Sora ( "Sky") is Japanese recording artist Yui Aragaki's debut album. It was released on December 5, 2007.
Background The album includes the theme song to the film Koizora, which stars Aragaki herself. It was released in two formats: CD+DVD standard edition and a limited edition which has an illustration cover drawn by Aragaki herself and comes priced at 1,890 yen. The standard edition DVD includes the music video and making of footage of "Heavenly Days".
Chart performance Sora debuted on the daily Oricon albums chart at #2 with 11,499 copies sold. It peaked at #3 on the weekly charts with 72,879 copies sold, making Aragaki the first actress-turned-singer in four years (since Kou Shibasaki) to have her debut album open in the top 3. Sora was the 10th best selling album for the month of December 2007. It was 160th (2007) and 167th (2008) on the yearly Oricon albums chart.
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Charts, sales and certifications
Chart positions Chart (2007–2008)PeakpositionsJapan Oricon Daily Albums Chart2Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart3Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart10Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart (2007)160Japan Oricon Yearly Albums Chart (2008)167Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD+DVD)4Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (CD)7Taiwan Five Music J-pop/K-pop Chart2Taiwan G-Music Combo Chart 2008年 第11週 8Taiwan G-Music J-pop Chart 2008年 第10週 1Taiwan G-Music International Chart 2008年 第12週 3
Sales and certifications Country Provider Sales Certification(sales thresholds)JapanRIAJ133,086Gold
Release history Region Date Label FormatJapanDecember 5, 2007Warner MusicCD (Limited Edition)CD+DVD (Standard Edition)TaiwanJanuary 30, 2008CD+DVDHong KongFebruary 26, 2008
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