Best Ai

Best Ai
Best Ai
Greatest hits album by Ai
Released	September 16, 2009
Recorded	2003-2009
Genre	R&B; hip hop; J-pop;
Length	79:13
Label	Island; Universal Sigma;
Ai chronology

Best Ai is the first greatest hits album by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on September 16, 2009, by Island Records and Universal Sigma. The album was released in three editions: limited CD+DVD, CD only and "Arienai Price" (low-priced) editions. Best Ai debuted at number 2 on the daily Oricon albums chart but switched back and forth between number 1 and number 2 several times during its release week. The album went on to debut atop the weekly albums chart with 81,663 copies sold, beating the second-place holder Takeshi Tsuruno's Tsuruno Oto by merely 1,332 units and becoming her first number-one album.^[1]

The album is certified Platinum for shipment of 250,000 copies.

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Story"	Ai	2 Soul	4:50
2.	"Believe"	Ai	Ai, DJ Yutaka, Jin	5:14
3.	"One"	Ai	Toshiaki Matsumoto	5:04
4.	"You Are My Star"	Ai	Ai, Uta	4:39
5.	"So Special" (with Atsushi)	Ai, Atsushi	Ai, Atsushi, Uta	4:14
6.	"Taisetsu na Mono" (大切なもの "Precious Things")	Ai	Ai, The Company	5:18
7.	"Okuribito" (おくりびと "Departures")	Ai	Joe Hisaishi	3:40
8.	"I'll Remember You"	Ai	Ai, Jonas Jeberg, Anders Bagge, Sylvia Bennett-smith, Marc Smith	4:00
9.	"My Friend" (マイ☆フレンド)	Ai	Ai, Kazunori Fujimoto	4:27
10.	"Music"	Ai	T. Kura, Ai	3:59
11.	"I Wanna Know"	Ai	Ai, DJ Watarai, Jin	4:15
12.	"Life"	Ai, Stephanie Stokes Fountain	Ai, Stephanie Stokes Fountain	4:56
13.	"E.O."	Ai	2 Soul	4:01
14.	"Another Day"	Ai	Ai, Daniel O. Morgan, Icedown	5:27
15.	"365" (featuring Deli)	Ai, Deli	Aquarius, Ai	4:10
16.	"Last Words" (最終宣告)	Ai	Ai, Lofey, Skane Management, Desert Storm	3:26
17.	"All For You" (Movie Short Version)	Ai, Daisuke "D.I" Imai	Daisuke "D.I" Imai	2:01
18.	"Story" (Re-born)	Ai	2 Soul	5:32

Limited edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Words" (Music Video)
2.	"Thank U" (Music Video)
3.	"My Friend" (Music Video)
4.	"Story" (Music Video)
5.	"Believe" (Music Video)
6.	"I Wanna Know" (Music Video)
7.	Untitled (featuring Deli) (Music Video)

"Arienai Price" edition
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Story"	Ai	2 Soul	4:50
2.	"Believe"	Ai	Ai, DJ Yutaka, Jin	5:14
3.	"One"	Ai	Toshiaki Matsumoto	5:04
4.	"You Are My Star"	Ai	Ai, Uta	4:39
5.	"So Special" (with Atsushi)	Ai, Atsushi	Ai, Atsushi, Uta	4:14
6.	"Taisetsu na Mono"	Ai	Ai, The Company	5:18
7.	"Okuribito"	Ai	Joe Hisaishi	3:40
8.	"I'll Remember You"	Ai	Ai, Jonas Jeberg, Anders Bagge, Sylvia Bennett-smith, Marc Smith	4:00
9.	"My Friend"	Ai	Ai, Kazunori Fujimoto	4:27
10.	"Music"	Ai	T. Kura, Ai	3:59
11.	"I Wanna Know"	Ai	Ai, DJ Watarai, Jin	4:15
12.	"Life"	Ai, Stephanie Stokes Fountain	Ai, Stephanie Stokes Fountain	4:56
13.	"E.O."	Ai	2 Soul	4:01
14.	"Another Day"	Ai	Ai, Daniel O. Morgan, Icedown	5:27
15.	"365" (featuring Deli)	Ai, Deli	Aquarius, Ai	4:10
16.	"Last Words"	Ai	Ai, Lofey, Skane Management, Desert Storm	3:26

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Weekly chart performance for *Best Ai*
Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[2]	1
Japan Albums Chart (SoundScan)^[3] CD+DVD	2
Japan Albums Chart (SoundScan)^[3] CD-only	4
Japanese Top Albums (Billboard Japan)^[4]	1
Taiwan J-Pop Chart (G-Music)^[5]	18
Taiwan J-Pop/K-Pop Chart (Five Music)^[6]	14
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[7]	46

Monthly charts edit

Monthly chart performance for *Best Ai*
Chart (2009)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	5

Year-end charts edit

Year-end chart performance for *Best Ai*
Chart (2009)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[9]	35

Certifications edit

Certifications and sales for *Best Ai*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[10]	Platinum	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ "AI、ベスト盤で初のオリコン1位獲得". Yomiuri Shimbun. 2009-09-22. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
^ "Best A.I." Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ (in Chinese) On the drop down Select 第43週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜". Five Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 5 of 2010". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^ "アルバム月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "アルバム年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
^ "Japanese album certifications – AI – BEST A.I." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 24, 2022. Select 2009年10月 on the drop-down menu

External links edit

Official website

[1] "AI、ベスト盤で初のオリコン1位獲得". Yomiuri Shimbun. 2009-09-22. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-22.

[2] "Best A.I." Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2022.

[soundscan-3] "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[billboard-4] "Top Albums｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[jpop-5] (in Chinese) On the drop down Select 第43週 "G-Music 風雲榜 (東洋榜)". G-Music. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[fivemusic-6] "Five Music - 五大唱片(5大唱片) -五大金榜". Five Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[7] "Circle Album Chart – Week 5 of 2010". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

[monthly-8] "アルバム月間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[yearly-9] "アルバム年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

[JapanAIBEST_A.I.albumCertRef-10] "Japanese album certifications – AI – BEST A.I." (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved December 24, 2022. Select 2009年10月 on the drop-down menu

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