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Guilty sold more than 202,000 copies within its first initial week of release, and the combined totals for the first and second weeks put it at the number-two spot with 432,113 copies sold, with Kobukuro's 5296 outselling it by 22,488 copies. This album debut at #1 in other Asian countries such as China and the islands of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, with 39.78% of total J-pop sales and 6.7% of total music sales for its first week for the latter. Eight days after its release it dropped to number three on the Oricon Daily Charts.
The album was released in two versions in Taiwan, a CD+DVD and a CD-only version. The first initial copies on sale came with a limited edition photo book. The CD+DVD version included all the music videos from the single "glitter" to the digital single "Together When...", including making-ofs. Though the official release date was January 1, 2008, the album was released in stores a week early. The album debuted at number two on the G-Music Combo Chart behind boy band Fahrenheit's second album Two-Sided Fahrenheit but topped the charts on the G-Music J-Pop Chart having 39.78% of all Japanese albums sold in Taiwan. On February 28, Guilty took the #1 position on HMVV HK Chart after 56 days on the chart.
Hamasaki's official website announced on March 17, 2008 that Guilty will be released digitally in over 26 countries worldwide, a first for any Japanese artist. The album will be digitally released in North America, Oceania, Europe as well as Asian countries where the physical version of the album is already released in Apple iTunes stores. "My all" was covered by Anthony Martinez, a French pop singer under the name of "Mon tout" in French. This is officially Hamasaki's first release outside Asia.
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