The Best

The Best
📅 Released	September 27, 2017
⏳ Length	64:41
🏷️ Label	Universal Music Japan
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The Best is a greatest hits album by American singer Ariana Grande, released in Japan exclusively. 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).^[1] It was released, digitally and physically, exclusively only in Japan on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan.^[2] In Japan, the album sold 24,764 copies in its first week peaking at number two.^[3]^[4]

Release and artwork[edit]

The Best was released on September 27, 2017, by Universal Music Japan, in four different formats. The standard edition (which was also released digitally)^[1] 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.^[5] Each physical version comes with a store exclusive gift. Albums bought at HMV stores include an A4 Clear file, albums bought at Tower Records stores include a can badge, albums bought at Tsutaya Records includes a post card, and albums bought at Universal Music Store include a B2 notification poster.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing[edit]

The Best – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Break Free" (featuring Zedd)	Savan Kotecha Max Martin Anton Zaslavski	My Everything, 2014	3:35
2.	"Problem" (featuring Iggy Azalea)	Kotecha Martin Ariana Grande Iggy Azalea Ilya Salmanzadeh	My Everything	3:13
3.	"Baby I"	Kenneth Edmonds Antonio Dixon Patrick Smith	Yours Truly, 2013	3:17
4.	"Into You"	Kotecha Martin Grande Alexander Kronlund Salmanzadeh	Dangerous Woman, 2016	4:04
5.	"Bang Bang" (with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj)	Kotecha Martin Onika Maraj Rickard Göransson	My Everything	3:18
6.	"Side to Side" (featuring Nicki Minaj)	Kotecha Martin Grande Maraj Kronlund Salmanzadeh	Dangerous Woman	3:46
7.	"One Last Time"	Kotecha David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Rami Yacoub Carl Falk	My Everything	3:17
8.	"The Way" (featuring Mac Miller)	Harmony Samuels Amber Streeter Al Sherrod Lambert Jordin Sparks Malcolm McCormick Brenda Russell	Yours Truly	3:47
9.	"Be Alright"	Grande Thomas Brown Victoria McCants Khaled Rohaim Nicholas Audino Lewis Hughes Willie Tafa Neo Joshua Alexander Crossan	Dangerous Woman	2:59
10.	"Love Me Harder" (with the Weeknd)	Kotecha Martin Peter Svensson Ali Payami Abel Tesfaye Ahmad Balshe	My Everything	3:56
11.	"Everyday" (featuring Future)	Grande Kotecha Salmanzadeh Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn	Dangerous Woman	3:14
12.	"Right There" (featuring Big Sean)	Grande H. Samuels Helen Culver Joseph Bereal James Smith Lambert Sean Anderson Jeff Lorber	Yours Truly	4:07
13.	"Greedy"	Kotecha Martin Kronlund Salmanzadeh	Dangerous Woman	3:34
14.	"Piano"	Grande H. Samuels Jahmaal Noel Fyffe Parker Ighile Anisa Moghaddam Moses Ayo Samuels Olaniyi Michael Akinkunmi	Yours Truly	3:54
15.	"Dangerous Woman"	Martin Johan Carlsson Ross Golan	Dangerous Woman	3:55
16.	"Best Mistake" (featuring Big Sean)	Grande Anderson Dwane Weir	My Everything	3:53
17.	"Faith" (Stevie Wonder featuring Ariana Grande)	Ryan Tedder Stevie Wonder Francis Farewell Starlite	Sing, 2016	2:42
18.	"Beauty and the Beast" (with John Legend)	Alan Menken Howard Ashman	Beauty and the Beast, 2017	3:47

Deluxe Edition – DVD
No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Baby I" (music video)	Ryan Pallotta
2.	"Break Free" (music video)	Chris Marrs Piliero
3.	"Into You" (music video)	Hannah Lux Davis
4.	"Side to Side" (music video)	Davis

Limited Release – Blu-ray
No.	Title	Director	Length
1.	"Baby I" (music video)	Ryan Pallotta
2.	"The Way" (music video)	Jones Crow
3.	"Right There" (music video)	Nev Todorovic
4.	"Break Free" (music video)	Chris Marrs Piliero
5.	"Bang Bang" (music video)	Hannah Lux Davis
6.	"Love Me Harder" (music video)	Davis
7.	"One Last Time" (music video)	Max Landis
8.	"Dangerous Woman" (music video)	The Young Astronauts
9.	"Into You" (music video)	Davis
10.	"Everyday" (music video)	Piliero

Personnel[edit]

Vocals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Japan Download Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1
Japan Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[3]	2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	2

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2017)	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[9]	68

Chart (2018)	Position
Japanese Albums (Billboard Japan)^[10]	73

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Japan	September 27, 2017	Blu-ray CD CD and DVD digital download	Republic	^[11]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "The Best". Apple Music. Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
↑ "Ariana Grande – The Best". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Japan Top Album Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09". Oricon (in 日本語). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
↑ "Ariana Grande 'The Best' Special Site". Universal Music (Japan). Retrieved September 26, 2017.
↑ "Japan Download Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
↑ 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.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Hot Albums 2018 Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Discography - Ariana Grande". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

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[TR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "The Best". Apple Music. Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

[UniversalSKU-2] "Ariana Grande – The Best". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[Top-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Japan Top Album Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

[4] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09". Oricon (in 日本語). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[Universal_Music_Japan-5] "Ariana Grande 'The Best' Special Site". Universal Music (Japan). Retrieved September 26, 2017.

[6] "Japan Download Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

[7] "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

[ac_Oricon_-8] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2017-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2017.

[9] 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.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

[10] "Hot Albums 2018 Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 6, 2018.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

[11] "Discography - Ariana Grande". Universal Music Japan. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

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v t e Ariana Grande
Discography Awards and nominations Songs Live performances
Studio albums	Yours Truly My Everything Dangerous Woman Sweetener Thank U, Next
EPs and compilations	Christmas Kisses The Remix Christmas & Chill The Best
Singles	"Put Your Hearts Up" "The Way" "Baby I" "Right There" "Problem" "Break Free" "Bang Bang" "Love Me Harder" "One Last Time" "Focus" "Dangerous Woman" "Into You" "Side to Side" "Everyday" "No Tears Left to Cry" "God Is a Woman" "Breathin" "Thank U, Next" "7 Rings" "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" "Monopoly"
Promotional singles	"Almost Is Never Enough" "Best Mistake" "Be Alright" "Let Me Love You" "The Light Is Coming" "Imagine"
Other songs	"Greedy" "R.E.M" "Sweetener" "Everytime" "Goodnight n Go" "Pete Davidson" "Get Well Soon" "Needy" "NASA" "Bloodline" "Ghostin"
Featured songs	"Popular Song" "All My Love” "Adore" "Boys Like You" "Over and Over Again" "Research" "My Favorite Part" "Faith" "Heatstroke" "Dance to This" "Bed" "Rule the World"
Concert tours	The Listening Sessions The Honeymoon Tour Dangerous Woman Tour The Sweetener Sessions Sweetener World Tour
Related articles	Frankie Grande Manchester Arena bombing One Love Manchester Ariana Grande at the BBC Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries
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