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Hatsukoi (Utada Hikaru album)
- Artist
- Utada Hikaru
- Album
- Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)
- Released
- 2018.06.27
- 2018.11.07 (Vinyl)
- Catalog Number
- ESCL-5076 (CD)
- ESJL 3094-5(2LP)(Vinyl)
- Price
- ¥3,240 (CD)
- ¥5,000 (Vinyl)
- Tracklist
- Play A Love Song
- Anata (あなた; You)
- Hatsukoi (初恋; First Love)
- Chikai (誓い; Oath)
- Forevermore
- Too Proud featuring Jevon
- Good Night
- Pakuchii no Uta (パクチーの唄; Cilantro Song)
- Nokoriga (残り香; Lingering Scent)
- Oozora de Dakishimete (大空で抱きしめて; Embrace Me in the Sky)
- Yuunagi (夕凪; Evening Calm)
- Shittosarerubeki Jinsei (嫉妬されるべき人生; A Life to be Envied)
- Information
Hatsukoi is the seventh Japanese album released by Utada Hikaru, and her first album under Sony Music's sub-label Epic Records Japan. Besides her previously released digital singles, the album features seven new songs. The song "Chikai" serves as the theme song to the video game "Kingdom Hearts 3" and "Good Night" serves as the main theme to the animation film "Penguin Highway". First press releases included a serial number code to be redeemed for a lottery to "Hikaru Utada's TOUR 2018" (since renamed to "Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018"), her first national tour in over 12 years.
Oricon Chart Positions
The album debuted at #1 in the Oricon daily and weekly physical charts, as well as the digital weekly albums chart. The album currently has the highest first week digital sales of any album since Oricon began tracking digital album sales in November 2016. Internationally, Hatsukoi peaked at #1 on iTunes Japan and 7 other countries, #2 in Brazil and Spain, #4 in the US, #5 in Canada and Australia, and charted in the top 10 in 22 countries, for a total of 32 countries. The album charted on the US Billboard World chart at #3 for 2 consecutive weeks, #49 on France's download album chart, and #2 on the World Albums chart.
The album is certified Platinum by RIAJ for shipment of 250,000 copies.
Physical
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 203,787 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53,120 |
1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27,997 |
2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20,233 |
3 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10,856 |
5 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7,993 |
4 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6,613 |
2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6,315 |
8 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 3,874 |
10 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 2,853 |
10 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 2,057 |
15 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 1,858 |
12 | 46 | 31 | 38 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 1,973 |
14 | - | - | 45 | 39 | 36 | 21 | 39 | 1,722 |
28 | - | 31 | 48 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 37 | 1,699 |
20 | - | 22 | 36 | 31 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 1,527 |
26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 917 |
41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 827 |
44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | 765 |
39 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 7,050 |
19 | - | 43 | 45 | 49 | - | 49 | 56 | 1,121 |
42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
41 |
Total Reported Sales: 365,157*
Digital
With this album, she reached the highest first week for a solo artist on the Oricon digital charts, to date. Note: Oricon began tracking album downloads in November 2016.
Week Rank | Sales |
---|---|
1 | 38,185 |
1 | 12,691 |
1 | 6,375 |
2 | 7,788 |
1 | 3,464 |
1 | 2,197 |
2 | 2,428 |
4 | 1,944 |
6 | 1,229 |
15 | 964 |
9 | 719 |
10 | 685 |
5 | 1,221 |
8 | 758 |
12 | 749 |
12 | 619 |
14 | 485 |
17 | 419 |
17 | 477 |
12 | 852 |
18 | 511 |
- Total Reported Sales: 84,760*
Billboard Japan 'Hot Albums' Chart Positions
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | |
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Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
Billboard US 'World Albums' Chart Positions
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | - |
United World Chart Positions
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
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