All the Best! 1999–2009

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All the Best! 1999–2009
Greatest hits album by
Arashi
ReleasedAugust 19, 2009 (2009-08-19)
Recorded1999–2009
GenrePop, rock
Length194:39 (Limited edition)
151:39 (Regular edition)
LabelJ Storm
ProducerJohnny H. Kitagawa
Arashi chronology
Dream "A" Live
(2008) 		All the Best! 1999–2009
(2009) 		Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
(2010)
Singles from All the Best! 1999–2009
  1. "One Love"
    Released: June 25, 2008
  2. "Truth / Kaze no Mukō e"
    Released: August 20, 2008
  3. "Beautiful Days"
    Released: November 5, 2008
  4. "Believe / Kumorinochi, Kaisei"
    Released: March 4, 2009
  5. "Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)"
    Released: May 27, 2009

All the Best! 1999–2009 (stylized as ALL the BEST! 1999–2009) is the third

greatest hits album by Japanese pop boy band Arashi. The album was released on August 19, 2009, in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions, a limited 3CD version and a regular 2CD version. The album debuted at number-one on the Oricon album weekly chart, selling 753,430 copies. Thirteen days after the release of All the Best! 1999–2009 the album sold over a million copies.[1][2] As of September 22, 2009, All the Best! 1999–2009 had overtaken Supermarket Fantasy to claim the title of best-selling album of the year in Japan.[3] On December 18, 2009, Oricon officially ranked All the Best! 1999–2009 as the best-selling album in Japan for 2009, with over 1.43 million copies sold.[4]

Album information

Both the regular and limited editions contain all of the band's singles from their debut single "

Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)" (2009), with the exception of Satoshi Ohno's solo single. A new song titled "5x10" was included with both editions. The song's lyrics were written by Arashi themselves to express their gratitude for their fans. The regular edition exclusively contains a hidden track titled "Attack It!"[5]
while the limited edition exclusively contains a third disc of the band's selections and a premium booklet.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
CDJournal

Ian Martin from AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, stating that the first disc is "the most fun", the second disc is "seeming to be taking aim at courting a more mature (read: 'bland') image" and the third disc is "a curious collection of tracks that certainly adds variety to the compilation".[6] CDJournal gave the album a star for an exceptional work and praised the members vocal delivery.[7]

Commercial performance

Upon the release of the album, it debuted at number-one on the Oricon daily album chart selling over 261,070 copies.[8] On the weekly album chart the album took the number-one spot selling 753,430 copies.[9] Due to the high opening sales, All the Best! 1999–2009 held the record for the best opening numbers for an album in the year 2009 and is their best-selling album.[9] The album stayed at number-one for two consecutive weeks, selling over 232,800 copies in its second week.[10] Thirteen days after release, All the Best! 1999–2009 passed one million copies sold, making it the first to do so in 2009.[1][2][11] After five weeks, the album rose to the top of the Oricon yearly album chart, overtaking Mr. Children's Supermarket Fantasy.[3]

In June 2010, it was reported that the album had sold a total of around 1,600,000 copies.[12] As of August 2010, the album has sold a total of around 1,729,000 copies.[13] As of April 2019, the album has sold a total of around 1,980,000 copies.[14]

Track listing

CD 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."
Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" (from Iza, Now!)
IidaIshizuka4:03
14."Pikanchi Double" (from Iza, Now!)
  • Spin
  • Sakurai
Kōsuke MorimotoIshizuka5:06
15."Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" (from 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004)Fumiya FujiiFujiiChokkaku5:18
16."Hero" (from 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004)SpinTanimotoIshizuka4:53
CD 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."
We Can Make It!" (from Time)
  • Unite
  • Sakurai
Masaya Suzuki4:10
7."Happiness" (from Dream "A" Live)WonderlandMio OkadaGin Kitagawa4:17
8."Step and Go" (from Dream "A" Live)
  • Wonderland
  • Sakurai
Youth CaseTaku Yoshioka4:46
9."One Love"Youth CaseYūsuke KatōIshizuka4:45
10."Truth"HydrantHydrantWataru Maeguchi4:49
11."Kaze no Mukō e"
  • Shinya Tada
  • Sakurai
  • Pippi Svensson
  • Anders Dannvik
Hans Johnson3:40
12."Beautiful Days"Takuya HaradaHaradaHa-j4:51
13."Believe"
  • 100+
  • Sakurai
100+Yoshioka4:45
14."Ashita no Kioku"Yoshitaka TairaTairaHirofumi Sasaki4:58
15."Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)"SolunaHyper SlipperHyper Slipper4:02
16."5x10"ArashiYouth CaseHa-j8:18[fn 1]
5:28[fn 2]
17."Attack It!" (Hidden track, regular edition only)   2:45
CD 3: Arashi's Selection
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Cool & Soul" (from Arashic)
  • Spin
  • Sakurai
YoshiokaYoshioka3:52
2."Yes? No?" (from One)
  • Ma-saya
  • Sakurai
  • Shusui
  • Stefan Engblom
  • Axel Belinder
  • Shusui
  • Stefan Engblom
  • Axel Belinder
5:23
3."Only Love" (from How's It Going?)Makoto Atoji
  • Ashley Cadell
  • BJ Caruama
  • John Collins
Ishizuka4:34
4."Natsu no Namae" (夏の名前 "Summer's Name", from One)
  • Hamai
  • Sakurai
Katsuyuki Harada
  • Ha-j
  • Yoshioka
4:34
5."Oh Yeah!" (from Time)UniteKazunari OhnoKitagawa4:44
6."Re(mark)able"
  • R.P.P.
  • Sakurai
YoshiokaYoshioka4:34
7."Boku ga Boku no Subete" (僕が僕のすべて "I Am Everything to Me")100＋KatōKatō4:29
8."Still..."
  • Tada
  • Sakurai
TadaNaoki-T4:18
9."Be with You" (from Time)Masataka KitauraKitauraHa-j5:08
10."Subarashiki Sekai" (素晴らしき世界 "Wonderful World", from One)
  • Kazunari Ohno
  • Spin
  • Sakurai
Noriyoshi MatsushitaIshizuka4:14

