Ayumi Hamasaki discography

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This is the discography of Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.

1 Albums
2 Singles
3 Vinyls
4 DVDs
5 Sales
6 References

Albums

Studio Albums

Album #	Album information	Chart Positions					Sold Copies
Album #	Album information	JP	CH	HK	SG	TW	Sold Copies
-	Nothing from Nothing Released: December 1, 1995 by Columbia Records Japan Not Certified Singles: Nothing from Nothing	#198	–	–	–	–	1,298 Copies Sold
1st	A Song for XX Released: January 1, 1999 RIAJ Certification: Million^[1] Singles: Poker Face, You, Trust, For My Dear..., Depend on You A Song for XX and its singles sales combine for a total of 1,925,040 CDs sold.	#1	–	–	–	–	1,415,910 (Japan)
2nd	Loveppears Released: November 11, 1999 RIAJ Certification: 2x Million^[2] Singles: Whatever, Love ~Destiny~, To Be, Boys & Girls, A, Appears, Kanariya, Fly High Loveppears and its singles sales combine for a total of 7,272,360 CDs sold.	#1	–	–	–	#1	2,562,130 (Japan)
3rd	Duty Released: September 27, 2000 RIAJ Certification: 3x Million^[3] Singles: Vogue, Far Away, Seasons, Surreal, Audience Duty and its singles sales combine for a total of 6,260,100 CDs sold.	#1	–	–	–	#1	2,904,420 (Japan)
4th	I am... Released: Official: January 1, 2002 Legally: December 28, 2001 RIAJ Certification: 3x Million^[4] Singles: M, Evolution, Never Ever, Endless Sorrow, Unite!, Dearest, Daybreak I am... and its singles sales combine for a total of 8,065,282 CDs sold.	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	2,308,112 (Japan) 10,000 (Singapore)[1]
5th	Rainbow Released: December 18, 2002 RIAJ Certification: 2xMillion^[5] Singles: Free & Easy, H, Voyage Rainbow and its singles sales combine for a total of 4,038,902 CDs sold.	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	1,856,919 (Japan)
Mini-Album	Memorial Address Released: December 17, 2003 United World Chart peak position -weekly-: #3 RIAJ Certification: Million^[6] Singles: &, Forgiveness, No Way to Say Memorial Address and its singles sales combine for a total of 2,247,134 CDs sold.	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	1,062,288 (Japan)
6th	My Story Released: December 15, 2004 United World Chart top position -weekly-: #2 HITO Chart peak position : #1 (2 weeks~January, 1 week~February) RIAJ Certification: Million^[7] Singles: Moments, Inspire c/w Game, Carols My Story and its singles sales combine for a total of 2,074,640 CDs sold.	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	1,132,444 (Japan)
7th	(miss)understood Released: January 1, 2006 (Official), December 28, 2005 (Legally) United World Chart top position -weekly-: #1 RIAJ Certification: Million^[8] Singles: Step you/is this Love?, Fairyland c/w Alterna, Heaven, Bold & Delicious/Pride (miss)understood and its singles sales combine for a total of 1,999,540 CDs sold.	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	877,433 (Japan)
8th	Secret Released: November 29, 2006 United World Chart top position -weekly-: #2 RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum, Gold (Legal Downloads) Singles: Startin' / Born To Be..., Blue Bird Secret and its singles sales combine for a total of 1,109,945 CDs sold.	#1	#1	#1	#1	#1	665,224 (Japan) -still charting-

** The Oricon combines the last week of a year with the first week of the next year to make one oricon week, therefore the first week ranking for I am... was actually over a span of two weeks, and the same rule was applied to (miss)understood.

Compilation Albums

Album #	Album information	Top Position	Sold Copies
1st	A Best Released: March 28, 2001 RIAJ Certification: 4x Million (Japan Cerification) 6x Million (International Certification)	#1 (5 weeks)	4,294,179 (Japan)[2]
2nd	A Ballads Released: March 12, 2003 RIAJ Certification: Million (Japan Certification)	#1 (2 weeks)	924,902 (Japan)
3rd	A Best 2 -Black- Released: February 28, 2007 RIAJ Certification: TBR United World Chart top position -weekly-: #2	#2 (1st day #1) #1 Taiwan (1 week)	646,264 (Japan) (A BEST 2 Total: 1,306,911) -still charting-
3rd	A Best 2 -White- Released: February 28, 2007 RIAJ Certification: TBR United World Chart top position -weekly-: #1	#1 (2nd day/1 week) #1 Taiwan (2 weeks)	660,647 (Japan) (A BEST 2 Total: 1,306,911) -still charting-

