Ringo Sheena discography explained

Artist:	Ringo Sheena
Studio:	8
Compilation:	5
Option Name:	Cover albums
Option:	3
Ep:	2
Singles:	27

The solo discography of Ringo Sheena features eight studio albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays and twenty-seven singles. Signing with Toshiba-EMI in 1998, Sheena released her debut single "Kōfukuron" in May 1998, when she was 19 years old. She subsequently released the singles "Kabukichō no Joō" and "Koko de Kiss Shite", the latter becoming her first hit. As of 2014, Sheena has been signed with EMI Records following EMI Music Japan being absorbed into Universal Music Japan.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"
JPN ^[2]	TWN East Asia ^[3]		Sales (JPN)^[1]	Certifications
Album details	Peak positions		Sales (JPN)^[1]	Certifications
	Released: February 24, 1999 Label: East World Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	2	—	1,434,000	RIAJ Million^[4] ^[5]
<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->	Released: March 31, 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	1	—	2,333,000	RIAJ: 2× Million^[6]
	Released: February 23, 2003 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	1	—	410,000	RIAJ: 2× Platinum^[7]
	As Ringo Shiina & Neko Saito, soundtrack for Sakuran Released: February 21, 2007 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, DVD video, vinyl, digital download	1	—	175,000	RIAJ: Gold^[8]
	Released: June 24, 2009 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download	1	6	202,000	RIAJ: Gold^[9]
<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->	Released: November 5, 2014 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download	3	6	100,000	RIAJ: Gold^[10]
	Released: May 27, 2019 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download	2	1	57,538^[11]	RIAJ: Gold^[12]
	Released: May 29, 2024 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2	—	32,515^[13]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.

Cover albums

Title! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"
JPN	TWN East Asia		Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Album details	Peak positions		Sales (JPN)	Certifications
<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->	Released: May 27, 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: 2-CD, digital download	1	—	397,000	RIAJ: Platinum^[14]
	Self-cover album Released: May 27, 2014 Label: EMI R Formats: CD, digital download	3	6	45,000
	Self-cover album Released: Dec 6, 2017 Label: EMI R Formats: CD, digital download	3	—	100,000	RIAJ: Gold^[15]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.

Remix albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
JPN		Sales (JPN)
Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)
	Released: November 30, 2022 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download	8	6,827^[16]

Compilation albums

Title! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"
JPN	TWN East Asia		Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Album details	Peak positions		Sales (JPN)	Certifications
	B-side compilation Released: July 2, 2008 Label: Virgin Formats: 2-CD, digital download	4	3	153,000	RIAJ: Gold^[17]
<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->	Collaborations compilation album Released: November 13, 2013 Label: EMI Records Japan Formats: CD	5	9	35,000
	Live recording compilation album Released: November 13, 2013 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download	6	—	24,000
Chuíxián Sān Chǐ ("Mouth Watering")	Released: June 24, 2015 Label: Universal Taiwan Formats: CD	—	5
Apple of Universal Gravity (Japanese: ニュートンの林檎～初めてのベスト盤～, "Newton no Ringo ~Hajimete no Best Ban~")	Greatest hits compilation Released: November 13, 2019 Label: EMI Formats: CD	1	2	97,200^[18]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.

Box sets

Title! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"
JPN	TWN East Asia		Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Album details	Peak positions		Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Mora	Contains: Muzai Moratorium, Shōso Strip, Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana, Ringo no Uta and Watashi to Hōden Released: November 25, 2008 Label: Virgin Formats: 4-CD, 6-DVD audio	32	—	9,000

Extended plays

Title! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"
JPN		Sales (JPN)	Certifications
EP details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
	Three 8 cm single box set Released: September 13, 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: 3-CD, digital download	1	430,000	RIAJ: Platinum^[19]
	Released: August 26, 2009 Label: Virgin Formats: Vinyl	100	1,400

