Flower discography

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Flower discography
Studio albums3
Compilation albums1
Music videos20
Singles15
Promotional singles3

The discography of Japanese pop girl group Flower consists of three studio albums, one compilation album, 18 singles, and 21 music videos.

Contents

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
JPN
Oricon
[1] 		JPN
Billboard
[2] [upper-alpha 1]
Flower3— [upper-alpha 2]
  • RIAJ: Gold [6]
Hanadokei (花時計)
  • Released: March 4, 2015
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Sony
281 [upper-alpha 3]
  • RIAJ: Gold [6]
F
  • Released: March 27, 2019
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Sony
6

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
JPN
Oricon
[1] 		JPN
Billboard
[2] [upper-alpha 1]
This Is Flower This Is Best
  • Released: September 14, 2016
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Sony Music Japan
12
  • RIAJ: Gold [6]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
Oricon
[1] 		JPN
Hot
[7] [upper-alpha 4]
"Still"2011515Flower
"Sakura Regret" (SAKURA リグレット)20121919
"Forget Me Not: Wasurenagusa" (forget-me-not ～ワスレナグサ～)1325
"Koibito ga Santa Claus" (恋人がサンタクロース)1031
"Taiyou to Himawari" (太陽と向日葵)201357
"Shirayukihime" (白雪姫)35
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold [27]
"Nettaigyo no Namida" (熱帯魚の涙)201458Hanadokei
"Akikaze no Answer" (秋風のアンサー)34
"Tomorrow: Shiawase no Housoku" (TOMORROW～しあわせの法則～)2015728
"Sayonara, Alice" (さよなら、アリス)7
"Blue Sky Blue"68This Is Flower This Is Best
"Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way" (瞳の奥の銀河(ミルキーウェイ))22
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold [6]
"Yasashisa de Afureruyouni" (やさしさで溢れるように)201622
  • RIAJ (digital): Platinum [28]
"Monochrome" (モノクロ)201723F
"Colorful" (カラフル)17
"Moon Jellyfish"67
"Taiyou no Elegy" (たいようの哀悼歌)12
"Kurenai no Dress" (紅のドレス)2019122
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeakAlbum
JPN
Hot
[7] [upper-alpha 4]
"Hatsukoi" (初恋, First Love)201340Flower
"Let Go Again"
(featuring Verbal (M-Flo))		201425
"Hoka no Dareka Yori Kanashii Koi wo Shita Dake" (他の誰かより悲しい恋をしただけ)201614This Is Flower This Is Best

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeakAlbum
JPN
Hot
[7] [upper-alpha 5]
"Dreamin' Together"
(featuring Little Mix)		201569Hanadokei
"Ningyo Hime" (人魚姫, The Little Mermaid)201661This Is Flower This Is Best
"Totemo Fukai Green" (とても深いグリーン, Very Deep Green)201782"Moon Jellyfish" (single)

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"Nando Demo" (何度でも)2014Watashi to Drecom: Dreams Come True 25th Anniversary Best Covers

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Still"2011Shigeaki Kubo
"SAKURA Regret"2012
"forget-me-not: Wasurenagusa"Hiroaki Higashi
"Koibito ga Santa Claus"Shigeaki Kubo
"Taiyou to Himawari"2013
"Hatsukoi"
"Shirayukihime"
"Let Go Again" (featuring Verbal (M-Flo))2014
"Nettaigyo no Namida"
"Akikaze no Answer"
"TOMORROW: Shiawase no Housoku"2015—
"Sayonara, Alice"Mika Ninagawa
"Dreamin' Together" (featuring Little Mix)Shigeaki Kubo
"Blue Sky Blue"
"Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way"Toshiyuki Suzuki
"Yasashisa de Afureru You ni"2016—
"Hoka no Dareka Yori Kanashii Koi wo Shita Dake"Shigeaki Kubo
"Monochrome"2017
"MOON JELLYFISH"Toshiyuki Suzuki
"Taiyou no Elegy"Hideaki Sunaga
"Kurenai no Dress"2019Shigeaki Kubo

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sources for chart positions are as follows: Hanadokei, [3] This Is Flower This Is Best. [4]
  2. ↑ The album was released prior to the establishment of the Japan Hot Album, hence why did not enter the chart but it peaked at number 3 on the Top Album Sales chart. [5]
  3. ↑ Released prior to the establishment of the Japan Hot Album chart.
  4. 1 2 Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Still", [8] "Sakura Regret", [9] "Forget Me Not: Wasurenagusa", [10] "Koibito ga Santa Claus", [11] "Taiyou to Himawari", [12] "Hatsukoi", [13] "Shirayukihime", [14] "Let Go Again", [15] "Nettaigyo no Namida", [16] "Akikaze no Answer", [17] "Sayonara, Alice", [18] "Tomorrow: Shiawase no Housoku", [19] "Blue Sky Blue", [20] "Hitomi no Oku no Milky Way", [21] "Yasashisa de Afureruyouni", [22] "Hoka no Dareka Yori Kanashii Koi wo Shita Dake", [23] "Monochrome/Colorful", [24] "Moon Jellyfish", [25] "Taiyou no Elegy". [26]
  5. ↑ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Dreamin' Together", [29] "Ningyo Hime", [30] "Totemo Fukai Green", [25]

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