Hide discography

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Studio albums3
Live albums3
Compilation albums9
Tribute albums8
Singles13
Video albums21
Musician 'Hide' (Hideto Matsumoto) of X-Japan live performance 'The Last Live' at Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997. XJAPAN the LASTLIVE.jpg
Musician 'Hide' (Hideto Matsumoto) of X-Japan live performance 'The Last Live' at Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997.

The following is the discography of hide, a Japanese rock musician who first gained fame in the late 1980s as lead guitarist of the heavy metal band X Japan before starting his solo career in 1993. Prior to X Japan, hide was leader and guitarist of the heavy metal band Saber Tiger (later known as Saver Tiger), who released one self-titled EP in July 1985 and contributed to two omnibuses before ending activities. Although two compilation albums of demos and live recordings and one concert VHS would later be released in 2001, with the band credited as Yokosuka Saver Tiger.

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hide made his solo debut in August 1993 on MCA Victor with the simultaneously released singles "Eyes Love You" and "50% & 50%", which were both certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Although the lyrics to these two songs were written by Yukinojo Mori, all of his subsequent material was written and composed by hide himself. His first studio album, Hide Your Face , was released in early 1994, reached number nine on the Oricon chart, and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ. All vocals and guitars were performed by hide, while bass and drums were contributed by various musicians such as T. M. Stevens and Terry Bozzio.

In September 1996, hide released his second studio album, Psyence , which debuted at number one on the Oricon and was also certified double platinum by the RIAJ. It features many fewer musicians than his previous album, as hide began to also contribute almost all bass parts. With the January 1998 single "Rocket Dive", his first on Universal Victor, his solo work started being released under the moniker hide with Spread Beaver, crediting his live touring band. However, with the exception of programmer, recording engineer and co-producer I.N.A and drummer Joe, the Spread Beaver members' contributions to recorded material was limited.

hide died on May 2, 1998, of what was ruled a suicide by hanging. Eleven days later, the single "Pink Spider" was released, debuted at number one and became his first release to be certified million by the RIAJ. Later that same month, it was succeeded as number one on the Oricon by its followup, "Ever Free", which was certified double platinum. 3.2.1. , the debut studio album by Zilch, a United States–based band which formed in 1996 and was fronted by hide, was released in July 1998 by Cutting Edge. It reached number 2 on the Oricon and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ. [1] The only studio album credited to hide with Spread Beaver, Ja, Zoo , was incomplete at the time of hide's death. It was completed by I.N.A and the other members of Spread Beaver, released in November 1998, reached number two and has been certified triple platinum for sales over 1.2 million.

In the years since hide's death, numerous re-releases, compilations and previously unreleased material has been published posthumously, including the 2002 single "In Motion" and the 2014 song "Co Gal". Both of these were demos or unfinished songs that were completed by I.N.A, with the later utilizing Vocaloid technology to mimic hide's voice. hide's solo recordings have sold over 6.6 million copies.

Studio albums

YearData Oricon
ranking [2]
Sales RIAJ certifications
1994 Hide Your Face 1500,000+Double Platinum [3]
1996 Psyence
  • Released: September 2, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
1500,000+Double Platinum [3]
1998 Ja, Zoo 21,200,000+Triple Platinum [3]

Live albums

YearData Oricon
ranking [2]
2008 Psyence a Go Go 18
Hide Our Psychommunity
  • Released: April 23, 2008
  • Label: Universal Music Group
25
2022hide with Spread Beaver Appear!! "1998 Tribal Ja,Zoo" (Live) 2022 Mix
  • Released: July 6, 2022
  • Label: Universal Music Group

Compilation albums

YearData Oricon
ranking [2] [4]
Sales RIAJ certifications
2000Best ~Psychommunity~
  • Released: March 2, 2000
  • Label: Universal Victor
1800,000+ [5] Double Platinum [5]
2002Singles ~ Junk Story
  • Released: July 24, 2002
  • Label: Universal Music Group
3100,000+Gold [3]
2004King of Psyborg Rock Star
  • Released: April 28, 2004
  • Label: Universal Music Group
7
2005Perfect Single Box
  • Released: September 21, 2005
  • Label: Universal Music Group
  • 13 singles and a DVD
2008Singles + Psyborg Rock iTunes Special!!
  • Released: February 6, 2008
  • digital download
2009We Love hide ~The Best in The World~
  • Released: April 29, 2009
  • Label: Universal Music Group
7
2011"Musical Number" -Rock Musical Pink Spider-
"Musical Number"~ROCKミュージカル ピンクスパイダー~
  • Released: March 2, 2011
  • Label: Universal Music Group
100
2014 Co Gal
子 ギャル
  • Released: December 10, 2014
  • Label: Universal Music Group
2
2018hide 1998 ~Last Words~
  • Released: May 2, 2018
  • Label: –
  • 5 CDs, 2 books and a DVD

