Toshinobu Kubota discography explained

Artist:	Toshinobu Kubota
Studio:	19
Compilation:	10
Video:	11
Music Videos:	38
Tribute:	2
Singles:	72
Soundtrack:	29
Option:	11
Option Name:	Promotional singles

The discography of Japanese R&B singer Toshinobu Kubota consists of nineteen studio albums, ten compilation albums, two tribute albums, and over seventy singles. In 1985, Kubota signed with Sony Japan and began producing and writing songs for many of label's singers and groups. Under the label, Kubota released his first single, "Shitsui no Downtown" in June 1986, followed by "Time Shower ni Utarete" in December. Both songs were well received by radio, placing fifty-three and thirty-five on the Oricon Singles Chart. In September 1986, his debut album, Shake It Paradise, peaked at number twenty-two and remained on the Oricon Albums Chart for seven consecutive weeks.^[1] Shake It Paradise became certified million.^[2] The following year in 1987, Kubota's second studio album, Groovin', debuted at number thirty-three and was certified million.^{[1] [2]} In February 1988, Kubota released "You Were Mine", which debuted at number two. In September 1988, Kubota released his third album, Such A Funky Thang!. The album peaked at number one and was certified million.^{[1] [2]} The album also spawned the top-charted single "Dance If You Want It", which peaked at number three. In 1989, Kubota released his compilation album, The Baddest. The album also peaked at number one and was certified million.^{[1] [2]}

Kubota's fourth studio album, Bonga Wanga, was released in July 1990. The album, like its predecessors, peaked at number one and became certified million.^{[1] [2]} Following the next three years, Kubota released "", "Neptune", and "The Baddest II". In 1994, he relocated to New York in the United States of America and began working on upcoming album. In January 1995, he released seventh album, Bumpin' Voyage. The album spawned the top-five hit "Yoru ni Dakarete (A Night in Afro Blue)".

In September 1995, Kubota released an English version of Bumpin' Voyage, which was titled Sunshine, Moonlight, his eighth album. The album peaked at number one and sold over a half million records worldwide.^[1] In May 1996, Kubota released "La La La Love Song." The single became Kubota's first number one hit. The single also became certified million selling over two million copies worldwide. The song was also used as the theme song of Japanese television drama series Long Vacation. In December 1996, the album La La La Love Thang was released.^[2] The album peaked at number two and became certified double platinum, selling over 840,00 copies.^{[1] [3]} In following years, Kubota released three non-album singles "Cymbals" (1997), "Ahhhhh!" (1998), and "Soul Bangin'" (1999). In 2000, Kubota released the albums Nothing But Your Love (second English-language album) and As One, which both albums charted in the top ten.^[1] In the following years, Kubota went on to release the albums United Flow (2002), Time to Share (his third English-language album) (2004), and For Real? (2006).

After a four-year hiatus, Kubota released his fifteenth album, Timeless Fly in February 2010. The album charted at number nine on the Oricon Albums Chart.^[1] In November 2010, Kubota released his sixth compilation album . The lead single "Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" charted at number three on the Oricon Singles chart. Kubota released his sixteenth album, Gold Skool, in August 2011. The album charted at number three, selling over 33,000 copies in its first week of release.^[1] Kubota released "" in November 2011, which peaked at number two.^[1] As of July 2012, Kubota has sold over twelve million records to date.^{[4] [5]} In March 2015, Kubota released "L.O.K." The album peaked at number three on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart and sold 21,285 copies in its first week of release.

