Yui discography explained

Artist:Yui
Studio:5
Compilation:3
Video:5
Singles:23
Music Videos:28

The solo discography of Japanese musician Yui consists of five studio albums, three compilation albums, twenty-one singles and five video albums. These were released on independent label Leaflet Records in 2004, followed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan sub-label Gr8! Records in 2005, Sony Records between 2005 and 2006, Sony sub-label Studioseven Recordings between 2007 and 2010, before returning to Gr8! Records in 2010.

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
KOR
[3]
KOR
Overseas

[4]
TWN
[5]
TWN East Asian
[6]
From Me to You 4 12293,000

Platinum[7]

Can't Buy My Love
  • Released: April 4, 2007
  • Label: Studioseven
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1 8694,000
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum[8]
I Loved Yesterday
  • Released: April 9, 2008
  • Label: Studioseven
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1 10 2480,000
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum[9]
Holidays in the Sun
  • Released: July 14, 2010
  • Label: Gr8!
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1 7 2 13 2313,000
How Crazy Your Love
  • Released: November 2, 2011
  • Label: Gr8!
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1 68 6209,000

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsSales (JPN)Certifications
JPN
KOR
KOR
Overseas

TWN East Asian
My Short Stories
  • B-side compilation
  • Released: November 12, 2008
  • Label: Studioseven
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
1 2270,000
Green Garden Pop
  • Released: December 5, 2012
  • Label: Gr8!
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
2 18 2 6211,000
Orange Garden Pop
  • Released: December 5, 2012
  • Label: Gr8!
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
3 19 3 6209,000
  • RIAJ: Platinum

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales (JPN)CertificationsAlbum
JPN Oricon
JPN Hot 100
[14]
KOR
KOR
Overseas

TWN East Asian
"It's Happy Line"2004Non-album single
"Feel My Soul"20058 108,000
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[15]
From Me to You
"Tomorrow's Way"15 32,000
"Life"9 45,000
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Gold[16]
"Tokyo"200615 20,000
"Good-bye Days"8 97 242,000
  • RIAJ
(ringtone): Million[17]
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): 2× Platinum[18]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Platinum[19]
  • RIAJ
(PC): Gold[20]
Can't Buy My Love
"I Remember You"2 70,000
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[21]
"Rolling Star"20074 169,000
  • RIAJ
(download): 2× Platinum[22]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[23]
"Cherry"2 38 169,000
  • RIAJ
(ringtone): 3× Platinum[24]
  • RIAJ
(download): Million
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[25]
  • RIAJ
(streaming): Gold[26]
"My Generation"1 135,000<--135,093-->
  • RIAJ
(download): Platinum
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[27]
I Loved Yesterday
"Understand"
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold
Non-album single
"Love & Truth"1 145,000
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Platinum[28]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[29]
I Loved Yesterday
"Namidairo"20083 3 115,000
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Gold[30]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[31]
"Laugh Away"[32] 5
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Platinum[33]
"Summer Song"1 1 14116,000
  • RIAJ
(download): Platinum
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[34]
Holidays in the Sun
"Again"20091 1 2164,000
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Platinum[35]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[36]
"It's All Too Much"1 1 8113,000<--112,517-->
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Gold[37]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[38]
"Never Say Die"
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold
Non-album single
"Gloria"20101 1 80 15 7113,000
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Platinum[39]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[40]
Holidays in the Sun
"To Mother"1 2 42 7 1490,000
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Gold[41]
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[42]
"Rain"2 3 55 21 1288,000
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[43]
How Crazy Your Love
"It's My Life"20113 3 23 5 1688,000<--88,458-->
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[44]
"Your Heaven"Non-album single
"Hello (Paradise Kiss)"3 3 43 3 11100,000
  • RIAJ
(download): Platinum
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[45]
How Crazy Your Love
"Green a.Live"1 2 100 12 1371,000
  • RIAJ
(physical): Gold[46]
"Fight"20125 7 85 12 856,000Green Garden Pop
"——" denotes a title that did not chart or did not receive a certification in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
JPN Hot 100
"Oh Yeah (Yui Acoustic Version)"2008Non-album single
"I'll Be"19
  • RIAJ
(cellphone): Gold
My Short Stories
"I'll Be (Yui Acoustic Version)"Non-album single
"Please Stay with Me"201044
  • RIAJ
(download): Platinum
Holidays in the Sun

