BoA albums discography explained

Artist:	BoA
Studio:	20
Live:	2
Compilation:	8
Ep:	3
Singles:	76
Option:	2
Option Name:	Remix albums

The discography of South Korean musician BoA consists of twenty-one studio albums (three of which were reissued), eight compilation albums, three extended plays (EPs) and numerous singles. BoA debuted as a musician through South Korean talent agency SM Entertainment at the age of 13 with the album ID; Peace B (2000), followed by her debut in Japan with Avex Trax in 2001.

BoA has seen commercial success in both South Korea and Japan. Her first two Japanese albums, Listen to My Heart (2002) and Valenti (2003), were both certified for one million copies shipped by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and her second Korean album No. 1 (2002) sold over 500,000 copies in South Korea.^[1] Many of her songs have been released bilingually in both territories, such as "Valenti" (2002), "Double" (2003), "Everlasting" (2006) and "Only One" (2013).^[2]

After releasing her fifth Korean album Girls on Top in 2005, BoA focused her activities on Japan, releasing the albums Outgrow (2006), Made in Twenty (20) (2007) and The Face (2008). In 2008, BoA made her debut in the United States with the single "Eat You Up", followed by the album BoA (2009). In 2010, BoA released her first Korean language album in five years, Hurricane Venus.__TOC__

Studio albums

Korean studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions						Sales
		KOR	JPN ^[3]	SGP ^[4]	TWN ^[5]	TWN East Asia ^[6]	US World ^[7]
ID; Peace B	Released: August 25, 2000 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	16	30	—	—	—	—	KOR: 178,000<	--177,612-->^[8] JPN: 13,000^[9]
No. 1	Released: April 14, 2002 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	21	—	—	—	—	KOR: 560,000<	--544,853+15,473-->^[10] JPN: 14,000
Atlantis Princess	Released: May 30, 2003 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	—	4	—	—	—	KOR: 345,000<	--345,313-->^[11]
My Name	Released: June 15, 2004 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	1	151	7	—	—	—	KOR: 201,000<	--201,533-->^[12] JPN: 3,000
Girls on Top	Released: June 23, 2005 August 17, 2005 (Moto) Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	3	153	—	12	3	—	KOR: 113,000<	--112,954-->^[13] JPN: 3,000
Hurricane Venus	Released: August 5, 2010 September 24, 2010 (Copy & Paste) Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	1	178	—	14	3	—	KOR: 56,000<	--55,776-->^[14] JPN: 2,000
Only One	Released: July 25, 2012 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	2	63	—	11	2	12	KOR: 36,000<	--35,971-->^[15] JPN: 3,200
Kiss My Lips	Released: May 12, 2015 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	5	147	—	—	10	6	KOR: 15,234<	--12,386-->^[16] JPN: 1,000
Woman	Released: October 24, 2018 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	6	—	—	—	—	11	KOR: 8,537^[17]
Better	Released: December 1, 2020 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	9	117	—	—	—	—	KOR: 17,371^[18] JPN: 1,000 ^[19]

Japanese studio albums

Title! rowspan="2"

Album details	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications
KOR	JPN	SGP	TWN	TWN East Asia
Listen to My Heart	Released: March 13, 2002 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	5	1	4	—	—	JPN: 932,000<	--931,742--> KOR: 13,000^[20]	RIAJ Million^[21]
Valenti	Released: January 29, 2003 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	1	1	—	—	—	JPN: 1,249,197<	--1,249,197--> KOR: 18,000^[22]	RIAJ: Million^[23]
Love & Honesty	Released: January 15, 2004 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	2	1	9	—	—	JPN: 653,630<	--653,630--> KOR: 19,830	RIAJ: 3× Platinum^[24]
Outgrow	Released: February 15, 2006 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	1	1	—	7	1	JPN: 427,000<	--427,871--> KOR: 23,000^[25]	RIAJ: 2× Platinum^[26]
Made in Twenty (20)	Released: January 11, 2007 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	1	1	—	6	1	JPN: 348,000<	--348,093--> KOR: 17,000^[27]	RIAJ: Platinum^[28]
The Face	Released: February 27, 2008 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	3	1	—	2	1	JPN: 185,388<	--185,388--> KOR: 11,145^[29]	RIAJ: Platinum^[30]
Identity	Released: February 10, 2010 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	6	4	—	6	2	<	--KOR: https://web.archive.org/web/20140314211747/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&current_month=02&current_year=2010&chart_Time=month--> JPN: 72,000
Who's Back?	Released: September 3, 2014 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	19	7	—	13	1	JPN: 17,400<	--17,355 as of 2014/10/27--> KOR: 600^[31]
Watashi Kono Mama de Ii no Kana	Released: February 14, 2018 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	—	13	—	—	—	JPN: 8,242
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the listed charts, or items that did not chart.

