Ayaka discography explained

Artist:	Ayaka
Studio:	6
Compilation:	3
Video:	4
Singles:	16

The discography of Ayaka consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, a cover album and numerous singles, released through Warner between 2006 and 2009, and through Ayaka's independent label, A Station, from 2012 onwards.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions			Sales^[1]	Certifications
		JPN ^[2]	TWN ^[3]	TWN East Asian ^[4]
First Message	Released: November 1, 2006 Label: Warner Formats: CD, digital download	1	—	3	1,202,000	RIAJ: Million^[5]
Sing to the Sky	Released: June 25, 2008 Label: Warner Formats: CD, CD+Music Video DVD, CD+Live DVD, digital download	1	17	1	615,000	RIAJ: 3× Platinum^[6]
The Beginning	Released: February 1, 2012 Label: A Station Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download	1	—	—	211,000	RIAJ: Platinum^[7]
	Released: April 15, 2015 Label: A Station Formats: CD, 3CD, 3CD+DVD, digital download	3	—	15	75,000	RIAJ: Gold^[8]
30 y/o	Released: November 14, 2018 Label: A Station Formats: CD, 2CD, 2CD+DVD, 2CD+Blu-ray, digital download	9	—	—	21,000
Love Cycle	Released: February 1, 2022 Label: A Station Formats: CD, 2CD+DVD, digital download	14	—	—	4,841^[9]
Funtale	Released: June 21, 2023 Label: A Station Formats: CD, CD+DVD, 2CD+Blu-ray, digital download	15	—	—

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions					Sales	Certifications
		JPN	KOR ^[10]	KOR Overseas ^[11]	TWN	TWN East Asian
Ayaka's History 2006–2009	Released: September 23, 2009 Label: Warner Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Photobook, digital download	1	87	26	10	1	946,000	RIAJ: Million^[12]
Ayaka's Best: Ballad Collection	Released: September 26, 2012 Label: Warner Formats: CD+DVD, digital download	7	—	—	—	—	44,000	RIAJ: Gold^[13]
THIS IS ME ~ayaka 10th anniversary BEST~	Released: July 13, 2016 Label: AStation Formats: 3CD+DVD, 3CD+DVD+USB, digital download	3	—	—	—	—	81,000	RIAJ: Gold

Cover albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales	Certifications
		JPN
	Released: September 4, 2013 Label: A Station Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download	4	95,000	RIAJ: Gold^[14]
	Released: May 13, 2020 Label: A Station Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download	5

