Yoshiki discography

Yoshiki discography
Studio albums	3
Compilation albums	3
Singles	3

Japanese musician Yoshiki has released 3 solo studio albums as of April 2017 and is credited as a songwriter, producer or arranger for a number of artists. Chart rankings are weekly, unless otherwise stated.

Solo releases

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN [1]	US Class. [2]
Eternal Melody	Released: April 21, 1993 Label: Toshiba-EMI, Polydor Format: CD	6 [3]	—
Eternal Melody II	Released: March 23, 2005 Label: Nippon Columbia Format: CD	14	—
Yoshiki Classical	Released: August 27, 2013 Label: X Project, INgrooves, Warner Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download	4	21

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon
Yoshiki Selection	Release date: December 12, 1991	17 [4]
A Music Box For Fantasy	Release date: July 25, 1993	—
Yoshiki Selection II	Release date: November 4, 1996	17 [1]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions		Album
		JPN [5]	UK
"Amethyst" (performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra)	1993	5 [6]	—	Eternal Melody
"Foreign Sand" (with Roger Taylor)	1994	13 [7]	26 [8]	Happiness?
"Golden Globe Theme"	2013	—	—	Yoshiki Classical
"Red Swan" (feat. Hyde)	2018	4	—	Non-album single

Artist compilations and collaborations

Title	Album details
Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved	Release date: June 21, 1994
Tribute Spirits	Release date: May 1, 1999
Ai Chikyu-haku presents Global Harmony	Release date: March 26, 2003
Ai Chikyu-haku presents Love the Earth	Release date: March 30, 2005
#SINGFORLIFE	Release date:: March 24, 2020 Released on YouTube [9]

Home videos

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon
Anniversary	Release date: May 18, 2000	—
Symphonic Concert with Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra feat. Violet UK	Release date: March 30, 2005	12 [10]

Group works

X Japan

Main article: X Japan discography

Violet UK

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon
"Sex and Religion (Test Mix)"	Release date: September 22, 2005	—
"Blue Butterfly"	Release date: October 3, 2007	—
"Rosa -Movie Mix-"	Release date: April 29, 2009	—

L.O.X.

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon
Shake Hand	Release date: June 25, 1990 Note: all drums as Rei Shiratori	—
Tribute to Masami Kegare naki Buta-tomodachi e!! (Tribute to Masami 汚れなき豚友達へ!!)	Release date: September 20, 2002 Note: various artists; drums on "Kokoro Talk" as Rei Shiratori	—

V2

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon
"Haitoku no Hitomi ~Eyes of Venus~/Virginity" (背徳の瞳 〜Eyes of Venus〜/Virginity)	Release date: January 19, 1992	2 [11]
V2 Special Live Virginity 1991.12.5	Release date: March 25, 1992 Note: DVD	—

Globe

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		Oricon
"Seize the Light"	Release date: November 27, 2002	8 [12]
8 Years: Many Classic Moments	Release date: November 27, 2002	2 [13]
"Get It on Now" (feat. Keiko)	Release date: March 26, 2003	35 [12]
Level 4	Release date: March 26, 2003	17 [13]

ToshI feat Yoshiki

Title	Details
"Crystal Piano no Kimi"	Release date: January 24, 2011
ToshI feat. Yoshiki Special Concert Luxury Box Set	Release date: June 25, 2011
"Haru no Negai/I'll Be Your Love"	Release date: August 18, 2011 Note: sold at concert only

