Kenshi Yonezu discography explained

Artist:Kenshi Yonezu
Studio:8
Singles:23

The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu consists of eight studio albums (two under the stage name Hachi), and twenty-three singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
JPN
[1] [2]
JPN
Comb.

[3]
JPN
Hot

US
World
[4]
Diorama 6 32 99
  • JPN: 57,000[5]
Yankee
  • Released: April 23, 2014
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/art book, digital download
2 19 39
  • JPN: 129,000[6]

Platinum[7]

Bremen
  • Released: October 7, 2015
  • Label: Universal Sigma
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/art book, digital download
1 28 1
  • JPN: 117,637
  • RIAJ: Gold
Bootleg
  • Released: November 1, 2017
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/vinyl/art book, digital download
1 3 1
  • JPN: 613,027[8]
  • RIAJ:
    • 2× Platinum
    • Gold [9]
Stray Sheep
  • Released: August 5, 2020
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/art book, digital download
1 1 1
  • RIAJ:
    • Million
    • Gold
Lost Corner
  • Released: August 21, 2024
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download, streaming
1 1 1 14
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum
As Hachi
Hanataba to Suisō
  • Released: February 7, 2010
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: CD, digital download
70
  • JPN: 2,000
Official Orange
  • Released: November 14, 2010
  • Label: Self-release
  • Formats: CD, digital download
72
  • JPN: 2,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
JPN
JPN
Comb

[14]
JPN
Hot

CAN
[15]
KOR
[16]
US Rock
[17]
WW
[18]
"Santa Maria" 201312 26
  • JPN: 14,000
Yankee
"Mad Head Love"11 51
  • JPN: 10,000<
--9,707-->
"Poppin' Apathy"
"Flowerwall"20153 5
  • JPN: 28,000
  • RIAJ: Gold
Bremen
"Unbelievers" 4 5
  • JPN: 32,000
"Loser"20162 16 3
  • JPN: 48,000 [19]
  • JPN: 750,000+
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
  • RIAJ: Platinum [20]
Bootleg
"Number Nine" 29
  • JPN: 48,000
"Orion"20173 41 3
  • JPN: 52,400 [21]
  • JPN: 250,000+
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum
    • Gold
"Peace Sign"2 36 1
  • JPN: 74,000 [22]
  • JPN: 500,000+
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold
    • 2× Platinum
    • Platinum
"Lemon"20182 1 1 113
  • JPN: 551,000 [23]
  • JPN: 3,000,000+
  • RIAJ:
    • 2× Platinum
    • 3× Million
    • 3× Platinum
Stray Sheep
"Flamingo"1 4 1
  • JPN: 296,000
  • JPN: 500,000+
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum
    • 2× Platinum
    • Platinum
"Teenage Riot"4
  • JPN: 296,000
  • JPN: 100,000+
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum
    • Gold
"Uma to Shika" 20192 2 1
  • JPN: 471,055+ [24]
  • JPN: 1,000,000+
  • RIAJ:
    • 2× Platinum
    • Million
    • Platinum
"Pale Blue"20211 1 1 52
  • JPN: 202,000
  • JPN: 240,000
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum
    • Gold
    • Platinum
Lost Corner
"Pop Song"20224 2 188
  • RIAJ: Gold
"M87" 2 2 1 69
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold
    • Gold
    • Platinum
"Kick Back"1 1 1 100 132 26 13
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum
    • Platinum
    • 3× Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold[29]
"Lady"202311 2
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Tsuki o Miteita (Moongazing)" 10 3
"Spinning Globe" 3 2 2
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold
    • Gold
    • Gold
The Boy and the Heron and Lost Corner
"Sayonara, Mata Itsuka!" 20244 2 152
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold
    • Platinum
Lost Corner
"Mainichi" 10 6
"Garakuta" 12 7
"Azalea"6 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart
positions
SalesCertificationsAlbum
JPN
JPN
Hot

"Nanimono"[31]
201611
  • JPN: 100,000+
Digital Native
"Uchiage Hanabi"
20179 1
  • JPN: 30,000
  • JPN: 500,000+
  • RIAJ:
    • 2× Platinum
    • 2× Platinum
Thank You Blue
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak
chart
positions
CertificationsAlbum
JPN
Comb

JPN
Hot

"Wonderland to Hitsuji no Uta"
2010Official Orange
"Go Go Yūreisen" 2012Diorama
"Vivi"
"Koi to Byōnetsu"
"Living Dead Youth" 2014Yankee
"Eine Kleine" 3819
  • RIAJ:
    • 2× Platinum
    • Gold
"Fluorite" 201562Bremen
"Hope Land"
"Donut Hole" 55
"Haiiro to Ao"
2017433
  • RIAJ:
    • 2× Platinum
    • Gold
Bootleg
"Spirits of the Sea" 20194 1
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum
    • Gold
Stray Sheep
"Paprika" 34
  • RIAJ:
    • Platinum
    • Gold
"Red Out"202434 24Lost Corner
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted and certified songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
JPN
Comb

