Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 9 | |
↙Live albums | 1 | |
↙Compilation albums | 3 | |
↙EPs | 1 | |
↙Singles | 26 | |
↙Video albums | 18 | |
↙Music videos | 37 | |
↙Remix albums | 5 | |
↙Promotional singles | 12 |
The discography of Japanese R&B singer Misia consists of nine studio albums, three compilation albums, one extended play (EP), one live album, six remix albums, twenty-six singles (including one as a featured artist), twelve promotional singles, eighteen video albums and thirty-seven music videos. In 1997, Misia signed a recording contract with BMG Japan and joined the then up-and-coming talent agency, Rhythmedia. Under the sub-label Arista Japan, Misia released her first single, "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." in February 1998,[1] followed by "Hi no Ataru Basho" in May.[1] Both songs were well received by radio, placing twenty-second and fourth respectively on J-Wave's Tokio Hot 100 yearly chart.[2] In June, her debut album, Mother Father Brother Sister, opened at number three on the Oricon chart.[3] The album peaked at number one three weeks later and stayed in the top five for eleven consecutive weeks.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Mother Father Brother Sister was certified double million and won a Japan Record Award for Best Album, as well as a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year.[14][15][16] In 2000, Misia's second studio album, Love Is the Message, debuted at number one and was certified double million.[14][17] It won a Japan Record Award for Best Album and a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year.[18][19] The album spawned three top ten hits: "Believe," "Wasurenai Hibi" and "Sweetness." Misia's first remix album, Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo, was released three months later and shot to number one.[20] It sold over 800,000 copies and is the second best-selling remix album of all time in Japan.
In October 2000, Misia released "Everything." The single debuted atop the Oricon chart, becoming Misia's first number one hit.[21][22][23][24] "Everything" is Misia's most successful single: it won a Japan Gold Disc Award for Song of the Year and,[25] with 1.9 million copies sold in Japan alone,[26] it is the fourth best-selling single of all time by a female artist and the best-selling single of the decade by a female artist.[27][28] Misia's third studio album, Marvelous, was released in 2001. In addition to "Everything", the album produced two more top ten singles: "Escape" and "I Miss You (Toki o Koete)," Misia's collaboration song with Dreams Come True.[29] The album was certified million and was the second best-selling studio album of the year.[30] It won a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year.[31] In October 2001, Misia and Rhythmedia parted ways with BMG and partnered with Avex to form their own label, Rhythmedia Tribe.[32] In March 2002, BMG released Misia's first compilation album, Misia Greatest Hits.[33] The album spent two consecutive weeks at number one and sold over 1.9 million copies,[34][35][36] becoming the thirtieth best-selling compilation album of all time in Japan, as well as the fourth best-selling album of the year.[36][37] The compilation album won a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year and is Misia's third release to be certified double million.[14][38] Six months later, Misia released her fourth studio album, Kiss in the Sky, which also debuted atop of the Oricon chart,[39] tying Misia with Namie Amuro and Mai Kuraki as the fourth female artist with the longest streak of number one albums since their debut, behind BoA, Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki.[40][41] The album stayed two weeks at number one and was certified million[42][43] It won a Japan Gold Disc Award for Pop Album of the Year.[38] Kiss in the Sky yielded three singles: "Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story," Misia's first release under Rhythmedia Tribe, "Nemurenu Yoru wa Kimi no Sei," her second number one single, and "Back Blocks," her first recut single.[26] Misia was the third highest-selling act of 2002.[36]
