A Best

Album Cover

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Album

A BEST

Released

2001.03.28

Catalog Code

AVCD-11950

Price

¥3,059

Tracklist

1. A Song for ×× (New Vocal & Mix)
2. Trust (New Vocal & Mix)
3. Depend on you (New Vocal & Mix)
4. LOVE ~Destiny~
5. TO BE
6. Boys & Girls
7. Trauma
8. End roll
9. appears
10. Fly high
11. vogue
12. Far away
13. SEASONS
14. SURREAL
15. M
16. Who...

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File:A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition- lim.jpg

Limited Edition Cover

File:A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition- reg.jpg

Regular Edition Cover

Artist

Hamasaki Ayumi

Album

A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-

Released

2015.03.28

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

1. A Song for ××
2. Trust
3. Depend on you
4. LOVE ~Destiny~
5. TO BE
6. Boys & Girls
7. Trauma
8. End roll
9. appears
10. Fly high
11. vogue
12. Far away
13. SEASONS
14. SURREAL
15. M
16. Who...

Blu-ray/DVD Tracklist

1. Trust
2. Depend on you
3. LOVE ~Destiny~
4. TO BE
5. Boys & Girls
6. appears
7. Fly high
8. vogue ~ Far away ~ SEASONS
9. SURREAL
10. 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

File:Hamasaki Ayumi - A BEST 15th Anniversary promo.jpg

Hamasaki Ayumi promoting the album

• A BEST -15th Anniversary Edition-

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Charts & Sales

Charts Positions

Country	Chart	2006 Weeks		2007 Weeks
		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

Oricon Chart (Japan)
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
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