This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
Studio albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions JP (Translation) US 1978Yellow Magic Orchestra Released: November 25, 1978 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP 17 81 1979Solid State Survivor Released: September 25, 1979 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP 1 – 1980×∞ Multiplies (a.k.a. Zoshoku) Released: June 5, 1980 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: EP 1 177 1981BGM Released: March 21, 1981 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP 2 – 1981Technodelic Released: November 21, 1981 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP 4 – 1983Naughty Boys Released: May 24, 1983 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP 1 – 1983Service Released: December 14, 1983 Labels: Alfa Records Formats: LP 5 – 1993Technodon Released: May 26, 1993 Labels: Toshiba EMI Formats: LP 2 –
Live albums 1980 Public Pressure – Japan No. 1 1984 After Service – Japan No. 2 1991 Faker Holic (Transatlantic Tour 1979) – Japan No. 50 1992 Complete Service (mixed by Brian Eno) – Japan No. 37 1993 Technodon Live – Japan No. 12 1993 Live At The Budokan 1980 – Japan No. 87 1993 Live At Kinokuni-Ya Hall 1978 – Japan No. 55 1995 Winter Live 1981 1996 World Tour 1980 – Japan No. 59 1997 Live At The Greek Theatre 1979 2008 EUYMO – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijón 2008 2008 LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/6 08 2008 GIJÓNYMO – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijón 19/6 08 2015 No Nukes 2012 2025 YMO Trans Atlantic Tour London 10/16/1979 2025 YMO Trans Atlantic Tour Paris 10/18/1979
Compilation albums 1980 X∞Multiplies 1982 YMO Best Selection 1984 Sealed 1987 Y.M.O. History 1992 Techno Bible 1992 Kyoretsu Na Rhythm 1995 Over Seas Collection 1999 YMO Go Home! : The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra, (compiled by Haruomi Hosono) 2000 One More YMO: The Best of YMO Live (compiled by Yukihiro Takahashi) 2003 UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra (compiled by Ryuichi Sakamoto) 2005 L-R Trax: Live & Rare Tracks 2011 YMO (compiled by YMO) 2018 NEU TANZ (Towa Tei supervised and selected the songs, and Yoshinori Sunahara was in charge of remastering) 2025 YMO 1979 Trans Atlantic Tour Live Anthology
Remix albums 1983 Naughty Boys Instrumental – Japan No. 18 1993 Hi-tech/No Crime (Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed) (UK compilation of remixes by British artists) 1993 Technodon Remixes I (Japanese compilation of Technodon remixes) 1993 Technodon Remixes II (Japanese compilation of Technodon remixes) 1999 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-01 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists) 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)
Singles "Firecracker" (1978, Japan; 1979, US, UK) "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan; 1979, UK) "Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada, Europe) – UK No. 17, US No. 60 "Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US) "La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell) "Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9 (Translation) "Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15 "Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell) "Nice Age" (1980, UK, Netherlands) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell) "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please)" (cover version of Archie Bell & the Drells hit; 1980, Japan, US, UK) – Japan No. 43 "Cue" (1981, Japan, US) "Mass" (1981, Japan) "Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan) "Pure Jam" (1982, Spain) "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2 "The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 15 "Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23 "Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland) Reconstructions EP (1992, UK) "Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13 "Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76 "Rescue / Rydeen 79/07" (2007, Japan) – Digital download release: March 10, 2007, CD release: August 22, 2007 "The City of Light / Tokyo Town Pages" (2008, Japan) – by HASYMO "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO
Music videos Year Title Director(s)YMO Giga Clips (1998). Notes from DVD notes. Toshiba EMI. 1978 "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" "Computer Game" 1979 "Technopolis" "Rydeen" 1981 "Taiso" Haruomi Hosono, Norimasa OkumuraWinter Live 1981 (2020). Notes from Blu-ray liner notes. Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 1983 "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" Hajime Tachibana
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