Akiko Yano discography
The discography of a Japanese singer-songwriter Akiko Yano. The list includes materials recorded with other artists.
Albums
Studio albums
- Solo albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [1][2] | |||
| 1976 | Japanese Girl |
| 35 |
| 1977 | Irohanikonpeitō (いろはにこんぺいとう) |
| 35 |
| 1978 | To Ki Me Ki (ト･キ･メ･キ) |
| 46 |
| 1980 | Gohan ga Dekitayo (ごはんができたよ) |
| 31 |
| 1981 | Tadaima. (ただいま｡) |
| 20 |
| 1982 | Ai ga Nakucha ne. (愛がなくちゃね｡) |
| 29 |
| 1984 | OSOS (オーエス オーエス, Ōesu Ōesu) |
| 23 |
| 1986 | Tōge no Wagaya (峠のわが家) |
| 20 |
| Brooch |
| 57 | |
| 1987 | Granola |
| 36 |
| 1989 | Welcome Back |
| 27 |
| 1991 | Love Life |
| 21 |
| 1992 | Super Folk Song |
| 10 |
| 1993 | Love Is Here |
| 12 |
| 1994 | Elephant Hotel |
| 16 |
| 1995 | Piano Nightly |
| 21 |
| 1997 | Oui Oui |
| 21 |
| 1999 | Go Girl |
| 29 |
| 2000 | Home Girl Journey |
| 38 |
| 2002 | Reverb |
| 64 |
| 2004 | Honto no Kimochi (ホントのきもち) |
| 34 |
| 2008 | Akiko |
| 28 |
| 2010 | Ongakudō (音楽堂) |
| 30 |
| 2013 | Yano Akiko, Imawano Kiyoshirō o Utau (矢野顕子、忌野清志郎を歌う) |
| 34 |
| 2014 | Tobashite Ikuyo (飛ばしていくよ) |
| 34 |
| 2015 | Welcome to Jupiter |
| 28 |
| 2017 | Soft Landing |
| 26 |
| 2018 | Futari Bocchi de Ikou (ふたりぼっちで行こう) |
| 27 |
| 2021 | Ongaku wa Okurimono (音楽はおくりもの) |
|
- Collaborative albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [1][2] | |||
| 1997 | Life Behind TV (with Jeff Bova) |
| 87 |
| 2006 | Hajimete no Yano Akiko (はじめてのやのあきこ) (feat. Yosui Inoue, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Hiromi Uehara, Kazumasa Oda, Noriyuki Makihara, Yuki) |
| 42 |
| 2007 | Yanokami (with Rei Harakami) |
| 24 |
| 2010 | Anata to Utaō (あなたと歌おう) (with Ryoko Moriyama) |
| 83 |
| 2011 | Tōku wa Chikai (遠くは近い) (with Rei Harakami) |
| 58 |
| 2020 | Asteroid and Butterfly (with Hiromitsu Agatsuma)[3] |
|
Live albums
Solo albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [1][2] | ||||
| 1976 | Nagatsuki Kannazuki (長月 神無月) |
| 60 | |
| 1979 | Tokyo wa Yoru no Shichi-ji (東京は夜の七時) |
| — | |
| 1988 | Good Evening Tokyo |
| 30 | |
| 1994 | Demae Concert (出前コンサート) |
| — | |
| 2000 | Twilight: the "LIVE" Best of Akiko Yano |
| 84 | |
| 2008 | Japanese Girl: Piano Solo Live 2008 (iTunes exclusive) |
| — | |
| 2012 | Koya no Yobigoe (荒野の呼び声) |
| 79 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released | ||||
Collaborative albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||
| 2000 | Live Beautiful Songs (with Taeko Onuki, Tamio Okuda, Keiichi Suzuki, Kazufumi Miyazawa) |
| 10 [5] |
| 2011 | Get Together -Live in Tokyo- (with Hiromi Uehara) |
| 22 [6] |
| 2017 | ラーメンな女たち -Live in Tokyo- (with Hiromi Uehara) |
| — |
| 2024 | Step Into Paradise -Live in Tokyo- (with Hiromi Uehara) |
| — |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] | |||
| 1982 | From Japan to Japan |
| — |
| 1988 | Home Music |
| — |
| 1989 | Home Music II |
| 90 |
| 1989 | Asoko no Akko-chan (あそこのアッコちゃん) |
| — |
| 1990 | Akiko Yano |
| — |
| 1992 | On the Air |
| 88 |
| 1995 | Ai ga Tarinai (愛がたりない) |
| — |
| 1996 | Hitotsudake: The Very Best of |
| 7 |
| 2003 | Piyanoakiko: The Best of Solo Piano Songs |
| 66 |
| 2006 | Ima Made no Yano Akiko (いままでのやのあきこ) |
| 97 |
| 2016 | Yano Sanmyaku (矢野山脈) |
|
Singles
- "Iro wa Konpeitō" (1977)
- "Ike Yanagida" (1977)
- "Gohan ga Dekita yo" (1980)
- "Harusaki Kobeni" (February 1, 1981)
- "Tadaima" (June 1, 1981)
- "Ashita Koso, Anata" (November 25, 1981)
- "Gomennasai Oh Yeah" (1982)
- "Watashi no Nyanko" (1983)
- "Ramen Tabetai" (August 5, 1984)
- "Ai ga Tarinai" (1985)
- "Hana no Yō ni..." (November 21, 1987)
- "David" (October 21, 1990)
- "Bakabon" (January 22, 1990)
- "Super Folk Song" (June 1, 1992)
- "Children in the Summer" (May 1, 1993)
- "Subarashii Hibi" (May 1, 1994)
- "Yume no Hiyoko" (July 1, 1994)
- "Ai ga Areba? (Love Can't Be Blind)" (September 7, 1994)
- "Omoide no Sanpomichi" (October 21, 1995)
- "Harusaki Kobeni" / "Hitotsu Dake" (July 21, 1996)
- "Cream Stew (The Stew)" (May 1, 1997)
- "Home Sweet Home" (March 25, 1998)
- "Oka o Koete" (April 22, 1998)
- "Girlfriends Forever" (May 21, 1999)
- "Hitoribocchi wa Yameta" (July 1, 1999)
- "Dreaming Girl" (March 5, 2002)
- "Atashinchi" (December 3, 2003)
- "Presto" (February 1, 2006)
- "Shiawase na Bakatare" (August 30, 2011)
- "Konyara no Uta" (March 18, 2012)
- "Rilakkuma no Watashi" (August 7, 2013)
- "Ton Poo" (September 5, 2015)
- "Soft Landing" (June 23, 2017)
References
- ^ a b c Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ a b c d "矢野顕子のCDアルバムランキング" [Akiko Yano: Peak positions and weeks on chart]. Original Confidence. Retrieved February 15, 2013.Note: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable
- ^ St. Michel, Patrick (26 February 2020). "Departing from tradition with Hiromitsu Agatsuma and Akiko Yano". The Japan Times LTD. The Japan Times. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Akiko Yano – Japanese Girl - Piano Solo Live 2008 - (2014, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "LIVE Beautiful Songs オムニバス" [Chart position and weeks of "Live Beautiful Songs" by Various artists]. Original Confidence. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Get Together -LIVE in Tokyo- 矢野顕子×上原ひろみ" [Chart position and weeks of "Get Together (Live in Tokyo)" by Akiko Yano × Hiromi Uehara]. Original Confidence. Retrieved January 3, 2013.