Akina Nakamori albums discography

Akina Nakamori albums discography
Akina Nakamori albums discography
Studio albums	25
EPs	6
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	11
Cover albums	11
Box sets	1

The albums discography of Japanese recording artist Akina Nakamori consists of 25 studio albums, 11 compilation albums, 11 cover albums, two live albums, one box set, and six extended plays.

Nakamori's music career began when she won the 1981 season of the talent show Star Tanjō!. After signing to Warner Pioneer, she released "Slow Motion" in 1982. Her debut studio album, Prologue peaked at number five in Japan. The follow-up, "Shōjo A" became number five hit and marked her popularity. Following the success, her second album, Variation (1982) topped on the Oricon Albums Chart and stayed atop for three weeks. Since its release, all of Nakamori's studio albums had achieved number one, until Stock (1988) peaked at number two. Her third studio album Fantasy (1983) spawned her biggest hit, "Second Love". Her fourth studio album New Akina Etranger (1983) yielded three number-three hits: "1/2 no Shinwa", "Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)", and "Kinku", which won a Japan Record Awards for Golden Idol at the 1983 ceremony. Her first compilation album, Best Akina Memoires was released in 1983 and debuted at number one in Japan. Her fifth studio album Anniversary was released in 1984, following the hit single "Kita Wing". Nakamori's sixth studio album Possibility (1984) yielded two singles: "Southern Wind" and "Jukkai (1984)". The latter won a Grand Prix at the 1984's Nippon Television Music Festival and became sixth best-selling song of 1984 in Japan.

As the lead single from Nakamori's seventh studio album Bitter and Sweet (1985), "Kazari ja Nai noyo Namida wa" was released in 1984. The Yōsui Inoue-penned song topped in Japan and became sixth best-selling song of 1985 there. Her eighth studio album D404ME (1985) met with critical acclaim and yielded one hit single, "Meu Amor é...", which became second best-selling single of 1985 in Japan. The song earned Grand Prix at 27th Japan Record Awards and 1985's FNS Music Festival. Nakamori's second compilation album Best was released 1986 and spawned two singles: "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" and "Solitude", both of which topped on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Her ninth studio album, Fushigi was released in 1986. The highly experimental album stayed at number one for three weeks in Japan. Her tenth studio album Crimson (1986) sold 600,800 copies in Japan alone and became third best-selling album of that year in Japan. Her third compilation album CD'87 was released in 1987 and spawned four singles: "Desire (Jōnetsu)", "Gypsy Queen", "Fin", and "Tango Noir" along with their b-side tracks. "Desire (Jōnetsu)" is known as Nakamori's best-known work, winning Grand Prix at the numerous awards such as 28th Japan Record Awards, 1987's Japan Gold Disc Award and 1986's FNS Music Festival. Nakamori's first English-language studio album, Cross My Palm was released in 1987. The album reached number one in Japan and managed to entered the Billboard 200. The follow-up single, "Blonde" was released in the same year and became seventh best-selling single of 1987 in Japan. In the same year, Nakamori released a cover of the Tokiko Kato song, "Nampasen" to critical acclaim and it won a Japan Gold Disc Award for The Best Single of the Year at the 1988 ceremony. Her twelfth studio album Stock (1988) failed to top the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, although the album performed better than her last album, Cross My Palm. The follow-up, "Tattoo" attracted much attention for the sexual lyrics and bodycon dress costume. Her thirteenth studio album, Femme Fatale was released in 1988 and reached number one in Japan. Her fourth compilation album Best II was released in the same year and spawned five number one singles. The album itself has sold over 800,000 copies and became fourth best-selling album of 1989 in Japan. Her fourteenth studio album Cruise was released in 1989 and debuted at number one in Japan. However, one week before the release of the album, Nakamori attempted suicide at the house of her then-boyfriend, Masahiko Kondō and took one-year hiatus.

Nakamori's comeback single, "Dear Friend" was released in 1990. The song debuted at number one in Japan and stayed for two weeks there, selling approximately 550,000 copies. Her fifth compilation album Best III was released in 1992, followed by three number-three hits. As her first release from MCA Records, the double-A side single, "Everlasting Love"/"Not Crazy to Me" was released in 1995. The single, written by Ryuichi Sakamoto peaked at number ten in Japan. Her fifteenth studio album Unbalance+Balance (1993) spawned four singles, including Tetsuya Komuro-penned "Aibu". Nakamori's first cover album, Utahime was released in 1994 and reached number five in Japan. She released her sixteenth studio album La Alteración in 1995, yielding one top twenty single "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō datta". In 1997, her seventeenth studio album Shaker was released. The album was a minor success, only reaching number fourteen in Japan. Her eighteenth studio album Spoon was released in 1998 to critical acclaim. The lead single from the album and Nakamori's first release from This One label, "Kiseki (Never Forget)" was released in 1998 and has sold approximately 95,000 copies. In 1999, Nakamori's nineteenth studio album, Will was released without her permission. The album was a commercial failure, only reaching number fifty-two in Japan.