English studio albums

Compilation albums

Title! rowspan="2"

Album details	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications
KOR	JPN	SGP ^[37]	TWN	TWN East Asia
K-pop Selection	Released: March 3, 2004 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	—	13	—	—	—	JPN: 34,000
Best of Soul	Released: February 2, 2005 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	1	1	1	—	—	JPN: 1,099,720 KOR: 37,604^[38]	RIAJ: Million^[39]
BoA Best Single	Released: November 2006 (JPN)^[40] Label: China Musicians Audio & Video Press Formats: CD/VCD	—	—	—	—	—
Best & USA	Released: March 18, 2009 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, 2CD/DVD, digital download	—	2	—	2	1	JPN: 133,000<	--132,570-->	RIAJ: Gold
BoA Summer Selection 2011	Released: August 31, 2011 (JPN)^[41] Label: Avex Trax Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—	—
Winter Ballad Collection 2013	Released: October 23, 2013 (JPN)^[42] Label: Avex Trax Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—	—
BoA Winter Ballad Collection 2014	Released: December 10, 2014 (JPN)^[43] Label: Avex Trax Formats: Digital download	—	—	—	—	—
The Greatest	Released: May 30, 2022 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming	—	29	—	—	—	JPN: 3,338^[44]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the listed charts, or items that were ineligible to chart due to their format.

Special albums

Korean

List of Korean special albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		KOR	JPN
Jumping into the World	Released: March 3, 2001 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	6	29	KOR: 91,000^[45] JPN: 13,000
Miracle	Released: September 24, 2002 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	4	—	KOR: 313,597
Shine We Are!	Released: December 4, 2003 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	3	—	KOR: 81,000^[46]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, was not released in that territory or was not eligible to chart due to being a digitally exclusive release.

Japanese

List of Japanese special albums

Title	Details
Merry Christmas from BoA	Released: December 7, 2005 Label: Avex Trax Formats: digital download
Unchained	Released: March 14, 2018 Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download

Remix albums

List of remix albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		JPN
Peace B. Remixes	Released: August 7, 2002 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	18	JPN: 62,000
Next World	Released: August 27, 2003 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download	4	JPN: 194,000	RIAJ: Platinum^[47]

Live albums

Title	Album details
Shidaz Presents BoA "Winter Love" X'mas Live	Released: January 10, 2007^[48] Label: Avex Trax Formats: digital download
BoA Live Tour 2008 The Face	Released: October 23, 2013^[49] Label: Avex Trax Formats: digital download
BoA the Live Ura BoA... Kikase Kei	Released: March 18, 2009 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD
BoA Arena Tour 2007 Made in Twenty (20)	Released: March 18, 2009 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD
BoA the Live 2009 X'mas	Released: March 3, 2010 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD
BoA Live Tour 2010 Identity	Released: August 18, 2010 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD
BoA the Live 2010 X'mas	Released: April 5, 2011 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD
BoA the Live 2011 X'mas the 10th Anniversary Edition	Released: March 7, 2012 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD
BoA the Live 2014 ～Who's Back?～	Released: February 25, 2015 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
BoA Special Live Nowness in Japan	Released: May 30, 2016 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
BoA the Live 2018 ～Unchained～	Released: October 10, 2018 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
BoA the Live 2018 "X'mas"	Released: August 7, 2019^[50] Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD+DVD
BoA Live Tour 2019 #Mood	Released: February 20, 2020 Label: Avex Trax Formats: DVD, Blu-ray

Extended plays

Title! rowspan="2"