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales (JPN)	Certifications
Shake It Paradise	Released: September 10, 1986 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	22	1,000,000+	RIAJ: Million
Groovin'	Released: April 22, 1987 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	38	1,000,000+	RIAJ: Million
Such A Funky Thang!	Released: September 30, 1988 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	1	1,000,000+	RIAJ: Million
Bonga Wanga	Released: July 15, 1990 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	1	1,000,000+	RIAJ: Million
	Released: September 21, 1991 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	1	570,000+	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
Neptune	Released: July 1, 1992 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	3	484,000+	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
Bumpin' Voyage	Released: January 28, 1995 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	1	600,000+	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
Sunshine, Moonlight	Released: September 10, 1995 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download	1	500,000+	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
La La La Love Thang	Released: December 2, 1996 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	2	840,000+	RIAJ: 3× Platinum
Nothing But Your Love	Released: June 28, 2000 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, digital download	7	73,000+
As One	Released: September 27, 2000 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	5	148,000+	RIAJ: Gold
United Flow	Released: April 10, 2002 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	9	68,000+
Time to Share	Released: September 15, 2004 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	25	24,000+
For Real?	Released: March 1, 2006 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	13	39,000+
Timeless Fly	Released: February 24, 2010 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download	9	16,063+
Gold Skool	Released: August 3, 2011 Label: Rhythmedia Tribe, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download	3	78,124+^[6]
Kubossa: Parallel World II	Released: July 3, 2013 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	11	38,160
L.O.K.	Released: March 18, 2015 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	3	43,694
Beautiful People	Released: November 27, 2019 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download	7	13,845^[7]

Compilation albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales (JPN)		Certifications
The Baddest	Released: October 8, 1989 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	1	1,230,000+^[8] | RIAJ: Million |-! scope="row" | | Released: December 1, 1990 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette | —| ||-! scope="row" | The Baddest II| Released: September 23, 1993 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download | 1| 791,000+| RIAJ: 3× Platinum |-! scope="row" | Toshinobu Kubota Greatest Hits| Released: 1998 (Hong Kong release ony) Label: Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong Formats: CD, cassette | —| | |-! scope="row" | The Best of Kubota Toshinobu| Released: 1999 (Taiwan release only) Label: Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Formats: CD | —| 9,950+| |-! scope="row" | | Released: July 24, 2002 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download | 28| | |-! scope="row" | The Baddest III| Released: December 4, 2002 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download | 3| 316,000+| RIAJ: Platinum |-! scope="row" | | Released: November 24, 2010 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download | 11| 33,870+| |-! scope="row" | | Released: November 23, 2011 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, digital download | 2| 351,049+| RIAJ: Platinum |-|} Other albums Title! scope="col" style="width:20em;" Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Released: February 25, 2004 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download 9 The World Sings Kubota Released: August 6, 2008 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan Formats: CD, cassette, digital download — Singles Title! scope="col" style="width:3em;" Year Oricon Singles Charts^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13] Billboard Japan Hot 100^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] RIAJ Digital Tracks Sales (JPN)^[18] Certification Album "Shitsui no Downtown" (Downtown Disappointment) 1986 53 — — 11,350 Shake It Paradise "Ryuusei no Sadoru" (Saddle of Meteor) — — — "Missing" — — 16 500,000 RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Randy Candy" 1987 — — — Groovin' "Psychic Beat" — — — "Daiyamondo no Inutachi" (Diamond Dogs) — — — "Kitakaze to Taiyō" (The North Wind and The Sun) — — — "Eien no Tsubasa" (Wings of Forever) — — — "Cry On Your Smile" 8 — — 97,040 RIAJ: Gold I Want to be Bitten - OST "Dance If You Want It" 1988 2 — — 151,630 RIAJ: Gold Such A Funky Thang! "You Were Mine" 3 — — 341,340 RIAJ: Platinum Arrest Your Eyes - OST "Indigo Waltz" 1989 — — — 102,270 RIAJ: Gold Such A Funky Thang! "High Roller" 11 — — 53,890 "Give You My Love" 3 — — 154,450 RIAJ: Gold The Baddest "Oh, What A Night " — — — "Be Wanabee" 1990 16 — — 41,170 Bonga Wanga "Mama Udongo (In Eyelid)" — — — "Oh Bora Of Life" — — — "Honey B" 1991 15 — — 78,150 "Keep On Jammin'" 15 — — "Amaoto" (Sound of Rain) 34 — — 39,370 "Love Like A Rastaman" — — — "Mayonaka No Taiyou" (Midnight Sun) 1992 — — — Neptune "Let's Get A Groove ~Yo Hips~" — — — "Yume with You" (Dream with You) 1993 5 — — 344,270 RIAJ: Platinum The Baddest II "Orquesta Futari" 13 — — 140,820 RIAJ: Gold "Yoru ni Dakarete (A Night in Afro Blue)" (Being Held in the Evening (A Night In Afro Blue)) 1994 5 — — 320,170 RIAJ: Platinum Bumpin' Voyage "Za-Ku-Za-Ku Digame" 17 — — 61,210 "Sunshine, Moonlight" — — — "Niji no Grand Slam" (Grand Slam of the Rainbow) 1995 15 — — 121,270 RIAJ: Gold La La La Love Thang "Funk It Up" 91 — — 2,930 Sunshine, Moonlight "La La La Love Song" (featuring Naomi Campbell) 1996 1 73 62 2,000,000 RIAJ: 2x Million La La La Love Thang "Just the Two of Us" (featuring Caron Wheeler) 30 — — 42,140 Sunshine, Moonlight "Body-Cation" 12 — — 84,990 La La La Love Thang "Cymbals" 1997 19 — 38 148,730 RIAJ: Gold Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki - OST "Ahhhhh " 1998 5 — — 265,140 RIAJ: Platinum Radio Boy! Bran Go - OST "Sound of Carnival" 1999 9 — — 97,110 RIAJ: Gold As One "Messengers' Rhyme (Rakushow, It's your Show )" (featuring Naomi Shimizu) 9 — — 73,530 Messengers - OST "Nothing But Your Love" 2000 97 — — 2,390 Nothing But Your Love "Polyrhythm" 22 — — 28,730 As One "Always Remain" 66 — — 3,110 "Masquerade" 2001 — — — Nothing But Your Love "Candy Rain" 19 — — 47,860 United Flow "Respect (This & That)" 2002 49 — — 7,520 "Breaking Through" 2004 — — — Time to Share "Shadows of Your Love" — — — "A Love Story" 2005 43 — — 18,152 For Real? "Club Happiness" 40 — — 8,335 "Kimi no Soba ni" (Beside You) 25 — — 13,203 "M☆A☆G☆I☆C" (featuring Kreva) 2007 20 — — 10,538 Timeless Fly "Flying Easy Loving Crazy" (featuring Misia) 2008 18 26 — 10,324 "Tomorrow Waltz" 2010 36 43 — 4,285 "Star Light" — — — "Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" (Love Rain (Rain of Love)) 3 5 1 500,000 RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Nagareboshi to Koi no Ame" (Rain of love with shooting star) 2011 24 7 — 4,486 Gold Skool "Koe ni Dekinai" (I Can Not Put Into Words) 20 23 25 5,432 "Bring me up " 2013 32 27 — Bring me up - Single "My Cherie Amour" — — — Kubossa: Parallel World II "Upside Down" 2014 22 27 — L.O.K. "Free Style" 22 — — "Loving Power" 2015 — 32 — "—" denotes missing information. As featured artist Title! scope="col" style="width:3em;" Year Oricon Singles Charts Billboard Japan Hot 100 RIAJ Digital Tracks