Hikaru Utada discography

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This is the discography of Japanese pop singer Hikaru Utada.

Utada has sold an estimated 35 million copies in Japan, and 41 million worldwide.^[1]

Contents 1 Albums 1.1 Studio albums 1.2 Compilation albums 1.3 U3 albums 2 Singles 2.1 Japan singles 2.2 English singles 2.3 U3 singles 3 Other 3.1 DVDs 3.2 Videos 3.3 Other recordings 3.4 Others — various artists 3.5 Other songs 3.6 Sales By Year 4 References

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Album #	Album information	Chart Positions					Debut Week Sales (Oricon)	Sold Copies (Oricon)	Sold Copies (International)
		JPN	USA	TWN	HK	INT
1st	"Precious" - Cubic U Released: January 28, 1998 Length: 54:42	#4	—	—	—	—		702,060 (Japan)	702,060+
1st	"First Love" Released: March 10, 1999 Length: 54:17 RIAJ Certification: 7x Million (Japan)	#1	—	#1	#1	#1	2,026,870	7,650,251 Record: Best-selling album ever in Japan	10,056,000+
2nd	"Distance" Released: March 28, 2001 Length: 64:26 RIAJ Certification: 4x Million	#1	—	#1	#1	#1	3,002,720 Record: Largest one-week album sales ever in the world	4,469,135	5,440,000+
3rd	"Deep River" Released: June 19, 2002 Length: 54:54 RIAJ Certification: 3x Million	#1	—	#1	#1	#1	2,351,700	3,604,588	4,020,000+
4th	"Exodus" Released: Japan: September 8, 2004 US: October 5, 2004 UK: September 26, 2005 Japan-Exclusive Re-Release: September 20, 2006 Length: 54:17	#1	#160	#1	#1	#1	523,761	1,074,393	1,350,000
5th	"Ultra Blue" Released: June 14, 2006 Length: 56:38 RIAJ Certification: Million[2]	#1	—	#3	#1	#1	500,317	909,113	1,300,000
6th	Heart Station Released: March 19, 2008 Length: 56:54 RIAJ Certification: Million	#1	—	#1	#1	#1	480,081	925,217	1,100,000

[edit] Compilation albums

Album #	Album information	Chart Positions					Debut Week Sales (Oricon)	Sold Copies (Oricon)	Sold Copies (International)
		JPN	USA	TWN	HK	INT
1st	"Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1" Released: March 31, 2004 Length: 75:12	1	—	1	1	1	1,403,102	2,584,772^ (still charting)	3,000,000+^ (still charting)

[edit] U3 albums

Album #	Album information	Copies sold
——	"Star" Released: September 17, 1993 Length: N/A Oricon top 200 weekly position: N/A Language: Japanese	N/A
——	Released of STAR: "Are Kara 10 Nen Kinen Ban" Alternate Title: "From That 10 Year Commemoration Record" or "あれから10年　記念盤" Released: June 21, 2003 Length: N/A Oricon top 200 weekly position: N/A Language: Japanese	N/A