In 2004, Misia released two albums that both peaked at number three and reached platinum certification: her fifth studio album, Mars & Roses, and the concept album, Singer for Singer.[44][45][46][47] Three years later, she released her seventh and last studio album under the Avex partnership, Ascension, which peaked at number two on the Oricon chart and was certified gold.[48][49] Later that year, Misia signed back with former record label BMG Japan and released her seventeenth single, "Any Love,"[50] which became her first top ten hit in three years.[51][52] In 2008, Misia released her eighth studio album, Eighth World, which was certified gold.[53] In 2009, Misia released her ninth and first studio album to feature mainly ballads, Just Ballade. It debuted at number four and was certified gold.[54][55] Its lead single, "Aitakute Ima," was chosen as theme song for the anticipated TV drama, Jin, and peaked at number nine on the Oricon chart, making it Misia's first top ten hit since "Royal Chocolate Flush" in 2007.[56] The song has sold over one million downloads since its release and was certified platinum in ringtone sales.[57][58] As a result of its popularity with viewers and critics alike, it won the Television Drama Academy Award for Best Drama Song.[59] Misia's tenth studio album, Soul Quest, will be released in July 27, 2011. Its lead single, "Kioku," was released on May 25, 2011.[60]
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [61] |
Sales | Certifications |
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Mother Father Brother Sister |
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1 | 2,580,150[62] | 2× Million[14] |
Love Is the Message |
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1 | 2,297,880[63] | 2× Million[14] |
Marvelous |
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1 | 1,637,540[64] | Million[14] |
Kiss in the Sky |
|
1 | 863,513[64] | Million[43] |
Mars & Roses |
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3 | 249,719[65] | Platinum[46] |
Singer for Singer |
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3 | 369,548[64] | Platinum[47] |
Ascension |
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2 | 127,768[66] | Gold[49] |
Eighth World |
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3 | 131,635[67] | Gold[53] |
Just Ballade |
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4 | 142,493[68] | Gold[55] |
Soul Quest |
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7 | 39,573 [69][70][71] [72][73][74] [75][76][77] [78][79][80] [81][82] |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [61] |
Sales | Certifications |
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Hoshizora no Live: The Best of Acoustic Ballade |
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2 | 209,538[64] | Platinum[83] |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [61] |
Sales | Certifications |
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Misia no Mori: Forest Covers |
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10 | 18,874[84][85] |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [61] |
Sales | Certifications |
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Misia Greatest Hits |
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1 | 1,852,164[64] | 2× Million[14] |
Misia Single Collection: 5th Anniversary |
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8 | 139,123[64] | Gold[86] |
Misia Love & Ballads: The Best Ballade Collection |
|
1 | 175,187[64] | Gold[87] |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [61] |
Sales | Certifications |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Glory Day |
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6 | 748,390[64] | 3× Platinum |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [61] |
Sales | Certifications | ||
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Misia Remix 1999 |
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36 | 13,660[88] | |||
Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo |
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1 | 830,640[64] | Million | ||
Misia Remix 2002 World Peace |
