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Namie Amuro discography
Studio albums8
Compilation albums2
B-sides13

This article contains the discography of Japanese Pop/R&B singer Namie Amuro and includes information relating to album and single releases.

Studio albums

Album information
Dance Tracks Vol.1
  • Release Date: October 16, 1995
  • Chart peak: #1 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: Million[1]
  • Singles: "ダンシング・ジャンク", "愛してマスカット", "パラダイストレーン", "Try Me ~私を信じて~", "太陽のSeason", "Stop the Music"
  • Domestic sales: 1,865,450[2]
Sweet 19 Blues
  • Release Date: July 22, 1996
  • Chart peak: #1 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: 3 Million[3]
  • Singles: "Body Feels Exit", "Chase the Chance", "Don't Wanna Cry", "You're My Sunshine", "Sweet 19 Blues"
  • Domestic sales: 3,359,420[4]
Concentration 20
  • Release Date: July 24, 1997
  • Chart peak: #1 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: Million[5]
  • Singles: "A Walk in the Park", "Can You Celebrate?", "How to Be a Girl"
  • Domestic sales: 1,929,860[6]
Genius 2000
  • Release Date: January 26, 2000
  • Chart peak: #1 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: 3x Platinum[7]
  • Singles: "I Have Never Seen", "Respect the Power of Love", "Something 'bout the Kiss", "Love 2000"
  • Domestic sales: 802,740[8]
Break the Rules
  • Release Date: December 20, 2000
  • Chart peak: #2 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: Platinum[9]
  • Singles: "Never End", "Please Smile Again", "Think of Me / No More Tears"
  • Domestic sales: 334,520[10]
Style
  • Release Date: December 10, 2003
  • Chart peak: #4 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: Gold[11]
  • Singles: "Wishing on the Same Star", "Shine More", "Put 'Em Up", "So Crazy"
  • Domestic sales: 221,874[12]
Queen of Hip-Pop
  • Release Date: July 13, 2005
  • Chart peak: #2 (JP) #1 (TW)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: 2x Platinum[13]
  • Singles: "Alarm", "All for You", "Girl Talk/The Speed Star", "Want Me, Want Me"
  • Domestic sales: 455,428[14]
Play
  • Release: June 27, 2007
  • Chart positions: #1 (JP), #1 (TW)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: 2x Platinum
  • Singles: "White Light / Violet Sauce," "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / Ningyo," "Baby Don't Cry," "Funky Town"
  • Domestic sales: 540,952

Compilations

Album information
Original Tracks Vol.1
  • Release Date: September 30, 1996
  • Sales: 419,000+
181920
Love Enhanced Single Collection
Best Fiction
  • Release Date: July 30, 2008
  • Chart peak: #1 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: Million[19]
  • Singles: "60s 70s 80s"
  • Domestic sales: 1,524,364

Album side-projects

Album information
When Pop Hits the Fan
  • Artist: Suite Chic
  • Release Date: February 26, 2003
  • Chart peak: #4 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: None
  • Singles: "Good Life feat. Firstklas", "Just Say So feat. Verbal", "Uh Uh,,,,,, feat. AI", "Baby Be Mine"
  • Domestic sales: 189,335 [20]
When Pop Hits the Lab
  • Artist: Suite Chic
  • Release Date: March 26, 2003
  • Chart peak: #65 (JP)
  • RIAJ Sales Certification: None
  • Domestic sales: 17,021 [21]

Album appearances

Release Artist Album Title
09/18/2003 Zeebra Tokyo's Finest "After Party" feat. 安室奈美恵
09/25/2003 Heartsdales Sugar Shine "Wet 'N Wild" feat. Suite Chic
03/29/2005 Jhett aka Yakko for Aquarius Jhett "Do or Die" feat. 安室奈美恵
02/15/2006 Zeebra The New Beginning "Do What U Gotta Do" feat. AI, 安室奈美恵, & Mummy-D
03/28/2007 m-flo Cosmicolor Luvotomy / m-flo loves 安室奈美恵
05/28/2008 Double The Best Collaboration Black Diamond / Double & 安室奈美恵
04/29/2009 ravex trax ROCK U feat. 安室奈美恵


  • Not listed are re-releases or special/limited editions. Information for such releases are available in the respective albums page.