After parting way with This One label, Nakamori signed a new record deal with @Ease, and subsequently released a single "It's Brand New Day" in 2001. However, in 2002, Nakamori departed from the label and signed with Universal Music Japan. Her second cover album, Zero Album: Utahime 2 was released in March 2002 and reached number ten in Japan, selling approximately 223,000 copies and certificated Gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan. Nakamori's twentieth studio album Resonancia (2002) spawned two singles. Her re-recorded compilation album, Akina Nakamori: Utahime Double Decade (2002) peaked at number eight in Japan. Nakamori released her twenty-first studio album I hope so in 2003. Her third cover album Utahime 3: Shūmaku (2003) was a moderate success, reaching number twenty-five on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart. Her twenty-second studio album, Destination (2006) reached number twenty in Japan. In the early 2007, Nakamori released two compilation albums: Utahime Best: 25th Anniversary Selection and Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection. Her fourth cover album, Enka (2007) was released to a commercial success, reaching number ten and certificated Gold by RIAJ. The album won a 49th Japan Record Awards for Planning Award at the 2007 ceremony. In 2009, Nakamori released her twenty-third studio album Diva to a moderate success, making it reach number twenty-nine in Japan. However, in October 2010, Nakamori announced she would take an indefinite hiatus due to her physically and mentally bad condition.

In August 2014, Nakamori's compilation albums, All Time Best: Original and All Time Best: Utahime Cover were simultaneously released to unexpected commercial success. Her comeback single, "Rojo (Tierra)" was released in the late 2014 and peaked at number eight in Japan. She performed the song on the Japanese music television program, 65th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Her twenty-fourth studio album, Fixer (2015) was also a commercial success, peaking at number seven in Japan. In 2017, Nakamori released two albums on the same day: Akina, her twenty-fifth studio album and Cage, her disco-influenced cover album. The albums reached number nine and eight respectively in Japan.

To date, Nakamori has sold more than 25.7 million records nationwide. She has 22 number one singles and 18 number one albums, being the nineteenth best-selling artist in Japan of all-time.

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Prologue	Released: July 1, 1982 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	5	453,100
Variation	Released: October 27, 1982 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	742,900
Fantasy	Released: March 23, 1983 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	615,700
New Akina Etranger	Released: August 10, 1983 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	482,100
Anniversary	Released: May 1, 1984 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	483,400
Possibility	Released: October 10, 1984 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	629,200
Bitter and Sweet	Released: April 3, 1985 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	573,700
D404ME	Released: August 10, 1985 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	651,100
Fushigi	Released: August 11, 1986 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	463,100
Crimson	Released: December 24, 1986 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	600,800
Cross My Palm	Released: August 25, 1987 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	347,700
Stock	Released: March 3, 1988 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: LP cassette CD digital download	2	395,800
Femme Fatale	Released: August 3, 1988 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	268,800
Cruise	Released: July 25, 1989 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	327,000	RIAJ: Platinum
Unbalance+Balance	Released: September 22, 1993 Label: MCA Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	4	186,600	RIAJ: Gold
La Alteración	Released: July 21, 1995 Label: MCA Formats: CD, digital download	7	149,100
Shaker	Released: March 21, 1997 Label: MCA Formats: CD, digital download	14	43,600
Spoon	Released: June 17, 1998 Label: This One Formats: CD, digital download	17	22,800
Will	Released: December 1, 1999 Label: This One Formats: CD, digital download	52	4,900
Resonancia	Released: May 22, 2002 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	15	31,000
I hope so	Released: May 14, 2003 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	15	18,000
Destination	Released: June 21, 2006 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	20	10,300
Diva	Released: August 26, 2009 Label: Universal Formats: CD, 2-CD, digital download	29	6,900
Fixer	Released: December 30, 2015 Label: Universal Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download	7	14,000
Akina	Released: November 8, 2017 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	9	10,500
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Reissue albums

List of reissue albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details
Unbalance+Balance+6	Released: December 4, 2002 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download
La Alteración + 4	Released: December 4, 2002 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download
Shaker + 3	Released: December 4, 2002 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download
Belie + Vampire	Released: December 21, 2016 Label: Universal Formats: CD, LP
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Best Akina Memoires	Released: December 21, 1983 Label: Warner Pioneer Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	721,800
Best	Released: April 1, 1986 Label: Warner Pioneer Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	774,200
Best II	Released: December 24, 1988 Label: Warner Pioneer Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	801,000
Best III	Released: November 10, 1992 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	6	158,700	RIAJ: Gold
True Album Akina 95 Best	Released: December 6, 1995 Label: MCA Formats: CD, digital download	16	86,100
Akina Nakamori: Utahime Double Decade	Released: December 4. 2002 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	8	83,000
Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection	Released: January 11, 2006 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	29	15,800
Utahime Best: 25th Anniversary Selection	Released: January 17, 2007 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	9	43,500
Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection	Released: March 28, 2007 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	13	26,600
Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best	Released: February 27, 2008 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	37	7,700
All Time Best: Original	Released: August 6, 2014 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download	3	120,200	RIAJ: Gold
Utahime: Stereo Sound Selection	Released: December 21, 2020 Label: Universal Formats: LP	TBA
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Cover albums