Remix albums

Album information	Top position	Copies Sold
Ayu-mi-x Released: March 17, 1999 Contained a club-remix side and an acoustic orchestra side RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#4	396,800
Super Eurobeat presents Ayu-ro mix Released: February 16, 2000 Genre: Eurobeat RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#2	649,650
Ayu-mi-x II version JPN Released: March 8, 2000 RIAJ Certification: Gold	#6	170,990
Ayu-mi-x II version US+EU Released: March 8, 2000 RIAJ Certification: Gold	#2	230,030
Ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra Released: March 8, 2000 Genre: Acoustic Orchestra / Classical RIAJ Certification: Gold	#3	200,750
Ayu-mi-x II version Non-Stop Mega Mix Released: March 29, 2000 Genre: Non-Stop Mega Mix RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#6	515,410
Ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version Released: February 28, 2001 Genre: Non-Stop Mega Mix RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#3	314,040
Ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra Version Released: February 28, 2001 Genre: Acoustic Orchestra/Classical RIAJ Certification: Gold	#4	183,760
Super Eurobeat presents Ayu-ro mix 2 Released: September 27, 2001 Genre: Eurobeat RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	435,760
Cyber trance presents Ayu trance Released: September 27, 2001 Genre: Trance RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#3	391,720
Ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version Released: March 20, 2002 Genre: Non-Stop Mega Mix RIAJ Certification: Gold	#4	152,250
Ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version Released: March 20, 2002 Genre: Acoustic Orchestra/Classical	#9	96,160
Cyber trance presents Ayu trance 2 Released: September 26, 2002 Genre: Trance RIAJ Certification: Gold	#3	237,781
RMX Works from Ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix Released: September 25, 2003 Genre: Non-Stop Mega Mix	#18	44,047
RMX Works from Cyber trance presents Ayu trance 3 Released: September 25, 2003 Genre: Trance	#14	55,983
RMX Works from Super Eurobeat presents Ayu-ro mix 3 Released: September 25, 2003 Genre: Eurobeat	#13	65,102
My Story Classical Released: March 24, 2005 Genre: Acoustic Orchestra/Classical Tracks performed with Lamoureux Orchestra (France)	#4	82,000

