Best Ai

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Best Ai
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Greatest hits album by
Ai
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2009 (2009-09-16)
Recorded2003–2009
Genre
Length79:13
Label
Ai chronology
Viva Ai
(2009)
Best Ai
(2009)
The Last Ai
(2010)

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]

Contents

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

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Story"Ai2 Soul4:50
2."Believe"AiAi, DJ Yutaka, Jin5:14
3."One"AiToshiaki Matsumoto5:04
4."You Are My Star"AiAi, Uta4:39
5."So Special" (with Atsushi)Ai, AtsushiAi, Atsushi, Uta4:14
6."Taisetsu na Mono" (大切なもの "Precious Things")AiAi, The Company5:18
7."Okuribito" (おくりびと "Departures")Ai Joe Hisaishi 3:40
8."I'll Remember You"AiAi, Jonas Jeberg, Anders Bagge, Sylvia Bennett-smith, Marc Smith4:00
9."My Friend" (マイ☆フレンド)AiAi, Kazunori Fujimoto4:27
10."Music"AiT. Kura, Ai3:59
11."I Wanna Know"AiAi, DJ Watarai, Jin4:15
12."Life"Ai, Stephanie Stokes FountainAi, Stephanie Stokes Fountain4:56
13."E.O."Ai2 Soul4:01
14."Another Day"AiAi, Daniel O. Morgan, Icedown5:27
15."365" (featuring Deli)Ai, DeliAquarius, Ai4:10
16."Last Words" (最終宣告)AiAi, Lofey, Skane Management, Desert Storm3:26
17."All For You" (Movie Short Version)Ai, Daisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai2:01
18."Story" (Re-born)Ai2 Soul5:32
Limited edition DVD
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Story"Ai2 Soul4:50
2."Believe"AiAi, DJ Yutaka, Jin5:14
3."One"AiToshiaki Matsumoto5:04
4."You Are My Star"AiAi, Uta4:39
5."So Special" (with Atsushi)Ai, AtsushiAi, Atsushi, Uta4:14
6."Taisetsu na Mono"AiAi, The Company5:18
7."Okuribito"Ai Joe Hisaishi 3:40
8."I'll Remember You"AiAi, Jonas Jeberg, Anders Bagge, Sylvia Bennett-smith, Marc Smith4:00
9."My Friend"AiAi, Kazunori Fujimoto4:27
10."Music"AiT. Kura, Ai3:59
11."I Wanna Know"AiAi, DJ Watarai, Jin4:15
12."Life"Ai, Stephanie Stokes FountainAi, Stephanie Stokes Fountain4:56
13."E.O."Ai2 Soul4:01
14."Another Day"AiAi, Daniel O. Morgan, Icedown5:27
15."365" (featuring Deli)Ai, DeliAquarius, Ai4:10
16."Last Words"AiAi, Lofey, Skane Management, Desert Storm3:26

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Best Ai
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [10] Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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