M-Flo discography

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M-Flo discography
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Studio albums9
Live albums1
Compilation albums9
Video albums7
Singles25
Tribute albums2

The discography of M-Flo features nine studio albums, nine compilation albums, one live album and 25 singles. These were released on Labsoul Records and Avex Group independent label Rhythm Republic in 1998, and from 1999 onwards released through Rhythm Zone.

Contents

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales [1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
TWN
[3] [upper-alpha 1]
TWN East Asia
[4] [upper-alpha 2]
Planet Shining 6
  • JPN: 358,000
Expo Expo
  • Released: March 28, 2001
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
  • JPN: 558,000
  • RIAJ: Platinum [6]
Astromantic
  • Released: May 26, 2004
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
  • JPN: 347,000
  • RIAJ: Platinum [7]
Beat Space Nine
  • Released: August 24, 2005
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18
  • JPN: 350,000
  • RIAJ: Platinum [8]
Cosmicolor
  • Released: March 28, 2007
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
37
  • JPN: 172,000
  • RIAJ: Platinum [9]
Square One
  • Released: March 14, 2012
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1019
  • JPN: 26,000
Neven
  • Released: March 13, 2013
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1918
  • JPN: 12,000
Future Is Wow
  • Released: March 26, 2014 [10]
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, digital download
27
  • JPN: 7,000
Kyo
  • Released: November 6, 2019
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
34

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales [1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
TWN
[3]
TWN East Asia
[4] [upper-alpha 3]
The Intergalactic Collection
  • Released: March 5, 2003
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, DVD-Audio, digital download
4
  • JPN: 155,000
Award Supernova: Loves Best
  • Released: February 13, 2008
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
16
  • JPN: 178,000
MF10: 10th Anniversary Best
  • Released: October 7, 2009
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
  • JPN: 83,000
Universe
  • Released: December 14, 2017
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Outside collaborations compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales [1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
Soto Shigoto: M-Flo Turns It Out! (ソトシゴト, "Outside Work")
  • Released: February 27, 2002
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
30
  • JPN: 23,000
M-Flo Inside
  • Released: March 17, 2004
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
16
  • JPN: 33,000
M-Flo Inside: Works Best II
  • Released: July 26, 2006
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4
  • JPN: 150,000
M-Flo Inside: Works Best III
  • Released: March 18, 2009
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
19
  • JPN: 21,000
M-Flo Inside: Works Best IV
  • Released: September 8, 2010
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
13
  • JPN: 16,000
M-Flo Inside: Works Best V
  • Released: March 27, 2013
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
72
  • JPN: 3,000

Remix albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales [1]
JPN
[2]
TWN
[3]
TWN East Asia
[4] [upper-alpha 4]
The Replacement Percussionists
  • Released: August 9, 2000
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
8
  • JPN: 71,000
Expo Bōei Robot Gran Sonik
  • Released: November 28, 2001
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
25
  • JPN: 21,000
Astromantic Charm School
  • Released: September 15, 2004
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
24
  • JPN: 26,000
Dope Space Nine
  • Released: November 2, 2005
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2419
  • JPN: 21,000
ElectriColor
  • Released: September 26, 2007
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
42
  • JPN: 11,000

Non-stop remix albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales [1]
JPN
[2]
M-Flo DJ Mix: Bon! Enkai
  • Released: December 19, 2012
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
34
  • JPN: 11,000
M-Flo DJ Mix: Asobon! Enkai
  • Released: November 27, 2013
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
84
  • JPN: 3,000
EDM-Flo [10]
  • Released: March 26, 2014
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
77
  • JPN: 2,000

Live album

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales [1]
JPN
[2]
M-Flo Tour 2001 Expo Expo
  • Released: August 29, 2001
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
19
  • JPN: 35,000

Tribute albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales [1]
JPN
[2]
Tribute: Maison de M-Flo
  • Released: September 16, 2009
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
8
  • JPN: 42,000
Tribute: Stitch the Future and Past
  • Released: April 20, 2011
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD, digital download
30
  • JPN: 10,000

