2,874,870 | 510,160 | 240,950 | 130,390 | 103,250 | 89,550 | 37,020 | 30,890 | 24,260 | 20,140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Week | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 18,370 | 14,960 | 13,840 | 12,570 | 10,840 | 11,630 | 9,530 | 8,030 | 7,500 | 8,060 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Total Sales Reported: 4,295,353
A BEST was the 3rd most downloaded album in Japan in 2014, 14 years after its release.
A BEST was the 2nd most downloaded album in Japan in 2015, 15 years after its release.
External Links
- Oricon Profile: A BEST | 15th Anniversary Limited Edition | 15th Anniversary Regular Edition
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