MAX discography
MAX discography |
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Studio albums |
5 |
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Compilation albums |
5 |
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Music videos |
4 |
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Singles |
32 |
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B-sides |
31 |
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Tribute albums |
2 |
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Live concerts |
5 |
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Films |
2 |
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Japanese female vocal/dance unit, MAX has released five studio albums, two compilations, three remix albums, and 31 singles. Three of their albums, Maximum (1996), Maximum Groove (1998), and Maximum Collection have topped the Oricon album charts. Four of their albums, including Maximum, Maximum II (1997), Maximum Groove, and Maximum Collection have been certified million selling albums by RIAJ. The group have 15 consecutive top ten singles,[1] 16 overall. Their sixth single, "Give Me a Shake" (1997) is their best selling single and their only single to top the Oricon singles chart. Since their debut on May 10, 1995, the group has amassed sales of over 10 million albums and singles in Japan.[2]
Albums
Studio albums
Release |
Title |
Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales |
Notes |
Weekly |
Yearly |
Debut |
Overall |
December 11, 1996 |
Maximum |
1[3] |
15[4] |
449,510[5] |
1,288,260 |
- Certified million seller[6]
- Best selling album
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December 25, 1997 |
Maximum II |
2[7] |
23[8] |
707,730[9] |
1,074,530 |
- Certified million seller[10]
- Best first week sales
|
December 2, 1998 |
Maximum Groove |
1[11] |
27[12] |
322,300[13] |
824,370 |
- Certified million seller[14]
|
March 14, 2001 |
Emotional History |
8[15] |
– |
63,220[16] |
107,950 |
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February 22, 2006 |
Jewel of Jewels |
53[17] |
– |
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5,607 |
- CD/CD+DVD release
- Self-produced
- First and final album with Aki
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Compilation albums
Release |
Title |
Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales |
Notes |
Weekly |
Yearly |
Debut |
Overall |
September 29, 1999 |
Maximum Collection |
1[18] |
32[12] |
456,070[19] |
805,360 |
- Greatest hits package
- Certified million seller[20]
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June 28, 2000 |
Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euro Max |
5[21] |
96[22] |
104,620[23] |
206,390 |
|
March 20, 2002 |
Precious Collection 1995–2002 |
10[24] |
– |
51,400[25] |
93,260 |
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August 21, 2002 |
Maximum Trance |
29[26] |
– |
– |
13,760 |
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December 10, 2008 |
New Edition ~Maximum Hits~ |
30[17] |
– |
8,466 |
18,111 |
- CD/CD+DVD release
- Greatest hits remix package
- Contains new vocals
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December 23, 2015 |
Maximum Perfect Best |
- |
– |
- |
- |
- 3CD+DVD, 3CD+Blu-ray and CD only package
- Including all A-side singles (excl. Prism of Eyes) with all songs as 3-piece unit
- Contains 2 new songss
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Tribute and cover albums
Release | Album | Tracks |
July 24, 1997 | Velfarre J-pop Night presents Dance With You |
- "Douni mo Tomaranai"
- "Katte ni Shiyagare"
- "S.O.S"
- "Seishun Jidai"
- "UFO"
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12/03/2008 | Vision Factory Compilation ~Aku Yuu Sakka Seikatsu 40 Shuunen Kinen~ |
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08/09/2010 | BE MAX |
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Other albums
Release | Album | Tracks |
August 25, 1995 | We Love Saturday Night!! |
- Di Di La La La ~Shigoto ga Koi no Jama wo Suru~
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November 21, 2007 | Christmas Harmony |
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February 18, 2008 | Spring Harmony |
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Singles
Release |
Title |
Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales |
Album |
Weekly |
Yearly |
Debut |
Overall |
May 10, 1995 |
"Koi Suru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~" |
91 |
— |
3,550 |
3,550 |
Maximum |
August 21, 1995 |
"Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby" |
63 |
— |
5,380 |
10,920 |
February 21, 1996 |
"Tora Tora Tora" |
19 |
149 |
33,130 |
189,320 |
July 17, 1996 |
"Seventies" |
7 |
119 |
66,860 |
252,550 |
October 9, 1996 |
"Get My Love!" |
4 |
152 |
76,790 |
198,500 |
April 9, 1997 |
"Give Me A Shake" |
1 |
67 |
172,200 |
476,570 |
Maximum II |
July 30, 1997 |
"Love Is Dreaming" |
4 |
105 |
109,880 |
283,890 |
October 29, 1997 |
"Shinin'on-Shinin'love" |
4 |
165 |
86,640 |
276,510 |
