Yōko Oginome discography explained

Artist:Yōko Oginome
Studio:20[1]
Compilation:9
Video:8[2]
Ep:1
Singles:43
Option:2
Option Name:Remix albums
1Option:2
1Option Name:Box sets

The discography of the Japanese singer/songwriter Yōko Oginome consists of 17 studio albums, nine compilation albums, and 43 singles released since 1984.

Albums

Studio albums

YearInformationOricon weekly
peak position
[3]
Sales[4]
RIAJ certification[5]
1984Teens Romance
  • Released: September 5, 1984
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2423,000
1985Freesia no Ame
  • Released: March 5, 1985
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2616,000
Kaigara Terrace
  • Released: September 5, 1985
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2720,000
1986Raspberry Wind
  • Released: April 21, 1986
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
4109,000
Non-Stopper: Yōko Oginome "The Beat" Special
  • Released: December 16, 1986
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1691,000
1987Route 246 Connexion
  • Released: July 16, 1987
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
2274,000
1988CD-Rider
  • Released: August 24, 1988
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1175,000
Verge of Love (English Version)
  • Released: December 17, 1988
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
5136,000
1989Verge of Love (Japanese Version)
  • Released: February 21, 1989
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1152,000
Fair Tension
  • Released: November 21, 1989
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
1249,000
1990Knock on My Door
  • Released: August 21, 1990
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
546,000
1991Trust Me
  • Released: July 3, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2523,000
1992Ryūkō Kashu
  • Released: June 3, 1992
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
3165,000
Nudist
  • Released: November 21, 1992
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2726,000
1994Scandal
  • Released: December 16, 1994
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
975,000
1997Chains
  • Released: December 17, 1997
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette

Cover albums

YearInformationOricon weekly
peak position
Sales
RIAJ certification
2006Voice Nova
  • Released: February 22, 2006
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
282
2009Songs & Voice
  • Released: November 25, 2009
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
2014Dear Pop Singer
  • Released: August 20, 2014
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
38

Compilations

YearInformationOricon weekly
peak position
Sales
RIAJ certification
1985Yōko Oginome: The Best
  • Released: December 25, 1985
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
15106,000
1987CD File Vol. 1
  • Released: December 16, 1987
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
CD File Vol. 2
  • Released: December 16, 1987
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
  • Released: December 19, 1987
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
3332,000
1989CD File Vol. 3
  • Released: March 21, 1989
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
1990'91 Oginome Collection
  • Released: December 16, 1990
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2956,000
1995History
  • Released: June 28, 1995
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2005Yōko Oginome Best Selection
  • Released: March 24, 2005
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
2009Golden Best
  • Released: September 16, 2009
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
117

Box sets

YearInformationOricon weekly
peak position
Sales
RIAJ certification
2009
  • Released: December 23, 2009
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
178
2010Original Album Collection: The Box
  • Released: March 24, 2010
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD

Remix albums

YearInformationOricon weekly
peak position
Sales
RIAJ certification
1991
  • Released: December 16, 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4821,000
1992Best Hits Non Stop Clubmix
  • Released: December 16, 1992
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5115,000

