L'Arc-en-Ciel discography explained

The discography of L'Arc-en-Ciel, a rock band from Osaka, Japan, formed in 1991. The group has sold over 13 million albums, 16 million singles, and millions of merchandise, including home videos. In 2003, L'Arc-en-Ciel were ranked 58 on HMV Japan's list of the top 100 Japanese pop artists.^[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales/Units	Certifications^[2]
		JPN ^[3]
Dune	Released: April 27, 1993 Label: Danger Crue Records	5
Tierra	Released: July 14, 1994 Label: Kioon Music	7	JPN: 161,180	RIAJ: Platinum
Heavenly	Released: September 1, 1995 Label: Kioon Music	3	JPN: 390,640	RIAJ: Platinum
True	Released: December 12, 1996 Label: Kioon Music	1	JPN: 1,428,300	RIAJ: 4× Platinum
Heart	Released: February 25, 1998 Label: Kioon Music	1	JPN: 1,551,490	RIAJ: 4× Platinum
Ark	Released: July 1, 1999 Label: Kioon Music	1	JPN: 2,274,920	RIAJ: Multi-Million
Ray	Released: July 1, 1999 Label: Kioon Music	2	JPN: 2,137,600	RIAJ: Multi-Million
Real	Released: August 30, 2000 Label: Kioon Music	1	JPN: 1,097,760	RIAJ: 3× Platinum
Smile	Released: March 31, 2004 Label: Kioon Music	2	JPN: 378,748 KOR: 10,642^[4]	RIAJ: Platinum
Awake	Released: June 22, 2005 Label: Kioon Music	1	JPN: 358,703	RIAJ: Platinum
Kiss	Released: November 21, 2007 Label: Kioon Music	1	JPN: 327,496	RIAJ: Platinum
Butterfly	Released: February 8, 2012 Label: Kioon Music	1	JPN: 235,660 KOR: 1,396^[5]	RIAJ: Platinum

Repackaged albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales/Units	Certifications
		JPN
Dune 10th Anniversary Edition	Released: April 21, 2004 Label: Danger Crue Records	5	JPN: 65,575
Ark 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition	Released: December 13, 2006 Label: Kioon Music	13	JPN: 40,143
Ray 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition	Released: December 13, 2006 Label: Kioon Music	12	JPN: 41,561

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales/Units	Certifications
		JPN	KOR ^[6]
Clicked Singles Best 13	Released: March 14, 2001 Label: Kioon Music	1	—	JPN: 1,241,500 KOR: 12,686	RIAJ: 4× Platinum
The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1994–1998	Released: March 19, 2003 Label: Kioon Music	6	—	JPN: 180,662	RIAJ: Gold
The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1998–2000	Released: March 19, 2003 Label: Kioon Music	4	—	JPN: 193,086	RIAJ: Platinum
The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel C/W	Released: March 19, 2003 Label: Kioon Music	8	—	JPN: 141,419	RIAJ: Gold
Quadrinity: Member's Best Selections	Released: March 10, 2010 Label: Kioon Music	2	8	JPN: 116,871	RIAJ: Gold
Twenity 1991–1996	Released: February 16, 2011 Label: Kioon Music	12	58	JPN: 16,543
Twenity 1997–1999	Released: February 16, 2011 Label: Kioon Music	11	59	JPN: 21,114
Twenity 2000–2010	Released: February 16, 2011 Label: Kioon Music	7	60	JPN: 22,396
World's Best Selection	Released: March 3, 2012 Label: Kioon Music	8	—	JPN: 18,746

