Shizuka Kudo discography

Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo has released eighteen studio albums, fourteen compilation albums, one EP, two cover albums, six video albums, twelve live video albums, two box sets, and forty-three singles (including one as a featured artist and one novelty single). Her career began in 1985 when she debuted as one of the three vocalists of the girl group Seventeen Club. The short-lived group disbanded after two unsuccessful singles. In 1986, she joined the idol girl group Onyanko Club as member number 38, which led to Kudo forming the subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai the following year. She released her first solo single, "Kindan no Telepathy", on the same day as the last broadcast of the variety show Yūyake Nyan Nyan, from which the Onyanko Club members originated.[1] It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and became the first of eleven total number-one singles released in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Koi Hitoyo", "Arashi no Sugao", "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku", "Senryū no Shizuku" and "Please".[2][3] Miyuki Nakajima penned the following singles released by Kudo during this era: "Fu-ji-tsu", "Mugon... Iroppoi", "Kōsa ni Fukarete", "Watashi ni Tsuite" and Dōkoku".[4] All five singles debuted at number one and,[5] with total sales exceeding a million,[5][6][7] "Dōkoku" became the best-selling single of Kudo's career.[8]

Shizuka Kudo discography
Studio albums18
Compilation albums14
Video albums6
Music videos39
EPs1
Singles43
Cover albums2
Live video albums12
Box sets2

In 1994, Kudo parted ways with record producer Tsugutoshi Gotō,[9] who had been responsible for writing and producing her songs since her solo debut, and began producing and co-writing her own material.[10] That year, she released the album Expose, which produced the two top-ten singles "Blue Rose" and "Jaguar Line", and branched out into different musical genres and a more mature sound with the subsequent self-produced albums, Purple, Doing and Dress. She teamed up with Nakajima on the single, "Gekijō", the first of Kudo's songs to be written entirely by Nakajima, which became her best-selling single not produced by Gotō.[5] In 1998, she released I'm Not, entirely written and produced by Sharam Q guitarist Hatake, which yielded the Dragon Ball GT ending theme "Blue Velvet". The same year she released "Kirara", which ranked at number six on the Oricon Singles Chart, becoming her last single to peak in the top-ten.

In 2000, Kudo signed with Extasy Japan,[11] founded by Yoshiki, who produced her first single released under the label, "Shinku no Hana". Two years later, after the birth of her first child, she went on to release her only studio album for the label, Jewelry Box. Kudo rejoined Pony Canyon, her former label, in 2005, for which she released her first album in three years, Tsukikage. She released a slew of singles, compilation albums and a cover album in the following years. In 2017, in celebration of her 30th anniversary, Kudo released Rin, her first studio album in twelve years.[12] It debuted at number 21 on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album in nineteen years.[13] As of August 2013, Kudo has sold 15 million records as a solo artist in Japan alone,[14] making her one of the best-selling Japanese music artists of all time.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1][15] Certifications
JPN
Oricon

[16]
JPN
Billboard

[upper-alpha 2][17]
Mysterious 3 233,000
Shizuka
  • Released: July 21, 1988
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
1 265,000
Joy
  • Released: March 15, 1989
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
1 416,000
Karelia
  • Released: October 4, 1989
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
2 293,000
Rosette
  • Released: April 4, 1990
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
1 265,000
Mind Universe
  • Released: March 6, 1991
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
1 247,000
Trinity
  • Released: March 18, 1992
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
3 200,000
Rise Me
  • Released: April 1, 1993
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
3 183,000
Expose
  • Released: September 7, 1994
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
5 124,000
Purple
  • Released: August 2, 1995
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
7 140,000
Doing
  • Released: May 17, 1996
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
16 52,000
Dress
  • Released: March 19, 1997
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
18 31,000
I'm Not
  • Released: April 29, 1998
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
19 29,000
Full of Love
  • Released: June 2, 1999
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
38 12,000
Jewelry Box 60 4,000
Tsukikage 86 3,000
Rin
  • Released: August 30, 2017
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2130 4,000
Deep Breath
  • Released: June 12, 2019
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
36 1,300[25]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Cover albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1][15]
JPN
Oricon

[16]
JPN
Billboard

[upper-alpha 2][26]
Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1
  • Released: October 30, 2002
  • Label: Extasy Japan
  • Formats: CD
66 5,000
My Precious: Shizuka Sings Songs of Miyuki
  • Released: August 20, 2008
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2024 13,000
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1][15] Certifications
JPN
Oricon

