A Best 2 -White-

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A BEST 2 -WHITE-
A BEST 2 -WHITE- 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 2001-2005
Genre J-pop
Length 74:56
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
Ayumi Hamasaki BEST of COUNTDOWN live 2006-2007 A
Ayumi Hamasaki BEST of COUNTDOWN live 2006-2007 A cover
Live album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released November 29, 2007
Genre J-pop
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2006 A ~(miss)understood~ Ayumi Hamasaki BEST of COUNTDOWN Live 2006-2007 A Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2007 ~Tour Of Secret~

A BEST 2 -WHITE- is one of two CDs in the greatest hits series 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 -Black-. The album debuted at #1 in Japan and several countries throughout Asia, as well as #1 on the United World Chart. A BEST 2 -WHITE- was ranked #3 on CDJapan's Top 100 album of 2007.[1]

Contents

[edit] Album information

Both sets are available in 1CD+2DVD versions with limited version covers for each albums color. Both albums feature songs between the release of her "evolution" single to her "Bold & Delicious/Pride" single. A Best 2 -White- includes "Light" songs with "bright/cheerful/upbeat" lyrics while A Best 2 -Black- is the opposite including "Dark" songs with "painful/heartbroken" lyrics. The 1st DVD includes all PV's for the songs off the album while the 2nd DVD includes her latest Countdown Live "Best of Countdown Live 2006-2007". On January 15, 2007 this release was confirmed by her official website. On January 16, 2007 track listing for both CDs were officially released. The album covers and DVD track listings were released on February 6, 2007.

[edit] CD Track listing

  1. Evolution (from I am...)
  2. Greatful Days* (from Memorial Address)
  3. Independent (from Rainbow)
  4. Humming 7/4 (from My Story)
  5. Unite! (from I am...)
  6. Real Me (from Rainbow)
  7. My name's women (from My Story)
  8. Ourselves (from Memorial Address)
  9. Inspire (from My Story)
  10. Step you** (from (miss)understood)
  11. July 1st (from Rainbow)
  12. Fairyland (from (miss)understood)
  13. Voyage (from Rainbow)
  14. Moments (from My Story)
  15. A Song is Born (from I am...)

[edit] DVD track listing

Hamasaki performing Evolution live during BEST of COUNTDOWN Live 2006-2007 A.
Hamasaki performing Evolution live during BEST of COUNTDOWN Live 2006-2007 A.

1st DVD PV Listing:

  1. evolution
  2. Greatful Days
  3. Humming 7/4
  4. UNITE! [promotional clip]
  5. Real me
  6. my name's WOMEN
  7. ourselves
  8. INSPIRE
  9. STEP you
  10. fairyland
  11. Voyage
  12. Moments
  13. H [TV-CM]

2nd DVD BEST of CountDown Live 2006-2007 (Live Performance)

  1. Not yet
  2. ourselves
  3. Fly high
  4. Beautiful Fighters
  5. NEVER EVER
  6. A Song for ××
  7. No way to say
  8. Free & Easy
  9. evolution
  10. flower garden
  11. until that Day...
  12. AUDIENCE
  13. Boys & Girls

-encore-

  1. Trauma
  2. independent
  3. Humming 7/4
  4. BLUE BIRD

[edit] Charts

A BEST 2 -WHITE- - 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 #1 475,284 721,839 52
28 February 2007 Oricon Monthly Albums Chart #2
28 February 2007 Oricon Yearly Albums Chart #5

[edit] Sales Trajectory

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Week Week Chart Week Rank Sales Total Sales Total A BEST 2 Sales
- 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 475,284 475,284 945,341
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 101,894 577,178 1,144,589
2 8 8 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 46,634 623,812 1,235,462
6 12 11 7 7 8 8 4 4 9 22,667 646,479 1,279,478
8 18 16 13 12 12 10 5 5 15 14,168 660,647 1,306,911
12 19 18 17 18 15 17 6 6 17 8,783 669,430 1,324,033
15 - 19 20 19 16 17 7 7 21 6,276 675,706 1,336,048
- - - - - - - 8 8 29 4,775 680,481 1,345,160
- - - - - - - 9 9 46 4,129 684,610 1,353,155
- - - - - - - 10 10 39 4,130 688,740 1,361,007
- - - - - - - 11 11 54 2,314 691,054 1,365,538
- - - - - - - 12 12 56 2,105 693,159 1,369,729
- - - - - - - 13 13 101 1,878 695,037 1,373,320
- - - - - - - 14 14 89 1,779 696,816 1,376,613
- - - - - - - 15 15 113 1,502 698,318 1,379,444
- - - - - - - 16 16 109 1,367 699,685 1,382,079
- - - - - - - 17 17 125 1,240 700,925 1,384,510
- - - - - - - 18 18 142 1,448 702,413 1,387,476
- - - - - - - 19 19 151 1,196 703,609 1,389,786
- - - - - - - 20 20 139 1,250 704,859 1,392,232
- - - - - - - 21 21 116 1,551 706,410 1,395,101
- - - - - - - 22 22 156 1,251 707,661 1,397,519
- - - - - - - 23 23 159 1,046 708,707 1,399,513
- - - - - - - 24 24 145 1,148 709,855 1,401,587
- - - - - - - 25 25 143 1,262 711,117 1,403,893
- - - - - - - 26 26 184 1,022 712,139 1,405,325
- - - - - - - 27 27 217 856 712,995 1,407,576
- - - - - - - 28 28 243 744 713,739 1,409,060
- - - - - - - 29 29 223 748 714,487 1,410,520
- - - - - - - 30 30 247 753 715,240 1,411,968
- - - - - - - 31 31 284 747 715,987 1,412,715
- - - - - - - 32 out of the top 300
- - - - - - - 33
- - - - - - - 34 32 290 595 716,582 1,413,874
- - - - - - - 35 out of the top 300
- - - - - - - 36
- - - - - - - 37
- - - - - - - 38
- - - - - - - 39
- - - - - - - 40
- - - - - - - 41
- - - - - - - 42 33 232 919 717,501 1,415,142
- - - - - - - 43 34 no chart due to new year
- - - - - - - 44 35 164 2,619 720,120 1,421,304
- - - - - - - 45 36 150 1,023 721,143 1,423,317
- - - - - - - 46 37 229 696 721,839 1,424,734
  • Total Sales : 721,839 (Japan)
  • Total Sales : 1,000,000 (Avex)
  • Total Sales : 1,800,000 (Asia)

[edit] Featured singles

Date Title Peak position Chart Run Sales
January 31, 2001 "evolution" #1 17 weeks 955,250
July 9, 2003 "&" #1 16 weeks 591,481
July 24, 2002 "H" #1 24 weeks 1,016,000
July 11, 2001 "UNITE!" #1 10 weeks 571,110
July 9, 2003 "Inspire c/w GAME" #1 16 weeks 591,481
April 20, 2005 "STEP you / is this LOVE?" #1 19 weeks 345,340
August 3, 2005 "fairyland c/w alterna" #1 13 weeks 316,663
September 26, 2002 "Voyage" #1 28 weeks 679,463
March 31, 2005 "Moments" #1 21 weeks 302,923
December 12, 2001 A Song is Born" #1 10 weeks 441,410

Total Single Sales : 5,811,121

Preceded by
Not Too Late by Norah Jones		 United World Chart number-one album
March 17, 2007 - March 24, 2007		 Succeeded by
12 by Herbert Grönemeyer
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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