Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is a popular Japanese singer originally from Fukuoka. In Japan, she is commonly called by her nickname Ayu. To this date, she released six full-length studio albums, one mini-album, two compilation albums, and 37 singles. She officially debuted in 1998 with her single poker face. She is the first Japanese artist to have her first original six studio albums top the charts.

Discography

Studio Albums

• December 1 1995 - NOTHING FROM NOTHING (not in avex discography) Failed to Chart
• January 1 1999 - A Song for XX - #1 over 1,800,000 copies sold
• November 11 1999 - LOVEppears - #1 over 2,560,000 copies sold
• September 27 2000 - Duty - #1 over 3,000,000 copies sold
• January 1 2002 - I am... - #1 over 3,000,000 copies sold
• December 18 2002 - RAINBOW - #1 over 1,870,000 copies sold
• December 17 2003 - Memorial address - #1 over 1,070,000 copies sold
• December 15 2004 - MY STORY - #1 over 1,100,000 copies sold

Singles

• from NOTHING FROM NOTHING
• 1995/??/?? NOTHING FROM NOTHING - #Failed to Chart
• from A SONG FOR xx
• 8 April 1998 "poker face" c/w "FRIEND" - #20 over 43,000 copies sold
• 10 June 1998 "YOU" - #20 over 78,000 copies sold
• 5 August 1998 "Trust" - #9 over 180,000 copies sold
• 7 October 1998 "For My Dear..." - #9 74,000 copies sold
• 9 December 1998 "Depend on you" c/w "Two of us" - #6
• from LOVEppears
• 10 February 1999 "WHATEVER" - #5 over 180,000 copies sold
• 14 April 1999 "LOVE~Destiny~" c/w "LOVE~since1999~" - #1 over 650,000 copies sold
• 12 May 1999 "TO BE" - #4 over 320,000 copies sold
• 14 July 1999 "Boys & girls" - #1 over 1,620,000 copies sold
• 11 August 1999 A ("monochrome"/"Trauma"/"too late"/"End roll") - #1 over 1,870,000 copies sold
• 10 November 1999 "appears" c/w immature - #2 Limited pressing - 300,000 copies
• 8 December 1999 "kanariya" - #1 Limited pressing - 300,000 copies
• 9 February 2000 "Fly high" - #3 Limited pressing - 300,000 copies
• from Duty
• 26 April 2000 "vogue" c/w "ever free"- #3 over 770,000 copies sold; used as a background music for KOSE VISEE commercial
• 17 May 2000 "Far away" - #2 over 570,000 copies sold
• 7 June 2000 "SEASONS" c/w ever free - #1 over 1,300,000 copies sold
• 27 September 2000 "SURREAL" - #1 - First edition only
• 1 November 2000 "AUDIENCE" - #2 - Limited pressing - 300,000 copies
• from I am...
• 13 December 2000 "M" - #1 over 1,310,000 copies sold
• 31 January 2001 "evolution" - #1 over 960,000 copies sold
• 7 March 2001 "NEVER EVER" - #1 over 750,000 copies sold
• 16 June 2001 "Endless sorrow" - #1 over 760,000 copies sold
• 11 July 2001 "UNITE!" - #1 over 570,000 copies sold
• 27 September 2001 "Dearest" - #1 over 750,000 copies sold
• 6 March 2002 "Daybreak" - #2 - Limited pressing - 300,000 copies
• from RAINBOW
• 24 April 2002 "Free & easy" - #1 over 480,000 copies sold
• 24 July 2002 H ("independent"/"July 1st"/"HANABI") - #1 over 1,000,000 copies sold
• 26 September 2002 "Voyage" - #1 over 670,000 copies sold
• from Memorial address
• 9 July 2003 & ("ourselves"/"Greatful Days"'/"HANABI~episode II~) c/w "theme of a-nation '03" - #1 over 650,000 copies sold
• 20 August 2003 "forgiveness" - #1 over 220,000 copies sold
• 6 November 2003 "No way to say" - #1 370,000 copies sold
• from MY STORY
• 31 March 2004 "Moments" (CD/CD+DVD) - #1 over 300,000 copies sold
• 28 July 2003 "INSPIRE" c/w "GAME" (CD/CD+DVD) - #1 over 320,000 copies sold
• 29 September 2003 "CAROLS" (CD/CD+DVD/SACD/DVD Audio) - #1 over 300,000 copies sold
• from the upcoming album
• 20 April 2005 STEP you/is this LOVE? (CD/CD+DVD) - #1 over 340,000 copies sold
• 3 August 2005 "fairyland" c/w "alterna" (CD/CD+DVD) - #1 over 310,000 copies sold
• 14 September 2005 "HEAVEN" (CD/CD+DVD) - #1 over 265,000 copies sold (week 3)

Non-Regular Singles

• 6 December 2000 - the other side ONE ~previously unreleased version~ - #33
• 31 January 2001 - the other side TWO ~previously unreleased version~ - #10
• 31 January 2001 - the other side THREE ~previously unreleased version~ - #12
• 31 January 2001 - the other side FOUR ~previously unreleased version~ - #11
• 28 February 2001 - "poker face" c/w "FRIEND" (12 cm re-release) - #31
• 28 February 2001 - "YOU" (12 cm re-release) - #25
• 28 February 2001 - "Trust" (12 cm re-release) - #29
• 28 February 2001 - "For my dear..." (12 cm re-release) - #33
• 28 February 2001 - "Depend on you" c/w "Two of us" (12 cm re-release) - #27
• 28 February 2001 - "WHATEVER" (12 cm re-release) - #28
• 28 February 2001 - "LOVE~destiny~" c/w "LOVE~since1999~" (12 cm re-release) - #20
• 28 February 2001 - "TO BE" (12 cm re-release) - #26
• 21 November 2001 - excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD:001 - #44
• 21 November 2001 - excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD:002 - #34
• 21 November 2001 - excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD:003 - #36
• 21 November 2001 - excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD:004 - #35
• 21 November 2001 - excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD:005 - #32
• 21 November 2001 - excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD:006 - #30
• 12 December 2001 - "a song is born" - #1 (a duet with KEIKO (globe))
• 2002 - "Connected" (System F presents ayu) - Released in Germany only

Compilation Albums

• 28 March 2001 - A BEST - #1 4,300,000 copies sold
• 12 March 2003 - A BALLADS - #1 over 1,000,000 copies sold

Remix Albums

• 17 March 1999 - ayu-mi-x - #4
• 16 February 2000 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix - #2
• 8 March 2000 - ayu-mi-x II version US+EU - #2
• 8 March 2000 - ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra - #3
• 8 March 2000 - ayu-mi-x II version JPN - #6
• 29 March 2000 - ayu-mi-x II version Non-Stop Mega Mix - #6
• 28 February 2001 - ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra Version - #4
• 28 February 2001 - ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version - #3
• 27 September 2001 - SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2 - #1
• 27 September 2001 - Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance - #3
• 20 March 2002 - ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version - #9
• 20 March 2002 - ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version - #4
• 26 September 2002 - Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2 - #3
• 25 September 2003 - ayumi hamasaki RMX WORKS from SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 3 - #13
• 25 September 2003 - ayumi hamasaki RMX WORKS from ayu-mi-x 5 non stop mega mix - #18
• 25 September 2003 - ayumi hamasaki RMX WORKS from Cyber TRANCE presents ayu TRANCE 3 - #14
• 24 March 2005 - MY STORY Classical - #4