Video albums

Live concerts

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positionsCertifications
JPN DVD
JPN Blu-ray
TWN
[47]
Thank You My Teens
  • Released: November 14, 2007
  • Label: Studioseven
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
4 38 11
  • RIAJ: Gold
Hotel Holidays in the Sun
  • Released: March 9, 2011
  • Label: Studioseven
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
2 40 6
Cruising: How Crazy Your Love
  • Released: March 28, 2012
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
6 1

Documentaries

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN DVD
  • For the film Midnight Sun
  • Released: June 2, 2006
  • Label: Rentrak Japan
  • Formats: DVD
164
Closed Note Music Movie with Yui
  • For the film Closed Note
  • Released: September 5, 2007
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
24

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
2004"It's Happy Line"Kazuyoshi Oku[48]
2005"Feel My Soul"Takahiro Miki[49]
"Tomorrow's Way"Takahiro Miki[50]
"Life"Takahiro Miki[51]
2006"Tokyo"Takahiro Miki[52]
"Good-bye Days"Fuyu Arai[53]
"I Remember You"Norihiro Koizumi[54]
2007"Rolling Star"Takahiro Miki[55]
"Cherry"Takahiro Miki[56]
"My Generation"Norihiro Koizumi[57]
"Understand"Kensuke Kawamura[58]
"Love & Truth" (Movie Ver.)Takahiro Miki[59]
"Jam"Shigeaki Kubo[60]
2008"Namidairo"Takahiro Miki[61]
"Laugh Away"Shigeaki Kubo[62]
"Summer Song"Shigeaki Kubo[63]
"I'll Be"Shigeaki Kubo[64]
2009"Again"Shigeaki Kubo[65]
"It's All Too Much"Shigeaki Kubo[66]
"Never Say Die"Shigeaki Kubo[67]
2010"Gloria"Shigeaki Kubo[68]
"To Mother"Shigeaki Kubo[69]
"Please Stay with Me"Tsuchiya Takatoshi[70]
"Rain"Shigeaki Kubo[71]
2011"It's My Life"Shigeaki Kubo[72]
"Hello (Paradise Kiss)"Shigeaki Kubo[73]
"Green a.Live"
"Lock On"
2012 "Fight"
"Fight (Acoustic Version)"
"Cherry (Bossa Live Version)"
"Life (2012 in Tokyo)"
"Tokyo (2012 in Fukuoka)"
"Good-bye Days (2012 Ver.)"
"Feel my Soul (2012 Ver.)"

Other appearances

List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Yui.
TitleYearAlbum
"Again (TV Size)"2009Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 1<--2009-10-14-->
"Cherry (Bossa Live Version)"2012She Loves You<--2012-10-24-->