Collaborations

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleDatePeak chart positionsSales (JPN)[6] RIAJ
certification
Album
Oricon Singles Charts
"Mirai Kōkai (Sailing)"April 3, 19843270,000Teens Romance
"Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari"July 21, 19842944,000
"December Memory"November 5, 19843920,000Yōko Oginome: The Best
"Mukokuseki Romance"February 21, 19853527,000Freesia no Ame
"Koishite Caribbean"May 21, 19852466,000Kaigara Terrace
"Kokoro no Mama ni (I'm Just a Lady)"August 5, 19851668,000
"Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)"November 21, 19855324,000
  • Gold (digital)[7]
Yōko Oginome: The Best
"Flamingo in Paradise"March 26, 19867146,000Raspberry Wind
"Dance Beat wa Yoake made"June 10, 19864148,000Heartbeat Express: Sōshun Monogatari Memorial Album
"Roppongi Junjōha"October 29, 19863261,000Non-Stopper: "The Beat" Special
"Wangan Taiyōzoku"March 3, 19873162,000Route 246 Connexion
"Sayonara no Kajitsutachi"June 21, 19871161,000
"Kitakaze no Carol"October 27, 19872117,000Pop Groover: The Best
"Stranger Tonight"January 21, 19881143,000CD-Rider
"Stardust Dream"April 27, 19881136,000
"Dear (Cobalt no Kanata e)"July 21, 19882136,000
"Verge of Love"January 18, 1989581,000Verge of Love (Japanese Version)
"Shōnan Heartbreak"June 7, 1989772,00091 Oginome Collection
"You're My Life"September 27, 19891059,000Fair Tension
"Gallery"June 27, 19901545,000Knock on My Door
"Shōnen no Hitomi ni..."December 5, 19902428,000New Take: Best Collections '92
"Bijo to Yajū"June 5, 19912031,000Trust Me
"Nee"December 16, 199114206,000Ryūkō Kashu
"Steal Your Love"March 27, 199215129,000
"Coffee Rumba"May 8, 199235171,000
"Romantic ni Aishite"July 1, 19922843,000
"Yumemiru Planet"May 21, 19933347,000De-Luxe
"Tokyo Girl (Club Mix Version)"June 23, 19936610,000Non-album single
"Romance"August 21, 19934733,000History
"Passages of Time (Hot New Version)"November 21, 1993Non-album singles
"Mystery in Love"December 1, 1993
"Kyō kara Hajime yō"
(duet with Kazuhito Murata)
February 9, 19945010,000
"Koi no Hallelujah"November 23, 1994764,000History
"Shiawase e no Jikan"June 21, 1995864,000Non-album singles
"Ashita wa Hareru!"August 23, 19952952,000
"Look Up to the Sky"March 21, 1997Chains
"Make It On My Own"August 21, 1997
"From My Garden"November 21, 1997
"We'll Be Together"June 23, 1999833,000Non-album singles
"Feeling"
(duet with Masatoshi Ono)
November 20, 1999
"Love"October 24, 2001
"Dancing Hero: The Archives"December 20, 201715
"Mushi no Tsubuyaki"August 5, 2020
"Let's Shake"April 3, 2024
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other recordings

As a member of Milk
YearInformationOricon weekly
peak position
Sales
RIAJ certification
1979The Are kara Ichinen
1980Little Kiss
  • Released: August 1, 1980
  • Label: Warner Pioneer
  • Formats: Vinyl single
As a featured artist
Release dateWorkSongNotes
December 16, 1985Bari Bari Densetsu"I Love You wo Ienai Mama ni"
"Skyway wo Mitsumete"
OVA theme song.
December 21, 1989Kōendōri no Neko-tachi Original Soundtrack"Kegareta kutsu no Initial"
"Main Theme"
"Omoide ni wa Hayasugiru"
September 21, 1990City Hunter Original Soundtrack"Rock My Love"City Hunter: Bay City Wars theme song.
"More More Shiawase"City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy theme song.
May 21, 1991"Kanki no Uta" single"Kanki no Uta"Chorus on Zunō Keisatsu's eighth single.
October 19, 2005Cover Lover Vol. 2 ~Bossa de Disco~"Mary Jane"
March 8, 2006Cover Lover Vol. 3 ~Bossa de No. 1~ "Livin' on a Prayer"
September 9, 2010Otoko to Onna 3"Ihōjin"Junichi Inagaki's cover albums.
June 13, 2012Aru Koi no Monogatari: My Standard Collection"Koi wa Rhythm ni Nosete"

Videography

Music video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales (Oricon)
JPN DVD
JPN Blu-ray
The Step: Yōko Oginome 1st N/A
Moving Now
  • Released: December 16, 1985
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LD, VHS, DVD
N/A
Dancing Colors
  • Released: January 1, 1987
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LD, VHS, DVD
N/A
Singin' Drive
  • Released: May 21, 1988
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LD, VHS, DVD
N/A
New Fashioned Love Songs
  • Released: August 5, 1992
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LD, VHS, DVD
N/A

Live video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales (Oricon)
JPN DVD
JPN Blu-ray
Verge of Love: Budokan Live N/A
Pop Liberation Force
  • Released: March 24, 1993
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LD, VHS, DVD
N/A
30th Anniversary Live Dear Pop Singer
  • Released: March 25, 2015
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: Blu-ray+DVD
92 N/A

Notes and References

  1. This includes the cover albums.
  2. This includes the music video compilation albums and concert DVDs.
  3. Web site: 荻野目洋子 . . ja . 2020-09-23.
  4. Web site: 荻野目洋子 . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814070230/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_oginome.html . Japanese . 2021-06-23. 2011-08-14 .
  5. Web site: ゴールドディスク認定 . . ja . 2020-09-23.
  6. Web site: 荻野目洋子(シングル) . Yamachan Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524164721/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single/oginome.html . Japanese . 2021-07-05. 2011-05-24 .
  7. Web site: ダウンロード認定 (Select 2018年01月 on the drop-down menu) . . 2022-02-02.