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2009 greatest hits album by Ai
Best Ai
Greatest hits album by Ai
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2009 (2009-09-16)
Recorded2003–2009
Genre
Length79:13
Label
Ai chronology
Viva Ai
(2009) 		Best Ai
(2009) 		The Last Ai
(2010)

Best Ai is the first greatest hits album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on September 16, 2009, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. The album was released in three editions: limited CD+DVD, CD only and "Arienai Price" (low-priced) editions. Best Ai debuted at number 2 on the daily Oricon albums chart but switched back and forth between number 1 and number 2 several times during its release week. The album went on to debut atop the weekly albums chart with 81,663 copies sold, beating the second-place holder Takeshi Tsuruno's Tsuruno Oto by merely 1,332 units and becoming her first number-one album.

The album is certified Platinum for shipment of 250,000 copies.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Story"Ai2 Soul4:50
2."Believe"AiAi, DJ Yutaka, Jin5:14
3."One"AiToshiaki Matsumoto5:04
4."You Are My Star"AiAi, Uta4:39
5."So Special" (with Atsushi)Ai, AtsushiAi, Atsushi, Uta4:14
6."Taisetsu na Mono" (大切なもの "Precious Things")AiAi, The Company5:18
7."Okuribito" (おくりびと "Departures")AiJoe Hisaishi3:40
8."I'll Remember You"AiAi, Jonas Jeberg, Anders Bagge, Sylvia Bennett-smith, Marc Smith4:00
9."My Friend" (マイ☆フレンド)AiAi, Kazunori Fujimoto4:27
10."Music"AiT. Kura, Ai3:59
11."I Wanna Know"AiAi, DJ Watarai, Jin4:15
12."Life"Ai, Stephanie Stokes FountainAi, Stephanie Stokes Fountain4:56
13."E.O."Ai2 Soul4:01
14."Another Day"AiAi, Daniel O. Morgan, Icedown5:27
15."365" (featuring Deli)Ai, DeliAquarius, Ai4:10
16."Last Words" (最終宣告)AiAi, Lofey, Skane Management, Desert Storm3:26
17."All For You" (Movie Short Version)Ai, Daisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai2:01
18."Story" (Re-born)Ai2 Soul5:32
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Last Words" (Music Video) 
2."Thank U" (Music Video) 
3."My Friend" (Music Video) 
4."Story" (Music Video) 
5."Believe" (Music Video) 
6."I Wanna Know" (Music Video) 
7.Untitled (featuring Deli) (Music Video) 
"Arienai Price" edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Story"Ai2 Soul4:50
2."Believe"AiAi, DJ Yutaka, Jin5:14
3."One"AiToshiaki Matsumoto5:04
4."You Are My Star"AiAi, Uta4:39
5."So Special" (with Atsushi)Ai, AtsushiAi, Atsushi, Uta4:14
6."Taisetsu na Mono"AiAi, The Company5:18
7."Okuribito"AiJoe Hisaishi3:40
8."I'll Remember You"AiAi, Jonas Jeberg, Anders Bagge, Sylvia Bennett-smith, Marc Smith4:00
9."My Friend"AiAi, Kazunori Fujimoto4:27
10."Music"AiT. Kura, Ai3:59
11."I Wanna Know"AiAi, DJ Watarai, Jin4:15
12."Life"Ai, Stephanie Stokes FountainAi, Stephanie Stokes Fountain4:56
13."E.O."Ai2 Soul4:01
14."Another Day"AiAi, Daniel O. Morgan, Icedown5:27
15."365" (featuring Deli)Ai, DeliAquarius, Ai4:10
16."Last Words"AiAi, Lofey, Skane Management, Desert Storm3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Best Ai
Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1
Japan Albums Chart (SoundScan)
CD+DVD 		2
Japan Albums Chart (SoundScan)
CD-only 		4
Japanese Top Albums (Billboard Japan) 1
Taiwan J-Pop Chart (G-Music) 18
Taiwan J-Pop/K-Pop Chart (Five Music) 14
South Korean Albums (Circle) 46

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for Best Ai
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Best Ai
Chart (2009) Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 35

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Best Ai
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) Platinum 250,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. "AI、ベスト盤で初のオリコン1位獲得". Yomiuri Shimbun. 2009-09-22. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. "Best A.I." Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  4. "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  5. (in Chinese) On the drop down Select 第43週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  6. "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜". Five Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  7. "Circle Album Chart – Week 5 of 2010". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  8. "アルバム 月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  9. "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  10. "Japanese album certifications – AI – BEST A.I." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 24, 2022. Select 2009年10月 on the drop-down menu

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