Discography

From Ayu Historical Society


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

Albums[edit | edit source]

Studio Albums & Mini-Albums
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
NOTHING FROM NOTHING December 1, 1995 COCA-13057
A Song for XX January 1, 1999 AVCD-11691
LOVEppears November 10, 1999 AVCD-11740/B
Duty September 27, 2000 AVCD-11837
I am... January 1, 2002 AVCD-17037
RAINBOW December 18, 2002 AVCD-17239
Memorial address December 17, 2003 AVCD-17410
MY STORY December 15, 2004 AVCD-17610
(miss)understood January 1, 2006 AVCD-17837
Secret November 29, 2006 AVCD-23178
GUILTY January 1, 2008 AVCD-23503
NEXT LEVEL March 25, 2009 AVCD-23856~7
Rock'n'Roll Circus April 14, 2010 AVCD-38102
Love songs December 22, 2010 AVCD-38217
FIVE August 31, 2011 AVCD-38326
Party Queen March 21, 2013 AVCD-38511
LOVE again February 8, 2013 AVCD-38705
Colours July 2, 2014 AVCD-38965
A ONE April 8, 2015 AVCD-93135
sixxxxxx August 5, 2015 AVCD-93157
M(A)DE IN JAPAN May 11, 2016 (Digital); June 29, 2016 (Physical) AVCD-93438
TROUBLE August 15, 2018 AVCD-93965
Remember you January 25, 2023 AVCD-63410

"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 AVCD-11716
SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix February 16, 2000 AVCD-11793
ayu-mi-x II version US+EU March 8, 2000 AVCD-11797
ayu-mi-x II version JPN March 8, 2000 AVCD-11798
ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra March 8, 2000 AVCD-11799
ayu-mi-x II version Non-Stop Mega Mix March 29, 2000 AVCD-11800~1
ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix version February 28, 2001 AVCD-11930/B
ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra version February 28, 2001 AVCD-11928
SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2 September 27, 2001 AVCD-17027
Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance September 27, 2001 AVCD-17028
ayu-mi-x 4+selection Acoustic Orchestra version March 20, 2002 AVCD-17098
ayu-mi-x 4+selection Non-Stop Mega Mix version March 20, 2002 AVCD-17014~5
Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2 September 26, 2002 AVCD-17200
RMX WORKS from ayu-mi-x 5 Non-Stop Mega Mix September 25, 2003 AVCD-17379
RMX WORKS from Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 3 September 25, 2003 AVCD-17380
RMX WORKS from SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 3 September 25, 2003 AVCD-17381
MY STORY Classical March 24, 2005 AVCD-17675
ayu-mi-x 6 haishin gentei album 1 March 18, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6 -GOLD- March 26, 2008 AVCD-23551
ayu-mi-x 6 -SILVER- March 26, 2008 AVCD-23552
ayu-mi-x 6 haishin gentei album 2 March 26, 2008
ayu-mi-x 7 -version House- April 20, 2011 AVCD-38296
ayu-mi-x 7 -version Acoustic Orchestra- April 20, 2011 AVCD-38297
ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu trance 4 April 20, 2011 AVCD-38298
ayu-mi-x 7 presents ayu-ro mix 4 April 20, 2011 AVCD-38299
ayu-mi-x 7 -LIMITED COMPLETE BOX SET- April 20, 2011 AVCD-38300~3
A Classical January 8, 2013 AVCD-38689
LOVE CLASSICS January 28, 2015 AVCD-93059
Winter diary ~A7 Classical~ December 23, 2015 AVCD-93326
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[edit | edit source]

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
INSPIRE July 28, 2004 AVCD-30620
CAROLS September 29, 2004 AVCD-30650
STEP you/is this LOVE? April 20, 2005 AVCD-30722
fairyland c/w alterna August 3, 2005 AVCD-30808
HEAVEN September 14, 2005 AVCD-30842
Bold & Delicious/Pride November 30, 2005 AVCD-30892
Startin'/Born To Be... March 8, 2006 AVCD-30961
BLUE BIRD June 21, 2006 AVCD-31051
glitter/fated July 18, 2007 AVCD-31274
talkin' 2 myself September 19, 2007 AVCD-31332
Together When... December 05, 2007
Mirrorcle World April 8, 2008 AVCD-31429
Days/GREEN December 17, 2008 AVCD-31580
Rule/Sparkle February 25, 2009 AVCD-31605
Sunrise/Sunset ~LOVE is ALL~ August 12, 2009 AVCD-31718
You were.../BALLAD December 29, 2009 AVCD-31799
MOON/blossom July 14, 2010 AVCD-31890
crossroad September 22, 2010 AVCD-31933
L September 29, 2010 AVCD-31936
Happening Here December 21, 2011
how beautiful you are February 8, 2012
LOVE November 8, 2012 AVCD-48590/B
again December 8, 2012
Tell All April 8, 2013
Feel the love/Merry-go-round December 25, 2013 AVCD-48775
Pray January 27, 2014
Hello new me May 14, 2014
Terminal October 1, 2014 AVCD-83113
XOXO October 1, 2014 AQZ1-76694
Zutto.../Last minute/Walk December 24, 2014 AVCD-83126
Step by step July 1, 2015
We are the QUEENS September 30, 2016
WORDS September 6, 2017
OHIA NO KI July 5, 2020
Dreamed a Dream July 31, 2020
MY ALL (Chinese Version) August 9, 2020
23rd Monster April 8, 2021
Nonfiction April 22, 2022
Summer Again July 1, 2022
MASK November 16, 2022
jidai March 25, 2024
BYE-BYE April 8, 2024
Aurora June 26, 2024
Remix Singles
Cover Title Release Date JP/GER Stock Number
the other side ONE December 6, 2000 RRCD-85225
the other side TWO January 31, 2001 RRCD-85233
the other side THREE January 31, 2001 RRCD-85234
the other side FOUR January 31, 2001 RRCD-85235
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD001 November 21, 2001 RRCD-85301
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD002 December 13, 2001 RRCD-85302
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD003 December 13, 2001 RRCD-85303
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD004 December 13, 2001 RRCD-85304
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD005 December 26, 2001 RRCD-85305
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III CD006 December 26, 2001 RRCD-85306
Connected April 7, 2003 5050466-4923-2-6
M October 31, 2003 DRIZ3002-CD
Depend on you March 8, 2004 DRIZ3003-CD
Naturally October 18, 2004 DRIZ3004-CD
appears April 18, 2005 DRIZ3006-CD
UNITE! November 18, 2005 DRIZ3008-CD
EDMA June 18, 2014
Single Reissues
Cover Title Release Date JP Stock Number
poker face February 28, 2001
YOU February 28, 2001
Trust February 28, 2001
For My Dear... February 28, 2001
Depend on you February 28, 2001
WHATEVER February 28, 2001
LOVE~Destiny~ February 28, 2001
TO BE February 28, 2001
H November 7, 2002

