''5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019'' (stylized as 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999–2019) is the fifth
greatest hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
album by Japanese boy band
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 199 ...
. It was released through
J Storm
currently known as Storm Labels is a Japanese music and film company owned by Smile Up, formerly known as Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was nam ...
on June 26, 2019. The album debuted at the top spot of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart, selling 1,304,251 copies in its first week of release in Japan. It spent the most weeks at number one of any album on the Oricon Albums Chart in 2019, with four, and was both the best-selling album of 2019 in Japan, as well as worldwide, with 3.3 million copies sold, eventually becoming the world's best-selling album of the year for 2019.
Background
''5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019'' is Arashi's fifth greatest hits album, following '' Arashi Single Collection 1999–2001'' (2002), '' 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004'' (2004), '' All the Best! 1999–2009'' (2009), and ''Ura Ara Mania'' (2012). It contains all 56 singles released by the band between 1999 and 2018, plus a new song, "5x20". Included in a limited edition is a live video collection spanning the band's career.
On January 27, 2019, the band announced that it would cease all group activities after December 31, 2020. In a press conference on the same day, member
Jun Matsumoto
is a Japanese singer, actor, radio host, and model. He is a member of the boy band Arashi, and is Arashi's concert producer as well as production advisor for other groups. He is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portraya ...
expressed interest in releasing a 20th anniversary best-of album and a video collection. Arashi announced the album on May 3, 2019, via
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun'', the ''Ma ...
.
Release and promotion
The album was released on June 26, 2019, in three editions: a four-disc CD regular edition, and two 4CD/1DVD limited editions. Limited edition 1 contains a DVD with the music video and making-of for "5x20". Limited edition 2 contains a DVD called "Arashi Live Clips", which contains selected video clips from previously released live concert videos.
Pre-orders became available on May 8. By May 29, the majority of CD shops and online stores had sold out of its allocation of pre-orders and it was discovered that the album was being resold for higher than its
suggested retail price
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. In response, J Storm arranged for additional production of the limited editions, available for pre-order from June 1 to July 12, to be shipped mid-August.
Arashi appeared on
NHK
, also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee.
NHK ope ...
's ''Songs'',
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.TBS's ''Ongaku no Hi'' NTV's ''The Music Day'', and
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...
's ''FNS Music Fes. in Summer''.
On July 1, 2021, member
Kazunari Ninomiya
, often called , is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, presenter and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi, group that is under agent contract with Starto Entertainment.
Early life
Ninomiya was born in Kat ...
appeared on video on their SNS promoting the digital release of the album as a special version. It would include all the songs previously released in physical form, plus 3 additional songs. The album is to be released on July 16, 2021, with pre-orders starting on July 2.
Tour
Arashi embarked on their 20th anniversary tour in November 2018. The tour began in
Sapporo
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...
on November 16, 2018, at the
Sapporo Dome
The , currently known as for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, and is primarily used for association football. It is the home field of the association football club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, and was also h ...
, before moving throughout Japan. On December 23, Arashi announced an additional 32 dates to the tour, bringing the total scheduled shows to 50. The tour concluded in Tokyo on December 25, 2019. It was expected to draw 2.375 million total concert attendees.
Commercial performance
''5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2009'' sold 729,000 copies on its first day of release, breaking the record for the highest first-day sales by a male artist. The previous record was held by the Arashi's 2015 album ''
Japonism
''Japonisme'' is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japon ...
'', which sold 413,000 copies on its first day. On its second day, the album sold 267,000 copies, bringing its two-day sales total to 996,000. It sold 103,000 copies on its third day, which brought the album's total sales to 1.099 million, making it the first million-seller of the
Reiwa
is the current and 232nd era of the official calendar of Japan. It began on 1 May 2019, the day on which Emperor Akihito's eldest son, Naruhito, ascended the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan. The day before, Emperor Akihito abdicated ...
era.
According to ''
Billboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hanshin Contents Link (a subsidiary of Hanshin Electric Railway), holding an exclusive licence fr ...
'', the album sold 740,114 copies from June 24–25, 2019, which set the record for the highest first-week sales in 2019. ''Billboard Japan'' reported that it sold 1,037,689 copies from June 24–26, 2019.
The album topped the Oricon Monthly Chart for three consecutive months, selling 1,304,251 copies in the album's release and selling over 278,870 copies in its second month of release. In its third month of release, the album sold over 411,854 copies.
On September 10, the album was certified 2× Million by the RIAJ, indicating sales of more than two million copies. The album was the first album to reach 2× Million certification in the Reiwa era.
The album was also distributed in various countries such as South Korea, where it reached number 15 on the weekly
Gaon Album Chart
The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Koreabased on their Record sales, physical sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, ...
.
According to the
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 1 ...
, ''5x20'' was the best-selling album of 2019 worldwide, with 3.3 million copies sold, eventually became the world's best-selling album of the year for 2019.
After only days of its digital release, the special edition ranked in 5th place with 4,015 downloads on the Oricon Weekly Digital Download chart, together with the four versions of the ''Ura Ara Best'' albums, making it the first time Arashi held the top five spots.