Babymetal discography
| Babymetal discography | |
|---|---|
 Babymetal performing during the Babymetal World Tour 2018. | |
| Studio albums | 3 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 9 |
| Music videos | 18 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 13 |
Japanese kawaii metal group Babymetal has released three studio albums, four live albums, one compilation album, nine video albums, one EP, thirteen singles, and eighteen music videos. Additionally, the group has released music and footage exclusively for the band's defunct fanclub Babymetal Apocalypse and current fanclub The One. As such, these are not included in the main count and are listed separately.
The group debuted as a subunit of the Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin, performing the track "Doki Doki ☆ Morning" on their debut album Sakura Gakuin 2010 Nendo: Message (2011), releasing several other singles through the years. Babymetal became an independent act from Sakura Gakuin in 2013. The songs released would appear on the group's eponymous debut album Babymetal in 2014. The album would chart in several countries, including on the Billboard 200 in the United States, a rare feat for Japanese artists. Babymetal later rereleased the album physically internationally in 2015, promoting the single "Road of Resistance", and has since been certified Gold in Japan.
The group's second album, Metal Resistance was released in 2016, peaking at number two on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart, certified Gold in Japan, entering the top forty on the Billboard 200, and setting a record for the highest position on the UK Albums Chart for a Japanese artist at number fifteen. In 2019, the band released their third album, Metal Galaxy, which peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest charting Japanese language album in the chart's history. They also became the first Asian act to top the Billboard Rock Albums chart.[1]
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [2] |
JPN Billboard [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [7] |
UK [8] |
UK Rock [9] |
US [10] |
US World [11] | ||||
| Babymetal |
|
4 | 2 | — | 69 | 95 | 90 | 103 | 7 | 187 | 1 |
|
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| Metal Resistance |
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2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 71 | 15 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| |
| Metal Galaxy |
|
3 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 95 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [18][19] |
JPN Billboard [20][21][22] |
UK Indie Break [23] |
US Heat [24] |
US World [25] | ||
| Live at Budokan: Red Night |
|
3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 3 |
| Live at Wembley |
|
5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Legend – Metal Galaxy: Day 1 |
|
9 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Legend – Metal Galaxy: Day 2 |
|
10 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Live: Legend I, D, Z Apocalypse |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Live: Legend 1999 & 1997 Apocalypse |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Live in London: Babymetal World Tour 2014 |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| Live at Tokyo Dome |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Legend S: Baptism XX |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Live At The Forum |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Legend - Metal Galaxy (Metal Galaxy World Tour In Japan Extra Show) |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| 10 BABYMETAL Budokan |
|
TBA | TBA | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
"The One" exclusive releases
- Live at Budokan: Black Night (2015) — released as part of the Budo-can.[26]
- Legend 2015: New Year Fox Festival (2015)[27]
- Babymetal World Tour 2014 Apocalypse (2021)[28]
- Trilogy -Metal Resistance Episode III- Apocalypse (2021)
- The Fox Festivals In Japan 2017 -The Five Fox Festival- Selection (2021)
- The Fox Festivals In Japan 2017 -Big Fox Festival- (2021)
- Metal Resistance Episode VII -Apocrypha- The Chosen Seven (2021)
