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B'z Discography
Japanese rock duo B'z has released 22 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, eight extended plays (EP), 57 singles and 19 live albums. With more than 82 million sales in Japan, the duo is the best-selling artist in Japan and with 100 million sales one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Extended plays Singles Other B'z songs recorded by other musicians * Eric Suen recorded "Easy Come, Easy Go!" as the theme for the 2000 Taiwanese drama, ''Huai Yu Gong Zhu'' (). The title of the Chinese version is "Wei Feng Shi Ke" (). * Priscilla Chan released a Cantonese version of "Native Dance" called " on her 1993 album '. * Aya Kamiki covered "Pierrot" as her second major-label single in 2006. * Aya Kamiki has also included " Love Phantom" and "Juice" in several of her live performances. * An arrangement of "Atsuki Kodō no Hate" () appeared as a stage theme in the 2005 Nintendo DS rhythm game ''Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Music Artists In Japan
The top music artists in Japan include Japanese artists with claims of 15 million or more record sales or with over 2 million subscribers. Japan is the largest physical music market in the world and the second largest overall behind the United States, and the biggest in Asia, according to International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Sources that provide the sales an artist or record company claim via press release, rather than certified or reported by reliable third parties such as Oricon, are denoted by a "†". Oricon Charts Oricon provides accumulated physical sales of all entries on its singles and albums charts (started in 1968 and 1970, respectively). Note that Oricon does not count sales of the records that did not enter or fell off of the charts, unlike Nielsen SoundScan. Therefore, it generally shows fewer numbers than reported sales via record labels, and may not reflect the real sales obtained by these artists. In addition, it excludes recording artists lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Machine (album)
''Big Machine'' is the thirteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on September 17, 2003. Track listing #"Arakure" () – 3:25 #"Yasei no Energy" () – 4:39 #"Wake Up, Right Now" – 3:18 #"Hakanai Diamond" (; ''Hakanai Daiyamondo'') – 3:28 #"I'm in Love?" – 2:59 #"It's Showtime!!" – 4:00 #"Ai to Nikushimi no Hajimari" () – 4:26 #"Big Machine" – 3:34 #"Nightbird" – 3:56 #"Bluesy na Asa" (; ''Burūji na Asa'') – 3:57 #"Mabushii Sign" (; ''Mabushii Sain'') – 4:05 #"Change the Future" - 3:56 #"Roots" – 5:13 Personnel *Tak Matsumoto – guitar *Koshi Inaba – vocals Additional personnel *Akihito Tokunaga – bass and programming *Brian Tichy – drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12) *Chris Frazier – drums (track 10) *Shane Gaalaas Shane Gaalaas (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian-born drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his long running affiliation with Japanese rock superstars B'z, whom he joined in 2002, and his ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B'z The Best "Treasure"
''B'z The Best "Treasure"'' is the fourth compilation album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It includes many of their hit singles from 1990 to that date: all 14 songs are #1 hits. The songs on this album were selected by a poll of B'z fans. The album reached 1st at Oricon with over 2.5 million copies sold in its first week, and topped the charts for more two weeks. It has sold more than 4.4 million copies to date, making it the fifth best-selling album in Japanese music history. Track listing # Blowin' - 3:55 #Koi-Gokoro - 3:49 #Time - 4:57 #Liar! Liar! - 3:23 # - 3:29 # Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night... (愛しい人よGood Night...) - 6:15 #Pleasure'98 -Jinsei no Kairaku- (Pleasure'98 ~人生の快楽~) - 4:44 # Mienai Chikara -Invisible One- (ミエナイチカラ -Invisible One-) - 4:41 #Mou Ichidou Kiss Shitakatta (もう一度キスしたかった) - 4:39 # Fireball - 4:14 #Real Thing Shakes - 4:14 #Motel - 4:23 #Itsuka no Meriikurisumasu (いつかのメリークリスマス ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B'z The Best "Pleasure"
''B'z The Best "Pleasure"'' is the third compilation album by the Japanese rock duo B'z and released in 1998. It includes many of the group's hit singles from 1989 to 1998. With the exception of " Be There", all the songs are #1 hits on the Oricon charts. The album reached 1st at Oricon with more than 2.7 million copies sold in its first week, and topped the charts for more three weeks. It sold more than 5 million copies in 1998 alone, making it the best-selling album in Japanese music history during its release, until being surpassed by Hikaru Utada's ''First Love'' in 1999. Track listing # Love Phantom - 4:39 # Love Me, I Love You - 3:20 #Easy Come, Easy Go! - 4:40 #Zero - 4:50 # Alone - 6:00 # - 4:26 #Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukenai (愛のままにわがままに 僕は君だけを傷つけない) - 3:56 #Lady Navigation - 4:20 # Taiyo no Komachi Angel (太陽のKomachi Angel) - 4:10 # Be There - 4:13 # Don't Leave Me - 4:24 #Bad Communication E. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B'z TV Style II Songless Version
''B'z TV Style II Songless version'' is the second compilation album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It is another karaoke compilation with instrumentals only. The album sold 109,280 copies in total, reaching #17 at Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov .... Track listing #Blowin' #Zero #Koi-Gokoro #Time # #Mou Ichidou Kiss Shitakatta (もう一度キスしたかった ) #Wonderful Opportunity #Gimme Your Love -fukutsu no Love Driver- (Gimme Your Love -不屈のLove Driver- ) #Hadashi no megami (裸足の女神) #Don't Leave Me #Motel #Negai (ねがい) #Love Me, I Love You #Love Phantom #Itsuka no Meriikurisumasu (いつかのメリークリスマス) References External links * B'z compilation albums 1995 compilation albums {{1990s-hard-rock-alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B'z TV Style Songless Version
''B'z TV Style Songless version'' is the first compilation album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It is a karaoke compilation with instrumentals only. The album sold 231,340 copies in total, reaching #2 at Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov .... Track listing # - 3:51 #Kimi no Naka de Odoritai (君の中で踊りたい) - 3:45 #Oh!Girl - 4:11 #Rosy - 4:55 #Bad Communication - 7:23 #Tonari de Nemurasete (となりでねむらせて) - 4:14 #Be There - 4:14 #Taiyou no Komachi Angel - (太陽のKomachi Angel) - 4:11 #Easy Come, Easy Go! - 4:41 #Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night... (愛しい人よGood Night...)- 6:16 #Hot Fashion - 4:13 #Lady Navigation - 4:21 #Kodoku no Runaway (孤独のRunaway) - 5:03 #Alone - 5:58 References B'z compilation albums 1992 compilatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway X
