Yumi Matsutoya discography
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The following lists detail the discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya (formerly known as her maiden name "Yumi Arai"). As of 2008, she released 35 studio albums, 2 live albums, numerous compilations and 44 singles, and those sales have been estimated more than 38 million copies in Japan alone. [1]
Contents |
[edit] Studio albums
- All albums produced by Masataka Matsutoya (except where noted)
[edit] Released as Yumi Arai
| Year | Album | Japanese chart | Sales | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Hikōki Gumo (ひこうき雲) | 9 | 270,000 | Debut album Produced by Kunihiko Murai |
| 1974 | Misslim | 8 | 275,000 | Produced by Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe
Including ending song of the animation film, Kiki's Delivery Service |
| 1975 | Cobalt Hour | 2 | 462,000 | Produced by Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe
Including opening song of the animation film, Kiki's Delivery Service |
| 1976 | 14banme no Tsuki (The 14th Moon) (14番目の月) | 1 | 337,000 | Produced by Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe. |
[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya
| Year | Album | Japanese chart | Sales | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Benisuzume (紅雀) | 2 | 170,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 1978 | Ryūsenkei '80 (流線形'80) | 4 | 156,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 1979 | Olive | 5 | 166,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 1979 | Kanashii Hodo Otenki (Gallery in My Heart) (悲しいほどお天気) | 6 | 208,000 | Certification: Platinum |
| 1980 | Toki no Nai Hotel (時のないホテル) | 3 | 211,000 | Certification: Platinum |
| 1980 | Surf and Snow Volume One | 7 | 433,000 | Certification: 2x Platinum |
| 1981 | Mizu no Naka no Asia e (水の中のASIAへ) | 9 | 143,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 1981 | Sakuban Oaisimashō (昨晩お会いしましょう) | 1 | 524,000 | Certification: 2x Platinum |
| 1982 | Pearl Pierce | 1 | 488,000 | Certification: 2x Platinum |
| 1983 | Reincarnation | 1 | 493,000 | Certification: 2x Platinum |
| 1983 | Voyager | 1 | 669,000 | Certification: 3x Platinum |
| 1984 | No Side | 1 | 607,000 | Certification: 3x Platinum |
| 1985 | DA-DI-DA | 1 | 702,000 | Certification: 3x Platinum |
| 1986 | ALARM à la mode | 1 | 685,000 | Certification: 3x Platinum |
| 1987 | Diamond Dust ga Kienumani (Before the DIAMOND DUST fades...) (ダイアモンドダストが消えぬまに) | 1 | 772,000 | Certification: 3x Platinum |
| 1988 | Delight Slight Light KISS | 1 | 1,584,000 | Certification: Million |
| 1989 | Love Wars | 1 | 1,613,000 | Certification: Million |
| 1990 | Tengoku no Door (The Gates of Heaven) (天国のドア) | 1 | 1,975,000 | Certification: 2x Million |
| 1991 | Dawn Purple | 1 | 1,901,000 | Certification: 2x Million |
| 1992 | Tears and Reasons | 1 | 1,464,000 | Certification: Million |
| 1993 | U-miz | 1 | 1,382,000 | Certification: Million |
| 1994 | The Dancing Sun | 1 | 2,172,000 | Certification: 2x Million |
| 1995 | Kathmandu | 1 | 1,340,000 | Certification: Million |
| 1997 | Cowgirl Dreamin' | 1 | 789,000 | Certification: 3x Platinum |
| 1997 | Suyua no Nami (The Wave of Zuvuya) (スユアの波) | 2 | 495,000 | Certification: 2x Platinum |
| 1999 | Frozen Roses | 3 | 327,000 | Certification: Platinum |
| 2001 | acacia | 2 | 221,000 | Certification: Platinum |
| 2002 | Wings of Winter, Shades of Summer | 2 | 182,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 2002 | Yuming Compositions; Faces | 3 | 192,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 2004 | VIVA! 6×7 | 5 | 115,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 2006 | A Girl in Summer | 3 | 112,000 | Certification: Gold |
| 2009 | And I Will Dream Again | 4 | 76,459 |
[edit] Live albums
[edit] Released as Yumi Arai
| Year | Album cover | Album | Japanese chart | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | *80px | Yumi Arai the Concert with Old Friends | 5 | 268,000 |
[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya
| Year | Album cover | Album | Japanese chart | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | *80px | Yuming Visualive DA-DI-DA | 1 | 115,000 |
[edit] Compilation albums
[edit] Released as Yumi Arai
- Yuming Brand
June 20, 1976
JP #1
