Yumi Matsutoya discography

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The following lists detail the discography of a Japanese singer-songwriter, Yumi Matsutoya. To date, she released 35 studio albums, 2 live albums, numerous compilations and 44 singles, and these materials sold nearly 38 million copies.[1][2] Sources of chart achievements of below releases are taken from oricon.

Contents

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Released as Yumi Arai

  • All albums produced by Masataka Matsutoya (except where noted).
Hikōki Gumo (ひこうき雲?)
November 20, 1973

JP #9
Sales: 268,870 copies

Produced by Kunihiko Murai
Misslim
October 5, 1974

JP #8
Sales: 274,590 copies

Produced by Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe
Cobalt Hour
June 20, 1975

JP #2
Sales: 462,290 copies

Produced by Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe
14banme no Tsuki (The 14th Moon) (14番目の月?)
November 20, 1976

JP #1
Sales: 336,740 copies

Produced by Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe

[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya

Benisuzume (紅雀?)
March 5, 1978

JP #2

Sales:168,230 copies
Ryūsenkei '80 (流線形'80?)
November 5, 1978

JP #4

Sales: 155,590 copies
Olive
July 20, 1979

JP #5

Sales:166,420 copies
Kanashii Hodo Otenki (Gallery in My Heart) (悲しいほどお天気?)
December 1, 1979

JP #6

Sales:207,880 copies
Toki no Nai Hotel (時のないホテル?)
June 21, 1980

JP #3

Sales: 210,970 copies
Surf and Snow Volume One
December 1, 1980

JP #7

Sales: 432,960 copies
Mizu no Naka no Asia e (水の中のASIAへ?) (EP)
May 21, 1981

JP #9 (on album chart)

Sales: 142,690 copies
Sakuban Oaisimashō (昨晩お会いしましょう?)
November 1, 1981

JP #1

Sales: 523,790 copies
Pearl Pierce
June 21, 1982

JP #1

Sales: 487,980 copies
Reincarnation
February 21, 1983

JP #1

Sales: 493,420 copies
Voyager
December 1, 1983

JP #1

Sales: 668,940 copies
No Side
December 1, 1984

JP #1

Sales: 606,780 copies
DA-DI-DA
November 30, 1985

JP #1

Sales: 701,890 copies
ALARM à la mode
November 29, 1986

JP #1

Sales: 684,970 copies
Diamond Dust ga Kienumani (Before the DIAMOND DUST Fades...) (ダイアモンドダストが消えぬまに?)
December 5, 1987

JP #1

Sales:771,450 copies
Delight Slight Light KISS
November 26, 1988

JP #1

Sales: 1,584,310 copies
Love Wars
November 25, 1989

JP #1
Sales: 1,612,720 copies

Certification: million
Tengoku no Door (The Gates of Heaven) (天国のドア?)
November 23, 1990

JP #1
Sales:1,975,080 copies
Certification: 2Xmillion

The 73rd best-selling album in Japan
Dawn Purple
November 22, 1981

JP #1
Sales: 1,901,060 copies
Certification: million

The 90th best-selling album in Japan
Tears and Reasons
November 27, 1992

JP #1
Sales: 1,463,910 copies

Certification: million
U-miz
November 26, 1993

JP #1
Sales: 1,382,460 copies

Certification: million
The Dancing Sun
November 25, 1994

JP #1
Sales: 2,171,650 copies
Certification: 2Xmillion

The 63rd best-selling album in Japan
Kathmandu
December 1, 1995

JP #1
Sales: 1,339,960 copies

Certification: million
Cowgirl Dreamin''
February 28, 1997

JP #1
Sales: 789,000 copies

Certification: platinum
Suyua no Nami (Wave of the Zuvuya) (スユアの波?)
December 5, 1997

JP #2
Sales: 495,000 copies

Certification:platinum
Frozen Roses
November 17, 1999

JP #'3
Sales: 327,000 copies

Certification:platinum
acacia
June 6, 2001

JP #2
Sales: 221,000 copies

Certification:gold
Wings of Winter, Shades of Summer
November 20, 2002

JP #2
Sales: 182,000 copies

Certification:gold
Yuming Composition :FACES
December 23, 2003

JP #'3
Sales: 192,000 copies

Certification:gold
Viva! 6X7
November 20, 2004

JP #'5

Sales: 115,000 copies
A Girl in Summer
May 24, 2006

JP #3

Sales: 125,271 copies

[edit] Live albums

[edit] Released as Yumi Arai

Year Album cover Album Japanese chart Sales
1996 Yumi Arai the Concert with Old Friends 5 268,000

[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya

Year Album cover Album Japanese chart Sales
1986 Yuming Visualive DA-DI-DA 1 115,000

[edit] Compilation albums

[edit] Released as Yumi Arai

Yuming Brand

June 20, 1976
JP #1

Sales: 534,000 copies
Yuming Brand Part II
November 21, 1979
Yuming Brand Part III
March 25, 1981
Yuming Singles 1972-1976
March 25, 1987

