# Towa Tei discography

The solo discography of Japanese musician Towa Tei and his side project Sweet Robots Against the Machine includes 11 studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, three extended plays and nine singles. Towa Tei came to fame in 1990 as a member of the American house group Deee-Lite in 1990, and released his debut solo album Future Listening! in 1994.

## Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard |
| Future Listening! | Released: October 21, 1994 Label: For Life Music, Elektra Records Formats: CD, 2CD, LP, digital download | 50 | — |
| Sweet Robots Against the Machine | As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: February 10, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: 2CD, LP, digital download | 55 | — |
| Sound Museum | Released: May 25, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan, Elektra Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 17 | — |
| Last Century Modern | Released: July 28, 1999 Label: EastWest, Elektra Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 20 | — |
| Towa Tei | As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: May 2, 2002 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 55 | — |
| Flash | Released: April 2, 2005 Label: V2 Records Formats: CD, digital download | 55 | — |
| Big Fun | Released: February 4, 2009 Label: Columbia Music Entertainment Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 25 | — |
| Sunny | Released: May 11, 2011 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download | 23 | — |
| Lucky | Released: July 10, 2013 Label: Warner Music Japan, Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download | 36 | — |
| Cute | Released: July 29, 2015 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download | 52 | 74 |
| Emo | Released: March 22, 2017 Label: Hug Inc Formats: CD, digital download | 34 | 53 |
| LP | Released: March 12, 2021 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 44 | 56 |
| Zoundtracks | Released: September 6, 2023 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, Cassette, digital download | 55 | 49 |
| Touch | Released: September 6, 2023 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download | 52 | 60 |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart, or were released before the creation of a chart. ||||

## Extended plays

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard |
| Butterfly | Released: October 25, 1998 Label: EastWest Formats: CD | 88 | — |
| Alignment EP | As Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: April 21, 2011 Label: Machbeat Formats: digital download | — | — |
| Mach 2012 | Released: May 2, 2012 Label: Machbeat Formats: CD | 143 | — |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart, were ineligible to chart, or were released before the creation of a chart. ||||

## Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| The Best of Towa Tei Works | Released: March 4, 1998 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD | — |
| Towa Tei Best | Released: October 24, 2001 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD | 40 |
| Best Korea | Released: November 12, 2002 Label: S.M. Entertainment Formats: CD | — |
| 94–14 Remix | Released: July 23, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD | 158 |
| 94–14 | Released: September 3, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD | 156 |
| 94–14 Covers | Released: September 3, 2014 Label: Warner Formats: CD | 165 |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. |||

## DJ mix compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| Motivation Songs for Make-Up | Released: September 18, 2003 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD | 222 |
| Motivation Driving Sweets | Released: March 17, 2004 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD | 148 |
| Motivation 3 | Released: April 19, 2006 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD | 148 |
| Motivation 4 Dusty Dance Hall | Released: August 19, 2006 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD | — |
| Motivation Five | Released: June 20, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD | 117 |
| Motivation 6 Adult Oriented Click Nonstop-Mix by Moodman | Released: December 5, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD | — |
| Motivation 7 | Released: December 5, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD | 189 |
| Motivation H | Released: July 7, 2010 Label: Hug inc. Formats: CD | 168 |
| The Beat Goes On | Released: December 5, 2012 Label: Ultra-Vybe Formats: CD | 260 |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. |||

## Remix albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| Future Recall! | Released: December 16, 1994 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD | — |
| Future Recall 2 | Released: March 17, 1995 Label: For Life Records Formats: CD | — |
| Stupid Fresh | Released: November 27, 1997 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD | — |
| Lost Control Mix | Released: November 25, 1999 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD | — |
| Lost Control Mix Disc 2 | Released: January 26, 2000 Label: EastWest Japan Formats: CD | — |
| Re:Towa Tei | Sweet Robots Against the Machine Released: February 26, 2003 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD | 115 |
| Flasher | Released: November 23, 2005 Label: Cutting Edge Formats: CD | 159 |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. |||

