Masayuki Suzuki discography

Masayuki Suzuki discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 14
↙Live albums 1
↙Compilation albums 6
↙Singles 36
↙Video albums 10
↙Tribute and cover albums 4
↙Other appearances 1

The discography of Japanese singer Masayuki Suzuki includes 14 studio, 6 compilation, 4 cover albums (including 1 tribute album), a live album, 10 video albums, and 36 singles. Inspired by Western R&B acts and doo-wop songs, Suzuki formed a band Chanels in 1975, along with his friends and released their debut single "Runaway". Chanels would later be renamed to Rats & Star. In 1986, Suzuki made his solo debut through Mother of Pearl.[1]

His 1995 release, Martini II became his best-selling effort in Japan, peaking at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and getting certified Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Suzuki released his third cover album, Discover Japan II in September 2014.[2] He is often likened to as the "King of Love Song" (ラヴソングの王様 Rabusongu no Ōsama).[2]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
(JPN)
[3][4]		 Sales
[5]		 Certifications
Mother of Pearl
  • Released: February 26, 1986
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD, LP
 20 141,000
Radio Days
  • Released: April 21, 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD, LP
 12 93,000
Dear Tears
  • Released: September 21, 1989
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 14 103,000
Mood
  • Released: October 21, 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 12 70,000
Fair Affair
  • Released: September 1, 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 1 464,000
Perfume
  • Released: September 9, 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 2 366,000
She See Sea
  • Released: October 24, 1994
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 4 376,000
  • JPN: Platinum[6]
Carnival
  • Released: November 21, 1997
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 10 229,000
Tokyo Junction
  • Released: October 24, 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 9 70,000
Shh...
  • Released: February 25, 2004
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 23 35,000
Ebony & Ivory
  • Released: April 20, 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 14 35,000
Champagne Royale
  • Released: March 7, 2007
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 25 16,000
Still Gold
  • Released: March 4, 2009
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 28 12,000
Open Sesame
  • Released: May 8, 2013
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 10 12,000

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
(JPN)
[3][4]		 Sales
[5]		 Certifications
Martini
  • Released: June 1, 1991
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 6 627,000
Martini Instrumental Collection
  • Released: June 1, 1991
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 —
Martini II
  • Released: October 23, 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 1 1,098,000
  • RIAJ: Million[8]
Medium Slow (ミディアムスロー)
  • Released: March 8, 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 5 344,000
  • RIAJ: Platinum[9]
Martini Blend
  • Released: March 19, 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD, Blu-spec CD
 12 104,000
Martini Duet
  • Released: June 25, 2008
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 20 20,000
All Time Best: Martini Dictionary[11] 5 38,000

Cover and tribute albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
(JPN)
[3]		 Sales
[5]
Soul Legend
  • Released: October 24, 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 19 30,000
Suzuki Mania
  • Released: February 25, 2004
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 35 13,000
Discover Japan
  • Released: September 28, 2011
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 18 15,000
Discover Japan II
  • Released: September 10, 2014
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 17 8,000

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
(JPN)
[3]		 Sales
[5]
Masayuki Suzuki 30th Anniversary Live the Roots (Could Be the Night)
  • Released: September 1, 2010
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 40 3,000

Box sets

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
(JPN)
[3]		 Sales
[5]
Martini Box
  • Released: February 26, 2011
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): CD
 162 2,000

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
[5][12]		 Certifications Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[3]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[13][upper-alpha 1]
"Glass Goshi ni Kieta Natsu (ガラス越しに消えた夏, "Summer Vanished Through the Glass") 1986 15 — 147,000 Mother of Pearl
"Futari no Shōshō" (ふたりの焦燥, "Frustration of Two People")[24] — —
"Liberty" 1987 64 — 14,000 Non-album single
"Dry Dry" 1988 36 — 53,000 Radio Days
"Guilty"[25] — —
"Long Run" — —
"Love Overtime" 1989 — — Dear Tears
"Wakare no Machi (別れの街, "Streets of Farewell") 45 — 68,000
"Watashi no Negai" (私の願い, "My Desire") — —
"Private Hotel" (プライベートホテル) 1990 60 — 10,000 Mood
"Bayside Serenade" (ベイサイド・セレナーデ) 74 — 10,000
"Tatoe Kimi ga Doko ni Ikō to" (たとえきみがどこにいこうと) 1991 38 — 40,000 Martini
"First Love" 32 — 47,000
"Come On In" (with Paul Young) 79 — 12,000 Fair Affair
"Mō Namida wa Iranai" (もう涙はいらない, "I Don't Need Tears Anymore") 1992 8 — 560,000
"Koibito" (恋人, "Lover") 1993 8 94 434,000
  • JPN (digital): Gold[26]
 Perfume
"Midnight Traveler" 53 — 14,000
"Chigau, Sō ja Nai" (違う、そうじゃない) 1994 9 — 316,000
  • JPN (physical): Gold[27]
 She See Sea
"Shibuya de Go-ji (Romantic Single Version)" (渋谷で5時) — Perfume
"Yume no Mata Yume" (夢のまた夢) 17 — 123,000
  • JPN (physical): Gold[28]
 She See Sea
"Adam na Yoru" (アダムな夜) 1995 17 — 128,000 Martini II
"Shibuya de 5-ji (1996 Chocolate Mix)" (渋谷で5時) (with Momoko Kikuchi) 1996 — — Non-album single
"Byakuya (Hanashitakunai)" (白夜〜離したくない〜) 16 — 66,000 Carnival
"Kimi ga Kimi de Aru Tame ni" (きみがきみであるために) 1997 14 — 188,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[29]
"Dunk" 1998 45 — 20,000 Non-album single
"So Long" (featuring Yuka Kawamura) 1999 72 — 3,000 Tokyo Junction
"Still Live in My Heart" 98 — 2,000
"Recede (Tōzakari Yuku Omoi) (Recede～遠ざかりゆく想い～) —
"Boy, I'm Gonna Try So Hard." 2003 82 — 3,000 Shh...
"Kore Kara" (これから) 2004 47 — 7,000
"Kimi o Daite Nemuritai" (君を抱いて眠りたい) 72 — 4,000 Ebony & Ivory
"Sono Ai no Moto ni (With Your Love) (その愛のもとに) 2005 94 — 2,000
"Kimi o Daite Nemuritai (2005 Acapella Version)" (君を抱いて眠りたい) —
"Futari de Iijanai" (ふたりでいいじゃない) (featuring Hitomi Shimatani) 2007 25 — 19,000 Champagne Royale
"Koi no Flight Time: 12 pm" (恋のフライトタイム) (with Momoko Kikuchi) 2008 47 — 5,000 Martini Duet
"Kimi no Machi ni Yuku yo" (キミの街にゆくよ) 2010 49 18 2,000 Spirit of Love
"Itoshi Kimi e" (愛し君へ) 2011 93 50 1,000 Discover Japan
"The Code (Angō)" (THE CODE〜暗号〜) 2012 46 27 1,500 Open Sesame
"Endless Love, Eternal Love" 65 — 1,000
"Jūsanya" (十三夜) 44 14 2,000
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 or those which did not chart.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[13][upper-alpha 1]
"Chiisana Koi no Uta" (小さな恋のうた) 2012 73 "Endless Love, Eternal Love" (single)
"Bokura no Kiseki (Open Sesame) (僕らの奇跡〜Open Sesame〜) 2013 56 Open Sesame
"Shiwase na Ketsumatsu" (幸せな結末, "Happy Ending") (with Takako Matsu) 2014 70 Discover Japan II
"Jun'ai" (純愛) 2015 53 All Time Best: Martini Dictionary
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[5] Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[30]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[13][upper-alpha 1]
"Half Moon" (Kaname Kawabata featuring Masayuki Suzuki) 2014 26 96 3,000 Non-album single

