Akina Nakamori albums discography

Akina Nakamori albums discography
Akina Nakamori albums discography
Studio albums	25
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	11
EPs	6
Cover albums	11
Box sets	1

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.

To date, Nakamori has sold more than 25.7 million records nationwide. She has 22 No. 1 singles and 18 No. 1 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
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Prologue	Released: July 1, 1982 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	5	453,100
Variation	Released: October 27, 1982 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	742,900
Fantasy	Released: March 23, 1983 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	615,700
New Akina Etranger	Released: August 10, 1983 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	482,100
Anniversary	Released: May 1, 1984 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	483,400
Possibility	Released: October 10, 1984 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	629,200
Bitter and Sweet	Released: April 3, 1985 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	573,700
D404ME	Released: August 10, 1985 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	651,100
Fushigi	Released: August 11, 1986 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	463,100
Crimson	Released: December 24, 1986 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	600,800
Cross My Palm	Released: August 25, 1987 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	347,700
Stock	Released: March 3, 1988 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: LP cassette CD digital download	2	395,800
Femme Fatale	Released: August 3, 1988 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	268,800
Cruise	Released: July 25, 1989 Label: Reprise Warner Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	1	327,000	RIAJ: Platinum
Unbalance+Balance	Released: September 22, 1993 Label: MCA Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	4	186,600	RIAJ: Gold
La Alteración	Released: July 21, 1995 Label: MCA Formats: CD, digital download	7	149,100
Shaker	Released: March 21, 1997 Label: MCA 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
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
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	RIAJ: Gold
True Album Akina 95 Best	Released: December 6, 1995 Label: MCA Formats: CD, digital download	16	86,100
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: 2CD, 2CD+DVD, digital download	3	120,200	RIAJ: Gold
All Time Best: Utahime Cover	Released: August 6, 2014 Label: Universal Formats: 2CD, digital download	7	56,500
All Time Best: Original & Cover	Released: December 3, 2014 Label: Universal Formats: 4CD, digital download	—
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
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Utahime	Released: March 24, 1994 Label: MCA Formats: cassette CD digital download	5	140,500
Zero Album: Utahime 2	Released: March 20, 2002 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	10	229,700	RIAJ: Gold
Utahime 3: Shūmaku	Released: December 3, 2003 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	25	31,700
Enka	Released: June 27, 2007 Label: Universal Formats: CD cassette digital download	10	61,400	RIAJ: Gold
Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka	Released: December 24, 2008 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	30	18,000
Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū	Released: June 24, 2009 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	30	6,400
Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka	Released: July 29, 2009 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	33	8,100
Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict	Released: August 6, 2014 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	5	26,500
Belie	Released: November 30, 2016 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	8	22,800
Cage	Released: November 8, 2017 Label: Universal Formats: CD digital download	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
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Akina East Live Index-XXIII	Released: November 17, 1989 Label: Warner Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	6	131,300	RIAJ: Gold
Listen to Me	Released: November 28, 1991 Label: Warner Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	5	183,000	RIAJ: Gold
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Box sets[]

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
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
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[1]	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Seventeen	Released: December 24, 1982 Label: Warner Formats: LP, CD, digital download	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.

Notes[]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "中森明菜のCD・DVDリリース一覧". Oricon. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

External links[]

Akina Nakamori discography at Discogs

[OriconPositions-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "中森明菜のCD・DVDリリース一覧". Oricon. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

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Albums Singles Videos
Studio albums	Prologue (Jomaku) Variation (Hensoukyoku) Fantasy (Gensoukyoku) New Akina Etranger Anniversary Possibility Bitter and Sweet D404ME Fushigi Crimson Cross My Palm Stock Femme Fatale Cruise Unbalance+Balance Utahime La Alteración Shaker Spoon Will Zero Album: Utahime 2 Resonancia I Hope So Utahime 3: Shūmaku Destination Enka Folk Song: Utahime Jojouka Mood Kayō: Utahime Shōwa Meikyoku Shū Folk Song 2: Utahime Aishouka Diva Utahime 4: My Eggs Benedict Fixer Belie Cage Akina
Extended plays	Seventeen Silent Love My Best Thanks Wonder Vamp Vampire
Compilation albums	Best Akina Memoires Best CD'87 Best II Best III True Album Akina 95 Best Utahime Double Decade Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection Utahime Best: 25th Anniversary Selection Utahime Densetsu: 90's Best All Time Best Original Cover Original & Cover
Live albums	Akina East Live Index-XXIII Listen to Me
Box sets	Akina Collection 1982-1991 The Century of Akina: Warner 30th Anniversary Box For Dear Friends: Akina Nakamori Single Collection Box Utahime Complete Box Empress Akina Box 1982-1989 5.1 Audio Remaster DVD Collection DVD Collection 2 Complete Single Collections: First Ten Years Akina Box 1982-1991: SACD/CD Hybrid Edition Singles Box 1982-1991 Mini Album Collection The Live DVD Complete Box
Music video releases	New Akina Étranger: Akina Nakamori in Europe Hajimemashite Akina Nakamori Cross My Palm Apasionado Clip 2002-2007 and More Akina Nakamori in Yoru no Hit Studio The Best Ten: Akina Nakamori Premium Box Premium Box Locus: Kōhaku Uta Gassen to Rettsugōyangu etc
Concert tour releases	Bitter and Sweet 1985 Summer Tour Akina East Live Index-XXIII Yume: '91 Akina Nakamori Special Live Live in '87: A Hundred Days Live in '88: Femme Fatale Utahime: Akina Nakamori Parco Theater Live Felicidad: Akina Nakamori Live '97 Akina Nakamori 2001 20th Anniversary Live: It's Brand New Day Akina Nakamori Musica Fiesta Tour 2002 Live Tour 2003: I Hope So Akina Nakamori Special Live 2005 Empress at Club eX Live Tour 2006: The Last Destination Akina Nakamori Special Live 2009: Empress at Yokohama