Duty (album)

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Duty
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	September 27, 2000
Genre	J-pop
Length	51:45
Label	AVEX Trax
Producer(s)	?
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Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Loveppears (1999)	Duty (2000)	A Best (2001)

Duty is the third full-length studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki and it is her best-selling studio album to date (2.9 million copies). The single "SURREAL", initial pressing only single, was released simultaneously along with the album and the DVD ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A Part I. All three went to top position on the Oricon Weekly charts, making Ayumi Hamasaki the first person to hold the top position on all three charts. Prior to this, only artists who held two top positions on the charts were WANDS, Matsuda Seiko, and KinKi Kids. Duty is also Ayumi Hamasaki's highest selling studio album with sales of 2,904,420 in Japan. It debuted at #1 and held that position for 3 weeks.

[edit] Track listing

1. Starting Over – 1:36
2. Duty – 5:15
3. Vogue – 4:27
4. End of the World – 4:40
5. Scar – 4:17
6. Far Away – 5:34
7. Surreal – 4:42
8. Audience – 4:06
9. Seasons – 4:15
10. Teddy Bear – 4:18
11. Key ~eternal tie ver.~ – 3:14
12. Girlish – 4:55

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak Position	Sales Total	Chart Run
27 September 2000	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	#1
27 September 2000	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	#1	2,904,420	27 weeks
27 September 2000	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	#2

Date	Title	Peak Position	Weeks
26 April, 2000	Vogue c/w "Ever Free"	#3	17
17 May, 2000	Far Away	#2	13
7 June, 2000	Seasons	#1	21
27 September, 2000	Duty	#1	27
27 September, 2000	Surreal - initial pressing only	#1	7
1 November, 2000	Audience - limited edition (300,000 copies)	#2	8