Japan discography

Japan discography
Japan discography
Studio albums	6
EPs	7
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	18
Singles	23
Video albums	4
Music videos	12
Box sets	3

This article is the discography of British art pop/new wave band Japan, including their reformation as Rain Tree Crow. For the solo discography of David Sylvian, see David Sylvian discography.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
Year	Title	Details	AUS ^[1]	CAN ^[2]^[3]	JPN ^[4]	NL ^[5]	NOR ^[6]	SWE ^[7]	UK ^[8]	Certifications
1978	Adolescent Sex	Released: 8 April 1978 Label: Hansa	—	—	20	—	—	—	—
1978	Obscure Alternatives	Released: 27 October 1978 Label: Hansa	—	—	21	41	—	—	—
1979	Quiet Life	Released: 20 December 1979 Label: Hansa	—	81	24	—	—	—	53	BPI: Gold^[9]
1980	Gentlemen Take Polaroids	Released: 24 October 1980 Label: Virgin	86	39	51	—	—	—	51	BPI: Gold^[9]
1981	Tin Drum	Released: 13 November 1981 Label: Virgin	—	—	38	—	16	33	12	BPI: Gold^[9]
1991	Rain Tree Crow (Japan reformed as "Rain Tree Crow")	Released: 8 April 1991 Label: Virgin	—	—	49	61	—	33	24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Live albums

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions						Certifications
Year	Title	Details	CAN ^[10]	JPN ^[4]	NL ^[5]	NZ ^[11]	SWE ^[7]	UK ^[8]	Certifications
1983	Oil on Canvas	Released: June 1983 Label: Virgin	91	11	29	20	35	5	BPI: Gold^[9]

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Year	Title	Details	JPN	UK	US	Certifications
1981	The Singles	Released: 21 March 1981 Label: Hansa Mini-album Japan-only release	36	—	—
	The Singles – The Best	Released: 21 March 1981 Label: Hansa Cassette-only release Japan-only release Different track listing to The Singles	—	—	—
	Assemblage	Released: 11 September 1981 Label: Hansa	45	26	—	BPI: Gold^[9]
1982	Japan	Released: 1982 Label: Epic US-only release	—	—	204
1984	Exorcising Ghosts	Released: October 1984 Label: Virgin	—	45	—	BPI: Gold^[9]
1989	Souvenir from Japan	Released: 26 October 1989 Label: Hansa	—	—	—
1991	The Other Side of Japan	Released: 1991 Label: Receiver	—	—	—
1994	Best Selection	Released: 6 July 1994 Label: Hansa, BMG Victor Japan-only release	—	—	—
1996	In Vogue	Released: 24 August 1996 Label: Camden, BMG	—	—	—
	Japan Is the Masterpiece, But New Too	Released: 4 September 1996 Label: Hansa, BMG Victor Japanese-only promo release	—	—	—
	The Singles	Released: 4 September 1996 Label: Hansa, BMG Victor Japanese-only release	—	—	—
1997	The Masters	Released: September 1997 Label: Eagle	—	—	—
1998	The Best of Japan (Eternal Best)	Released: 21 November 1998 Label: Ariola, BMG Japan-only release	—	—	—
2000	The Collection	Released: 6 November 2000 Label: Armoury	—	—	—
2001	The Best of Japan – Original Hits	Released: 2001 Label: Paradiso Remastered re-release of Assemblage	—	—	—
2002	The Best of Japan	Released: 2 October 2002 Label: Ariola, BMG Japan-only release	—	—	—
2006	The Very Best of Japan	Released: 27 March 2006 Label: Virgin/EMI	—	—	—
2009	The Collection	Released: 27 July 2009 Label: Camden, Sony Music	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Box sets

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	Details	JPN
1990	Japan Collector's Ediiton	Released: October 1990 Label: Virgin Limited edition 3-CD box set: Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Tin Drum and Oil on Canvas	—
1993	Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980	Released: 4 August 1993 Label: Hansa Japan-only release 4-CD box set: Adolescent Sex, Obscure Alternatives, Quiet Life and an EP bonus disc	86
2011	Original Album Classics	Released: 28 March 2011 Label: Sony Music 3-CD box set: Adolescent Sex, Obscure Alternatives (with bonus tracks) and Quiet Life (with bonus tracks)	—

