Sakanaction discography

Sakanaction discography
Five people performing a song on a stage.
Sakanaction performing at Iwamizawa, Hokkaido in 2013
Releases
↙Studio albums 6
↙Live albums 1
↙EPs 4
↙Singles 16
↙Video albums 6
↙Music videos 23

The discography of Japanese band Sakanaction includes six studio albums, eight singles, four video releases, and multiple digital downloads. Since their 2007 debut, all of Sakanaction's releases have been released under Victor Entertainment in Japan. Sakanaction currently have two albums certified gold by the RIAJ, Documentaly (2011) and Sakanaction (2013). Four songs by Sakanaction have been certified gold by the RIAJ for digital downloads, and their single "Goodbye" / "Eureka" (2014) reached number two on Oricon's singles chart.

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1][upper-alpha 1] Certifications
JPN
[2]		 TWN East Asian
[3]
Go to the Future 55[upper-alpha 2] — 7,000
Night Fishing
  • Released: January 23, 2008
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 53 — 9,000
Shin-shiro (シンシロ, "New White")
  • Released: January 21, 2009
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8 — 34,000
Kikuuiki ("Mixing Airspace")
  • Released: March 17, 2010
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3 — 59,000
Documentaly
  • Released: September 28, 2011
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 2 — 101,000
Sakanaction
  • Released: March 13, 2013
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, digital download
 1 6 176,000
"—" denotes items which were not released or did not chart in that region.

Live albums

Title Album details
Sakanaquarium 2012: Zepp Alive
  • Released: November 14, 2012
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1]
JPN
[2]
'Night Fishing Is Good' Tour 2008 in Sapporo
  • Live EP
  • Released: August 6, 2008
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
 —
Remixion
  • Remix EP
  • Released: October 15, 2008
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
 —
"Fish Alive" 30min., 1 Sequence by 6 Songs Sakanaquarium 2009 @ Sapporo
  • Live EP
  • Released: July 15, 2009
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
 —
Inori EP
  • Remix EP
  • Released: June 26, 2013
  • Label: Victor Entertainment
  • Formats: Vinyl
 36 3,000
"—" denotes items which were ineligible to chart on Oricon's single or album charts.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[2]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[6][upper-alpha 3]
"Word" (ワード Wādo)[22] 2007 — — Night Fishing
"Sample" (サンプル Sanpuru)[22] — —
"Night Fishing Is Good" (ナイトフィッシングイズグッド Naito Fisshingu Izu Guddo)[23] — —
"Sen to Rei" (セントレイ, "1000 & 0") 2008 35 9 6,000 Shin-shiro
"Native Dancer" (ネイティブダンサー Neitibu Dansā)[22] 2009 — 60
"Aruku Around" (アルクアラウンド, "Walk Around") 2010 3 4 27,000
  • RIAJ (PC): Gold[24]
 Kikuuiki
"Identity" (アイデンティティ Aidentiti) 12 7 21,000 Documentaly
"Rookie" (ルーキー Rūkī) 2011 6 7 17,000
"Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu." (『バッハの旋律を夜に聴いたせいです。』, "Because of Listening to Bach's Melodies at Night") 8 4 23,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[25]
"Boku to Hana" (僕と花, "The Flower and I") 2012 6 3 26,000
  • RIAJ (PC): Gold[26]
 Sakanaction
"Yoru no Odoriko" (夜の踊り子, "The Dancer of the Night") 5 2 48,000
  • RIAJ (PC): Gold[27]
"Music" (ミュージック Myūjikku) 2013 4 5 55,000
"Goodbye" (グッドバイ Guddobai) 2014 2 2 32,000 Non-album singles
"Eureka" (ユリイカ Yurīka) 4
"Hasu no Hana" (蓮の花, "Lotus Flower") 4 12 27,000
"Sayonara wa Emotion" (さよならはエモーション, "Goodbyes Are Emotion") 4
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, items that did not chart or items that were ineligible to chart because no physical edition was released.

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[6][upper-alpha 3]
"Mikazuki Sunset" (三日月サンセット Mikazuki Sansetto, "Crescent Moon Sunset")[28] 2007 — Go to the Future
"Shiranami Top Water" (白波トップウォーター, "White Wave Top Water")[29] —
"Me ga Aku Aiiro" (目が明く藍色, "Eye-Opening Indigo") 2010 92 Kikuuiki
"Endless" (エンドレス Endoresu) 2011 8 Documentaly
"Aoi" ("Blue") 2013 27 Sakanaction
"Inori" ("Prayer") —[upper-alpha 4]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or did not enter the main chart.