EP details	Peak chart positions			Sales
KOR ^[51]	JPN Dig. ^[52]	US World
One Shot, Two Shot	Released: February 20, 2018 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	6	—	7	KOR: 9,628^[53]
Starry Night	Released: December 11, 2019 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	6	—	—	KOR: 8,817^[54]
Forgive Me	Released: November 22, 2022 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	6	21	—	KOR: 18,010^[55]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2002년 – 가요 음반 판매량 . 2002 Domestic Album Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228162941/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2002_2h.htm . 2003 . February 28, 2009 . October 22, 2014.
2. Web site: Hot 100 Japan Charts Billboard JAPAN. Billboard. ja.
3. Web site: BoAのリリース一覧 . List of BoA's Releases . October 22, 2014 . Oricon.
4. The RIAS album chart operated from December 2001 to June 2005.
   • Web site: RIAS Regional Album Rankings . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030625172643/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.html . 2003-06-25 . 2024-04-06 . Recording Industry Association Singapore.
5. The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases.
   • Web site: G-Music Combo Chart . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710040255/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx . July 10, 2012 . February 13, 2014 . G-Music . zh.
6. Web site: G-Music J-Pop Chart . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110512195411/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx . May 12, 2011 . October 23, 2014 . G-Music . zh.
7. Web site: BoA – World Albums Chart History . Billboard . 9 April 2024.
8. Web site: 2001 . 2001.01월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . January 2001 Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20041016053945/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200101.htm . October 16, 2004 . October 22, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
9. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 . Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' . subscription . November 1, 2014 . Oricon.
10. Sales for No. 1:
    • Web site: 2003 . 2002년 – 가요 음반 판매량 . 2002 Domestic Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228162941/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2002_2h.htm . February 28, 2009 . October 22, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
    • Web site: 2003 . 2003년 – 상반기 가요 음반 판매량 . 2003 First Half Domestic Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20070718173326/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2003_1h.htm . July 18, 2007 . November 1, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
11. Web site: 2004 . 2003년 – 가요 음반 판매량 . 2003 Domestic Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228163333/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2003_2h.htm . February 28, 2009 . October 22, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
12. Sales for My Name:
    • Web site: 2005 . 2004년 총결산 가요 음반 판매량 . 2004 Domestic Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230170257/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2004.htm . December 30, 2008 . October 22, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
    • Web site: 2005 . 2005년 – 상반기 가요 음반 판매량 . 2005 First Half Domestic Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20070718173301/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2005-1h.htm . July 18, 2007 . November 1, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
13. Web site: 2006 . 2005년 – 가요 음반 판매량 . 2005 Domestic Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228163338/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2005.htm . February 28, 2009 . October 22, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
14. Web site: 2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130319075850/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/notice/view.gaon?idx=36 . March 19, 2013 . October 28, 2014 . Korea Music Content Industry Association.
15. Web site: Gaon Album Chart 2012년 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024194831/http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/album.php?nationGbn=T&current_year=2012&chart_Time=year&current_quarter=3 . October 24, 2013 . October 28, 2014 . Korea Music Content Industry Association.
16. Web site: 2015년 5월 Album Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021716/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=05&hitYear=2015&termGbn=month . June 11, 2015 . June 17, 2015 . Korea Music Content Industry Association.
17. Web site: 2018년 10월 Album Chart . November 8, 2018 . Korea Music Content Industry Association.
18. Web site: 2020년 12월 Album Chart . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701173654/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month . July 1, 2020 . January 7, 2021 . Korea Music Content Industry Association.
19. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－ . August 18, 2021 . ranking.oricon.co.jp.
20. Web site: 2004년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계 . 2004 Year End International Music Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090437/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm . 2005 . February 13, 2009 . October 22, 2014.
21. Gold Album 他認定作品 2002年11月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. November 2002 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . January 10, 2003 . 518 . 7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103052223/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2003/200301.pdf . November 3, 2013 . January 17, 2014.
22. Web site: 2004년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계 . 2004 Year End International Music Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090437/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm . 2005 . February 13, 2009 . October 22, 2014.
23. Web site: ja:ゴールドディスク認定作品一覧 2003年1月～7月 . Works Receiving Gold Disc Certifications List (January to July 2003) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200307.html . . ja . August 10, 2003 . January 22, 2014.
24. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年1月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2004) . https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200401.html . . ja . February 10, 2004 . March 29, 2014.