Singles

As a lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales (JPN)	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	JPN	JPN Hot ^[20]	TWN East Asia	Sales (JPN)	Certifications	Album
	1998	10	—	—	261,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold^[21]	Muzai Moratorium
	1998	50	—	—	51,000	RIAJ (cellphone): Gold^[22]
<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->	1999	10	70	—	309,000		RIAJ (physical): Gold^[23] RIAJ (cellphone): Gold^[24]
	2	1999	—	—	998,000	RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum^[25] RIAJ (cellphone): Gold	Shōso Strip
	2000	3	—	—	714,000	RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum^[26] RIAJ (cellphone): Gold^[27]
	2000	4	—	—	546,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum^[28]
	2001	2	—	—	375,000

}-->|

RIAJ

(physical): Platinum^[29] | |-! scope="row" | | rowspan="2" | 2003| 1 || — || —| 187,000|

RIAJ

(physical): Gold^[7] | Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana|-! scope="row" | | 2 || — || —| 114,000|

RIAJ

(physical): Gold^[30] | |-! scope="row" |
(Ringo Sheena & Neko Saito + Junpei Shiina)| 2007| 8 || — || —| 54,000|

RIAJ

(physical): Gold^[31] | Heisei Fūzoku|-! scope="row" | | 2009| 3 || 5 || 13| 75,000|

RIAJ

(physical): Gold^[32]

RIAJ

(cellphone): Gold^[33]

RIAJ

(PC): Gold^[34] |rowspan=6|Hi Izuru Tokoro|-! scope="row" | | 2011| 5 || 5 || —| 35,000||-! scope="row" | ^[35] | 2012| — || 5 || —| |

RIAJ

(PC): Gold^[36] |-! scope="row" | | rowspan="2" | 2013| rowspan="2" | 8 || 4 || rowspan="2" | —| rowspan="2" | 25,000||-! scope="row" | | 72||-! scope="row" | "Nippon"| 2014| 9 || 2 || —| 25,000|

RIAJ

(digital): Platinum^[37] |-! scope="row" | | rowspan="4" | 2015| 12 || 8 || —| 11,000|| Sandokushi|-! scope="row" | ^[38] | — || 41 || —| || |-! scope="row" | | rowspan="2" | 6 || 2 || rowspan="2" | 4| rowspan="2" | 34,000|

RIAJ

(digital): Platinum^[39]

RIAJ

(streaming): Gold^[40] | rowspan="6" |Sandokushi|-! scope="row" | | 38||-! scope="row" | | rowspan="1" | 2016| — || 30 || —| ||-! scope="row" |
| rowspan="1" | 2017| — || 8 || —| |

RIAJ : Gold

|-! scope="row" |
| rowspan="1" | 2018| — || 6 || —| |

RIAJ : Gold

|-! scope="row" | | rowspan="2" | 2019| — || — || —|||-! scope="row" |
| — || 43 || —||| Apple of Universal Gravity|-! scope="row" | "Toogood"| 2022| — || — || —|||Carnival|-! scope="row" | "Work"
| rowspan="3" | 2023| rowspan="2" | 5 || 26 || — ||| rowspan="3" |-! scope="row" | "2045"
| — || —|||-! scope="row" | | 6 || 81 || —|||-! scope="row" | | 2024| 7 || 64 || —|5,464^[41] ||Carnival|-|colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Billboard Japan Hot 100 charts, or items that did not chart.|}