Singles

Japanese/International Singles

Single #	Single information	Top position	Sold Copies
-	Nothing from Nothing Released: September 21, 1995 by Columbia Records Japan Studio Album: Nothing from Nothing Not Certified	#200	290 Copies Sold
1st	Poker Face Released: April 8, 1998 Studio Album: A Song for XX Not Certified	#20	43,150 Copies Sold
2nd	You Released: June 10, 1998 Studio Album: A Song for XX Not Certified	#20	78,260 Copies Sold
3rd	Trust Released: August 5, 1998 Studio Album: A Song for XX RIAJ Certification: Gold	#9	181,820 Copies Sold
4th	For My Dear... Released: October 7, 1998 Studio Album: A Song for XX Not Certified	#9	74,440 Copies Sold
5th	Depend on You Released: December 9, 1998 Studio Album: A Song for XX RIAJ Certification: Gold	#6	131,460 Copies Sold
6th	Whatever Released: February 10, 1999 Studio Album: Loveppears RIAJ Certification: Gold	#5	189,610 Copies Sold
7th	Love ~Destiny~ Released: April 14, 1999 Studio Album: Loveppears RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#1	648,340 Copies Sold
8th	To Be Released: May 12, 1999 Studio Album: Loveppears RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#4	324,500 Copies Sold
9th	Boys & Girls Released: July 14, 1999 Studio Album: Loveppears RIAJ Certification: Million	#1 (3 weeks)	1,037,950 Copies Sold
10th	A (monochrome / Trauma / too late / End roll) Released: August 11, 1999 Studio Album: LOVEppears RIAJ Certification: Million	#1 (2 weeks)	1,630,540 Copies Sold
11th	Appears Released: November 10, 1999 Studio Album: Loveppears RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#2	290,550 Copies Sold (300,000 Limited Copies)
12th	Kanariya Released: December 8, 1999 Studio Album: Loveppears RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	289,200 Copies Sold (300,000 Limited Copies)
13th	Fly High Released: February 9, 2000 Studio Album: Loveppears RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#3	299,540 Copies Sold (300,000 Limited Copies)
14th	Vogue Released: April 26, 2000 Studio Album: Duty RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum	#3	767,660 Copies Sold
15th	Far Away Released: May 17, 2000 Studio Album: Duty RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#2	510,460 Copies Sold
16th	Seasons Released: June 7, 2000 Studio Album: Duty RIAJ Certification: Million	#1 (2 weeks)	1,367,400 Copies Sold
17th	Surreal Released: September 9, 2000 Studio Album: Duty RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#1	417,210 Copies Sold (500,000 Limited Copies)
18th	Audience Released: November 1, 2000 Studio Album: Duty RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#2	292,950 Copies Sold (300,000 Limited Copies)
19th	M Released: December 13, 2000 Studio Album: I am... RIAJ Certification: Million	#1 (2 weeks)	1,319,070 Copies Sold
20th	Evolution Released: January 31, 2001 Studio Album: I am... RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum	#1	955,250 Copies Sold
21st	Never Ever Released: March 7, 2001 Studio Album: I am... RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum	#1	756,980 Copies Sold
22nd	Endless Sorrow Released: May 16, 2001 Studio Album: I am... RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum	#1	765,790 Copies Sold
23rd	Unite! Released: July 11, 2001 Studio Album: I am... RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#1	571,110 Copies Sold
24th	Dearest Released: September 27, 2001 Studio Album: I am... RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum	#1 (2 weeks)	750,420 Copies Sold
Charity Single	A Song is Born Released: December 12, 2001 Studio Album: Song+Nation / I am... RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	441,410 Copies Sold
25th	Daybreak Released: March 6, 2002 Studio Album: I am... RIAJ Certification: Gold	#2	197,140 Copies Sold [3] (300,000 Limited Copies)
26th	Free & Easy Released: April 24, 2002 Studio Album: Rainbow RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	486,520 [4] Copies Sold
27th	H (independent / July 1st / Hanabi) Released: July 24, 2002 Studio Album: Rainbow RIAJ Certification: Million	#1 (3 weeks)	1,016,000 Copies Sold
28th	Voyage Released: September 26, 2002 Studio Album: Rainbow RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#1 (3 weeks)	679,463 [5] Copies Sold
29th	& (ourselves / Grateful days / Hanabi ~episode II~) c/w theme of a-nation '03 Released: July 9, 2003 Studio Album: Memorial Address RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum	#1	591,481 [6] Copies Sold
30th	Forgiveness Released: August 20, 2003 Studio Album: Memorial Address RIAJ Certification: Gold	#1	222,194 [7] Copies Sold
31st	No Way to Say Released: November 6, 2003 Studio Album: Memorial Address RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	371,171 [8] Copies Sold
32nd	Moments Released: March 31, 2004 Studio Album: My Story RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1 (2 weeks)	303,923 [9] Copies Sold
33rd	Inspire c/w Game Released: July 28, 2004 Studio Album: My Story RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	329,145 (copies sold) 660,000 (legal downloads)[10]
34th	Carols Released: September 29, 2004 Studio Album: My Story RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	309,128 [11] Copies Sold
35th	Step you/is this Love? Released: April 20, 2005 Studio Album: (miss)understood RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1 (2 weeks)	345,340 Copies Sold
36th	Fairyland c/w Alterna Released: August 3, 2005 Studio Album: (miss)understood RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	316,663 [12] Copies Sold
37th	Heaven Released: September 14, 2005 Studio Album: (miss)understood RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	327,111 [13] Copies Sold
38th	Bold & Delicious/Pride Released: November 30, 2005 Studio Album: (miss)understood RIAJ Certification: Gold	#1	132,993 [14] Copies Sold
39th	Startin' / Born To Be... Released: March 8, 2006 Studio Album: Secret RIAJ Certification: Gold	#1	188,551 Copies Sold
40th	Blue Bird Released: June 21, 2006 Studio Album: Secret RIAJ Certification: Platinum	#1	258,566 (copies sold) 730,000 (legal downloads)[15]

German-released singles

Release Number	Single Information
1st	Connected Released: April 7, 2003
2nd	M (song) Released: October 27, 2003
3rd	Depend on You Released: March 8, 2004
4th	Naturally Released: October 18, 2004
5th	Appears Released: April 18, 2005
6th	Unite! Released: November 17, 2005

Non regular singles

Single information	Top position	Copies Sold	Notes
The Other Side One: Hex Hector Released: December 6, 2000	#33	10,000	Out of Print Limited Edition
The Other Side Two: Junior Vasquez Released: January 31, 2001	#10	54,000	Out of Print Limited Edition
The Other Side Three: Thunderpuss, Soul Solution Released: January 31, 2001	#12	50,000	Out of Print Limited Edition
The Other Side Four: System F, Vincent De Moor Released: January 31, 2001	#11	54,000	Out of Print Limited Edition
Poker Face Released: February 28, 2001	#31	24,000	Re-release
You Released: February 28, 2001	#25	36,000	Re-release
Trust Released: February 28, 2001	#29	24,000	Re-release
For My Dear... Released: February 28, 2001	#33	23,000	Re-release
Depend on You Released: February 28, 2001	#27	28,000	Re-release
Whatever Released: February 28, 2001	#28	28,000	Re-release
To Be Released: February 28, 2001	#26	29,000	Re-release
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 001 Released: November 21, 2001	#44	21,000	Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 002 Released: December 13, 2001	#34	18,000	Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 003 Released: December 13, 2001	#36	17,000	Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 004 Released: December 13, 2001	#35	17,000	Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 005 Released: December 26, 2001	#32	16,000	Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 006 Released: December 26, 2001	#30	16,000	Limited Edition
H Released: November 7, 2002	-	-	Limited Edition

