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| Released | March 26, 2008 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Label | Universal J | |||
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Diary is the debut studio album by Japanese singer Thelma Aoyama, released on March 26, 2008, by Universal J.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Beginning" | 0:32 | |
| 2. | "Soba ni Iru ne" (そばにいるね) (featuring SoulJa) | SoulJa | 4:59 |
| 3. | "One Way" |
| 4:08 |
| 4. | "My Dear Friends" |
| 3:45 |
| 5. | "Last Letter" | 4:37 | |
| 6. | "Rhythm" (リズム) | 4:07 | |
| 7. | "Good Time" (remix) (featuring Miku from Ya-Kyim) |
| 4:28 |
| 8. | "Higher" | 3:39 | |
| 9. | "Paradise" | 4:12 | |
| 10. | "This Day" (featuring Dohzi-T) |
| 5:16 |
| 11. | "Kono Mama de" (このままで) | 4:35 | |
| 12. | "Anata ni Aete Yokatta" (あなたに会えてよかった) | 5:06 | |
| 13. | "Mama e" (ママへ) | 4:47 | |
| 14. | "Diary" | 5:03 |
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) [2]
| Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Total sales |
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| January 23, 2008 | Oricon Daily Albums Chart | 2 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 3 | 116,453 | 372,375 | |
| Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 4 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Albums Chart | 26 | |||
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