As a collaborating artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales (JPN)	Album
Title	Year	JPN	JPN Hot	Sales (JPN)	Album
"Where Is the Love"^[42] (Junpei Shiina featuring Ringo Sheena)	2002	—	—		Discover
(Kenichi Asai)	2006	14	—	21,000	Johnny Hell
(Maboroshi featuring Ringo Sheena)	2009	—	—		Maboroshi no Shi
"My Foolish Heart" (Soil & "Pimp" Sessions featuring Ringo Sheena)	2009	—	85		6
(Rekishi featuring Deyonna)	2011	—	20		Rekitsu
(Soil & "Pimp" Sessions featuring Ringo Sheena)<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->	2013	14	18	12,000	Circles
"Apple" (Towa Tei with Ringo Sheena)	76		60	600	Lucky
(Tomita Lab featuring Ringo Sheena)	—		—		Joyous<	--2013-10-23-->
(Tomita Lab featuring Yuko Hara, Ken Yokoyama, Ringo Sheena, Yu Sakai)	—		—		Joyous<
(Hikaru Utada featuring Ringo Sheena)	2016	—	23	150,000	Fantôme
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or items that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	JPN Hot	Album
	2000	—	Shōso Strip
	2000	—	Ze-Chyou Syuu
"I Won't Last a Day Without You" (with Hikaru Utada)	2002	—	Utaite Myōri
(with Nao Matsuzaki)		—	Utaite Myōri
		—	Ichigo Ichie Sweets for My Spitz
(Ringo Sheena x Soil and "Pimp" Sessions)	2006	—	Heisei Fūzoku / Sanmon Gossip
	2008	91	Watashi to Hōden
	2009	36	Sanmon Gossip
	2009	74	Sanmon Gossip
"Between Today and Tomorrow"	2012	—	Ukina
"It Was You"	2013	—
(with Yasutaka Nakata)<	2013	--Literal title different to official English translation-->		6
<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->	2014	41	Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku
	91		"Nippon" (single)
<	--Literal title different to official English translation-->		46	Hi Izuru Tokoro
^[43]	43			Hi Izuru Tokoro
	2017	52	rowspan="3"
	2020	—
"Let's Go	"	2021	—
	2024	32	Carnival
		—
		—
		—
		—
		—
		—
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or items that did not chart.

Other appearances

List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Ringo Sheena. Some collaborations were compiled on *Ukina* (2013).
Title	Year	Album	Notes
"Becoming" (Takashi Taniguchi)	1998	Becoming<	--1998-12-18-->	Chorus
"Rock & Hammer" (Takashi Taniguchi)	1998	Becoming<		Chorus
(Heart Bazaar)	1999	Baobab	Piano
"Good for Us		" (Rie Tomosaka)	Murasaki	Background chatter
		Dear Yuming	Yumi Matsutoya cover
"Stem"	2004	Our Last Day: Casshern Official Album	Album version arrangement with English lyrics
"Crazy Days Crazy Feeling" (Zazen Boys)		Zazen Boys II<	--2004-09-01-->	Chorus
(Zazen Boys)
"You Make Me Feel So Bad" (Zazen Boys)
(Mo'some Tonebender)	2005	Rockin' Luuula<	--2005-12-07-->	Piano, chorus
(Mo'some Tonebender)	2005	Rockin' Luuula<	Kazoo
(Tomita Lab featuring Yuko Hara, Ken Yokoyama, Ringo Sheena, Yu Sakai)	2013	Joyous
(José James featuring Ringo Sheena)	2014	While You Were Sleeping (Japanese Edition)