Tribute and remix albums

YearData Oricon
ranking
1997Tune-Up: hide Remixes
  • Released: June 21, 1997
  • Label: MCA Victor
21
1999 Tribute Spirits 1 [7]
2002Psy-Clone: hide Electronic Remixes
  • Released: May 22, 2002
  • Label: Polydor
14
2013Tribute II: Visual Spirits33 [8]
Tribute III: Visual Spirits
  • Released: July 3, 2013
  • Label: Tokuma Japan Communications
40 [9]
Tribute IV: Classical Spirits
  • Released: August 28, 2013
  • Label: Tokuma Japan Communications
141 [10]
Tribute V: Psyborg Rock Spirits: Club Psyence Mix
  • Released: August 28, 2013
  • Label: Tokuma Japan Communications
69 [11]
Tribute VI: Female Spirits
  • Released: December 18, 2013
  • Label: Tokuma Japan Communications
113 [12]
Tribute VII: Rock Spirits
  • Released: December 18, 2013
  • Label: Tokuma Japan Communications
32 [13]
2018Tribute Impulse12 [14]

Singles

YearData Oricon
ranking [15]
Sales RIAJ certifications
1993"Eyes Love You"
  • Released: August 5, 1993
  • Label: MCA Victor
3200,000+ [16] Gold [16]
"50% & 50%"
  • Released: August 5, 1993
  • Label: MCA Victor
6200,000+ [16] Gold [16]
1994"Dice"
  • Released: January 21, 1994
  • Label: MCA Victor
6250,000+Platinum [3]
"Tell Me"
  • Released: March 24, 1994
  • Label: MCA Victor
4500,000+Double Platinum [3]
1996"Misery"
  • Released: June 24, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
3200,000+ [17] Gold [17]
"Beauty & Stupid"
  • Released: August 12, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
4200,000+ [18] Gold [18]
"Hi-Ho/Good Bye"
  • Released: December 18, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
8100,000+Gold [3]
1998"Rocket Dive"
  • Released: January 28, 1998
  • Label: Universal Victor
4500,000+Double Platinum [3]
"Pink Spider"
ピンク スパイダー
  • Released: May 13, 1998
  • Label: Universal Victor
11,000,000+ [19] [20] Million [20]
"Ever Free"
  • Released: May 27, 1998
  • Label: Universal Victor
1800,000+ [21] Double Platinum [21]
"Hurry Go Round"
  • Released: October 21, 1998
  • Label: Universal Victor
2500,000+Double Platinum [3]
2000"Tell Me"
  • Released: January 19, 2000
  • Label: Universal Victor
2200,000+ [22] Gold [22]
2002"In Motion"
  • Released: July 10, 2002
  • Label: Universal J
4100,000+Gold [3]

Videos

Other discography

With X Japan
With Zilch
With M*A*S*S
With Saver Tiger

Other work

References

  1. "1998年8月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "hideのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Japanese album certifications" (Enter Hide into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. "hide album ranking after 2012" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  5. 1 2 "月次認定作品 認定年月:2000年 4月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  6. "What's This Year - Music 1999" (in Japanese). interq.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2004-08-14. Retrieved 2004-07-16.
  7. "『NANA』トリビュート盤、史上4作目のTOP3入り!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  8. "hide TRIBUTE II -Visual SPIRITS-" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  9. "hide TRIBUTE III -Visual SPIRITS-" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  10. "hide TRIBUTE IV -Classical SPIRITS-" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  11. "hide TRIBUTE V -PSYBORG ROCK SPIRITS- ~CLUB PSYENCE MIX~" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  12. "hide TRIBUTE VI -Female SPIRITS-" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  13. "hide TRIBUTE VII -Rock SPIRITS-" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  14. "hide TRIBUTE IMPULSE" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  15. "hideのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "月次認定作品 認定年月:1993年 8月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  17. 1 2 "月次認定作品 認定年月:1996年 7月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  18. 1 2 "月次認定作品 認定年月:1998年 12月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  19. "What's This Year - Music 1998" (in Japanese). interq.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2004-07-16.
  20. 1 2 "1998年 ミリオン以上 認定作品一覧8" (in Japanese). RIAJ . Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  21. 1 2 "月次認定作品 認定年月:1998年 6月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  22. 1 2 "月次認定作品 認定年月:2000年 1月" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  23. "hideの最期の足取り辿るドキュメンタリー映画『HURRY GO ROUND』公開" (in Japanese). Barks. 2018-03-15.