Singles

As a lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales [1] Certifications Album
JPN
[2]
JPN Hot
[16] [upper-alpha 5] [upper-alpha 6]
"The Tripod EP"19999144,000 Planet Shining
"Mirrorball Satellite 2012"953,000Non-album single
"Chronopsychology"2458,000 Planet Shining
"LOT (Love or Truth)"2084,000
"Hands"20003320,000
"Come Back to Me"3027,000
"Quantum Leap"3116,000
"How You Like Me Now?"9224,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold [20]
Expo Expo
"Come Again"2001461 [upper-alpha 7] 390,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum [22]
  • RIAJ (download): Platinum [23]
"Orbit-3"964,000
"Prism"1526,000
"Dispatch" (featuring Dev Large, Nipps & Vincento Galluo)3410,000
"Yours Only,"2520,000
"Lies"Expo Bōei Robot Gran Sonik
"Reeewind!" (loves Crystal Kay)2003950,000 Astromantic
"Miss You"
(loves Melody, Ryohei Yamamoto)
871,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold [24]
"The Love Bug" (loves BoA)2004856,000
"Let Go" (loves Yoshika)12124,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum [25]
  • RIAJ (download): 2× Platinum [24]
  • RIAJ (PC): Gold [26]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold [27]
Beat Space Nine
"Dopamine" (loves Emyli, Diggy-Mo')20052031,000
"Loop in My Heart"
(loves Emyli & Yoshika)
929,000
"Hey!" (loves Akiko Wada)
"Summer Time Love" (loves Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei)20061226,000 Cosmicolor
"Love Song" (loves Bonnie Pink)925,000
"She's So (Outta Control)"
(featuring 2NE1)
201243 Square One
"Lover" (featuring Miliyah Kato)201381151,200 Neven
"Go Crazy" (featuring Sol)201457Future Is Wow

As a collaborating artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales [1] Certifications Album
JPN
[2]
JPN Hot
[16]
"I Like It"
(Crystal Kay loves M-Flo)
2003858,000 4 Real
"Freak!"
(Emi Hinouchi)
192600 Dramatiques
"Now or Never" [upper-alpha 8]
(Chemistry meets M-Flo)
2190,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum [28]
One X One
"Usotsuki Boy" (ウソツキBOY, "Lying Boy")(Sunday)2005875,000Non-album single
"Big Bang Romance"
(Maki Nomiya loves M-Flo)
467,000 Party People
"Picture Perfect"
(Monkey Majik + M-Flo)
20072310,000Sora wa Marude
"Merry-Go-Round" [upper-alpha 9]
(Ayumi Hamasaki)
2013537,000 Colours

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
JPN Hot
[16] [upper-alpha 10]
US Dance Club

[32]

"The Way We Were"
(featuring Ceybil Jefferies)
1998Non-album single
"Been So Long"Planet Shining
"Come Again...and Again!"2003The Intergalactic Collection
"Way U Move" (loves Dragon Ash)2004Astromantic
"Get On! (Ugly Duckling Remix)" (loves Crystal Kay, Ugly Duckling)Astromantic Charm School
"I Wanna Be Down"
(loves Ryuichi Sakamoto)
12Astromantic
"ADDP" (loves Monday Michiru)2005Beat Space Nine
"Tripod Baby" (loves Lisa)
"One Day (Kreva Remix)"
(loves Miliyah Kato)
Dope Space Nine
"Lotta Love" (loves Minmi)2006M-Flo Inside: Works Best II
"Love Long and Prosper"
(loves Star Trek)
Cosmicolor
"Love Don't Cry" (loves Crystal Kay)2007
"Love to Live By" (loves Chara)
"Loves Comes and Goes"
(loves Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei, Emyli, Lisa and Yoshika)
200843Award Supernova: Loves Best
"Sound Boy Thriller"
(feeeeeeeeeeat. Lisa)
200922MF10
"Alive" (featuring Exile Atsushi)201281Square One
"All I Want Is You" (featuring Minami)
"Tonite" (featuring Minmi) Neven
"Chance"2013
"A Whole New World"
(featuring Matt Cab)
94Electronic Disney Music
"Irony" (featuring Daoko)Future Is Wow
"Fly" (featuring Yoohei Kawakami)2014

