Wish You the Best (album) explained

Wish You the Best
Type:compilation
Artist:Mai Kuraki
Cover:Mai Kuraki - Wish You The Best.jpg
Recorded:1999–2003
Genre:Pop, R&B
Length:70:38
Label:Giza Studio
Producer:Kanonji
Prev Title:If I Believe
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Fuse of Love
Next Year:2005

Wish You the Best is the first compilation album by Japanese recording artist Mai Kuraki. It was released on January 1, 2004. The compilation won Pop Album of the Year at the 19th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[1]

Commercial performance

Wish You the Best debuted at number-one with 450,127 copies sold making it Kuraki's fifth number-one debut.[2] The album spent three weeks atop of the Oricon albums chart.[3] It charted for a total of 46 weeks of which the album consecutively spent 7 in the top 10. Wish You the Best was the 3rd best selling compilation album of 2004 and 7th best selling album overall.[4]

Wish You the Best is Kuraki's third and last album to be certified Million.[5]

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart1
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart1
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart[6] 1
Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE GOLD DISC AWARD. 2010-09-24. ja.
  2. Web site: ビーイング@売上データ補完スレ - 売上スレ避難所@JBBS掲示板. 2010-09-24. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720021626/http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1092585293/84. 2011-07-20. dead.
  3. Web site: http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/music/3914/storage/1104433243.html#920. ja:【オリコン】売上枚数Q&A【2004/12/31付】. 2010-09-24. ja.
  4. Web site: 2002年 年間CDシングル/アルバム/トータルセールス/VIDEO/DVD/カラオケ/作詞家・作曲家・編曲家 ランキング. 2010-09-23. ja.
  5. News: http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200401.html. ja:ゴールド等認定作品認定 2004年1月. 2010-09-24. RIAJ. ja.
  6. Web site: 2004 1月売上ランキング. 2010-09-24. ja.