Sales (JPN) Certification Album "Our Song" (Funkahips Allstars featuring Toshinobu Kubota) 1990 — — — Our Song "Keep Holding U" (SunMin duet with Toshinobu Kubota) 2006 16 — — 49,734 Nihon Chinbotsu - OST / Brand New Girl "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. Promotional singles Title! scope="col" style="width:3em;" Year Oricon Singles Charts Billboard Japan Hot 100 RIAJ Digital Tracks Sales (JPN) Certification Album "Time (Shower ni Utarete)" 1986 35 — — 44,840 Non-album single "Goddess (Atrashii Megami)" 1987 21 — — 51,300 "Forever Yours" (featuring Alyson Williams) 1991 18 — — 44,560 "Soul Bangin'" 1999 25 — — 33,070 "Soul Bangin' (Remix 1)" — — — — "Soul Bangin' (Remix 2)" — — — — "Our Christmas" 2003 10 — — 10,196 "Living for Today" (featuring Mos Def) 2004 — — — Time to Share "Hold Me Down" (featuring Angie Stone) — — — "Ooh Wee Rida" 2008 — — — Non-album single "Golden Smile" (featuring Exile) 2011 — — 1 Gold Skool "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. Soundtrack appearances Year Title Soundtrack 1987 "Cry On Your Smile" I Want to be Bitten 1989 "You Were Mine" Arrest Your Eyes "Moving Target" Aitsu Ga Trouble 1990 "Be Wanabee" Sekai Fushigi Hakken "Mama Udongo (In Eyelid)" Forest News 1993 "Yume with You" Chance 1994 "Yoru ni Dakarete (A Night in Afro Blue)" Yoru ni Dakarete 1995 "Niji no Grand Slam" H2 1996 "La La La Love Song" Long Vacation 1997 "Cymbals" Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki 1998 "Ahhhhh!" Radio Boy Bran Go 1999 "The Sound of Carnival" Dokushin Seikatsu "Messengers' Rhyme: Rakushow, It's Your Show!" (featuring Naomi Shimizu) Messengers "No Lights ... Candle Light" 2000 "Always Remain" Passion Rogue Detective "Polyrhythm" Sydney Olympic 2001 "Candy Rain" Suiyoubi no Jouji 2003 "Free Your Soul" Ai no Karada 2004 "A Love Story" Shall we Dance? 2005 "Sign of Love" Isamu Noguchi Exhibition "Club Happiness" Kikujiro and Saki "Beside You" Under The Same Moon "Rock wit me Poh!" Ninety - nine round 2006 "Keep Holding U" (duet with SunMin) Nihon Chinbotsu 2010 "Tomorrow Waltz" No Tomorrow "Love Rain (Koi no Ame)" Tsuki no Koibito ~Moon Lovers~ "Life Long High Way" Kenmin Show: Coming Out the Local Seacrets 2011 "Nagareboshi to Koi no Ame" Refreshing "Koe ni Dekinai" Yoake no Machi de Production credits Year Title Artist Album 1985 "Oh Daddy" Moated Mound n/a "Cool Shake the raw" Toshihiko Tahara Don't Disturb "Show me the tears Darling" "Trump only once" "Shotgun" The Thomas Crown Affair "The Thomas Crown Affair" "Cry Out High" n/a "Oh Killer Lady" "Moonlight" Hiromi Iwasaki Moonlight "Until the end of the winter" Maiko Okamoto Sofia in November "Friday The 13th" Risa Yamamoto Summer in November "Goodbye to slow dance" Morio Kazama Lonely "It's Bad" Toshihiko Tahara It's Bad "From Venice in February" Judy Ong Dream of Utakata "No More Trick" Kenji Haga n/a "Distant travelers" Toshihiko Tahara Aesthetics heartbreak "Wings of dream" 1986 "Fire Starter" Etsuko Aya Delication "Eye clean Lover Man" "Nudist" Kyoko Koizumi Beautiful and pure fun of Kyoko "In front of the church" "Leave flutter" Masayuki Suzuki Mother of Pearl "Can not become the only one tonight" "Scandal rainbow colors" Noriko Matsumoto Scandal rainbow colors "Lazy Dance" Yōko Oginome Raspberry Wind "Paradise stylish" Risa Yamamoto You're In "Do not cry now (bullying the) II" Kayoko Matsunaga Universe fine girl "La Lover" Maiko Okamoto fascination "Let Us in the Youth, Pt. I" Kyoko Koizumi Liar "Black Out the smell of love" Risa south Black Out the smell of love "Morning Moon of Eternal" Etsuko Sai Passio "Long Good-bye in the Kiss" Haruko Sagara Bitter Kiss "Time Out" Anri Trouble in Paradise "Love transceiver" Naoko Isamu The angels of the asphalt "The pain of the boy (Don't Go)" "Leave me alone (Night-Endless)" Noritake Kinashi (featuring Tunnels) First Canyon 1987 "Vanity Night" Miyoko Yoshimoto Vanity Night "Dream" Kippurenon Boom