Blue Blood (X Japan Album)
Blue Blood is the second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan (then named X). The album was released on April 21, 1989, by CBS/Sony, as the band's first major label release. Blue Blood sold more than 700,000 copies, reached number 6 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for more than 100 weeks. The album's singles would also reach the top five on the chart. In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked Blue Blood number 15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".
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