Ken Hirai discography
Discography of Ken Hirai
Ken Hirai discographyStudio albums 10 Compilation albums 2 Tribute albums 3 Singles 40 Video albums 13 Remix album 1
The discography of Japanese R&B and pop singer Ken Hirai consists of ten studio albums , two compilation albums , one remix album , three cover albums , thirteen video albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. Hirai debuted as a musician under Sony Music Records in 1995 with the single "Precious Junk ", but found success five years later with the single "Lakuen " and his third album, The Changing Same
Hirai's success continued through the 2000s, with the single "Ōki na Furudokei" (2002), a Japanese-language version of "My Grandfather's Clock ", an 1876 song by American composer Henry Clay Work , "Hitomi o Tojite" (2004), the theme song for the film Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World Pop Star " (2005), the theme song of the Misaki Ito -starring drama Kiken na Aneki
In addition to his studio albums, Hirai has released a series of acoustic cover albums entitled Ken's Bar , named after a series of concept live concerts he performs.
Studio albums
All release dates pertain to their release in Japan, unless stated.
Compilation albums
Remix album
Cover albums
Singles
Video albums
Music video collections
Live concerts
Other appearances
Notes
^ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
^ The Gaon Albums Chart was established in 2010.
^ a b c Week references for Gaon: Japanese Singer ,[ 4] Ura Utabaka ,[ 5] Ken's Bar III .[ 6]
^ The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases.
^ The G-Music East Asian chart is a sub-chart, so releases listed may not have charted on the main top 20.
^ Position was taken from 2005 week 30 for Sentimentalovers , 2008 week 11 for Fakin' Pop , 2011 week 24 for Japanese Singer .
^ Gaining Through Losing received a 3× Platinum certification for 1,200,000 copies, however the 3× Platinum threshold was redefined as 750,000 copies in 2003.^ Position was taken from 2005 week 46 for Utabaka , 2010 week 46 for Ura Utabaka .
^ Position was taken from 2009 week 25 for Ken's Bar II , 2014 week 45 for Ken's Bar III .
^ The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
^ Sources for chart positions are as follows:
"Canvas",[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] [ 35]
^ Position was taken from 2009 week 43 for "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru", 2014 week 15 for "Grotesque", "Soredemo Shitai/Onnaji Samishisa".[ 36]
^ Charted in 2008.[ 53]
^ Charted at number 65 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[ 64]
^ Sources for chart positions are as follows:
"Shashin",[ 65] [ 66] [ 66] [ 66] [ 67] [ 66]
^ Charted at number 17 on the Adult Alternative Airplay subchart, and at number 51 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.[ 68] [ 69]
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