''Best Scandal'' (stylized as BEST★SCANDAL) is the debut studio album of Japanese

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band

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. It was released in three versions with different covers: the regular CD only version, a limited version that consists of CD with DVD, and a collector's edition consist of a CD and a coffee table book (photobook). SCANDAL BY SCANDAL is a 284-page

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that features photos of the band members taken by the band members themselves. The album reached no. 5 on the Oricon weekly charts and charted for 21 weeks.

Track listing

Personnel

*HARUNA (Haruna Ono) - lead vocals, rhythm guitar *MAMI (Mami Sasazaki) - lead guitar, vocals *TOMOMI (Tomomi Ogawa) - bass, vocals *RINA (Rina Suzuki) - drums, vocals

Sales

Total Reported Sales: 52,956
Total Sales in 2009: 44,995 (#197 album of the year) Total Sales in 2010: 7,961

References

2009 debut albums Scandal (Japanese band) albums Epic Records albums 2000s Japanese-language albums {{Japan-album-stub