Ayumi Hamasaki discography

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Ayumi Hamasaki discography
Releases
Studio albums 9
Compilation albums 4
Singles 43 (44/45)
Video albums 10
Music videos 72
B-sides 6
Collaborations 2
Concert DVDs 18

This is the discography of Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio Albums

Album # Album information Chart Positions Sold Copies (Oricon) Sold Copies (Avex Trax)
JP CH HK SG TW
Nothing from Nothing
#198
^^
^^
^^
^^

(Japan)
1st A Song for XX**
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
1,451,910
(Japan)
2nd Loveppears
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
2,562,130
(Japan)
3rd Duty
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
2,904,420
(Japan)
3,000,000
(Japan)
4th I am...**
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
2,308,112
(Japan)
3,000,000
(Japan)
5th Rainbow
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
1,857,870
(Japan)
2,000,000
(Japan)
Mini-Album Memorial Address
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
1,062,288
(Japan)
1,220,000
(Japan)
6th My Story
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
1,132,444
(Japan)
1,300,000
(Japan)
7th (miss)understood**
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
877,433
(Japan)
1,030,000
(Japan)
8th Secret
#1
#1
#1
#1
#1
675,297
(Japan)
900,000
(Japan)
9th Guilty***
#2
#1
#1
#1
#1
568,288
(Japan)
750,000
(Japan)

Footnotes:

  • ^ = Still active in charts
  • ^^ = No Rank
  • – = N/A
  • ** = 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, and Guilty.
  • *** = Guilty only topped the charts in its initial week. However, due to Oricon combining the last week of the year with the first of the next, Guilty officially peaked at #2. Consequently ending Hamasaki's #1 album streak. [9]

[edit] Compilation Albums

Album # Album information Chart Positions Sold Copies (Oricon) Sold Copies (Asia)
JP HK SG TW
1st A Best
  • Released: March 28, 2001
  • RIAJ Certification: 4x Million (Japan Certification) 6x Million (International Certification)
  • United World Chart top position -weekly-: #1
#1
#1
#1
#1
4,295,353
(Japan)
6,000,000
(Asia)
2nd A Ballads
  • Ballads Compilation
  • Released: March 12, 2003
  • RIAJ Certification: Million (Japan Certification)
#1
#1
#1
#1
1,041,000
(Japan)
1,800,000
(Asia)
3rd A Best 2 -Black-
#2
#1
#1
#1
702,895
(Japan)
2,000,000
(Asia)
4th A Best 2 -White-
#1
#1
#1
#1
721,839
(Japan)
1,800,000
(Asia)

[edit] Remix albums

Album information Top position Copies Sold (Oricon)
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 #6 170,990
Ayu-mi-x II version US+EU #2 230,030
Ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra
  • Released: March 8, 2000
  • Genre: Acoustic Orchestra / Classical
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
#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 #1 435,760
Cyber trance presents Ayu trance #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 #3 237,781
RMX Works from Ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix #18 44,047
RMX Works from Cyber trance presents Ayu trance 3 #14 55,983
RMX Works from Super Eurobeat presents Ayu-ro mix 3 #13 65,102
My Story Classical
  • Released: March 24, 2005
  • Genre: Acoustic Orchestra/Classical
  • Tracks performed with Lamoureux Orchestra (France)
#4 81,664
Ayu-mi-x 6 -GOLD-
  • Released: March, 2008
  • Genre: Unknown
#6 38,269
Ayu-mi-x 6 -SILVER-
  • Released: March, 2008
  • Genre: Unknown
#8 35,606