Video albums

Music video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN DVD
[2]		 JPN Blu-ray
[2]
Sakanarchive 2007—2011: Sakanaction Music Video Collection
  • Released: December 14, 2011
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 10 88

Live albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN DVD
[2]		 JPN Blu-ray
[2]
Sakanaquarium 2010 (B)
  • Released: February 2, 2011
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 14 92
Sakanaquarium 2010 (C)
  • Released: February 2, 2011
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 15 104
Sakanaquarium 2011 Documentaly: Live at Makuhari Messe
  • Released: March 28, 2012
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 14 3
Sakanaquarium 2013 Sakanaction: Live at Makuhari Messe 2013.5.19
  • Released: November 13, 2013
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 4 2
Sakanatribe 2014: Live at Tokyo Dome City Hall
  • Released: July 30, 2014
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 6 5

Music videos

Title Director(s) Originating album Year Ref.
"Mikazuki Sunset" Yoshihiro Mori Go to the Future 2007 [31]
"Shiranami Top Water" Hiroshi Kondō Go to the Future 2007 [32]
"Word" Hiroshi Kondō Night Fishing Is Good 2007 [33]
"Sample" Kanji Sutō Night Fishing Is Good 2007 [34]
"Night Fishing Is Good" Yoshihiro Mori Night Fishing Is Good 2008 [35]
"Sen to Rei" Keitarō Toyoda Shin-shiro 2008 [36]
"Native Dancer" Yuichi Kodama Shin-shiro 2009 [37]
"Aruku Around" Kazuaki Seki Kikuuiki 2010 [38]
"Me ga Aku Aiiro" Daisuke Shimada Kikuuiki 2010 [39]
"Identity" Hisashi "Momo" Kitazawa Documentaly 2010 [40]
"Rookie" Daisuke Shimada Documentaly 2011 [41]
"Montage" Daisuke Shimada N/A 2011 [42]
"Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu." Yūsuke Tanaka Documentaly 2011 [43]
"Endless" Takumi Shiga, Hisashi "Momo" Kitazawa Documentaly 2011 [44]
"Document" (ドキュメント Dokyumento) Yasuyuki Yamaguchi Documentaly 2011 [42]
"Boku to Hana" Yasuyuki Yamaguchi Sakanaction 2012 [45]
"Yoru no Odoriko" Yūsuke Tanaka Sakanaction 2012 [46]
"Music" Kazuaki Seki Sakanaction 2013 [47]
"Inori (Extended Mix)" Yasuyuki Yamaguchi Sakanaction 2013 [48]
"Eureka" Yasuyuki Yamaguchi N/A 2014 [49]
"Goodbye" Yukihiro Shoda, Hisashi "Momo" Kitazawa N/A 2014 [50]
"Hasu no Hana" Yasuyuki Yamaguchi N/A 2014 [51]
"Sayonara wa Emotion" Yūsuke Tanaka N/A 2014 [52]

Collaborative works

Year Song Notes Release title
2010 "Magic Time" (SMAP) Lyrics and music by Ichiro Yamaguchi We are SMAP!
"Kimino-Me" (Base Ball Bear) Guest vocals by Ichiro Yamaguchi Cypress Girls
2011 "Kodona no Kaidan" (こどなの階段, "The Stairway Between Childhood and Adulthood") (Shiho Nanba) Music by Ichiro Yamaguchi Mizuiro Generation
2012 "Moment" (SMAP) Lyrics and music by Ichiro Yamaguchi Moment

Notes

  1. ↑ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. ↑ 2015 position. Initially charted at number 105 in its initial run.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Sen to Rei",[7] "Native Dancer",[8] "Aruku Around",[9] "Me ga Aku Aiiro",[10] "Identity",[11] "Rookie",[12] "Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu.",[13] "Endless",[14] "Boku to Hana",[15] "Yoru no Odoriko",[16] "Music",[17] "Aoi",[18] "Eureka",[19] "Goodbye",[19] "Hasu no Hana",[20] "Sayonara wa Emotion".[21]
  4. ↑ Charted at number 36 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart.[30]

References

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