Solo Singles

Release Title Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales Album
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Debut Overall
1995 太陽のSeason" ^ -- 5 10 56 69,750 610,680 Dance Tracks Vol. 1
"Stop the Music" ^ -- 4 8 65 174,020 528,160
"Body Feels Exit" -- 3 1 70 221,420 881,640 Sweet 19 Blues
"Chase the Chance" 1 1 2 10 225,090 1,361,710
1996 "Don't Wanna Cry" 1 1 2 9 323,910 1,389,700
"You're My Sunshine" 1 1 3 13 434,230 1,098,520
"Sweet 19 Blues" (Re-cut single) -- 2 5 64 101,830 452,890
"A Walk in the Park" 1 1 3 13 233,460 1,066,580 Concentration 20
1997 "Can You Celebrate?" 1 1 1 1 828,480 2,296,200
"How to Be a Girl" 1 1 1 23 328,560 772,130
"Dreaming I was Dreaming" 1 1 4 42 204,530 558,830 181920
"Can You Celebrate? (Maxi Single)" 1 1 3 54 280,060 454,020 Non-album single
1998 "I Have Never Seen" 1 1 2 29 333,210 657,250 Genius 2000
1999 "Respect the Power of Love" -- 2 3 40 200,610 491,920
"Toi et Moi" -- 3 8 81 121,970 272,110 Non-album single
"Something 'bout the Kiss" ^^ -- 3 7 87 179,670 369,380 Genius 2000
2000 "Love 2000" ^^^ -- 4 11 -- 165,940 228,120
"Never End" 2 2 6 32 268,920 640,310 Break the Rules
"Please Smile Again" 2 2 12 -- 94,520 216,960
2001 "Think of Me / No More Tears" -- 7 16 -- 55,920 112,670
"Say the Word" 2 3 13 -- 64,070 183,840 Love Enhanced Single Collection
2002 "I Will" -- 7 10 -- 37,680 95,120
"Wishing on the Same Star" 2 2 15 -- 37,990 97,253 Style
2003 "Shine More" 4 8 29 -- 27,938 52,268
"Put 'Em Up" 7 7 28 -- 21,725 41,149
"So Crazy / Come" 3 8 30 -- 18,868 48,969
2004 "Alarm" 6 11 23 -- 21,049 50,262 Queen of Hip-Pop
"All for You" 4 6 14 83 28,003 112,558
"Girl Talk / The Speed Star" ^^^^ 1 2 14 97 41,717 106,327
2005 "Want Me, Want Me" ^^ 2 2 7 100 48,106 102,733
"White Light / Violet Sauce" 5 7 18 -- 31,325 72,652 Play
2006 "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick / 人魚" 2 2 15 125 43,548 79,525
2007 "Baby Don't Cry" 3 3 5 48 52,168 144,081
"Funky Town" 2 3 14 146 34,292 54,030
2008 "60s 70s 80s" 1 1 5 19 114,719 293,097 Best Fiction
2009 "Wild / Dr." 1 1 11 -- 75,456 119,352 --


Footnotes:

  • ^ = Both singles were released before her solo debut but because she is solely accredited to those singles they have been included here as part of her solo discography.
  • ^^ = "Something 'bout the Kiss" was released in two single formats. Because of this both versions of the single have different rankings and sales figures as at the time Oricon did not combine sales of multi-format singles as they do now. The figures listed above pertain to the maxi single (12cm) version which ranked higher than any other version released.
  • ^^^ = Although officially released on 01/01/2000, singles released during New Years period generally go on sale before street date due to holiday closing of businesses. The sales amount and ranking indicated for the first week of the single are combined from two weeks of sales as Oricon does not rank single during the New Years week.
  • ^^^^ = "Girl Talk / The Speed Star" is a double a-side single, however only "Girl Talk" appears on a studio album.

Single appearances

Release Artist Title Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Debut Overall
06/01/1995 Sister Rabbits "Issun Momo Kintarou" -- 100 -- -- 3,250 3,250
01/01/1997 TK presents Konetto "You Are the One" 1 1 1 7 310,630 1,225,070
12/27/2001 Namie Amuro & Verbal "Lovin' it" -- 8 11 -- 56,070 71,500
12/18/2002 Suite Chic "Good Life" feat. Firstklas / Just Say So feat. Verbal" -- 35 -- -- 4,844 25,929
02/05/2003 Suite Chic "Uh Uh,,,,,, feat. AI / Baby Be Mine" -- 22 44 -- 11,312 29,594