- Babymetal Awakens -The Sun Also Rises- (2021)
- Babymetal Arises -Beyond The Moon- Legend -M- (2021)
- Metal Galaxy World Tour In Japan (2021)
- 10 Babymetal Legends Live Vinyl Series -The One Special Tour Boxset- (2021)
Compilation albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [2] |
SCO [29] | ||
| 10 Babymetal Years |
|
2 | 51 |
Video albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon DVD [2] |
JPN Oricon Blu-ray [2] | ||
| Live: Legend I, D, Z Apocalypse |
|
— | 7 |
| Live: Legend 1999 & 1997 Apocalypse |
|
8 | 4 |
| Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse |
|
3 | 1 |
| Live in London: Babymetal World Tour 2014 |
|
3 | 1 |
| Live at Wembley |
|
1 | 2 |
| Live at Tokyo Dome |
|
3 | 1 |
| Legend S: Baptism XX |
|
4 | 1 |
| Live at the Forum |
|
3 | 3 |
| Legend – Metal Galaxy |
|
2 | 3 |
| 10 BABYMETAL Budokan |
|
TBA | TBA |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
"The One" exclusive releases
- Babymetal World Tour 2014 Apocalypse (2015)[30]
- Legend 2015: New Year Fox Festival (2015)[31]
- Trilogy: Metal Resistance Episode III – Apocalypse (2016) — later made available in limited quantities on September 19, 2016.[32]
- The Chosen 500 (2018) — limited to five hundred copies.[33]
- The Fox Festivals in Japan 2017: The Five Fox Festival & Big Fox Festival (2018)[34]
- Metal Resistance Episode VII – Apocrypha: The Chosen Seven (2019)[35]
- Babymetal Awakens: The Sun Also Rises (2020)[36]
- Babymetal Arises: Beyond the Moon – Legend M (2020)[37]
- Metal Galaxy World Tour in Japan (2020)[38]
EPs[]
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Introducing Babymetal |
|
Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [40] |
JPN Hot 100 [41] |
JPN Hot Singles [42] |
US World [43] | |||
| "Doki Doki Morning" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | Babymetal |
| "Babymetal / Kiba of Akiba" (with Kiba of Akiba) |
2012 | 46 | — | 50 | — | |
| "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" | 20 | — | 19 | — | ||
| "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" | 2013 | 6 | 14 | 5 | — | |
| "Megitsune" | 7 | 16 | 7 | 14 | ||
| "Road of Resistance" | 2015 | — | — | — | 22 | Metal Resistance |
| "Gimme Chocolate!!" | — | 54 | — | 5 | Babymetal | |
| "Karate" | 2016 | — | 17 | — | 2 | Metal Resistance |
| "Distortion" | 2018 | 42 | 6 | — | 2 | Metal Galaxy |
| "Starlight" | — | 24 | — | 4 | ||
| "Elevator Girl" | 2019 | — | 38 | — | 4 | |
| "Pa Pa Ya!!" (featuring F. Hero) | — | 56 | — | 12 | ||
| "BxMxC" | 2020 | — | — | — | 16 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other charted songs[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US World [44] |
UK [45] | |||
| "Shanti Shanti Shanti" | 2019 | 11 | — | Metal Galaxy |
| "Kingslayer" (Bring Me the Horizon featuring Babymetal) |
2020 | — | 51 | Post Human: Survival Horror |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Music videos[]
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Doki Doki ☆ Morning" | 2011 | Shimon Tanaka | [46] |
| "Iine!" | 2012 | Daishinszk | [47] |
| "Iine!" (Live in Tokyo 2012) | MIKIKO | [48] | |
| "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" | Hidenobu Tanabe | [49] | |
| "Babymetal Death" | Unknown | [50] | |
| "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" | 2013 | Kamimetal[A] | [51] |
| "Megitsune" | Takuya Tada | [52] | |
| "Gimme Chocolate!!" | 2014 | Ryosuke Machida | [53] |
| "Road of Resistance" | 2015 | Ryosuke Machida | [54] |
| "Karate" | 2016 | Daisuke Ninomiya | [55] |
| "The One" | Unknown | [56] | |
| "Distortion" | 2018 | Daichi Yasuda | [57] |
| "Starlight" | Unknown | [58] | |
| "Pa Pa Ya!!" (featuring F. Hero) | 2019 | Unknown | [59] |
| "Elevator Girl" (English ver.) | Unknown | [60] | |
| "Shanti Shanti Shanti" | Unknown | [61] | |
| "Da Da Dance" (featuring Tak Matsumoto) | Unknown | [62] | |
| "BxMxC" | 2020 | Unknown | [63] |
Notes[]
- ^ Also known as Kamiguchi (かみぐち). The music videos he directed include "Crazy Kanzen na Otona", "Kanashiki Amefuri" and "Adam to Even no Dilemma" by the girl group Cute.
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