Repackaged 2-CD sets

Year	Title	Details
1983	Take Two: Adolescent Sex & Obscure Alternatives	Released: 1 August 1983 Label: Hansa, Arista Cassette-only release
1995	Quiet Life / Assemblage	Released: 1995 Label: Arista, BMG
2002	Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Tin Drum	Released: 21 October 2002 Label: Virgin Limited edition
2011	Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Oil on Canvas	Released: 27 June 2011 Label: Virgin/EMI

EPs

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	Details	JPN
1980	Special Edition Five Song Extended Play	Released: 1980 Label: Hansa Canada-only release	—
	Live in Japan	Released: July 1980 Label: Hansa Live EP	—
	Gentlemen Take Polaroids	Released: October 1980 Label: Virgin	—
1981	The Art of Parties	Released: 29 April 1981 Label: Virgin Canada-only release	—
1982	Nightporter	Released: 5 December 1982 Label: Virgin Japan-only release	35
2003	The Art of Parties	Released: 15 September 2003 Label: Virgin Different from 1981 EP	—
2008	Introducing... Japan	Released: 20 May 2008 Label: Virgin Only available from the UK iTunes Store	—

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
Year	Single	BE^[12]	IRE^[13]	JPN	NL^[5]	UK^[8]	Album
1978	"Don't Rain on My Parade"	—	—	—	—	—	Adolescent Sex
	"The Unconventional"	—	—	—	—	—	Adolescent Sex
	"Sometimes I Feel So Low"	—	—	—	—	—	Obscure Alternatives
	"Adolescent Sex"	28	—	—	21	—	Adolescent Sex
1979	"Deviation" (Netherlands-only release)	—	—	—	—	—	Obscure Alternatives
	"Life in Tokyo"	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
	"Quiet Life" (Japan-only release)	—	—	—	—	—	Quiet Life
1980	"I Second That Emotion"	—	—	87	—	—	Non-album single
	"Quiet Life" (Netherlands and Germany-only release)	—	—	—	—	—	Quiet Life
	"Gentlemen Take Polaroids"	—	—	—	—	60	Gentlemen Take Polaroids
1981	"The Art of Parties"	—	—	—	—	48	Tin Drum
	"Life in Tokyo"	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
	"Quiet Life"	—	—	—	—	19	Quiet Life
	"Visions of China"	—	—	—	—	32	Tin Drum
1982	"European Son" (Steve Nye Remix)	—	—	—	—	31	Non-album single
	"Ghosts"	—	19	—	—	5	Tin Drum
	"Cantonese Boy"	—	20	—	—	24	Tin Drum
	"I Second That Emotion" (Steve Nye Remix)	—	14	—	—	9	Non-album singles
	"Life in Tokyo" (Steve Nye Remix)	—	26	—	—	28
	"Nightporter" (Remix)	—	13	—	—	29
1983	"All Tomorrow's Parties" (Steve Nye Remix)	—	—	—	—	38
1983	"Canton" (Live)	—	—	—	—	42	Oil on Canvas
1991	"Blackwater" (Japan reformed as "Rain Tree Crow")	—	—	—	—	62	Rain Tree Crow
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Videos

Video albums

Year	Title	Details
1983	Oil on Canvas	Released: June 1983 Label: Virgin Video Medium: VHS, VHD, Betamax, LaserDisc Live material filmed at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1982
1984	Instant Pictures	Released: October 1984 Label: Virgin Video Medium: VHS, VHD, Betamax, LaserDisc Promo videos and alternate versions of live tracks
2001	Video Hits	Released: 24 July 2001 Label: Hansa, BMG Medium: DVD, DVD-Video Japan-only release
2006	The Very Best of Japan	Released: 27 March 2006 Label: Virgin Medium: DVD, DVD-Video Includes the Oil on Canvas concert and a collection of promo videos

Music videos

Year	Title
1978	"Don't Rain on My Parade"
	"Sometimes I Feel So Low"
	"Communist China"
	"Adolescent Sex"
1979	"Life in Tokyo"
1980	"Quiet Life"
	"I Second That Emotion"
	"Gentlemen Take Polaroids"
	"Swing"
1981	"Visions of China"
1982	"Ghosts"
1982	"Nightporter"

References

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c "dutchcharts.nl – Discographie Japan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Japan". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "swedishcharts.com – Discography Japan" (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "JAPAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 153. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[2] Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[3] Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[jp-4] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[nl-5] "dutchcharts.nl – Discographie Japan" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[6] "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Japan". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[swe-7] "swedishcharts.com – Discography Japan" (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[:0-8] "JAPAN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[BPICert-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.

[10] Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[11] "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[12] "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[13] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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