Ultimate (Jolin Tsai album) explained

Ultimate
Type:greatest
Artist:Jolin Tsai
Cover:Jolin Tsai Ultimate.jpg
Genre:Pop
Label:Sony
Prev Title:Myself
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Muse
Next Year:2012

Ultimate is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on August 28, 2012, by Sony.[1] It includes 30 songs and 10 music videos previously released by Universal and Sony.

Background and release

On July 23, 2002, Tsai signed a recording contract with Sony,[2] through which she later released three studio albums—Magic (2003), Castle (2004), and J-Game (2005), and the they have sold more than 1.5 million, 1.5 million, and 1.2 million copies in Asia, respectively.[3] [4] [5] In Taiwan, they have sold more than 360,000, 300,000, and 260,000 copies, respectively,[6] [7] [8] and each of them became the highest-selling album by a female artist and the second highest-selling album overall in their respective years of release.[9] [10] [11] On February 16, 2006, Tsai signed a recording contract with EMI.[12] On May 5, 2006, Sony BMG released for Tsai the greatest hits album, J-Top.[13] On November 3, 2006, Sony BMG released for Tsai the compilation album, Favorite.[14] On September 19, 2007, Sony BMG released for Tsai the greatest hits album, Final Wonderland.[15]

On August 28, 2012, Sony released for Tsai a greatest hits album, and it includes her 25 songs previously, nine music videos, and one live medley video from J1 Live Concert released by Sony and five songs previously released by Universal.[16] On September 14, 2012, it reached number 14 on the weekly record chart of Five Music in Taiwan.[17]

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Distributor
VariousAugust 28, 2012Sony
China2CD+DVDEpic
MalaysiaSony
Taiwan

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2007-03-10 . 网易娱乐频道--蔡依林:"音女皇"接班人 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070310100042/http://ent.163.com/edit/020725/020725_127594.html . 2007-03-10 . 2022-11-06 .
  3. Web site: 蔡依林月底将出新碟 乐坛五虎再度联手打造(图) . 2022-11-06 . ent.sina.com.cn.
  4. Web site: 2007-01-16 . 网易娱乐频道-组图:蔡依林香港开小型个唱答谢歌迷 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070116041906/http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040515/040515_245977.html . 2007-01-16 . 2022-11-06 .
  5. Web site: 蔡依林抱恙上阵照唱现场 支持歌手唱现场(图) . 2022-11-06 . music.yule.sohu.com.
  6. Web site: 2009-04-05 . 蔡依林十年音乐路②:Sony时期"梦幻公主"_娱乐_腾讯网 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090405085116/http://ent.qq.com/a/20090323/000333_1.htm . 2009-04-05 . 2022-11-06 .
  7. Web site: 2009-03-30 . 蔡依林十年音乐路②:Sony时期"梦幻公主"_娱乐_腾讯网 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090330062912/http://ent.qq.com/a/20090323/000333_2.htm . 2009-03-30 . 2022-11-06 .
  8. Web site: 2015-12-08 . 蔡依林十年音乐路②:Sony时期"梦幻公主"_娱乐_腾讯网 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208094239/http://ent.qq.com/a/20090323/000333_3.htm . 2015-12-08 . 2022-11-06 .
  9. Web site: 周杰伦蔡依林S.H.E领衔2003台湾唱片销量榜 . 2022-11-06 . ent.sina.com.cn.
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  11. Web site: 2022-07-12 . 周杰倫唱銷王強壓Jolin|蘋果新聞網|蘋果日報 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712221430/https://www.appledaily.com.tw/entertainment/20051217/ASQRRBQGCNICVC5FBWHYQD3RXM . 2022-07-12 . 2022-11-06 .
  12. Web site: TVBS . 蔡依林簽約CAPITOL 與陳澤杉再續前緣│TVBS新聞網 . 2022-11-06 . TVBS . zh-tw.
  13. Web site: 《蔡依林J-TOP冠军精选》真假Jolin对决_影音娱乐_新浪网 . 2022-11-06 . ent.sina.com.cn.
  14. Web site: 专辑:蔡依林--《Jolin最爱现场音乐精选》_影音娱乐_新浪网 . 2022-11-16 . ent.sina.com.cn.
  15. Web site: 专辑:蔡依林--《Jolin梦绮地精选》_影音娱乐_新浪网 . 2022-11-16 . ent.sina.com.cn.
  16. Web site: PChome線上購物 -. PChome線上購物. PChome 24h書店. zh-tw. 2019-06-16.
  17. Web site: 2012年9月8日-9月14日台湾双榜数据. site.douban.com. 2019-06-16.