Best Selection (Aimer album)

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Best Selection is the title of two compilation albums released by Aimer on May 3, 2017. Each album was released in three versions: a regular CD edition, a limited CD + Blu-ray edition (Type-A), and a limited CD + DVD edition (Type-B). [1] [2]

Contents

Best Selection "blanc"

Best Selection "blanc"
Aimer Best Selection Blanc.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2017
Genre
Length70:53
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label SME Records
Aimer chronology
daydream
(2016)
Best Selection "blanc"
(2017)
Sun Dance & Penny Rain
(2019)
Limited Edition cover
Aimer Best Selection Blanc Limited.jpg

Best Selection "blanc" is a compilation of Aimer's soft ballads such as "Kataomoi", "Rokutosei no Yoru", and "Chouchou Musubi", and includes the new songs "March of Time" and "Kachou Fugetsu". The album peaked at #3 on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart on May 15, 2017 and charted for 87 weeks. [3]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Rokutousei no Yoru" (六等星の夜; "Night of Sixth Magnitude Star") Sleepless Nights 5:37
2."Chouchou Musubi" (蝶々結び; "Butterfly Knot") daydream 5:05
3."Anata ni Deawanakereba ~Kasetsutouka~" (あなたに出会わなければ~夏雪冬花~; "If I Hadn't Met You ~Summer Snow, Winter Flowers~")Sleepless Nights6:02
4."Polaris" (ポラリス)After Dark6:07
5."Re:pray"Sleepless Nights5:07
6."Hoshikuzu Venus" (星屑ビーナス; "Stardust Venus")Sleepless Nights4:14
7."broKen NIGHT" DAWN 4:56
8."Kataomoi" (カタオモイ; "Unrequited Love")daydream3:27
9."Kimi wo Matsu" (君を待つ; "I Will Wait for You")DAWN4:27
10."Akanesasu" (茜さす; "Glowing Red")"Akanesasu / everlasting snow" single5:29
11."Yuki no Furu Machi" (雪の降る街; "Town of Falling Snow")Sleepless Nights4:05
12."everlasting snow""Akanesasu / everlasting snow" single5:37
13."March of Time" 4:56
14."Kachou Fugetsu" (歌鳥風月) 5:44
Total length:70:53
Blu-ray / DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Chouchou Musubi (蝶々結び)" (Music video) 
2."Re:pray" (Music video) 
3."Anata ni Deawanakereba ~ Kasetsutouka ~ (あなたに出会わなければ~夏雪冬花~)" (Music video) 
4."Polaris (ポラリス, Porarisu)" (Music video) 
5."Kimi wo Matsu (君を待つ)" (Music video) 
6."Kataomoi (カタオモイ)" (Music video) 
7."broKen NIGHT" (Music video) 
8."Akanesasu (茜さす)" (Music video) 
9."Yuki no Furumachi (雪の降る街)" (Music video) 
10."everlasting snow" (Music video) 
11."Rokutousei no Yoru (六等星の夜)" (Music video) 
12."Sabishikute Nemurenai Yoru wa (寂しくて眠れない夜は)" (Live from Aimer Hall Tour 2016 @ Tokyo International Forum Hall A on 6 November 2016) 
13."Natsukusa ni Kimi wo Omou (夏草に君を想う)" (Live from Aimer Hall Tour 2016 @ Tokyo International Forum Hall A on 6 November 2016) 

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 3
South Korean International Albums (Gaon) [6] 4

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [7] Gold100,000^
South Korea500 [8] [9]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Best Selection "noir"

Best Selection "noir"
Aimer Best Selection Noir.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 3, 2017
Genre
Length64:03
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label SME Records
Aimer chronology
daydream
(2016)
Best Selection "noir"
(2017)
Sun Dance & Penny Rain
(2019)
Limited Edition cover
Aimer Best Selection Noir Limited.jpg

In contrast to the "blanc" album, Best Selection "noir" compiles Aimer's heavier, rock-oriented tracks such as "RE:I AM", "Brave Shine", and "StarRingChild", and includes the new song "zero". The album peaked at #4 on Oricon's Weekly Album Chart on May 15, 2017 and charted for 66 weeks. [3]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."StarRingChild" Midnight Sun 5:28
2."Brave Shine" DAWN 3:51
3."insane dream" daydream 4:12
4."Stars in the rain"daydream5:00
5."Nemuri no Mori" (眠りの森; "Forest of Sleep")Midnight Sun4:34
6."LAST STARDUST"DAWN5:18
7."Kogoesou na Kisetsu Kara -extended ver.-" (凍えそうな季節から -extended ver.-; "From the Freezing Season -extended ver.-")"Kogoesou na Kisetsu Kara" single3:46
8."Dare ka, Umi wo" (誰か、海を。; "Someone, the Sea.")DAWN4:54
9."ninelie"daydream4:20
10."holLow wORlD""broKen NIGHT/holLow wORlD" single4:35
11."us"daydream4:34
12."s-AVE" o1 4:36
13."Re: I Am"Midnight Sun5:47
14."zero" 3:08
Total length:64:03
Blu-ray / DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Kogoesouna Kisetsu Kara (凍えそうな季節から)" (Music video) 
2."Stars in the rain" (Music video) 
3."Brave Shine" (Music video) 
4."us" (Music video) 
5."Dare ka, Umi wo (誰か、海を。)" (Music video) 
6."Nemuri no Mori (眠りの森)" (Music video) 
7."insane dream" (Music video) 
8."RE:I AM" (Music video) 
9."ninelie" (Music video) 
10."StarRingChild" (Music video) 
11."s-AVE" (Music video) 
12."ninelie" (Live from Aimer Hall Tour 2016 @ Tokyo International Forum Hall A on 6 November 2016) 
13."Cold Sun" (Live from Aimer Hall Tour 2016 @ Tokyo International Forum Hall A on 6 November 2016) 

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 4
South Korean International Albums (Gaon) [11] 5

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [12] Gold100,000^
South Korea500 [8] [13]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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