Concert DVDs

Information
Amuro Namie First Anniversary Live in Marine Stadium
  • Originally released: December 4, 1996 (VHS)
  • Re-released: September 27, 2000 (DVD), March 24, 2005 (Limited low-price DVD)
  • Run time: 111 minutes
  • Special guest(s): m.c.AT, MAX, Sam, Sheila E., Tetsuya Komuro
  • Track list: "Try Me ~私を信じて~", "ハートに火をつけて", "愛してマスカット", "ダンシング・ジャンク", "Rainy Dance", "I Was a Fool", "Private", "Don't Wanna Cry", "I'll Jump", "Joy", "Body Feels Exit", "Let's Do the Motion", "You're My Sunshine", "Chase the Chance", "Go! Go! ~夢を速さで~", "Stop the Music", "Get My Shinin'", "Sweet 19 Blues"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Chiba Marine Stadium, Chiba Prefecture, Japan in 1996.
Namie Amuro Concentration 20 Live in Tokyo Dome
  • Originally released: December 3, 1997
  • Re-released: September 27, 2000 (DVD), March 24, 2005 (Limited low-price DVD)
  • Run time: 111 minutes
  • Track list: "Close Your Eyes, Close to You", "I Was a Fool", "Private", "Don't Wanna Cry", "A Walk in the Park", "No Communication", "Storm", "Concentration 20 (Make You Alright)", "Sweet 19 Blues", "B w/z You", "Body Feels Exit", "Whisper", "Chase the Chance", "How to Be a Girl", "Let's Do the Motion", "You're My Sunshine", "Can You Celebrate?", "Me Love Peace!!"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Tokyo Dome during her "Mistio Presents Namie Amuro Summer Stage '97 Cocentration 20" tour. The concert contains an interview with the artist.
Namie Amuro Tour "Genius 2000"
  • Originally released: August 18, 2000
  • Re-released: March 24, 2005 (Limited low-price DVD)
  • Run time: 110 minutes
  • Track list: "Toi et Moi", "How to Be a Girl", "I Have Never Seen", "Next to You", "Still in Love", "Respect the Power of Love", "Sweet 19 Blues", "Something 'bout the Kiss", "Leavin' for Las Vegas", "Mi Corazon (Te' Amour)", "You're My Sunshine", "Body Feels Exit", "Chase the Chance", "Love 2000", "Can You Celebrate?", "A Walk in the Park", "Don't Wanna Cry", "You Are the One"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan in 2000. Although she performed the song "Asking Why" during the tour, it was cut from the recording.
Namie Amuro Tour 2001 "Break the Rules"
  • Originally released: November 19, 2003
  • Re-released: March 24, 2005 (Limited low-price DVD)
  • Run time: 106 minutes
  • Track list: "Break the Rules", "Love 2000", "Never Shoulda", "Better Days", "Looking for You", "Something 'bout the Kiss", "Can You Celebrate?" "You're My Sunshine", "No More Tears", "Respect the Power of Love", "Cross Over", "Please Smile Again", "Don't Wanna Cry", "Think of Me", "Body Feels Exit", "Chase the Chance", "Never End", "No More Tears (Vasques Mix)"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Yoyogi Stadium, Tokyo (Japan) in 2001. The release of the DVD was delayed two years. A fanclub exclusive release of the concert was released uncut but a general release of the concert edited out performances of "Try Me ~私を信じて~", "太陽のSeason", and "HimAWArI"
Namie Amuro So Crazy Tour Featuring Best Singles 2003-2004
  • Released: September 23, 2004
  • Run time: 126 minutes
  • Track list: "Put 'Em Up", "Shine More", "Respect the Power of Love", "I Have Never Seen", "Something 'bout the Kiss", "No More Tears", "Dreaming I Was Dreaming" "Please Smile Again", "I Will", "Uh Uh,,,,,,", "Toi et Moi", "Wishing on the Same Star", "Love 2000", "How to Be a Girl", "Chase the Chance", "Think of Me", "Sweet 19 Blues", "So Crazy", "Body Feels Exit", "You're My Sunshine", "A Walk in the Park", "Say the Word", "Can You Celebrate?", "Don't Wanna Cry", "Never End"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Tokyo International Forum Hall A, Tokyo (Japan) in 2004.
Space of Hip-Pop: Namie Amuro Tour 2005
  • Released: March 15, 2006
  • Run time: 108 minutes
  • Track list: "Queen of Hip-Pop", "Want Me, Want Me", "WoWa", "I Wanna Show You My Love", "Girl Talk", "The Speed Star", "My Darling" "Ups & Downs", "Violet Sauce", "All for You", "Don't Wanna Cry", "Alarm", "Body Feels Exit", "Shine More", "So Crazy", "Love 2000", "You're My Sunshine", "Chase the Chance", "Say the Word", "No", "Put 'Em Up", "Can You Celebrate?", "White light", "I Love You"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Tokyo International Forum Hall A, Tokyo (Japan) in 2005.
Namie Amuro Best Tour "Live Style 2006"
  • Released: February 21, 2007
  • Run time: 112
  • Track list: "Violet Sauce", "Handle Me", "Without Me", "Fish", "A Walk in the Park", "Say the Word", "Put 'Em Up" "Alarm", "No More Tears", "Strobe", "Exist For You", "Four Seasons", "Ningyo", "Lovin' it", "Drive", "Girl Talk", "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick", "Do or Die", "Uh Uh,,,,,,", "How to Be a Girl", "Want Me, Want Me", "Shine More", "The Speed Star", "Body Feels Exit," "Chase the Chance," "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick (Remix)"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Contains interview with Namie and her staff in Okinawa.
Namie Amuro "Play" Tour 2007-2008
  • Originally released: February 27, 2008
  • Run time: 115 minutes
  • Track list: "Hide & Seek ", "Full Moon", "It's All about You", "Butterfly", "Darling", "Come", "Luvotomy", "Should I Love Him?", "Girl Talk", "Funky Town", "Hello", "人魚", "Baby Don't Cry", "Step with It", "Chase the Chance", "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick", "Want Me, Want Me", "Violet Sauce", "Top Secret" "Pink Key", "Can You Celebrate?", "Say the Word"
  • Comments: Recorded live in Tokyo International Forum Hall A, Tokyo (Japan) in 2007. All songs from the album Play are performed with the exception of Pink Key being an encore performance along with Can You Celebrate and Say the word
Namie Amuro Best Fiction tour 2008-2009
  • Originally released: September 09 2009
  • Run time: N/A
  • Track list: "Do Me More", "Violet Sauce", "Alarm", "So Crazy (Remix)", "NEW LOOK", "Hello", "Girl Talk", "Shine More", "Full Moon", "Luvotomy (No Rap Version)", "Put 'Em Up", "It's All About You", "Wishing on the Same Star", "ROCK STEADY", "Funky Town", "No", "Say the word (Single Version)", "Dr.", "WILD", "White Light", "Hide & Seek", "Queen of Hip-Pop", "Sexy Girl","Want Me Want Me", "Top Secret", "Black Diamond (Solo Version)", "WHAT A FEELING", "WoWa", "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick", "Baby Don't Cry"
  • Comments: The show at Yokohama Arena on March 7, 2009 was filmed and photographed for media outlets in print and television. Snippets of performances for "NEW LOOK," "Dr.," "WILD," and "Top Secret" were aired on several major entertainment news programs on March 8, 2009.

