All My Best (Mai Kuraki album) explained

All My Best
Type:Greatest hits
Artist:Mai Kuraki
Cover:Allmybest maik.jpg
Caption:Standard edition/digital download cover
Recorded:1999–2009
Genre:Pop, R&B
Length:Disc 1: 71:26
Disc 2: 72:19
Label:Northern Music
Producer:Mai Kuraki (Executive producer), Daiko Nagato,
Prev Title:Touch Me!
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Future Kiss
Next Year:2010

All My Best is the second greatest hits album by Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter, Mai Kuraki. It was released on September 9, 2009, to commemorate her tenth anniversary in the music business. The album was issued in seven formats: a regular 2CD, a limited 2CD+DVD, a limited microSD, a USB flash drive, a MiniDisc, a compact cassette and an LP album.[1] The album debuted at the top of the Japanese Oricon weekly album chart with sales over 137,050.[2]

Singles

To promote the album, two singles were released: "Puzzle/Revive" and "Beautiful". On the Oricon single chart "Puzzle/Revive" entered the top 3, becoming Kuraki's first single since in 2004 to do so.[3] "Puzzle" was the ending theme song for the thirteenth Detective Conan movie .[4] Unlike "Puzzle", "Revive" was not on the album.[5] "Beautiful" was used as the image song for the cosmetic company Kose's Coseport Salon Style.[6] The single ranked higher than "Puzzle/Revive" debuting at No. 2, which extended Kuraki's record as the only female solo artist to have all 32 of her singles in the Top 10 since her debut.[7]

Commercial performance

On the release day of All My Best in Japan, the album took the number one position on the Oricon daily album chart, selling 38,000 copies.[8] On the weekly chart issue dated September 21, the album was No. 1 with sales a little over 137,050, becoming Kuraki's second number-one album of 2009. The album also debuted at the top of the Billboard Japan Top Albums chart.[9] In Taiwan, the album achieved moderate success debuting at numbers nine and seven, on the international and J-pop charts respectively.[10] [11] On the J-Pop chart, the album peaked at number five.[12] With 0.51% of sales on the Taiwanese Combo chart the album debuted at number eighteen.

Charts and certifications

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Japan Billboard Top Albums1
Japan Oricon Daily album Chart1
Japan Oricon Weekly album Chart1
Japan Oricon Yearly album Chart25
Taiwan Combo Chart5
Taiwan International Chart1
Taiwan J-Pop Chart1

Sales and certifications

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
JapanNorthern MusicLP albumVNJM-9001[15]
Cassette tapeVNTM-9001[16]
MiniDiscVNYM-9001[17]
USB flash driveVNZM-9001[18]
microSDVNZM-9002[19]
2CD+DVD (Limited edition)VNCM-9007[20]
2CD (Standard edition)VNCM-9009[21]
2CD (FC & Musing edition)[22]
TaiwanSK-BeingCDSBCA-9002[23]
JapanNorthern MusicCDVNCL-9009[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 倉木麻衣が約6年ぶりにベスト盤、アナログからSDカードまで全媒体で発表. Oricon. August 9, 2009. August 4, 2009. ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69150/full/. ja:倉木麻衣ベスト盤が首位獲得、シングルは堂本剛が2作連続首位. Oricon. September 15, 2009. September 14, 2009. ja.
  3. Web site: 倉木麻衣、CMタイアップ新曲がデイリー初日首位 . June 11, 2009. Oricon. September 10, 2009. ja.
  4. Web site: 倉木麻衣がニュー・シングル "PUZZLE/Revive"を4月15日にリリース決定、全国各地にて握手会イヴェントも実施中. January 27, 2009. Bounce. Tower Records. September 10, 2009. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20090423134406/http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795. April 23, 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: 倉木麻衣、ベストアルバム『ALL MY BEST』はCD、microSDからカセットテープまで. August 4, 2009. Bounce. Tower Records. September 10, 2009. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20090423134406/http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/17795. April 23, 2009. dead.
  6. Web site: 倉木麻衣、「Beautiful」発売記念イベントでプレゼントを手渡し. June 7, 2009. Livedoor. September 10, 2009. ja.
  7. Web site: GIRL NEXT DOORがデビュー以来初の首位獲得 . June 16, 2009. Oricon. September 10, 2009. ja.
  8. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69053/. ja:倉木ベスト盤、今年2作目のアルバム首位なるか!? . September 10, 2009. Oricon. September 10, 2009. ja.
  9. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums . . September 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091015065527/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/ . October 15, 2009 . dead .
  10. On the drop down Select 第36週 Web site: G-Music 風雲榜 (外語榜). G-Music. September 15, 2009. August 23, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130823190916/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard7.aspx. dead.
  11. On the drop down Select 第36週 Web site: G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜). G-Music. September 15, 2009. September 17, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917084454/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx. dead.
  12. On the drop down Select 第37週 Web site: G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜). G-Music. September 23, 2009. September 17, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917084454/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx. dead.
  13. Web site: Under101 売上データ保管スレ2 – 売上スレ避難所＠JBBS掲示板. Oricon. February 6, 2010.
  14. Web site: ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2009年9月. RIAJ. February 5, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100206211606/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200909.html. February 6, 2010 . live.
  15. Web site: All My Best (Vinyl Record). YesAsia. September 9, 2009.
  16. Web site: All My Best (2 Cassette Tapes). YesAsia. September 9, 2009.
  17. Web site: All My Best (2 Mini Disc). YesAsia. September 9, 2009.
  18. Web site: All My Best (USB Memory Stick). YesAsia. September 9, 2009.
  19. Web site: All My Best (microSD Memory Card). YesAsia. September 9, 2009.
  20. Web site: All My Best (Album+DVD). YesAsia. September 9, 2009.
  21. Web site: All My Best (Album+DVD). YesAsia. September 9, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091018040906/http://www.yesasia.com/us/all-my-best-normal-edition-japan-version/1020629065-0-0-0-en/info.html. October 18, 2009 . live.
  22. Web site: ALL MY BEST　【Musing&FC盤】. Musing. March 13, 2018.
  23. Web site: 倉木麻衣 : All My Best. Shinkong Being. September 9, 2009. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20090812062359/http://www.shinkong-being.com.tw/shop/new/detail.asp?id=sbca9002. August 12, 2009. dead.
  24. Web site: 倉木麻衣 : All My Best. Amazon.co.jp. March 13, 2018. ja.

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