Tribute: Maison de M-Flo | ||||
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Released | September 16, 2009 | |||
Genre | Japanese hip hop, R&B | |||
Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
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Tribute: Maison de M-Flo is a tribute album to M-Flo released by Rhythm Zone on September 16, 2009. The songs are newly remixed or have a new arrangement and each song is covered by a different artist. [1]
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak position | Debut sales | Sales total |
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September 16, 2009 | Oricon Daily Chart | 6 | ||
Oricon Weekly Chart | 8 | 19,248 | 39,662* | |
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