Chara discography
The discography of Japanese musician Chara consists of fifteen studio albums, four compilation albums, two live albums, three extended plays one soundtrack, eight video albums and fifty singles. Chara debuted as a musician in 1991 with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and saw great success with the singles "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)" (1996), the theme song for the film Swallowtail, and "Yasashii Kimochi" (1997). After releasing ten albums with the label, Chara left Sony in 2004 to become an independent musician, releasing the album Something Blue (2005). The next year, Chara signed her second major label contract with Universal Music Japan, releasing four albums between 2007 and 2011.
| Chara discography | |
|---|---|
 Chara performing live at Countdown Japan (2011) | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Video albums | 8 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 50 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Self-cover albums | 2 |
After a second brief period where she worked independently, releasing the extended play Utakata (2011), Chara signed a contract with Sony sublabel Ki/oon Music, releasing the albums Cocoon (2012), Jewel (2013) and Secret Garden (2015).
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[1][upper-alpha 1] | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] | |||||||||||
| Sweet |
|
64 | 11,000 | ||||||||
| Soul Kiss |
|
14 | 65,000 | ||||||||
| Violet Blue |
|
4 | 123,000 | ||||||||
| Happy Toy |
|
4 | 145,000 | ||||||||
| Junior Sweet |
|
1 | 1,055,000 |
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| Strange Fruits |
|
3 | 317,000 |
| |||||||
| Madrigal (マドリガル, Madorigaru) |
|
8 | 117,000 |
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| Yoake Mae (夜明けまえ, "Before the Dawn") |
|
17 | 47,000 | ||||||||
| Something Blue |
|
— | |||||||||
| Union |
|
4 | 51,000 | ||||||||
| Honey |
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12 | 38,000 | ||||||||
| Carol |
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20 | 16,000 | ||||||||
| Dark Candy |
|
27 | 5,000 | ||||||||
| Cocoon |
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20 | 6,000 | ||||||||
| Secret Garden |
|
39 | 5,000 | ||||||||
| Sympathy |
|
32 | |||||||||
| Baby Bump |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Collaborative Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | |||||||||||
| echo |
|
7 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] | |||
| Live 97–99 Mood |
|
20 | 45,000 |
| MTV Unplugged Chara |
|
254 | 400 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[1] | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] | ||||
| Chara the Best Baby Baby Baby XXX |
|
5 | 190,000 |
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| Caramel Milk: The Best of Chara |
|
2 | 520,000 |
|
| Sugar Hunter: The Best Love Songs of Chara |
|
14 | 65,000 | |
| Very Special |
|
24 | 7,000 |
Self-cover albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] |
TWN East Asian [9] | |||
| A Scenery Like Me |
|
27 | — | 19,000 |
| Jewel |
|
24 | 12 | 5,000 |
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[1] | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] | ||||
| Montage |
|
1 | 784,000 |
|
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [2] | |||
| The Singles Re-Mixed |
|
95 | 3,000 |
| Kiss |
|
30 | 12,000 |
| Utakata (うたかた, "Bubble") |
|
56 | 3,000 |
| Inner Peace |
|
Singles
As a lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[1] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [2] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [11][upper-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| "Heaven" | 1991 | — | — | Sweet | |||||||
| "Sweet" | 1992 | — | — | ||||||||
| "No Toy" | — | — | |||||||||
| "Ōki na Jishin ga Kitatte" (大きな地震がきたって, "Even If the Earth Shakes") | — | — | Soul Kiss | ||||||||
| "Ai no Jibaku Sōchi" (愛の自爆装置, "Love's Suicide Machine") | — | — | |||||||||
| "Mujintō ni Watashi o Motte Itte..." (無人島に私をもっていって・・・, "Take Me to a Deserted Island...") | 1993 | 66 | — | 14,000 | Violet Blue | ||||||
| "Charlotte no Okurimono" (シャーロットの贈り物, "Charlotte's Web") | 70 | — | 10,000 | ||||||||