[edit] Singles

[edit] Japan singles

Release	Title	Oricon Singles Charts					Billboard Japan Charts			Legal Downloads (all formats)	Album
		Peak Positions			Sales		Hot 100	Hot Airplay	Hot Singles
		Daily	Weekly	Yearly	Debut	Overall
12/09/1998	"Automatic / Time Will Tell" - 8cm	—	4	22	17,990	772,080	‡	‡	‡	500,000+	First Love
	"Automatic / time will tell" - 12cm	—	2	5	24,220	1,290,700	‡	‡	‡
02/17/1999	"Movin' on without you" - 8cm	—	5	—	101,360	346,820	‡	‡	‡	—	First Love
	"Movin' on without you" - 12cm	—	1	16	372,170	879,760	‡	‡	‡
04/28/1999	"First Love" - 8cm	—	6	—	68,040	303,430	‡	‡	‡	700,000+[3]	First Love - Recut Single
	"First Love" - 12cm	—	2	—	196,850	500,890	‡	‡	‡
11/10/1999	"Addicted To You"	1	1	6	1,067,510	1,784,050	‡	‡	‡	—	Distance
04/19/2000	"Wait & See ~Risk~"	1	1	3	804,570	1,662,060	‡	‡	‡	—	Distance
06/30/2000	"For You / Time Limit"	1	1	18	451,640	909,000	‡	‡	‡	—	Distance
02/16/2001	"Can You Keep A Secret?"	1	1	1	783,620	1,484,940	‡	‡	‡	—	Distance
07/25/2001	"Final Distance"	—	2	24	225,860	582,120	‡	‡	‡	—	Deep River
11/28/2001	"Traveling"	1	1	2	277,100	856,140	‡	‡	‡	—	Deep River
03/20/2002	"Hikari"	—	1	10	270,370	598,130	‡	‡	‡	—	Deep River
05/09/2002	"Sakura Drops / Letters"	1	1	6	400,390	686,720	‡	‡	‡	—	Deep River
01/29/2003	"Colors"	1	1	3	437,903	893,790	‡	‡	‡	—	Ultra Blue
04/21/2004	"Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro"	1	1	14	150,020	365,206	‡	‡	‡	—	Ultra Blue
09/28/2005	"Be My Last"	1	1	70	80,064	150,928	‡	‡	‡	2,000,000 +	Ultra Blue
12/14/2005	"Passion"	2	4	91	49,242	112,345	‡	‡	‡	1,000,000 +	Ultra Blue
02/22/2006	"Keep Tryin'"	1	2	82	70,147	125,077	‡	‡	‡	2,000,000	Ultra Blue
05/31/2006	"This Is Love"	^^	^^	^^	^^	^^	‡	‡	‡	1,500,000 +	Ultra Blue - Digital Single
11/22/2006	"Boku wa Kuma"	4	4	127, 72	39,715	147,041	‡	‡	‡	800,000[4]	Heart Station
02/28/2007	"Flavor Of Life"	1	1	2	270,605	650,510	‡	‡	‡	8,000,000[5]	Heart Station
08/29/2007	"Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry"	1	2	20	93,518	235,050	‡	‡	‡	2,800,000[6]	Heart Station
02/20/2008	"Heart Station / Stay Gold"	2	3	—	48,430	76,762	2	1	3	1,800,000[7]	Heart Station
05/21/2008	"Prisoner of Love"	2	2	—	38,902	61,015^	2	6	2	1,500,000[8]	Heart Station - Recut Single

Footnotes:

• ^ = Still active in charts
• ^^ = No Rank
• ‡ = Non-existing
• — = N/A or TBD
• +/- = Approximately

[edit] English singles

Release	Title	Sales chart peak positions	Album
11/28/1997	"Close to You"	^^	Precious
05/10/2000	"Remix: Fly Me to the Moon"	16	Non-album Single
08/03/2004	"Easy Breezy"	^^	Exodus
09/14/2004	"Devil Inside"	20	Exodus
06/21/2005	"Exodus '04"	24	Exodus
10/19/2005	"You Make Me Want to Be a Man"	227	Exodus
11/21/2007	"Do You"	2	Non-album Single - Digital Single
xx/xx/2008	"Apple and Cinnamon"		Untitled Second english studio album

"I'll Be Stronger"
Released 1997 Writer(s) Cubic U Producer(s) Cubic U	"I'll Be Stronger" is the pre-released english single released by Japanese singer Cubic U.

[edit] U3 singles

"Rainy Day"
Released 1995 Writer(s) U3 Producer(s) U3	"Rainy Day" is the first single released by U3. This single is sung in English.
	"New Life"
Released 1995 Writer(s) U3 Producer(s) U3	"New Life" is the 2nd single released by U3. This single is sung in English.
	"Tsumetai Tsuki -Nakanaide-"
Released September 9, 1996 Writer(s) U3 Producer(s) U3	"Tsumetai Tsuki -Nakanaide-" is the 3rd single released by U3. This single is sung in Japanese.
	"Thank You"
Released May 1, 1999 Writer(s) U3 Producer(s) U3	"Thank You" is the 4th single released by U3. This single is sung in Japanese.
	"Golden Era"
Released May 5, 1999 Writer(s) U3 Producer(s) U3	"Golden Era" is the 5th single released by U3. This single is sung in Japanese.
	"Kodomo-tachi no Uta ga Kikoeru"
Released July 27, 2003 Writer(s) U3 Producer(s) U3	"Kodomo-tachi no Uta ga Kikoeru" is the 6th single released by U3. This single is sung in Japanese.