Notes and References

  1. 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 . February 13, 2014.
  2. Web site: YUIのリリース一覧 . A Look at Yui's Releases . . February 13, 2014.
  3. Web site: Gaon Album Chart 종합 . ko . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . July 18, 2014.
  4. Web site: Gaon Album Chart 국외 . ko . . Korea Music Content Industry Association . July 18, 2014.
  5. Web site: G-Music Combo Chart . zh . G-Music . February 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710125024/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillBoard0.aspx . July 10, 2011 .
  6. Web site: G-Music J-Pop Chart . zh . G-Music . February 13, 2014.
  7. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年4月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200704.html . . ja . May 10, 2007 . February 8, 2014.
  8. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年8月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (August 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200708.html . . ja . September 10, 2007 . January 23, 2014.
  9. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年4月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (April 2008) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200804.html . . ja . May 10, 2008 . February 9, 2014.
  10. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年7月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2010) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201007.html . . ja . August 10, 2010 . January 1, 2014.
  11. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年11月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2011) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201111.html . . ja . December 10, 2011 . February 13, 2014.
  12. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年11月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200811.html . . ja . December 10, 2010 . January 22, 2014.
  13. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年12月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (December 2012) . https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201212.html . . ja . January 10, 2013 . February 13, 2014.
  14. Hot 100|JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN. Billboard . ja.
  15. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年3月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2005) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200503.html . . ja . April 10, 2005 . January 23, 2014.
  16. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: April Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w080520_3.html . . ja . May 20, 2008 . January 23, 2014.
  17. 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/w061120_3.html . . ja . November 20, 2006 . January 23, 2014.
  18. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: November Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w090120_3.html . . ja . December 20, 2011 . January 23, 2014.
  19. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年7月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200607.html . . ja . August 10, 2006 . December 14, 2013.
  20. 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/w130820.html . . ja . August 20, 2013 . February 13, 2014.
  21. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年9月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (September 2006) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200609.html . . ja . October 10, 2006 . February 13, 2014.
  22. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w140228.html . . ja . February 28, 2014 . March 4, 2014.
  23. 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.
  24. 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/w070920_3.html . . ja . September 20, 2007 . January 23, 2014.
  25. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年3月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200703.html . . ja . April 10, 2007 . January 22, 2014.
  26. Web site: ストリーミング認定検索. Recording Industry Association of Japan. February 27, 2022. Choose January 2022 from the dropdown menu..
  27. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年6月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200706.html . . ja . July 10, 2007 . February 13, 2014.
  28. 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/w071120_3.html . . ja . November 20, 2007 . February 13, 2014.
  29. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年9月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (September 2007) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200709.html . . ja . October 10, 2007 . December 14, 2013.
  30. 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 . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w080420_3.html . . ja . April 20, 2008 . December 13, 2013.
  31. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2008年2月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (February 2008) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200802.html . . ja . March 10, 2008 . January 24, 2014.
  32. Web site: YUI ニュー・シングルは夏の青春を描いた爽快チューン! . Yui's new single is a refreshing tune depicting summer youth! . . ja . June 2, 2008 . October 2, 2014.
  33. 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/w080820_3.html . . ja . August 20, 2008 . December 13, 2013.
  34. 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.
  35. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: February Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100322.html . . ja . March 22, 2010 . January 23, 2014.
  36. 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.
  37. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 11月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: November Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w091220.html . . ja . December 20, 2009 . February 13, 2014.
  38. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年10月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (October 2009) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200910.html . . ja . November 10, 2009 . February 9, 2014.
  39. Web site: ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 . Record Association Investigation: February Digital Music Download Certifications . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w130319.html . . ja . March 19, 2013 . January 26, 2014.
  40. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年1月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (January 2010) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201001.html . . ja . February 10, 2010 . February 13, 2014.
  41. 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.
  42. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年6月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2010) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201006.html . . ja . July 10, 2010. February 13, 2014.
  43. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年11月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2010) . https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201011.html . . ja . December 10, 2011 . February 13, 2014.
  44. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年1月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (March 2011) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201101.html . . ja . February 10, 2011 . February 9, 2014.
  45. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年6月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2011) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201106.html . . ja . July 10, 2011 . December 23, 2013.
  46. Web site: ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年10月 . Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (October 2011) . http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201110.html . . ja . November 10, 2011 . February 8, 2014.
  47. Web site: G-Music Audio/Video Chart . zh . G-Music . January 26, 2014.
  48. Web site: It's Happy Line director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  49. Web site: Feel My Soul director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  50. Web site: It's Happy Line director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  51. Web site: Life director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  52. Web site: Tokyo director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  53. Web site: Good-bye Days director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  54. Web site: I Remember You director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  55. Web site: Rolling Star director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  56. Web site: Cherry director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  57. Web site: My Generation director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  58. Web site: I Remember You director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  59. Web site: Love & Truth (Movie Ver.) director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  60. Web site: Jam director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  61. Web site: Namidairo director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  62. Web site: Laugh Away director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  63. Web site: Summer Song director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  64. Web site: I'll Be director. Space Shower TV. April 13, 2009. ja.
  65. Web site: Again director. Space Shower TV. April 26, 2009. ja.
  66. Web site: It's All Too Much director. Space Shower TV. October 13, 2009. ja.
  67. Web site: Never Say Die director. Space Shower TV. October 13, 2009. ja.
  68. Web site: Gloria director. Space Shower TV. January 14, 2010. ja.
  69. Web site: to Mother director. Space Shower TV. June 2, 2010. ja.
  70. Web site: Please Stay With me director. Space Shower TV. July 21, 2010. ja.
  71. Web site: Rain director. Space Shower TV. November 23, 2010. ja.
  72. Web site: Rain director. Space Shower TV. November 23, 2010. ja.
  73. Web site: Hello (Paradise Kiss) director. Space Shower TV. July 18, 2011. ja.