Ayaka discography

Ayaka discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums3
Singles16
Video albums4

The discography of Ayaka consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, a cover album and numerous singles, released through Warner between 2006 and 2009, and through Ayaka's independent label, A Station, from 2012 onwards.

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak positions Sales[1] Certifications
JPN
[2] 		TWN
[3][A][B] 		TWN East Asian
[4][C]
First Message 1 — 3 1,202,000
Sing to the Sky
  • Released: June 25, 2008
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, CD+Music Video DVD, CD+Live DVD, digital download
 1 17 1 615,000
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum[7]
The Beginning
  • Released: February 1, 2012
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 1 — — 211,000
  • RIAJ: Platinum[8]
Rainbow Road (レインボーロード, Reinbō Rōdo)
  • Released: April 15, 2015
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: CD, 3CD, 3CD+DVD, digital download
 3 — 15 75,000
30 y/o
  • Released: November 14, 2018
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: CD, 2CD, 2CD+DVD, 2CD+Blu-ray, digital download
 9 — — 21,000
Love Cycle
  • Released: February 1, 2022
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: CD, 2CD+DVD, digital download
 14 — — 4,841[10]
Funtale
  • Released: June 21, 2023
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, 2CD+Blu-ray, digital download
 15 — —

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak positions Sales[1] Certifications
JPN
[2] 		KOR
[11] 		KOR
Overseas
[12] 		TWN
[3] 		TWN East Asian
[4][D]
Ayaka's History 2006–2009
  • Released: September 23, 2009
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Photobook, digital download
 1 87 26 10 1 946,000
Ayaka's Best: Ballad Collection
  • Released: September 26, 2012
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
 7 — — — — 44,000
THIS IS ME ~ayaka 10th anniversary BEST~
  • Released: July 13, 2016
  • Label: AStation
  • Formats: 3CD+DVD, 3CD+DVD+USB, digital download
 3 — — — — 81,000
  • RIAJ: Gold

Cover albums

Title Album details Peak positions Sales[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
Yūon Club: 1st Grade (遊音倶楽部, "Fun Music Club")
  • Released: September 4, 2013
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 4 95,000
Yūon Club: 2nd Grade (遊音倶楽部～2nd grade～, "Fun Music Club")
  • Released: May 13, 2020
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 5 — —

Live albums

Title Album details
iTunes Session
  • Released: March 16, 2015
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: digital download
15th Anniversary Tour 2021 〜mottoiihini〜 (Live at Tokyo KokuritsuYoyogikyougijou Daiichitaiikukan 2021.11.23)
(15th Anniversary Tour 2021 〜もっといい日に〜(Live at 国立代々木競技場 第一体育館 2021.11.23),
"15th Anniversary Tour 2021 ~Motto Ei Ni~ (Live at Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium 2021.11.23)")
  • Released: June 21, 2023
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[1] Certifications Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[2] 		Billboard Japan Hot 100
[16][E]
"I Believe" 2006 3 64 276,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): Million[17]
  • RIAJ (download): 3× Platinum[18]
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[19]
 First Message
"Melody (Sounds Real)" 14 — 25,000
"Real Voice" 11 — 51,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[20]
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum[21]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[22]
"Mikazuki" 1 60 284,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Million[20]
  • RIAJ (download): 2× Million[18]
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[23]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[24]
"Winding Road" (Ayaka x Kobukuro) 2007 2 — 359,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Million[25]
  • RIAJ (download): Million[18]
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[26]
 Sing to the Sky
"Jewelry Day" 2 — 73,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): Million[27]
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum[28]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[29]
  • RIAJ (PC): Gold[30]
"Clap & Love" 2 — 68,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[18]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[31]
"Why" —
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[32]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[31]
"For Today" — 74
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[32]
"Te o Tsunagō" 2008 7 2 42,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum[33]
  • RIAJ (PC): Gold[32]
"Ai o Utaō" —
"Okaeri" 6 3 46,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum[34]
  • RIAJ (download): 3× Platinum[35]
"Anata to" (Ayaka x Kobukuro) 2 2 152,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum[36]
  • RIAJ (download): 2× Platinum[18]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[37]
 Ayaka's History 2006–2009
"Yume o Mikata ni" 2009 6 2 50,000
  • RIAJ (download): Platinum[38]
"Koi Kogarete Mita Yume" 89
"Minna Sora no Shita" 4 4 40,000
  • RIAJ (download): 2× Platinum[18]
"Tsuyoku Omou" (ツヨク想う, "Think Hard") 2012 — 14
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[18]
 Rainbow Road
"Beautiful" 2013 12 7 15,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold
"Chiisa na Ashiato" (ちいさな足跡, "Little Footprints") 52
"Arigatō no Wa" (ありがとうの輪, "Circle of Thanks") — 13
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[39]
"Number One" 2014 15 11 9,000
"Nijiiro" (にじいろ, "Rainbow-colored") 8 5 50,000
  • RIAJ (download): 3× Platinum[40]
"Kotonoha" (コトノハ, "Kotonoha") 2017 25 33 5,000 30 y/o
"Sakura" (サクラ, "Cherry Blossoms") — —
"Heart Up" (Ayaka x Daichi Miura) 2018 23 10 8,000
"GLORY" (Ayaka x KREVA) — —
"Michishirube" (道しるべ, "Guidepost") 2020 — —[F] LOVE CYCLE
"Xmas Santa" — —
"Motto Ii Hi ni" (もっといい日に, "On a Better Day") 2021 — —
"Tender Love" — —
"Kinmokusei" (キンモクセイ, "Osmanthus") — —
"Mirai e" (未来へ, "To the future") 2022 — — Funtale