Filming for a DVD release of the tour took place on June 20 and June 21, 2009 at Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. DVD/Blu-ray Disc release has confirmed to be released 09.09.2009.

Video albums

Information
181920 films
  • Released: July 1, 1998
  • Run time: 42 minutes
  • Track list: "Body Feels Exit", "Chase the Chance", "Don't Wanna Cry", "You're My Sunshine", "A Walk in the Park", "Can You Celebrate?", "How to Be a Girl", "Dreaming I Was Dreaming"
  • Comments: First video compilation released tieing into her first greatest hits compilation, "181920" (1998). Unlike the album, it does not contain the videos for "Try Me ~私を信じて~", "太陽のSEASON", "Stop the Music", and "Sweet 19 Blues" although they were produced and aired during the release of their respective singles.
Filmography
  • Released: March 7, 2001
  • Run time: 43 minutes
  • Track list: "I Have Never Seen", "Respect the Power of Love", "Something 'bout the Kiss", "Love 2000", "Never End", "Please Smile Again", "Think of Me", "Think of Me (Non-edit)"
  • Comments: Second video compilation compiling the videos for singles released from December 1998 to January 2001.
Filmography 2001-2005
  • Released: December 07, 2005
  • Run time: 56 minutes
  • Track list: "Say the Word", "I Will", "Wishing on the Same Star", "Shine More", "Put 'Em Up", "So Crazy", "Alarm" "All for You", "Girl Talk", "Want Me, Want Me", "WoWa", "White Light"
  • Comments: A compilation of music videos pertaining to solo Namie Amuro singles released from August 2001 to November 2005.
  • RIAJ Certificate: Gold [22]

