Mr. Children discography

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The discography for the Japanese band Mr. Children consists of 19 studio albums, 5 compilations albums and 38 singles. They are one of the best selling artists in Japan.

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Mr. Children debuted in 1992. The band's initial releases performed poorly on the charts but through word of mouth they gained more popularity. Their 4th single "Cross Road" after 22 weeks sold over a million copies, though released in 1993 and peaked at number five on the Oricon chart. It later managed to become the fifteenth best selling single in Oricon's 1994 yearly charts.

The band's first No.1 single on Oricon chart was their 5th single "Innocent World" which was released in June, 1994, becoming the best selling single of 1994 [1] and winning the Japan Record Award (Record of the year) in 1994. The band also released their 6th single "Tomorrow Never Knows" on November 10, 1994. The single solidified the group's popularity with its sales, managing to sell over 2.7 million copies which is the seventh highest-selling single in Japan in Oricon history. [2] and becoming the band's highest selling single to date.

In 1996, they released their 10th single " Namonaki Uta " (名もなき詩) which became the best selling single of 1996. The single went on to become Japan's highest first week selling single of all time for 15 years, with 1.2 million copies.

On the Oricon album charts their 12th studio album Home became the best-selling album of 2007 in Japan, making it the first time Mr.Children had topped annual album charts in their 16th year since their debut.

In December 2008, they released album Supermarket Fantasy , which became the second best selling album of 2009.

In 2012 they celebrated their 20th debut anniversary by releasing dual best album titled Mr. Children 2001–2005 <micro> and Mr. Children 2005–2010 <macro> . Both albums dominated the best-selling album category in the 2012 Oricon yearly chart. Mr.Children has become the third artists who achieved TOP two spots on the yearly album ranking, and this is the first time in 14 years for any artist to achieve this. Furthermore [(An Imitation) Blood Orange] , which is the studio album released in the same year, sold over 530,000 copies in the first week. They had three albums in Top 10 best selling album in 2012.

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart position [3] First week salesTotal sales/RIAJ certifications
(sales thresholds)
International sales
1992 Everything 252,400451,440

(Platinum)

Kind of Love
  • Released: December 1, 1992
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88026)
  • Format: CD
137,7701,179,780

(Million)

1993 Versus
  • Released: September 1, 1993
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88034)
  • Format: CD
358,510802,140

(Million)

1994 Atomic Heart
  • Released: September 1, 1994
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88052)
  • Format: CD
1851,5603,429,650

(3x Million)

1996 Shinkai (深海)
  • Released: June 24, 1996
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88077)
  • Format: CD
11,536,1802,744,950

(2x Million)

HKG: 20,000 [4]
1997 Bolero
  • Released: March 5, 1997
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88099)
  • Format: CD
11,734,8803,283,270

(3x Million)

HKG: 20,000 [4]
1999 Discovery
  • Released: February 3, 1999
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88137)
  • Format: CD
11,110,3701,814,180

(Million)

2000 Q
  • Released: September 27, 2000
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88166)
  • Format: CD
2632,350896,890

(Million)

2002 It's a Wonderful World
  • Released: May 19, 2002
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86106)
  • Format: CD
1640,1501,232,655

(Million)

2004 Shifuku no Oto (シフクノオト)
  • Released: April 7, 2004
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
1803,4221,411,799

(Million)

2005 I Love U (I♥U)
  • Released: September 21, 2005
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86200)
  • Format: CD
1686,6881,137,349

(Million)

2007 Home
  • Released: March 14, 2007
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86221)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Note: Best-selling album of the year in 2007
1693,0381,207,417

(Million)

2008 Supermarket Fantasy
  • Released: December 10, 2008
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86291, TFCC-86292)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
1707,7631,277,906

(Million)

2010 Sense
  • Released: December 1, 2010
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86341)
  • Format: CD
1501,992784,282

(Triple Platinum) [5]