JPN
Hot

WW
"Melancholy Kitchen" (Japanese: メランコリーキッチン)2014
  • RIAJ: Gold
Yankee
"Kanden" (Japanese: 感電)202032110
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum
Stray Sheep
"Campanella" 1411
"Placebo"
1521
"Yasashii Hito" 3855
"Machigai Sagashi" 1216
  • RIAJ: Gold
"Himawari" 4156
"Stray Sheep" 4032
"Décolleté72
"Canary" 70
"Yume Utsutsu" 202131
  • JPN: 32,000
Lost Corner
"Shinigami" 12148
  • JPN: 41,000
"Eta"202275"M87"
"Margherita + Aina the End"202492Lost Corner
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:米津玄師の作品 . Kenshi Yonezu Products . http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/560188/products/ . . August 28, 2024.
  2. Web site: ja:ハチのリリース一覧 . A Look at Hachi's Releases . http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/498227/products/release/ . . October 30, 2013.
  3. Web site: Kenshi Yonezu on Oricon Combined Albums Chart. Oricon. August 29, 2024. ja .
  4. Kenshi Yonezu Chart History: World Albums . . September 4, 2024.
  5. Web site: ja: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' . http://ranking.oricon.co.jp . . subscription . September 13, 2015.
  6. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2100220/full/ . ja:【オリコン】米津玄師、自己最高売上でアルバム首位 配信も1位に . . November 7, 2017 . May 8, 2018 . ja .
  7. Web site: Certifications search results: Kenshi Yonezu (physical format). Enter "米津玄師" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. September 10, 2024.
  8. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2107398/full/ . ja:躍進続く米津玄師、「ニコ動出身というだけでまだまだ舐められている」 . Oricon . March 13, 2018. May 8, 2018 . ja .
  9. Web site: Certifications search results: Kenshi Yonezu (digital platform). Enter "米津玄師" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. June 20, 2024.
  10. Web site: オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2020年08月03日~2020年08月09日. Oricon. August 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200814134751/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-08-17/. August 14, 2020.
  11. Web site: 米津玄師最新アルバム、平成生まれアーティスト作品史上初の150万枚超えを記録【オリコンランキング】. 13 October 2020 . Oricon.
  12. Web site: 月間アルバムランキングは国内盤と輸入盤を合算集計しています.
  13. Web site: 月間アルバムランキングは国内盤と輸入盤を合算集計しています. Oricon. ja. November 5, 2024. August 28, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240828040632/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-09-02/. dead.
  14. Kenshi Yonezu Chart History: Canadian Hot 100. . November 8, 2022.
  15. Chartings for Kenshi Yonezu on the Circle Chart:
    • Web site: March 12–18, 2023 . Lemon . March 23, 2023 . Circle Chart . ko.
    • Web site: February 12–18, 2023 . Kick Back . February 23, 2023 . Circle Chart . ko.
  16. Kenshi Yonezu . November 8, 2022 . Billboard . en-US.
  17. Kenshi Yonezu Chart History: Billboard Global 200. . April 23, 2024.
  18. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2016-10-10/ . ja:週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年10月10日付 . . Oricon Style . February 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005153221/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2016-10-10/ . October 5, 2016 . dead .
  19. Web site: Certifications search results: Kenshi Yonezu (digital streaming). Enter "米津玄師" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. November 27, 2024.
  20. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2017-02-27/ . ja:週間 CDシングルランキング 2017年02月27日付 . . Oricon Style . February 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170222052450/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2017-02-27/ . February 22, 2017 . dead .
  21. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2017-07-03/ . ja:週間 CDシングルランキング 2017年07月03日付 . . Oricon Style . February 15, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170701203337/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2017-07-03/ . July 1, 2017 . dead .
  22. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2109243/full/ . ja:【オリコン】米津玄師「Lemon」破竹の配信V8 累積87万DL突破 . Oricon . April 10, 2018 . May 8, 2018 . ja .
  23. Web site: 週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年09月23日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for September 23, 2019. Oricon Style. September 18, 2019. ja.
  24. Web site: Oricon Digital Singles Chart . . ja . February 16, 2022 . February 16, 2022 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220216024023/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dis/w/2022-02-21/. 2022-02-16 .
  25. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-05-30/. ja:週間 CDシングルランキング 2022年05月30日付. Weekly CD Single Ranking for May 30, 2022. Oricon. May 25, 2022. ja. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220525025923/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2022-05-30/. May 25, 2022.
  26. News: 【オリコン年間ランキング2022】King & Prince、今年度唯一のミリオン達成で自身初の「シングル」首位 Snow Man初の「アルバム」1位 / シングルランキング 1位~25位 . December 22, 2022 . . December 22, 2022 . ja.
  27. News: 【オリコン年間ランキング2022】King & Prince、今年度唯一のミリオン達成で自身初の「シングル」首位 Snow Man初の「アルバム」1位 / デジタルシングル (単曲) ランキング 1位~10位 . December 22, 2022 . . December 22, 2022 . ja.
  28. United States. Kenshi Yonezu. October 27, 2023.
  29. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2023-08-07/. ja:オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2023年07月24日~2023年07月30日. Oricon Weekly Album Ranking July 24, 2023 – July 30, 2023. Oricon. ja. August 2, 2023. August 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802033056/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2023-08-07/. dead.
  30. Web site: http://natalie.mu/music/pp/nakatayasutaka . ja:中田ヤスタカ「NANIMONO EP / 何者(オリジナル・サウンドトラック)」インタビュー|米津玄師とのコラボが示す、新たな活動への第一歩 (1/2) . Natalie . ja . 2016 . February 19, 2017.
  31. Web site: Certifications search results: Yasutaka Nakata (digital platform). Enter "中田 ヤスタカ" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. June 17, 2021.