| Stranger | |
| Cover: | Gen Hoshino - Stranger (2013).jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Gen Hoshino |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 50:20 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Label: | Speedstar |
| Producer: | Gen Hoshino |
| Prev Title: | Episode |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Stranger in Budokan |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
Stranger (pronounced as /ja/) is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino. It was released on 1 May 2013 in Japan on Speedstar Records.
It was the first release since Hoshino's hiatus after he suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2012.[2] As of May 2013, it is ranked 2nd on the Oricon music charts.[3] All three singles promoting the album reached the top 10 — "Film" placed at #4, "Yume no Soto e" at #8 and "Shiranai" at #5.[4]
| + | Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 2 | |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[6] | 2 |
| + | Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 33 | |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8] | 22 | |
| Taiwanese J-Pop Albums (G-Music)[9] | 5 |
| + | Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 87 | |
| Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[11] | 76 |
| + | Chart (2017) | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[12] | 100 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 May 2013 | CD | Speedstar Records | VICL-63996 | |
| 18 May 2013 | rental CD | VICL-63996R | [13] | ||
| Taiwan | 31 May 2013 | CD | Rock Records | GUT2422 | [14] |
| Japan | 5 February 2014 | Vinyl | Speedstar Records | VIJL-60132 | [15] |
| Various | June 23, 2015 | Digital download | [16] [17] | ||
| August 30, 2019 | Streaming | [18] | |||
| South Korea | J-Box Entertainment | [19] |