Vinyl-Exclusive[edit | edit source]

Japan
Cover Title Release Date Stock Number
Depend on you June 5, 1999 RR12-88110
A Song for XX June 19, 1999 RR12-88101
poker face June 19, 1999 RR12-88104
SIGNAL June 19, 1999 RR12-88111
from your letter June 19, 1999 RR12-88112
Hana July 3, 1999 RR12-88102
Wishing July 3, 1999 RR12-88105
POWDER SNOW July 3, 1999 RR12-88108
Trust July 3, 1999 RR12-88109
FRIEND II July 17, 1999 RR12-88103
YOU July 17, 1999 RR12-88106
As if... July 17, 1999 RR12-88107
Two of us July 17, 1999 RR12-88113
ayu-mi-x BOX SET August 11, 1999 RR12-88114
A Remix Side NYC October 6, 1999 RR12-88131
A Remix Side TYO October 6, 1999 RR12-88132
SUPER EUROBEAT J-Euro 1 October 18, 1999 VEJT-89048
appears/WHATEVER January 28, 2000 RR12-88149
appears March 22, 2000 RR12-88152
ayu-mi-x II version JPN May 31, 2000 RR12-88169
vogue October 10, 2000 RR12-88174
Far away October 10, 2000 RR12-88175
SEASONS October 10, 2000 RR12-88176
SURREAL December 27, 2000 RR12-88192
AUDIENCE December 27, 2000 RR12-88193
M July 14, 2001
evolution July 14, 2001
NEVER EVER August 11, 2001 RR12-88300
Endless sorrow August 11, 2001 RR12-88301
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III:AD001 September 26, 2001 RR12-88306
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III:AD002 September 26, 2001 RR12-88307
excerpts from ayu-mi-x III:AD003 September 26, 2001 RR12-88308
M e.p. November 11, 2001 AVJK-3041
Dearest July 13, 2002 RR12-88364
Daybreak July 13, 2002 RR12-88365
ayu-mi-x 6: STEP you/About you April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: GAME/Together When... April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: Moments/ourselves April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: INSPIRE/CAROLS April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: No way to say/fated April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: Startin'/Greatful days April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: HEAVEN/talkin' 2 myself April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: walking proud/glitter April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: alterna/Beautiful Fighters April 9, 2008
ayu-mi-x 6: part of Me/decision April 9, 2008
US and Europe
Cover Title Release Date Stock Number
Boys & Girls remixed by Hex Hector March 30, 2001 AVA-1
kanariya (Canary) remixed by Jonathan Peters June 12, 2001 AVA-2
Trauma remixed by Thunderpuss August 24, 2001 AVA-3
too late remixed by Soul Solution September 29, 2001 AVA-4
monochrome remixed by Keith Litman December 1, 2001 AVA-5
appears remixed by Junior Vasquez May 16, 2002 (or May 27, 2001?) AVA-12
Duty remixed by Eric Kupper July 31, 2002 (or August 12, 2001?) AVA-6
evolution remixed by Razor July 31, 2002 (or August 12, 2001?) AVA-7
Connected November 18, 2002 DRIZ3001
Connected (Lightning Records) December 6, 2002
Boys & Girls remixed by Junior Vasquez January 24, 2003 AVA-13
Connected remix edition February 28, 2003 DRIZ3001R
M part 1 August 28, 2003 DRIZ3002-1
M part 2 September 18, 2003 DRIZ3002-2
M limited edition October 30, 2003 DRIZ3002-LTD
Depend on you Svenson & Gielen remixes January 15, 2004 DRIZ3003-1
Depend on you DJ SHOG remixes February 5, 2004 DRIZ3003-2
M (Vale music) May 5, 2004 VLMX 1607-3
Naturally Wippenberg Remixes 1 September 2, 2004 DRIZ3004-1
Naturally Wippenberg Remixes 2 September 16, 2004 DRIZ3004-2
appears March 10, 2005
appears (Remixes) March 31, 2005
UNITE! part 1 May 12, 2005
UNITE! part 2 June 2, 2005
Rare, Promo-Only, Test Pressings, etc.
Cover Title Release Date Stock Number
poker face/YOU 1999 AVJT-2376
WHATEVER 1999 AVJT-2385
Boys & Girls 1999 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
monochrome (The Orb) July 21, 2001 BOB2
M "Above & Beyond Dub" acetate
HANABI Lange Remix

Promo Only[edit | edit source]

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 8 tracks from "A Song for XX", plus "Two of Us". "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 (or where a stock number is unknown) are listed on the pages for the final release.