| Ayumi Hamasaki discography | |
|---|---|
 Hamasaki in Ningbo in 2024 | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Remix albums | 26 |
| Singles | 58 |
The Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki has released eighteen studio albums, seven extended plays, nine compilation albums, twenty-six remix albums, three live albums, and fifty-eight singles. She initially debuted under Nippon Columbia as "Ayumi", releasing the extended play Nothing from Nothing (1995). Three years later, Hamasaki made a second debut under Avex Trax with the single "Poker Face" (1998). The artist's first album A Song for ×× (1999) reached number one on Oricon's albums chart, selling over 1.4 million copies. [1] [2] Her second studio album, Loveppears (1999), also topped the Oricon charts and sold nearly 3 million copies. [3] To date, Hamasaki currently holds the record for the most albums to place in the top ten by a female artist in Japan. [4]
Contents
- Albums
- Studio albums
- Compilation albums
- Remix albums
- Live albums
- Box sets
- Extended plays
- Remix extended plays
- Singles
- As a lead artist
- As a collaborating artist
- Promotional singles
- Other charted songs
- Other appearances
- Notes
- References
Hamasaki continued to release music at a prolific rate throughout her career; she has the most number-one hits by a female artist (38); the most consecutive number-one hits by a solo artist (25), and the most million-sellers. [5] [6] [7] From 1999 to 2010, Hamasaki had at least two singles each year topping the charts. [8] Hamasaki is also the first female recording artist to have ten studio albums since debut to top the Oricon, and the first artist to have a number one album for 13 consecutive years since her debut. [9] [10] In total, Hamasaki has sold over 50.708 million units in Japan.
Hamasaki also has an extensive remix discography, having released twenty-six remix albums since the 1999 album Ayu-mi-x . Several remix albums were released as a series, exploring genres such as eurobeat, trance, acoustic, and classical.
