Yellow Magic Orchestra discography

This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

Studio albums[]

Live albums[]

• 1980 Public Pressure – Japan No. 1^[1]
• 1984 After Service – Japan No. 2^[1]
• 1991 Faker Holic (Transatlantic Tour 1979) – Japan No. 50^[1]
• 1992 Complete Service (mixed by Brian Eno) – Japan No. 37^[1]
• 1993 Technodon Live – Japan No. 12^[1]
• 1993 Live At The Budokan 1980 – Japan No. 87^[1]
• 1993 Live At Kinokuniya Hall 1978 – Japan No. 55^[1]
• 1995 Winter Live 1981
• 1996 World Tour 1980 – Japan No. 59^[1]
• 1997 Live At The Greek Theatre 1979
• 2000 One More YMO
• 2008 Euymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijon 2008
• 2008 LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/6 08
• 2008 Gijonymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/6 08
• 2015 No Nukes 2012

Compilation albums[]

• 1980 X∞Multiplies
• 1982 YMO Best Selection
• 1984 Sealed
• 1987 Y.M.O. History
• 1992 Technobible
• 1992 Kyoretsu Na Rhythm
• 2000 YMO Go Home! : The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra, (compiled by Haruomi Hosono)
• 2001 One More YMO: The Best of YMO Live (compiled by Yukihiro Takahashi)
• 2003 UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra (compiled by Ryuichi Sakamoto)
• 2011 YMO (compiled by YMO)

Remix albums[]

• 1983 Naughty Boys Instrumental – Japan No. 18
• 1993 Hi-tech/No Crime (Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed) (UK compilation of remixes by British artists)
• 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)

Singles[]

• "Firecracker" (1978, Japan;^[3] 1979, US, UK)^[4]
• "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan;^[3] 1979, UK)
• "Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada,^[5] Europe^[6]) – UK No. 17,^[7] US No. 60^[8]
• "Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US)^[9]
• "La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe)^[6] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9^[10]
• "Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15^[10]
• "Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy)^[11] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Nice Age" (1980, UK, Netherlands) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please)" (cover version of Archie Bell & the Drells hit; 1980, Japan, US, UK)^[12] – Japan No. 43^[10]
• "Cue" (1981, Japan, US)^[13]
• "Mass" (1981, Japan)
• "Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan)
• "Pure Jam" (1982, Spain)
• "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2^[10]
• "The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan)^[14] – Japan No. 15^[10]
• "Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23^[10]
• "Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland)
• Reconstructions EP (1992, UK)
• "Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13^[10]
• "Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76^[10]
• "Rescue / Rydeen 79/07" (2007, Japan) – Digital download release: March 10, 2007, CD release: August 22, 2007
• "The City of Light / Tokyo Town Pages" (2008, Japan)
• "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO

Music videos[]

References[]