Other appearances

List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature M-Flo together as a unit. Some collaborations were compiled on their outside collaborations albums.
TitleYearAlbumNotes
"Living Large" (SMAP)1999Birdman: SMAP 013
"Shizuka na Maboroshi" (静かなまぼろし, "Quiet Phantom")Dear Yuming: Yumi Arai/Yumi Matsutoya Cover Collection Yumi Matsutoya cover
"Make Me Crazy" (Kirari)KirariddimOriginally found on the "Last Piece" single.
"Shine in My Life" (GTS featuring Melodie Sexton & M-Flo)Future Classics
"Mind Kids" (Kirari)KirariddimOriginally found on the "To Be Lover" single.
"Taboo (A Tip of M-Flo Remix)" (Ken Hirai)2000Kh Re-mixed Up 1Originally found on the "Love or Lust" single.
"Follow Me" (Jinusean featuring M-Flo)2001The Reign
"Violet Nude (M-Flo's Soulstive X-tended Mix)" (Momoe Shimano)2002Guest Re-Control
"Reeeplay! (by DJ Hasebe)" (M-Flo loves Crystal Kay)2003"I Like It" (single)
"Show Me What You Got" (Emi Hinouchi)Dramatiques
"What It Is?" (Chan featuring Shuman & M-Flo)2004"Part of the Nation" (single)
"Happy Drive (Taste Your Stuff)" (Bennie K loves M-Flo)2005 Japana-rhythm Originally found on the "Sky" single.
"One Day (Yozora Remix)" (夜空, "Night Sky")(Miliyah Kato loves M-Flo) Rose Originally found on the "Jōnetsu" single.
"Let Go (Acoustic Version)" (Yoshika loves M-Flo)2006Timeless
"Lotta Lota (Vibes Mix)" (Minmi loves M-Flo)"I Love You Baby" (single)
"She Dubs the Cream" (Doping Panda dubs M-Flo)2007"Can't Stop Me" (single)
"Summer Time Love (Deckstream Remix featuring Arkitec & L-Vokal)" (M-Flo loves Emi Hinouchi, Ryohei)"O'kay" (single)
"Born 2 Luv U" (Melody. loves M-Flo)"Love Story" (single)
"Love Me After 12AM (English Version)" (M-Flo loves Alex (Clazziquai Project) Ex Machina Original Soundtrack
"Take You Far (Percapella Ver.)"2011 Visionair
"Take You Far (Synthapella Ver.)"After 5 Vol. 1
"Scream (M-Flo Remix)" (2NE1)2012"Scream" (single)
"She's So (Outta Control) (BFM Remix)" (2NE1) Collection
"Boy Meets Girl (M-Flo Remix)" (TRF)2013TRF Tribute Album Best
"Alive" (Exile Atsushi featuring M-Flo)2014Music

Sampled songs

List of identified songs M-Flo have sampled in their discography.
TitleYearOriginal song
"Mirrorball Satellite 2012"1999"Love Come Down" (Evelyn King)
"Quantum Leap"2000"Jumbo Sam" (Magic Disco Machine)
"Orbit 3"2001"It's Just Begun" (The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
"Dopamine" (original single version only)2005"The 900 Number" (The 45 King)
"Hey!""Natsu no Yoru no Samba" (夏の夜のサンバ, "Summer Night Samba")(Akiko Wada)
"Bye Bye Adam" (バイバイアダム, Bai Bai Adamu)(Akiko Wada)
"Sotsugyō Sasete yo" (卒業させてよ, "I'm Graduating You")(Akiko Wada)

Sampled M-Flo songs

List of identified songs where M-Flo have been sampled.
TitleYearOriginal song
"For So Long" (Miliyah Kato)2006"Been So Long"
"So Long, Too Late" (Bright)2009"Been So Long"
"Wanna Come Again" (Thelma Aoyama featuring Verbal)"Come Again"

Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
[2]
Tunnel Vision
  • Music video collection and 1999 Zepp Tokyo live concert
  • Released: September 6, 2000
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
31
M-Flo Tour 2001 Expo Expo
  • Released: September 27, 2001
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
36
The Intergalactic Collector's Item
  • Music video collection
  • Released: March 19, 2003
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: DVD
77
Astromantic DVD
  • Music video collection and 2004 Studio Coast live concert
  • Released: February 23, 2005
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: DVD
28
M-Flo Tour 2005 Beat Space Nine at Nippon Budokan
  • Released: February 22, 2006
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: DVD
15
M-Flo Tour 2007 Cosmicolor @ Yokohama Arena
  • Released: October 31, 2007
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: DVD
4
M-Flo 10 Years Special Live "We Are One"
  • Released: April 7, 2010
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: DVD
17

Notes

  1. The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases.
  2. Position was taken from 2005 week 44 for Beat Space Nine, 2007 week 15 for Cosmicolor, 2012 week 14 for Square One, 2013 week 15 for Neven.
  3. Position was taken from 2008 week 8 for Award Supernova.
  4. Position was taken from 2005 week 48 for Dope Space Nine.
  5. The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
  6. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "She's So (Outta Control)," [17] "Lover," [18] "Go Crazy" [19]
  7. Charted in 2012. [21]
  8. Released as a part of a triple A-side single, "Your Name Never Gone/Now or Never/You Got Me."
  9. Released as a part of a double A-side single, "Feel the Love/Merry-Go-Round."
  10. Sources for chart positions are as follows:
    • "Love Comes and Goes" [29]
    • "Sound Boy Thriller" [30]
    • "Alive" [17]
    • "A Whole New World" [31]

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