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A Song for XX

Album Cover
Artist
Hamasaki Ayumi
Album
A Song for ××
Released
1999.01.01
Catalog Number
AVCD-11691
Price
¥3,059
Tracklist
  1. Prologue
  2. A Song for ××
  3. Hana
  4. FRIEND
  5. FRIEND II
  6. poker face
  7. Wishing
  8. YOU
  9. As if...
  10. POWDER SNOW
  11. Trust
  12. Depend on you
  13. SIGNAL
  14. from your letter
  15. For My Dear...
  16. Present


Information

A Song for ×× is the debut studio album recorded by Hamasaki Ayumi. Though the street release was New Year's Day, the album was sold in stores starting in mid-December. The tracks "A Song for ××" and "Hana" were used as radio singles to promote the album. The album reached #1 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for a total of 107 weeks. In 1999 the album became the #16 album of the year. The album is also the #138 best selling album in Japan.

The "××" in the title is silent and is a reference to Hamasaki's estranged father, whom she never knew. The song itself is about Hamasaki's move from Fukuoka to Tokyo.

A Song for ×× promotional poster

Oricon Chart Positions

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- - - - - - - 1 548,210
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 1 169,570
- - - - - - - 2 126,160
- - - - - - - 1 103,800
- - - - - - - 1 86,320
- - - - - - - 2 44,490
- - - - - - - 4 36,040
- - - - - - - 8 28,550
- - - - - - - 18 19,600
- - - - - - - 21 18,150
- - - - - - - 28 14,350
- - - - - - - 40 8,320
- - - - - - - 43 8,260
- - - - - - - 51 6,680
- - - - - - - 52 4,960
- - - - - - - 41 5,630
- - - - - - - 62 5,360
- - - - - - - 58 4,650
- - - - - - - 45 4,480
- - - - - - - 37 5,110
- - - - - - - 54 3,870
- - - - - - - 55 5,260
- - - - - - - 62 4,270
- - - - - - - 51 5,710
- - - - - - - 56 4,350
- - - - - - - 67 4,480
- - - - - - - 76 4,800
- - - - - - - 88 3,730
- - - - - - - 53 5,050
- - - - - - - 55 5,920
- - - - - - - 51 6,450
- - - - - - - 50 6,920
- - - - - - - 26 11,930
- - - - - - - 28 11,210
- - - - - - - 39 8,810
- - - - - - - 19 13,260
- - - - - - - 37 9,700
- - - - - - - 26 8,600
- - - - - - - 36 7,770
- - - - - - - 56 4,830
- - - - - - - 54 4,640
- - - - - - - 61 3,620
- - - - - - - 76 3,000
- - - - - - - 93 2,460
- - - - - - - 93 2,410
- - - - - - - 56 4,330
- - - - - - - 77 2,860
- - - - - - - out for five weeks
- - - - - - - 63 8,460
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 66 3,090
- - - - - - - 82 2,520
- - - - - - - out for twenty weeks
- - - - - - - 76 3,150
- - - - - - - out for eight weeks
- - - - - - - 82 2,970
- - - - - - - out for one week
- - - - - - - 76 2,980
- - - - - - - out for four weeks
- - - - - - - 96 2,300
- - - - - - - 81 2,880
- - - - - - - 97 2,610
- - - - - - - out for eight weeks
- - - - - - - 100 6,830
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 99 2,640
- - - - - - - 89 2,550
  • Total Reported Sales: 1,451,910

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