Noriko Sakai discography

Noriko Sakai discography
Studio albums16[fn 1]
EPs2
Compilation albums17
Singles36
Box sets2

The discography of the Japanese entertainer Noriko Sakai consists of 16 studio albums, 17 compilation albums, and 36 singles released since 1987.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales RIAJ certification[2]
1987 Fantasia: Noriko Part I 19
1988 Yume Bōken: Noriko Special
  • Released: January 1, 1988
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 15
Guanbare: Noriko Part II
  • Released: March 16, 1988
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 8
Lovely Times: Noriko Part III
  • Released: August 21, 1988
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 8
1989 Blue Wind: Noriko Part IV
  • Released: June 21, 1989
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 9
My Dear: Noriko Part V
  • Released: December 16, 1989
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 13
1990 White Girl: Noriko Part VI
  • Released: July 4, 1990
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 9
1991 Sweet 'n' Bitter: Noriko Part VII
  • Released: January 21, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 8
Magical Montage Company: Noriko Part VIII
  • Released: July 21, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 22
1992 Mammoth: Noriko Part IX
  • Released: July 22, 1992
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 26
1993 Anata ga Michite Yuku: Noriko Part X
  • Released: July 21, 1993
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 40
1994 10 Songs: Noriko Part XI
  • Released: July 21, 1994
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 58
1996 No Make
  • Released: May 22, 1996
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 24
In Snowflakes
  • Released: December 18, 1996
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 15
1998 Work Out Fine
  • Released: July 1, 1998
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 39

Extended plays

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales RIAJ certification[2]
2014 Namida Hitotsubu 109
2015 Truth (Tobenai Tori yo)
  • Released: November 11, 2015
  • Label: Space Shower Music
  • Formats: CD, digital
 206

Cover albums

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales RIAJ certification[2]
2003 Moments
  • Released: September 6, 2003
  • Label: Sound Mission
  • Formats: CD
 —

Compilations

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales RIAJ certification[2]
1990 Singles: Noriko Best 1
1991 CD File: Noriko Sakai Vol. 1
  • Released: February 1, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 32
CD File: Noriko Sakai Vol. 2
  • Released: February 1, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 34
CD File: Noriko Sakai Vol. 3
  • Released: February 1, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 35
Sentimental Best
  • Released: December 5, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 47
1992 Singles: Noriko Best II
  • Released: December 2, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 49
1994 Natural Best
  • Released: February 2, 1994
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 50
1995 Watercolour
  • Released: June 21, 1995
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 36
Twin Best
  • Released: July 12, 1995
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 84
1999 Pure Collection
  • Released: June 23, 1999
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 —
2000 Singles: Noriko Best III
  • Released: April 5, 2000
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 81
2005 Noriko Sakai Best Collection
  • Released: March 24, 2005
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 —
Colezo! Twin: Noriko Sakai
  • Released: December 16, 2005
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 —
2007 Daisuki: My Moments Best
  • Released: September 19, 2007
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 73
2016 The Best Exhibition: Noriko Sakai 30th Anniversary Best Album
  • Released: September 21, 2016
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital
 75
2017 Golden Best
  • Released: February 22, 2017
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital
 —
2023 Premium Best
  • Released: July 19, 2023
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital
 35

Box sets

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales RIAJ certification[2]
2002 Noriko Box
  • Released: March 21, 2002
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 —
2017 Noriko Box: 30th Anniversary Mammoth Edition
  • Released: March 15, 2017
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 192