Live albums

Title	Album details
iTunes Session	Released: March 16, 2015 Label: A Station Formats: digital download
	Released: June 21, 2023 Label: A Station Formats: digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Certifications	Album
		Oricon Singles Charts	Billboard Japan Hot 100 ^[15]
"I Believe"	2006	3	64	276,000	RIAJ (ringtone): Million^[16] RIAJ (download): 3× Platinum^[17] RIAJ (physical): Platinum^[18]	First Message
"Melody (Sounds Real)"		14	—	25,000
"Real Voice"		11	—	51,000	RIAJ (cellphone): Gold^[19] RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum^[20] RIAJ (physical): Gold^[21]
"Mikazuki"		1	60	284,000	RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Million RIAJ (download): 2× Million RIAJ (physical): Platinum^[22] RIAJ (streaming): Gold^[23]
"Winding Road" (Ayaka x Kobukuro)	2007	2	—	359,000	RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Million^[24] RIAJ (download): Million RIAJ (physical): Platinum^[25]	Sing to the Sky
"Jewelry Day"		2	—	73,000	RIAJ (ringtone): Million^[26] RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum^[27] RIAJ (physical): Gold^[28] RIAJ (PC): Gold^[29]
"Clap & Love"		2	—	68,000<	--67,510-->		RIAJ (download): Gold RIAJ (physical): Gold^[30]
"Why"			—		RIAJ (cellphone): Gold^[31] RIAJ (physical): Gold
"For Today"		—	74		RIAJ (cellphone): Gold
"Te o Tsunagō"	2008	7	2	42,000<	--41,971-->		RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum^[32] RIAJ (PC): Gold
"Ai o Utaō"			—
"Okaeri"		6	3	46,000	RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Platinum^[33] RIAJ (download): 3× Platinum^[34]
"Anata to" (Ayaka x Kobukuro)		2	2	152,000	RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum^[35] RIAJ (download): 2× Platinum RIAJ (physical): Gold^[36]	Ayaka's History 2006–2009
"Yume o Mikata ni"	2009	6	2	50,000<	--50,110-->		RIAJ (download): Platinum^[37]
"Koi Kogarete Mita Yume"			89
"Minna Sora no Shita"		4	4	40,000	RIAJ (download): 2× Platinum
	2012	—	14		RIAJ (download): Gold	Rainbow Road
"Beautiful"	2013	12	7	15,000<	--15,216-->		RIAJ (download): Gold
			52
		—	13		RIAJ (download): Gold^[38]
"Number One"	2014	15	11	9,000
		8	5	50,000	RIAJ (download): 3× Platinum^[39]
	2017	25	33	5,000		30 y/o
		—	—
"Heart Up" (Ayaka x Daichi Miura)	2018	23	10	8,000
"GLORY" (Ayaka x KREVA)		—	—
	2020	—	—			LOVE CYCLE
"Xmas Santa"		—	—
	2021	—	—
"Tender Love"		—	—
		—	—
	2022	—	—			Funtale

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		Billboard Japan Hot 100
"Peace Loving People"	2006	—	RIAJ (cellphone): Gold^[40]	"Real Voice" (single)
	2008	—	RIAJ (download): Gold	Sing to the Sky
	2012	3	RIAJ (download): Platinum	The Beginning
"Hello"		17
"The Beginning"		—
	2013	—		Yūon Club
		—
"No End"	2015	71		Rainbow Road
(Ayaka x Daichi Miura)	2020	—		LOVE CYCLE
(among "re: project"^[41])		—
"Blue Moon"	2021	—		LOVE CYCLE
"Victim of Love" (feat. Taka)	2022	72
		—
"Beautiful World" (Kōji Tamaki feat. Ayaka)		—		rowspan="2"
	2023	—
"Home"		—		Funtale

Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN DVD	JPN Blu-ray	TWN ^[42]
Ayaka Live Tour: First Message	Released: April 4, 2007 Label: Warner Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	2	—	—
MTV Unplugged Ayaka	Released: January 13, 2010 Label: Warner Formats: DVD, DVD/CD, Blu-ray	2	—	13
Ayaka Live Tour 2012: The Beginning~Hajimari no Toki	Released: December 12, 2012 Label: A Station Formats: DVD, DVD/bonus CD, Blu-ray	6	5	—
Ayaka Live Tour 2013: Fortune Cookie~Nani ga Deru Kana	? at Nippon Budokan	Released: March 5, 2014 Label: A Station Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	6	23	—
Nijiiro Tour 3-Star Raw Niya Kagiri no Super Premium Live 2014.12.26	Released: March 18, 2015 Label: A Station Formats: 2DVD, Blu-ray	17	34	—
ayaka 10th Anniversary SUPER BEST TOUR	Released: March 8, 2017 Label: A Station Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	11	17	—
Acoustic Live Tour 2017-2018 ～3-STAR RAW～	Released: March 14, 2018 Label: A Station Formats: 2DVD, Blu-ray	20	24	—
AYAKA ONLINE LIVE SELECTION 2020	Released: August 18, 2021 Label: A Station Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 2DVD, DVD/Blu-ray	20	32	—
	Released: June 1, 2023 Label: A Station Formats: DVD/Book, Blu-ray/Book	—	—	—

