Tribute Spirits Explained

Tribute Spirits
Type:compilation
Artist:various artists
Cover:Tribute_spirits.jpg
Released:May 1, 1999
Genre:Rock
Length:65:55
Language:Japanese, English
Label:Pony Canyon
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Tribute Spirits is a tribute album released on May 1, 1999, in memory of Japanese rock musician hide. It collects cover versions of his songs by various artists, among them most members of hide's former band X Japan.

It reached number one on the Oricon chart.[1] By the end of 1999 it sold 783,760 copies, making it the 31st best-selling album of the year.[2] It was certified double platinum by RIAJ in May 1999.[3] As of 2005, it was the top-selling tribute album in Japan.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 『NANA』トリビュート盤、史上4作目のTOP3入り! . . 2005-03-22 . Japanese . 2019-07-14.
  2. Web site: What's This Year - Music 1999. interq.or.jp. 2004-07-16. ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20040814155629/http://www1.interq.or.jp/kunioki/year/music/rc_ms99.shtml. 2004-08-14.
  3. Web site: 月次認定作品 認定年月:1999年 5月. RIAJ. 2018-02-18. Japanese.