# X Japan discography

The discography of the Japanese heavy metal band X Japan consists of five studio albums, six live albums, one remix album, eleven compilations, one soundtrack album, 23 singles, and around 22 live video recordings.
Founded in 1982 by vocalist Toshi and drummer Yoshiki, X Japan started out as a power/speed metal band and later gravitated towards a progressive sound with an emphasis on ballads. With the member line-up including bassist Taiji and guitarists hide and Pata since 1987, X released their debut studio album Vanishing Vision on Yoshiki's own record label Extasy Records the following year. They then achieved breakthrough success with their second album and major label debut, Blue Blood, in 1989. It was followed by the million-selling Jealousy (1991), which is the band's most diverse album in terms of songwriting credits. In 1992, the band changed their name to X Japan and bassist Taiji left the group, being replaced by Heath. The mini-album Art of Life was released in 1993, composed solely of the 29-minute title track. Their last album Dahlia was released in 1996, and the following year the band decided to break up. However, after ten years, X Japan reunited in 2007 and recorded the new song "I.V.". They officially recruited lead guitarist Sugizo to fill-in for the deceased hide two years later and in 2011 had their first worldwide release, the digital single "Jade". Shortly after reuniting, work began on their sixth studio album. During its ten years of production, several release dates were announced, but it remains unreleased despite being completed in September 2018.
Besides being one of the first Japanese acts to achieve mainstream success while on an independent label, the band is widely credited as one of the pioneers of visual kei, a movement among Japanese musicians comparable to Western glam. X Japan have sold millions of records in Japan, claiming un-certified sales of over 30 million.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales | Certifications |
| Vanishing Vision | Released: April 14, 1988 Label: Extasy Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download | 19 | JPN: 171,030 or 800,000 | — |
| Blue Blood | Released: April 21, 1989 Label: CBS/Sony Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download | 6 | JPN: 712,000 or 1,000,000 | RIAJTooltip Recording Industry Association of Japan: Platinum |
| Jealousy | Released: June 1, 1991 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download | 1 | JPN: 1,113,000 | RIAJ: Million |
| Art of Life | Released: August 25, 1993 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, digital download | 1 | JPN: 600,000 KOR: 7,908 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| Dahlia | Released: November 4, 1996 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download | 1 | JPN: 648,080 | RIAJ: Platinum |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales | Certifications |
| X Singles | Released: November 21, 1993 Label: Ki/oon Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download | 2 | JPN: 1,000,000 | RIAJ: Million |
| B.O.X ~Best of X~ | Released: March 21, 1996 Label: Ki/oon Formats: CD, cassette, digital download | 5 | JPN: 134,510 | — |
| Ballad Collection | Released: December 19, 1997 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, cassette | 3 | JPN: 566,160 | RIAJ: Platinum |
| X Japan Singles ~Atlantic Years~ | Released: December 25, 1997 Label: Atlantic Format: CD | 14 | JPN: 102,450 | — |
| Special Box | Released: December 25, 1997 Label: Atlantic Format: CD | 96 | JPN: 2,800 | — |
| Single Box | Released: December 25, 1997 Label: Atlantic Format: CD | — | JPN: 4,650 | — |
| Star Box | Released: January 30, 1999 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, cassette | 4 | JPN: 122,330 | — |
| Perfect Best | Released: February 24, 1999 Label: Atlantic Format: CD | 4 | JPN: 256,440 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Best: Fan's Selection | Released: December 19, 2001 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, cassette | 13 | JPN: 88,600 | — |
| Complete II | Released: October 1, 2005 Label: Columbia Format: CD | 92 | JPN: 3,593 | — |
| The World: X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best (The World～X Japan 初の全世界ベスト～) | Released: June 17, 2014 Label: Warner Music Japan Format: CD | 2 | JPN: 61,030 KOR: 329 | RIAJ: Gold |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales | Certifications |
| On the Verge of Destruction 1992.1.7 Tokyo Dome Live | Released: January 1, 1995 Label: Ki/oon Formats: CD, cassette, digital download | 3 | JPN: 335,590 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993-1996 | Released: October 15, 1997 Label: Polydor Format: CD | 3 | JPN: 283,970 | RIAJ: Gold |
| Live Live Live Extra | Released: November 5, 1997 Label: Warner Music Japan Format: CD | 13 | JPN: 32,310 | — |
| Live in Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg | Released: January 21, 1998 Label: Universal Music Format: CD | 20 | JPN: 38,940 | — |
| Art of Life Live | Released: March 18, 1998 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download | 20 | JPN: 41,170 | — |
| The Last Live | Released: May 30, 2001 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download | 7 | JPN: 92,780 | — |

