TITLE: You & Me ARTIST: Ayumi Hamasaki ALBUM: LOVE again RELEASED: 2012 SCORE: 144 AVERAGE: 5.76
ABOUT THIS TRACK:
You & Me was released as a digital single in 2012, appeared on her 2012 compilation album A SUMMER BEST, later appeared in remixed form on her 2012 mini album LOVE and appeared once again on her fourteenth studio album LOVE again in 2013. The gift that keeps on giving! The track was certified gold by the RIAJ for downloads exceeding 100,000 copies.
TITLE: NEVER END ARTIST: Namie Amuro ALBUM: break the rules RELEASED: 2000 SCORE: 159.8 AVERAGE: 6.392
ABOUT THIS TRACK:
NEVER END was the lead single off of Namie's fifth avex album break the rules. The song was made for the G8 Summit in Okinawa. The charitable queen donated proceeds from the song to UNICEF. The song was produced by Tetsuya Komuro and debuted at #2 on Oricon with first week sales of nearly 270,000 copies. In total it went on to sell 640,000 - the 32nd best selling song of 2000 as well as her most successful physical single of 2000's. It was later rerecorded for her compilation LOVE ENHANCED♥ single collection in 2002.
