A Song for ××

A Song for ×× (the "××" is silent) is Japanese pop artist Ayumi Hamasaki's debut album on a major label. Though the official release date was January 1, 1999, the album was sold in the record stores since mid-December. Tthe album debuted at the top position of the Oricon Charts and topped the chart for five weeks, a remarkable feat for a debut album. The album debuted at #1 with more than 548,210 copies sold. This was partly because A Song for ×× debut sales was the first and second week sales combined. The album stayed on the charts for 63 weeks and eventually went on to sell more than a million copies. As of 2008, A Song for ×× is Japan's 139th best selling album of all time.