Boom Party "G · L · A · N · C · E" Taizo Koshiba Dear "Puritan (Amish)" Akina Nakamori Blonde "By-By My Sea Breeze" Miho Nakayama One and Only "Singapore" "Real Time" Miyoko Yoshimoto I'm the One "Nowhere Without You" Marine This Time "All or Nothing" Tunnels Kawaguchiko 1988 "Fly Free" Project C n/a "Moon Light" Kyoko Koizumi Beat Pop - Koizumi Kyoko Super Session "Party" "Sand and diamonds" Amazons Fake heaven "Growin' Up" Gwinko Teenage Beat "In the Morning" Miho Nakayama Mind Game / Mermaid Little Mermaid "Take It Easy" Mind Game "Velvet Hammer" 1989 "Do You Wanna Kiss?" Toshihiko Tahara Tokyo Beat "City of night" 1990 "Once I Was" Kenia n/a "Boogie Woogie Dance" Funkahips All Stars Our Song "Our Song" "Take Your Time" n/a 1991 "Us" Gwinko Us "Bijo to Yajū" Yōko Oginome Trust Me "In the Joy" Koji Morita Heart Touch "Morning Rain" Yōko Oginome 1992 "Stripper Lady" Meyou Stripper Lady "For My Dear" Mie Shimizu Magic "Magic" "Beautiful Play" Mariko Takahash Lady Coast "Boys" Mie Shimizu Camellia Flower "Heaven" "Garuru" "Camellia flower" "Do not stop the heart of Dance" "Vacation Hot Lovin'" ASAP Vacation Hot Lovin' "One Heart to Love" Yoko Takahashi Pizzicato 1993 "Love Crisis" Masatoshi Nakamura You give a Lovesong "Magic in Kobe" ASAP Magic in Kobe "Hang Out!" Hiroshi Mikami Hang Out! "Love Train Hashire" Rie Miyazawa Rosee "One day I became a bird" Toshihiko Tahara More Electric "Eternal identity" "In my thoughts in the light" Mariko Takahashi Verse 1994 "For example, much more" Akiko Matsumoto For example, much more "Got My Lovin'" George Willow Storage "Addicted to love" Brother Tom Funkastic Oyage "Candle light" Many Merry Christmas "Many Merry Christmas" 1995 "Cheers for You" Miho Nakayama Cheers for You "Big Wave" Kanzaki (featuring Maki) Sweet Vibration 1996 "Thank you courage" Tokio Thank you courage "Private Eyes" Emiri Nakayama Private Eyes 1997 "Mint Mind" Luv 2 Shy Mint Mind "Heat Up" Ken Hirai Heat Up "Love is Changing" Hikaru Nishada Why do they do so? Oh Really Love is Changing "Why do they do so? Oh Really" "Hammer of temptation" Delicious Hip Hammer of temptation 1998 "Umi made 5-fun" Chisato Moritaka Sava Sava "I've never felt this way Harihari helicopter helicopter" Sayaka Yoshino with Nansho Boppers I've never felt this way Harihari helicopter helicopter "I call your name" Di-Va Viva! Diva 2000 "I'll never forget you" Aira I'll never forget you "Unfit in Love" Ken Hirai The Changing Same 2001 "Vibe, Survive" 8/15 Vibe, Survive "solo soul" Toshinori Yonekura gift 2002 "Which Way" Yoichiro Kakizaki Dog Soul K 2003 "Funky Party" KinKi Kids Eternal Bloods "Shape of Love" ISSA Extension "Thank you" Real Blood ± 0 2004 "Holy Hold Me" Misia Singer for Singer "Let It Smile" 2005 "Monologue" Chemistry Hot Chemistry 2006 "Keep Holding U" SunMin & Toshinobu Kubota Keep Holding U "(History of Love) Et Encore" Amazons Amazons 2007 "Fiesta! Fiesta " Yamada Yuu Myusic 2008 "Style" SMAP super.modern.artistic.performance 2009 "Squeaking Softly" Squeaking Softly / Super Star 2010 "We are SMAP! - Funky lude" / "We are SMAP - Bounce Lude" We are SMAP! 2011 "Next to you" May J. Colors "Love" Tackey & Tsubasa Trip & Treasure Videos Video albums Title! scope="col" style="width:16em;" Album details Peak chart positions ^[19] Super Duper Vol. 1 Released: May 5, 1988 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS — Keep on Dancing Released: July 2, 1988 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS — Super Duper Vol. 2 Released: December 1, 1990 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS — Nihonichi no Bonga Wanga Otokos Tour '91 (Bonga Wanga Spring Tour 1991) Released: July 1, 1991 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS — Super Duper Vol. 3 Released: March 1, 1992 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS — Super Duper Vol. 4 Released: January 28, 1995 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS — Super Duper Vol. 5 from New York Released: December 2, 1996 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS — Toshinobu Kubota Concert Tour '96 Oyeees Released: March 1, 1997 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS, DVD — Super Duper Vol. 6 Released: October 18, 2000 Label: Sony Japan Formats: VHS, DVD — Super Duper Vol. 7 The Baddest on Films Released: May 8, 2003 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD 67 Live 2006 "We For Real?" Released: August 8, 2006 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD 42 Timeless Fly DVD Released: February 24, 2010 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD — Love & Rain: Love Songs DVD Released: November 24, 2010 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD — Gold Skool DVD Released: August 3, 2011 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD — The Baddest: Hit Parade DVD Released: August 3, 2011 Label: Sony Japan Formats: DVD — Party Ain't A Party Released: May 30, 2012 Label: Sony Japan Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 5 In the Universe Released: June 18, 2014 Label: Sony Japan Formats: Blu-ray, DVD — External links Official website Toshinobu Kubota at Sony Music Japan Toshinobu Kubota at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toshinobu KubotaのCDアルバムランキング. Oricon. Japanese. 2012-08-05.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/toshi-kubota-mn0000005759 Toshi Kubota Overview
3. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/201325/profile/history/ Toshinobu Kubota History
4. http://www.hiponline.com/1867/toshi-kubota.html Toshi Kubota Interview
5. Web site: Home - toshi kubota bio . cooljapanmusic.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220222733/http://cooljapanmusic.com/toshi-kubota-bio/ . 2011-02-20.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20120616032331/https://jmanmoonwalkdotcom.wordpress.com/category/oricon-charts/ Oricon Charts
7. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-12-09/. ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年12月09日付. Weekly CD Album Ranking on December 9, 2019. Oricon. December 4, 2019. Japanese.
8. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2003988/&usg=ALkJrhjii-jn9OaWa6mP-ykO6eER8-TsKg Editor-in-Chief of plating [! 】久保田利伸『THE BADDEST』という“ブランド” "Brand" called "THE BADDEST" Toshinobu Kubota];. Oricon Style. Retrieved on August 5, 2012
9. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/201325/ranking/cd_single/ Toshinobu Kubota Oricon Ranking CD Single
10. http://oriconcharts.livejournal.com/26073.html Daily Single Rankings: 2010/01/26
11. http://j-entonline.com/worldwide-entertainment-news/music-charts/oricon-top-10-cd-single-and-album-daily-charts-japan-sound-horizon-takes-1-on-the-singles-charts-kat-tun-takes-1-on-the-album-charts-6-16-10/ Oricon Top 10 CD Single and Album Daily Charts (JAPAN): Sound Horizon takes #1 on the Singles Charts, KAT-TUN takes #1 on the Album Charts (6.16.10)
12. http://oriconcharts.livejournal.com/78387.html Next Entry Daily Single Rankings: 2011/09/27
13. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/310875/ranking/cd_single/ Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell Artist Profile
14. http://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100?chartDate=2010-07-09#/charts/japan-hot-100?chartDate=2010-07-09 Toshinobu Kubota - Love Rain 'Koi No Ame' (Billboard Japan Hot 100)
15. http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-07-30/japan-hot-100 Toshinobu Kubota - Nagareboshi To Koi No Ame (Billboard Japan Hot 100)
16. http://www.j-station.com.br/index.php/2011/10/billboard-hot-japan-mes-de-outubro/ Toshinobu Kubota – Koe no Dekinai (Billboard Japan Hot 100)
17. Billboard Japan Hot 100. Billboard. 2 January 2013.
18. http://oriconcharts.livejournal.com/37986.html Week 24 Single Rankings (2010/06/28)
19. Web site: Toshinobu Kubota DVD. Oricon. Japanese. 2012-09-12.