''Land'' is the eleventh studio album by Japanese

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, released through Senha & Co on May 1, 2013 after

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. Some songs of the album encourage people to overcome the disaster. The album debuted at number one on both

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's and ''Billboard'' Japan's weekly album rankings, with 89,334 copies sold in its first week. It is certified Gold by the

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for sales of 100,000. ''Land'' was ranked number 33 on ''Billboard'' Japan's Top 100 Albums of 2013. It won the

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for Best Album in 2013.

Singles

Yuzu released singles from ''Land'' for over a year, including "Love & Peach", "Sho", "With You", "See You Tomorrow", "Reason", and "Black Bird". The single "Reason" and another song of the album, "Nagareboshi Kirari" (流れ星キラリ ''Shooting Star''), were used as ending themes for the 2011

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''. "Reason" was ranked number two on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100, and received a digital download song certification of Gold from the RIAJ for sales of 100,000.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Awards

References

External links

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