The Best (Ariana Grande album)

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The Best
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)
Length64:18
Label Universal Music Japan
Ariana Grande chronology
Dangerous Woman
(2016)
The Best
(2017)
Sweetener
(2018)

The Best is the first greatest hits album by American singer Ariana Grande, released exclusively in Japan. It features songs from her first three studio albums: Yours Truly (2013), My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016), as well as her duet with John Legend, "Beauty and the Beast" for the Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) and "Faith" with Stevie Wonder for the Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2016). [1] It was released, digitally and physically, only in Japan on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan. [2]

Contents

In Japan, the album sold 24,764 copies in its opening week, where it peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart. [3] [4] It ranked at numbers 68 and 73 on the Oricon year-end listings for 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Release and artwork

The Best was released on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan, in four different formats. The standard edition (which was also released digitally) [1] features eighteen tracks. The deluxe edition features the eighteen tracks CD and a bonus DVD including four music videos while the Blu-ray version of the album contains ten music videos. [5]

Commercial performance

Commercially, The Best charted strongly upon release in Japan. The album opened with 24,764 copies sold in its first week, allowing it to peak at number two the Oricon Albums Chart, [6] while debuting at number one on the Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan) [3] [7]

The Best charted at numbers 68 and 73 on the Oricon Albums Chart Year-End listings for 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Track listing

The BestStandard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Break Free" (featuring Zedd) My Everything , 20143:35
2."Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea)My Everything3:13
3."Baby I" Yours Truly , 20133:17
4."Into You"
Dangerous Woman , 20164:04
5."Bang Bang" (with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj)My Everything3:18
6."Side to Side" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
  • Kotecha
  • Martin
  • Grande
  • Maraj
  • Kronlund
  • Salmanzadeh
Dangerous Woman3:46
7."One Last Time"My Everything3:17
8."The Way" (featuring Mac Miller)Yours Truly3:47
9."Be Alright"
Dangerous Woman2:59
10."Love Me Harder" (with the Weeknd)My Everything3:56
11."Everyday" (featuring Future)
Dangerous Woman3:14
12."Right There" (featuring Big Sean)
Yours Truly4:07
13."Greedy"
  • Kotecha
  • Martin
  • Kronlund
  • Salmanzadeh
Dangerous Woman3:34
14."Piano"
Yours Truly3:54
15."Dangerous Woman"Dangerous Woman3:55
16."Best Mistake" (featuring Big Sean)
My Everything3:53
17."Faith" (Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande) Sing , 20162:42
18."Beauty and the Beast" (with John Legend) Beauty and the Beast , 20173:47
Total length:64:18
Deluxe Edition – DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Baby I" (music video)Ryan Pallotta3:24
2."Break Free" (music video) Chris Marrs Piliero 4:08
3."Into You" (music video) Hannah Lux Davis 4:18
4."Side to Side" (music video)Davis3:59
Total length:15:49
Limited Release – Blu-ray
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Baby I" (music video)Ryan Pallotta3:24
2."The Way" (music video)Jones Crow3:52
3."Right There" (music video)Nev Todorovic4:19
4."Break Free" (music video) Chris Marrs Piliero 4:08
5."Bang Bang" (music video) Hannah Lux Davis 4:23
6."Love Me Harder" (music video)Davis4:11
7."One Last Time" (music video) Max Landis 4:10
8."Dangerous Woman" (music video)The Young Astronauts3:56
9."Into You" (music video)Davis4:18
10."Everyday" (music video)Piliero3:18

Personnel

Vocals

Production

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
JapanSeptember 27, 2017 Republic [12]

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