[edit] Singles

[edit] Japanese/International Singles

Release Title Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales Other sales Album
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Debut Overall Legal Downloads(Ringtones) Avex Total
09/21/1995 "Nothing from Nothing" 200 290 Nothing from Nothing
04/08/1998 "poker face" c/w "Friend" 20 11,520 43,150 A Song For XX
06/10/1998 "You" 20 12,340  78,260 A Song For XX
08/05/1998 "Trust" 9 32,460 181,820 A Song For XX
10/07/1998 "For My Dear..." 3 28,590 74,440 A Song For XX
12/09/1998 "Depend on You" c/w "Two of Us" 6 36,840 131,460 A Song For XX
02/10/1999 "Whatever" 5 70,940 189,610 Loveppears
04/14/1999 "Love ~Destiny~" 1 1 1 30 70,540 650,800 Loveppears
05/12/1999 "To Be" 4 67 109,860 324,500 400,000 Loveppears
07/14/1999 "Boys & Girls" 1 1 1 11 261,750 1,038,000 Loveppears
08/11/1999 "A" (monochrome / Trauma / too late / End roll) 1 1 1 3 508,940 1,670,000 Loveppears
11/10/1999 "Appears" (300,000 Limited Copies) 1 2 81 273,760 290,550 Loveppears - Recut Single
12/08/1999 "Kanariya" (300,000 Limited Copies) 1 1 92 248,070 289,200 Loveppears - Recut Single
02/09/2000 "Fly High" (300,000 Limited Copies) 1 3 89 260,460 299,540 Loveppears - Recut Single
04/26/2000 "Vogue" c/w "ever free" 1 3 23 351,740 767,660 Duty
05/17/2000 "Far Away" 1 2 43 253,530 510,460 Duty
06/07/2000 "Seasons" 1 1 1 5 552,730 1,367,400 Duty
09/27/2000 "Surreal" (500,000 Limited Copies) 1 1 60 317,240 417,210 Duty
11/01/2000 "Audience" (300,000 Limited Copies) 1 2 93 188,420 293,000 Duty - Recut Single
12/13/2000 "M" 1 1 1 2 541,350 1,319,070 I am...
01/31/2001 "Evolution" 1 1 1 7 503,020 955,250 I am...
03/07/2001 "Never Ever" 1 1 16 423,480 757,000 I am...
05/16/2001 "Endless Sorrow" 1 1 14 430,220 768,510 I am...
07/11/2001 "Unite!" 1 1 25 365,910 571,110 I am...
09/27/2001 "Dearest" 1 1 17 363,730 750,420 I am...
12/12/2001 "A Song Is Born" 1 1 18 200,110 441,410 I am...
03/06/2002 "Daybreak" (300,000 Limited Copies) 2 2 57 113,170 197,140 I am... - Recut Single
04/24/2002 "Free & Easy" 1 1 15 281,090 486,520 Rainbow
07/24/2002 "H" (Independent / July 1st / Hanabi) 1 1 1 1 417,870 1,016,000 Rainbow
09/26/2002 "Voyage" 1 1 1 9 319,020 679,500 Rainbow
07/09/2003 "&" (Ourselves / Greatful Days / Hanabi ~episode II~) c/w "Theme of A-nation '03" 1 1 1 8 287,000 592,000 690,000 Memorial address
08/20/2003 "Forgiveness" 1 1 3 36 132,092 222,000 Memorial address
11/06/2003 "No Way to Say" 1 1 29('03), 68('04) 176,229 371,171 460,000 Memorial Address
03/31/2004 "Moments" 1 1 1 19 157,320 303,000 My Story
07/28/2004 "Inspire" c/w "Game" 1 1 1 16 181,325 329,145 660,000 420,000 My Story
09/29/2004 "Carols" 1 1 20 177,778 309,128 1,000,000 340,000 My Story
04/20/2005 "Step you/is this Love?" 1 1 1 19 164,008 345,340 900,000 402,000 (miss)understood
08/03/2005 "Fairyland" c/w "Alterna" 1 1 4 25 172,221 316,663 870,000 388,000 (miss)understood
09/14/2005 "Heaven" c/w "Will" 1 1 3 23 168,540 327,111 1,580,000 (miss)understood
11/30/2005 "Bold & Delicious / Pride" 1 1 7 73 83,708 133,000 (miss)understood
03/08/2006 "Startin' / Born to Be..." 1 1 2 51 116,034 188,551 Secret
06/21/2006 "Blue Bird" c/w "Beautiful Fighters" 1 1 2 32 160,572 258,566 1,040,000 322,000 Secret
07/18/2007 "Glitter / Fated" c/w "Secret" 1 1 3 39 110,165 166,203 800,000 244,000 Guilty
09/19/2007 "Talkin' 2 Myself" c/w "decision" 1 1 6 78 70,325 110,628 540,000 160,630 Guilty
12/05/2007 "Together When..." ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ 3,400,000 ^^ Guilty - Digital Single
04/08/2008 "Mirrorcle World" c/w "Life" 1 1 2 TBR 145,576 189,100 TBD 253,509 TBA

Footnotes:

  • ^ = Still active in charts
  • ^^ = No Rank
  • — = N/A

[edit] German-released singles

Release Number Single Information
1st Connected
2nd M (song)
3rd Depend on You
4th Naturally
5th Appears
6th Unite!

