''Maximum Groove'' is the third studio album by Japanese dance unit

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. It was released on December 2, 1998, by

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. It is their second album to peak at the #1 position on the

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Weekly Album Charts and has since been certified a million seller by the

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. It is one of two albums by the group to chart in Oricon's 1999 Year-End album chart along with their first greatest hits compilation, ''

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'' (1999). It charted at #27. The album was supported by their MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ concert tour.

Track list

Chart performance

Certification

"Maximum Groove" has been certified million for shipments of over 1,000,000 by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Accolades

* Pop Album of the Year -

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References

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