The discography of Japanese-American
R&B and
pop singer
Hikaru Utada
, who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the most influential, and best-selling, musical artists in Japan.
Born in the United States to Japanese parent ...
consists of eleven
studio album
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s, three
compilation album
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s, eleven
video albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. Utada began as a musician in the early 1990s as a member of U, a family unit made up of her, her mother Junko Utada, also known as 1970s enka singer
Keiko Fuji
(5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name was a Japanese singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad-type songs. She was married on-and-off with Utada Teruzane, and was the ...
, and her father, musical producer
. 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
, formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. Whe ...
.
Utada continued releasing music with Toshiba EMI, debuting as a Japanese-language musician in December 1998 with the single "
Automatic" / "
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", and releasing her debut album ''
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'' in 1999. The album was a phenomenal success, becoming the most sold album of all time in Japan. Her second album ''
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'' was released on March 28, 2001, on the same day as singer
Ayumi Hamasaki
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's compilation album ''
A Best
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''. 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 her third album ''
Deep River'' (2002), Utada signed with American record label
Island Def Jam
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and music corporation
Universal
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to release English language globally. This resulted in her global debut album ''
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'' (2004), under the mononym Utada.
Utada returned to the Japanese market with her albums ''
Ultra Blue
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'' (2006) and ''
Heart Station
''Heart Station'' is the seventh studio and fifth Japanese-language album by Japanese–American recording artist Hikaru Utada. It was released on March 19, 2008 by EMI Music in Japan, and globally on March 26, 2008. It is Utada's eighth consecut ...
'' (2008). Her song "
Flavor of Life
"Flavor of Life" is Hikaru Utada's 18th Japanese single (25th single overall). The physical single was officially released on February 28, 2007.
Compared to the preceding singles following "Colors", "Flavor of Life" garnered far more success. Th ...
" (2007), the theme song for the drama ''
Hana Yori Dango Returns
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'', sold over eight million downloads, and became the second most downloaded song globally of 2007 after
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's "
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".
Utada released her second global English album ''
This Is the One
''This Is the One'' is the third English studio album by Japanese American pop singer-songwriter Utada, released by Island Records in the United States digitally on March 24, 2009 and physically on May 12, 2009. The album was originally set to ...
'' in 2009. After a compilation album featuring an
extended play
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Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2
''Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2'' is Japanese pop singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada's second compilation album, released on November 24, 2010, by EMI Music Japan, the same day as her Universal-released English language compilation album, ''Ut ...
'' (2010), Utada went on an extended hiatus for personal reasons, however she briefly returned to release the song "
Sakura Nagashi
is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada. It was released by EMI Music Japan digitally on November 17, 2012, with a DVD single released December 26, 2012. The song is the theme to the third film of the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' mo ...
" for the animated film ''
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012).
She made her official return in 2016 with the album ''
Fantôme'', again to commercial and critical success.
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Live albums
Other albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Other appearances
Video albums
Music video albums
Live concert video albums
Notes
References
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