Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1

Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2004
Recorded1998–2002
Genre
Length75:12
LabelToshiba-EMI
Producer
Hikaru Utada chronology
Deep River
(2002)
Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1
(2004)
Exodus
(2004)
Singles from Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1
  1. "Colors"
    Released: January 29, 2003

Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 is the first compilation album by Hikaru Utada, released on March 31, 2004. It features all A-sides of her hit singles to that date, including 11 number-one hits and all 15 tracks reached the top 5. The album version was remastered by Ted Jensen. The album was released on iTunes in April 2004.

It sold over 1.4 million copies in its debut week,[1] and became the number one selling album of the year in Japan[2] (Their fourth consecutive time accomplishing this particular milestone, a record in Japan's music history.). This is Utada's longest charting release on any Oricon chart, with a 2-year trajectory and still growing. Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 is the 35th highest selling album in Japan of all time.[3] The album is Japan's 21st highest-ranked in debut sales.[4] The album was the 19th best selling album worldwide in 2004.[5]

  1. ^ ORICON STYLE - Weekly album chart : 1st week of April 2004
  2. ^ 2004 Oricon Top 100 Albums - Wiki.theppn Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 歴代アルバムランキング (in Japanese)
  4. ^ 歴代アルバム初動ランキング (in Japanese)
  5. ^ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums" (PDF). www.ifpi.org. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010. Retrieved 2023-04-12.