Notes and References

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5. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年12月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200612.html . . Japanese . January 10, 2007 . December 14, 2013.
6. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年08月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2009) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200908.html . . Japanese . September 10, 2009 . December 14, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914061315/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200908.html . September 14, 2009 .
7. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年02月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2012) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201202.html . . Japanese . February 10, 2012 . December 14, 2013.
8. Web site: ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2015年5月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (May 2015) . . Japanese . June 10, 2015 . June 10, 2015.
9. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-02-14/p/2/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2022年02月14日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking for February 14, 2022. Oricon. February 9, 2022. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023944/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2022-02-14/p/2/. February 9, 2022. dead.
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12. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年11月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2009) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200911.html . . Japanese . December 10, 2009 . December 14, 2013.
13. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年09月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (September 2012) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201209.html . . Japanese . October 10, 2012 . December 14, 2013.
14. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2013年09月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (September 2013) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201309.html . . Japanese . October 10, 2013 . December 14, 2013.
15. Web site: Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN. Billboard . Japanese.
16. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 8月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: August Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w060920_3.html . . Japanese . September 20, 2006 . December 13, 2013 . August 12, 2014 . https://archive.today/20140812093549/https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w060920_3.html . dead .
17. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140228.html . . Japanese . February 28, 2014 . March 4, 2014.
18. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年03月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200603.html . . Japanese . April 10, 2006 . December 14, 2013.
19. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: February Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w070320_3.html . . Japanese . March 20, 2007 . December 13, 2013.
20. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: September Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w061020_3.html . . Japanese . October 20, 2006 . December 13, 2013.
21. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年07月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200607.html . . Japanese . August 10, 2006 . December 14, 2013.
22. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年10月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (October 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200610.html . . Japanese . November 10, 2006 . December 14, 2013.
23. Japan. single. true. Ayaka. 三日月 (Crescent Moon). 2022. 11. December 27, 2022.
24. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: April Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w080520_3.html . . Japanese . May 20, 2008 . December 13, 2013.
25. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年03月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200703.html . . Japanese . April 10, 2007 . December 14, 2013.
26. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 8月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: August Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w070920_3.html . . Japanese . September 20, 2007 . December 13, 2013.
27. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110720.html . . Japanese . July 20, 2011 . December 13, 2013.
28. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年07月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200707.html . . Japanese . August 10, 2007 . December 14, 2013.
29. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 12月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: December Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140120.html . . Japanese . January 20, 2014 . January 20, 2014.
30. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年09月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (September 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200709.html . . Japanese . October 10, 2007 . December 14, 2013.
31. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: November Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w090120_3.html . . Japanese . December 20, 2011 . December 13, 2013.
32. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: November Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w131220.html . . Japanese . December 20, 2013 . December 23, 2013.
33. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: July Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w080820_3.html . . Japanese . August 20, 2008 . December 13, 2013.
34. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140718.html . . Japanese . July 18, 2014 . July 18, 2014.
35. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 10月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w081120_3.html . . Japanese . November 20, 2008 . December 13, 2013.
36. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年09月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (September 2008) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200809.html . . Japanese . October 10, 2008 . December 14, 2013.
37. GOLD DISC 2015年9月度 . PDF . The Record . Bulletin . Japanese . . . November 20, 2015 . 672 . 14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122001514/http://www.riaj.or.jp/riaj/open/open-record!file?fid=1264 . November 22, 2015 . November 22, 2015 . dead .
38. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: July Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140820.html . . Japanese . August 20, 2014 . August 20, 2014.
39. Web site: レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: March Digital Music Download Certifications . . Japanese . April 20, 2015 . April 20, 2015.
40. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 6月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: June Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110720.html . . Japanese . June 20, 2011 . December 13, 2013.
41. with Taka, Abe Mao, Aimer, Kenta, Nissy, Daichi Miura & Shota Shimizu
42. Web site: G-Music Audio/Video Chart . Chinese . G-Music . January 26, 2014 . August 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100809110611/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard6.aspx . dead .