MAX discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
Tribute albums | 2 |
Singles | 32 |
B-sides | 31 |
Music videos | 4 |
Live concerts | 5 |
Films | 2 |
Japanese female vocal/dance unit, MAX has released five studio albums, two compilations, three remix albums, and 31 singles. Three of their albums, Maximum (1996), Maximum Groove (1998), and Maximum Collection have topped the Oricon album charts. Four of their albums, including Maximum, Maximum II (1997), Maximum Groove, and Maximum Collection have been certified million selling albums by RIAJ. The group have 15 consecutive top ten singles, [1] 16 overall. Their sixth single, "Give Me a Shake" (1997) is their best selling single and their only single to top the Oricon singles chart. Since their debut on May 10, 1995, the group has amassed sales of over 10 million albums and singles in Japan. [2]
Title | Album details | Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales | Certifications | |||
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Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
Maximum |
| 1 [3] | 15 [4] | 449,510 [5] | 1,288,260 |
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Maximum II |
| 2 [7] | 23 [8] | 707,730 [9] | 1,074,530 |
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Maximum Groove |
| 1 [11] | 27 [12] | 322,300 [13] | 824,370 |
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Emotional History |
| 8 [15] | – | 63,220 [16] | 107,950 |
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Jewel of Jewels |
| 53 [18] | – | 5,607 |
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Title | Album detail | Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales | Certifications | |||
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Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
Be MAX |
| 19 [3] | [19] | 2,162 [20] | 10,683 |
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Title | Album detail | Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales | Certifications | |||
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Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
Tora Tora Tora |
| – | [21] | |||
Release | Title | Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales | Notes | |||
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Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
September 29, 1999 | Maximum Collection | 1 [22] | 32 [12] | 456,070 [23] | 805,360 |
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March 20, 2002 | Precious Collection 1995–2002 | 10 [25] | – | 51,400 [26] | 93,260 |
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December 4, 2010 | avex archives COMPLETE BEST MAX | – | – | |||
December 23, 2015 | Maximum Perfect Best | 18 [18] | – | 1,099 | 8,288 |
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Release | Title | Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales | Notes | |||
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Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
June 28, 2000 | Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euro Max | 5 [27] | 96 [28] | 104,620 [29] | 206,390 |
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August 21, 2002 | Maximum Trance | 29 [30] | – | – | 13,760 |
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December 10, 2008 | New Edition ~Maximum Hits~ | 30 [18] | – | 8,466 | 18,111 |
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January 27, 2016 | MAX ALL SINGLES NON STOP MIX | – | – |
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July 31, 2019 | New Edition II ~Maximum Hits~ | 20 [31] | – | 2,588 |
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November 2, 2022 | MAX ga Tomaranai. NONSTOP vol.1 | – | – |
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November 2, 2022 | MAX ga Tomaranai. NONSTOP vol.2 | – | – |
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Release | Album | Tracks |
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July 24, 1997 | Velfarre J-pop Night presents Dance With You |
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12/03/2008 | Vision Factory Compilation ~Aku Yuu Sakka Seikatsu 40 Shuunen Kinen~ |
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08/09/2010 | BE MAX |
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02/03/2011 | BEGIN 20th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL TRIBUTE ALBUM |
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15/11/2017 | Aku Yu Tribute Special Songs ~Asahi no Youni~ |
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Release | Album | Tracks |
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August 25, 1995 | We Love Saturday Night!! |
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November 21, 2007 | Christmas Harmony ~Vision Factory Presents~ |
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February 13, 2008 | Spring Harmony: Vision Factory Presents |
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Release | Title | Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales | Album | |||
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Weekly | Yearly | Debut | Overall | |||
May 10, 1995 | "Koi Suru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~" | 91 | — | 3,550 | 3,550 | Maximum |
August 21, 1995 | "Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby" | 63 | — | 5,380 | 10,920 | |
February 21, 1996 | "Tora Tora Tora" | 19 | 149 | 33,130 | 189,320 | |