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3 | 332,510[64] | Platinum[89] | ||
Misia Remix 2003 Kiss in the Sky: Non Stop Mix |
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3 | 84,473[64] | Gold[90] | ||
Decimo X Anniversario de Misia: The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World + The Best DJ Remixes |
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15 | 20,482[91] | |||
Misia The DJ Remixes Complete Box |
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"—" denotes items that were not released or missing information. |
Title | Year | Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Charts | Album | ||||||
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Peak chart positions | Sales | Hot 100 | Hot Top Airplay | Hot Singles Sales | ||||||
Daily | Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | ||||||
"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (12 cm) |
1998 | — | 20 | 89 | 2,350 | 269,280 | — | — | — | Mother Father Brother Sister |
"Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." (8 cm) |
— | 11 | 61 | 3,030 | 408,580 | — | — | — | ||
"Hi no Ataru Basho" | — | 9 | — | 31,450 | 223,150 | — | — | — | ||
"Believe" (12 cm) |
1999 | — | 2 | 82 | 95,930 | 280,700 | — | — | — | Love Is the Message |
"Believe" (8 cm) |
— | 23 | — | 13,030 | 66,240 | — | — | — | ||
"Wasurenai Hibi" | 3 | 4 | 65 | 119,630 | 403,350 | — | — | — | ||
"Sweetness" | 4 | 7 | — | 92,290 | 226,130 | — | — | — | ||
"Escape" | 2000 | 2 | 7 | 100 | 81,130 | 257,610 | — | — | — | Marvelous |
"Everything" | 1 | 1 | 12 | 306,580 | 1,878,380 | — | — | — | ||
"I Miss You (Toki o Koete)" (with DCT) |
2001 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 224,740 | 432,050 | — | — | — | |
"Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story" | 2002 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 86,780 | 181,210 | — | — | — | Kiss in the Sky |
"Nemurenu Yoru wa Kimi no Sei" | 1 | 1 | 28 | 128,630 | 322,361 | — | — | — | ||
"Back Blocks" | 6 | 7 | — | 30,846 | 63,106 | — | — | — | ||
"Kokoro Hitotsu" | 2003 | 5 | 7 | — | 36,771 | 69,884 | — | — | — | Mars & Roses |
"In My Soul/Snow Song from Mars & Roses" | 5 | 7 | — | 26,475 | 48,669 | — | — | — | ||
"Namae no Nai Sora o Miagete" | 2004 | 7 | 9 | 166 | 22,832 | 58,253 | — | — | — | Singer for Singer |
"Luv Parade/Color of Life" | 2006 | 11 | 16 | — | 13,632 | 24,410 | — | — | — | Ascension |
"Sea of Dreams: Tokyo DisneySea 5th Anniversary Theme Song" | 9 | 13 | — | 16,813 | 30,921 | — | — | — | ||
"Any Love" | 2007 | 7 | 8 | — | 13,811 | 22,876 | — | — | — | Eighth World |
"Royal Chocolate Flush" | 4 | 10 | — | 11,670 | 19,576 | 56 | — | — | ||
"Yes Forever" | 2008 | 7 | 15 | 546 | 6,761 | 10,505 | 4 | 4 | — | Just Ballade |
"Yakusoku no Tsubasa" | 8 | 12 | 481 | 8,042 | 13,095 | 4 | 3 | — | ||
"Catch the Rainbow" | 6 | 11 | — | 7,271 | 12,150 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Non-album release | |
"Ginga/Itsumademo" | 2009 | 11 | 15 | — | 6,319 | 9,930 | 9 | 7 | 17 | Just Ballade |
"Aitakute Ima" | 6 | 9 | 185 | 15,804 | 46,524 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
"Hoshi no Yō ni..." | 9 | 18 | — | 4,685 | 6,204 | 8 | 10 | 27 | ||
"Kioku" | 2011 | 14 | 21 | — | 5,540 | 7,954 | 22 | 25 | 24 | Soul Quest |
"—" denotes items that were not released or missing information. |
Title | Year | Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Charts | Album | ||||||
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Peak chart positions | Sales | Hot 100 | Hot Top Airplay | Hot Singles Sales | ||||||
Daily | Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | ||||||
"Flying Easy Loving Crazy" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Misia) |
2008 | 10 | 18 | 553 | 6,071 | 10,324 | 26 | — | — | Timeless Fly |
"—" denotes missing information. |
Title | Year | Billboard Japan Charts | Album | |
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Hot 100 | Hot Top Airplay |
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"Song for You" | 2005 | — | — | Ascension |
"Shinin' (Nijiiro no Rhythm)" | — | — | ||
"Song for You" (live from Hoshizora no Live IV at Nīgata) |
2007 | — | — | Non-album release |
