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This is the discography of Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.

Studio albums

Album # Album cover Album information Copies Sold
0th
NOTHING FROM NOTHING
NOTHING FROM NOTHING
NOTHING FROM NOTHING
Columbia Records Japan
  • Length: -
  • Oricon top 200 position: #198
  • Not Certified
1,200
(Japan)
1st
A Song for XX
A Song for XX
A Song for XX
  • Released: January 1, 1999
  • Length: 70:38
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification:Million[1]
1,415,910
(Japan)
2nd
LOVEppears
LOVEppears
LOVEppears
  • Released: November 11, 1999
  • Length: 104:44
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: 2x Million[2]
2,562,130
(Japan)
3rd
Duty
Duty
Duty
  • Released: September 27, 2000
  • Length: 51:45
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: 2x Million[3]
2,904,420
(Japan)
4th
I am...
I am...
I am... 2,308,112
(Japan)
5th
RAINBOW
RAINBOW
RAINBOW
  • Released: December 18, 2002
  • Length: 71:42
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Million[5]
1,856,919
(Japan)
1st Mini Album
Memorial address
Memorial address
Memorial address
  • Released: December 17, 2003
  • Length: -
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Million[6]
1,062,297
(Japan)
6th
MY STORY
MY STORY
MY STORY
  • Released: December 15, 2004
  • Length: 74:38
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Million[7]
1,131,776
(Japan)
7th
(miss)understood
(miss)understood
(miss)understood 876,695
(Japan)
- - - ~20,120,639
(Album
grand
total)
Compilation
Albums
and
Remix Albums
are excluded
- - - ~29,784,639
(Album
grand
total)
Compilation
Albums
and
Remix
Albums
are included
- - - ~20,200,517
(Single
grand
total)
Non-Regular
are excluded
- - - ~20,681,966
(Single
grand
total)
Non-Regular
are included
- - - ~44,282,816
(Album
/Single
grand
total)
Every
Album & Single
are included

** The Oricon combines the last week of a year with the first week of the next year to make one oricon week, therefore the first week ranking for I am... was actually over a span of two weeks, and the same rule was applied to (miss)understood.

Compilation albums

Compilation Album # Album cover Album information Copies Sold
1st
A BEST
A BEST
A BEST
  • Released: March 28, 2001
  • Length: 76:01
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • Language: Japanese
  • RIAJ Certification: 4x Million
4,600,000
2nd
A BALLADS
A BALLADS
A BALLADS
  • Released: March 21, 2003
  • Length: 72:03
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • Language: Japanese
  • RIAJ Certification: Million
1,000,000

Singles

Single # Single cover Single information Copies Sold
0th
NOTHING FROM NOTHING
NOTHING FROM NOTHING
NOTHING FROM NOTHING
Columbia Records Japan
290
1st
poker face
poker face
poker face 43,150
2nd
YOU
YOU
YOU 78,260
3rd
Trust
Trust
Trust 181,820
4th
For My Dear...
For My Dear...
For My Dear... 74,440
5th
Depend on you
Depend on you
Depend on you 131,460
6th
WHATEVER
WHATEVER
WHATEVER 189,610
7th
LOVE ~Destiny~
LOVE ~Destiny~
LOVE ~Destiny~ 648,340
8th
TO BE
TO BE
TO BE
  • Released: May 12, 1999
  • Studio Album: LOVEppears
  • Oricon top 200 position: #4
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
324,500
9th
Boys & Girls
Boys & Girls
Boys & Girls 1,037,950
10th
A
A
A
(monochrome / Trauma / too late / End roll)
1,630,540
11th
appears
appears
appears 290,550
12th
kanariya
kanariya
kanariya 289,200
13th
Fly high
Fly high
Fly high 299,540
14th
vogue
vogue
vogue
  • Released: April 26, 2000
  • Studio Album: Duty
  • Oricon top 200 position: #3
  • RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum
767,660
15th
Far away
Far away
Far away
  • Released: May 17, 2000
  • Studio Album: Duty
  • Oricon top 200 position: #2
  • RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum
510,460
16th
SEASONS
SEASONS
SEASONS
  • Released: June 7, 2000
  • Studio Album: Duty
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Million
1,367,400
17th
SURREAL
SURREAL
SURREAL
  • Released: September 9, 2000
  • Studio Album: Duty
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum
417,210
18th
AUDIENCE
AUDIENCE
AUDIENCE
  • Released: November 1, 2000
  • Studio Album: Duty
  • Oricon top 200 position: #2
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
292,950
19th
M
M
M 1,319,070
20th
evolution
evolution
evolution
  • Released: January 31, 2001
  • Studio Album: I am...
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum
955,250
21st
NEVER EVER
NEVER EVER
NEVER EVER
  • Released: March 7, 2001
  • Studio Album: I am...
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum
756,980
22nd
Endless sorrow
Endless sorrow
Endless sorrow
  • Released: May 16, 2001
  • Studio Album: I am...
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: 3x Platinum
765,790
23rd
UNITE!
UNITE!
UNITE!
  • Released: July 11, 2001
  • Studio Album: I am...
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum
571,110
24th
Dearest
Dearest
Dearest 750,420
-
a song is born
a song is born
a song is born 441,410
25th
Daybreak
Daybreak
Daybreak
  • Released: March 6, 2002
  • Studio Album: I am...
  • Oricon top 200 position: #2
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
197,140
26th
Free & Easy
Free & Easy
Free & Easy
  • Released: April 24, 2002
  • Studio Album: RAINBOW
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
486,520
27th
H
H
H
(independent / July 1st / HANABI)
  • Released: July 24, 2002
  • Studio Album: RAINBOW
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Million
1,016,000
28th
Voyage
Voyage
Voyage 679,463
29th
&
&
&
(ourselves / Greatful days / HANABI ~episode II~)
c/w theme of a-nation '03
591,481
30th
forgiveness
forgiveness
forgiveness 222,194
31st
No way to say
No way to say
No way to say 371,171
32nd
Moments
Moments
Moments
  • Released: March 31, 2004
  • Studio Album: MY STORY
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
303,923
33rd
INSPIRE
INSPIRE
INSPIRE
  • Released: July 28, 2004
  • Studio Album: MY STORY
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
329,145
34th
CAROLS
CAROLS
CAROLS 309,128
35th
STEP you/is this LOVE?
STEP you/is this LOVE?
STEP you/is this LOVE? 345,340
36th
fairyland
fairyland
fairyland 316,663
37th
HEAVEN
HEAVEN
HEAVEN 327,111
38th
Bold & Delicious/Pride
Bold & Delicious/Pride
Bold & Delicious/Pride 132,993
39th
Startin'/Born To Be...
Startin'/Born To Be...
Startin' / Born To Be...
  • Released: March 8, 2006
  • Studio Album: TBA
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
188,551
40th
BLUE BIRD
BLUE BIRD
BLUE BIRD
  • Released: June 21, 2006
  • Studio Album: TBA
  • Oricon top 200 position: #1
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
252,447
copies sold
1,930,000
legal downloads[1]