Other

Release Artist Title Comment
09/01/1995 Various Artist Dj Groove A DJ'ing video with a cameo from Namie Amuro.
09/14/1996 Namie Amuro Namie Amuro World A rare video released by Lawson convenience stores.
03/13/2002 Namie Amuro 181920 films + filmography A special DVD containing both her original music video compilations only available on VHS prior.
03/26/2003 Suite Chic When Pop Hits the Pix A DVD containing the two music videos "GOOD LIFE" and "Uh Uh,,,,,," filmed for the Suite Chic project.
01/19/2005 Zeebra The Live Animal '03 ~Tokyo's Finest~ A tour recording from Zeebra. Namie Amuro makes an appearance to perform their song "After Party" from his album, "Tokyo's Finest."

Yearly Sales

Year Sales
1995 5,250,890
1996 7,786,110
1997 7,236,110
1998 2,346,780
1999 1,133,410 *
2000 2,222,650
2001 255,340
2002 532,872
2003 600,210
2004 269,147
2005 631,161
2006 700,525
2007 736,442
2008 1,866,251
2009 166,139
Total 37,701,537
  • *: only three singles were released
  • **: only one single was released

Music Videos

Solo

  1. 1995 - Body Feels EXIT
  2. 1995 - Chase the Chance
  3. 1996 - Don't wanna cry
  4. 1996 - You're my sunshine
  5. 1996 - a walk in the park
  6. 1997 - Can You Celebrate?
  7. 1997 - How To Be a Girl
  8. 1997 - Dreaming I Was Dreaming
  9. 1998 - I Have Never Seen
  10. 1999 - RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE
  11. 1999 - Somethin' Bout The Kiss
  12. 2000 - LOVE 2000
  13. 2000 - NEVER END
  14. 2000 - Please Smile Again
  15. 2001 - Think Of Me
  16. 2001 - Think Of Me (Non-Edit Version)
  17. 2001 - Say the word
  18. 2002 - I Will
  19. 2002 - Wishing on the Same Star
  20. 2002 - Did U
  21. 2003 - shine more
  22. 2003 - Put 'Em Up
  23. 2003 - SO CRAZY
  24. 2004 - ALARM
  25. 2004 - All For You
  26. 2004 - GIRL TALK
  27. 2004 - The SPEED STAR
  28. 2005 - WANT ME, WANT ME
  29. 2005 - WoWa
  30. 2005 - White Light
  31. 2006 - No (Live Version)
  32. 2006 - Can't sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick
  33. 2006 - Ningyo
  34. 2006 - Violet Sauce (Live Version)
  35. 2007 - Baby Don't Cry
  36. 2007 - FUNKY TOWN
  37. 2007 - Hide & Seek
  38. 2007 - Hello
  39. 2008 - NEW LOOK
  40. 2008 - ROCK STEADY
  41. 2008 - WHAT A FEELING
  42. 2008 - Hide & Seek (Live Version)
  43. 2008 - Do Me More
  44. 2008 - Sexy Girl
  45. 2009 - WILD
  46. 2009 - Dr.

Suit chic

  1. 2003 - Good Life (feat Firstklas)
  2. 2003 - Uh Uh... (Feat AI)

Featuring

  1. 2001 - Lovin' It (Feat. Verbal)
  2. 2006 - Do What U Gotta Do (Feat. ZEEBRA)
  3. 2008 - Luvotomy (mflo ♥ 安室奈美恵)
  4. 2008 - BLACK DIAMOND (Double & 安室奈美恵)

Sources

  • All sales and rankings are based solely on the Oricon music ranking system and are listed online through their website [23]. Oricon's archived sales database is available only to paid subscribers (Japanese only)
  • Monthly and yearly oricon chart rankings as well as first week sales numbers were acquired from several Japanese language sites listing Oricon chart rankings and sales including [24], [25]
  • All record certifications are awarded by RIAJ and such information regarding certification can be found on their website [26] (Japanese only)