Yellow Magic Orchestra discography

Yellow Magic Orchestra discography
Studio albums	9
Live albums	13
Compilation albums	6
Singles	23

This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JP	US
1978	Yellow Magic Orchestra Released: November 25, 1978 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	17	81
1979	Solid State Survivor Released: September 25, 1979 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	1	–
1980	×∞ Multiplies (a.k.a. Zoshoku) Released: June 5, 1980 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: EP	1	177
1981	BGM Released: March 21, 1981 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	2	–
1981	Technodelic Released: November 21, 1981 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	4	–
1983	Naughty Boys Released: May 24, 1983 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	1	–
1983	Naughty Boys Instrumental Released: July 27, 1983 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	18	–
1983	Service Released: December 14, 1983 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP	5	–
1993	Technodon Released: May 26, 1993 Labels: Toshiba EMI Formats: LP	2	–

Live albums

• 1980 Public Pressure – Japan No. 1
• 1984 After Service – Japan No. 2
• 1991 Faker Holic (Transatlantic Tour 1979) – Japan No. 50
• 1992 Complete Service (mixed by Brian Eno) – Japan No. 37
• 1993 Technodon Live – Japan No. 12
• 1993 Live At The Budokan 1980 – Japan No. 87
• 1993 Live At Kinokuniya Hall 1978 – Japan No. 55
• 1995 Winter Live 1981
• 1996 World Tour 1980 – Japan No. 59
• 1997 Live At The Greek Theatre 1979
• 2008 Euymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijon 2008
• 2008 LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/6 08
• 2008 Gijonymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/6 08

Compilation albums

• 1984 Sealed
• 1992 Technobible
• 1992 Kyoretsu Na Rhythm
• 2000 YMO Go Home! : The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra, (compiled by Haruomi Hosono)
• 2001 One More YMO: The Best of YMO Live (compiled by Yukihiro Takahashi)
• 2003 UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra (compiled by Ryuichi Sakamoto)
• 2011 YMO (compiled by YMO)

Remix albums

• 1992 Hi-tech/No Crime (Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed) (UK compilation of remixes by British artists)
• 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)

Singles

• "Firecracker" (1978, Japan; 1979, US, UK)
• "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan; 1979, UK)
• "Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada, Europe) – UK No. 17, US No. 60
• "Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US)
• "La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9
• "Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15
• "Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Nice Age" (1980, UK, Netherlands) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please)" (cover version of Archie Bell & the Drells hit; 1980, Japan, US, UK) – Japan No. 43
• "Cue" (1981, Japan, US)
• "Mass" (1981, Japan)
• "Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan)
• "Pure Jam" (1982, Spain)
• "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2
• "The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 15
• "Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23
• "Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland)
• Reconstructions EP (1992, UK)
• "Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13
• "Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76
• "Rescue / Rydeen 79/07" (2007, Japan) – Digital download release: March 10, 2007, CD release: August 22, 2007
• "The City of Light / Tokyo Town Pages" (2008, Japan)
• "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
1978	"Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)"
	"Computer Game"
1979	"Technopolis"
	"Rydeen"
1981	"Taiso"	Talking Heads
1983	"Kimi ni Mune Kyun"	Hajime Tachibana