The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
| The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ | ||||
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| Compilation album by B'z | ||||
| Released | December 11, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 1:16:45 | |||
| Label | Rooms Records | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ is the fourth compilation album by B'z, released on December 11, 2002. The album is one of many by the band to compile past works into a new package, and is the only of those to be ordered around a specific theme.
Upon release, The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 1,050,125 copies sold in its first week on shelves. This would be the final B'z compilation or album of any sort to move 1,000,000 physical copies in its first week, as it was released on the cusp of music being available digitally by various means. The album would be the third best-selling for all of 2002 and in total has sold 1,713,726 copies. As a result, The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ has been certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
★ First time collected in a compilation in original form
※ Alternative version from source song
Sales data
| No. | Cover | Compilation | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 4 | 
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The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ |
1,050,125+ |
1,713,726+ |
1 |
— |
3 |
Million |