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A Song for ××
Studio album by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	January 1, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	J-pop
Length	70:38
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Max Matsuura
Professional reviews
	HMV link; MTV Asia link;
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Singles from A Song for XX
	"Poker Face"; Released: April 8, 1998; "You"; Released: June 10, 1998; "Trust"; Released: August 5, 1998; "For My Dear..."; Released: October 7, 1998; "Depend on You"; Released: December 9, 1998;

A Song for XX was Ayumi Hamasaki's debut album on a major label. Though the official release date was January 1, 1999, the album was sold in the record stores since mid-December. To the surprise of many critics,^{[citation needed]} the album debuted at the top position of the Oricon Charts and topped the chart for five weeks, a remarkable feat for a debut album. The album debuted at #1 with more than 548,210 copies sold. This was mainly due to the fact that A Song for XX debut sales was the first and second week sales combined (Oricon only has 51 weeks instead of 52). The album stayed on the charts for 63 weeks and eventually went on to sell more than a million copies. As of 2008, A Song for XX is the Japan's 139th best selling album of all time.^[1]

The title A Song for XX refers to Hamasaki's estranged father, whom she never knew.^{[citation needed]} The title track refers to Hamasaki's move from Fukuoka to Tokyo.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Track list

All lyrics written by Ayumi Hamasaki.

CD
#	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Prologue"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	1:25
2.	"A Song for XX"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	4:44
3.	"Hana"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	4:07
4.	"Friend"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	4:11
5.	"Friend II"	Mitsuru Igarishi	3:59
6.	"Poker Face"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	4:41
7.	"Wishing"	Hideaki Kuwabara	4:29
8.	"You"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	4:46
9.	"As if..."	Kazuhito Kikuchi	5:36
10.	"Powder Snow"	Hideaki Kuwabara	5:27
11.	"Trust"	Takashi Kimura	4:48
12.	"Depend on You"	Kazuhito Kikuchi	4:20
13.	"Signal"	Hideaka Kuwabara	4:25
14.	"From Your Letter"	Akio Togashi	4:38
15.	"For My Dear..."	Yasuhiko Hoshino	4:33
16.	"Present"	Yasuhiko Hoshino	4:31

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
January 1, 1999	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	1	548,210	1,451,910	63
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	1
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	15

Total Sales: 1,451,910 (Japan)
Total Sales: 2,500,000 (Asia)

[edit] Singles

Date	Title	Peak Position	Weeks	Sales
8 April 1998	Poker Face	20	6 weeks	43,150
10 June 1998	You	19	10 weeks	78,260
5 August 1998	Trust	9	10 weeks	181,820
7 October 1998	For My Dear...	9	7 weeks	74,440
9 December 1998	Depend on You	6	9 weeks	131,460
28 February 2001	Poker Face (12 cm re-release)	31	2 weeks
	You (12 cm re-release)	25	6 weeks
	Trust (12 cm re-release)	29	2 weeks
	For My Dear... (12 cm re-release)	33	2 weeks
	Depend on You (12 cm re-release)	27	3 weeks

Total Single Sales: 508,419

Total Album and Single Sales: 1,960,329

[edit] References

^ 歴代アルバムランキング

Preceded by Moment by Speed	Oricon Weekly number-one album (first run) December 21, 1998 - January 10, 1999 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by People of the World by J-Friends
Preceded by People of the World by J-Friends	Oricon Weekly number-one album (second run) January 18, 1999 - January 31, 1999 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by Discovery by Mr. Children

[0] 歴代アルバムランキング

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Contents

[edit] Track list

[edit] Charts

[edit] Singles

[edit] References