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===2009: 10th anniversary=== The group released two [[double A-side]] singles, "Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei" and "[[Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)]]", on March 4 and May 27 respectively. Both singles sold over 500,000 copies in first week sales, making Arashi the first artist to have two consecutive singles exceed the 500,000 mark within a week in seven years seven months since [[Keisuke Kuwata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/66597/full/|script-title=ja:嵐が2作連続初動50万超、7年7か月ぶりの快挙|date=June 2, 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=September 2, 2009}}</ref> At the end of June, Arashi announced their tenth anniversary tour ''Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10'', which included three consecutive shows at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.<ref name="10thyrtour" /> They became the first artist to play at the stadium for three consecutive days.<ref name="10thyrtour">{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4970|title=Arashi celebrates 10 years with best album, tour|date=June 25, 2009|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=September 2, 2009}}</ref> Their third single of the year, "[[Everything (Arashi song)|Everything]]", was released on July 1 and sold nearly 342,000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5006|title=Charts: Arashi, Masaharu Fukuyama|date=July 8, 2009|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=September 2, 2009}}</ref> On August 19, Arashi released their greatest hits album ''All the Best! 1999–2009'', which featured most of their singles since debut, a new song with lyrics written by the members themselves, and a limited edition third disc containing ten of the group's selections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/arashi/disco/_popup/pop_allthebest.html|title=All the Best! 1999–2009 album information|language=ja|publisher=[[Johnny & Associates]]|access-date=December 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204054627/http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/arashi/disco/_popup/pop_allthebest.html|archive-date=December 4, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album sold over 753,000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/68637/full/|title=嵐ベストがミスチル上回り初動75万枚で09年度No.1獲得|date=August 25, 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=November 26, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091029052115/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/68637/full/| archive-date= October 29, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Thirteen days after the release, the album broke the one million mark, a first in Arashi's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/68834/full/|script-title=ja:嵐ベストが発売13日目でミリオン達成、デビュー以来初|trans-title=Arashi's album achieves first million 13 days after release|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=September 2, 2009|date=September 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20090902-538453.html|title=Arashi's Best Album: First Million in 2 Weeks!|date=September 2, 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]]|access-date=September 2, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091008170028/http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20090902-538453.html| archive-date= October 8, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> It became the first album of 2009 to break one million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5222|title=Charts: SMAP extends #1 streak, Arashi reaches 1 million|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=September 2, 2009|date=September 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5288|title=Arashi tops '09 album sales|publisher=Tokyograph|date=September 22, 2009|access-date=October 17, 2009}}</ref> On November 11, Arashi released "[[My Girl (Arashi song)|My Girl]]" as their last single of the year. It debuted atop of the ''Oricon'' daily chart by selling about 178,000 copies on the first day and about 432,000 copies by the end of its first week.<ref name="daily_mygirl">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/70589/|script-title=ja:嵐の新曲「マイガール」、デイリーランキング首位獲得で好スタート|date=November 12, 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=November 12, 2009}}</ref><ref name="weekly_mygirl">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/70743/full/ |script-title=ja:嵐、09年シングル初動売上で1位~4位を独占 |trans-title=Arashi monopolizes top 1–4 spots for first week singles sales of 2009 |language=ja |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 17, 2009 |date=November 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119032713/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/70743/full/ |archive-date=November 19, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was announced on November 17 that Arashi had thus monopolized the top four best first-week sales for singles of 2009.<ref name="weekly_mygirl" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2009&month=11&week=4&submit4.x=31&submit4.y=6|title=Oricon weekly chart for the fourth week of November 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=November 17, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2009&month=7&week=2&submit4.x=26&submit4.y=8|title=Oricon weekly chart for the second week of July 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=October 23, 2009}}</ref> On November 20, Arashi held an event organized by [[House Foods]] called ''Arashi in Tokyo DisneySea Premium Event''. Reserving the entire theme park for one night, the group performed a special medley of [[Christmas music|Christmas songs]] and their own songs such as "Arashi" and "One Love", which made the Arashi the first celebrity to sing their own songs at [[Tokyo DisneySea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20091121-OHT1T00057.htm |title=ディズニーシーに嵐!超プレミアムイベント 7000人招待に500万通!! |date=November 21, 2009 |publisher=[[Sports Hochi]] |access-date=November 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122150058/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20091121-OHT1T00057.htm |archive-date=November 22, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2009/07/28/09.html |script-title=ja:嵐 ディズニーシースペシャル公演 |date=July 28, 2009 |language=ja |publisher=Sponichi |access-date=November 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826083206/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2009/07/28/09.html |archive-date=August 26, 2009 }}</ref> Arashi attended the [[60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen]] on New Year's Eve, making it not only the group's first time performing on the show but also the first time in twenty-one years another group from Johnny's other than SMAP and [[Tokio (band)|Tokio]], the two traditional participants, performed at Kōhaku.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5481 |title=2009 Kohaku Uta Gassen lineup announced |date=November 23, 2009 |publisher=Tokyograph |access-date=November 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126200945/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5481 |archive-date=November 26, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2009/11/24/index.shtml|title=A Storm Coming to NHK|date=November 24, 2009|publisher=Japan Zone|access-date=December 1, 2009}}</ref>
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