2012 (An Imitation) Blood Orange
  • Released: November 28, 2012
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86420, TFCC-86421)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
1530,235775,713

(Triple Platinum)

2015Reflection
  • Released: June 4, 2015
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86543, TFCC-86544, TFCC-86545)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
1355,268587,108

(Double Platinum)

2018Jyuryoku to Kokyu (重力と呼吸, "Gravity and Respiration")
  • Released: October 3, 2018
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86659)
  • Format: CD
1309,956446,128

(Double Platinum)

2020Soundtracks
  • Released: December 2, 2020
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86733, TFCC-86734, TFCC-86735, TFJC-38044)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, vinyl
1278,506
2023Miss You
  • Released: October 4, 2023
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Format: CD
1164,988 [6]

Compilations

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart position [3] First week salesTotal sales/RIAJ certifications
(sales thresholds)
2001 Mr. Children 1992–1995 11,201,7302,403,348

(2x Million)

Mr. Children 1996–2000
  • Released: July 11, 2001
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-88181)
  • Format: CD
21,004,1901,824,634

(2x Million)

2007 B-Side
  • Released: May 10, 2007
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86231)
  • Format: CD
1281,024479,320

(Double Platinum)

2012 Mr. Children 2001–2005 <micro>
  • Released: May 10, 2012
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86396, TFCC-86398)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Note: No.2 best-selling album of the year in 2012
2715,5561,116,782 (Million)
Mr. Children 2005–2010 <macro>
  • Released: May 10, 2012
  • Label: Toy's Factory (TFCC-86397, TFCC-86399)
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD
  • Note: Best-selling album of the year in 2012
1731,5891,215,909 (Million)
2022Mr. Children 2011–2015
  • Released: May 11, 2022
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Format: CD
2185,020 [7]
Mr. Children 2015–2021 & Now
  • Released: May 11, 2022
  • Label: Toy's Factory
  • Format: CD
1193,007 [7]

Live albums

TitleRelease datePeak chart position [3] First week salesCopies sold [3]
1/42 September 8, 19991411,080559,310