"Hadashi no Kisetsu" (live from Hoshizora no Live IV) |
— | — | ||
"Sukoshi Zutsu, Taisetsu ni" | 2009 | 42 | — | Just Ballade |
"Edge of This World" | 2010 | 48 | 43 | Soul Quest |
"Maware Maware" (with M2J and Francis Jocky) |
55 | 47 | Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album | |
"Everything" (Junior + Gomi Cup Noodle 39 Remix) |
— | — | Non-album release | |
"Aitakute Ima" (Gomi Remix) |
— | — | ||
"Life in Harmony" | — | — | David Foster Presents Love, Again | |
"Ashita e" (Live Version) |
2011 | — | — | Soul Quest |
"Maware Maware" (Gomi's Lair Club Remix) |
— | — | ||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released or missing information. |
Title | Year | Billboard Japan Charts | Album | |
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Hot 100 | Hot Top Airplay |
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"Taiyō no Chizu" | 2008 | 38 | — | Eighth World |
"To Be in Love" | 47 | — | ||
"Kimi wa Sōgen ni Nekoronde" | 74 | — | ||
"This Is Me" | 2011 | 67 | 47 | Soul Quest |
"—" denotes items that did not chart or missing information. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [92] |
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WM |
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3 |
Love is the Message: The Tour of Misia 1999-2000 |
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6 |
The Tour of Misia 2001 |
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3 |
Collection: Music Clips Since 1998 |
|
6 |
The Tour of Misia 2002 |
|
4 |
The Tour of Misia 2003 Kiss in the Sky in Sapporo Dome |
|
8 |
The Tour of Misia 2004 Mars & Roses |
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5 |
Hoshizora no Live II: Acoustic Live in Okinawa |
|
9 |
Misia My Music Video Awards |
|
8 |
The Singer Show: The Tour of Misia 2005 |
|
12 |
Hoshizora no Live III: Music Is a Joy Forever |
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12 |
Hoshizora no Live Star Package: II & III |
|
12 |
The Tour of Misia 2007 Ascension |
|
7 |
Hoshizora no Live IV Classics + Film of Misia in Kibera Slum |
|
14 |
The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World |
|
15 |
The Tour of Misia Discotheque Asia |
|
4 |
Hoshizora no Live V Just Ballade: Misia with Hoshizora no Orchestra 2010 |
|
11 |
Hoshizora no Live VI Encore 2010: International Year of Biodiversity |
|
12 |
Year | Title | Director(s)[93] |
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1998 | "Tsutsumikomu Yō ni..." | Ukon Kamimura |
"Hi no Ataru Basho" | ||
"Key of Love (Ai no Yukue)" | Mitsuhiro "S" Iizuka | |
1999 | "Believe" | Ukon Kamimura |
"Wasurenai Hibi" | ||
"Sweetness" | ||
2000 | "Escape" | |
"Everything" | ||
2001 | "I Miss You (Toki o Koete)" (with DCT) |
Mitsuhiro "S" Iizuka |
"Rhythm Reflection" | Kōki Tange | |
2002 | "Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story" | Mitsuhiro "S" Iizuka |
"Nemurenu Yoru wa Kimi no Sei" | Noriyuki Tanaka | |
"Don't Stop Music!" | Kōki Tange | |
"Back Blocks" | Ukon Kamimura | |
2003 | "Kokoro Hitotsu" | Hiroto Tanigawa |
"In My Soul" | Kōki Tange | |
"Snow Song" | Ukon Kamimura | |
2004 | "Namae no Nai Sora o Miagete" | Noriyuki Tanaka |
"Holy Hold Me" | Yasuo Inoue | |
2006 | "Luv Parade" | Ukon Kamimura |
2007 | "Angel" | Mitsuhiro "S" Iizuka |
"Any Love" | Mitsuo Shindō | |
"Royal Chocolate Flush" | Hiroto Tanigawa | |
2008 | "Yes Forever" | Ukon Kamimura |
"Flying Easy Loving Crazy" (Toshinobu Kubota featuring Misia) |
Kensuke Kawamura | |
"Yakusoku no Tsubasa" | Tomoo Noda | |
"Catch the Rainbow" | Mitsuo Shindō | |
"Catch the Rainbow" (Live Version) |
Mitsuhiro "S" Iizuka | |
2009 | "Ginga" | Ukon Kamimura |
"Aitakute Ima" | Noriyuki Tanaka | |
"Hoshi no Yō ni..." | Tomoo Noda | |
"Baobab no Ki no Shita de" | Mitsuo Shindō | |
2010 | "Edge of This World" | Mitsuhiro "S" Iizuka |
"Aitakute Ima" (Live Version) |
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"Everything" (Live Version) |
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"Maware Maware" (featuring M2J and Francis Jocky) |
Ukon Kamimura | |
2011 | "Kioku" | Elecrotnik |
"This Is Me" |
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