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The Best
Greatest hits album by Ariana Grande
Released	September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)
Recorded	2013 – 2017
Length	64:18
Label	Universal Music Japan
Ariana Grande chronology
Dangerous Woman (2016) The Best (2017) Sweetener (2018)

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). It was released, digitally and physically, only in Japan on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan.

In Japan, the album sold 24,764 copies in its opening week, where it peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart. It ranked at numbers 68 and 73 on the Oricon year-end listings for 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Release and artwork

The Best was released on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan, in four different formats. The standard edition (which was also released digitally) 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.

Commercial performance

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, while debuting at number one on the Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)

The Best charted at numbers 68 and 73 on the Oricon Albums Chart Year-End listings for 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Track listing

Personnel

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Vocals

• 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

• 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

Release history

References

1. ^ "The Best". Apple Music. Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
2. "Ariana Grande – The Best". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
3. ^ "Japan Top Album Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
4. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09". Oricon (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
5. "Ariana Grande 'The Best' Special Site". Universal Music (Japan). Retrieved September 26, 2017.
6. 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.
7. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09". Oricon (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
8. "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
9. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
10. 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.
11. "Hot Albums 2018 Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2018.
12. "Discography - Ariana Grande". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

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