April 22, 1998 |
"Hikari no Veil" |
5 |
93 |
118,270 |
261,450 |
Maximum Groove |
July 23, 1998 |
"Ride On Time" |
4 |
74 |
60,360 |
312,500 |
September 9, 1998 |
"Grace of My Heart" |
2 |
99 |
110,810 |
243,260 |
March 3, 1999 |
"Love Impact" |
8 |
124 |
84,050 |
176,370 |
Maximum Collection |
May 26, 1999 |
"Ano Natsu Eto" |
7 |
181 |
63,790 |
118,260 |
August 25, 1999 |
"Ginga no Chikai" |
5 |
147 |
70,460 |
148,590 |
November 25, 1999 |
"Isshoni..." |
8 |
80 |
73,160 |
341,700 |
Emotional History |
February 16, 2000 |
"Never Gonna Stop It" |
9 |
142 |
71,640 |
152,560 |
May 24, 2000 |
"Magic" |
10 |
224 |
47,390 |
78,930 |
September 6, 2000 |
"Barairo no Hibi" |
11 |
231 |
45,630 |
74,920 |
February 15, 2001 |
"Always Love" |
12 |
274 |
32,760 |
49,790 |
May 16, 2001 |
"Perfect Love" |
10 |
293 |
26,210 |
46,130 |
Precious Collection 1995–2002 |
September 27, 2001 |
"Moonlight" |
13 |
— |
17,240 |
27,540 |
December 5, 2002 |
"Feel So Right" |
17 |
— |
16,070 |
24,030 |
February 20, 2002 |
"Spring Rain" |
28 |
— |
13,690 |
19,530 |
November 20, 2002 |
"Eternal White" |
20 |
— |
9,280 |
15,015 |
Jewel of Jewels |
March 12, 2003 |
"Festa" |
32 |
— |
6,154 |
8,959 |
August 6, 2003 |
"Love Screw" |
39 |
— |
4,070 |
6,276 |
June 30, 2004 |
"Be With You" |
34 |
— |
3,895 |
5,104 |
July 6, 2005 |
"Nirai Kanai" |
38[27] |
896 |
3,782 |
6,148 |
November 30, 2005 |
"Anata wo Omou Hodo" |
53 |
— |
2,348 |
2,834 |
August 2, 2006 |
"Splash Gold -Natsu no Kiseki- / Prism of Eyes" |
60 |
— |
2,202 |
2,760 |
Maximum Perfect Best |
July 22, 2009 |
"Rough Cut Diamond" |
28 |
967 |
3,342[28] |
4,426 |
May 12, 2010 |
"Cat's Eye" |
27[29] |
715 |
4,541 |
6,891 |
BE MAX |
August 7, 2013 |
"Tacata'" |
32 |
|
3,579 |
9,879 |
Maximum Perfect Best |
September 10, 2014 |
"Jounetsu no ZUMBA" |
42 |
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January 15, 2015 |
"Heartbreaker" |
TBA |
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July 22, 2015 |
"#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~" |
40 |
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B-sides
Year |
Title |
Featured release |
1996 |
"So Much in Love" |
"Tora Tora Tora" |
"Summer Time" |
"Seventies" |
"Broken Heart" |
"Get My Love" |
1997 |
"Kiss to Kiss" |
"Give Me a Shake" |
"Wonderland" |
"Love is Dreaming" |
"I Will" |
"Shinin'on-Shinin'love" |
1998 |
"So Real" |
"Hikari no Veil" |
"Don't You Love Me" |
"Ride on Time" |
"Getting Over" |
"Grace of my Heart" |
1999 |
"How Much I Love You" |
"Love Impact" |
"Natsu yo Saite" |
"Ano Natsu Eto" |
"We'll Be Together" |
"Ginga no Chikai" |
"Powder Shadow" |
"Isshoni..." |
2000 |
"So Special Love" |
"Never Gonna Stop It" |
"Get Ready?" |
"Unforgettable" |
"Magic" |
"Whispers" |
"Wired" |
"Barairono Hibi" |
2001 |
"Just Wanna Lovin' You" |
"Always Love" |
"Bible XX" |
"Perfect Love" |
"Paradise Lost" |
"Moonlight" |
"Manatsu no Eve" |
"Feel so Right" |
2002 |
"Party Tune" |
"Spring Rain" |
"Another Truth" |
"Eternal White" |
2003 |
"Stay" |
"Festa" |
"Don't Call Me" |
"Love Screw" |
2004 |
"Don't Lose Yourself" |
"Be With You" |
2005 |
"Someday" |
"Nirai Kanai" |
"Tora Tora Tora 2005" |
"Wonder Woman" |
"Anata wo Omou Hodo" |
2009 |
"The Power of Love" |
"Rough Cut Diamond" |
2010 |
"Arabesque" |
"Cat's Eye" |
"Wonder Woman Returns" |
2013 |
"Summer Dream" |
"Tacata'" |
2014 |
"Sweet Sweet Honey" |
"Jounetsu no ZUMBA" |
"BOOM BOOM BOOM" |
2015 |
"Ole! ~Happy Birthday~" |
"#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~" |
Filmography
Films
Release | Title |
March 15, 1996 | Ladies MAX |
March 15, 1997 | Ladies MAX ~Give me a Shake~ |
Music videos
Release | Title |
February 25, 1998 | Maximum Clips |
March 29, 2000 | Maximum Clips II |
March 20, 2002 | Precious Clip Collection 1995–2002 |
12/11/2002 | MAX Best Clips |
Live concerts
Release | Title |
10/08/1997 | J-Pop Gig Tour 1997 |
11/10/1999 | MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ |
September 27, 2000 | MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No Boundly~ |
October 24, 2001 | MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~ |
08/05/2009 | MAX presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition" |
Other
Release | Title |
October 25, 1995 | Dance Matrix '95 Disco Week in Velfarre |
12/04/1996 | Namie Amuro Anniversary Live in Chiba Marine Stadium |
References
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Studio albums | |
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Compilations | |
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Remix albums | |
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Concert tours |
- J-Pop Gig Tour '97 (1997)
- MAX Live Contact 1998 ~Max Up Your Life~ (1998)
- MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ (1999)
- MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No boundly~ (2000)
- MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~ (2001)
- MAX Presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition" (2009)
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