Remix albums

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales/Units	Certifications	Album
		JPN ^[7]
	1992				Dune
"Blurry Eyes"	1994	12	JPN: 67,580		Tierra
"Vivid Colors"	1995	16	JPN: 132,677	RIAJ: Gold	Heavenly
		15	JPN: 82,609
	1996	4	JPN: 210,625	RIAJ: Gold	True
"Flower"		5	JPN: 336,090	RIAJ: Platinum
"Lies and Truth"		6	JPN: 299,809	RIAJ: Gold
	1997	3	JPN: 723,211	RIAJ: Platinum	Heart
"Winter Fall"	1998	1	JPN: 849,835	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
"Dive to Blue"		1	JPN: 859,035	RIAJ: 2× Platinum	Ark
"Honey"		1	JPN: 1,238,414	RIAJ: 3× Platinum	Ray
		4	JPN: 1,049,639	RIAJ: Million
		2	JPN: 938,401	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
"Snow Drop"		1	JPN: 1,146,101	RIAJ: 3× Platinum
"Forbidden Lover"		1	JPN: 838,815	RIAJ: 2× Platinum	Ark
"Heaven's Drive"	1999	1	JPN: 1,123,580	RIAJ: 3× Platinum
"Pieces"		1	JPN: 734,710	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
"Driver's High"		2	JPN: 340,480	RIAJ: Platinum
"Love Flies"		1	JPN: 514,450	RIAJ: Platinum	Real
"Neo Universe/Finale"	2000	1	JPN: 1,103,880	RIAJ: Million
"Stay Away"		2	JPN: 733,660	RIAJ: 2× Platinum
"Spirit Dreams Inside -Another Dream-"	2001	1	JPN: 287,050	RIAJ: Platinum	Smile
"Ready Steady Go"	2004	1	JPN: 310,534	RIAJ: Platinum
		1	JPN: 170,370	RIAJ: Gold
		1	JPN: 215,134	RIAJ: Platinum	Awake
"Killing Me"	2005	1	JPN: 193,772	RIAJ: Gold
"New World"		1	JPN: 183,181	RIAJ: Gold
		1	JPN: 145,718	RIAJ: Gold
"Link"		2	JPN: 235,751	RIAJ: Platinum	Kiss
"The Fourth Avenue Café"	2006	5	JPN: 49,916		True
"Seventh Heaven"	2007	1	JPN: 143,769	RIAJ: Gold	Kiss
"My Heart Draws a Dream"		1	JPN: 147,634	RIAJ: Gold
"Daybreak's Bell"		1	JPN: 181,306	RIAJ: Gold
"Hurry Xmas"		2	JPN: 188,123	RIAJ: Gold
"Drink It Down"	2008	1	JPN: 125,728	RIAJ: Gold	Butterfly
"Nexus 4/Shine"		2	JPN: 135,295	RIAJ: Gold
"Bless"	2010	2	JPN: 109,456	RIAJ: Gold
"Good Luck My Way"	2011	4	JPN: 129,658	RIAJ: Gold
"XXX"		1	JPN: 115,001	RIAJ: Gold
"Chase"		2	JPN: 95,647	RIAJ: Gold
"Everlasting"	2014	2	JPN: 57,816		rowspan="5"
"Wings Flap"	2015	2
"Don't be Afraid"	2016	4
"Mirai"	2021	3
"Forever"		7

Limited digital download songs

Filmography

VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray (BD)