Notes and References

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 . January 27, 2014.
Web site: 椎名林檎のリリース一覧 . A Look at Ringo Sheena's Releases . . June 5, 2024.
Web site: G-Music J-Pop Chart . Chinese . G-Music . January 26, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年3月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . May 10, 2000 . 486 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140122033040/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200005.pdf . January 22, 2014 . January 22, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . March 10, 2000 . 484 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117025109/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200003.pdf . January 17, 2014 . January 17, 2014.
Japan. album. 椎名林檎. 勝訴ストリップ. 2. 2000. 4. June 26, 2019.
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.
Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年2月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200702.html . . ja . March 10, 2007 . January 23, 2014.
Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年6月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2009) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200906.html . . ja . July 10, 2009 . January 26, 2014.
Web site: ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2014年11月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2014) . . ja . December 10, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-06-10/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年06月10日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on June 10, 2019. Oricon News. June 5, 2019. ja.
Japan. album. 椎名林檎. 三毒史. 2019. 5. June 26, 2019.
Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-06-10/. ja:オリコン週間アルバムランキング 2024年05月27日～2024年06月02日. Oricon Weekly Album Ranking May 27, 2024 – June 2, 2024. Oricon. ja. June 5, 2024. June 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240605053804/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2024-06-10/. dead.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年5月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 2002 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . July 10, 2002 . 512 . 12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117133823/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2002/200207.pdf . January 17, 2014 . January 17, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 逆輸入～航空局～ 2018年3月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2018 Edition . ja. Recording Industry Association of Japan. May 22, 2018.
Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-01-23/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2023年01月23日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on January 23, 2023. Oricon. January 18, 2023. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20230118021143/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-01-23/. January 18, 2023. dead.
Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年7月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2008) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200807.html . . ja . August 10, 2008 . January 26, 2014.
Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-11-25/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年11月25日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on November 25, 2019. Oricon. November 20, 2019. Japanese.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年9月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . November 10, 2000 . 492 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140122032342/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200011.pdf . January 22, 2014 . January 22, 2014.
Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN. Billboard . ja.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年12月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. December 1999 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . February 10, 2000 . 483 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117113742/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200002.pdf . January 17, 2014 . January 17, 2014.
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 . . ja . July 20, 2011 . January 26, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年2月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. February 1999 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . April 10, 1999 . 473 . 9 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140123043927/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/1999/199904.pdf . January 23, 2014 . January 22, 2014.
Web site: ja: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 . https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w090420.html . . ja . April 20, 2011 . January 26, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . March 10, 2000 . 484 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117025109/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200003.pdf . January 17, 2014 . January 17, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年2月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . April 10, 2000 . 485 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102225426/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200004.pdf . November 2, 2013 . January 22, 2014.
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/w101122.html . . ja . December 22, 2010 . January 23, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年3月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2000 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . May 10, 2000 . 486 . 8 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140122033040/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200005.pdf . January 22, 2014 . January 22, 2014.
GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2001年3月度 . Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 2001 Edition . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . May 10, 2001 . 498 . 12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140117062742/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2001/2001_05.pdf . January 17, 2014 . January 17, 2014.
Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2003年11月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2003) . https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200311.html . . ja . December 10, 2003 . January 23, 2014.
Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年1月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200701.html . . ja . February 10, 2007 . January 26, 2014.
Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年8月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2009) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200908.html . . ja . September 10, 2009 . January 26, 2014.
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/w090720.html . . ja . July 20, 2011 . January 26, 2014.
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/w090920.html . . ja . September 20, 2011 . January 26, 2014.
Web site: 椎名林檎、中居正広主演ドラマ主題歌「自由へ道連れ」のPV公開 . Music video released for Ringo Sheena's "Jiyū e Michizure", Masahiro Nakai-starring drama theme song . ja . Listen Japan . Rakuten . https://web.archive.org/web/20140920034733/http://news.infoseek.co.jp/article/listenjapan_38859 . September 20, 2014 . May 11, 2012 . September 20, 2014.
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/w131018.html . . ja . October 18, 2013 . January 26, 2014.
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 . . ja . August 20, 2014 . August 20, 2014.
Web site: ja:椎名林檎「最果てが見たい」が「百日紅（さるすべり）〜Miss HOKUSAI〜」主題歌に . http://www.whatsin.jp/news/101012 . What's In? . ja . April 10, 2015 . April 10, 2015.
GOLD DISC 2015年9月度 . PDF . The Record . Bulletin . ja . . . 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 . live . November 22, 2015.
Web site: Certifications search results: Sheena Ringo (digital streaming). Enter "椎名林檎" into the "アーティスト" (Artist) field. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. August 28, 2022.
Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2024-04-29/. ja:オリコン週間シングルランキング 2024年04月15日～2024年04月21日. Oricon Weekly Single Ranking April 15, 2024 – April 21, 2024. Oricon. ja. April 24, 2024. April 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240424021753/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2024-04-29/. dead.
Web site: WHERE IS THE LOVE [12 inch Analog] ]. Amazon.co.jp . ja . September 30, 2014.
Web site: 椎名林檎、新曲「走れゎナンバー」配信スタート . MTV Japan . October 22, 2014 . October 22, 2014.