| Artist: | Chara |
| Studio: | 15 |
| Compilation: | 4 |
| Live: | 2 |
| Video: | 8 |
| Ep: | 3 |
| Soundtrack: | 1 |
| Option: | 2 |
| Option Name: | Self-cover albums |
| Singles: | 50 |
The discography of Japanese musician Chara consists of fifteen studio albums, four compilation albums, two live albums, three extended plays one soundtrack, eight video albums and fifty singles. Chara debuted as a musician in 1991 with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and saw great success with the singles "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)" (1996), the theme song for the film Swallowtail, and "Yasashii Kimochi" (1997). After releasing ten albums with the label, Chara left Sony in 2004 to become an independent musician, releasing the album Something Blue (2005). The next year, Chara signed her second major label contract with Universal Music Japan, releasing four albums between 2007 and 2011.
After a second brief period where she worked independently, releasing the extended play Utakata (2011), Chara signed a contract with Sony sublabel Ki/oon Music, releasing the albums Cocoon (2012), Jewel (2013) and Secret Garden (2015).
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[1] | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] | ||||||||||||
| Sweet |
| 64 | 11,000 | |||||||||
| Soul Kiss |
| 14 | 65,000 | |||||||||
| Violet Blue |
| 4 | 123,000 | |||||||||
| Happy Toy |
| 4 | 145,000 | |||||||||
| Junior Sweet |
| 1 | 1,055,000 | |||||||||
| Strange Fruits |
| 3 | 317,000 |
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| 8 | 117,000 |
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| 17 | 47,000 | ||||||||||
| Something Blue |
| — | ||||||||||
| Union |
| 4 | 51,000 | |||||||||
| Honey |
| 12 | 38,000 | |||||||||
| Carol |
| 20 | 16,000 | |||||||||
| Dark Candy |
| 27 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Cocoon |
| 20 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Secret Garden |
| 39 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Sympathy |
| 32 | ||||||||||
| Baby Bump |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||||||||||
| echo |
| 7 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| Live 97–99 Mood |
| 20 | 45,000 | |
| MTV Unplugged Chara |
| 254 | 400 |
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||||
| Chara the Best Baby Baby Baby XXX |
| 5 | 190,000 |
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| 2 | 520,000 |
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| 14 | 65,000 | |||
| Very Special |
| 24 | 7,000 |
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | TWN East Asian [9] | ||||
| A Scenery Like Me |
| 27 | — | 19,000 | |
| Jewel |
| 24 | 12 | 5,000 | |
| Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||||
| Montage |
| 1 | 784,000 |
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| Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| The Singles Re-Mixed |
| 95 | 3,000 | |
| Kiss |
| 30 | 12,000 | |
| 56 | 3,000 | ||
| Inner Peace |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Hot 100 [11] | |||||||||||
| "Heaven" | 1991 | — | — | Sweet | ||||||||
| "Sweet" | 1992 | — | — | |||||||||
| "No Toy" | — | — | ||||||||||
| — | — | Soul Kiss | ||||||||||
| — | — | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 66 | — | 14,000 | Violet Blue | ||||||||
| 70 | — | 10,000< | --10,490--> | |||||||||
| "Private Beach" | — | |||||||||||
| 87 | — | 7,000 | ||||||||||
| "Gifted Child" | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 55 | — | 15,000 | Happy Toy | ||||||||
| 41 | — | 38,000 | ||||||||||
| "Tiny Tiny Tiny" | 1995 | 62 | — | 13,000 | Chara the Best | |||||||
(among Yen Town Band) | 1996 | 1 | — | 878,000 |
| Montage | ||||||
| 1997 | 7 | 76 | 521,000 |
| Junior Sweet | |||||||
| 12 | — | 204,000 |
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| 48 | — | 17,000 | ||||||||||
| "Duca" | 1998 | 25 | — | 44,000 | Strange Fruits | |||||||
| 17 | — | 54,000 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 36 | — | 22,000 | |||||||||
(Chara+Yuki) | 6 | — | 230,000 |
| Non-album single | |||||||
| 2000 | 12 | — | 59,000 | Caramel Milk | ||||||||
| 14 | — | 51,000 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 32 | — | 26,000 | Madrigal | ||||||||
| 37 | — | 13,000 | ||||||||||
| 78 | — | 2,000 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 16 | — | 12,000 | Yoake Mae | ||||||||
