Ai discography
Ai discography | |
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Studio albums | 10 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Video albums | 10 |
Singles | 46 |
The discography of Japanese contemporary R&B singer and rapper Ai consists of ten studio albums, four compilation albums, one live album, one mix tape, ten video albums and numerous solo and collaboration singles.
Ai debuted as a musician through BMG Japan in 2000, though which she released a single album, My Name Is Ai. In 2002, Ai switched labels to DefJam Japan, a subsidiary of Universal Music Japan, and released her second studio album in 2003, Original Ai.[1] In 2005, Ai released the ballad "Story", which became one of the most digitally successful songs of all time in Japan, becoming 3× Million certified for ringtones and Million for downloads to cellphones.
Ai remained with Universal until 2010, releasing seven studio albums with the label. Ai signed to EMI Music Japan in June 2011, and released the album Independent (2012), led by the single "Happiness".[2] In September 2012, Universal Music Group purchased EMI Music, leading Ai to return to Universal as an artist under the newly created EMI Records Japan sub-label.[3]
Contents
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[4][upper-alpha 1] | Certifications | |||||||
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JPN [5] |
TWN East Asian [6][upper-alpha 2] |
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My Name Is Ai |
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86 | — | 3,000 | |||||||
Original Ai |
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15 | — | 60,000 | |||||||
2004 Ai |
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3 | — | 113,000 | |||||||
Mic-a-holic Ai |
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4 | 18 | 467,000 |
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What's Goin' On Ai |
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2 | 11 | 218,000 |
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Don't Stop Ai |
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4 | 18 | 108,000 |
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Viva Ai |
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10 | 16 | 37,000 | |||||||
The Last Ai |
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14 | — | 28,000 | |||||||
Independent |
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2 | — | 71,000 |
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Moriagaro |
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5 | — | 49,000 | |||||||
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music charts, or items that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[4] | Certifications | |||||||
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JPN [5] |
KOR Overseas [11][upper-alpha 3][upper-alpha 4] |
TWN East Asian [6][upper-alpha 2] |
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Flashback to Ai |
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55 | — | — | 12,000 | ||||||
Feat. Ai |
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33 | — | — | 32,000 | ||||||
Best Ai |
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1 | 46 | 18 | 250,000 |
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The Best |
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3 | — | — | 77,000 | ||||||
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Gaon charts, or items that did not chart. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[4] |
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JPN [5] |
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Live Ai |
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14 | 39,000 |
Mix tapes
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales (JPN)[4] |
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JPN [5] |
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Rhythm and Babe |
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196 | 1,900 |
Singles