''Highway X'' is the twenty-second studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on August 10, 2022, and was their first album released after the COVID-19 pandemic started. The album was released in three editions: A standard edition, a first press edition with a DVD and a photo book, and a first production limited edition featuring the DVD and photo book as well as a cassette. The album debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly albums chart and number two on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums Chart. Release and promotion As it was their first album since the COVID-19 pandemic had started, the band said the album presented "the trajectory of two years that have been running through this chaotic era without stopping, and the current state of the present." Unlike other albums, the album was released right before the supporting tour ended, meaning that most of the songs were first heard live. "Unite" was released as the first digital single on October 1, 2021, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Love (B'z Album)
''New Love'' is the twenty-first studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on May 29, 2019, about a year and a half after their previous album ''Dinosaur''. It is the first B'z album to not have an accompanying single, though music videos were produced for "Tsuwamono, Hashiru", "Wolf", and "Majestic". The album debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly albums chart and on the ''Billboard Japan'' album chart. The album comes in three editions: A standard CD edition, a vinyl edition, and a limited edition box set featuring the CD with a t-shirt featuring the album art. "Wolf" was used as the ending theme for the Japanese TV show ''Suits''. "Majestic" was used in a Pocky commercial and "Tsuwamono, Hashiru" was used in commercials for Lipovitan to support the Japan national rugby union team. Track listing Personnel B'z * Koshi Inaba – vocals, blues harp on "Deus" * Tak Matsumoto – guitars Additional musicians * Joe Perry – guitar on "Rain & Dream" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinosaur (B'z Album)
''Dinosaur'' is the twentieth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on 29 November 2017. It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's collaborative album with Stevie Salas, '' Chubby Groove'', and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's solo effort ''enigma'' and collaborative studio album with Daniel Ho '' Electric Island, Acoustic Sea''. It debuted at No. 1 at the Oricon weekly albums chart, the ''Billboard Japan'' album chart and the ''Billboard Japan'' Download Albums chart. By the end of the year, it appeared at No. 18 at the Oricon 2017 year-end chart. The title track was featured at the Japanese dub of 2017 natural disaster film ''Geostorm''. "King of the Street" was featured in Koei video game, ''Dynasty Warriors 9'' soundtrack. Track listing Bonus Live CD & DVD / CD & Blu-ray This bonus CD features the band's whole show at Rock in Japan Festival 2017 # "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan" # "Liar! Lia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Day
''Epic Day'' is the nineteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on March 4, 2015, more than 3.5 years after their previous studio effort, '' C'mon'', their longest gap between studio albums. It came after a hiatus in which the members released solo projects, including vocalist/lyricist Koshi Inaba's ''Singing Bird'' and guitarist/composer Tak Matsumoto's '' New Horizon''. It debuted at #1 at both the Oricon weekly albums chart and the ''Billboard Japan'' album chart. The album comes in four versions: the regular edition with the 10-track CD; the analog edition with a download card; the limited edition with a bonus live DVD; and the Live-Gym 2015 Edition with live goods. It was the first time that a B'z album had been released in the vinyl format since the band's early days. The opening track "Las Vegas" received a promotional video and will be used as the official song of the Japanese leg of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season. Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C'mon (B'z Album)
''C'mon'' is the eighteenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z. It was released on July 27, 2011. It debuted at the #1 spot on the Japanese Oricon music charts, and by the end of its first week of sales, the album had sold 272,000 copies. It also reached No. 1 at the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard Japan'' Top Albums. In addition, sales of ''C'mon'' pushed the duo's total record sales to over 80 million albums and singles, a first in Japanese music history. Two versions of ''C'mon'' were released: a CD-only version, and a limited edition version which also includes a DVD featuring promotional music video clips for "Sayonara Kizu Darake no Hibi yo," "Don't Wanna Lie," and the album's title track. Track listing All lyrics written by Koshi Inaba, all music composed by Tak Matsumoto alongside arrangement by Koshi Inaba, Tak Matsumoto, and Hideyuki Terachi. Certifications References External links B'z Official Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (B'z Album)
''Magic'' is the seventeenth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B'z, released on November 18, 2009. A limited edition was released featuring a bonus DVD with the video "Magical Backstage Tour 2009" (videos of recording sessions, live footage of their performance at Summer Sonic 09 and more). It was preceded by two singles: " Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive" and "My Lonely Town." "Ichibu to Zenbu" was used as the Fuji Television drama Buzzer Beat's theme song, and "Dive" was used as a CM song for the Suzuki Swift advertising campaign. The album track "Pray" served as the theme to the Japanese film Tajomaru, which was released to Japanese theaters in September 2009. On the release date of the album, it was reported that another album track, "Long Time No See," would serve as the theme to Salaryman Kintaro 2, which is set to begin airing in January 2010 on TV Asahi. ''Magic'' debuted at No. 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts with its initial week sales of around 341,000 copies. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |