Akina Nakamori albums discography

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.

Akina Nakamori albums discography
Studio albums25
Live albums2
Compilation albums11
EPs6
Cover albums11
Box sets1

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
JPN
Oricon

[1]
Prologue 5 453,100
Variation
  • Released: October 27, 1982
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 742,900
Fantasy
  • Released: March 23, 1983
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 615,700
New Akina Etranger
  • Released: August 10, 1983
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 482,100
Anniversary
  • Released: May 1, 1984
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 483,400
Possibility
  • Released: October 10, 1984
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 629,200
Bitter and Sweet
  • Released: April 3, 1985
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 573,700
D404ME
  • Released: August 10, 1985
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 651,100
Fushigi
  • Released: August 11, 1986
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 463,100
Crimson
  • Released: December 24, 1986
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 600,800
Cross My Palm
  • Released: August 25, 1987
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 347,700
Stock
  • Released: March 3, 1988
  • Label:
  • Formats:
    • LP
    • cassette
    • CD
    • digital download
2 395,800
Femme Fatale
  • Released: August 3, 1988
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 268,800
Cruise
  • Released: July 25, 1989
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
1 327,000
Unbalance+Balance
  • Released: September 22, 1993
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
4 186,600
La Alteración
  • Released: July 21, 1995
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, digital download
7 149,100
Shaker
  • Released: March 21, 1997
  • Label:
  • 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
JPN
Oricon

[1]
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
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
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
JPN
Oricon

[1]
Utahime 5 140,500
Zero Album: Utahime 2 10 229,700
Utahime 3: Shūmaku 25 31,700
Enka 10 61,400
Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka 30 18,000
Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū 30 6,400
Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka 33 8,100
All Time Best: Utahime Cover 7 56,500
Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict 5 26,500
Belie 8 22,800
Cage 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
JPN
Oricon

[1]
Akina East Live Index-XXIII
  • Released: November 17, 1989
  • Label:
    • Warner
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
6 131,300
Listen to Me
  • Released: November 28, 1991
  • Label:
    • Warner
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
5 183,000
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Box sets

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales
(JPN)
Certifications
JPN
Oricon

[1]
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
JPN
Oricon

[1]
Seventeen 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.

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