As a lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[4] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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Oricon Singles Charts [5] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [14][upper-alpha 5] |
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"Cry Just Cry" | 2000 | — | — | My Name Is Ai | |||||||
"U Can Do" | 2001 | — | — | ||||||||
"Shining Star" | 98 | — | 2,100 | ||||||||
"Saishū Senkoku" (最終宣告?, "Last Words") | 2003 | 27 | — | 20,000 | Original Ai | ||||||
"Thank U" | 37 | — | 11,000 | ||||||||
"My Friend" (マイ☆フレンド Mai Furendo?) | 35 | — | 13,000 | ||||||||
"Senjō no Merry Christmas" (戦場のメリークリスマス?, "Battlefield Merry Christmas") | — | Original Ai: Deluxe Edition | |||||||||
"After the Rain" | 2004 | 32 | — | 17,000 | 2004 Ai | ||||||
"EO" | 23 | — | 15,000 | ||||||||
"Watch Out!" (featuring Afra, Tucker) |
62 | — | 5,000 | ||||||||
"365" (featuring Deli) |
2005 | 20 | — | 17,000 | Mic-a-holic Ai | ||||||
"Crayon Beats" | 40 | — | 6,000 | Non-album single | |||||||
"Story" | 8 | 7[upper-alpha 6] | 276,000 | Mic-a-holic Ai | |||||||
"Believe" | 2006 | 2 | — | 117,000 | What's Goin' On Ai | ||||||
"I Wanna Know" | 9 | — | 23,000 | ||||||||
"Brand New Day" | 2007 | 13 | — | 21,000 | Don't Stop Ai | ||||||
"I'll Remember You" | — | ||||||||||
"One" | 18 | — | 23,000 | ||||||||
"Taisetsu na Mono" (大切なもの?, "Important Things") | 2008 | 22 | 9 | 7,000 |
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"So Special"[upper-alpha 7] (featuring Exile Atsushi) |
15 | 14 | 13,000 |
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Viva Ai | ||||||
"Okuribito" (おくりびと?, "Senders") | 58 | ||||||||||
"You Are My Star" | 2009 | 36 | 11 | 5,000 | |||||||
"Fake" (featuring Namie Amuro) |
2010 | 8 | 5 | 16,000 |
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The Last Ai | |||||
"Still..." (featuring AK-69) |
15 | 27 | 8,000 | ||||||||
"Nemurenai Machi" (眠れない街?, "Sleepless Town") | 60 | 53 | 3,000 | ||||||||
"Stronger" (featuring Miliyah Kato) |
26 | 30 | 7,000 | ||||||||
"Letter in the Sky" (featuring The Jacksons) |
2011 | 14 | 36 | 29,000 | Independent | ||||||
"Happiness" (ハピネス Hapinesu?) | 2 | ||||||||||
"Beautiful Life"[57] | 2012 | — | 65 | Independent: Deluxe Edition | |||||||
"Voice" | 2013 | 13 | 2 | 26,000 |
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Moriagaro | |||||
"Mama e" (ママへ?, "Dear Mama")[58] | — | 6 |
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"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, items that did not chart or items that were ineligible to chart because no physical edition was released. |
As a collaborating artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (JPN)[4] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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Oricon Singles Charts [5] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [14][upper-alpha 5] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart [upper-alpha 8][upper-alpha 9] |
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"One Last Kiss" (Mao Denda featuring Ai) |
2001 | 91 | — | — | 2,500 | Non-album release | |||||
"Luv Ya" (Sphere of Influence featuring Ai) |
2002 | 72 | — | — | 2,400 | The Influence | |||||
"Uh Uh......" (Suite Chic featuring Ai) |
2003 | 22 | — | — | 30,000 | When Pop Hits the Fan | |||||
"Gold Digga" (Michico featuring Ai) |
— | — | — | Non-album release | |||||||
"Voice of Love (Ue o Muite Arukō)" (上を向いて歩こう?, "Walk While Looking Up") (among Voice of Love Posse) |
25 | — | — | 19,000 | |||||||
"No Generation Gap" (Char featuring Ai) |
2006 | 83[upper-alpha 10] | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
"Do What U Gotta Do" (Zeebra featuring Ai, Namie Amuro, Mummy-D) |
2006 | — | — | — |
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The New Beginning | |||||
"Crazy World" (Anna Tsuchiya featuring Ai) |
2008 | 19 | 26 | — | 13,000 |
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Nudy Show! | ||||
"Home Sweet Home" (Gicode featuring Ai, Jamosa) |
2009 | 77 | —[upper-alpha 11] | — | 1,800 | SP & ST | |||||
"Broken Strings" (James Morrison featuring Ai) |
— | 19 | — | Songs for You, Truths for Me (Japan Edition) | |||||||
"Ai no Uta" (アイノウタ?, "Love Song") (MC2 featuring Ai, Co-key) |
2010 | — | — | 26 | Energy | ||||||
"Wavin' Flag (Coca Cola Celebration Mix) (Sekai ni Hitotsu no Hata)" (ウェイヴィン・フラッグ コカ・コーラ(R)・セレブレイション・ミックス~世界に一つの旗?, "One Flag in the World") (K'naan featuring Ai) |
99 | 7 | 30 | 3,900 | Troubadour: Champion Album | ||||||
"This Love" (Thelma Aoyama featuring Ai) |
— | — | 89 | Love! 2 | |||||||
"Love You Need You" (The Bawdies featuring Ai) |
2011 | 3 | 3 | — | 14,000 | Live the Life I Love | |||||
"Wonder Woman" (Namie Amuro featuring Ai, Anna Tsuchiya) |
— | 5 | 5 |
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Checkmate! | ||||||
"O2" (Miho Fukuhara featuring Ai) |
— | — | 4 | The Soul Extreme EP | |||||||
"Blue" (Zeebra featuring Ai) |
119 | — | — | 600 | Black World/White Heat | ||||||
"All You Need Is Love" (among Japan United with Music) |
2012 | 11 | 11 | — | 26,000 | Non-album release | |||||
"Let It Be" (Tee & Ai) |
2014 | 84 | 47 | — | 700 | ||||||
"Be Brave" (Exile Atsushi + Ai) |
2015 | 7 | 12 | — | 29,000 | ||||||
"No More" (Exile Atsushi + Ai) |
2016 | 7 | 4 | — | 15,000 | ||||||
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 or the RIAJ Digital Track Chart, items that did not chart or items that were ineligible to chart because no physical edition was released. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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Billboard Japan Hot 100 [14][upper-alpha 5] |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart [upper-alpha 9] |
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"Hot Spot" (featuring Uzi) |
2004 | — | — | Feat. Ai | |||||||
"Sunshine" | 2005 | — | — | Mic-a-holic Ai | |||||||
"People in the World" | 2009 | — | — | Viva Ai | |||||||
"For My Sister" (featuring Judith Hill) |
2010 | — | — | The Last Ai | |||||||
"One Love" | 2012 | 37 | — | Independent | |||||||
"Utsukushiki Mono" (ウツクシキモノ?, "Beautiful Things") | —[upper-alpha 12] | 46 | |||||||||
"Independent Woman" | 16 | 98 | |||||||||
"After the Storm" (featuring Che'Nelle) |
2013 | 40 | — | Moriagaro | |||||||
"Sogood" | —[upper-alpha 13] | — | |||||||||
"Hanabi" ("Fireworks") | 9 | — | |||||||||
"Come Together (Wasurenaide)" (Come Together ~忘れないで?, "Come Together (Don't Forget)") | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Run Free" (Ai + Miliyah Kato + Verbal) |
— | — | Motto Moriagaro | ||||||||
"Minna ga Minna ga Eiyū" (みんながみんな英雄?, "Absolutely Everyone's a Hero")[upper-alpha 14] | 2016 | 4 | — | Non-album single | |||||||
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100 or the RIAJ Digital Track Chart, or items that did not chart. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"Baby Shine" (Heartsdales featuring Ai, Verbal) |
2002 | Radioactive |
"Luv Song" (Jin featuring Ai) |
"Real Love" (single) | |
"Luv Song (Reo's Prophet Mix)" (Jin featuring Ai) |
Notes of Soul | |
"Somebody's Girl" (Ken Hirai featuring Ai) |
Life Is... | |
"Uh Uh...... (Remix)" (Suite Chic featuring Ai, Bigzan, P.H.) |
2003 | When Pop Hits the Lab |
"Rollin' On (Remix)" (Double featuring Ai) |
"Rollin' On" (single) | |
"Fatal Attraction" (51 -Goichi- featuring Ai) |
51st Dimension: The Yang | |
"Golden Mic (Remix)" (Zeebra featuring Kashi da Handsome, Ai, Dohzi-T, Hannya) |
Tokyo's Finest | |
"Baby Shine (Deckstream Remix)" (Heartsdales featuring Ai) |
Sugar Shine | |
"Jonan Ondo" (JONAN音頭?, "Jonan Work Song") (Gicode featuring Ai) |
Edocig | |
"My Friend (L'arpege Noir Mix)" (Double featuring Ai) |
Wonderful | |
"Super Backshoen (Yes, Sir)" (スーパーバックシャン Sūpā Bakkushan?) (Dabo featuring Ai) |
Diamond | |
"My Friend (R. Yamaki Remix)" (Double featuring Ai) |
2004 | Too Wonderful |
"Thunder Break Beats" (Kaminari-Kazoku. featuring Ai, Hab I Scream, Dabo) |
330 More Answer No Question | |
"Gold Digga (DJ Hazime Remix)" (Michico featuring Ai) |