| "Private Beach" | — | ||||||||||
| "Koi o Shita" (恋をした, "I'm in Love") | 87 | — | 7,000 | ||||||||
| "Gifted Child" | — | — | |||||||||
| "Tsumibukaku Aishite yo" (罪深く愛してよ, "Love Me Sinfully") | 1994 | 55 | — | 15,000 | Happy Toy | ||||||
| "Atashi Nande Dakishimetai n Darō?" (あたしなんで抱きしめたいんだろう?, "Why Do I Wanna Hug Him?") | 41 | — | 38,000 | ||||||||
| "Tiny Tiny Tiny" | 1995 | 62 | — | 13,000 | Chara the Best | ||||||
| "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)" (あいのうた, "Love Song") (among Yen Town Band) |
1996 | 1 | — | 878,000 |
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Montage | |||||
| "Yasashii Kimochi" (やさしい気持ち, "Kind Feelings") | 1997 | 7 | 76[upper-alpha 4] | 521,000 | Junior Sweet | ||||||
| "Time Machine" (タイムマシーン, Taimu Mashīn) | 12 | — | 204,000 |
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| "Milk" (ミルク, Miruku) | 48 | — | 17,000 | ||||||||
| "Duca" | 1998 | 25 | — | 44,000 | Strange Fruits | ||||||
| "Hikari to Watashi" (光と私, "The Light and Me") | 17 | — | 54,000 | ||||||||
| "70% (Yūgure no Uta)" (70%—夕暮れのうた, "70% (Evening Song)") | 1999 | 36 | — | 22,000 | |||||||
| "Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange" (愛の火 3つ オレンジ, "Fire of Love, Three, Orange") (Chara+Yuki) |
6 | — | 230,000 |
|
Non-album single | ||||||
| "Tsuki to Amai Namida" (月と甘い涙, "The Moon and Sweet Tears") | 2000 | 12 | — | 59,000 | Caramel Milk | ||||||
| "Taisetsu o Kizuku Mono" (大切をきずくもの, Things That Make You Mean More to Me") | 14 | — | 51,000 | ||||||||
| "Lemon Candy" (レモンキャンディ, Remon Kyandi) | 2001 | 32 | — | 26,000 | Madrigal | ||||||
| "Skirt" (スカート, Sukāto) | 37 | — | 13,000 | ||||||||
| "Boku ni Utsushite" (ボクにうつして, "Reflecting in Me") | 78 | — | 2,000 | ||||||||
| "Hatsukoi" (初恋, "First Love") | 2002 | 16 | — | 12,000 | Yoake Mae | ||||||
| "Mieru wa" (みえるわ, "I Can See!") | 2003 | 71 | — | 3,000 | |||||||
| "Sekai" (世界, "World") | 2006 | 24 | — | 9,000 | Union | ||||||
| "Crazy for You" | 24 | — | 4,000 | ||||||||
| "Fantasy" | 2007 | 13 | — | 13,000 | |||||||
| "Cherry Cherry" | 44 | — | 6,000 | Honey | |||||||
| "Boku no Koto o Shitte" (ボクのことを知って, "Know Me") | 44 | — | 7,000 | ||||||||
| "Trophy" | 2008 | 37 | 57 | 3,000 | |||||||
| "Breaking Hearts" | 2009 | 28 | 78 | 4,000 | Carol | ||||||
| "Kataomoi" (片想い, "Unrequited Love") | 47 | 69 | 4,000 | ||||||||
| "Alterna Girlfriend" (オルタナ・ガールフレンド, Orutana Gārufurendo) | 2012 | 102 | 48 | 700 | Cocoon | ||||||
| "Planet" (プラネット, Puranetto) | 105 | — | 600 | ||||||||
| "Chōchō Musubi" (蝶々結び, "Ribbon Bow") | 87 | 96 | 1,000 | ||||||||
| "Hug" | 2013 | 148 | —[upper-alpha 5] | 400 | Secret Garden | ||||||
| "Koibumi" (恋文, "Love Letter") | 118 | 45 | 600 | ||||||||
| "Lucky Girl" (ラッキーガール, Rakkī Gāru)[28] | 2014 | — | —[upper-alpha 6] | ||||||||
| "Rainbow"[30] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Setsunakute Gomen ne" (せつなくてごめんね, "Sorry It's So Sad")[30] | — | — | |||||||||
| "Ai no Ne" (アイノネ, "Sound of Love") (among Yen Town Band) |
2015 | 28 | 67 | 4,000 | |||||||
| "A.O.U." | 2022 | 34 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart, or were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in 2008. | |||||||||||
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[1] | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [2] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [11][upper-alpha 3] | |||||
| "Parachute Girl" (パラシュート★ガール, Parashūto Gāru) (Yasuyuki Okamura featuring Chara) |
1992 | 25 | — | 29,000 | Kinjirareta Ikigai | |
| "Chara no Boogie Shoes" (チャラのブギー・シューズ, "Chara's Boogie Shoes") (Chara with The 99 1/2) |
1996 | 37 | — | 40,000 | More (Than 100) | |
| "Let Me Know" (Towa Tei featuring Chara) |
1999 | 34 | — | 20,000 | Last Century Modern | |
| "Atari" ("Hit") (Satoshi Tomiie featuring Chara) |
2000 | 68 | — | 11,000 | Non-album single | |
| "Zero Landmine" (among N.M.L.) |
2001 | 1 | — | 556,000 |
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Non-album single |
| "Sapphire no Hoshi" (サファイアの星, "The Sapphire Star") (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra featuring Chara) |
2006 | 16 | — | 20,000 | Wild Peace | |
| "I Don't Know" (Chara x Insist) |
