Rina Sawayama discography

Rina Sawayama discography
Sawayama performing at Primavera Sound in 2022
Studio albums	2
EPs	1
Live albums	1 [a]
Singles	26
B-sides	1
Music videos	19 [b]
Remix EPs	1

Japanese singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama has released two studio albums, one live album, ^[a] one extended play, one remix EP and 26 singles.

Sawayama made her debut in April 2013 with the single "Sleeping in Waking". Her first extended play, Rina , was released in October 2017, generating the singles "Tunnel Vision", "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome", "Alterlife" and "Ordinary Superstar".

Sawayama's debut studio album, Sawayama , was released in April 2020, peaking at #80 on the UK Albums Chart and supported by the singles "STFU!", "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)", "XS", "Chosen Family", "Bad Friend" and "Lucid".

Her second studio album, Hold the Girl , was released in September 2022, with the singles "This Hell", "Catch Me in the Air", its title track, "Phantom", "Hurricanes" and "Frankenstein". The album reached #1 on the Scottish Albums Chart. A CD package of Hold the Girl was released exclusively at Rough Trade, with the second disc "Live at the Roundhouse" serving as Sawayama's first live album. The album was recorded during the Dynasty Tour show in London at the Roundhouse.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions									Sales
		JPN [3]	JPN Hot [4]	AUS [5]	IRE [6]	SCO [7]	UK [8]	UK Indie [9]	US [10]	US Indie [11]
Sawayama	Released: 17 April 2020 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	166	— [c]	—	—	24	80	5	— [d]	43	UK: 30,990 [15]
Hold the Girl	Released: 16 September 2022 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	36	29	12	5	1	3	2	166	23	UK: 13,961 [15]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Live albums

List of live albums with selected details

Title	Details
Live at the Roundhouse [a]	Released: 16 September 2022 Label: Dirty Hit Format: CD

Extended plays

Studio EPs

List of extended plays with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Dig.
Rina	Released: 27 October 2017 Label: Self-released [e] Formats: Digital download, streaming, 12" vinyl	40

Remix EPs

Title	Details
Sawayama Remixed	Released: 27 November 2020 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: 12" vinyl

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		JPN Hot [16]	NZ Hot [17]	UK Down. [18]
"Sleeping in Waking" [19] / "Who?"	2013	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Terror" [20] (as Riina) [f]		—	—	—
"Tunnel Vision" [21] [22] (solo or with Shamir)	2015	—	—	—	Rina
"Where U Are" [23]	2016	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"This Time Last Year" [24]		—	—	—
"Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" [25]	2017	—	—	—	Rina
"Alterlife" [26]		—	—	—
"Valentine (What's It Gonna Be)" [27]	2018	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Ordinary Superstar" [28] [29]		—	—	—	Rina
"Cherry" [30]		—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Flicker" [31]		—	—	—
"STFU!"	2019	—	—	—	Sawayama
"Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" (solo or Brabo remix featuring Pabllo Vittar)	2020	—	—	—
"XS" (solo or remix featuring Bree Runway)		—	—	—
"Chosen Family" [32] [33] [g] (solo or with Elton John)		—	24	62
"Bad Friend"		—	—	—
"Dance in the Dark" (Spotify Singles)		—	—	—	Sawayama Remixed
"Lucid"		—	—	—	Sawayama [h]
"Enter Sandman" [34]	2021	—	—	—	The Metallica Blacklist
"Follow Me" [35] (with Pabllo Vittar)	2022	—	—	—	Non-album single
"This Hell"		— [i]	—	50	Hold the Girl
"Catch Me in the Air"		— [j]	—	—
"Hold the Girl"		91	—	—
"Phantom" [38]		—	—	—
"Hurricanes" [39]		—	—	—
"Frankenstein" [40]		—	—	—
"Eye for an Eye" [41]	2023	— [k]	—	—	John Wick: Chapter 4
"I'm Free" (with Paris Hilton)	2024	— [l]	—	—	Infinite Icon
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		UK [8]	IRE [44]	MLT [45]	NZ Hot [46]	POL [47]	SVK [48]	US Dance [49]	WW Excl. US [50]
"Beg for You" (Charli XCX featuring Rina Sawayama)	2022	24	33	3	10	15	32	10	195	BPI: Silver [51]	Crash
"Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife" (Remix) (Le Sserafim featuring Rina Sawayama)	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Kiss Me" (Empress Of featuring Rina Sawayama)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		For Your Consideration
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		Japan Hot OS [52]	US Dance [53]
"Free Woman" (Clarence Clarity Remix) (Lady Gaga featuring Rina Sawayama)	2021	—	20	Dawn of Chromatica
"Imagining" (featuring Amaarae)	2023	17	—	Hold the Girl: Bonus Edition
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Music videos

As lead artist

Title	Year	Director(s)	Associated album	Ref.
"Sleeping in Waking"	2013	Jack Greeley-Ward	Non-album single	[54]
"Tunnel Vision"	2015	Arvida Byström	Rina	[55]
"Where U Are"	2016	Ali Kurr, Rina Sawayama	Non-album single	[56]
"Cyber Stockholm Syndrome"	2017	Anoushka Seigler	Rina	[57]
"Ordinary Superstar"	2018	Can Evgin		[58]
"Cherry"		Isaac Lock	Non-album singles	[59]
"Cherry" (Piano Version)	2019	Jake Gabbay		[60]
"STFU!"		Ali Kurr, Rina Sawayama	Sawayama	[61]
"Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)"	2020	Eddie Whelan		[62]
"XS"		Ali Kurr		[63]
"Bad Friend"				[64]
"Lucid" [f]		Dave Ferner, Ksenia Kulakova		[65]
"Follow Me" (with Pabllo Vittar)	2022	Lauren Kessler	Non-album single	[66]
"This Hell"		Ali Kurr	Hold the Girl	[67]
"Hold the Girl"				[68]
"Hurricanes"				[69]
"Frankenstein"		Jak Payne		[70]

As featured artist

Title	Year	Director(s)	Associated album	Ref.
"Beg for You" (Charli XCX featuring Rina Sawayama)	2022	Nick Harwood	Crash	[71]
"Kiss Me" (Empress Of featuring Rina Sawayama)	2023	India Harris	For Your Consideration	[72]

Notes

1. The live album Live at the Roundhouse was exclusively released as a bonus CD when purchasing select copies of Hold the Girl from Rough Trade. It features 19 tracks recorded live from Sawayama's Dynasty Tour show on 17 November 2021, at the Roundhouse in London. ^{[1] [2]}
2. 19, including videos as a featured artist. 17 as the lead artist.
3. Sawayama did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 albums chart, but peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Japan Download Albums chart. ^[12]
4. Sawayama did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number six on the Top Heatseekers chart and number 82 on the Current Album Sales chart. ^{[13] [14]}
5. Initially, the EP was self-released, but it was later reissued under Dirty Hit after Sawayama signed with them.
6. Stylized in all caps.
7. "Chosen Family" with Elton John was included in Elton's 2021 studio album The Lockdown Sessions , as well as Sawayama (Deluxe Edition).
8. "Lucid" was only featured on the deluxe edition of Sawayama.
9. "This Hell" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. ^[36]
10. "Catch Me in the Air" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. ^[37]
11. "Eye for an Eye" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. ^[42]
12. "I'm Free" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. ^[43]

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