"OPD" (single) | |
"Starstruck (The Return of the Luvbytes)" (M-Flo featuring Ai, Emi Hinouchi and Rum (Heartsdales)) |
Astromantic | |
"Welcome 2 da Party" (DJ Watarai featuring Hi-D, Ai) |
Harlem Ver. 3.0 | |
"Angel" (エンジェル Enjeru?) (Boy-Ken featuring Ai) |
Everythin' Is Everythin' | |
"Starstruck (Sakai, Asuka Savannh Remix)" (M-Flo featuring Ai, Emi Hinouchi and Rum (Heartsdales)) |
Astromantic Charm School | |
"Hot Spot" (Uzi featuring Ai) |
No. 9 | |
"Holiday" (DJ Masterkey featuring Chris, Ai) |
2005 | The Life Entertainment Presents Daddy's House Vol. 3 |
"Uh... Uh... (Ver. 2K5)" (Suite Chic featuring Ai) |
Jhett | |
"Nettaiya" (熱帯夜?, "Tropical Night") (Ai featuring Typewriter from 254) |
Tokyo Engi: TKO Hiphop Original Soundtrack' | |
"Tell Me" (Deli featuring Hannya, 565, Ai) |
Time 4 Some Action' | |
"What Is a Life" (Ai & Rin Oikawa) |
2006 | Kiraware Matsuko no Uta-tachi (Memories of Matsuko soundtrack) |
"Believe (Drama Instrumental)" | Iryū Team Medical Dragon Original Soundtrack | |
"Nettaiya (East Up Remix)" (East Up Line Stars featuring Ai) |
E Star | |
"Oh Yeah!" (Rain featuring Ai) |
Eternal Rain / Rain's World | |
"Bitter Life" (Giant Swing featuring Ai) |
2007 | Giant Swing Deli |
"My Friend (Liga Oriente Remix)" | Remistura | |
"Are You a Performa" (Trey Songz featuring Ai) |
Trey Day (Japanese Edition) | |
"People in the World (Movie Short Version)" | 2009 | Lalapipo Official Compilation Album |
"Home Sweet Home (Album Ver.)" (Gicode featuring Ai, Jamosa) |
SP&ST | |
"If You Really Love Me" (Flipsyde featuring Ai) |
State of Survival | |
"Beat It" (Afra featuring Ai) |
Heat Beat | |
"Birthday Song" (Ai featuring Anty the Kunoichi (produced by Hi-D)) |
Special Calling: Session 2 | |
"Kon'ya wa Birthday Bash" (今夜はバースデーバッシュ?, "Tonight's a Birthday Bash") (Deli featuring Ai, Dabo) |
The Bible 4 Survival | |
"Kon'ya wa Birthday Bash (Autotune Ver.)" (Deli featuring Ai, Dabo) |
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"Change the World" (Rudebwoy featuring Ai) |
2010 | Best Combination Magnum Mix |
"Believe (DNA Instrumental Remix)" | Ai no Uta Winter Remix | |
"It's OK" (AK-69 featuring Ai) |
2011 | The Red Magic |
"Hit the Road Jack" (The Bawdies featuring Ai) |
"Love You Need You" (single) | |
"Movie" (L-Vokal featuring Chinza Dopeness, Ai) |
Livin' | |
"Forever (Kimi to Dattara)" (~君とだったら?, "If I Were with You") (Skoop on Somebody featuring Ai) |
Distance | |
"O2 (Seiji Basement Mix)" (Miho Fukuhara featuring Ai) |
2012 | "Dream On" (single) |
"You Are My Reason" (Miho Fukuhara featuring Ai) |
The Best of Soul Extreme | |
"Born This Way" (DJ PMX featuring Maccho (Ozrosaurus), Ai) |
The Original II | |
"Show It Off" (DJ Lead featuring Jim Jones & Ai) |
2013 | Non-album single |
"Hope (Tokyo Tribe Anthem)" (Young Dais (N.C.B.B), Simon, Y's & Ai) |
2014 | Tokyo Tribe Original Soundtrack |
"I'll Be There with You" (Miliyah Kato featuring Ai & Thelma Aoyama) |
Muse |
Video albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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JPN DVD [5] |
JPN Blu-ray [5] |
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Machigainai |
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66 | — |
Mic-a-holic Ai Japan Tour '05 |
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7 | — |
Nippon Budōkan Ai (日本武道館?) |
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11 | — |
Don't Stop Ai Japan Tour |
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27 | — |
Viva Ai Japan Tour |
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34 | — |
"Densetsu Night" at Nippon Budōkan with Chō: Special Guest Ōzei!!! (『伝説 NIGHT』 at 日本武道館 with 超SPECIAL GUEST大勢!!!?) |
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55 | 69 |
Independent Tour 2012: Live in Budokan |
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41 | — |
Moriagacchaimashita in Budōkan (モリアガッチャイマシタ in 武道館?) |
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47 | 117 |
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