Other appearances

List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Masayuki Suzuki
Title Year Album
"Soul Buddy (Mabutachi)" (SOUL BUDDY　〜マブダチ〜) (Da Bubblegum Brothers featuring Masayuki Suzuki)[31] 2009 Da Bubblegum Brothers Show (Ta Chikara Hongan)

Videography

Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[3]
Live at Club Martini
  • Released: December 12, 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): VHS
 —
Martini II: Best of Visuals
  • Released: January 21, 1996
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): VHS, DVD
 —
Premium Live: So Long
  • Released: April 19, 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD
 —
Masayuki Suzuki Taste of Martini Tour 2004 Shh...cret Love Tour
  • Released: April 20, 2005
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD
 203
Masayuki Suzuki Taste of Martini Tour 2005 Ebony & Ivory Sweets 25
  • Released: April 19, 2006
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD
 93
Masayuki Suzuki Taste of Martini Tour 2007 Champagne Royale
  • Released: November 7, 2007
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD
 123
Masayuki Suzuki Taste of Martini Tour 2009 Still Gold
  • Released: September 16, 2009
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD
 69
Masayuki Suzuki Taste of Martini Tour 2010 The Roots: Visit Your Town
  • Released: February 26, 2011
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD
 104
Masayuki Suzuki Taste of Martini Tour 2012: Martini Discovery
  • Released: November 28, 2012
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD
 62
Masayuki Suzuki Taste of Martini Tour 2013: Open Sesame
  • Released: December 4, 2013
  • Label: Epic
  • Format(s): DVD, Blu-Ray
 81
"—" denotes items that did not chart

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Kimi no Machi ni Yuku yo",[14] "Koibito",[15] "Itoshi Kimi e",[16] "The Code (Angō)",[17] "Chiisana Koi no Uta",[18] "Jūsanya",[19] "Bokura no Kiseki (Open Sesame)",[20] "Half Moon",[21] "Shiawase na Ketsumatsu",[22] and "Jun'ai".[23]

References

  1. ↑ "鈴木雅之PROFILE" (in Japanese). Epic Records/Sony Music Japan. Retrieved September 13, 2014.,
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 鈴木雅之、話題のカヴァーアルバムに松たか子が参加!! 大滝詠一の名曲「幸せな結末」を二人で歌唱 (in Japanese). Music Lounge. CanSystem. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "阿部真央のリリース一覧" [A Look at Masayuki Suzuki's Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved September 12, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1995年02月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. February 1995 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 459: 9. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年12月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 1997 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 459: 9. February 10, 1998. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1996年2月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. February 1996 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan). Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年12月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan). Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ ゴールドディスク認定作品一覧　2003年1月～7月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2003 to July 2003)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ "ALL TIME BEST ～Martini Dictionary～【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-076-0.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. April 5, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. March 7, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. August 15, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. April 23, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. July 23, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. October 15, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. May 20, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. June 30, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  24. ↑ 鈴木雅之: ふたりの焦燥 (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  25. ↑ "鈴木雅之: Guilty" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  26. ↑ レコード協会調べ　4月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: April Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  27. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1994年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 1994 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan): 5. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  28. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1995年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 1995 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan): 5. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  29. ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年8月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. August 1997 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 453: 9. August 10, 1997. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  30. ↑ Sources for chart positions are as follows:
  31. ↑ "DA BUBBLE GUM BROTHERS SHOW~多力本願~" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Amazon.com Inc. Retrieved September 13, 2014.

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