Certifications Reference - ^[9]

Other Appearances

Release	Artist	Album	Title	Notes
11/26/1998	Various Artists	avex THE ALBUM	"A" m.c.A·T & ayumi hamasaki	avex 10th anniversary Compilation Album
01/23/2002	Various Artists	song+nation	"A Song is Born" ayumi hamasaki & KEIKO	Charity Album

Vinyls

Japanese Vinyls

June 5, 1999 – Depend on You
June 19, 1999 – A Song for XX
June 19, 1999 – From Your Letter
June 19, 1999 – Poker Face
June 19, 1999 – Signal
July 3, 1999 – Hana
July 3, 1999 – Powder Snow
July 3, 1999 – Trust
July 3, 1999 – Wishing
July 3, 1999 – As if...
July 17, 1999 – Friend II
July 17, 1999 – Two of Us
July 17, 1999 – You
August 11, 1999 – Ayu-mi-x Box Set
1999 – Boys & Girls
October 6, 1999 – A - Side NYC
October 6, 1999 – A - Side TYO
October 18, 1999 – Super Eurobeat J-EURO 1
January 28, 2000 – Appears/Whatever
March 22, 2000 – Appears
May 31, 2000 – Ayu-mi-x II version JPN
October 10, 2000 – Far Away
October 10, 2000 – Vogue
October 10, 2000 – Seasons
December 27, 2000 – Audience
December 27, 2000 – Surreal
February 1, 2001 – Ayu-mi-x III Promo
July 14, 2001 – Evolution
July 14, 2001 – M
August 11, 2001 – Endless Sorrow
August 11, 2001 – Never Ever
August 11, 2001 – Unite!
September 16, 2001 – M
September 26, 2001 – Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x-III-1
September 26, 2001 – Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x-III-2
September 26, 2001 – Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x-III-3
October 2001 – Super Eurobeat Promo 1
October 2001 – Super Eurobeat Promo 2
November 11, 2001 – M
July 13, 2002 – Daybreak
July 13, 2002 – Dearest - Song was used for the 3rd ending of Inuyasha
November 2005 – Super J-Trance Promo

USA vinyls

1999 — Boys & Girls
May 27, 2001 — Appears
June 12, 2001 — Kanariya
August 12, 2001 — Duty
August 12, 2001 — Evolution
September 2001 – Trauma
2001 — M
2001 — Too Late

UK vinyls

July 21, 2001 — monochrome
2001 — M

German vinyls

November 15, 2002 – Connected - Part 1
February 29, 2002 – Connected - Remixes
September 6, 2003 – M - Part 1
September 26, 2003 – M - Part 2
November 2, 2003 – M - Part 3
January 16, 2004 – Depend on You - Part 1
February 26, 2004 – Depend on You - Part 2
September 2, 2004 – Naturally - Part 1
September 16, 2004 – Naturally - Part 2
February 17, 2005 – Appears
March 10, 2005 – Appears - Remixes
October 21, 2005 – Unite! 1
October 24, 2005 – Unite! 2

Belgian vinyls

December 11, 2002 — Connected

Spanish vinyls

May 5, 2004 — M

DVDs

Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 A 第1幕 (September 13, 2000)
Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 A 第2幕 (September 27, 2000)
Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2000-2001 A (June 20, 2001)
Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 A (December 12, 2001)
Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2001-2002 A (January 29, 2003) ¹
Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2002 A (January 29, 2003)
Ayumi Hamasaki Stadium Tour 2002 A (January 29, 2003)
Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2002-2003 A (January 29, 2003) ¹
Ayumi Hamasaki Complete clip Box A (February 25, 2004)
Ayumi Hamasaki A Museum ~30th single collection live~ (February 25, 2004)
Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2003-2004 A (September 29, 2004)
Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2004-2005 A (March 2, 2005) # 66,674 copies sold
Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2005 A ~MY STORY~ (August 24, 2005) # 79,979 copies sold
Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2005-2006 A (March 23, 2006) #2 54,567 copies sold
Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2006 A ~(miss)understood~ (November 1, 2006) #1 80,080 copies sold

¹ (Only in the complete live box.)

Sales

~20,130,639 (Album grand total)
Compilation Albums and Remix Albums excluded
~29,794,639 (Album grand total)
Compilation Albums and Remix Albums included
~20,200,517 (Single grand total)
Non-Regular excluded
~20,681,966 (Single grand total)
Non-Regular included
~50,476,605 (Grand Total)
Every Album & Single Included

NOTE: These sales numers are bases only on sales within Japan. Worldwide sales of Ayumi Hamasaki's products were never released.

References

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