Japanese female vocal/dance unit, MAX has released five studio albums, four compilations, seven remix albums, one cover album, and 41 singles. Three of their albums, Maximum (1996), Maximum Groove (1998), and Maximum Collection have topped the Oricon album charts. Four of their albums, including Maximum, Maximum II (1997), Maximum Groove, and Maximum Collection have been certified million selling albums by RIAJ. The group have 15 consecutive top ten singles, 16 overall. Their sixth single, "Give Me a Shake" (1997) is their best selling single and their only single to top the Oricon singles chart. Since their debut on May 10, 1995, the group has amassed sales of over 10 million albums and singles in Japan.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Certifications Weekly Yearly Debut OverallMaximumReleased: December 11, 1996 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 1 15 449,510 1,288,260 RIAJ: MillionMaximum IIReleased: December 25, 1997 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 2 23 707,730 1,074,530RIAJ: MillionMaximum GrooveReleased: December 2, 1998 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 1 27 322,300 824,370RIAJ: MillionEmotional HistoryReleased: March 14, 2001 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 8 – 63,220107,950 RIAJ: GoldJewel of JewelsReleased: February 22, 2006 Label: Sonic Groove Formats: CD, digital download 53 – 5,607RIAJ:

Cover album

Title Album detail Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Certifications Weekly Yearly Debut OverallBe MAXReleased: September 8, 2010 Label: Sonic Groove Formats: CD, digital download 19 2,162 10,683 RIAJ

Mini-album

Title Album detail Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Certifications Weekly Yearly Debut OverallTora Tora ToraReleased: January 1, 2022 Label: Sonic Groove Formats: digital download –

Compilation albums

Release Title Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Notes Weekly Yearly Debut OverallSeptember 29, 1999Maximum Collection 1 32 456,070 805,360 Greatest hits package Certified million sellerMarch 20, 2002Precious Collection 1995–2002 10 – 51,400 93,260Single collectionDecember 4, 2010avex archives COMPLETE BEST MAX – – December 23, 2015Maximum Perfect Best 18 – 1,099 8,288 3CD+DVD, 3CD+Blu-ray and CD only package Including all A-side singles (excl. Prism of Eyes) with all songs as 3-piece unit Contains 2 new songs

Remix albums

Release Title Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Notes Weekly Yearly Debut OverallJune 28, 2000Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euro Max 5 96 104,620 206,390Eurobeat remix albumAugust 21, 2002Maximum Trance 29 – –13,760 Trance remix albumDecember 10, 2008New Edition ~Maximum Hits~ 30 – 8,466 18,111 CD/CD+DVD release Greatest hits remix package Contains new vocalsJanuary 27, 2016MAX ALL SINGLES NON STOP MIX – – Continuous Mix Only digital releaseJuly 31, 2019New Edition II ~Maximum Hits~ 20 – 2,588 CD+2DVD edition, CD+Blu-ray edition, or regular CD edition Contains 3 new songsNovember 2, 2022MAX ga Tomaranai. NONSTOP vol.1 – – Continuous Mix Only digital releaseNovember 2, 2022MAX ga Tomaranai. NONSTOP vol.2 – – Continuous Mix Only digital release

Participation in tribute and cover albums Release Album TracksJuly 24, 1997 Velfarre J-pop Night presents Dance With You "Douni mo Tomaranai" "Katte ni Shiyagare" "S.O.S" "Seishun Jidai" "UFO"12/03/2008 Vision Factory Compilation~Aku Yuu Sakka Seikatsu 40 Shuunen Kinen~ "Monday Mona Lisa"08/09/2010 BE MAX "CAT'S EYE"02/03/2011 BEGIN 20th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL TRIBUTE ALBUM "Ai ga Hashiru"15/11/2017 Aku Yu Tribute Special Songs ~Asahi no Youni~ "Monday Mona Lisa Club" "S・O・S (Rearrange ver.)" "Kuruwasetai no (Rearrange ver.)" "Dou ni mo Tomoranai (Rearrange ver.)" "UFO (Rearrange ver.)" "Seishun Jidai"

Participation in other albums Release Album TracksAugust 25, 1995 We Love Saturday Night!! Di Di La La La ~Shigoto ga Koi no Jama wo Suru~November 21, 2007 Christmas Harmony ~Vision Factory Presents~ "No.1 ~My Lady~"February 13, 2008 Spring Harmony: Vision Factory Presents "A Special Day"

