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Memorial Address
EP by Ayumi Hamasaki
Released	December 17, 2003; (see Release history)
Genre	J-pop
Length	39:00
Label	AVEX Trax
Producer	Max Matsuura
Ayumi Hamasaki chronology
Singles from Memorial Address
	"&"; Released: July 9, 2003; "Forgiveness"; Released: August 20, 2003; "No Way to Say"; Released: November 6, 2003;

Memorial Address is an EP (often labeled as just a mini-album) by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki. It is the best-selling mini-album by a Japanese female, selling over a million copies in Japan. It is available in 2 formats, CD or CD+DVD package. It was released on December 17, 2003. All of the songs featured on the CD tracklist (with the exception of "Memorial Address", the title track) have a corresponding music video. As of 2008, Memorial Address is the 250th best selling album in Japan.^[1]

Memorial Address also marked the release of her 30th single, "Forgiveness". A concert, called "A Museum ~30th Collection Live~", was performed live, and released on DVD later on. In 2007, Avex reported that Memorial Address sold 1,220,000 copies in Japan.

[edit] CD track listing

"Angel's Song" – 4:57
"Greatful days" – 4:42
"Because of You" – 5:23
"Ourselves" – 4:33
"Hanabi ~episode II~" ( lit. Fireworks ~Episode II~) – 4:54
"No Way to Say" – 4:46
"Forgiveness" – 5:53
"Memorial address" – 3:56

[edit] DVD track listing

Angel's Song (PV)
Greatful Days (PV)
Because of You (PV)
Ourselves (PV)
Hanabi (episode II) (PV)
No Way to Say (PV)
Forgiveness (PV)
Special Digest from A Museum (30th collection live)

[edit] Release history

Region	Date
Japan	December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)
Taiwan	December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19)
Hong Kong	December 23, 2003 (2003-12-23)
China	February 4, 2004 (2004-02-04)

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release	Chart	Peak position	First Week Sales	Sales total	Chart run
17 December, 2003	Oricon Daily Albums Chart	1
	Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	1	524,028	1,062,297	53 weeks
	Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	1
	Oricon Yearly Albums Chart	5

Total Sales: 1,062,297 (Japan)
Total Sales: 1,220,000 (Avex)
Total Sales: 2,000,000 (Asia)
Highest selling mini-album by a female artist.
Only mini-album by a female artist to sell over one million units.

[edit] Singles

Date	Title	Peak position	Weeks	Sales
July 9, 2003	"&"	1	16 weeks	591,481
August 20, 2003	"forgiveness"	1	12 weeks	222,000
September 29, 2003	"No Way to Say"	1	12 weeks	371,171

Total Single Sales: 1,184,652 Total Album and Single Sales: 2,246,949

[edit] References

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