100 most essential jpop albums

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Utada Hikaru - First Love...I mean, it's the best selling Japanese album ever
Ayumi Hamasaki - A Song For XX...because of the lyrics and how people started relating to her...the title track is really famous in Japan
Ayumi Hamasaki - LOVEppears...because the picture is topless (though her hair is covering it) and when it was released it was a huge, daring thing to do
BoA - Listen To My Heart...one of the most successful Korean artist Japanese debut albums.