[16]
JPN
Billboard

[upper-alpha 2][27]
Gradation
  • Released: November 30, 1988
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
2 616,000
Harvest
  • Released: December 6, 1989
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
2 419,000
Unlimited
  • Released: November 14, 1990
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
2 454,000
Intimate
  • Released: December 11, 1991
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
4 321,000
Best of Ballade: Empathy
  • Released: November 20, 1992
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
6 180,000
Super Best
  • Released: November 19, 1993
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: Cassette, MiniDisc, CD
6 234,000
She: Best of Best
  • Released: December 16, 1996
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
8 142,000
Best of Ballade: Current
  • Released: November 18, 1998
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
9 65,000
Millennium Best
  • Released: March 15, 2000
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
25 36,000
Shizuka Kudo Best
  • Released: December 5, 2001
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
23
Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best
  • Released: August 29, 2007
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
25 19,000
20th Anniversary B-side collection
  • Released: March 5, 2008
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
94 2,000
My Treasure Best: Miyuki Nakajima × Tsugutoshi Gotō Collection
  • Released: February 18, 2015
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
2218 13,000
My Heartful Best: Gorō Matsui Collection
  • Released: March 9, 2016
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
3832 3,000
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1][15]
JPN
[16]
Euro Shizuka Kudo
  • Released: September 20, 2000
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
72 3,000

Box sets

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Box set details Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1][15]
JPN
[16]
My Favorite Songs: Original Best
  • Released: October 30, 2002
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
Shizuka Kudo Original Album Collection
  • Released: October 30, 2012
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
226 400

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1] Certifications Album
Oricon Singles Chart
[15]
Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales
[upper-alpha 3][34]
"Kindan no Telepathy" 1987 1 146,000 Mysterious
"Again" 3 159,000
"Daite Kuretara Ii no ni" 1988 3 182,000 Non-album single
"Fu-ji-tsu" 1 253,000 Shizuka
"Mugon... Iroppoi" 1 541,000 Non-album single
"Koi Hitoyo" 1989 1 607,000 Joy
"Arashi no Sugao" 1 524,000 Non-album singles
"Kōsa ni Fukarete" 1 586,000
"Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku" 1990 1 489,000 Rosette
"Senryū no Shizuku" 1 295,000 Non-album singles
"Watashi ni Tsuite" 1 265,000
"Boya Boya Dekinai" 1991 2 324,000 Mind Universe
"Please" 1 191,000 Non-album singles
"Metamorphose" 2 440,000
"Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai" 1992 4 282,000 Trinity
"Urahara" 5 214,000 Non-album singles
"Koe o Kikasete" 5 326,000
"Dōkoku" 1993 1 939,000 Rise Me
"Watashi wa Knife" 6 187,000 Non-album singles
"Anata Shika Inai Desho" 5 205,000
"Blue Rose" 1994 8 305,000 Expose
"Jaguar Line" 8 244,000
"Ice Rain" 8 414,000 Purple
"Moon Water" 1995 14 172,000
"7" 15 83,000 Doing
"Chō" 1996 15 73,000
"" 26 73,000 Non-album single
"Gekijō" 10 424,000 Dress
"Blue Velvet" 1997 8 267,000 I'm Not
"Kama Sutra no Densetsu" 29 37,000
"Setsu Getsu Ka" 1998 23 89,000 Non-album singles
"Kirara" 6 384,000
"Isshun" 29 27,000
"Blue Zone" 1999 28 20,000 Full of Love
"Shinku no Hana" 2000 33 22,000 Jewelry Box
"Maple" 2002 35 12,000
"Lotus (Umareshi Hana)" 2005 40 8,000 Tsukikage
"Kokoro no Chikara" 60 4,000
"Clāvis (Kagi)" 2006 67 4,000 Non-album singles
"Amayo no Tsuki ni" 2007 44 8,000
"Night Wing" 2008 7588 2,000
"Yukigasa"
"Kimi ga Kureta Mono" 2012 5050 2,000
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1]
Oricon Singles Chart
[15]
"Akashiya Sanma-san ni Kiite Minai to ne"
(Sanma Akashiya and George Tokoro featuring Shizuka Kudo)
1999 30 30,000

Other appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[upper-alpha 1] Certifications
Oricon Singles Chart
[15]
"A.S.A.P."
(as Little Kiss)
1997 3 498,000

Footnotes

  1. Physical CD sales figures provided by Oricon database are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart includes both digital and physical sales, while the Top Albums Sales chart only tallies physical sales.
  3. Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart includes both digital sales and physical CD singles sales, while the Top Singles Sales chart only counts physical sales.
  4. Certification for physical CD single sales.
  5. Certification for digital download sales.

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