List of cover albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Utahime	Released: March 24, 1994 Label: MCA Formats: cassette CD digital download	5	140,500
Zero Album: Utahime 2	Released: March 20, 2002 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	10	229,700	RIAJ: Gold
Utahime 3: Shūmaku	Released: December 3, 2003 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	25	31,700
Enka	Released: June 27, 2007 Label: Universal Formats: CD cassette digital download	10	61,400	RIAJ: Gold
Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka	Released: December 24, 2008 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	30	18,000
Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū	Released: June 24, 2009 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	30	6,400
Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka	Released: July 29, 2009 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	33	8,100
All Time Best: Utahime Cover	Released: August 6, 2014 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	7	56,500
Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict	Released: August 6, 2014 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	5	26,500
Belie	Released: November 30, 2016 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	8	22,800
Cage	Released: November 8, 2017 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	8	11,700
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Akina East Live Index-XXIII	Released: November 17, 1989 Label: Warner Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	6	131,300	RIAJ: Gold
Listen to Me	Released: November 28, 1991 Label: Warner Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	5	183,000	RIAJ: Gold
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Box sets

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Utahime Complete Box Empress	Released: December 1, 2004 Label: Warner Formats: 6CD	158	1,500
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Extended plays

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Seventeen	Released: December 24, 1982 Label: Warner Formats: LP, CD, digital download	1	142,100
Silent Love	Released: December 21, 1984 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download	2	282,000
My Best Thanks	Released: December 21, 1985 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	294,700
CD'87	Released: May 1, 1987 Label: Warner Formats: CD, digital download	1	159,900
Wonder	Released: June 1, 1988 Label: Warner Formats: CD, digital download	2	117,600
Vamp	Released: December 18, 1996 Label: MCA Victor Formats: CD, digital download	30	31,800
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "中森明菜のCD・DVDリリース一覧". Oricon. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

External links

Akina Nakamori discography at Discogs

[OriconPositions-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "中森明菜のCD・DVDリリース一覧". Oricon. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

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v t e Akina Nakamori
Albums Singles Videos
Studio albums	Prologue (Jomaku) Variation (Hensoukyoku) Fantasy (Gensoukyoku) New Akina Etranger Anniversary Possibility Bitter and Sweet D404ME Fushigi Crimson Cross My Palm Stock Femme Fatale Cruise Unbalance+Balance La Alteración Shaker Spoon Will Resonancia I Hope So Destination Diva Fixer Akina
Cover albums	Utahime Zero Album: Utahime 2 Utahime 3: Shūmaku Enka Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict Belie Vampire Cage
Extended plays	Silent Love Wonder Vamp
Compilation albums	Best Akina Memoires Best CD'87 Best II Best III True Album Akina 95 Best Utahime Double Decade Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection Utahime Best 25th Anniversary Selection Ballad Best 25th Anniversary Selection All Time Best Original Cover Original & Cover
Singles	"Slow Motion" "Shōjo A" "Second Love" "½ no Shinwa" "Twilight (Yūgure Dayori)" "Kinku" "Kita Wing" "Southern Wind" "Jukkai (1984)" "Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa" "Meu amor é..." "Akaitori Nigeta" "Sand Beige (Sabaku e)" "Solitude" "Desire (Jōnetsu)" "Gypsy Queen" "Fin" "Nonfiction Ecstasy" "Tango Noir" "Blonde" "Nanpasen" "Al-Mauj" "Tattoo" "I Missed the Shock" "Liar" "Dear Friend" "Mizu ni Sashita Hana" "Futari Shizuka: Tenkawa Densetsu Satsujin Jiken yori" "Everlasting Love"/"Not Crazy to Me" "Kataomoi"/"Aibu" "Yoru no Doko ka de (Night Shift)" "Gekka" "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta" "Tokyo Rose" "Moonlight Shadow: Tsuki ni Hoero" "Appetite" "Kisei (Never Forget)" "Kon'ya, Nagareboshi" "Tomadoi" "Ophelia" "Trust Me" "It's Brand New Day" "The Heat (Musica Fiesta)" "Days" "Akai Hana" "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni" "Rakka Ryūsui" "Hana yo Odore" "Diva Single Version" "Crazy Love" "Rojo (Tierra)" "Unfixable" "Fixer (While the Women Are Sleeping)"
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