# Shizuka Kudo discography

Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo has released eighteen studio albums, fourteen compilation albums, one EP, two cover albums, six video albums, twelve live video albums, two box sets, and forty-three singles (including one as a featured artist and one novelty single). Her career began in 1985 when she debuted as one of the three vocalists of the girl group Seventeen Club. The short-lived group disbanded after two unsuccessful singles. In 1986, she joined the idol girl group Onyanko Club as member number 38, which led to Kudo forming the subgroup Ushirogami Hikaretai the following year. She released her first solo single, "Kindan no Telepathy", on the same day as the last broadcast of the variety show Yūyake Nyan Nyan, from which the Onyanko Club members originated. It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and became the first of eleven total number-one singles released in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Koi Hitoyo", "Arashi no Sugao", "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku", "Senryū no Shizuku" and "Please". Miyuki Nakajima penned the following singles released by Kudo during this era: "Fu-ji-tsu", "Mugon... Iroppoi", "Kōsa ni Fukarete", "Watashi ni Tsuite" and Dōkoku". All five singles debuted at number one and, with total sales exceeding a million, "Dōkoku" became the best-selling single of Kudo's career.
In 1994, Kudo parted ways with record producer Tsugutoshi Gotō, who had been responsible for writing and producing her songs since her solo debut, and began producing and co-writing her own material. That year, she released the album Expose, which produced the two top-ten singles "Blue Rose" and "Jaguar Line", and branched out into different musical genres and a more mature sound with the subsequent self-produced albums, Purple, Doing and Dress. She teamed up with Nakajima on the single, "Gekijō", the first of Kudo's songs to be written entirely by Nakajima, which became her best-selling single not produced by Gotō. In 1998, she released I'm Not, entirely written and produced by Sharam Q guitarist Hatake, which yielded the Dragon Ball GT ending theme "Blue Velvet". The same year she released "Kirara", which ranked at number six on the Oricon Singles Chart, becoming her last single to peak in the top-ten.
In 2000, Kudo signed with Extasy Japan, founded by Yoshiki, who produced her first single released under the label, "Shinku no Hana". Two years later, after the birth of her first child, she went on to release her only studio album for the label, Jewelry Box. Kudo rejoined Pony Canyon, her former label, in 2005, for which she released her first album in three years, Tsukikage. She released a slew of singles, compilation albums and a cover album in the following years. In 2017, in celebration of her 30th anniversary, Kudo released Rin, her first studio album in twelve years. It debuted at number 21 on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album in nineteen years. As of August 2013, Kudo has sold 15 million records as a solo artist in Japan alone, making her one of the best-selling Japanese music artists of all time.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard | Sales | Certifications |
| Mysterious | Released: January 21, 1988 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: LP, cassette, CD | 3 | — | 233,000 | |
| Shizuka | Released: July 21, 1988 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: LP, cassette, CD | 1 | — | 265,000 | |
| Joy | Released: March 15, 1989 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: LP, cassette, CD | 1 | — | 416,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Karelia | Released: October 4, 1989 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 2 | — | 293,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Rosette | Released: April 4, 1990 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 1 | — | 265,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Mind Universe | Released: March 6, 1991 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 1 | — | 247,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Trinity | Released: March 18, 1992 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 3 | — | 200,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Rise Me | Released: April 1, 1993 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 3 | — | 183,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Expose | Released: September 7, 1994 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 5 | — | 124,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Purple | Released: August 2, 1995 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 7 | — | 140,000 | |
| Doing | Released: May 17, 1996 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 16 | — | 52,000 | |
| Dress | Released: March 19, 1997 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 18 | — | 31,000 | |
| I'm Not | Released: April 29, 1998 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 19 | — | 29,000 | |
| Full of Love | Released: June 2, 1999 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 38 | — | 12,000 | |
| Jewelry Box | Released: July 3, 2002 Label: Extasy Japan Formats: CD | 60 | — | 4,000 | |
| Tsukikage | Released: June 1, 2005 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 86 | — | 3,000 | |
| Rin | Released: August 30, 2017 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 21 | 30 | 4,000 | |
| Meikyo Shisui | Released: July 3, 2024 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 17 | 15 | 3,000 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Cover albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard | Sales |
| Shōwa no Kaidan Vol. 1 | Released: October 30, 2002 Label: Extasy Japan Formats: CD | 66 | — | 5,000 |
| My Precious: Shizuka Sings Songs of Miyuki | Released: August 20, 2008 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 20 | 24 | 13,000 |
| Deep Breath | Released: June 12, 2019 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 36 | — | 1,300 |
| Aoi Honō | Released: March 10, 2021 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 23 | 21 | 3,000 |
| 「感受」Shizuka Kudo 35th Anniversary self-cover album | Released: July 20, 2022 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download | 22 | 20 | 6,000 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Compilation albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard | Sales | Certifications |
| Gradation | Released: November 30, 1988 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: LP, cassette, CD | 2 | — | 616,000 | |
| Harvest | Released: December 6, 1989 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 2 | — | 419,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Unlimited | Released: November 14, 1990 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 2 | — | 454,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Intimate | Released: December 11, 1991 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 4 | — | 321,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Best of Ballade: Empathy | Released: November 20, 1992 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, CD | 6 | — | 180,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Super Best | Released: November 19, 1993 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Cassette, MiniDisc, CD | 6 | — | 234,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| She: Best of Best | Released: December 16, 1996 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 8 | — | 142,000 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Best of Ballade: Current | Released: November 18, 1998 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 9 | — | 65,000 | |
| Millennium Best | Released: March 15, 2000 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 25 | — | 36,000 | |
| Shizuka Kudo Best | Released: December 5, 2001 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | — | 23 | | |
| Shizuka Kudo 20th Anniversary the Best | Released: August 29, 2007 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 32 | — | 19,000 | |
| 20th Anniversary B-side collection | Released: March 5, 2008 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 34 | — | 2,000 | |
| My Treasure Best: Miyuki Nakajima × Tsugutoshi Gotō Collection | Released: February 18, 2015 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 22 | 18 | 13,000 | |
| My Heartful Best: Gorō Matsui Collection | Released: March 9, 2016 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 28 | 32 | 3,000 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