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[16]
"Peace Loving People" 2006 —
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[42]
 "Real Voice" (single)
"Kon'ya mo Hoshi ni Dakarete" (今夜も星に抱かれて..., "Tonight Too, I Am Wrapped in the Stars...") 2008 —
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[18]
 Sing to the Sky
"Hajimari no Toki" (はじまりのとき, "A New Beginning in Me") 2012 3
  • RIAJ (download): Platinum[18]
 The Beginning
"Hello" 17
"The Beginning" —
"Sora to Kimi no Aida ni" (空と君のあいだに, "Between You and the Sky") 2013 — Yūon Club
"Hitomi o Tojite" (瞳をとじて, "Close Your Eyes") —
"No End" 2015 71 Rainbow Road
"Negaiboshi" (ねがいぼし, "Longevity") (Ayaka x Daichi Miura) 2020 —[G] LOVE CYCLE
"Mou Ichido" (もう一度, "Once Again") (among "re: project"[44]) — —
"Blue Moon" 2021 —[H] LOVE CYCLE
"Victim of Love" (feat. Taka) 2022 72
The Notebook (百年十色, Hyakunen Jushoku) —
"Beautiful World" (Kōji Tamaki feat. Ayaka) —[I] —
"Mikazuki - From THE FIRST TAKE" (三日月 - From THE FIRST TAKE) 2023 —
"Home" — Funtale

Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN DVD
[2] 		JPN Blu-ray
[2] 		TWN
[47][J]
Ayaka Live Tour: First Message
  • Released: April 4, 2007
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 2 — —
MTV Unplugged Ayaka
  • Released: January 13, 2010
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: DVD, DVD/CD, Blu-ray
 2 — 13
Ayaka Live Tour 2012: The Beginning~Hajimari no Toki
  • Released: December 12, 2012
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: DVD, DVD/bonus CD, Blu-ray
 6 5 —
Ayaka Live Tour 2013: Fortune Cookie~Nani ga Deru Kana!? at Nippon Budokan
  • Released: March 5, 2014
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 6 23 —
Nijiiro Tour 3-Star Raw Niya Kagiri no Super Premium Live 2014.12.26
  • Released: March 18, 2015
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: 2DVD, Blu-ray
 17 34 —
ayaka 10th Anniversary SUPER BEST TOUR
  • Released: March 8, 2017
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
 11 17 —
Acoustic Live Tour 2017-2018 ～3-STAR RAW～
  • Released: March 14, 2018
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: 2DVD, Blu-ray
 20 24 —
AYAKA ONLINE LIVE SELECTION 2020
  • Released: August 18, 2021
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 2DVD, DVD/Blu-ray
 20 32 —
The Notebook (百年十色, Hyakunen Jushoku)
  • Released: June 1, 2023
  • Label: A Station
  • Formats: DVD/Book, Blu-ray/Book
 — — —

Notes

  1. ^ The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases.
  2. ^ Position was taken from 2006 week 49 for First Message, 2008 week 27 for Sing to the Sky.
  3. ^ Position was taken from 2006 week 49 for First Message, 2008 week 29 for Sing to the Sky, Rainbow Road.[5]
  4. ^ Position was taken from 2009 week 41 for Ayaka's History.
  5. ^ The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
  6. ^ "Michishirube" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 99 on the component Billboard Japan Download Songs.[41]
  7. ^ "Negaiboshi" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 28 on the component Billboard Japan Download Songs.[43]
  8. ^ "Blue Moon" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 51 on the component Billboard Japan Download Songs.[45]
  9. ^ "Beautiful World" did not enter Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 75 on the component Billboard Japan Download Songs.[46]
  10. ^ Position was taken from 2010 week 7 for MTV Unplugged.

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  44. ^ with Taka, Abe Mao, Aimer, Kenta, Nissy, Daichi Miura & Shota Shimizu
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