### Remix albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales |
| Trance X | Released: December 4, 2002 Label: Polydor Format: CD | 27 | JPN: 27,195 |

### Soundtrack albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | JPN | KOR | UK | Sales |
| We Are X: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Released: March 3, 2017 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, LP | 3 | 65 | 27 | JPN: 48,140 KOR: 693 |

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak positions | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN | JPN Hot | Sales | Certifications | Album |
| "I'll Kill You" | 1985 | — | — | JPN: 1,000 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Orgasm" (オルガスム) | 1986 | — | — | JPN: 1,500 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Kurenai" (紅) | 1989 | 5 | 20 | JPN: 312,580 (phy.) JPN: 350,000 (dig.) | RIAJ: Platinum | Blue Blood |
| "Endless Rain" | 1989 | 3 | — | JPN: 364,450 | RIAJ: Platinum | Blue Blood |
| "Week End" | 1990 | 2 | — | JPN: 298,060 | RIAJ: Platinum | Blue Blood |
| "Silent Jealousy" | 1991 | 3 | — | JPN: 284,200 (phy.) JPN: 100,000 (dig.) | RIAJ: Gold | Jealousy |
| "Standing Sex" | 1991 | 4 | — | JPN: 261,340 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album single |
| "Say Anything" | 1991 | 3 | — | JPN: 537,790 | RIAJ: Platinum | Jealousy |
| "Tears" | 1993 | 2 | — | JPN: 836,940 | RIAJ: 2×Platinum | Dahlia |
| "Rusty Nail" | 1994 | 1 | — | JPN: 751,920 | RIAJ: Platinum | Dahlia |
| "Longing ~Togireta Melody~" (Longing ～跡切れたMelody～) | 1995 | 1 | — | JPN: 476,170 | RIAJ: Platinum | Dahlia |
| "Longing ~Setsubou no Yoru~" (Longing ～切望の夜～) | 1995 | 5 | — | JPN: 171,550 | — | Non-album single |
| "Dahlia" | 1996 | 1 | — | JPN: 412,810 | RIAJ: Platinum | Dahlia |
| "Forever Love" | 1996 | 1 | — | JPN: 509,920 | RIAJ: Platinum | Dahlia |
| "Crucify My Love" | 1996 | 2 | — | JPN: 290,220 | RIAJ: Gold | Dahlia |
| "Scars" | 1996 | 15 | — | JPN: 100,350 | — | Dahlia |
| "Forever Love (Last Mix)" | 1997 | 13 | — | JPN: 163,050 | RIAJ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "The Last Song" | 1998 | 8 | — | JPN: 91,880 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Forever Love" (re-release) | 1998 | 18 | — | JPN: 42,960 | — | Dahlia |
| "Scars" (re-release) | 1998 | 15 | — | JPN: 55,440 | — | Dahlia |
| "Forever Love" (re-release) | 2001 | 19 | — | JPN: 23,500 | — | Dahlia |
| "I.V." | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Scarlet Love Song -Buddha Mix-" | 2011 | — | 33 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Jade" | 2011 | — | 19 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Born to Be Free" | 2015 | — | 21 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Angel" | 2023 | — | | — | — | Non-album singles |