W-inds discography

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Studio albums15
Compilation albums4
Singles40
Music videos50

The discography for the Japanese boy band w-inds. consists of 40 singles and 15 studio albums since their major label debut in 2001.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
[1]
TWN
1st Message1370,300
The System of Alive
  • Released: December 17, 2002
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
3213,061
Prime of Life
  • Released: December 17, 2003
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
5153,465
Ageha
  • Released: June 1, 2005
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
196,826
Thanks
  • Released: March 15, 2006
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
4155,574
Journey
  • Released: March 7, 2007
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
8433,420
Seventh Ave.
  • Released: July 2, 2008
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
1029,956
Another World
  • Released: March 10, 2010
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
7419,708
Move Like This
  • Released: July 4, 2012
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
422,226 (first week)
Timeless
  • Released: July 9, 2014
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
816,250
Blue Blood
  • Released: July 8, 2015
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
1110,203 (first week)
Invisible412,243 (first week)
100
  • Released: July 4, 2018
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
116,529 (first week)
20XX: We Are
  • Released: November 24, 2021
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
44,866 (first week)
Beyond
  • Released: March 14, 2023
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, digital download
17

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
W-inds BesTracks
  • Released: July 14, 2004
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
2161,169
W-inds Single Collection Best Eleven
  • Released: January 1, 2008
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
1928,962
W-inds 10th Anniversary Best Album: We Dance For Everyone
  • Released: June 22, 2011
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
9
W-inds 10th Anniversary Best Album: We Sing For You
  • Released: June 22, 2011
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
10

Remix albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
Buddies
(with Lead and Flame)
  • Released: March 19, 2003
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD
13107,810

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPNTWN
Oricon Weekly
[2]
Oricon Yearly Hot 100 [3] Combo

Weekly

"Forever Memories"20011291216,5901st Message
"Feel the Fate"799203,860
"Paradox"397224,880
"Try Your Emotion"2002270177,250The System of Alive
"Another Days"186145,790
"Because of You"190139,620
"New Paradise"2115,751
"Super Lover (I Need You Tonight)"2003184119,167Prime of Life
"Love is Message"298,486
"Long Road"197,529
"Pieces" [4] 2004280,198Ageha
"Kirei da" (キレイだ)487,548
"Shiki" (四季)2100100,388
"Yume no Basho e" (夢の場所へ)2005210897,724
"Kawariyuku Sora" (変わりゆく空)613973,064
" Izayoi no Tsuki " (十六夜の月)316859,537Thanks
"Yakusoku no Kakera" (約束のカケラ)656,801
"It's in the Stars"2006616251,105
"Trial"343,369Journey
"Boogie Woogie 66" (ブギウギ66)543,675
"Hanamuke" (ハナムケ)2007541,148
"Love is the Greatest Thing"434,416Seventh Ave.
"Beautiful Life"1028,205
"Ame ato" (アメあと)2008733,087
"Everyday/Can't Get Back"2128460,075Another World
"Rain Is Fallin'/Hybrid Dream"
(featuring G-Dragon)
2009250,563
"New World/Truth (Saigo no Shinjitsu)"243,786
"Addicted to Love"2010338,353Move Like This
"Be As One/Let's Get It On"2011438,061
"You & I"9177
"Fly High"201256844,999
"A Little Bit"2013438,836Timeless
"Yume de Aeru ni (Sometimes I Cry)" (夢で逢えるのに〜Sometimes I Cry〜)2014731,325
"Fantasy"201541436,512Blue Blood
"In Love With the Music"610
"Boom Word Up"20163Invisible
"Backstage"5
"We Don't Need To Talk Anymore"20174
"Time Has Gone"4100
"Dirty Talk"201810
"Get Down"201916 20XX: We Are
"DoU"2020255,127 [5]
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
"World Needs Love"
(with Lead, Flame, and Folder 5 as Earth Harmony)
2002Non-album single

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
"W-inds Single Mega-Mix"20071318,461Non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Storytelling"2007None Christmas Harmony: Vision Factory Presents
"Lost & Found"
(featuring Keita (w-inds.))
2017 Taeil Block B Project-1
"Stepping on the Fire"2018Radio FishRadio Fish 2017-2018 Tour: Phalanx

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
JPN
Oricon Weekly Hot 100 [3]
"Listen to the Rain"201280Move Like This

Videography

Video albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
W-inds: Works. vol. 1
W-inds 1st Live Tour: 1st Message
W-inds: Works vol. 221,247
W-inds: The System of Alive Tour 200322,611
W-inds: Works vol. 331,076
W-inds: Prime of Life Tour 200451,285
W-inds: Works vol. 424,999
W-inds Live Tour 2005: Ageha30,486
W-inds: Works vol. 522,363
W-inds Live Tour 2006: Thanks28,020
W-inds: Works vol. 6
W-inds Live Tour 2007: Journey
W-inds Live Tour 2008: Seventh Ave.
W-inds: Works Best
W-inds Live Tour 2009: Sweet Fantasy in Hong Kong
W-inds Live Tour 2010: Another World
W-inds 10th Anniversary: Three Fourteen
W-inds 10th Anniversary: Three Fourteen at Nippon Budokan
W-inds Best Live Tour 2011 Final at Nippon Budokan
W-inds Live Tour: Awake at Nippon Budokan
W-inds Live Tour 2014: Timeless
W-inds: Works vol. 7
W-inds Live Tour 2015: Blue Blood
W-inds 15th Anniversary Live
W-inds 15th Anniversary Live Tour 2016: Forever Memories

Music videos

TitleYearNotesRef.
"Forever Memories"2001
"Feel the Fate"
"Paradox"
"Try Your Emotion"2002
"Another Days"
"World Needs Love"
(with Lead, Flame, and Folder 5 as Earth Harmony)
"Because of You"
"New Paradise"
"Super Lover (I Need You Tonight)"2003
"Love is Message"
"Long Road"
"Pieces"2004
"Kirei da" (キレイだ)
"Shiki" (四季)
"Yume no Basho e" (夢の場所へ)2005
"Kawariyuku Sora" (変わりゆく空)
" Izayoi no Tsuki " (十六夜の月)
"Yakusoku no Kakera" (約束のカケラ)
"It's in the Stars"2006
"Trial"
"Boogie Woogie 66" (ブギウギ66)
"Hanamuke" (ハナムケ)2007
"Love is the Greatest Thing"
"Beautiful Life"
"Ame ato" (アメあと)2008
"Everyday"
"Can't Get Back"
"Rain is Fallin'"
(featuring G-Dragon)
2009
"Hybrid Dream"
"New World"
"Truth (Saigo no Shinjitsu)"
"Addicted to Love"2010
"Be As One"2011
"Let's Get It On"
"You & I"
"Fly High"2012
"Listen to the Rain"
"A Little Bit"2013
"Yume de Aeru ni (Sometimes I Cry)" (夢で逢えるのに〜Sometimes I Cry〜)2014
"Make You Mine"
"Fantasy"2015
"In Love With the Music"
"Boom Word Up"2016
"Backstage"
"We Don't Need To Talk Anymore"2017
"Lost & Found"
(Taeil featuring Keita (w-inds.))
"Time Has Gone"
"Stepping on the Fire"
(Radio Fish featuring w-inds.)
2018
"Dirty Talk"
"Temporary"

Other discography

DVDs

  1. "Private of W-inds" (6 February 2002) - ??? copies sold

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