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'''''B'z The Best "Pleasure"''''' is the first [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums|compilation album]] by B'z, released on May 5, 1998.
'''''B'z The Best "Pleasure"''''' is the first [[B'z Albums#Compilation Albums|compilation album]] by B'z, released on May 5, 1998. It would be the first official album of the sort to be released by the band, pooling together twelve number one hits amongst its fourteen tracks—all of which were released between 1990 and 1998. As is the case with all of the band's compilation works, each song included has been digitally remastered prior to being added to the track listing. After moving nearly three million physical units in its first week on sale, ''B'z The Best "Pleasure"'' would set numerous records and has remained the second best-selling music release in the history of Japanese music for two decades. A sequel album, ''[[B'z The Best "Treasure"]]'', would see release in the fall during the week of their tenth anniversary on the music scene and featured tracks individually selected by fans.
 
While this would be the first B'z best of album, an unofficial compilation entitled ''[[Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles-]]'' was published by their former record label a year earlier to capitalize on their popularity and was carried out explicitly without the band's permission. The unofficial album has never entered the B'z catalogue and gathers tracks from their [[B'z (Album)|self-titled debut album]], their second album ''[[OFF THE LOCK]]'', third album ''[[BREAK THROUGH]]'', and first mini album ''[[BAD COMMUNICATION]]''. As a result of the master recordings remaining under the previous label's control, tracks from the aforementioned releases were ineligible for inclusion here.


As of now, the contents of the album has seen it be supplanted in the B'z catalogue by numerous subsequent compilations, including ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008 and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013. Only one track, the English version of 1989 mini album title song "[[BAD COMMUNICATION]]" found here as "Bad Communication E.Style" remains uncollected on subsequent compilation works.
As of now, the contents of the album has seen it be supplanted in the B'z catalogue by numerous subsequent compilations, including ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008 and ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013. Only one track, the English version of 1989 mini album title song "[[BAD COMMUNICATION]]" found here as "Bad Communication E.Style" remains uncollected on subsequent compilation works.
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All music and guitar by [[Tak Matsumoto]]. All lyrics and lead vocals by [[Koshi Inaba]].
All music and guitar by [[Tak Matsumoto]]. All lyrics and lead vocals by [[Koshi Inaba]].


#'''[[LOVE PHANTOM (Lyrics)|LOVE PHANTOM]]'''
<font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font> <font color="goldenrod">First time collected in a compilation in original form</font>
#: [[File:b01_01.ogg]] Collected from [[LOVE PHANTOM|18th single]] for the first time. {{LOVE PHANTOM Song}}
 
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
<font color="brown">'''※'''</font> <font color="brown">Alternative version from source song</font>
#'''[[love me, I love you (Lyrics)|love me, I love you]]'''
 
#: [[File:b01_02.ogg]] Collected from [[love me, I love you|17th single]] for the first time. {{love me, I love you Song}}
{|class=wikitable width="80%"
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
|-
#'''[[Easy Come, Easy Go! (Lyrics)|Easy Come, Easy Go!]]'''
! width="1%"| No.
#: [[File:b01_03.ogg]] Collected from [[Easy Come, Easy Go!|6th single]] for the first time. {{Easy Come, Easy Go! Song}}
! width="5%" | Source
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
! width="45%"| Song
#'''[[ZERO (Lyrics)|ZERO]]'''
! width="35%" | Album Appearances
#: [[File:b01_04.ogg]] Collected from [[ZERO|11th single]] for the first time. {{ZERO Song}}
! width="10%" | Sample
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
|-
#'''[[ALONE (Lyrics)|ALONE]]'''
!style="valign:center; background:white"|1.
#: [[File:b01_05.ogg]] Collected from [[ALONE|9th single]] for the first time. {{ALONE Song}}
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee"|[[File:18s.jpg|link=LOVE PHANTOM|40px|border]]
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
#'''[[Hadashi no Megami (Lyrics)|Hadashi no Megami]]''' — ''Barefoot Goddess'', 裸足の女神
[[LOVE PHANTOM (Lyrics)|LOVE PHANTOM]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font>
#: [[File:b01_06.ogg]] Collected from [[Hadashi no Megami|13th single]] for the first time. {{Hadashi no Megami Song}}
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
'''''[[LOOSE]]'''''<br>
#'''[[Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai (Lyrics)|Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai]]''' — ''Even Though Love is Selfish, You're the Only One I Won't Hurt'', 愛のままにわがままに
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
#: [[File:b01_07.ogg]] Collected from [[Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai|12th single]] for the first time. {{Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai Song}}
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
#'''[[LADY NAVIGATION (Lyrics)|LADY NAVIGATION]]'''
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
#: [[File:b01_08.ogg]] Collected from [[LADY NAVIGATION|8th single]] for the first time. {{LADY NAVIGATION Song}}
</small>
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
#'''[[Taiyou no Komachi Angel (Lyrics)|Taiyou no Komachi Angel]]''' — ''Town Angel from the Sun'', 太陽のKomachi Angel
[[File:b01_01.ogg]]
#: [[File:b01_09.ogg]] Collected from [[Taiyou no Komachi Angel|5th single]] for the first time. {{Taiyou no Komachi Angel Song}}
 
