| The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ | ||||
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| Released | December 11, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 76:43 | |||
| Label | Vermillion Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ is the fifth compilation album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. Like its predecessors, it reached 1st at Oricon, with more than 1.7 million copies sold. [1]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ) [2] | 4× Platinum | 800,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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