| 2003 | 71 | — | 3,000 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 24 | — | 9,000 | Union | ||||||||
| "Crazy for You" | 24 | — | 4,000 | |||||||||
| "Fantasy" | 2007 | 13 | — | 13,000 | ||||||||
| "Cherry Cherry" | 44 | — | 6,000 | Honey | ||||||||
| 44 | — | 7,000 | ||||||||||
| "Trophy" | 2008 | 37 | 57 | 3,000 | ||||||||
| "Breaking Hearts" | 2009 | 28 | 78 | 4,000 | Carol | |||||||
| 47 | 69 | 4,000 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 102 | 48 | 700 | Cocoon | ||||||||
| 105 | — | 600 | ||||||||||
| 87 | 96 | 1,000 | ||||||||||
| "Hug" | 2013 | 148 | — | 400 | Secret Garden | |||||||
| 118 | 45 | 600 | ||||||||||
| [16] | 2014 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Rainbow"[17] | — | — | ||||||||||
| — | — | |||||||||||
(among Yen Town Band) | 2015 | 28 | 67 | 4,000 | ||||||||
| "A.O.U." | 2022 | 34 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart, or were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in 2008. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN) | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | ||||||
(Yasuyuki Okamura featuring Chara) | 1992 | 25 | — | 29,000 | Kinjirareta Ikigai | ||
(Chara with The 99 1/2) | 1996 | 37 | — | 40,000 | More (Than 100) | ||
| "Let Me Know" (Towa Tei featuring Chara) | 1999 | 34 | — | 20,000 | Last Century Modern | ||
| "Atari" ("Hit") (Satoshi Tomiie featuring Chara) | 2000 | 68 | — | 11,000 | Non-album single | ||
| "Zero Landmine" (among N.M.L.) | 2001 | 1 | — | 556,000 |
| Non-album single | |
(Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra featuring Chara) | 2006 | 16 | — | 20,000 | Wild Peace | ||
| "I Don't Know" (Chara x Insist) | 2014 | 30 | 64 | 4,000 | Non-album single | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | ||||||||||||
| "Junior Sweet" | 1997 | — | Junior Sweet | |||||||||
| [19] | 2005 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| 2008 | 67 | Honey | ||||||||||
| "Time After Time" (Chara x Hanaregumi) | — | Kiss | ||||||||||
| [20] | 2011 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| 2015 | — | Secret Garden | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart, or were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in 2008. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
(Titi Matsumura featuring Chara) | 1993 | Funa no Yō na Onna< | --1993-11-01--> |
| "Everytime We Say Good-bye" (Titi Matsumura featuring Chara) | |||
| "I Want You" (Oh! Penelope featuring Chara) | 1997 | Milk & Cookies | |
(Tadanobu Asano featuring Chara) | 1999 | We Love Butchers | |
| "Mind Expansions" (Cosmic Village featuring Chara) | 2004 | Re:KJM | |
(Kumiko Yamashita featuring Chara & Mayumi Chiwaki & You) | 2005 | Duets | |
| 2006 | Jewel Songs: Seiko Matsuda Tribute & Covers | ||
| "Love to Live By" (M-Flo loves Chara) | 2007 | Cosmicolor | |
| "Magicsweets" (Yoko Kanno featuring Chara) | CM Yoko< | --2007-09-26--> | |
| "Magicsweets (Masao Nisugi Remix)" (Yoko Kanno featuring Chara) | |||
| "Love to Live By (FPM Eclectic Electric Mix)" (M-Flo loves Chara) | ElectriColor | ||
| 2008 | Otanjōbi Kinengō (2008 anniversary kit issue) | ||
| "Crazy for You (Club Edit)" | Sound Concierge JAPAN "Japanese Lyric Dance" | ||
| "Seven Nation Army" (Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band featuring Chara) | World Class | ||
| "Soul Ryder" (Kohey Tsuchiya featuring Chara) | "Music Flower" (single) | ||
| "Seven Nation Army (House Nation Sweet Monday Remix)" (Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band featuring Chara) | House Nation Forth Gig | ||
| "Chaos" (Curly Giraffe featuring Chara) | 2009 | Thank You for Being a Friend E.P. / Thank You for Being a Friend | |
| "On Cloud Nine" (Curly Giraffe featuring Chara) | Thank You for Being a Friend | ||
| "Wherever You Go" (Basement Jaxx featuring Chara) | 2014 | Junto | |
| "Shinkiro" ("Mirage") (TK from Ling Tosite Sigure featuring Chara) | Fantastic Magic | ||
| "Commit Ballad" (toe featuring Chara) | 2015 | Hear You |
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD | JPN Blu-ray | |||
| Kiss | — | — | ||
| Chara's Clips 1991–1997 |
| — | — | |
| Chara's Clips 1997–2001 |
| — | — | |
| Skirt: Short Film |
| — | — | |
| Live Life: Chara's Union Live House Tour 2007 |
| 34 | — | |
| Live Life 2: Chara Tour 2008 Honey |
| 56 | — | |
| Live Tour 2011 "Very Special" |
| 97 | — | |
| MTV Unplugged Chara |
| 208 | 144 | |