The discography of Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou consists of sixteen studio albums, six live albums, four extended plays, and one compilation album. In 2000, Chou signed under Alfa Music and released his debut studio album Jay, which sold over 250,000 copies in Taiwan. His subsequent studio albums also saw commercial success in Taiwan and Asia, such as Fantasy (2001), The Eight Dimensions (2002), Yeh Hui-Mei (2003) and Common Jasmine Orange (2004). Each release sold over 300,000 copies in Taiwan, making all some of the best-selling albums in the territory.
According to the Guinness World Records, Common Jasmine Orange is the best-selling physical album in China in the 21st century with sales of 2,600,000 copies. His next album, November's Chopin (2005), sold over 280,000 copies in Taiwan and became Chou's fifth consecutive best-selling album of the year, a record that he held since 2001. In August 2007, Chou released the soundtrack album Secret for his directorial debut feature film of the same name, which were both critically successful.
Aiyo, Not Bad (2014) reached number one on the Billboard World Albums chart, while Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories (2016) was a top-seller as well. His fifteenth album, Greatest Works of Art (2022), sold over 200,000 copies in Taiwan and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. It was deemed the number one best-selling album of 2022 worldwide across all formats by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
In Singapore, four of Chou's albums have reached number one on the RIAS album chart during its existence from 2001 to 2005, while seven of his studio albums have reached number one on the Taiwanese G-Music album chart from 2005 to 2015. In Hong Kong, over seven of his records have topped the HKRMA album chart.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications TWNThe G-Music album chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
AUS HKList of Hong Kong Record Merchants Association (HKRMA) number one albums JPN NZ Children of the Sun: SGPThe RIAS album chart operated from December 2001 to June 2005.
USWorld Jay Released: 7 November 2000 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — TWN: 250,000 HK: 100,000 SGP: 5,000 : Gold Fantasy Released: 14 September 2001 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — 1 — Asia: 1,700,000 TWN: 460,000 HK: 100,000 The Eight Dimensions Released: 18 July 2002 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — 1 — TWN: 400,000 Yeh Hui-Mei Released: 31 July 2003 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — 1 — Asia: 3,000,000 TWN: 350,000 SGP: 5,000 RIAS: Gold Common Jasmine Orange Released: 3 August 2004 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — 1 — Asia: 3,500,000 CHN: 2,600,000 TWN: 300,000 November's Chopin Released: 1 November 2005 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 1 — — 99 — — — Asia: 3,000,000 TWN: 280,000 SGP: 10,000 RIAS: Platinum Still Fantasy Released: 5 September 2006 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 1 — — 63 — — — TWN: 250,000 On the Run! Released: 2 November 2007 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 1 — — 141 — — — Asia: 1,070,000 SGP: 10,000 RIAS: Platinum Capricorn Released: 14 October 2008 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 1 — 1 — — — — TWN: 150,000 SGP: 10,000 RIAS: Platinum The Era Released: 18 May 2010 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 1 — 1 195 — — — Wow! Released: 11 November 2011 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 1 — 1 — — — — Opus 12 Released: 28 December 2012 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 1 — 1 — — — — SGP: 10,000 RIAS: Platinum Aiyo, Not Bad Released: 26 December 2014 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — 1 — — — 1 CHN: 174,689 Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories Released: 24 June 2016 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — — 1 — — — 3 CHN: 2,008,669 Greatest Works of Art Released: 15 July 2022 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download — 29 1 — 40 — 13 CHN: 7,235,393 TWN: 200,000 Children of the Sun Released: 25 March 2026 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download — — 1 36 37 — — JPN: 1,079"—" denotes releases that did not chart, were not released in that region, or chart did not exist.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsSales TWN DVDThe G-Music DVD chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
JPN DVD The One Concert Released: 21 October 2002 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download—— 2004 Incomparable Concert Released: 3 December 2004 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download12— Asia: 1,000,000 2007 the World Tours Released: 31 January 2008 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download1— The Era 2010 World Tour Released: 25 January 2011 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download1— Opus Jay World Tour Released: 10 May 2016 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download—— The Invincible Concert Tour Released: 1 November 2019 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download—— Carnival World Tour Japan Special Edition Released: 3 April 2024 (JPN) Label: A-Sketch Formats: CD, digital download—21
Compilation albums Title Album details Initial J (イニシャル・J) Released: 31 August 2005 (JPN) Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download
Video albums Title Album details Dragon Rider (龍戰騎士) Released: 20 January 2009 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download J Moment Released: 17 July 2012 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download
Soundtrack albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales KOR Int. Secret Released: 13 August 2007 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download6 KOR: 7,439 The Rooftop Released: 12 July 2013 Label: Universal, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download—
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions SGP Fantasy Plus Released: 24 December 2001 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download— Hidden Track Released: 11 November 2003 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download3 Fearless Released: 20 January 2006 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download— Curse of the Golden Flower Released: 7 December 2006 Label: EMI, Virgin Formats: CD, digital download—
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External links Jay Chou@JVR Music