Singles

Release Title Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales Album Weekly Yearly Debut OverallMay 10, 1995"Koi Suru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~" 91 — 3,550 3,550 MaximumAugust 21, 1995"Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby" 63 — 5,380 10,920February 21, 1996"Tora Tora Tora" 19 149 33,130 189,320July 17, 1996"Seventies" 7 119 66,860 252,550October 9, 1996"Get My Love!" 4 152 76,790 198,500April 9, 1997"Give Me A Shake" 1 67 172,200 476,570Maximum IIJuly 30, 1997"Love Is Dreaming" 4 105 109,880 283,890October 29, 1997"Shinin'on-Shinin'love" 4 165 86,640 276,510April 22, 1998"Hikari no Veil" 5 93 118,270 261,450Maximum GrooveJuly 23, 1998"Ride On Time" 4 74 60,360 312,500September 9, 1998"Grace of My Heart" 2 99 110,810 243,260March 3, 1999"Love Impact" 8 124 84,050 176,370Maximum CollectionMay 26, 1999"Ano Natsu Eto" 7 181 63,790 118,260August 25, 1999"Ginga no Chikai" 5 147 70,460 148,590November 25, 1999"Isshoni..." 8 80 73,160 341,700Emotional HistoryFebruary 16, 2000"Never Gonna Stop It" 9 142 71,640 152,560May 24, 2000"Magic" 10 224 47,390 78,930September 6, 2000"Barairo no Hibi" 11 231 45,630 74,920February 15, 2001"Always Love" 12 274 32,760 49,790May 16, 2001"Perfect Love" 10 293 26,210 46,130Precious Collection 1995–2002September 27, 2001"Moonlight" 13 — 17,240 27,540December 5, 2001"Feel So Right" 17 — 16,070 24,030February 20, 2002"Spring Rain" 28 — 13,690 19,530November 20, 2002"Eternal White" 20 — 9,280 15,015Jewel of Jewels March 12, 2003"Festa" 32 — 6,154 8,959 August 6, 2003"Love Screw" 39 — 4,070 6,276June 30, 2004"Be With You" 34 — 3,895 5,104 July 6, 2005"Nirai Kanai" 38 896 3,782 6,148November 30, 2005"Anata wo Omou Hodo" 53 — 2,348 2,834August 2, 2006"Splash Gold -Natsu no Kiseki- / Prism of Eyes" 60 — 2,202 2,760Maximum Perfect BestJuly 22, 2009"Rough Cut Diamond" 28 967 3,342 4,426May 12, 2010"Cat's Eye" 27 715 4,541 6,891BE MAXAugust 7, 2013"Tacata'" 32 3,579 9,879Maximum Perfect BestSeptember 10, 2014"Jounetsu no ZUMBA" 42 January 15, 2015"Heartbreaker" — July 22, 2015"#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~" 40 November 25, 2015"Mi Mi Mi" — June 26, 2019"Parthenon" 39 1,706 New Edition II ~Maximum Hits~December 9, 2020"Issho ni... (Happiness 2020)" — rowspan="3" July 28, 2021"Do Shot" 25 2,050 November 13, 2024"BOOM BOOM BOMB-BA-YEA" 27 1159

B-sides

YearTitleFeatured release1996"So Much in Love""Tora Tora Tora""Summer Time""Seventies""Broken Heart""Get My Love"1997"Kiss to Kiss""Give Me a Shake""Wonderland""Love is Dreaming""I Will""Shinin'on-Shinin'love"1998"So Real""Hikari no Veil""Don't You Love Me""Ride on Time""Getting Over""Grace of my Heart"1999"How Much I Love You""Love Impact""Natsu yo Saite""Ano Natsu Eto""We'll Be Together""Ginga no Chikai""Powder Shadow""Isshoni..."2000"So Special Love""Never Gonna Stop It""Get Ready?""Unforgettable""Magic""Whispers""Wired""Barairono Hibi"2001"Just Wanna Lovin' You""Always Love""Bible XX""Perfect Love""Paradise Lost""Moonlight""Manatsu no Eve""Feel so Right"2002"Party Tune""Spring Rain""Another Truth""Eternal White"2003"Stay""Festa""Don't Call Me""Love Screw"2004"Don't Lose Yourself""Be With You"2005"Someday""Nirai Kanai""Tora Tora Tora 2005""Wonder Woman""Anata wo Omou Hodo"2009"The Power of Love""Rough Cut Diamond"2010"Arabesque""Cat's Eye""Wonder Woman Returns"2013"Summer Dream""Tacata'"2014"Sweet Sweet Honey""Jounetsu no ZUMBA""BOOM BOOM BOOM"2015"Ole! ~Happy Birthday~""#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~"2019"Dracula""Parthenon"2021"Viva la Mambo""Do Shot""Issho ni... (Happiness 2020)""SIMIUS SONG MAX Version."2024"Midnight Lover""BOOM BOOM BOMB-BA-YEA""Revival Bubble""Lovin' Me"

Filmography

Films Release TitleMarch 15, 1996 Ladies MAXMarch 15, 1997 Ladies MAX ~Give me a Shake~

Music videos Release TitleFebruary 25, 1998 Maximum ClipsMarch 29, 2000 Maximum Clips IIMarch 20, 2002 Precious Clip Collection 1995–200212/11/2002 MAX Best Clips

Live concerts Release Title10/08/1997 J-Pop Gig Tour 199711/10/1999 MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~September 27, 2000 MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No Boundly~October 24, 2001 MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~08/05/2009 MAX presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition"27/01/2016 MAX 20th Live Contact 2015 Back To The MAX Future

Other Release TitleOctober 25, 1995 Dance Matrix '95 Disco Week in Velfarre12/04/1996 Namie Amuro Anniversary Live in Chiba Marine Stadium

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