Credited work

Singles

Year	Single	Artist	Credit
1986	"Mystery Temptation"	Poison	Producer
1993	"Ima wo Dakishimete" (今を抱きしめて)	NOA	Lyricist, Composer, Arranger, Producer
1994	"Rain"	Glay	Lyricist, Co-composer, Arranger, Producer, Piano
1997	"Moment"	Hideki Saijo	Composer, arranger, producer
1998	"Begin"	Shōko Kitano	Lyricist, Composer, Arranger, Producer
1998	"Bara to Midori" (薔薇と緑)	Shōko Kitano	Lyricist, Composer, Arranger, Producer
1999	"Akuro no Oka"	Dir En Grey	Arranger, producer
1999	"-Zan-"	Dir En Grey	Arranger, producer
1999	"Yurameki"	Dir En Grey	Arranger, producer
1999	"Cage"	Dir En Grey	Arranger, producer
1999	"Yokan"	Dir En Grey	Arranger, producer
2000	"Pearl"	Shiro	Arranger, producer
2000	"LR-7"	Beast	Arranger, producer
2000	"Happy Driving"	Revenus	Executive producer
2000	"Chemical"	Beast	Arranger, producer
2000	"Shinku no Hana" (深紅の花)	Shizuka Kudō	Lyricist (as Tomomi Tachibana), Composer, Arranger, Producer
2000	"Tōmei na Jibun" (透明な自分)	Shiro	Producer
2001	"Sen no Hitomi" (千の瞳)	Revenus	Arranger, producer
2001	"Vision"	Beast	Executive producer
2001	"Flower"	Revenus	Arranger, Executive producer
2001	"Digital Crazy Kong"	Brain Drive	Executive producer
2001	"Lilac"	Flangers	Executive producer
2002	"Atarashii Door" (新しいドア)	Flangers	Executive producer
2002	"Acacia"	Revenus	Executive producer
2002	"Yorugoe" (よるごえ)	Pick 2 Hand	Executive producer
2003	"I'll Be Your Love"	Dahlia	Lyricist, Composer, Arranger, Producer
2004	"Scorpio"	TRAX	Composer, arranger, producer
2005	"Rhapsody"	TRAX	Lyricist, Arranger, Producer
2016	"Bara no Yoni Saite Sakura no Yoni Chitte"	Seiko Matsuda	Lyricist, Composer, Arranger, Producer
2019	"Zipang"	Hyde	Piano
2019	"Miracle (Sarah's Version)"	Sarah Brightman	Composer, piano
2020	Imitation Rain	SixTones	Songwriter, Producer
	#SINGFORLIFE (ft. Bono, will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson)		Co-composer [9]
	"New York" feat. Yoshiki	St. Vincent	Arranger, piano [14]
2025	Butterfly	Bi-ray	Lyricist, Composer, producer

Albums

Year	Album	Artist	Credit
1989	The Inner Gates	Baki	Piano, arranger on "In My Heart Cave" [15]
1990	Habit of Sex	Ex-Ans	Piano on "Different Malice"
2001	Kusa Ikire(クサ イキレ)	Pick 2 Hand	Executive producer
2001	Imagination lens	Beast	Executive producer
2001	Humanistic	Abandoned Pools	Executive producer
2001	Believer	Laura Dawn	Producer on "I Would"
2001	Super Turtle Attack	Ladies Room	Executive producer
2002	Before the Beginning	Aja Daashuur	Executive producer
2002	Zerøspace	Kidneythieves	Executive producer
2002	Glory Days	Revenus	Executive producer
2002	Jewelry Box	Shizuka Kudō	Executive producer
2002	Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1	Shizuka Kudō	Executive producer
2003	Gain(가인)	Jo Sungmo	Composer on "Geudaeppunieoseo" (그대뿐이어서)
2004	Takarazuka Mime!	Takarazuka Revue	Composer on "Sekai no Owari no Yoru ni" (世界の終わりの夜に)
2007	Catacombs	Soundtrack	Producer
2008	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Soundtrack	Producer
2018	Hymn	Sarah Brightman	Composer and piano on "Miracle"

Other work

• Remedy (Abandoned Pools, 2002, cameo appearance in music video)
• To Be the Best (Tenacious D, March 26, 2012, cameo appearance in music video)

References

1. "YOSHIKIのアルバム売上ランキング" [Yoshiki album sales ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 25, 2018.
2. "Yoshiki | Billboard Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved July 25, 2018.
3. "Yoshiki Presents~Eternal Melody" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
4. "Yoshiki Selection" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
5. "YOSHIKIのシングル売上ランキング" [Yoshiki single sales ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved October 12, 2018.
6. "Amethyst" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
7. ＹＯＳＨＩＫＩ，ロジャー・テイラーのシングル売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
8. "Foreign Sand | Official Chart History". Official Albums Chart . October 1, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
9. "YOSHIKI Collaborates with Bono, will.i.am, and Jennifer Hudson for #SING4LIFE". JaME World. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
10. "YOSHIKIのDVD売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
11. "V2のシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
12. "globeのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
13. "globeのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 2, 2012.
14. "St Vincent teams up with X Japan's Yoshiki on new rendition of 'New York'". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
15. "Baki – The Inner Gates". Discogs. 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

External links

• Yoshiki discography at Discogs
• Yoshiki discography on iTunes