[edit] Non regular singles

Single information Top position Copies Sold Notes
The Other Side One: Hex Hector #33 10,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
The Other Side Two: Junior Vasquez #10 54,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
The Other Side Three: Thunderpuss, Soul Solution #12 50,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
The Other Side Four: System F, Vincent De Moor #11 54,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
Poker Face #31 24,000 Re-release
You #25 36,000 Re-release
Trust #29 24,000 Re-release
For My Dear... #33 23,000 Re-release
Depend on You #27 28,000 Re-release
Whatever #28 28,000 Re-release
To Be #26 29,000 Re-release
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 001 #44 21,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 002 #34 18,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 003 #36 17,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 004 #35 17,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 005 #32 16,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from Ayu-mi-x III: 006 #30 16,000 Limited Edition
H - - Limited Edition
Someday My Prince Will Come
  • Released: 2002
N/A N/A Theme song for Japanese re-release of "Snow White".

Certifications Reference - [12]

[edit] 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

[edit] Theme Songs and Tie-ins

Ayumi Hamasaki's songs are widely used to promote products, movies and events. It is believed that Ayu appeared in about 650 commercials on TV.

  • + - ayuready? Ending theme (Tv-show)
  • About You - Morinaga Bake
  • alterna - Panasonic Lumix
  • And Then - Aube Crush Pearl
  • And Then - JT Peach Water
  • ANGEL'S SONG - Panasonic D-Snap
  • appears - Aube Crush Pearl
  • appears - Lawson Ticket Service
  • Because of You - Panasonic Lumix
  • BLUE BIRD - Dwango
  • BLUE BIRD - Mu-mo.net
  • BLUE BIRD - Zespri gold
  • Bold & Delicious - Panasonic D-Dock
  • Bold & Delicious - Panasonic D-Snap
  • Bold & Delicious - Panasonic D-Snap Audio
  • Born to Be... - Mu-mo.net
  • Born to Be... - Nittele: 2006 Winter Olympics
  • Boys & Girls - AUBE'99
  • CAROLS - Panasonic Lumix
  • CAROLS "Classical Version" - Panasonic Lumix
  • Daybreak - Panasonic
  • Daybreak - Panasonic D-Dock
  • Daybreak "H/\L's Mix 2002" - Panasonic Lumix
  • Dearest - Sunrise (company) Inuyasha Ending theme (anime)
  • Dearest - Tu-Ka mobile phones
  • decision - music.jp
  • Depend on you - CDTV ending theme (Tv-show)
  • Depend on you - Sony Playstation software サウザンドアームズ
  • Duty - Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic
  • End of the World - Tu-Ka mobile phones
  • End roll "HAL's mix"- Morinaga
  • Endless sorrow - ドラマ“昔の男”主題歌 (Drama)
  • ever free "Acoustic Orchestra" - ドラマ“天気予報の恋人”挿入歌 (Drama)
  • everlasting dream "Rainbow Drew Drop Remix" - Panasonic 77MD
  • everywhere nowhere - Panasonic MJ55
  • evolution - Kose Visee
  • fairyland - Camellia Diamonds
  • fairyland - Mu-mo.net
  • fairyland - Music Fighter opening theme (Tv-show)
  • fairyland - Nissan X-TRAIL CUP
  • fairyland - SPORTS Urugusu (Tv-show)
  • Far away - Tu-Ka mobile phones
  • fated - Distance love (film)
  • fated - Kaidan (film)
  • Fly high - Fifth Seasons
  • Fly high - Lawson Ticket Service
  • Fly high - Lycos
  • For My Dear - Morinaga Monburan
  • forgiveness - ドラマ“高原へいらっしゃい”主題歌 (Drama)
  • Free & Easy - Panasonic 57MD
  • GAME - Panasonic PM700MD
  • glitter - Distance love (film)
  • glitter - Music.jp
  • glitter - Zespri gold
  • glitter "soul central mix" - Mu-mo.net
  • Greatful days - ayuready Ending theme
  • HANABI - Tu-Ka mobile phones
  • Heartplace - Panasonic Lumix
  • HEAVEN - SHINOBI Heart Under Blade (film)
  • I am... - Kose Visee
  • Immature - JT Peach Water
  • Independent - THE BASEBALL 2002 (Tv-show)
  • INSPIRE - Avex Audition 2004
  • INSPIRE - New York Guggenheim Museum Exhibition
  • is this LOVE? - Morinaga Bake
  • it was "island mix" - Mu-mo.net
  • July 1st - Kose Visee
  • kanariya "radio edit" - CDTV Opening theme (Tv-show)
  • Ladies Night~another night - Panasonic Lumix
  • Life - music.jp
  • Love~destiny~ - Semi-Double (Drama)
  • Love~since 1999~ - Semi-Double (Drama)
  • M - Tu-Ka mobile phones
  • Mirrorcle World - panasonic FX-35
  • Moments - Ayuready? Ending theme (Tv-show)
  • Moments - Kose Visee
  • monochrome - JT Peach Water
  • my name's WOMEN - Panasonic D-snap
  • Naturally - Kose Visee
  • Naturally "Dolly remix" - Kose Visee
  • NEVER EVER - Kirin Supli
  • NEVER EVER - Lawson Ticket Service
  • no more words - Sunrise (company) Inuyasha Ending theme (anime)
  • No way to say - Panasonic MJ57
  • No way to say - テレビ“恋するハニカミ (Tv-show)
  • ourselves - Kose Visee
  • part of Me - Panasonic Lumix
  • poker face - CDTV opening theme (Tv-show)
  • RAINBOW - ayu ready? ending theme (Tv-show)
  • RAINBOW - Panasonic Lumix
  • rainy day - Capcom Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams ending theme (video game)
  • Real me - Fifth Seasons
  • Real me - Panasonic D-snap
  • SEASONS - ドラマ“天気予報の恋人”主題歌 (Drama)
  • SEASONS "Acoustic Orchestra" - ドラマ“天気予報の恋人”挿入歌 (Drama)
  • SEASONS "D-Z BLUE SUNBEAM MIX" - Kose Visee
  • Secret - Confessions of Pain (film)
  • Someday my prince will come - Walt Disney Snow White
  • Startin' - Capcom Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams opening theme (video game)
  • Startin' - Mu-mo.net
  • STEP you - Panasonic D-Snap Audio
  • STEP you - Panasonic SD mini-compo
  • still alone - Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic
  • talkin' 2 myself - Panasonic Lumix
  • TO BE - JT Peach Water
  • TO BE "Acoustic Orchestra" - ドラマ“天気予報の恋人”挿入歌 (Drama)
  • too late - Honda Giorno Crea
  • too late "Soul Solution Remix" - Honda Giorno Crea
  • Trauma - JT Peach Water
  • Trust - 花王“ソフィーナ オーブ ルージュフィーリア (film)
  • Two of Us - Sony Playstation software サウザンドアームズ Ending theme
  • UNITE! - Kirin Supli
  • vogue - Kose Visee
  • vogue "Kirari Natsu Ayu Mix" - Kose Visee
  • Voyage - “ayu ready?” Ending Theme (Tv-show)
  • Voyage - Tsuki ni shizumu Theme (film)
  • Voyage - ドラマ“マイリトルシェフ”主題歌 (Drama)
  • walking proud - Panasonic MJ59
  • WE WISH - Kose Visee
  • WHATEVER - [7-Eleven] Valentine
  • WHATEVER - ASAYAN Ending theme (Tv-show)
  • Who... - Tsuki (movie)
  • Will - NRK Norwegian - World Championships Athletics 2007
  • Will - Panasonic Lumix
  • YOU - ASAYAN Ending theme (Tv-show)
  • YOU - Forecast 2-weekly Lens
  • Mirrocle World - Panasonic Lumix(something)