## Extended plays

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | EP details | JPN | Sales |
| Euro Shizuka Kudo | Released: September 20, 2000 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 72 | 3,000 |

## Box sets

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Box set details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Box set details | JPN | Sales |
| My Favorite Songs: Original Best | Released: October 30, 2002 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | — | |
| Shizuka Kudo Original Album Collection | Released: October 30, 2012 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD | 226 | 400 |

## Singles
### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | Oricon Singles Chart | Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| "Kindan no Telepathy" | 1987 | 1 | — | 146,000 | | Mysterious |
| "Again" | 1987 | 3 | — | 159,000 | | Mysterious |
| "Daite Kuretara Ii no ni" | 1988 | 3 | — | 182,000 | | Non-album single |
| "Fu-ji-tsu" | 1988 | 1 | — | 253,000 | | Shizuka |
| "Mugon... Iroppoi" | 1988 | 1 | — | 541,000 | | Non-album single |
| "Koi Hitoyo" | 1989 | 1 | — | 607,000 | | Joy |
| "Arashi no Sugao" | 1989 | 1 | — | 524,000 | RIAJ: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Kōsa ni Fukarete" | 1989 | 1 | — | 586,000 | RIAJ: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Kuchibiru Kara Biyaku" | 1990 | 1 | — | 489,000 | RIAJ: Platinum | Rosette |
| "Senryū no Shizuku" | 1990 | 1 | — | 295,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Watashi ni Tsuite" | 1990 | 1 | — | 265,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Boya Boya Dekinai" | 1991 | 2 | — | 324,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Mind Universe |
| "Please" | 1991 | 1 | — | 191,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Metamorphose" | 1991 | 2 | — | 440,000 | RIAJ: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Mechakucha ni Naite Shimaitai" | 1992 | 4 | — | 282,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Trinity |
| "Urahara" | 1992 | 5 | — | 214,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Koe o Kikasete" | 1992 | 5 | — | 326,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Dōkoku" | 1993 | 1 | — | 939,000 | RIAJ: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Gold | Rise Me |
| "Watashi wa Knife" | 1993 | 6 | — | 187,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Anata Shika Inai Desho" | 1993 | 5 | — | 205,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Blue Rose" | 1994 | 8 | — | 305,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Expose |
| "Jaguar Line" | 1994 | 8 | — | 244,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Expose |
| "Ice Rain" | 1994 | 8 | — | 414,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Purple |
| "Moon Water" | 1995 | 14 | — | 172,000 | RIAJ: Gold | Purple |
| "7" | 1995 | 15 | — | 83,000 | | Doing |
| "Chō" | 1996 | 15 | — | 73,000 | | Doing |
| "Yū" | 1996 | 26 | — | 73,000 | | Non-album single |
| "Gekijō" | 1996 | 10 | — | 424,000 | RIAJ: Platinum | Dress |
| "Blue Velvet" | 1997 | 8 | — | 267,000 | RIAJ: Gold | I'm Not |
| "Kama Sutra no Densetsu" | 1997 | 29 | — | 37,000 | | I'm Not |
| "Setsu Getsu Ka" | 1998 | 23 | — | 89,000 | | Non-album singles |
| "Kirara" | 1998 | 6 | — | 384,000 | RIAJ: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Isshun" | 1998 | 29 | — | 27,000 | | Non-album singles |
| "Blue Zone" | 1999 | 28 | — | 20,000 | | Full of Love |
| "Shinku no Hana" | 2000 | 33 | — | 22,000 | | Jewelry Box |
| "Maple" | 2002 | 35 | — | 12,000 | | Jewelry Box |
| "Lotus (Umareshi Hana)" | 2005 | 40 | — | 8,000 | | Tsukikage |
| "Kokoro no Chikara" | 2005 | 60 | — | 4,000 | | Tsukikage |
| "Clāvis (Kagi)" | 2006 | 67 | — | 4,000 | | Non-album singles |
| "Amayo no Tsuki ni" | 2007 | 44 | — | 8,000 | | Non-album singles |
| "Night Wing" | 2008 | 75 | 88 | 2,000 | | Non-album singles |
| "Yukigasa" | 2008 | 75 | 88 | 2,000 | | Non-album singles |
| "Kimi ga Kureta Mono" | 2012 | 50 | 50 | 2,000 | | Non-album singles |
| "Yusha no Hata" | 2023 | 28 | 26 | 1,000 | | Meikyo Shinkou |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Year | Oricon Singles Chart | Sales |
| "Akashiya Sanma-san ni Kiite Minai to ne" (Sanma Akashiya and George Tokoro featuring Shizuka Kudo) | 1999 | 30 | 30,000 |

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Year | Oricon Singles Chart | Sales | Certifications |
| "A.S.A.P." (as Little Kiss) | 1997 | 3 | 498,000 | RIAJ: Platinum |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Physical CD sales figures provided by Oricon database are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
* 1 2 3 Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart includes both digital and physical sales, while the Top Albums Sales chart only tallies physical sales.
* ↑ Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart includes both digital sales and physical CD singles sales, while the Top Singles Sales chart only counts physical sales.
* ↑ Certification for physical CD single sales.
* ↑ Certification for digital download sales.