The album discography of Japanese-American singer Hikaru Utada consists of eleven studio albums, one extended play, two live albums, five compilation albums, and eleven video albums. Utada began as a musician in the early 1990s as a member of U, a family unit made up of them, their mother Junko Utada, also known as 1970s enka singer Keiko Fuji, and their father, musical producer Teruzane Utada. U released their debut album Star in 1993, with the hope to debut in America. In 1996, the group was rebranded as Cubic U, an R&B project focusing on Hikaru Utada, resulting in the English language album Precious in 1998 with record label Toshiba EMI.
Utada continued releasing music with Toshiba EMI, debuting as a Japanese-language musician in December 1998 with the single "Automatic" / "Time Will Tell", and releasing their debut album First Love in 1999. The album was a phenomenal success, becoming the most sold album of all time in Japan. Their second album Distance was released on March 28, 2001, on the same day as singer Ayumi Hamasaki's compilation album A Best. Both sold over three million copies in their first week, becoming the respective highest and second highest selling albums in Japan in a single week.
Before the release of their third album Deep River (2002), Utada signed with American record label Island Def Jam and music corporation Universal to release English language globally. This resulted in their global debut album Exodus (2004), under the mononym Utada. Utada returned to the Japanese market with their albums Ultra Blue (2006) and Heart Station (2008). Their song "Flavor of Life" (2007), the theme song for the drama Hana Yori Dango Returns, sold over eight million downloads, and became the second most downloaded song globally of 2007 after Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend".
Utada released their second global English album This Is the One in 2009. After a compilation album featuring an extended play of new material, Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 (2010), Utada went on an extended hiatus for personal reasons, however they briefly returned to release the song "Sakura Nagashi" for the animated film Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012). They made their official return in 2016 with the album Fantôme, again to commercial and critical success.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions Sales Certifications JPN JPN Hot KOR Intl.The Gaon Albums Chart was established in 2010. US US World Precious Released: January 28, 1998 Label: Free Bass, Toshiba EMI Formats: CD, download 2 — — — —JPN: 702,060RIAJ: 3× Platinum First Love Released: March 10, 1999 Label: Toshiba EMI, Eastworld Formats: CD, DVD, cassette, LP, download 1 80 62 — —WW: 9,910,000 JPN: 7,672,120 KOR: 4,244RIAJ: 8× Million Distance Released: March 28, 2001 Label: Toshiba EMI, Eastworld Formats: CD, cassette, LP, download 1 — 70 — —WW: 5,490,000 JPN: 4,472,353RIAJ: 4× Million Deep River Released: June 19, 2002 Label: Toshiba EMI, Eastworld Formats: CD, cassette, LP, download 1 — 67 — —JPN: 3,604,588RIAJ: 3× Million Exodus Released: September 8, 2004 Label: Island Def Jam Formats: CD, cassette, download 1 — — 160 —JPN: 1,074,393 US: 55,000RIAJ: Million Ultra Blue Released: June 14, 2006 Label: Toshiba-EMI, Eastworld Formats: CD, download 1 — 97 — —JPN: 909,113RIAJ: Million Heart Station Released: March 19, 2008 Label: EMI Music Japan, Eastworld Formats: CD, download 1 — 89 — —JPN: 1,011,373 KOR: 4,132RIAJ: Million This Is the One Released: March 14, 2009 Label: Island Formats: CD, download 3 — — 69 —JPN: 242,657 US: 16,000RIAJ: Platinum Fantôme Released: September 28, 2016 Label: Virgin Formats: SHM-CD, download 1 1 47 — 1WW: 1,000,000 JPN: 702,347 JPN: 100,000 US: 3,500RIAJ: 3× Platinum Gold Hatsukoi Released: June 27, 2018 Label: Epic Formats: CD, download, LP 1 1 4 — 3JPN: 381,520 JPN: 100,000 RIAJ: Platinum Gold Bad Mode Released: January 19, 2022 Label: Epic Formats: CD, download, CD/DVD 1 1 — — —JPN: 168,000 JPN: 35,000 RIAJ: Gold "—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions Sales Certifications JPN KOR KOR Intl. Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1 Released: March 31, 2004 Label: Toshiba EMI, Eastworld Formats: CD, digital download 1 — 28 JPN: 2,621,000RIAJ: 3× Million Gold Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 Released: November 24, 2010 Label: EMI Music Japan, Eastworld Formats: 2CD, 2CD/DVD, digital download 1 12 1 JPN: 444,100RIAJ: 2× Platinum Utada the Best Released: November 24, 2010 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 12 — — JPN: 22,000 Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1+2 HD Released: December 9, 2014 Label: Virgin Formats: USB — — — JPN: 5,000 Science Fiction Released: April 10, 2024 Label: Epic, USM Japan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 1 — — JPN: 330,244 JPN: 39,633 RIAJ: Platinum "—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Gaon Charts, or items that did not chart.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions JPN Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios Released: June 6, 2022 Label: Epic Formats: Digital download, streaming — Hikaru Utada Science Fiction Tour 2024 Released: December 11, 2024 Label: Epic Formats: 2 CD, Digital download, streaming—"—" denotes items that were ineligible to chart because no physical edition was released.
Other albums + List of other albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions Sales JPN Star Released: September 17, 1993 Label: Century Records Formats: CD, digital download 33 JPN: 55,000
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Extended play details Peak positions Sales Certifications JPN JPN Hot FRA SCO US World One Last Kiss Released: March 9, 2021 Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl 2 1 112 58 12 JPN: 178,284 JPN: 42,000 RIAJ: Gold
Video albums Music video albums + List of media, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positionsJPN DVD Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol. 1 Released: December 12, 1999 Label: Toshiba-EMI Formats: VHS, DVD, VCD 1 Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol. 2 Released: September 27, 2001 Label: Toshiba-EMI Formats: DVD, VHS, VCD 1 Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol. 3+ Released: September 30, 2002 Label: Toshiba-EMI Formats: DVD, VCD 3 Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol. 4 Released: September 27, 2006 Label: EMI Music Japan Formats: DVD 2
Live concert video albums + List of media, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak positions Certifications JPN DVD JPN Blu-ray TWN Bohemian Summer 2000 Released: December 19, 2000 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: DVD, VHS, VCD, Blu-ray 1 10 — Utada Hikaru Unplugged Released: November 11, 2001 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: DVD, VHS, Blu-ray 1 14 — Released: March 29, 2003 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: DVD 3 — —RIAJ: Gold Released: July 28, 2004 Label: Toshiba EMI Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 1 12 —RIAJ: Gold Utada United 2006 Released: December 20, 2006 Label: EMI Music Japan Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 14 6 — Wild Life: Live at the Yokohama Arena 2010 Released: April 6, 2011 Label: EMI Music Japan Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 9 2 4 Utada: In the Flesh 2010 Released: December 8, 2013 Label: Universal Formats: Digital download, Blu-ray — — — Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 Released: June 26, 2019 Label: Epic Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, digital download, streaming — 2 — Hikaru Utada Science Fiction Tour 2024 Released: December 11, 2024 Label: Epic Formats: Blu-ray — 2 — Luv Live Released: January 8, 2025 Label: USM Japan Formats: Blu-ray — 8 — Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios Released: January 8, 2025 Label: Epic Formats: Blu-ray — 19 —"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or were not released physically.
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