(Still Charting)

41st
  • Released: September 27, 2006
  • Studio Album:
  • Oricon top 200 position: #TBD
  • RIAJ Certification: TBD
TBD

German-released singles

Release Number Single Cover Single Information
1st File:AyuConnected.jpg Connected
2nd File:AyuM.jpg M_(song)
3rd File:AyuDepend.jpg Depend on You
4th File:AyuNaturally.jpg Naturally
5th File:AyuAppears.jpg Appears
6th File:AyuUnite.jpg UNITE!

Non regular singles

Single cover Single information Copies Sold Notes
the other side ONE: Hex Hector 10,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
the other side TWO: Junior Vasquez 54,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
the other side THREE: Thunderpuss, Soul Solution 50,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
the other side FOUR: System F, Vincent De Moor 54,000 Out of Print
Limited Edition
poker face 24,000 Re-release
YOU 36,000 Re-release
Trust 24,000 Re-release
For My Dear... 23,000 Re-release
Depend on you 28,000 Re-release
WHATEVER 28,000 Re-release
TO BE 29,000 Re-release
Excerpts from ayu-mi-x III: 001 21,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from ayu-mi-x III: 002 18,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from ayu-mi-x III: 003 17,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from ayu-mi-x III: 004 17,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from ayu-mi-x III: 005 16,000 Limited Edition
Excerpts from ayu-mi-x III: 006 16,000 Limited Edition
H - Limited Edition

Remix albums

Cover Album Information Copies Sold
File:Ayu-mix.jpg ayu-mi-x
  • Released: March 17, 1999
  • Language: Japanese
  • Contained a club-remix side and an acoustic orchestra side
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
396,800
File:Ayu romix.jpg SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix
  • Released: February 16, 2000
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Eurobeat
  • RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum
649,650
File:AyumixII jpn.jpg ayu-mi-x II version JPN
  • Released: March 8, 2000
  • Language: Japanese
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
170,990
File:II-eu-us.jpg ayu-mi-x II version US+EU
  • Released: March 8, 2000
  • Language: Japanese
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
230,030
File:Ayumix2oa.PNG ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra
  • Released: March 8, 2000
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Acoustic Orchestra / Classical
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
200,750
File:2nonstopa.PNG ayu-mi-x II version Non-Stop Mega Mix
  • Released: March 29, 2000
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Non-Stop Mega Mix
  • RIAJ Certification: 2x Platinum
515,410
File:III-nonstop.jpg ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version
  • Released: February 28, 2001
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Non-Stop Mega Mix
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
314,040
File:3ao.PNG ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra Version
  • Released: February 28, 2001
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Acoustic Orchestra/Classical
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
183,760
File:Ayu romix2.jpg SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2
  • Released: September 27, 2001
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Eurobeat
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
435,760
CYBER trance presents ayu trance
  • Released: September 27, 2001
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Trance
  • RIAJ Certification: Platinum
391,720
File:Ayumix4 nonstop.jpg ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version
  • Released: March 20, 2002
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Non-Stop Mega Mix
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
152,250
File:Ayumix4 ao.jpg ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version
  • Released: March 20, 2002
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Acoustic Orchestra/Classical
96,160
CYBER trance presents ayu trance 2
  • Released: September 26, 2002
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Trance
  • RIAJ Certification: Gold
230,000
File:Ayumix5 nonstop2.jpg RMX WORKS from ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix 30,000
File:Ayu trance3.jpg RMX WORKS from CYBER trance presents ayu trance 3 50,000
File:Ayu roIII.jpg RMX WORKS from SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 3 59,000
MY STORY Classical
  • Released: March 24, 2005
  • Language: Japanese
  • Genre: Acoustic Orchestra/Classical
  • Tracks performed with Lamoureux Orchestra (France)
82,000

Certifications Reference - [9]

Japan vinyls

USA vinyls

UK vinyls

German vinyls

Belgian vinyls

Spanish vinyls

References