Best: Third Universe & 8th Al. Universe

Best: Third Universe & 8th Al. Universe
Compilation album by Kumi Koda
Released February 3, 2010
Recorded 2006-2008 (Japan)
Genre Pop, R&B, pop rock, dance
Length 68:02 (CD)
77:38 (DVD)
Label Rhythm Zone
Producer Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda chronology

Koda Kumi Driving Hit's
(2009)		 Best: Third Universe & 8th Al. Universe
(2010)		 Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2
(2010)
8th Al. Universe
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released February 3, 2010
Recorded 2009-2010 (Japan)
Genre Pop, R&B, pop rock, dance
Length 61:21
Label Rhythm Zone
Producer Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda chronology

Koda Kumi Driving Hit's
(2009)		 Best: Third Universe & 8th Al. Universe
(2010)		 Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2
(2010)
Singles from Best: Third Universe & 8th Al. Universe
  1. "It's All Love!"
    Released: March 31, 2009
  2. "3 Splash"
    Released: July 8, 2009
  3. "Alive/Physical Thing"
    Released: September 16, 2009
  4. "Can We Go Back"
    Released: January 20, 2010

Best: Third Universe & 8th Al. Universe (BEST～third universe～ & 8th AL "UNIVERSE") is a double album by Kumi Koda, serving as her fifth greatest hits album, following Best: Bounce & Lovers and Out Works & Collaboration Best, and her 8th studio album, collecting songs from previous singles following her seventh album Trick. The covers resemble those of Best: Second Session, and Koda can be seen looking through the booklet for that album on the 2CD & 2CD+DVD edition cover. The greatest hits album contains songs from both single and album releases stretching from "Koi no Tsubomi (恋のつぼみ Love Bud)" to "Stay with Me".

These albums were released in three editions, CD+Ringtone (only containing the greatest hits album Best: Third Universe and a serial number card access to download ringtones of all the songs from the studio album 8th Al. Universe, available only in Japan), 2CD (containing both the greatest hits and the 8th studio album) and 2CD+DVD (containing both albums and a DVD with the music videos for the songs on both albums). The album shifted 222,000 units within its first week, becoming the #1 album on the Oricon weekly charts.

Tracklist

Best: Third Universe (CD1)
No. Title Length
1. "Koi no Tsubomi" (from Black Cherry) 4:06
2. "I'll Be There" (from Black Cherry) 4:15
3. "Ningyo Hime" (from Black Cherry) 4:25
4. "With Your Smile" (from Black Cherry) 4:15
5. "Yume no Uta" (from Black Cherry) 4:43
6. "But" (from Kingdom) 3:37
7. "Freaky" (from Kingdom) 3:18
8. "Girls" (from Freaky) 4:37
9. "Ai no Uta" (from Kingdom) 4:51
10. "Last Angel" (feat. Tohoshinki; from Kingdom) 3:48
11. "Anytime" (from Kingdom) 4:09
12. "Moon Crying" (from Trick) 5:43
13. "That Ain't Cool" (feat. Fergie; from Trick) 3:30
14. "Lady Go!" (from Koda Kumi Driving Hit's) 4:02
15. "Taboo" (from Trick) 3:50
16. "Stay with Me" (from Trick) 4:53
8th Al. Universe (CD2)
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Step into My World"  StySty 2:59
2. "Can We Go Back"  Kumi Koda, Adam Watts, Andy Dodd, Shanna CrooksAndy Dodd, Adam Watts 3:23
3. "Superstar"  Koda, Figge, Johan LindmanFigge 3:19
4. "You're So Beautiful"  Koda, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias LundgrenTim Larsson 3:40
5. "Lick Me"  KodaYoo 3:28
6. "Work It Out!"  Koda, Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff, Tommy HenriksenTommy Henriksen 3:46
7. "No Way"  KodaU-Key Zone 5:39
8. "Stay"  KodaMarkie 4:10
9. "Comes Up"  Koda, YuukiYuuki 3:53
10. "Physical Thing"  Koda, Hugo Lira, Ian-Paolo Lira, Negin, Nosheen, Thomas GustafssonHugo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson, Ian-Paolo Lira 2:55
11. "Ecstasy"  HumHum 3:26
12. "Universe"  HiroHiro 3:33
13. "It's All Love!" (Kumi Koda x Misono)Koda, MisonoKenichi Maeyamada 4:55
14. "Alive"  KodaG.F. Handel, Taro Iwashiro 3:41
15. "Moon Crying" (Live Version in Taiwan, First Press Track Only)KodaMiwa Furuse 7:47
DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Koi no Tsubomi"   4:07
2. "Ningyo Hime"   4:40
3. "Yume no Uta"   5:06
4. "But"   3:53
5. "Freaky"   3:42
6. "Ai no Uta"   4:40
7. "Last Angel" (feat. Tohoshinki) 4:11
8. "anytime"   4:14
9. "Moon Crying"   6:31
10. "Taboo"   4:09
11. "Stay with Me"   5:09
12. "It's All Love!" (Kumi Koda x Misono) 5:02
13. "Lick Me"   3:39
14. "Ecstasy"   3:35
15. "Physical Thing"   3:09
16. "Can We Go Back"   4:37
17. "Superstar"   3:25
18. "You're So Beautiful"   3:49

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Singles

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
March 31, 2009 "It's All Love" 1 8 weeks 99,429
July 8, 2009 "3 Splash" 2 12 weeks 92,822
September 16, 2009 "Alive/Physical Thing" 1 3 weeks 44,745
January 20, 2010 "Can We Go Back" 2 3 weeks 36,565

Album

Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak Position First Week Sales (copies) Sales Total (copies) Chart Run
February 3, 2010 Daily Chart 1 76,056 372,000 29+ weeks
Weekly Chart 1 221,887
Monthly Chart 4 366,980
Yearly Chart (2010) 18[1] 371,590

External links

References

  1. ↑ "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
Preceded by
Whistle by HY		 Oricon weekly number-one album
February 15, 2010 		Succeeded by
Funky Monkey Babys Best by Funky Monkey Babys