2014 | 30 | 64 | 4,000 | Non-album single | |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 [11][upper-alpha 3] | |||||||||||
| "Junior Sweet" | 1997 | — | Junior Sweet | ||||||||
| "Hikari no Niwa" (光の庭, "Garden of Light")[32] | 2005 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Labrador" (ラブラドール, Raburadōru) | 2008 | 67 | Honey | ||||||||
| "Time After Time" (Chara x Hanaregumi) |
—[upper-alpha 7] | Kiss | |||||||||
| "Dengon" (伝言, "Rumor")[34] | 2011 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Koi wa Me o Tojite" (恋は目を閉じて, "Love Is Closing Your Eyes") | 2015 | —[upper-alpha 8] | Secret Garden | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart, or were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in 2008. | |||||||||||
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Sekaiichi Yōki na Otoko to Sekaiichi Inki na Onna" (世界一陽気な男と世界一陰気な女, "The Cheeriest Boy and the Gloomiest Girl in the World") (Titi Matsumura featuring Chara) |
1993 | Funa no Yō na Onna |
| "Everytime We Say Good-bye" (Titi Matsumura featuring Chara) | ||
| "I Want You" (Oh! Penelope featuring Chara) |
1997 | Milk & Cookies |
| "Jū Ni Gatsu" (12月, "December") (Tadanobu Asano featuring Chara) |
1999 | We Love Butchers |
| "Mind Expansions" (Cosmic Village featuring Chara) |
2004 | Re:KJM |
| "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" (やさしさに包まれたなら, "If You're Wrapped Up in Kindness") (Kumiko Yamashita featuring Chara & Mayumi Chiwaki & You) |
2005 | Duets |
| "Hitomi wa Diamond" (瞳はダイアモンド, "Your Eyes are Diamonds") | 2006 | Jewel Songs: Seiko Matsuda Tribute & Covers |
| "Love to Live By" (M-Flo loves Chara) |
2007 | Cosmicolor |
| "Magicsweets" (Yoko Kanno featuring Chara) |
CM Yoko | |
| "Magicsweets (Masao Nisugi Remix)" (Yoko Kanno featuring Chara) | ||
| "Love to Live By (FPM Eclectic Electric Mix)" (M-Flo loves Chara) |
ElectriColor | |
| "Otanjōbi no Uta" (おたんじょうびのうた, "Birthday Song")[upper-alpha 9] | 2008 | Otanjōbi Kinengō (2008 anniversary kit issue) |
| "Crazy for You (Club Edit)" | Sound Concierge JAPAN "Japanese Lyric Dance" | |
| "Seven Nation Army" (Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band featuring Chara) |
World Class | |
| "Soul Ryder" (Kohey Tsuchiya featuring Chara) |
"Music Flower" (single) | |
| "Seven Nation Army (House Nation Sweet Monday Remix)" (Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band featuring Chara) |
House Nation Forth Gig | |
| "Chaos" (Curly Giraffe featuring Chara) |
2009 | Thank You for Being a Friend E.P. / Thank You for Being a Friend |
| "On Cloud Nine" (Curly Giraffe featuring Chara) |
Thank You for Being a Friend | |
| "Wherever You Go" (Basement Jaxx featuring Chara) |
2014 | Junto |
| "Shinkiro" ("Mirage") (TK from Ling Tosite Sigure featuring Chara) |
Fantastic Magic | |
| "Commit Ballad" (toe featuring Chara) |
2015 | Hear You |
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD [2] |
JPN Blu-ray [2] | ||
| Kiss | — | — | |
| Chara's Clips 1991–1997 |
|
— | — |
| Chara's Clips 1997–2001 |
|
— | — |
| Skirt: Short Film |
|
— | — |
| Live Life: Chara's Union Live House Tour 2007 |
|
34 | — |
| Live Life 2: Chara Tour 2008 Honey |
|
56 | — |
| Live Tour 2011 "Very Special" |
|
97 | — |
| MTV Unplugged Chara |
|
208 | 144 |
Notes
- Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
- Junior Sweet later received a 3× Platinum certification for 1,200,000 copies, however the 3× Platinum threshold was changed to 750,000 copies in 2003.
- Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Yasashii Kimochi",[12] "Trophy",[13] "Labrador",[14] "Breaking Hearts",[15] "Kataomoi",[16] "Alterna Girlfriend",[17] "Chōchō Musubi",[18] "Koibumi",[19] "I Don't Know",[20] "Ai no Ne".[21]
- Charted in 2013.
- Charted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot Airplay chart and at number 95 on the Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[26][27]
- Charted at number 96 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[29]
- Charted at number 78 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[33]
- Charted at number 98 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.[35]
- Special song for childrearing information kit Kodomo Challenge.
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