[edit] Vinyls

[edit] Japanese Vinyls

[edit] USA vinyls

[edit] UK vinyls

[edit] German vinyls

[edit] Belgian vinyls

[edit] Spanish vinyls

[edit] DVDs

[edit] Video clips

[edit] Filmography

[edit] DVDs

1 Only in the complete live box. Total 64,323 copies sold[13]
2 Only in the A Best 2 -White- CD+2DVD combo.

[edit] DVD audio

[edit] Super Audio CD (SACD)

[edit] Other

  • A Visual Mix (PlayStation 2 software, 2001-12-13)
  • A TYPE (Computer Typing Game)

[edit] Sales

  • ~15,389,125 (Album grand total)
    Compilation Albums and Remix Albums excluded
  • ~26,370,692 (Album grand total)
    Compilation Albums and Remix Albums included
  • ~20,634,078 (Single grand total)
    Non-Regular excluded
  • ~21,115,527 (Single grand total)
    Non-Regular included
  • ~47,044,779* (Single 'A song is born' is excluded)
 ~47,486,219 (Grand Total)
Every Album & Single Included

NOTE: According to Oricon figure. These sales numbers are based only on sales within Japan. Worldwide sales of Ayumi Hamasaki's products were never released.

  • Oricon marks this figure as Hamasaki's accumulated sales figure.

[edit] Sales By Year

  • 1998 - 509,130
  • 1999 - 7,406,449
  • 2000 - 11,015,841
  • 2001 - 10,319,333
  • 2002 - 7,031,333
  • 2003 - 3,453,591
  • 2004 - 2,073,717
  • 2005 - 1,357,339
  • 2006 - 1,977,992
  • 2007 - 1,874,637
  • 2008 - 902,558
  • Total: 47,914,980

[edit] References