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.

Oricon Chart Positions

A Song for ×× promotional poster

Week	Date	Position	Weekly Sales	Total Sales
Week 1	1999.01.11	1	548,210	548,210
Week 2	1999.01.18	1	169,570	717,780
Week 3	1999.01.25	2	126,160	843,940
Week 4	1999.02.01	1	103,800	947,740
Week 5	1999.02.08	1	86,320	1,034,060
Week 6	1999.02.15	2	44,490	1,078,550
Week 7	1999.08.22	4	36,040	1,114,590
Week 8	1999.03.01	8	28,550	1,143,140
Week 9	1999.03.08	18	19,600	1,162,740
Week 10	1999.03.15	21	18,150	1,180,890
Week 11	1999.03.22	28	14,350	1,195,240
Week 12	1999.03.29	40	8,320	1,203,560
Week 13	1999.04.05	43	8,260	1,211,820
Week 14	1999.04.12	51	6,680	1,218,500
Week 15	1999.04.19	52	4,960	1,223,460
Week 16	1999.04.26	41	5,630	1,229,090
Week 17	1999.05.03	62	5,360	1,234,450
Week 18	1999.05.10	58	4,650	1,239,100
Week 19	1999.05.17	45	4,480	1,243,580
Week 20	1999.05.24	37	5,110	1,248,690
Week 21	1999.05.31	54	3,870	1,252,560
Week 22	1999.06.07	55	5,260	1,257,820
Week 23	1999.06.14	62	4,270	1,262,090
Week 24	1999.06.21	51	5,710	1,267,800
Week 25	1999.06.28	56	4,350	1,272,150
Week 26	1999.07.05	67	4,480	1,276,630
Week 27	1999.07.12	76	4,800	1,281,430
Week 27	1999.07.19	88	3,730	1,285,160
Week 28	1999.07.26	53	5,050	1,290,210
Week 29	1999.08.02	55	5,920	1,296,130
Week 30	1999.08.09	51	6,450	1,302,580
Week 31	1999.08.16	50	6,920	1,309,500
Week 32	1999.08.24	26	11,930	1,321,430
Week 33	1999.08.30	28	11,210	1,332,640
Week 34	1999.09.06	39	8,810	1,341,450
Week 35	1999.09.13	19	13,260	1,354,710
Week 36	1999.09.20	37	9,700	1,364,410
Week 37	1999.09.27	26	8,600	1,373,010
Week 38	1999.10.04	36	7,770	1,380,780
Week 39	1999.10.11	56	4,830	1,385,610
Week 40	1999.10.18	54	4,640	1,390,250
Week 41	1999.10.25	61	3,620	1,393,870
Week 42	1999.11.01	76	3,000	1,396,870
Week 43	1999.11.08	93	2,460	1,399,330
Week 44	1999.11.15	93	2,410	1,401,740
Week 45	1999.11.22	56	4,330	1,406,070
Week 46	1999.11.29	77	2,860	1,408,930
Week 52+53	2000.01.17	63	8,460	1,417,390
Week 54	2000.01.24	66	3,090	1,420,480
Week 55	2000.01.31	82	2,520	1,423,000
Week 76	2000.06.26	76	3,150	1,426,150
Week 85	2000.08.28	82	2,970	1,429,120
Week 87	2000.09.11	76	2,980	1,432,100
Week 92	2000.10.16	96	2,300	1,434,400
Week 93	2000.10.23	81	2,880	1,437,280
Week 94	2000.10.30	97	2,610	1,439,890
Week 105	2001.01.15	100	6,830	1,446,720
Week 106	2001.01.22	99	2,640	1,449,360
Week 107	2001.01.29	89	2,550	1,451,910

• Total Reported Sales: 1,451,910

External Links

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