''Ultimate'' () is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer

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. It was released on August 28, 2012, by

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. It includes 30 songs and 10 music videos previously released by

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and Sony.

Background and release

On July 23, 2002, Tsai signed a recording contract with Sony, through which she later released three studio albums—''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), and ''

J-Game ''J-Game'' is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on April 25, 2005, by Sony BMG. Produced by Jamie Hsueh, Jack Chou, Bing Wang, and Adia, it incorporated genres of pop, hip-hop, electronic, old school, d ...

'' (2005), and the they have sold more than 1.5 million, 1.5 million, and 1.2 million copies in Asia, respectively. In Taiwan, they have sold more than 360,000, 300,000, and 260,000 copies, respectively, and each of them became the highest-selling album by a female artist and the second highest-selling album overall in their respective years of release. On February 16, 2006, Tsai signed a recording contract with

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. On May 5, 2006, Sony BMG released for Tsai the greatest hits album, '' J-Top''. On November 3, 2006, Sony BMG released for Tsai the compilation album, ''

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''. On September 19, 2007, Sony BMG released for Tsai the greatest hits album, ''Final Wonderland''. On August 28, 2012, Sony released for Tsai a greatest hits album, and it includes her 25 songs previously, nine music videos, and one live medley video from ''

J1 Live Concert ''J1 Live Concert'' () is a live video album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on September 23, 2005, by Sony BMG. It chronicled the J1 World Tour at Chungshan Soccer Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan on November 20, 2004. It also contain ...

'' released by Sony and five songs previously released by

. On September 14, 2012, it reached number 14 on the weekly record chart of Five Music in Taiwan.

Track listing

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2012 greatest hits albums Jolin Tsai compilation albums Sony Music Taiwan compilation albums