## Soundtracks

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details |
| Visionary Soundtrack by Towa Tei | Released: July 25, 1998 Label: East West Japan Formats: CD |
| Dai Nipponjin Original Soundtrack | Soundtrack for the film Big Man Japan (2007) Released: November 28, 2007 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD |
| Super Crooks (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) | Soundtrack for the series Super Crooks Released: November 27, 2021 Label: Maisie Music Publishing |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN Oricon | JPN Billboard | AUS | KOR Overseas | UK | US Dance | Album |
| "Technova" (featuring Bebel Gilberto) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Future Listening! |
| "Luv Connection" (featuring Joi Cardwell, Vivien Sessoms) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | 178 | 30 | Future Listening! |
| "Happy" (featuring Vivian Sessoms and Bahamadia) | 1997 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 3 | Sound Museum |
| "GBI (German Bold Italic)" (featuring Kylie Minogue and Haruomi Hosono) | 1997 | — | — | 50 | — | 63 | — | Sound Museum |
| "A Ring" (featuring Pascale Borel) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last Century Modern |
| "Let Me Know" (featuring Chara)) | 1999 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | Last Century Modern |
| "Funkin' for Jamaica" (featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wisdom Life & Tom Browne) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last Century Modern |
| "Last Century Modern" (featuring UA) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last Century Modern |
| "Mars" (火星, Kasei) (featuring Ikuko Harada) | 2000 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | Towa Tei Best |
| "Funkin' for Jamaica" (re-release) (featuring Joanne, Les Nubians, Wisdom Life & Tom Browne) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last Century Modern |
| "Koi no Upload" (恋のアップロード, "Love Upload") | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "A.O.R." (featuring Lina Ohta) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big Fun |
| "Mind Wall" (featuring Miho Hatori) | 2008 | — | 21 | — | 48 | — | — | Big Fun |
| "Taste of You" (featuring Taprikk Sweezee) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big Fun |
| "Marvelous" (with Yurico) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sunny |
| "The Burning Plain" (with Yukihiro Takahashi & Kiko Mizuhara) | 2011 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | Sunny |
| "Licht" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lucky |
| "Radio" (with Yukihiro Takahashi & Tina Tamashiro) | 2013 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | Lucky |
| "Apple" (with Ringo Sheena) | 2013 | 76 | 60 | — | — | — | — | Lucky |
| "Hold Me Tighter in the Rain" (with Vivien Sessoms) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94–14 Covers |
| "18" (with Shinichi Osawa) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Chaise Longue" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cute |
| "Heaven" (with Junko Wada) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cute |
| "Cul de Sac" (with Leo Imai) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cute |
| "Sound of Music" (with UA) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cute |
| "Brand New Emo" (Towa Tei as Metafive with Mizuhara Sisters) | 2017 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | Emo |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart, were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or were not released in this region. |||||||||

## Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Dance | Album |
| "Batucada" (featuring Bebel Gilberto) | 1996 | — | Future Listening! |
| "Forget Me Nots" (Sweet Robots Against the Machine featuring Viviam Sessions & Joi Cardwell) | 1997 | — | Sweet Robots Against the Machine |
| "Private Eyes" (featuring Bebel Gilberto) | 1997 | — | Sound Museum |
| "Butterfly" (featuring Ayumi Tanabe and Vivian Sessoms) | 1998 | — | Butterfly / Last Century Modern |
| "Congratulations!" (featuring Cory Daye) | 1999 | 30 | Last Century Modern |
| "Free" (Sweet Robots Against the Machine with Rozz, Vivian Sessoms & Juiceman) | 2002 | — | Towa Tei |
| "Latte Macaron" | 2002 | — | Towa Tei |
| "Different Nu Nu" | 2004 | — | Flash |
| "Sometime Samurai" (featuring Kylie Minogue) | 2005 | — | Flash |
| "Melody" (featuring Byron Stingily) | 2005 | — | Flash |
| "Milky Way" (featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukalicious) | 2005 | — | Flash |
| "My Sharona" (featuring Buffalo Daughter, Tycoon Tosh) | 2005 | — | Flash |
| "N705i" | 2008 | — | Non-album single |
| "Pac Is Back!" | 2010 | — | Non-album single |
| "Upload" (with Bakubaku Dokin) | 2011 | — | Mach 2012 |
| "Milky Way" | 2012 | — | Mach 2012 |
| "Wordy" (with Bakubaku Dokin) | 2012 | — | Mach 2012 |
| "Luv Pandemic" (with Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi) | 2015 | — | Cute |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart or were not released in this region. ||||

## Remixes

* Sean Callery - 24 Theme (Towa Tei 24 Hours Remix)
* Björk - Hyperballad (Towa Tei Remix)
* Benjamin Biolay - Les Cerfs Volants (Towa Tei Remix)
* En Vogue - Whatever (Towa Tei Remix)