July 17, 1996 | "Seventies" | 7 | 119 | 66,860 | 252,550 | |
October 9, 1996 | "Get My Love!" | 4 | 152 | 76,790 | 198,500 | |
April 9, 1997 | "Give Me A Shake" | 1 | 67 | 172,200 | 476,570 | Maximum II |
July 30, 1997 | "Love Is Dreaming" | 4 | 105 | 109,880 | 283,890 | |
October 29, 1997 | "Shinin'on-Shinin'love" | 4 | 165 | 86,640 | 276,510 | |
April 22, 1998 | "Hikari no Veil" | 5 | 93 | 118,270 | 261,450 | Maximum Groove |
July 23, 1998 | "Ride On Time" | 4 | 74 | 60,360 | 312,500 | |
September 9, 1998 | "Grace of My Heart" | 2 | 99 | 110,810 | 243,260 | |
March 3, 1999 | "Love Impact" | 8 | 124 | 84,050 | 176,370 | Maximum Collection |
May 26, 1999 | "Ano Natsu Eto" | 7 | 181 | 63,790 | 118,260 | |
August 25, 1999 | "Ginga no Chikai" | 5 | 147 | 70,460 | 148,590 | |
November 25, 1999 | "Isshoni..." | 8 | 80 | 73,160 | 341,700 | Emotional History |
February 16, 2000 | "Never Gonna Stop It" | 9 | 142 | 71,640 | 152,560 | |
May 24, 2000 | "Magic" | 10 | 224 | 47,390 | 78,930 | |
September 6, 2000 | "Barairo no Hibi" | 11 | 231 | 45,630 | 74,920 | |
February 15, 2001 | "Always Love" | 12 | 274 | 32,760 | 49,790 | |
May 16, 2001 | "Perfect Love" | 10 | 293 | 26,210 | 46,130 | Precious Collection 1995–2002 |
September 27, 2001 | "Moonlight" | 13 | — | 17,240 | 27,540 | |
December 5, 2001 | "Feel So Right" | 17 | — | 16,070 | 24,030 | |
February 20, 2002 | "Spring Rain" | 28 | — | 13,690 | 19,530 | |
November 20, 2002 | "Eternal White" | 20 | — | 9,280 | 15,015 | Jewel of Jewels |
March 12, 2003 | "Festa" | 32 | — | 6,154 | 8,959 | |
August 6, 2003 | "Love Screw" | 39 | — | 4,070 | 6,276 | |
June 30, 2004 | "Be With You" | 34 | — | 3,895 | 5,104 | |
July 6, 2005 | "Nirai Kanai" | 38 [32] | 896 | 3,782 | 6,148 | |
November 30, 2005 | "Anata wo Omou Hodo" | 53 | — | 2,348 | 2,834 | |
August 2, 2006 | "Splash Gold -Natsu no Kiseki- / Prism of Eyes" | 60 | — | 2,202 | 2,760 | Maximum Perfect Best |
July 22, 2009 | "Rough Cut Diamond" | 28 | 967 | 3,342 [33] | 4,426 | |
May 12, 2010 | "Cat's Eye" | 27 [34] | 715 | 4,541 | 6,891 | BE MAX |
August 7, 2013 | "Tacata'" | 32 | 3,579 | 9,879 | Maximum Perfect Best | |
September 10, 2014 | "Jounetsu no ZUMBA" | 42 | ||||
January 15, 2015 | "Heartbreaker" | — | ||||
July 22, 2015 | "#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~" | 40 | ||||
November 25, 2015 | "Mi Mi Mi" | — | ||||
June 26, 2019 | "Parthenon" | 39 [35] | 1,706 [35] | New Edition II ~Maximum Hits~ | ||
December 9, 2020 | "Issho ni... (Happiness 2020)" | — | TBA | |||
July 28, 2021 | "Do Shot" | 25 | 2,050 | |||
November 13, 2024 | "BOOM BOOM BOMB-BA-YEA" | 27 [36] | 1159 [37] | |||
Year | Title | Featured release |
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1996 | "So Much in Love" | "Tora Tora Tora" |
"Summer Time" | "Seventies" | |
"Broken Heart" | "Get My Love" | |
1997 | "Kiss to Kiss" | "Give Me a Shake" |
"Wonderland" | "Love is Dreaming" | |
"I Will" | "Shinin'on-Shinin'love" | |
1998 | "So Real" | "Hikari no Veil" |
"Don't You Love Me" | "Ride on Time" | |
"Getting Over" | "Grace of my Heart" | |
1999 | "How Much I Love You" | "Love Impact" |
"Natsu yo Saite" | "Ano Natsu Eto" | |
"We'll Be Together" | "Ginga no Chikai" | |
"Powder Shadow" | "Isshoni..." | |
2000 | "So Special Love" | "Never Gonna Stop It" |
"Get Ready?" | ||
"Unforgettable" | "Magic" | |
"Whispers" | ||
"Wired" | "Barairono Hibi" | |
2001 | "Just Wanna Lovin' You" | "Always Love" |
"Bible XX" | "Perfect Love" | |
"Paradise Lost" | "Moonlight" | |
"Manatsu no Eve" | "Feel so Right" | |
2002 | "Party Tune" | "Spring Rain" |
"Another Truth" | "Eternal White" | |
2003 | "Stay" | "Festa" |
"Don't Call Me" | "Love Screw" | |
2004 | "Don't Lose Yourself" | "Be With You" |
2005 | "Someday" | "Nirai Kanai" |
"Tora Tora Tora 2005" | ||
"Wonder Woman" | "Anata wo Omou Hodo" | |
2009 | "The Power of Love" | "Rough Cut Diamond" |
2010 | "Arabesque" | "Cat's Eye" |
"Wonder Woman Returns" | ||
2013 | "Summer Dream" | "Tacata'" |
2014 | "Sweet Sweet Honey" | "Jounetsu no ZUMBA" |
"BOOM BOOM BOOM" | ||
2015 | "Ole! ~Happy Birthday~" | "#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~" |
2019 | "Dracula" | "Parthenon" |
2021 | "Viva la Mambo" | "Do Shot" |
"Issho ni... (Happiness 2020)" | ||
"SIMIUS SONG MAX Version." | ||
2024 | "Midnight Lover" | "BOOM BOOM BOMB-BA-YEA" |
"Revival Bubble" | ||
"Lovin' Me" | ||
Release | Title |
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March 15, 1996 | Ladies MAX |
March 15, 1997 | Ladies MAX ~Give me a Shake~ |
Release | Title |
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February 25, 1998 | Maximum Clips |
March 29, 2000 | Maximum Clips II |
March 20, 2002 | Precious Clip Collection 1995–2002 |
12/11/2002 | MAX Best Clips |
Release | Title |
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10/08/1997 | J-Pop Gig Tour 1997 |
11/10/1999 | MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ |
September 27, 2000 | MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No Boundly~ |
October 24, 2001 | MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~ |
08/05/2009 | MAX presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition" |
27/01/2016 | MAX 20th Live Contact 2015 Back To The MAX Future |
Release | Title |
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October 25, 1995 | Dance Matrix '95 Disco Week in Velfarre |
12/04/1996 | Namie Amuro Anniversary Live in Chiba Marine Stadium |
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