Distance

Distance is the second Japanese album (third overall) released by Japanese-American J-pop singer Hikaru Utada, released on March 28, 2001 in direct "competition" with A Best by Ayumi Hamasaki (see 2001 in music). Distance is the 4th best-selling album in Japan of all time with over 4.47 million copies sold, and sold over 3 million copies in its debut week, setting Japan's one-week sales record and the world's highest one week sales, Hamasaki's album having the second highest ever.[= According to Oricon, Distance is the highest selling Japanese album of the decade. Globally, the album was one of the best-selling of 2001, being listed at #10 on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2001.