Yellow Magic Orchestra discography
Yellow Magic Orchestra discography |
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Studio albums |
9 |
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Live albums |
13 |
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Compilation albums |
6 |
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Singles |
23 |
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This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
Studio albums
Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
JP [1] |
US [2] |
1978 |
Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Released: November 25, 1978
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
17 |
81 |
1979 |
Solid State Survivor
- Released: September 25, 1979
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
1 |
– |
1980 |
×∞ Multiplies (a.k.a. Zoshoku)
- Released: June 5, 1980
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: EP
|
1 |
177 |
1981 |
BGM
- Released: March 21, 1981
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
2 |
– |
1981 |
Technodelic
- Released: November 21, 1981
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
4 |
– |
1983 |
Naughty Boys
- Released: May 24, 1983
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
1 |
– |
1983 |
Naughty Boys Instrumental
- Released: July 27, 1983
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
18 |
– |
1983 |
Service
- Released: December 14, 1983
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
5 |
– |
1993 |
Technodon
|
2 |
– |
Live albums
Compilation albums
Remix albums
- 1992 Hi-tech/No Crime (Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed) (UK compilation of remixes by British artists)
- 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)
Singles
- "Firecracker" (1978, Japan;[3] 1979, US, UK)[4]
- "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan;[3] 1979, UK)
- "Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada,[5] Europe[6]) – UK No. 17,[7] US No. 60[8]
- "Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US)[9]
- "La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe)[6] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- "Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9[10]
- "Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15[10]
- "Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy)[11] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- "Nice Age" (1980, UK, Netherlands) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please)" (cover version of Archie Bell & the Drells hit; 1980, Japan, US, UK)[12] – Japan No. 43[10]
- "Cue" (1981, Japan, US)[13]
- "Mass" (1981, Japan)
- "Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan)
- "Pure Jam" (1982, Spain)
- "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2[10]
- "The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan)[14] – Japan No. 15[10]
- "Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23[10]
- "Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland)
- Reconstructions EP (1992, UK)
- "Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13[10]
- "Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76[10]
- "Rescue / Rydeen 79/07" (2007, Japan) – Digital download release: March 10, 2007, CD release: August 22, 2007
- "The City of Light / Tokyo Town Pages" (2008, Japan)
- "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO
Music videos
Year |
Title |
Director(s)[15] |
1978 |
"Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" |
|
"Computer Game" |
|
1979 |
"Technopolis" |
|
"Rydeen" |
|
1981 |
"Taiso" |
Talking Heads |
1983 |
"Kimi ni Mune Kyun" |
Hajime Tachibana |
References