Summary
The Best is the first greatest hits album by American singer Ariana Grande, released exclusively in Japan. It features songs from her first three studio albums: Yours Truly (2013), My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016), as well as her duet with John Legend, "Beauty and the Beast" for the Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) and "Faith" with Stevie Wonder for the Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2016).[1] It was released, digitally and physically, only in Japan on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan.[2]
| The Best | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | September 27, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 – 2017 | |||
| Length | 64:18 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Japan | |||
| Ariana Grande chronology | ||||
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In Japan, the album sold 24,764 copies in its opening week, where it peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3][4] It ranked at numbers 68 and 73 on the Oricon year-end listings for 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Release and artwork edit
The Best was released on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan, in four different formats. The standard edition (which was also released digitally)[1] features eighteen tracks. The deluxe edition features the eighteen tracks CD and a bonus DVD including four music videos while the Blu-ray version of the album contains ten music videos.[5]
Commercial performance edit
Commercially, The Best charted strongly upon release in Japan. The album opened with 24,764 copies sold in its first week, allowing it to peak at number two the Oricon Albums Chart,[6] while debuting at number one on the Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[3][7]
The Best charted at numbers 68 and 73 on the Oricon Albums Chart Year-End listings for 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Break Free" (featuring Zedd) | My Everything, 2014 | 3:35 | |
| 2. | "Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea) |
| My Everything | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Baby I" |
| Yours Truly, 2013 | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Into You" |
| Dangerous Woman, 2016 | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Bang Bang" (with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj) |
| My Everything | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Side to Side" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:46 |
| 7. | "One Last Time" | My Everything | 3:17 | |
| 8. | "The Way" (featuring Mac Miller) | Yours Truly | 3:47 | |
| 9. | "Be Alright" |
| Dangerous Woman | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Love Me Harder" (with the Weeknd) |
| My Everything | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Everyday" (featuring Future) |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Right There" (featuring Big Sean) |
| Yours Truly | 4:07 |
| 13. | "Greedy" |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Piano" |
| Yours Truly | 3:54 |
| 15. | "Dangerous Woman" |
| Dangerous Woman | 3:55 |
| 16. | "Best Mistake" (featuring Big Sean) |
| My Everything | 3:53 |
| 17. | "Faith" (Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande) | Sing, 2016 | 2:42 | |
| 18. | "Beauty and the Beast" (with John Legend) | Beauty and the Beast, 2017 | 3:47 | |
| Total length: | 64:18 | |||
| No. | Title | Director | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baby I" (music video) | Ryan Pallotta | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Break Free" (music video) | Chris Marrs Piliero | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Into You" (music video) | Hannah Lux Davis | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Side to Side" (music video) | Davis | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 15:49 | ||
| No. | Title | Director | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baby I" (music video) | Ryan Pallotta | 3:24 |
| 2. | "The Way" (music video) | Jones Crow | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Right There" (music video) | Nev Todorovic | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Break Free" (music video) | Chris Marrs Piliero | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Bang Bang" (music video) | Hannah Lux Davis | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Love Me Harder" (music video) | Davis | 4:11 |
| 7. | "One Last Time" (music video) | Max Landis | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Dangerous Woman" (music video) | The Young Astronauts | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Into You" (music video) | Davis | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Everyday" (music video) | Piliero | 3:18 |
Personnel edit
Vocals edit
- Ariana Grande – vocals (all tracks)
- Iggy Azalea – vocals (2)
- Jessie J – vocals (5)
- Nicki Minaj – vocals (5, 6)
- Mac Miller – vocals (8)
- The Weeknd – vocals (10)
- Future – vocals (11)
- Big Sean – vocals (12, 16)
- Stevie Wonder – vocals (17)
- John Legend – vocals (18)
Production edit
- Max Martin – production (1, 2, 4-6, 13, 15), vocal production (11, 15)
- Zedd – production (1)
- Ilya – production (2, 4-6, 11, 13), vocal production (7, 11), co-production (7)
- Peter Carlsson – vocal production (2, 10)
- Shellback – production (2)
- Antonio Dixon – production (3)
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds – production (3)
- Kuk Harrell – vocal production (5)
- Rickard Göransson – production (5)
- Carl Falk – production (7)
- Giorgio Tuinfort – co-production (7)
- Rami – production (7)
- Savan Kotecha – vocal production (7)
- Ariana Grande – vocal production (8)
- Harmony – production (8, 12, 14)
- Sauce – vocal production (8, 16)
- Tommy Brown – production (9)
- Twice as Nice – production (9)
- Ali Payami – production (10)
- Peter Svensson – production (10)
- Jo Blaq – vocal production (12, 14)
- Mikey – additional production (12)
- Mo-Keyz – additional production (12)
- Johan Carlsson – production (15, vocal production (15)
- Key Wane – production (16)
- Benny Blanco – production (17)
- Harvey Mason Jr. – vocal production (17)
- Ryan Tedder – production (17)
- Ron Fair – production (18)
Charts edit
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | September 27, 2017 |
|
Republic | [12] |
References edit
- ^ a b "The Best". Apple Music. Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "Ariana Grande – The Best". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ a b "Japan Top Album Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09". Oricon (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Ariana Grande 'The Best' Special Site". Universal Music (Japan). Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ セリーヌ・ディオンのシングル売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09". Oricon (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ 年間アルバムヒットチャート 2017年(平成29年) (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Hot Albums 2018 Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Discography - Ariana Grande". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.