A Best 2 -Black-

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A Best 2 -Black-
A Best 2 -Black- cover
Greatest hits by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released Flag of Japan February 28, 2007
Flag of the Republic of China March 9, 2007
Flag of Hong Kong March 13, 2007
Flag of Singapore March 14, 2007
Flag of South Korea March 15, 2007
Flag of Thailand June 19, 2007
Recorded 2001-2007
Genre J-pop
Length 77:27
Label Avex Trax
Producer Max Matsuura
Professional reviews
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Secret
(2006)		 A Best 2 (-White-/-Black-)
(2007)		 Guilty (2008)
Alternate Cover
[[Image:‎|CD-only Cover|200px]]
CD-only Cover

A BEST 2 -BLACK- is one of two CDs in the greatest hits anthology A Best 2 by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on February 28, 2007 in Japan along with its counterpart A Best 2 -White-. The album debuted at #1 in Japan on its first day and took #2 in the weekly chart as well as in several countries throughout Asia and #2 on the United World Chart. A BEST 2 -BLACK- was ranked #4 on CDJapan's Top 100 album of 2007.[1]

Contents

[edit] Album information

A Best 2 -Black- is one of two greatest hits albums by Ayumi Hamasaki known collectively as A Best 2. It was released on February 28, 2007 along with its counterpart A Best 2 -White-. Both sets were released in 1CD+2DVD versions with limited version covers for each album's color. Both albums feature songs released between the singles "evolution" and "Bold & Delicious/Pride." No songs off her latest album Secret are featured on either album. A Best 2 -Black- includes "dark" songs with "painful/heartbroken" lyrics while A Best 2 -White- is the opposite, containing "light" songs with "bright/cheerful/upbeat" lyrics. A Best 2 -Black- includes a previously unreleased track, "part of Me" (featured in a new Panasonic CM) and its accompanying music video. Previously released tracks were also remastered. The 1st DVD includes all PVs for the songs off the album while the 2nd DVD includes a documentary which chronicles her concert, "Best of Countdown Live 2006-2007 A".

[edit] Secret track

There is a secret track at the end of the last track, "part of Me". The song is the previously-released "Memorial address", which is from her 2003 mini-album of the same name.

[edit] CD track listing

  1. Dearest (from I am...)
  2. Carols (from My Story)
  3. No way to say (from Memorial Address)
  4. HANABI (Fireworks?) (from RAINBOW))
  5. walking proud (from My Story)
  6. Free & Easy (from RAINBOW))
  7. Endless sorrow (from I am...)
  8. Because of You (from Memorial Address)
  9. About You (from My Story)
  10. Game (from My Story)
  11. is this Love? (from (miss)understood)
  12. Hanabi ~Episode II~ (Fireworks ~Episode II~ ?) (from Memorial Address)
  13. Never Ever (from I am...)
  14. Heaven (from (miss)understood)
  15. part of Me (previously unreleased)
  16. Memorial Address ~take 2 version~ [Secret Track] (from Memorial Address)

[edit] DVD Track listing

1st DVD - Promotional Videos

  1. Dearest
  2. Carols
  3. No way to say
  4. walking proud
  5. Free & Easy
  6. Endless sorrow
  7. Because of You
  8. About You
  9. Game
  10. is this Love?
  11. Hanabi ～episode II～
  12. Never Ever [promotional clip]
  13. Heaven
  14. part of Me
  15. H [TV-CM]

2nd DVD - Best of CountDown Live 2006-2007

  1. BEST of CountDown Live 2006-2007 (Behind the Scenes) (90 minutes)

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
28 February 2007 Oricon Daily Albums Chart #1
28 February 2007 Oricon Weekly Albums Chart #2 470,057 702,895 52
28 February 2007 Oricon Monthly Albums Chart #3
28 February 2007 Oricon Yearly Albums Chart #7