Charts and certifications

Release history

Release history and formats for All the Best! 1999–2009
Country Date Label Format Catalog
Japan August 19, 2009 J Storm 2CD JACA-5202[21]
3CD JACA-5199[22]
Korea September 2, 2009 SM Entertainment 2CD SMJTCD317[23]
3CD SMJTCD316[24]
Taiwan September 4, 2009
Avex Taiwan
 2CD JAJCD26007/8[25]
3CD JAJCD26007/A[26]
Hong Kong September 10, 2009
Avex Asia
 2CD[27]
3CD[28]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Regular edition with "Attack It!".
  2. ^ Limited edition without "Attack It!".

References

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  2. ^ a b 嵐ベストアルバム発売２週で初ミリオン！ (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "嵐ベスト、5週間で2009年アルバムセールスNo.1" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
  4. ^ "Arashi sweeps 2009 sales rankings". Tokyograph. December 18, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  5. ^ "嵐デビュー10周年祝い史上初の3days開幕「僕らは幸せです」" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 28, 2009. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
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    Allmusic
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  7. ^ "ARASHI / ARASHI 5×10 All the BEST! 1999-2009 [2CD]" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  8. ^ 嵐のベスト盤が初日だけで26万枚、デイリー1位 (in Japanese). Oricon. August 20, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "嵐ベストがミスチル上回り初動75万枚で09年度No.1獲得". Oricon (in Japanese). August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
  10. ^ "SMAPが22作目の首位獲得、TOP10記録3冠達成". Oricon (in Japanese). September 1, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  11. ^ "Charts: SMAP extends #1 streak, Arashi reaches 1 million". Tokyograph. September 2, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
  12. ^ 嵐、新アルバムで４日間国立ジャック！ (2/2ページ) (in Japanese). Sanspo. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  13. ^ 嵐、1週で年間売上トップ に 自己最高のオリジナルアルバム初週73.1万枚 (in Japanese). Oricon. 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  14. ^ a b オリコン“平成セールス”ランキング】シングルはSMAP、アルバムは宇多田ヒカルが1位 “平成No.1”アーティスト別セールスのB’zからはコメント到着 (in Japanese). Oricon. April 11, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  15. ^ "All the Best! 1999–2009" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  16. ^ "All the Best! 1999–2009" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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  18. ^ "嵐、史上初の"CD、DVD4 冠"達成～シングルTOP3独占は光GENJI以来21年ぶり" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 18, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  19. ^ "アルバム 年間ランキング-ORICON STYLE ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  20. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年8月. Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 14, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  21. ^ "All the Best! 1999–2009 (Regular Edition)". CDJapan. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  22. ^ "All the Best! 1999–2009 (Limited Edition)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  23. ^ "Arashi – All the Best! 1999–2009 (통상판 2CD)" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  24. ^ "Arashi – All the Best! 1999–2009 (초회한정판 3CD)" (in Korean). Aladdin. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  25. Avex Taiwan
    . Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  26. Avex Taiwan
    . Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  27. ^ "All the Best! 1999–2009 (Normal Edition)(Hong Kong Version)" (in Chinese). YesAsia. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  28. ^ "All the Best! 1999–2009 (First Press Limited Edition)(Hong Kong Version)" (in Chinese). YesAsia. Retrieved 2009-08-30.

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