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013 and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
|-
#'''[[BE THERE (Lyrics)|BE THERE]]'''
!style="valign:center; background:white" |2.
#: [[File:b01_10.ogg]] Collected from [[BE THERE|4th single]] for the first time. {{BE THERE Song}}
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:17s.jpg|link=love me, I love you|40px|border]]
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
#'''[[Don't Leave Me (Lyrics)|Don't Leave Me]]'''
[[love me, I love you (Lyrics)|love me, I love you]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
#: [[File:b01_11.ogg]] Collected from [[Don't Leave Me|14th single single]] for the first time. {{Don't Leave Me Song}}
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
'''''[[LOOSE]]'''''<br>
#'''[[Bad Communication E.Style (Lyrics)|Bad Communication E.Style]]'''
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
#: [[File:b01_12.ogg]] An English version of "[[BAD COMMUNICATION]]" collected from ''[[WICKED BEAT]]'' mini album for the first time, but shortened from original 7:23 runtime to 4:18. As one of their most popular songs in its Japanese incarnation, the band no doubt would have preferred to include the original version here. However, as a result of having left their former label BMG, they were unable to include tracks from their first three albums or first mini album due to the master recordings being retained by BMG at the time. This conflict resulted in the unauthorized release ''[[Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles-]]'' one year prior.
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
#'''[[Calling (Lyrics)|Calling]]'''
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
#: [[File:b01_13.ogg]] Collected from [[Calling|22nd single]] for the first time. {{Calling Song}}
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
</small>
#'''[[Samayoeru Aoi Dangan (Lyrics)|Samayoeru Aoi Dangan]]''' — ''Wandering Sapphire Bullet'', さまよえる蒼い弾丸
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
#: [[File:b01_14.ogg]] Collected from [[Samayoeru Aoi Dangan|24th single]] for the first time. {{Samayoeru Aoi Dangan Song}}
[[File:b01_02.ogg]]
#: '''Later also collected on ''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'' in 2008, ''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'' in 2013, and ''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'' in 2017.'''
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |3.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:06s.jpg|link=Easy Come, Easy Go!|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Easy Come, Easy Go! (Lyrics)|Easy Come, Easy Go!]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[RISKY]]'''''<font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_03.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |4.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:11s.jpg|link=ZERO|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[ZERO (Lyrics)|ZERO]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[RUN]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_04.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |5.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:09s.jpg|link=ALONE|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[ALONE (Lyrics)|ALONE]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[IN THE LIFE]]'''''<font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]''''' <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_05.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |6.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:13s.jpg|link=Hadashi no Megami|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Hadashi no Megami (Lyrics)|Hadashi no Megami]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_06.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |7.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:12s.jpg|link=Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai (Lyrics)|Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni<br>Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[LOOSE]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_07.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |8.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:08s.jpg|link=LADY NAVIGATION|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[LADY NAVIGATION (Lyrics)|LADY NAVIGATION]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_08.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |9.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:05s.jpg|link=Taiyou no Komachi Angel|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Taiyou no Komachi Angel (Lyrics)|Taiyou no Komachi Angel]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_09.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |10.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:04s.jpg|link=BE THERE|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[BE THERE (Lyrics)|BE THERE]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_10.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |11.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:14s.jpg|link=Don't Leave Me|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Don't Leave Me (Lyrics)|Don't Leave Me]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[The 7th Blues]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_11.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" rowspan="2" |12.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" rowspan="2" |[[File:01m.jpg|link=BAD COMMUNICATION|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Bad Communication E.Style (Lyrics)|Bad Communication E.Style]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font> <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[BAD COMMUNICATION]]''''' <br>
'''''[[WICKED BEAT]]''''' <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[LOOSE]]''''' <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font> <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[DEVIL]]''''' <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_12.ogg]]
|-
| colspan="3" style="text-align: left; background:#fff286;" | <small>An English version of "[[BAD COMMUNICATION]]" collected from ''[[WICKED BEAT]]'' mini album for the first time, but shortened from original 7:23 runtime to 4:18. As one of their most popular songs in its Japanese incarnation, the band no doubt would have preferred to include the original version here. However, as a result of having left their former label BMG, they were unable to include tracks from their first three albums or first mini album due to the master recordings being retained by BMG at the time. This conflict resulted in the unauthorized release ''[[Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles-]]'' one year prior.</small>
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |13.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:13s.jpg|link=Calling|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Calling (Lyrics)|Calling]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[SURVIVE]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[The Ballads ~Love & B'z~]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_13.ogg]]
 