Singles

TitleRelease datePeak chart position [1] First week salesCopies sold [1] Album
"Kimi ga Ita Natsu" (君がいた夏 :The Summer That You Were Here)August 21, 1992692,94021,710 Everything
"Dakishimetai" (抱きしめたい :I Want To Hold You)December 1, 1992563,49060,790 Kind of Love
"Replay"July 1, 19931924,88088,330 Versus
"Cross Road"November 10, 1993665,9501,255,940 Atomic Heart
"Innocent World"June 1, 19941206,0301,935,830
"Tomorrow Never Knows"November 10, 19941669,5402,766,290 Bolero
"Everybody Goes -Chitsujo no Nai Gendai ni Drop-Kick-"
(everybody goes -秩序のない現代にドロップキック-)
December 12, 19941369,6701,240,040
"【Es】 ~Theme of Es~"May 10, 19951520,6701,571,890
"See-Saw Game ~Yūkan na Koi no Uta~"
(シーソーゲーム~勇敢な恋の歌~ :See Saw Game ~a brave love song )
August 10, 19951561,7501,811,790
"Na mo Naki Uta" (名もなき詩 :Nameless Poem)February 5, 199611,208,2302,308,790 Shinkai
"Hana -Mémento Mori-" (花 -Mémento-Mori-:Flower ~a Reminder of Death)April 10, 19961639,3301,538,600
"Machine Gun o Buppanase -Mr. Children Bootleg-"
((マシンガンをぶっ放せ -Mr.Children Bootleg-):Spray Machinegun Fire)
August 8, 19961301,560733,070
"Everything (It's You)"February 5, 19971602,1401,217,090 Bolero
"Nishi e Higashi E" (ニシエヒガシエ :To the East, To the West)February 11, 19981361,370663,730 Discovery
"Owari Naki Tabi" (終わりなき旅 :Endless Journey)October 21, 19981515,7801,070,350
"Hikari no Sasu Hou E" (光の射す方へ :To Where the Light Points You)January 13, 19991327,650455,770
"I'll Be"May 12, 19991194,770301,000
"Kuchibue" (口笛 :Whistle)January 13, 20001327,590724,070 Q
"Not Found"August 9, 20001356,520607,300
"Yasashii Uta" (優しい歌 :Gentle Song)August 21, 20011250,610477,810 It's a Wonderful World
"Youthful Days"November 7, 20011352,730699,270
"Kimi Ga Suki" (君が好き :I like you)January 1, 20021305,500513,280
"Any"July 10, 20021257,670509,262 Shifuku no Oto
"Hero"December 11, 20021315,358552,848
"Tenohira"/"Kurumi" (掌/くるみ :Palm of hand/Walnut)November 19, 20031286,982651,696
"Sign"May 26, 20041370,451773,990 I Love U
"Yonjigen: Four Dimensions" (四次元-)June 29, 20051569,116925,632
"Houkiboshi" (箒星 :Comet)July 5, 20061 [8] 254,024419,805 [9] Home
"Shirushi" (しるし :*Proof)November 15, 20061 [10] 350,059740,080 [11]
"Fake" (フェイク)January 24, 20071 [8] 280,877320,628 [12]
"Tabidachi no uta" (旅立ちの唄 :A song for the journey)October 31, 20071238,380395,343 [13] Supermarket Fantasy
"Gift"July 30, 20081194,144340,132
"Hanabi" (Fireworks)September 3, 20081260,196485,803
"Inori ~Namida no Kidou/End of the Day/Pieces"
(祈り 〜涙の軌道(Prayer~The orbit of tears)/End of the day/pieces )
April 18, 20121174,409275,640 (An Imitation) Blood Orange
"Ashioto ~Be Strong"
(足音 ~Be Strong)
November 19, 20142114,667175,192Reflection
"Hikari no Atelier"
(ヒカリノアトリエ)
January 11, 20171100,170161,749Non-album single
"himawari" [14] July 26, 20171121,279162,415Jyuryoku to Kokyu
"Birthday/Kimi to Kasaneta Monologue"
(Birthday/君と重ねたモノローグ)
March 4, 20202 [15] 67,77798,844Soundtracks

Home video

TitleVHS release dateDVD release date
Es Mr. Children in FilmDecember 15, 1995
AliveApril 25, 1997
Regress or Progress '96–'97 DocumentSeptember 10, 1997
Regress or Progress '96–'97 Tour Final in Tokyo DomeOctober 8, 1997June 21, 2001
Mr. Children Concert Tour '99 DiscoveryJune 21, 2001June 21, 2001
Mr. Children Concert Tour Q 2000~2001August 22, 2001August 22, 2001
Mr. Children Concert Tour Popsaurus 2001January 1, 2002January 1, 2002
Wonederful World on Dec 21March 26, 2003
Mr. Children Tour 2004 Shifuku no Oto (Tour 2004 シフクノオト)December 21, 2004
Mr. Children Dome Tour 2005 "I Love U": Final in Tokyo DomeMay 10, 2006
Mr. Children Home Tour 2007November 14, 2007
Mr. Children Home Tour 2007: In the FieldAugust 6, 2008
Mr. Children: Shūmatsu no Confidence SongsNovember 11, 2009
Mr. Children Dome Tour 2009: Supermarket FantasyMay 10, 2010
Mr. Children: Split the DifferenceNovember 10, 2010
Mr.Children TOUR 2011 "SENSE"Nov 23, 2011
Mr.Children STADIUM TOUR 2011 SENSE -in the field-April 18, 2012
Mr.Children TOUR POPSAURUS 2012Dec 19, 2012
Mr.Children[(an imitation) blood orange]TourDec 18, 2013

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