[edit] Sales Trajectory

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Chart Week Rank Sales Total Sales Total A BEST 2 Sales
- 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 470,057 470,057 945,341
2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 97,354 567,411 1,144,589
3 9 9 7 7 7 7 3 7 44,239 611,650 1,235,462
7 15 13 8 8 9 9 4 10 21,349 632,999 1,279,478
9 19 18 14 14 14 11 5 16 13,265 646,264 1,306,911
13 20 20 18 19 19 19 6 18 8,339 654,603 1,324,033
17 - - - 20 - 20 7 23 5,739 660,342 1,336,048
- - - - - - - 8 30 4,337 664,679 1,345,160
- - - - - - - 9 49 3,866 668,545 1,353,155
- - - - - - - 10 43 3,722 672,267 1,361,007
- - - - - - - 11 57 2,217 674,484 1,365,538
- - - - - - - 12 60 2,086 676,570 1,369,729
- - - - - - - 13 113 1,713 678,283 1,373,320
- - - - - - - 14 102 1,514 679,797 1,376,613
- - - - - - - 15 127 1,329 681,126 1,379,444
- - - - - - - 16 124 1,268 682,394 1,382,079
- - - - - - - 17 134 1,191 683,585 1,384,510
- - - - - - - 18 144 1,478 685,063 1,387,476
- - - - - - - 19 162 1,114 686,177 1,389,786
- - - - - - - 20 141 1,196 687,373 1,392,232
- - - - - - - 21 135 1,318 688,691 1,395,101
- - - - - - - 22 171 1,167 689,858 1,397,519
- - - - - - - 23 177 948 690,806 1,399,513
- - - - - - - 24 196 926 691,732 1,401,587
- - - - - - - 25 168 1,044 692,776 1,403,893
- - - - - - - 26 186 1,010 693,786 1,405,325
- - - - - - - 27 240 795 694,581 1,407,576
- - - - - - - 28 245 740 695,321 1,409,060
- - - - - - - 29 235 712 696,033 1,410,520
- - - - - - - 30 266 695 696,728 1,411,968
- - - - - - - 31 235 913 697,641 1,413,990
- - - - - - - 32 277 950 698,591 1,414,940
- - - - - - - 33 no chart due to new year
- - - - - - - 34 167 2,593 701,184 1,421,304
- - - - - - - 35 159 990 702,174 1,423,317
- - - - - - - 36 219 721 702,895 1,424,734
  • Total Sales : 702,895 (Japan)
  • Total Sales : 1,000,000 (Avex)
  • Total Sales : 2,000,000 (Asia)

[edit] Featured singles

Date Title Peak position Chart Run Sales
September 27, 2001 "Dearest" #1 16 weeks 750,420
September 29, 2004 "Carols" #1 14 weeks 309,128
November 6, 2003 "No Way to Say" #1 12 weeks 371,171
July 24, 2002 "H" #1 24 weeks 1,016,000
April 24, 2002 "Free & Easy" #1 9 weeks 486,520
May 16, 2001 "Endless Sorrow" #1 11 weeks 768,510
July 28, 2005 "Inspire c/w GAME" #1 15 weeks 329,145
April 20, 2005 "STEP you / is this LOVE?" #1 19 weeks 345,340
March 7, 2001 "NEVER EVER" #1 12 weeks 756,980
September 14, 2005 "HEAVEN" #1 14 weeks 326,694
July 9, 2003 "&" #1 16 weeks 591,481

Total Single Sales : 6,051,389

v • d • e
Ayumi Hamasaki
Studio albums
DVDs
A Film for ××  · A clips  · A clips vol.2  · tsuki ni shizumu  · ayumi hamasaki COMPLETE LIVE BOX A  · COMPLETE CLIP BOX  · Distance Love
Singles
"Nothing from Nothing" · "Poker Face" · "You" · "Trust" · "For My Dear..." · "Depend on You" · "Whatever" · "Love ~Destiny~" · "To Be" · "Boys & Girls" · "A" · "Appears" · "Kanariya" · "Fly High" · "Vogue" · "Far Away" · "Seasons" · "Surreal" · "Audience" · "M" · "Evolution" · "Never Ever" · "Endless Sorrow" · "Unite!" · "Dearest" · "A Song Is Born" (w/ Keiko Yamada) · "Daybreak" · "Free & Easy" · "H" · "Voyage" · "&" · "Forgiveness" · "No Way to say" · "Moments" · "Inspire" · "Carols" · "Step You/Is This Love?" · "fairyland/Alterna" · "Heaven" · "Bold & Delicious/Pride" · "Startin' / Born to Be..." · "Blue Bird" · "Glitter / Fated" · "Talkin' 2 Myself" · "Together When..." · "Mirrorcle World"
Compilations
A Best · A Ballads · A Best 2 (-White- · -Black-)
Remixes
Filmography
Twins Teacher  · Battle spirits ryûko no ken  · Sumomo mo momo  · Miseinen  · Like Grains of Sand  · Gakko II
See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 TOP100 Charts
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