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# [[Wonder Woman (Amuro Namie)|Wonder Woman]] <small>([[Amuro Namie]] feat. [[AI (singer)|AI]] & [[Tsuchiya Anna]])</small>
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# [[Wonder Woman (Amuro Namie)|Wonder Woman]] feat. [[AI (singer)|AI]] & [[Tsuchiya Anna]]
# [[Unusual (Amuro Namie)|UNUSUAL]] <small>([[Amuro Namie]] feat. [[Yamashita Tomohisa]])</small>
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# [[Unusual (Amuro Namie)|UNUSUAL]] feat. [[Yamashita Tomohisa]]
# [[Make It Happen|make it happen]] <small>([[Amuro Namie]] feat. [[After School|AFTERSCHOOL]])</small>
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# [[Make It Happen|make it happen]] feat. [[After School|AFTERSCHOOL]]
# [[Rock U (ravex)|ROCK U]] feat. [[Amuro Namie]] <small>([[ravex]])</small>
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# [[ravex]] - [[Rock U (ravex)|ROCK U]] feat. Amuro Namie
# [[Do What U Gotta Do]] feat. [[AI (singer)|AI]], [[Amuro Namie]] & [[Mummy-D]] <small>([[ZEEBRA]])</small>
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# [[ZEEBRA]] - [[Do What U Gotta Do]] feat. [[AI (singer)|AI]], Amuro Namie & [[Mummy-D]]
# [[Wet'N Wild]] feat. [[SUITE CHIC]] <small>([[Heartsdales]])</small>
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# [[Heartsdales]] - [[Wet'N Wild]] feat. [[SUITE CHIC]]
# [[Do or Die]] feat. [[Amuro Namie]] <small>([[JHETT]])</small>
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# [[JHETT aka YAKKO for AQUARIUS|JHETT]] - [[Do or Die]] feat. Amuro Namie
# [[Fake (AI)|FAKE]] feat. [[Amuro Namie]] <small>([[AI (singer)|AI]])</small>
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# [[AI (singer)|AI]] - [[Fake (AI)|FAKE]] feat. Amuro Namie
# [[Number 1 (Amuro Namie)|#1]] <small>([[Amuro Namie]] feat. [[Kawabata Kaname]] ([[CHEMISTRY]]))</small>
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# [[Number 1 (Amuro Namie)|#1]] feat. [[Kawabata Kaname]] ([[CHEMISTRY]])
# [[Black Out|BLACK OUT]] feat. [[Wikipedia:Lil Wayne|Lil Wayne]] & [[Amuro Namie]] <small>([[VERBAL]])</small>
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# [[VERBAL]] - [[Black Out|BLACK OUT]] feat. [[Wikipedia:Lil Wayne|Lil Wayne]] & Amuro Namie
# [[Black Diamond|BLACK DIAMOND]] <small>([[DOUBLE]] & [[Amuro Namie]])</small>
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# [[DOUBLE]] & Amuro Namie - [[Black Diamond|BLACK DIAMOND]]  
# [[Luvotomy]] <small>([[m-flo]] ♥ [[Amuro Namie]])</small>
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# [[m-flo]] ♥ Amuro Namie - [[Luvotomy]]  
# [[After Party|AFTER PARTY]] feat. [[Amuro Namie]] <small>([[ZEEBRA]])</small>
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# [[Zeebra|ZEEBRA]] - [[After Party|AFTER PARTY]] feat. Amuro Namie
# [[Want Me, Want Me|WANT ME, WANT ME]] feat. [[VERBAL]] <small>(hidden track)</small>
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# [[Wonder Woman (Amuro Namie)|Wonder Woman]] ([[PV]])
 
# [[Wonder Woman (Amuro Namie)|Wonder Woman]] ([[PV]])
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''Checkmate!'' is the first collaboration best album released by [[Amuro Namie]]. It was released in two versions: a regular CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. First pressings of both versions came housed in a digipak. The album features four new songs, including "[[Wonder Woman (Amuro Namie)|Wonder Woman]]", which was used as a [[Wikipedia:Coca-Cola Zero|Coca-Cola Zero]] [[CM|commercial]] song. It sold 484,336 copies in 2011, becoming the #6 album of the year. It sold 486,369 in total.
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''Checkmate!'' is the fourth best of album released by [[Amuro Namie]]. This is her first themed collection, which contains a series of collaborations with other artists and her guest appearances. It was released in two versions: a regular CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. First pressings of both versions came housed in a digipak. The album features four new songs, including "[[Wonder Woman (Amuro Namie)|Wonder Woman]]", which was used as a [[Wikipedia:Coca-Cola Zero|Coca-Cola Zero]] [[CM|commercial]] song. It sold 484,336 copies in 2011, becoming the #6 album of the year. It sold 486,369 in total.
  
