Discography

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Due to the sheer size of Ayumi Hamasaki's discography, many tables on this page are collapsed and will need to be expanded.

Albums

Studio Albums & Mini-Albums
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
NOTHING FROM NOTHING December 1, 1995
A Song for XX January 1, 1999
LOVEppears November 10, 1999
Duty September 27, 2000
I am... January 1, 2002
RAINBOW December 18, 2002
Memorial address December 17, 2003
MY STORY December 15, 2004
(miss)understood January 1, 2006
Secret November 29, 2006
GUILTY January 1, 2008
NEXT LEVEL March 25, 2009
Rock'n'Roll Circus April 14, 2010
Love songs December 22, 2010
FIVE August 31, 2011
Party Queen March 21, 2013
LOVE again February 8, 2013
Colours July 2, 2014
A ONE April 8, 2015
sixxxxxx August 5, 2015
M(A)DE IN JAPAN May 11, 2016 (Digital); June 29, 2016 (Physical)
TROUBLE August 15, 2018
Remember you January 25, 2023

"LOVE" and "again," despite being marketed as mini-albums, have a format & release pattern more consistent with singles; as a result, they've been included in the Singles section of this page.

Compilations & Best-Ofs
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
A BEST March 28, 2001
A BALLADS March 12, 2003
A BEST 2 -BLACK- February 28, 2007
A BEST 2 -WHITE- February 28, 2007
A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~ September 10, 2008
A SUMMER BEST August 8, 2012
WINTER BALLAD SELECTION November 26, 2014
RAINY SEASON SELECTION June 19, 2019
ANIME & GAME SELECTION August 21, 2019
A BALLADS 2 April 8, 2021
Remix Albums
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
ayu-mi-x March 17, 1999
SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2 February 16, 2000
ayu-mi-x II version US+EU March 8, 2000
ayu-mi-x II version JPN March 8, 2000
ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra March 8, 2000
ayu-mi-x II version Non-Stop Mega Mix March 29, 2000
ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix version February 28, 2001
ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra version February 28, 2001
Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance September 27, 2001
SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2 September 27, 2001
ayu-mi-x 4+selection Acoustic Orchestra version March 20, 2002
ayu-mi-x 4+selection Non-Stop Mega Mix version March 20, 2002
Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2 September 26, 2002
RMX WORKS from ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix September 25, 2003
RMX WORKS from Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 3 September 25, 2003
RMX WORKS from SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 3 September 25, 2003
MY STORY Classical March 24, 2005
ayu-mi-x 6 haishin gentei album 1 March 18, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6 -GOLD- March 26, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6 -SILVER- March 26, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6 haishin gentei album 2 March 26, 2008
ayu-mi-x 7 -LIMITED COMPLETE BOX SET- April 20, 2011
ayu-mi-x 7 -version Acoustic Orchestra- April 20, 2011
ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4 April 20, 2011
ayu-mi-x 7 -version House- April 20, 2011
ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu-ro mix 4 April 20, 2011
A CLASSICAL January 8, 2013
LOVE CLASSICS January 28, 2015
Winter diary ~A7 Classical~ December 23, 2015
Other Albums
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
avex official orgel collection: Hamasaki Ayumi July 31, 2002
J-POP MEETS CLASSICS: HARMONY ~AYUMI HAMASAKI MELODY~ November 25, 2002
15th Anniversary TOUR ~A BEST LIVE~ September 18, 2013
Album Reissues
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
RAINBOW (DVD-Audio version) July 9, 2003
A BEST ~15th Anniversary Edition~ March 28, 2016
LOVEppears/appears -20th Anniversary Edition- November 10, 2019
Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance (COMPLETE EDITION) October 8, 2021
Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2 (COMPLETE EDITION) November 17, 2021

Singles

Mainline avex Singles
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
NOTHING FROM NOTHING September 21, 1995 CODA-743
poker face April 8, 1998 AVDD-20228
YOU June 10, 1998 AVDD-20239
Trust August 5, 1998 AVDD-20248
For My Dear... October 7, 1998 AVDD-20267
Depend on you December 9, 1998 AVDD-20278
WHATEVER February 10, 1999 AVDD-20291
LOVE~Destiny~ April 14, 1999 AVDD-20309
TO BE May 12, 1999 AVDD-20316
Boys & Girls July 14, 1999 AVCD-30049
A August 11, 1999 AVCD-30050
appears November 10, 1999 AVCD-30064
kanariya December 8, 1999 AVCD-30067
Fly high February 9, 2000 AVCD-30066
vogue April 26, 2000 AVCD-30108
Far away May 17, 2000 AVCD-30118
SEASONS June 7, 2000 AVCD-30119
SURREAL September 27, 2000 AVCD-30175
AUDIENCE November 1, 2000 AVCD-30184
M December 13, 2000 AVCD-30197
evolution January 31, 2001 AVCD-30203
NEVER EVER March 7, 2001 AVCD-30231
Endless sorrow May 16, 2001 AVCD-30254
UNITE! July 11, 2001 AVCD-30275
Dearest September 27, 2001 AVCD-30294
Daybreak March 6, 2002 AVCD-30348
Free & Easy April 24, 2002 AVCD-30364
H July 24, 2002 AVCD-30380
Voyage September 26, 2002 AVCD-30405
& July 9, 2003 AVCD-30497
forgiveness August 20, 2003 AVCD-30503
No way to say November 6, 2003 AVCD-30542
Moments March 31, 2004 AVCD-30592
Remix Singles
Cover Title Release Date JP/GER Stock Number
Single Reissues
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number

Vinyl-Exclusive

Japan
Cover Title Release Date Stock Number
US and Europe
Cover Title Release Date Stock Number
Rare, Promo-Only, Test Pressings, etc.
Cover Title Release Date Stock Number
poker face/YOU AVJT-2376
WHATEVER AVJT-2385
Boys & Girls Unknown (May not be promo)
concert tour 2000 A: appears/immature R-0040311
concert tour 2000 A: Fly high R-0040312
concert tour 2000 A: Boys & Girls R-004313
taken from ayu-mi-x III AVJT-2473
M "Above & Beyond Dub" acetate
HANABI Lange Remix

Promo Only

Ayu has a number of promotional audio releases that have their own stock number and a unique tracklist compiling tracks from upcoming releases. Some notable ones are listed here.

Cover Title Description Stock Number
poker face "Full" sample 3" CD with alternate cover art AVCS-10098
FIRST ALBUM '99.1.1 ON SALE Sampler of 9 tracks from "A Song for XX". POWDER SNOW and SIGNAL are in their pre-mastered states. AVCS-10146
Depend on you "Full" sample 3" CD with black & white cover art. AVCS-10158
ayu-mi-x promotional CD 6 tracks from each disc of ayu-mi-x AVCS-10183
ayu-mi-x II ayumi hamasaki special sampler 4 tracks each from the March 8th, 2000 ayu-mi-x II releases AVCS-10272
ayumi hamasaki special sampler Primarily compiling tracks from the three September 27, 2001 releases AVCS-10505
Connected Promo CD of the remixes released on Drizzly in Germany; different track list than the commercial CD release. PR 03868

Promotional copies of full releases without a unique stock number are listed on the pages for the final release. Worth having a look at: