''Maximum Groove'' is the third studio album by Japanese dance unit MAX. It was released on December 2, 1998, by avex trax. It is their second album to peak at the #1 position on the

Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...

Weekly Album Charts and has since been certified a million seller by the

Recording Industry Association of Japan The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969. The RIAJ's activities include pr ...

. It is one of two albums by the group to chart in Oricon's 1999 Year-End album chart along with their first greatest hits compilation, ''

Maximum Collection MAX (pronounced "Max") is a Japanese female vocal group. The name is an acronym for "musical active experience". The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist Namie Amuro. They bra ...

'' (1999). It charted at #27. The album was supported by their MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ concert tour.

Track list

Chart performance

Certification

"Maximum Groove" has been certified million for shipments of over 1,000,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Accolades

* Pop Album of the Year -

Japan Gold Disc Awards The is an award presented by the Recording Industry Association of Japan The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Associa ...

References

{{Authority control MAX (band) albums 1998 albums Avex Group albums