JP #45

Sales: 9,000 copies
Yuming History
November 28, 1987

JP #30

Sales: 139,000 copies
Ketteiban: Yumi Arai Best Selection (決定盤～荒井由実 ベストセレクション?)
September 11, 1990
Yuming Collection
September 21, 1992

JP #34

Sales: 4,000 copies
Twins: Super Best of Yumi Arai


Certification: platinum

August 28, 1996

JP: #9
Sales: 269,000 copies

Certification: platinum
Yumi Arai 1972-1976 (Studio albums box-set compilation)
January 27, 2003

JP #39

Sales: 9,000 copies

[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya

Album
December 25, 1977

JP #12

Sales: 59,000 copies
Neue Musik: Yumi Matsutoya Complete Best Volume One
November 5, 1998

JP #1
Sales: 3,250,000 copies
Certification: 3Xmillion

The 15th best-selling album in Japan
Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989 (Studio albums box-set compilation)
January 27, 1999

JP #85

Sales: 4,000 copies
sweet, bitter sweet: Yuming Ballad Best

Certification: platinum

November 14, 2001

JP #1

Sales: 879,000 copies
Seasons Colours: Spring Summer Selection
March 7, 2007

JP #6

[edit] Singles

[edit] Released as Yumi Arai

  • "Henji wa Iranai" / "Sora to Umi no Kagayaki ni Mukete" (1972)
  • "Kitto Ieru" / "Hikōkigumo" (1973)
  • "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumaretanara" / "Maho no Kagami" (1974)
  • "12-gatsu no Ame" / "Hitomi o Tojite" (1974)
  • "Rouge no Dengon" / "Nani mo Kikanaide" (1975) - #45
  • "Ano Hi ni Kaeritai" / "Sukoshidake Kataomoi" (1975) - #1
  • "Kageriyuku Heya" / "Velvet Easter"(1976) - #10
  • "Machibuse" (1996) - #5

[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya

  • "Shiokaze ni Chigirete"/"Shoutou Hikou" (1977) - #31
  • "Tōi Tabiji"/ "Navigator" (1977) - #38
  • "Harujoon Himejoon" / "Tsumi to Batsu" (1978) - #80
  • "Irie no Gogo 3 ji" / "Shizuka na Maboroshi" (1978) - #88
  • "Futō o Wataru Kaze"/"Kathleen" (1978) - #71
  • "Kishū"/ "Inazuma no Shōjo" (1979) - #89
  • "Esper" / "Yosoyuki Gao de" (1980) #77
  • "Hakujitsumu (Daydream)"/ "Tamerai" (1980) #44
  • "Hoshi no Rūjurian"/ "12 kai no Koibito" (1980)
  • "Mamotte Agetai"/ "Grace Slick no Shōzō" (1981) - #2
  • "Yūyami o Hitori" / "A Happy New Year" (1981) - #48
  • "Dandelion -Osozaki no Tampopo" / "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" (1983) - #9
  • "Voyager -Hizuke no Nai Bohyō" / "Aoi Fune de" (1984) - #9
  • "Imadakara" (1985, with Kazumasa Oda and Kazuo Zaitsu) - #1
  • "Metropolis no Katasumi de" / "Pajama ni Raincoat" (1985) - #8
  • "Sweet Dreams"/"Saturday Night Zonbies" (1987) - #7
  • "Anniversary (Mugen ni Calling You) / "Homework" (1989) - #2
  • "Ai no Wave" / "Roman no Dengon" (1992, with Carl Smokey Ishii) - #1
  • "Manatsu no Yo no Yume" / "Kaze no Sketch" (1993) - #1
  • "Hello, My Friend"/"Good-bye Friend" (1994) - #1
  • "Haruyo, Koi"(1994) - #1
  • "Inochi no Hana" / "Suna no Wakusei" (1995, Promo only)
  • "Rondo"/"Midnight Scarecrow" (1995) - #2
  • "Saigo no Uso" / "Wasurekaketa Anata e no Merry Christmas" (1996) - #4
  • "Kokuhaku" / "Moonlight Legend" (1997) - #10
  • "Sunny day Holiday"/ "Yume no Naka de -We are not alone, forever" (1997) - #10
  • "Lost Highway" / "Spinning Wheel" (1999) - #20
  • "Millennium" (2000, with Pocket Biscuits) - #7
  • "Partnership"/ "So Long Long Ago" (2000) - #18
  • "Siawase ni Narutameni" / "Twins" - #6
  • "7 Truths 7 Lies (Virgin Road no Kanata de)" / "Song for Bride"/ "Tuxedo Rain" / "Anniversary" (2001) - #16
  • "Setsugekka" / "Northern Lights" (2003) - #59
  • "Tsuite Yukuwa"/ "Anata ni Todokuyouni" (2005) - #13
  • "Cappuccino" (2006, with Hiroshi Fujiwara, featuring guitar by Eric Clapton) - #194
  • "Niji no Shita no Doshaburi de" / "Smile Again" (2006) - #22
  • "Still Crazy for You" (2006, with Crazy Cats) - #14
  • "Knockin' at the Door" (2006, released as the Friends of Love the Earth Project) - #158
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