The discography of the Japanese entertainer Noriko Sakai consists of 16 studio albums, 17 compilation albums, and 36 singles released since 1987.
Albums Studio albums YearInformationOricon weeklypeak positionSalesRIAJ certification1987Fantasia: Noriko Part I Released: July 1, 1987 Label: Victor Formats: LP, CD, cassette191988Yume Bōken: Noriko Special Released: January 1, 1988 Label: Victor Formats: LP, CD, cassette15Guanbare: Noriko Part II Released: March 16, 1988 Label: Victor Formats: LP, CD, cassette8Lovely Times: Noriko Part III Released: August 21, 1988 Label: Victor Formats: LP, CD, cassette81989Blue Wind: Noriko Part IV Released: June 21, 1989 Label: Victor Formats: LP, CD, cassette9My Dear: Noriko Part V Released: December 16, 1989 Label: Victor Formats: LP, CD, cassette131990White Girl: Noriko Part VI Released: July 4, 1990 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette91991Sweet 'n' Bitter: Noriko Part VII Released: January 21, 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette8Magical Montage Company: Noriko Part VIII Released: July 21, 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette221992Mammoth: Noriko Part IX Released: July 22, 1992 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette261993Anata ga Michite Yuku: Noriko Part X Released: July 21, 1993 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette40199410 Songs: Noriko Part XI Released: July 21, 1994 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette581996No Make Released: May 22, 1996 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette24In Snowflakes Released: December 18, 1996 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette151998Work Out Fine Released: July 1, 1998 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette39
Extended plays YearInformationOricon weeklypeak positionSalesRIAJ certification2014Namida Hitotsubu Released: January 22, 2014 Label: Space Shower Music Formats: CD, digital1092015Truth (Tobenai Tori yo) Released: November 11, 2015 Label: Space Shower Music Formats: CD, digital206
Cover albums YearInformationOricon weeklypeak positionSalesRIAJ certification2003Moments Released: September 6, 2003 Label: Sound Mission Formats: CD—
Compilations YearInformationOricon weeklypeak positionSalesRIAJ certification1990Singles: Noriko Best Released: March 21, 1990 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette11991CD File: Noriko Sakai Vol. 1 Released: February 1, 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD32CD File: Noriko Sakai Vol. 2 Released: February 1, 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD34CD File: Noriko Sakai Vol. 3 Released: February 1, 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD35Sentimental Best Released: December 5, 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette471992Singles: Noriko Best II Released: December 2, 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette491994Natural Best Released: February 2, 1994 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette501995Watercolour Released: June 21, 1995 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette36Twin Best Released: July 12, 1995 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette841999Pure Collection Released: June 23, 1999 Label: Victor Formats: CD, cassette—2000Singles: Noriko Best III Released: April 5, 2000 Label: Victor Formats: CD812005Noriko Sakai Best Collection Released: March 24, 2005 Label: Victor Formats: CD—Colezo! Twin: Noriko Sakai Released: December 16, 2005 Label: Victor Formats: CD—2007Daisuki: My Moments Best Released: September 19, 2007 Label: Victor Formats: CD732016The Best Exhibition: Noriko Sakai 30th Anniversary Best Album Released: September 21, 2016 Label: Victor Formats: CD, digital752017Golden Best Released: February 22, 2017 Label: Victor Formats: CD, digital—2023Premium Best Released: July 19, 2023 Label: Victor Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital35
Box sets YearInformationOricon weeklypeak positionSalesRIAJ certification2002Noriko Box Released: March 21, 2002 Label: Victor Formats: CD— 2017Noriko Box: 30th Anniversary Mammoth Edition Released: March 15, 2017 Label: Victor Formats: CD192
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Date Peak chart positions Sales (JPN) RIAJcertification AlbumOricon Singles Charts "Otoko no Ko ni Naritai" February 5, 1987 6 48,000 Fantasia: Noriko Part I "Nagisa no Fantasy" May 21, 1987 4 60,000 "No-re-na-i Teen-age" August 25, 1987 4 65,000 Yume Bōken: Noriko Special "Yume Bōken" November 25, 1987 4 69,000 "Guanbare" February 24, 1988 7 82,000 Guanbare: Noriko Part II "Ichioku no Smile (Please Your Smile)" May 18, 1988 2 91,000 Lovely Times: Noriko Part III "Happy Again" September 21, 1988 4 87,000Singles: Noriko Best "Honki wo Dashite" January 1, 1989 4 98,000 "Otoki no Kuni no Birthday" February 14, 1989 6 46,000 "Love Letter" April 26, 1989 5 91,000 Blue Wind: Noriko Part IV "Sayonara wo Sugite" August 2, 1989 8 82,000 Non-album single "All Right" November 21, 1989 10 50,000 My Dear: Noriko Part V "Kōfuku Nante Hoshikunai wa" February 21, 1990 10 64,000White Girl: Noriko Part VI "Diamond Blue" May 21, 1990 9 51,000 "Hohoemi wo Mitsuketa" August 21, 1990 9 52,000Sweet 'n' Bitter: Noriko Part VII "Eve no Tamago" November 21, 1990 10 42,000 "Anata ni Tenshi ga Mieru Toki" March 21, 1991 12 39,000 Magical Montage Company "Montage" June 21, 1991 16 35,000 "Namida ga Tomaranai" November 7, 1991 21 24,000 Non-album single "Karui Kimochi no Julia" March 4, 1992 19 27,000 "Nagisa no Pitecan Trops" June 21, 1992 34 21,000 Mammoth "Tabun Taboo" November 6, 1992 54 10,000 Non-album single "Anata ga Michite Yuku" May 21, 1993 60 11,000 Anata ga Michite Yuku "Egao ga Wasurerarenai" November 21, 1993 89 7,000 Natural Best "Sasowarete…" June 22, 1994 65 6,000 10 Songs "Oh Oh Oh (We Are the Winners)" February 22, 1995 — Non-album single "Aoi Usagi" May 10, 1995 5 997,000 2× Platinum Watercolours "Here I Am (Nakitai Toki wa Nakeba Ii)" April 24, 1996 24 87,000 No Make "Kagami no Dress" October 9, 1996 9 447,000 Platinum In Snowflakes "Namida-iro" September 24, 1997 20 118,000 Work Out Fine "Yokogao" May 13, 1998 30 86,000 "Pure" April 1, 1999 50 11,000 Pure Collection "Words of Love" April 5, 2000 42 8,000 Daisuki: My Moments Best "Miracle" November 1, 2000 — "Tenka Muteki no Ai" June 23, 2004 — "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" August 22, 2007 44 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
International releases Release dateWorkLabelNotesNovember 1, 1994JVCChinese version of "Hohoemi wo Mitsuketa"February 1, 1996JVCMay 22, 1996JVCDuet with Eric SuenNovember 28, 1997Asian Collection '97JVCOctober 1, 1998Asian Tour Special: Asian Collection '98JVCOctober 1, 2000Asia 2000: Words of LoveJVCFebruary 26, 2014Office Nigun NiibaChinese version of "Aoi Usagi"
Other recordings Release dateWorkSongNotesJune 7, 1989Gunbuster"Active Heart"OVA opening theme (eps. 1–3); ending theme (ep. 4)"Try Again...!"OVA ending theme (eps. 1–3)
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