Best Ai

Best Ai
Greatest hits album by Ai
Released September 16, 2009 (2009-09-16)
Recorded 2003-2009
Genre R&B, Hip hop, Pop
Length 79:13
Label Universal Music Group
Ai chronology
Viva Ai
(2009)		 Best Ai
(2009)		 The Last Ai
(2010)

Best Ai is the second compilation album by Japanese singer Ai, released on September 16, 2009. The album was released in three editions: limited CD+DVD, CD only and "Arienai Price" (low-priced) editions. Best Ai debuted at number 2 on the daily Oricon albums chart but switched back and forth between number 1 and number 2 several times during its release week. The album went on to debut atop the weekly albums chart with 81,663 copies sold, beating the second-place holder Takeshi Tsuruno's Tsuruno Oto by merely 1,332 units and becoming her first number-one album.[1]

The album is certified Platinum for shipment of 250,000 copies.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Story"  Ai2 Soul 4:50
2. "Believe"  AiAi, DJ Yutaka, Jin 5:14
3. "One"  AiToshiaki Matsumoto 5:04
4. "You Are My Star"  AiAi, Uta 4:39
5. "So Special (Version A.I.)"  Ai, AtsushiAi, Atsushi, Uta 4:14
6. "Taisetsu na Mono" (大切なもの "Precious Things")AiAi, The Company 5:18
7. "Okuribito" (おくりびと "The Sending People")AiJoe Hisaishi 3:40
8. "I'll Remember You"  AiAi, Jonas Jeberg, Anders Bagge, Sylvia Bennett-smith, Marc Smith 4:00
9. "Mai☆Furendo" (マイ☆フレンド "My☆Friend")AiAi, Kazunori Fujimoto 4:27
10. "Music"  AiT. Kura, Ai 3:59
11. "I Wanna Know"  AiAi, DJ Watarai, Jin 4:15
12. "Life"  Ai, Stephanie Stokes FountainAi, Stephanie Stokes Fountain 4:56
13. "E.O."  Ai2 Soul 4:01
14. "Another Day"  AiAi, Daniel O. Morgan, Icedown 5:27
15. "365 featuring Deli"  Ai, DeliAquarius, Ai 4:10
16. "Saishū Senkoku" (最終宣告 "Last Words")AiAi, Lofey, Skane Management, Desert Storm 3:26
17. "All For You (Movie Short Version)"  Ai, Daisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai 2:01
18. "Story (Re-born)"  Ai2 Soul 5:32

Charts and certifications

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan Billboard Top Albums[2] 1
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[3] 1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[4] 1
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart[5] 5
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart[6] 32
Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD+DVD)[7] 2
Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD-only)[7] 4
Taiwan G-Music J-Pop Chart[8] 18
Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart[9] 14
Country Provider Sales Certification
(sales thresholds)
Japan RIAJ 238,452+[10] Platinum[11]

Preceded by
All My Best by Mai Kuraki		 Oricon weekly number-one album
September 28, 2009 		Succeeded by
Ayaka's History 2006–2009 by Ayaka

References

  1. ↑ "AI、ベスト盤で初のオリコン1位獲得". Yomiuri Shimbun. 2009-09-22. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  3. ↑ "アルバム デイリーランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  4. ↑ "アルバム 週間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  5. ↑ "アルバム 月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  6. ↑ "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  7. 1 2 "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  8. ↑ (Chinese) On the drop down Select 第43週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜". Five Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  10. ↑ "2010/02/01付　Album Weekly 101-300(累積売上3万以上)". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  11. ↑ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2009年10月". RIAJ. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

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