25. Web site: 2006년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계 . 2006 Year End International Music Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090447/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2006.htm . 2007 . February 13, 2009 . October 22, 2014.
26. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年2月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200602.html . . ja . March 10, 2006 . January 22, 2014.
27. Web site: 2007년총결산 POP음반 판매량집계 . 2007 Year End International Music Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211102529/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2007_2.htm . 2008 . December 11, 2008 . October 22, 2014.
28. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年2月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200702.html . . ja . March 10, 2007 . January 23, 2014.
29. Web site: 2008상반기결산 POP음반 판매량집계 . 2008 Half Year End International Music Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20081112052433/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2008_1.htm . 2008 . November 12, 2008 . October 22, 2014.
30. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年2月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2008) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200802.html . . ja . March 10, 2008 . January 24, 2014.
31. Web site: 2014년 10월 Album Chart . Korea Music Content Industry Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106055205/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=month&f_year=2014&f_month=10&f_week=&f_chart_kind_cd=E . November 6, 2014 . November 6, 2014.
32. BoA was released in South Korea between the disestablishment of the RIAK monthly charts but before the creation of the Gaon albums chart. In 2011, BoA Deluxe recharted at number 76.
    • Web site: 2011년 23주차 Album Chart 종합 . ko . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . October 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141102063257/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/chart/album.php?f_type=week&f_year=2011&f_month=&f_week=23&f_chart_kind_cd=T . November 2, 2014 . dead .
33. BoA – Chart history Billboard (Billboard 200) . Billboard . October 28, 2014 . March 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323184501/https://www.billboard.com/artist/292850/boa/chart . dead .
34. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=boa|chart=all}} Artist Chart History – BoA ]. 2010-02-26 . Billboard.
35. Web site: Mitchell, Gail. Schartz, Rob . May 2, 2009 . Foreign Exchange . March 28, 2016 . Billboard; published through Google Books.
36. Web site: April 10, 2009 . ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年3月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2009) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200903.html . January 1, 2014 . . ja.
37. Web site: RIAS Regional Album Rankings . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050321120036/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart2.html . 2005-03-21 . 2024-04-06.
38. Web site: 2006 . 2005년 – POP 총결산 음반 판매량 . 2005 International Album Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20081112051633/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2005.htm . November 12, 2008 . November 1, 2014 . Recording Industry Association of Korea.
39. Web site: March 10, 2005 . ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年2月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2005) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200502.html . July 9, 2014 . . ja.
40. Web site: 宝儿:精选集Bestsingle(CD+VCD) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024065134/http://www.zhigou.com/product-detail-735679.html . October 24, 2014 . October 24, 2014 . ZhiGou.com . zh.
41. Web site: August 31, 2011 . BoA Summer Selection 2011 . October 24, 2014 . Apple . ja.
42. Web site: October 23, 2013 . Winter Ballad Collection 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131121171649/http://www.amazon.co.jp/Winter-Ballad-Collection-2013-BoA/dp/B00FS82GDI . November 21, 2013 . October 24, 2014 . Apple . ja.
43. Web site: December 10, 2014 . Winter Ballad Collection 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216062540/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/boa-winter-ballad-collection/id945610446 . December 16, 2014 . December 16, 2014 . Apple . ja.
44. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales Charts Billboard Japan . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613164220/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2022&month=06&day=13 . June 13, 2022 . June 14, 2022 . . ja.
45. Web site: 2001년 – 가요 음반 판매량 . 2001 Domestic Album Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228163329/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2001_2h.htm . 2002 . February 28, 2009 . October 22, 2014.
46. Web site: 2004.02월 – 가요 음반 판매량 . February 2004 Album Sales . Recording Industry Association of Korea . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201204530/http://miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_200402.htm . December 1, 2008 . 2004 . November 1, 2014.
47. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2003年10月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (October 2003) . https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200310.html . . ja . November 10, 2003 . March 29, 2014.
48. Web site: Shidax Presents BoA "Winter Love" X'mas Live by BoA on iTunes. . January 10, 2007 .
49. Web site: BoA Live Tour 2008 The Face . Apple . ja . October 23, 2013 . October 24, 2014.
50. Web site: BoA THE LIVE 2018 "X'mas" - EP . Apple . ja . August 7, 2019 . September 10, 2019.
51. Web site: 2022 Week 48 Album Chart (Forgive Me). ko. Korea. Circle Chart. November 20–26, 2022. December 1, 2022.
52. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2022-12-05/p/3/. ja:オリコン週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月21日～2022年11月27日 21～30位. Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking: November 21, 2022 – November 27, 2022. Oricon. ja. November 30, 2022.
53. Web site: 2018년 02월 Album Chart (#21). ko. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Gaon. March 8, 2018.
54. Web site: Circle Chart . ko:2019년 12월 Album Chart. December 2019 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. January 9, 2020. ko.
55. Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 48, 2022. Circle Chart. ko. December 1, 2022.