Japanese singer and songwriter Miliyah Kato has released thirteen studio albums, six compilation albums, two EPs, one remix album, one cover album, one tribute album, 70 singles, and 28 promotional singles. She has sold over 9 million records in Japan, making her one of the best-selling and most-downloaded artist in the country of all time. Kato has been named as "the charisma of the high school girls" and "the queen of the unrequited love songs" by several media.
Kato's career began as the featured vocalist on Reggae Disco Rockers' song "Cherry Oh! Baby" in 2003. In October 2005, she released her debut album, Rose. It debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly albums chart and produced the singles "Never Let Go", "Yozora", "Beautiful", "Dear Lonely Girl", and "Jōnetsu". The latter two singles has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). Her second studio album, Diamond Princess (2007) was a moderate hit, peaking at number five on the Oricon and produced the singles "Sotsugyō", "Last Summer", "I Will", and "Eyes on You". In October 2007, Kato released "Lalala" featuring Wakadannna, which became her first top ten and double platinum-certified song. The song was later included on her third studio album Tokyo Star (2008), which produced the singles "Love Is...", "Lalala", "Futurecheka", and the double platinum single, "19 Memories". Kato's first compilation album, Best Destiny (2008) became her first number one hit, and was later certified platinum.
Her fourth studio album Ring (2009) marked Kato's commercial breakthrough, peaking at number two and selling over 380,000 copies nationwide. It produced the four singles, "Sayonara Baby", "Koi Shiteru", "20 -Cry-", and "Love Forever", all of which reached top ten on the Oricon chart. The collaborative single with Shota Shimizu, "Love Forever", became her first number-one single on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and was later certified million in Japan. The promotional single from the album, "Aitai" topped on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart and was certified triple-platinum. As of June 2020, the ringtone of the song has sold over 3.3 million units nationwide. Kato's fifth studio album, Heaven was released in July 2010 and debuted atop on the Oricon chart. The album's first two singles, "Why" and "Bye Bye", both reached the top ten on the Oricon chart, whilst the third single "Last Love" was certified platinum, while peaking at number 13 on the Oricon chart. Kato's second collaborative single with Shota Shimizu, "Forever Love" was released in 2010 and reached number three on the Japan Hot 100. Kato released her second compilation album, M Best in August 2011, which debuted atop on the Oricon chart and became the 19th best-selling album in the year in Japan.
Kato's sixth studio album True Lovers (2012), which peaked at number two on the Oricon chart, produced five singles, including the two top-ten singles "Yūsha Tachi" and "Heart Beat". In February 2014, Kato released her seventh studio album, Loveland, which reached number three in Japan. The album's highest charting single was "Love/Affection", which peaked at number ten on the Japan Hot 100, whilst its second single "Lonely Hearts" has been certified gold in Japan. Kato released her first and last collaborative album with Shimizu, The Best in April 2014, which peaked at number four on the Oricon chart. The singles from the album has sold over 8 million digital units, including the ringtone sales. Kato's eighth studio album Liberty (2016) debuted at number four on the Oricon chart. The album produced four singles, including the two top-forty hits, "Shonen Shojo" and "Future Lover -Mirai Koibito-". Kato's ninth studio album Utopia was released in April 2017. The album peaked at number five in Japan and produced two singles "Saikouna Shiawase" and the Japanese theme song to the film Moana, "Dokomademo: How Far I'll Go", which peaked at number 12 on the Japan Hot 100. Kato's tenth studio album Femme Fatale (2018) reached number eight on the Oricon chart. The album produced two singles "Shinyaku Dear Lonely Girl" and "Romance". Kato's fourth compilation album M Best II was released in November 2019 and produced two singles, including the top-forty hit "Ai ga Furu". In October and November 2020, Kato released her first cover album and tribute album, Covers -Woman & Man- and Inspire, both reaching number fifty on the Oricon chart. Her eleventh studio album Who Loves Me was released in October 2021, managing to peak at number 25 in Japan.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions Sales (subscription only) CertificationsJPNOriconJPNHot Blonde16: Rose Released: October 26, 2005 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 — JPN: 238,000 RIAJ: Platinum Diamond Princess Released: March 7, 2007 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 5 — JPN: 107,000 RIAJ: Gold Tokyo Star Released: April 2, 2008 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 — JPN: 207,000 RIAJ: Platinum Ring Released: July 8, 2009 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 — JPN: 384,000 RIAJ: Platinum Heaven Released: July 28, 2010 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 1 — JPN: 266,000 RIAJ: Platinum True Lovers Released: November 21, 2012 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 — JPN: 110,000 RIAJ: Gold Loveland Released: February 19, 2014 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 — JPN: 51,000 Liberty Released: March 2, 2016 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 6 JPN: 22,000 Utopia Released: April 12, 2017 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 5 6 JPN: 14,000 Femme Fatale Released: June 20, 2018 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 8 12 JPN: 7,000 Who Loves Me Released: October 13, 2021 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 25 24 JPN: 2,000 Blonde16 Released: April 5, 2023 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 24 27 JPN: 1,240 Velvet GraceReleased: March 18, 2026 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 68 — JPN: 1,000
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions Sales CertificationsJPNJPNHot Best Destiny Released: November 5, 2008 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download 1 — JPN: 223,000 RIAJ: Platinum M Best Released: August 3, 2011 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download 1 — JPN: 308,000 RIAJ: Platinum Muse Released: October 29, 2014 Label: Sony Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download 9 — JPN: 31,000 M Best II Released: November 27, 2019 Label: Sony Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download 20 22 JPN: 8,100 M Best -Fan's Selection- Released: December 25, 2019 Label: Sony Music Japan Formats: digital download — —
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions SalesJPN The Best Released as Miliyah Kato x Shota Shimizu Released: April 2, 2014 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download 4 JPN: 51,000
Cover albums + List of cover albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions SalesJPNJPNHot Covers -Woman & Man- Released: November 25, 2020 Label: Sony Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download 46 37 JPN: 2,600
Remix albums + List of remix albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions SalesJPNJPNHot Kato Miliyah M-Mix: Mastermix Vol.1 Released: July 29, 2015 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download 22 29 JPN: 7,400
Tribute albums + List of tribute albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions SalesJPNJPNHot Inspire Released: October 28, 2020 Label: Sony Music Japan Formats: CD, digital download 43 40JPN CD: 1,800
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPNDVDJPNBlu-ray Diamond Princess Tour 2007 Released: December 12, 2007 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD 22 — Tokyo Star Tour 2008 Released: December 10, 2008 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD 11 — Ring Tour 2009 Released: May 26, 2010 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD 2 — Eternal Heaven Tour 2010–2011 Released: December 8, 2010 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD 4 — Miliyah the Clips 2004–2010 Release: November 2, 2011 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 2 16 M Best Tour 2011 Release: December 12, 2012 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 5 31 True Lovers Tour 2013 Release: February 19, 2014 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 4 29 Loveland Tour 2014 Release: February 25, 2015 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 13 81 The Best 2 Man Tour 2014 Released as Miliyah Kato x Shota Shimizu Release: April 22, 2015 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 7 69 10th Anniversary "A Muse" Tour 2015 Release: April 6, 2016 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 10 41 Dramatic Liberty Tour 2016 Release: January 11, 2017 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 5 32 Utopia Tour 2017 Release: January 17, 2018 Label: Mastersix Foundation Format: DVD, Blu-ray 14 29 Celebration Tour 2018 Release: November 21, 2018 Label: Sony Music Japan Format: DVD, Blu-ray 13 61 15th Anniversary Miliyah Budokan 2020 Release: March 17, 2021 Label: Sony Music Japan Format: DVD, Blu-ray 16 48
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak positions SalesJPNJPNHot M's X'Mas Released: December 17, 2014 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: digital download — — I Hate You Released: March 21, 2018 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download 37 46 JPN: 1,900
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications AlbumJPN OriconJPN Hot 100RIAJ Digital Track Chart† "Never Let Go" 2004 15 — — JPN CD: 45,000 Rose "Yozora" — — "Beautiful" 26 — — JPN CD: 16,000 "Dear Lonely Girl" 2005 15 — 80JPN CD: 50,000 JPN DL: 100,000+RIAJ: Gold (DL) "Jōnetsu" 11 — — JPN CD: 42,000 JPN DL: 100,000+RIAJ: Gold (DL) "Sotsugyō" 2006 23 — — JPN CD: 14,000 JPN DL: 100,000+RIAJ: Gold (DL) Diamond Princes "Last Summer" 30 — —JPN CD: 14,000 "I Will" 17 — 44 JPN CD: 18,000 "Eyes on You"2007 13 — 70 JPN CD: 25,000 JPN DL: 100,000+RIAJ: Gold (DL) "My Girl"(featuring Color) 29 — 42 JPN CD: 10,000 "Love Is..." 11 — 33 JPN CD: 26,000 JPN DL: 250,000+RIAJ: Platinum (DL) Tokyo Star "Lalala"(featuring Wakadanna) 7 — 5 JPN CD: 49,000 JPN DL: 500,000+ JPN Ringtone: 500,000+RIAJ: 2×Platinum (DL) RIAJ: 2×Platinum (Ringtone) "Futurechecka"(featuring Simon, Coma-Chi and Taro Soul) — —JPN CD: 49,000 "19 Memories"2008 16 17 6 JPN CD: 24,000 JPN DL: 500,000+ JPN Ringtone: 500,000+RIAJ: 2×Platinum (DL) RIAJ: 2×Platinum (Ringtone) "Saigo no I Love You" — — 28 JPN DL: 100,000+RIAJ: Gold (DL) "Sayonara Baby" 9 10 9 JPN CD: 26,000 JPN DL: 250,000+RIAJ: Platinum (DL) RIAJ: Gold (Streaming)Ring "Koi Shiteru" 76 43 JPN CD: 26,000 "20 -Cry-" 2009 7 7 18 JPN CD: 25,000 JPN DL: 250,000+RIAJ: Platinum (DL) "Love Forever"(with Shota Shimizu) 5 1 2 JPN CD: 90,000 JPN DL: 1,000,000+ JPN Ringtone: 1,000,000+RIAJ: Gold (CD) RIAJ: Million (DL) RIAJ: Million (Ringtone) RIAJ: Platinum (Streaming)RingThe Best "Why" 10 8 2 JPN CD: 29,000 JPN DL: 250,000+RIAJ: Platinum (DL) Heaven "Forever Love"(with Shota Shimizu)2010 4 3 1 JPN CD: 60,000 JPN DL: 500,000+ JPN Ringtone: 750,000+RIAJ: 2×Platinum (DL) RIAJ: 3×Platinum (Ringtone) The Best "Bye Bye" 8 4 1 JPN CD: 19,000 JPN DL: 100,000+RIAJ: Gold (DL) Heaven "Last Love" 13 40 2