A Song for XX

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A Song for ××
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	January 1, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	J-pop
Length	70:38
Label	Avex Trax
Producer(s)	Tsunku
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Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Nothing from Nothing (1995)	A Song for XX (1999)	Loveppears (1999)

A Song for XX is an album by Ayumi Hamasaki. Though the official release date was January 1, 1999, the album was sold in the record stores since mid-December. To the critics' surprise, the album debuted at the top position of the Oricon Charts and topped the chart for five weeks, a remarkable feat for a debut album. The album stayed on the charts for 63 weeks and eventually went on to sell a more than a million copies.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Prologue" – 1:25
2. "A Song for XX" – 4:44
3. "Hana" – 4:07
4. "Friend" – 4:11
5. "Friend II" – 3:59
6. "Poker Face" – 4:41
7. "Wishing" – 4:29
8. "You" – 4:46
9. "As if.." – 5:36
10. "Powder Snow" – 5:27
11. "Trust" – 4:48
12. "Depend on you" – 4:20
13. "Signal" – 4:25
14. "From your Letter" – 4:38
15. "For My Dear..." – 4:32
16. "Present" – 4:30

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
1 January 1999	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	#1
1 January 1999	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	#1	1,451,199	63 weeks
1 January 1999	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	#16

Date	Title	Peak Position	Weeks
8 April 1998	poker face c/w FRIEND	#20	6
10 June 1998	YOU	#19	10
5 August 1998	Trust	#9	10
7 October 1998	For my dear...	#9	7
9 December 1998	Depend on you c/w Two of us	#6	9
1 January 1999	A Song for ××	#1	63
28 February 2001	poker face c/w FRIEND (12 cm re-release)	#31	2
28 February 2001	YOU (12 cm re-release)	#25	6
28 February 2001	Trust (12 cm re-release)	#29	2
28 February 2001	For my dear... (12 cm re-release)	#33	2
28 February 2001	Depend on you c/w Two of us (12 cm re-release)	#27	3