Chara discography
Chara discographyChara performing live at Countdown Japan (2011)
Studio albums 15 EPs 3 Soundtrack albums 1 Live albums 2 Compilation albums 4 Singles 50 Video albums 8 Self-cover albums 2
The discography of Japanese musician Chara consists of fifteen studio albums , four compilation albums , two live albums , three extended plays one soundtrack, eight video albums and fifty singles. Chara debuted as a musician in 1991 with Sony Music Entertainment Japan , and saw great success with the singles "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta) " (1996), the theme song for the film Swallowtail Yasashii Kimochi " (1997). After releasing ten albums with the label, Chara left Sony in 2004 to become an independent musician, releasing the album Something Blue Universal Music Japan , releasing four albums between 2007 and 2011.
After a second brief period where she worked independently, releasing the extended play Utakata Ki/oon Music , releasing the albums Cocoon Jewel (2013) and Secret Garden (2015).
Albums
Studio albums
Collaborative Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Self-cover albums
Soundtrack albums
Extended plays
Singles
As a lead artist
As a featured artist
Other appearances
Video albums
Notes
^ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
^ Junior Sweet later received a 3× Platinum certification for 1,200,000 copies, however the 3× Platinum threshold was changed to 750,000 copies in 2003.^ a b c Sources for chart positions are as follows:
"Yasashii Kimochi",[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
^ Charted in 2013.
^ Charted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot Airplay chart and at number 95 on the Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[ 26] [ 27]
^ Charted at number 96 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[ 29]
^ Charted at number 78 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[ 33]
^ Charted at number 98 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.[ 35]
^ Special song for childrearing information kit Kodomo Challenge .
References
^ a b c d e f g h "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" Oricon . Retrieved September 30, 2014 .^ a b c d e f g h i j Charaの作品 Oricon . Retrieved January 10, 2015 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年11月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. November 1997 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 458 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 9. January 10, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年4月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. April 2000 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 487 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 8. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 1999 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 474 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 9. May 10, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2001年7月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. July 2001 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 502 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 8. September 10, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .^ a b "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 1997 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 453 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 9. August 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年11月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. November 2000 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 494 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 9. January 10, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014 .^ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. 2014 week 22. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2015 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 1997 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 448 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 9. March 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014 .^ a b c "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved October 28, 2015 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1996年9月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. September 1996 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 444 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 5. November 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015 .^ "レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定" [Record Association Investigation: May Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . June 20, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2014 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年7月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. July 1997 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 454 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 9. September 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 2000 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 489 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 8. August 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014 .^ "Hot Top Airplay" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay" . Billboard the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "北川景子出演、「シード1dayPure うるおいプラス」CMソングは？" (in Japanese). CDJournal. July 3, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ a b "Chara、配信限定シングル"せつなくてごめんね"のMV公開" (in Japanese). Rockin' On. October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2001年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 2001 Edition] (PDF) . The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 500 . Chūō, Tokyo : Recording Industry Association of Japan : 8. August 10, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014 .^ "MaXMuse、Berryz工房、秋人、CHARAの新譜をダウンロード配信" (in Japanese). Barks. July 29, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Adult Contemporary Airplay" . Billboard . Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Chara、震災後の気持ちをつづった新曲をチャリティ配信" (in Japanese). Natalie. August 3, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2015 .^ "Hot Top Airplay" . Billboard the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015 .
Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Other albums Singles Related articles