 
The album was originally scheduled to be released on March 23, but it was postponed until April 27 due to the [[Wikipedia:2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami]].
 
The album was originally scheduled to be released on March 23, but it was postponed until April 27 due to the [[Wikipedia:2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami]].
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==Oricon Chart Positions==
 
==Oricon Chart Positions==
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Revision as of 22:44, 10 March 2016

CD+DVD Cover
CD Cover
Artist
Amuro Namie
Album
Checkmate!
Released
2011.04.27 (Japan)
2011.05.06 (Hong Kong, South Korea & Taiwan)
Catalog Number
AVBD-38276/B (CD+DVD)
AVCD-38277 (CD)
Price
¥3,990 (CD+DVD)
¥3,059 (CD)
CD Tracklist
  1. Wonder Woman feat. AI & Tsuchiya Anna
  2. UNUSUAL feat. Yamashita Tomohisa
  3. make it happen feat. AFTERSCHOOL
  4. ravex - ROCK U feat. Amuro Namie
  5. ZEEBRA - Do What U Gotta Do feat. AI, Amuro Namie & Mummy-D
  6. Heartsdales - Wet'N Wild feat. SUITE CHIC
  7. JHETT - Do or Die feat. Amuro Namie
  8. AI - FAKE feat. Amuro Namie
  9. #1 feat. Kawabata Kaname (CHEMISTRY)
  10. VERBAL - BLACK OUT feat. Lil Wayne & Amuro Namie
  11. DOUBLE & Amuro Namie - BLACK DIAMOND
  12. m-flo ♥ Amuro Namie - Luvotomy
  13. ZEEBRA - AFTER PARTY feat. Amuro Namie
  14. WANT ME, WANT ME feat. VERBAL
DVD Tracklist
  1. Wonder Woman (PV)
  2. UNUSUAL (PV)
  3. make it happen (PV)
  4. #1 (PV)
  5. FAKE (PV)
  6. BLACK DIAMOND (PV)
  7. Do What U Gotta Do (PV)


Information

Checkmate! is the fourth best of album released by Amuro Namie. This is her first themed collection, which contains a series of collaborations with other artists and her guest appearances. It was released in two versions: a regular CD+DVD edition and a regular CD-only edition. First pressings of both versions came housed in a digipak. The album features four new songs, including "Wonder Woman", which was used as a Coca-Cola Zero commercial song. It sold 484,336 copies in 2011, becoming the #6 album of the year. It sold 486,369 in total.

The album was originally scheduled to be released on March 23, but it was postponed until April 27 due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Oricon Chart Positions

Amuro Namie promoting the album
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 252,889
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 83,114
1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 44,168
1 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 24,775
2 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 17,597
4 12 11 11 7 7 9 9 12,377
7 18 14 14 13 11 11 13 7,956
9 27 20 14 15 11 16 14 5,820
12 44 30 27 25 18 20 26 4,323
17 33 27 26 24 22 27 27 3,976
18 out30 31 29 31 23 29 30 3,003
23 out30 out30 33 27 29 36 35 2,604
23 out30 out30 out30 out30 out30 42 44 2,220
27 out30 out30 out30 out30 out30 out30 44 2,354
x x x x x x x 49 2,128
x x x x x x x 57~59 1,908
x x x x x x x 55 1,704
x x x x x x x 85 1,387
x x x x x x x 79 1,199
x x x x x x x 98 1,171
x x x x x x x x 908
x x x x x x x x 838
x x x x x x x x 695
x x x x x x x x 601
x x x x x x x x 613
x x x x x x x x 546
x x x x x x x x 501
x x x x x x x x 544
x x x x x x x x 422
x x x x x x x x 432
x x x x x x x x 525
x x x x x x x x 503
x x x x x x x x 535
x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x 699

Total Reported Sales: 486,369
Total Sales in 2011: 484,336 (#6 album of the year)
Total Sales in 2012: 2,033


Playbutton Edition (2012.06.27)

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Rank Sales
- - - - - - - 122 1,083
- - - - - - - 162 617
- - - - - - - 170 578

Total Reported Sales: 2,278

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