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales/Units	Certifications
		JPN DVD ^[8]	JPN BD ^[9]
L'Arc-en-Ciel	Released: March 16, 1992 Label: Danger Crue Format: VHS	—	—
Touch of Dune	Released: October 21, 1993 Label: Danger Crue Format: VHS	—	—
Nemuri ni Yosete (眠りによせて)	Released: July 1, 1994 Rereleased: December 17, 2003 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD		—
Siesta～Film of Dreams～	Released: December 1, 1994 Rereleased: December 17, 2003 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD		—
And She Said	Released: May 21, 1995 Rereleased: December 17, 2003 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD		—
Heavenly ~Films~	Released: March 21, 1996 Rereleased: December 17, 2003 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD, Blu-ray		76
A Piece of Reincarnation	Released: April 22, 1998 Rereleased: August 11, 1999 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD		—
Heart ni Hi wo Tsukero	(ハートに火をつけろ！)	Released: December 23, 1998 Rereleased: August 11, 1999 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD, Blu-ray		129
Chronicle	Released: August 11, 1999 Rereleased: August 11, 1999 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD		—
1999 Grand Cross Conclusion	Released: December 1, 1999 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD, Blu-ray		78		RIAJ: Platinum
Chronicle 2	Released: March 28, 2001 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD		—
Club Circuit 2000 Realive -No Cut-	Released: June 20, 2001 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: VHS, DVD, Blu-ray		148		RIAJ: Gold
7	Released: December 17, 2003 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray		216
Live In U.S.A.～at 1st Mariner Arena July 31, 2004～	Released: December 8, 2004 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray		—
Smile Tour 2004 全国編	Released: June 1, 2005 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	1	247
Awake Tour 2005	Released: December 14, 2005 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	3	173
AsiaLive 2005	Released: June 21, 2006 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	11	—
Chronicle 0 -Zero-	Released: February 14, 2007 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD	2	—
Five Live Archives	Released: April 4, 2007 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD	4	—
15th L’Anniversary Live	Released: September 12, 2007 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	1	63		RIAJ: Gold
Chronicle 3	Released: December 7, 2007 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD	3	—
Are you Ready? 2007 またハートに火をつけろ	in Okinawa	Released: April 2, 2008 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	2	241
Tour 2007-2008 Theater of Kiss	Released: August 27, 2008 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	1	159
Chronicle 4	Released: February 25, 2009 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD	4	—
Documentary Films ~Trans Asia via Paris~	Released: March 25, 2009 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	7	—
Live in Paris	Released: May 20, 2009 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	1	202
Tour 2008 L’7～Trans Asia via Paris～	Released: March 31, 2010 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	2	134
Five Live Archives 2	Released: April 6, 2011 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD	4	—
20th L’Anniversary Live Day1	Released: December 28, 2011 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	2	86
20th L’Anniversary Live Day2	Released: December 28, 2011 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	3	91
Live Twenity	Released: June 13, 2012 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD	2	—
World Tour 2012 Live at Madison Square Garden	Released: December 26, 2012 Rereleased: March 19, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	2	136
20th L’Anniversary World Tour 2012 - The Final Live at National Stadium	Released: March 20, 2013 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	4	5
L’Aive Blu-ray Box-Limited Edition-	Released: February 26, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: Blu-ray	—	12
L'Arc-en-Ciel Live 2014 at National Stadium	Released: November 12, 2014 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	2	1
Documentary Films～World Tour 2012～Over The L’Arc-en-Ciel	Released: April 15, 2015 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	10	2
L’Arc～en～Ciel Live 2015 L’ArCASINO	Released: March 1, 2017 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	4	2
25th L’Anniversary Live	Released: May 30, 2018 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	5	1
Live 2018 L’ArChristmas	Released: December 18, 2019 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray	5	1
30th L’Anniversary Live	Releases: March 27, 2024 Label: Kioon Music Format: DVD, Blu-ray

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.58. HMV Japan. 2003-10-04. 2008-10-31. ja.
2. Web site: ゴールドディスク認定検索. Gold Disc Certified Search. February 28, 2021. Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. (Search "L'Arc～en～Ciel" in the アーティスト box to bring up results.)
3. Web site: L'Arc～en～Cielの作品 - アルバム. Works by L’Arc～en～Ciel - Albums. February 28, 2021. Oricon. ja.
4. Web site: 2004년 총결산 POP음반 판매량. 2004 Total Pop Album Sales. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090213090437/http://miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2004.htm. February 13, 2009. February 28, 2021. Recording Industry Association of Korea. ko.
5. Web site: 2012년 02월 Album Chart. February 2012 Album Chart. February 28, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
6. Gaon Album Chart positions:
   • Quadrinity: Member's Best Selections: Web site: 2010년 12주차 Album Chart. Week 12 of 2010 Album Chart. February 28, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
   • Twenity 1991–1996, Twenity 1997–1999, and Twenity 2000–2010: Web site: 2011년 8주차 Album Chart. Week 8 of 2011 Album Chart. February 28, 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
7. Web site: L'Arc～en～Cielの作品 - シングル. Works by L’Arc～en～Ciel - Singles. February 28, 2021. Oricon. Japanese.
8. Web site: L'Arc～en～Cielの作品 - DVD. Works by L’Arc～en～Ciel - DVD. March 1, 2021. Oricon. ja.
9. Web site: L'Arc～en～Cielの作品 - Blu-ray. Works by L’Arc～en～Ciel - Blu-ray. March 1, 2021. Oricon. ja.