Millennium Best Explained

Millennium Best
Type:compilation
Artist:Shizuka Kudo
Cover:Millennium Best.png
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Recorded:1987–99
Label:Pony Canyon
Prev Title:Full of Love
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Euro Shizuka Kudo
Next Year:2000

is the ninth compilation album by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo. It was released on March 15, 2000, through Pony Canyon. It is Kudo's second single collection: the album features all of Kudo's singles released from "Kindan no Telepathy" (1987) up to her most recent at the time, "Blue Zone" (1999), as well as all five singles released by Ushirogami Hikaretai.[1] The album was released digitally on May 28, 2014, however only the four singles missing from the subsequently released compilation Shizuka Kudo Best were made available for download.[2]

Background

The album was released without Kudo's consent, after she had already left Pony Canyon. According to Kudo, she only came to know of the compilation's existence when she stumbled onto it when flipping through the CD racks of a convenience store.

Commercial performance

Millennium Best debuted at number 25 on the Oricon Albums Chart, with 18,000 units sold. The album charted in the top 100 for a total of five consecutive weeks, selling a reported 36,000 copies during its chart run.[3] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 工藤静香 / ミレニアム・ベスト. CDJournal. January 5, 2018.
  2. Web site: ミレニアム・ベスト/工藤静香. Mora. January 8, 2018.
  3. Web site: 工藤静香アルバム アイドル・ポップ・データベース. January 5, 2018.
  4. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju'. Oricon. subscription . January 5, 2018.
  5. Web site: ミレニアム・ベスト 工藤静香. Oricon. January 5, 2018.