Sales: 534,000 copies - Yuming Brand Part II
November 21, 1979 - Yuming Brand Part III
March 25, 1981 - Yuming Singles 1972-1976
March 25, 1987
JP #45
Sales: 9,000 copies - Yuming History
November 28, 1987
JP #30
Sales: 139,000 copies - Ketteiban: Yumi Arai Best Selection (決定盤～荒井由実 ベストセレクション)
September 11, 1990 - Yuming Collection
September 21, 1992
JP #34
Sales: 4,000 copies - Twins: Super Best of Yumi Arai
Certification: platinum August 28, 1996
JP: #9
Sales: 269,000 copies
Certification: platinum
- Yumi Arai 1972-1976 (Studio albums box-set compilation)
January 27, 2003
JP #39
Sales: 9,000 copies
[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya
- Album
December 25, 1977
JP #12
Sales: 59,000 copies - Neue Musik: Yumi Matsutoya Complete Best Volume One
November 5, 1998
JP #1
Sales: 3,250,000 copies
Certification: 3Xmillion
The 15th best-selling album in Japan - Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989 (Studio albums box-set compilation)
January 27, 1999
JP #85
Sales: 4,000 copies - sweet, bitter sweet: Yuming Ballad Best
Certification: platinum
November 14, 2001
JP #1
Sales: 879,000 copies - Seasons Colours: Spring Summer Selection
March 7, 2007
JP #6
[edit] Singles
[edit] Released as Yumi Arai
- "Henji wa Iranai" / "Sora to Umi no Kagayaki ni Mukete" (1972)
- "Kitto Ieru" / "Hikōkigumo" (1973)
- "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta nara" / "Maho no Kagami" (1974)
- "12-gatsu no Ame" / "Hitomi o Tojite" (1974)
- "Rouge no Dengon" / "Nani mo Kikanaide" (1975) - #45
- "Ano Hi ni Kaeritai" / "Sukoshidake Kataomoi" (1975) - #1
- "Kageriyuku Heya" / "Velvet Easter"(1976) - #10
- "Machibuse" (1996) - #5
[edit] Released as Yumi Matsutoya
- "Shiokaze ni Chigirete"/"Shoutou Hikou" (1977) - #31
- "Tōi Tabiji"/ "Navigator" (1977) - #38
- "Harujoon Himejoon" / "Tsumi to Batsu" (1978) - #80
- "Irie no Gogo 3 ji" / "Shizuka na Maboroshi" (1978) - #88
- "Futō o Wataru Kaze"/"Kathleen" (1978) - #71
- "Kishū"/ "Inazuma no Shōjo" (1979) - #89
- "Esper" / "Yosoyuki Gao de" (1980) #77
- "Hakujitsumu (Daydream)"/ "Tamerai" (1980) #44
- "Hoshi no Rūjurian"/ "12 kai no Koibito" (1980)
- "Mamotte Agetai"/ "Grace Slick no Shōzō" (1981) - #2
- "Yūyami o Hitori" / "A Happy New Year" (1981) - #48
- "Dandelion -Osozaki no Tampopo" / "Toki o Kakeru Shōjo" (1983) - #9
- "Voyager -Hizuke no Nai Bohyō" / "Aoi Fune de" (1984) - #9
- "Imadakara" (1985, with Kazumasa Oda and Kazuo Zaitsu) - #1
- "Metropolis no Katasumi de" / "Pajama ni Raincoat" (1985) - #8
- "Sweet Dreams"/"Saturday Night Zonbies" (1987) - #7
- "Anniversary (Mugen ni Calling You) / "Homework" (1989) - #2
- "Ai no Wave" / "Roman no Dengon" (1992, with Carl Smokey Ishii) - #1
- "Manatsu no Yo no Yume" / "Kaze no Sketch" (1993) - #1
- "Hello, My Friend"/"Good-bye Friend" (1994) - #1
- "Haruyo, Koi"(1994) - #1
- "Inochi no Hana" / "Suna no Wakusei" (1995, Promo only)
- "Rondo"/"Midnight Scarecrow" (1995) - #2
- "Saigo no Uso" / "Wasurekaketa Anata e no Merry Christmas" (1996) - #4
- "Kokuhaku" / "Moonlight Legend" (1997) - #10
- "Sunny day Holiday"/ "Yume no Naka de -We are not alone, forever" (1997) - #10
- "Lost Highway" / "Spinning Wheel" (1999) - #20
- "Millennium" (2000, with Pocket Biscuits) - #7
- "Partnership"/ "So Long Long Ago" (2000) - #18
- "Siawase ni Narutameni" / "Twins" - #6
- "7 Truths 7 Lies (Virgin Road no Kanata de)" / "Song for Bride"/ "Tuxedo Rain" / "Anniversary" (2001) - #16
- "Setsugekka" / "Northern Lights" (2003) - #59
- "Tsuite Yukuwa"/ "Anata ni Todokuyouni" (2005) - #13
- "Cappuccino" (2006, with Hiroshi Fujiwara, featuring guitar by Eric Clapton) - #194
- "Niji no Shita no Doshaburi de" / "Smile Again" (2006) - #22
- "Still Crazy for You" (2006, with Crazy Cats) - #14
- "Knockin' at the Door" (2006, released as the Friends of Love the Earth Project) - #158
[edit] References
- ^ "List of best-selling music artists in the history of Japanese Oricon Charts" (in Japanese). http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:YzMvgekQVLIJ:jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1170563439/10-20+%E6%9D%BE%E4%BB%BB%E8%B0%B7%E7%94%B1%E5%AE%9F%E3%80%80site:jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1170563439/10-20&hl=ja&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=jp. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
