# Japan discography

The discography of British art pop/new wave band Japan, including their reformation as Rain Tree Crow, consists of six studio albums, seventeen compilation albums, one live album, and four video releases.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | CAN | JPN | NL | NOR | SWE | Certifications |
| Adolescent Sex | Released: March 1978 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
| Obscure Alternatives | Released: 27 October 1978 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | — | — | — | 21 | 41 | — | — | |
| Quiet Life | Released: 7 December 1979 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 13 | — | 81 | 24 | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Gentlemen Take Polaroids | Released: 7 November 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC | 51 | 86 | 39 | 51 | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Tin Drum | Released: 13 November 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, MC | 12 | — | — | 38 | — | 16 | 33 | BPI: Gold |
| Rain Tree Crow (Japan reformed as "Rain Tree Crow") | Released: 8 April 1991 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, MC | 24 | — | 72 | 49 | 61 | — | 33 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||
Notes
* ↑ Quiet Life peaked at number 72 in February 1980. It was reissued in January 1982, peaking at number 53. Upon re-release in March 2021, it peaked at number 13.

### Live albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | CAN | JPN | NL | NZ | SWE | Certifications |
| Oil on Canvas | Released: 10 June 1983 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xLP, MC | 5 | 91 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 35 | BPI: Gold |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | JPN | US | Certifications |
| The Singles – The Best | Released: 21 March 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: MC Japan-only release | — | — | — | |
| Assemblage | Released: 11 September 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, MC | 26 | 45 | — | BPI: Gold |
| Japan | Released: 1 March 1982 Label: Epic Formats: LP, MC US-only release | — | — | 204 | |
| Exorcising Ghosts | Released: 26 November 1984 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC | 45 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Souvenir from Japan | Released: 23 October 1989 Label: Hansa Formats: CD, MC | — | — | — | |
| The Other Side of Japan | Released: 1991 Label: Receiver Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | |
| Best Selection | Released: 6 July 1994 Label: Hansa, BMG Victor Formats: CD Japan-only release | — | — | — | |
| In Vogue | Released: 24 August 1996 Label: Camden, BMG Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Japan Is the Masterpiece, but New Too | Released: 4 September 1996 Label: Hansa, BMG Victor Japanese-only promo release | — | — | — | |
| The Singles | Released: 4 September 1996 Label: Hansa, BMG Victor Formats: 2xCD Japanese-only release | — | — | — | |
| The Masters | Released: September 1997 Label: Eagle Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Japan (Eternal Best) | Released: 21 November 1998 Label: Ariola, BMG Formats: CD Japan-only release | — | — | — | |
| The Collection | Released: 6 November 2000 Label: Armoury Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Japan – Original Hits | Released: 2001 Label: Paradiso Formats: CD Belgium-only remastered re-release of Assemblage | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Japan | Released: 2 October 2002 Label: Ariola, BMG Formats: CD Japan-only release | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Japan | Released: 27 March 2006 Label: Virgin/EMI Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Collection | Released: 27 July 2009 Label: Camden, Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||

### Box sets

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | JPN |
| Japan Collector's Edition | Released: October 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: 3xCD Limited edition Includes Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Tin Drum and Oil on Canvas | — |
| Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980 | Released: 4 August 1993 Label: Hansa Formats: 4xCD Japan-only release Includes Adolescent Sex, Obscure Alternatives, Quiet Life and an EP bonus disc | 86 |
| Original Album Classics | Released: 28 March 2011 Label: Sony Music Formats: 3xCD Includes Adolescent Sex, Obscure Alternatives (with bonus tracks) and Quiet Life (with bonus tracks) | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||

#### Repackaged sets

| Title | Details |
| Take Two: Adolescent Sex & Obscure Alternatives | Released: 1 August 1983 Label: Hansa, Arista Formats: MC |
| Quiet Life / Assemblage | Released: 1995 Label: Arista, BMG Formats: 2xCD |
| Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Tin Drum | Released: 21 October 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: 2xCD Limited edition |
| Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Oil on Canvas | Released: 27 June 2011 Label: Virgin/EMI Formats: 2xCD |

