TITLE: CAN YOU CELEBRATE? ARTIST: Namie Amuro ALBUM: Concentration 20 RELEASED: 1997 SCORE: 172 AVERAGE: 6.88
ABOUT THIS TRACK:
CAN YOU SELL A PLATE CELEBRATE? was released as the second single from Namie's sophomore album from avex trax, Concentration 20. The single debuted at #1 with sales exceeding 820,000 copies. In it's original run, the single sold nearly 2.3 million copies. It was later rereleased in commemoration of her wedding, returning to the #1 spot with sales exceeding 280,000 copies. In it's second run, the rerelease sold over 450,000 copies. Combined, the two releases have sold over 2.75 million copies, becoming the best selling single by a solo female artist ever. It was later certified platinum by the RIAJ for exceeding 250,000 downloads - bringing its combined sales to over 3 million copies. CAN YOU CELEBRATE? was later rerecorded for her 2014 compilation album Ballada, featuring violinist Hakase Taro. At the 39th Japan Record Awards the song took home the GRAND PRIX award, Namie's second win.
TITLE: traveling ARTIST: Hikaru Utada ALBUM: DEEP RIVER RELEASED: 2001 SCORE: 174.9 AVERAGE: 6.996
ABOUT THIS TRACK:
traveling was the second single released off of Hikki's third album DEEP RIVER. The single debuted at #1 with sales exceeding 275,000. In total, the song has sold over 855,000 copies and was the 2nd best selling single of 2001. It was later certified gold by the RIAJ for exceeding 100,000 downloads. traveling was later included on her 2004 compilation Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1.
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