|-
!style="valign:center; background:white" |14.
!style="valign:center; background:#eeeeee" |[[File:24s.jpg|link=Samayoeru Aoi Dangan|40px|border]]
!style="background:lightyellow;color:gray" text-align: center;|
[[Samayoeru Aoi Dangan (Lyrics)|Samayoeru Aoi Dangan]] <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
!style="text-align: center; font-weight:normal"|<small>
'''''[[B'z The Best "Pleasure"]]''''' <font color="goldenrod">'''★'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z — International EP]]''''' <font color="brown">'''※'''</font><br>
'''''[[B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998]]'''''<br>
'''''[[B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX]]'''''<br>
</small>
!style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:white; font-size:9pt; padding:1px 1px 1px 1px;"|
[[File:b01_14.ogg]]
 
|}


== Sales data ==
== Sales data ==

Revision as of 17:59, 9 November 2017

B'z The Best "Pleasure"
Compilation album by B'z
Released May 5, 1998
Genre Hard rock
Length 1:03:26
Label Rooms Records
Producer Tak Matsumoto
B'z chronology
1st Best-of
01b.jpg

B'z The Best "Pleasure"
(1998) 		2nd Best-of
02b.jpg

B'z The Best "Treasure"
(1998)

B'z The Best "Pleasure" is the first compilation album by B'z, released on May 5, 1998. It would be the first official album of the sort to be released by the band, pooling together twelve number one hits amongst its fourteen tracks—all of which were released between 1990 and 1998. As is the case with all of the band's compilation works, each song included has been digitally remastered prior to being added to the track listing. After moving nearly three million physical units in its first week on sale, B'z The Best "Pleasure" would set numerous records and has remained the second best-selling music release in the history of Japanese music for two decades. A sequel album, B'z The Best "Treasure", would see release in the fall during the week of their tenth anniversary on the music scene and featured tracks individually selected by fans.

While this would be the first B'z best of album, an unofficial compilation entitled Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- was published by their former record label a year earlier to capitalize on their popularity and was carried out explicitly without the band's permission. The unofficial album has never entered the B'z catalogue and gathers tracks from their self-titled debut album, their second album OFF THE LOCK, third album BREAK THROUGH, and first mini album BAD COMMUNICATION. As a result of the master recordings remaining under the previous label's control, tracks from the aforementioned releases were ineligible for inclusion here.

As of now, the contents of the album has seen it be supplanted in the B'z catalogue by numerous subsequent compilations, including B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" in 2008 and B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998 in 2013. Only one track, the English version of 1989 mini album title song "BAD COMMUNICATION" found here as "Bad Communication E.Style" remains uncollected on subsequent compilation works.

Upon release, B'z The Best "Pleasure" proved a landmark moment in the history of Japanese music. Not only was it the top selling album of the week of its release in which it moved 2,709,530 copies, the compilation would also be the top selling for the month of May as well. At the time, B'z The Best "Pleasure" quickly became the highest-selling musical release in Japanese history after garnering 5,136,000 in total sales. This would garner it a 5x Million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. It remains the second highest-selling of all time, following only pop artist Hikaru Utada's First Love released in the spring of 1999.

Track listing

All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.

★ First time collected in a compilation in original form

※ Alternative version from source song

No. Source Song Album Appearances Sample
1. 18s.jpg

LOVE PHANTOM ★

LOOSE
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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love me, I love you ★

LOOSE
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Easy Come, Easy Go! ★

RISKY※
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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ZERO ★

RUN
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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ALONE ★

IN THE LIFE※
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ ※
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Hadashi no Megami ★

B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni
Boku wa Kimi Dake wo Kizutsukenai ★

LOOSE
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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LADY NAVIGATION ★

B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Taiyou no Komachi Angel ★

B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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BE THERE ★

B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Don't Leave Me ★

The 7th Blues
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z The Best "ULTRA Treasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Bad Communication E.Style ★ ※

BAD COMMUNICATION
WICKED BEAT ※
LOOSE ※
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★ ※
DEVIL ※
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure" ※

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An English version of "BAD COMMUNICATION" collected from WICKED BEAT mini album for the first time, but shortened from original 7:23 runtime to 4:18. As one of their most popular songs in its Japanese incarnation, the band no doubt would have preferred to include the original version here. However, as a result of having left their former label BMG, they were unable to include tracks from their first three albums or first mini album due to the master recordings being retained by BMG at the time. This conflict resulted in the unauthorized release Flash Back -B'z Early Special Titles- one year prior.
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Calling ★

SURVIVE
B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Samayoeru Aoi Dangan ★

B'z The Best "Pleasure" ★
B'z — International EP ※
B'z The Best "ULTRA Pleasure"
B'z The Best XXV 1988-1998
B'z COMPLETE SINGLE BOX

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Sales data

Main article: B'z Sales Records
No. Cover Compilation Physical Copies Sold Chart Positions Certification
FIRST WEEK LIFETIME WEEK MONTH YEAR
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B'z The Best "Pleasure"
1998.05.20

2,709,530+

5,135,922+

1

1

1

5x Million

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