## EPs and mini-albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | JPN |
| Special Edition Five Song Extended Play | Released: 1980 Label: Hansa Formats: 12" Canada-only release | — |
| Live in Japan | Released: July 1980 Label: Hansa Formats: 12" Live EP | — |
| Gentlemen Take Polaroids | Released: October 1980 Label: Virgin Formats: 2x7" | — |
| The Singles | Released: 21 March 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: 12" mini-album Japan-only release | 36 |
| The Art of Parties | Released: 29 April 1981 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Canada-only release | — |
| Nightporter | Released: 5 December 1982 Label: Virgin Formats: 12" Japan-only release | 35 |
| The Art of Parties | Released: 15 September 2003 Label: Virgin Formats: CD Different from 1981 EP | — |
| Introducing... Japan | Released: 20 May 2008 Label: Virgin Formats: digital download Only available from the UK iTunes Store | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||

## Singles

| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Single | Year | UK | BE | IRE | JPN | NL | Album |
| "Don't Rain on My Parade" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | Adolescent Sex |
| "The Unconventional" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | Adolescent Sex |
| "Sometimes I Feel So Low" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | Obscure Alternatives |
| "Adolescent Sex" | 1978 | — | 28 | — | — | 21 | Adolescent Sex |
| "Deviation" (Netherlands-only release) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | Obscure Alternatives |
| "Life in Tokyo" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Quiet Life" (Japan-only release) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | Quiet Life |
| "I Second That Emotion" | 1980 | — | — | — | 87 | — | Non-album single |
| "Quiet Life" (Netherlands and Germany-only release) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | Quiet Life |
| "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" | 1980 | 60 | — | — | — | — | Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
| "The Art of Parties" | 1981 | 48 | — | — | — | — | Tin Drum |
| "Life in Tokyo" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Quiet Life" | 1981 | 19 | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Visions of China" | 1981 | 32 | — | — | — | — | Tin Drum |
| "European Son" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1982 | 31 | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Ghosts" | 1982 | 5 | — | 19 | — | — | Tin Drum |
| "Cantonese Boy" | 1982 | 24 | — | 20 | — | — | Tin Drum |
| "I Second That Emotion" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1982 | 9 | — | 14 | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Life in Tokyo" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1982 | 28 | — | 26 | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Nightporter" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1982 | 29 | — | 13 | — | — | Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
| "All Tomorrow's Parties" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1983 | 38 | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Canton" (Live) | 1983 | 42 | — | — | — | — | Oil on Canvas |
| "Blackwater" (Japan reformed as "Rain Tree Crow") | 1991 | 62 | — | — | — | — | Rain Tree Crow |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||

## Videos
### Video albums

| Title | Details |
| Oil on Canvas | Released: March 1983 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS, VHD, Betamax, LaserDisc Live material filmed at the Hammersmith Odeon in November 1982 |
| Instant Pictures | Released: October 1984 Label: Virgin Video Formats: VHS, VHD, Betamax, LaserDisc Promo videos and alternate versions of live tracks |
| Video Hits | Released: 24 July 2001 Label: Hansa, BMG Formats: DVD Japan-only release |
| The Very Best of Japan | Released: 27 March 2006 Label: Virgin Formats: DVD Includes the Oil on Canvas concert and a collection of promo videos |

### Music videos

| Title | Year |
| "Don't Rain on My Parade" | 1978 |
| "Sometimes I Feel So Low" | 1978 |
| "Communist China" | 1978 |
| "Adolescent Sex" | 1978 |
| "Life in Tokyo" | 1979 |
| "Quiet Life" | 1980 |
| "I Second That Emotion" | 1980 |
| "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" | 1980 |
| "Swing" | 1980 |
| "Visions of China" | 1981 |
| "Ghosts" | 1982 |
| "Nightporter" | 1982 |