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Date Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[3] RIAJ
certification[2] 		Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[1]
"Otoko no Ko ni Naritai" February 5, 1987 6 48,000 Fantasia: Noriko Part I
"Nagisa no Fantasy" May 21, 1987 4 60,000
"No-re-na-i Teen-age" August 25, 1987 4 65,000 Yume Bōken: Noriko Special
"Yume Bōken" November 25, 1987 4 69,000
"Guanbare" February 24, 1988 7 82,000 Guanbare: Noriko Part II
"Ichioku no Smile (Please Your Smile)" May 18, 1988 2 91,000 Lovely Times: Noriko Part III
"Happy Again" September 21, 1988 4 87,000 Singles: Noriko Best
"Honki wo Dashite" January 1, 1989 4 98,000
"Otoki no Kuni no Birthday" February 14, 1989 6 46,000
"Love Letter" April 26, 1989 5 91,000 Blue Wind: Noriko Part IV
"Sayonara wo Sugite" August 2, 1989 8 82,000 Non-album single
"All Right" November 21, 1989 10 50,000 My Dear: Noriko Part V
"Kōfuku Nante Hoshikunai wa" February 21, 1990 10 64,000 White Girl: Noriko Part VI
"Diamond Blue" May 21, 1990 9 51,000
"Hohoemi wo Mitsuketa" August 21, 1990 9 52,000 Sweet 'n' Bitter: Noriko Part VII
"Eve no Tamago" November 21, 1990 10 42,000
"Anata ni Tenshi ga Mieru Toki" March 21, 1991 12 39,000 Magical Montage Company
"Montage" June 21, 1991 16 35,000
"Namida ga Tomaranai" November 7, 1991 21 24,000 Non-album single
"Karui Kimochi no Julia" March 4, 1992 19 27,000
"Nagisa no Pitecan Trops" June 21, 1992 34 21,000 Mammoth
"Tabun Taboo" November 6, 1992 54 10,000 Non-album single
"Anata ga Michite Yuku" May 21, 1993 60 11,000 Anata ga Michite Yuku
"Egao ga Wasurerarenai" November 21, 1993 89 7,000 Natural Best
"Sasowarete…" June 22, 1994 65 6,000 10 Songs
"Oh Oh Oh (We Are the Winners)" February 22, 1995 — Non-album single
"Aoi Usagi" May 10, 1995 5 997,000
  • 2× Platinum
 Watercolours
"Here I Am (Nakitai Toki wa Nakeba Ii)" April 24, 1996 24 87,000 No Make
"Kagami no Dress" October 9, 1996 9 447,000
  • Platinum
 In Snowflakes
"Namida-iro" September 24, 1997 20 118,000 Work Out Fine
"Yokogao" May 13, 1998 30 86,000
"Pure" April 1, 1999 50 11,000 Pure Collection
"Words of Love" April 5, 2000 42 8,000 Daisuki: My Moments Best
"Miracle" November 1, 2000 —
"Tenka Muteki no Ai" June 23, 2004 —
"Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" August 22, 2007 44
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

International releases

Release date Work Label Notes
November 1, 1994 "Wéixiào" (微笑, "Smile") JVC Chinese version of "Hohoemi wo Mitsuketa"
February 1, 1996 "Wǒ ài měirényú" (我愛美人魚, "I Love Mermaids") JVC
May 22, 1996 "Yǒu yuán qiānlǐ" (有縁千里, "There Are Thousands of Miles Away") JVC Duet with Eric Suen
November 28, 1997 Asian Collection '97 JVC
October 1, 1998 Asian Tour Special: Asian Collection '98 JVC
October 1, 2000 Asia 2000: Words of Love JVC
February 26, 2014 "Jìmò de xiǎo bì tù (Aoi Usagi)" (寂寞的小碧兔-碧いうさぎ-, "Lonely Little Blue Rabbit") Office Nigun Niiba Chinese version of "Aoi Usagi"

Other recordings

Release date Work Song Notes
June 7, 1989 Gunbuster[4] "Active Heart" OVA opening theme (eps. 1–3); ending theme (ep. 4)
"Try Again...!" OVA ending theme (eps. 1–3)

Footnotes

  1. ^ This includes the cover albums.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "酒井法子" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "ゴールドディスク認定" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  3. ^ "酒井法子(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  4. ^ トップをねらえ！音楽大図鑑 at Discogs (list of releases)