[edit] Other

[edit] DVDs

• Single Clip Collection Vol.1 - December 12, 1999
• Wait & See ~Risk~ - June 30, 2000
• Bohemian Summer 2000 - December 19, 2000
• Single Clip Collection Vol.2 - September 27, 2001
• Utada Hikaru Unplugged - November 11, 2001
• traveling - January 30, 2002
• Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection + Vol.3 - September 30, 2002
• Colors - March 12, 2003
• UH Live Streaming 20Dai wa Ike Ike! - March 29, 2003
• Dareka no negai ga kanau koro - July 28, 2004
• Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004; Hikaru no 5 - July 28, 2004
• Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol.4 - September 27, 2006
• Utada United 2006 - December 20, 2006

[edit] Videos

• Single Clip Collection Vol.1 - December 12, 1999
• Single Clip Collection Vol.2 - September 27, 2001
• Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection + Vol.3 - September 30, 2002
• Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol.4 - September 27, 2006

[edit] Other recordings

• Colors (Godson Mix) – Used for a Toyota Wish commercial in 2004
• Hikari - Kingdom Hearts Game (Japanese Title name for the song)
• Simple and Clean - Kingdom Hearts Game (US Title name for the song)
• Passion - Kingdom Hearts II Game (Japanese Title name for the song)
• Sanctuary - Kingdom Hearts II Game (US Title name for the song)
• Blow My Whistle Feat.Foxy Brown-Rush Hour 2 soundtrack(Produced by The Neptunes)

[edit] Others — various artists

• Japanese
  • Beautiful Drivin' Classic — Wish (November 6, 2003)
  • One Night Magic - Yamada Masashi (December, 2006) (ULTRA BLUE)
• English
  • Blow My Whistle (featuring Foxy Brown) — Def Jam's Rush Hour 2 soundtrack (July 31, 2001)
  • By Your Side (featuring Kiley Dean) — Unity: Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games (July 27, 2004)

[edit] Other songs

• Day of Nattō-- On her blog in July 2007, she stated that she recorded this song, and that she stayed up all night writing it. This song is possibly to be included on an upcoming single, and is speculated by most to be "Stay Gold".

• By Your Side-- with Timbaland and Kiley Dean, featured on the 2004 Olympics in Athens official soundtrack: Unity.

• Sukiyaki-- She covered the song Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto. This was a demo version for her recording company, Toshiba-EMI and was never officially released to the public.

• Save the Best for Last-- She sang the chorus of the song originally by Vanessa L. Williams on her 20th birthday. Mentioned that it's her 'weapon song' during karaoke sessions. (UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ikeike!)

• I Love You-- On her Bohemian Summer 2000 tour, she covered Yutaka Ozaki's "I Love You" as a tribute to him.

• Living on My Own-- On her Bohemian Summer 2000 tour, she covered Freddie Mercury's "Living on My Own".

• Take on Me-- On her Bohemian Summer 2000 Tour, she covered A-Ha's "Take on me".

• With or Without You-- she covered U2's "With or Without You" on MTV Unplugged.

• Playback part 2-- A cover of legendary Japanese idol, singer, and actress Momoe Yamaguchi's classic, also performed on her Bohemian Summer 2000 tour.

• Boulevard of Broken Dreams-- She covered Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams along with Passion on the Christmas of 2005. It was available as an internet download for a short period of time.

[edit] Sales By Year

1998 : 2,062,780

1999 : 11,465,165 (Japan) ; 13,870,950 (Worldwide)

2000 : 2,550,710

2001 : 7,392,335

2002 : 4,889,438

2003 : 893,790 (only one single was released)

2004 : 4,023,809

2005 : 263,273 (only two single was released)

2006 : 1,181,231 (Japan) ; 1,362,896 (Worldwide)

2007 : 885,560 (only two single was released)

2008 : 1,040,843

[edit] References

v • d • e Hikaru Utada Japanese studio albums First Love · Distance · Deep River · Ultra Blue · Heart Station English studio albums Precious · Exodus · Third English studio album Compilations Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 Singles "Close To You" · "Automatic / Time Will Tell" · "Movin' on Without You" · "First Love" · "Addicted To You" · "Wait & See ~Risk~" · "Remix: Fly Me to the Moon"  • "For You / Time Limit" · "Can You Keep A Secret?" · "Final Distance" · "Traveling" · "Hikari" · "Sakura Drops / Letters" · "Colors" · "Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro" · "Easy Breezy" · "Devil Inside" · "Exodus '04"  • "Be My Last" · "You Make Me Want To Be A Man" · "Passion" · "Keep Tryin'" · "This Is Love" · "Boku wa Kuma" · "Flavor of Life" · "Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry" · "Do You" · "Heart Station/Stay Gold" · "Prisoner of Love" · "Apple and Cinnamon" Related articles Discography