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consists of sixteen studio albums, five compilation albums, and seventy

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. Ever since its establishment in 1997, the group has experienced frequent line-up changes, and currently consists of thirteen members:

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(leader),

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(sub-leader), Ayumi Ishida (sub-leader),

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, who serves as their lyricist, composer, and producer.

Albums

Studio albums

* ''Billboard Japan'' Top Albums is published since January 2009 ;Notes

Extended plays

Soundtracks

Musicals

Compilation albums

Notes

Tribute and cover albums

Other appearances

Singles

* ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is published since January 2008.
** These are unofficial figures obtained by adding together Oricon sales numbers for different periods of time when the single charted on Oricon.

Digital singles

Collaboration singles

Videography

Music video compilations

Concerts

Music videos

Video Games

anuary 11, 2001Space Venus starring Morning Musume (Playstation 2)

Footnotes

References

External links

Official Morning Musume discography page
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Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...

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