Mari Hamada discography

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Mari Hamada discography
Studio albums24
Live albums1
Compilation albums17
Singles25
Video albums18 [fn 1]
Box sets1

The discography of the Japanese singer-songwriter Mari Hamada consists of twenty-four studio albums, seventeen compilation albums, and twenty-five singles released since 1983.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearInformation Oricon weekly
peak position
[1]
Sales
RIAJ certification [2]
1983 Lunatic Doll
Romantic Night
  • Released: December 16, 1983
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1984 Misty Lady
  • Released: June 21, 1984
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1985 Rainbow Dream
  • Released: January 21, 1985
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP CD, cassette
Blue Revolution
  • Released: December 21, 1985
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1986 Promise in the History
  • Released: September 5, 1986
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1987 In the Precious Age
  • Released: September 1, 1987
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
29
1988 Love Never Turns Against
  • Released: June 21, 1988
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
4
1989 Return to Myself
  • Released: June 7, 1989
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1
  • Platinum
1990 Colors
  • Released: September 21, 1990
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2
  • Gold
1991 Tomorrow
  • Released: October 19, 1991
  • Label: MCA Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2
  • Platinum
1993 Anti-Heroine
  • Released: March 20, 1993
  • Label: MCA Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1
  • Platinum
1996 Persona
  • Released: March 11, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2
  • Platinum
1998 Philosophia
  • Released: October 21, 1998
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
18
2000 Blanche
  • Released: February 23, 2000
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD
35
2002 Marigold 97
2003 Sense of Self
  • Released: August 27, 2003
  • Label: Tri-M/MidZet House
  • Formats: CD
73
2005 Elan 78
2007 Sur lie
  • Released: March 21, 2007
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: CD
93
2010 Aestetica
  • Released: February 17, 2010
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital
35
2012 Legenda
  • Released: February 15, 2012
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital
23
2016 Mission
  • Released: January 13, 2016
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital
11
2018 Gracia
  • Released: August 1, 2018
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital
6
2023 Soar
  • Released: April 19, 2023
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital
413,243 [3]

International releases

No.TitleLabelRelease date
1 Introducing... Mari Hamada MCA Records May 30, 1993 (Asia)
January 24, 1994 (Europe)
2 All My Heart August 4, 1994

Live albums

YearInformation Oricon weekly
peak position
[1]
Sales
RIAJ certification [2]
1985 Magical Mystery "Mari"

Compilations

YearInformation Oricon weekly
peak position
[1]
Sales
RIAJ certification [2]
1984First Period ~ Mari's Best Vol. 1
1986Mari's Collection
  • Released: May 21, 1986
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Now & Then
  • Released: November 21, 1986
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1987Anthology 1987
  • Released: December 1, 1987
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1988 Heart and Soul: The Singles
  • Released: November 21, 1988
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4
1989 Sincerely
  • Released: December 16, 1989
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2
  • Platinum
1994 Inclination
  • Released: March 24, 1994
  • Label: MCA Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1
  • Platinum
1998 Cats and Dogs: The Very Best of Mari Hamada 24
2000 Mari Hamada Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 16, 2000
  • Label: Universal Victor
  • Formats: CD
61
2001Super Value: Mari Hamada
2003 Inclination II 109
2005 Sincerely II
  • Released: February 23, 2005
  • Label: Tri-M/MidZet House
  • Formats: CD
132
2008 Reflection: Axiom of the Two Wings 58
2010 Golden Best: Mari Hamada ~Victor Years~
  • Released: September 15, 2010
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital
2013 Inclination III
  • Released: August 7, 2013
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital
11
2015 Golden Best: Mari Hamada
  • Released: June 24, 2015
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital
2019 Light for the Ages -35th Anniversary Best ~ Fan's Selection-
  • Released: January 23, 2019
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital
7
2025Inclination IV
  • Released: TBA 2025
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital
TBA

Box sets

YearInformation Oricon weekly
peak position
[1]
Sales
RIAJ certification [2]
2014 Mari Hamada Complete Single Collection
  • Released: January 8, 2014
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD + DVD
19

Singles

Regular singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleDatePeak chart positionsSales (JPN) RIAJ
certification [2]
Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[1]
"Blue Revolution"October 21, 198542Blue Revolution
"Crime of Love"May 21, 198653Non-album single
"Love and Free"December 16, 198671Promise in the History
"Magic -Adventurous Heart-"June 21, 198766Non-album single
"999 ~One More Reason~"August 21, 198757In the Precious Age
"Forever"March 21, 198843Heart and Soul "The Singles"
"Call My Luck"June 8, 198841Love Never Turns Against
"Heart and Soul"September 7, 19887Heart and Soul "The Singles"
"Return to Myself ~Shinai, Shinai, Natsu."April 19, 19891
  • Platinum
Return to Myself
"Open Your Heart"November 8, 19894Sincerely
"Heaven Knows"July 11, 19909Colors
"Nostalgia"December 16, 199119
"Paradox"October 10, 19919Tomorrow
"Tele-Control"February 5, 199228
"Cry for the Moon"January 27, 19936
  • Gold
Anti-Heroine
"Company"July 28, 199330
"Hey Mr. Broken Heart"January 24, 199613Persona
"Antique"June 5, 199678
"Until the Dawn"August 26, 199860Philosophia
"Millenia"January 26, 200080Blanche
"Frozen Flower"February 27, 2002100Marigold
"Ash and Blue"July 30, 200397Sense of Self
"Fly High"/"Moonlight Shadow"September 22, 2005149Elan
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Promotional singles

TitleDateAlbum
"Eagle"April 30, 2008Non-album single
"Wish"May 28, 2008
"Tomorrow Never Dies"March 3, 2023Soar

International singles

No.TitleLabelRelease date
1"Hold On (One More Time)" MCA Records 1993
2"I Have a Story to Tell"
3"Fixing a Broken Heart"

Other recordings

As a featured artist
Release dateWorkSongNotes
1982Kichijōji Yamaha Studio Take-1 Presents: 7th One Way Contest"Misty Blue"Recorded as a member of Misty Cats. [4]

Videography

Music video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales (Oricon)
JPN DVD
[1]
JPN Blu-ray
[1]
Misty Lady N/A
Heart and Soul & Return to Myself - L.A. Sessions
  • Released: May 7, 1990
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LD, VHS
N/A
Footsteps In 20 Years / Mari Hamada Videoclips CollectionN/A

Live video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales (Oricon)
JPN DVD
[1]
JPN Blu-ray
[1]
Magical Mystery "Mari" N/A
Blue Revolution Tour: Mari Hamada Live
  • Released: October 21, 1985
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LD, VHS
N/A
One Night Magic
  • Released: December 8, 1987
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LD, VHS
N/A
To You: Mari Hamada in Budokan
  • Released: November 8, 1989
  • Label: Invitation
  • Formats: LD, VHS
N/A
Beyond Tomorrow Tour '91~'92 "Tomorrow"N/A
Live History 1985~1991
  • Released: March 26, 1992
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LD, VHS
N/A
Marigold: Mari Hamada Live 2002N/A
20th Anniversary Special ConcertN/A
25th Anniversary Tour "On the Wing" in Tokyo
  • Released: April 15, 2009
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: DVD
20N/A
Mari Hamada Live in Tokyo "Aestetica"
  • Released: September 7, 2011
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: DVD
8N/A
Mari Hamada Live Tour 2012 "Legenda"
  • Released: December 5, 2012
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: DVD
12N/A
30th Anniversary Mari Hamada Live Tour -Special-
  • Released: January 7, 2015
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
119N/A
Mari Hamada Live Tour 2016 "Mission"
  • Released: February 22, 2017
  • Label: Meldac/Tokuma Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
1425N/A
Mari Hamada 35th Anniversary Live "Gracia" at Budokan
  • Released: December 18, 2019
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
79N/A

Footnotes

  1. This includes the music video compilation albums and concert DVDs.

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