# Yumi Matsutoya discography

The discography of Yumi Matsutoya, a Japanese singer-songwriter, consists of thirty-nine studio albums and EPs, forty-one singles, two live albums, and several compilation albums. It also denotes her early four albums and seven singles that were released under her maiden name Yumi Arai.

## Albums
### Studio albums
#### As Yumi Arai

| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Album details | JPN |
| 1973 | Hikō-ki Gumo (ひこうき雲) | Released: November 20, 1973 Label: Express | 8 |
| 1974 | Misslim | Released: October 5, 1974 Label: Express | 9 |
| 1975 | Cobalt Hour | Released: June 20, 1975 Label: Express | 2 |
| 1976 | The 14th Moon Jūyon-Ban Me no Tsuki (14番目の月) | Released: November 20, 1976 Label: Express | 1 |

#### As Yumi Matsutoya

| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Details | JPN |
| 1978 | Benisuzume (紅雀) | Released: March 5, 1978 Label: Express | 2 |
| 1978 | Ryūsenkei '80 (流線形'80) | Released: November 5, 1978 Label: Express | 4 |
| 1979 | Olive | Released: July 20, 1979 Label: Express | 5 |
| 1979 | The Gallery in My Heart (悲しいほどお天気, Kanashī Hodo Otenki) | Released: December 1, 1979 Label: Rxpress | 6 |
| 1980 | Toki no Nai Hotel (時のないホテル) | Released: June 21, 1980 Label: Express | 3 |
| 1980 | Surf & Snow | Released: December 1, 1980 Label: Express | 7 |
| 1981 | Mizu no Naka no Asia e (水の中のASIAへ) | EP Released: May 21, 1981 Label: Express | 9 |
| 1981 | Sakuban Oaishimashō (昨晩お会いしましょう) | Released: November 1, 1981 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1982 | Pearl Pierce | Released: June 21, 1982 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1983 | Reincarnation | Released: February 21, 1983 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1983 | Voyager | Released: December 1, 1983 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1984 | No Side | Released: December 1, 1984 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1985 | Da-Di-Da | Released: November 30, 1985 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1986 | Alarm à la mode | Released: November 29, 1986 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1987 | Before the Diamond Dust Fades... Diamondo Dasuto ga Kienu Ma ni (ダイアモンドダストが消えぬまに) | Released: December 5, 1987 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1988 | Delight Slight Light Kiss | Released: November 26, 1988 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1989 | Love Wars | Released: November 25, 1989 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: Million | 1 |
| 1990 | The Gates of Heaven (天国のドア, Tengoku no Doa) | Released: November 23, 1990 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: 2× Million | 1 |
| 1991 | Dawn Purple | Released: November 22, 1991 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: 2× Million | 1 |
| 1992 | Tears and Reasons | Released: November 27, 1992 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: Million | 1 |
| 1993 | U-miz | Released: November 26, 1993 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: Million | 1 |
| 1994 | The Dancing Sun | Released: November 25, 1994 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: 2× Million | 1 |
| 1995 | Kathmandu | Released: December 1, 1995 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: Million | 1 |
| 1997 | Cowgirl Dreamin' | Released: February 28, 1997 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: Million IFPI HK Certification: Gold | 1 |
| 1997 | The Wave of Zuvuya (スユアの波, Suyua no Nami) | Released: December 5, 1997 Label: Express | 2 |
| 1999 | Frozen Roses | Released: November 17, 1999 Label: Express | 3 |
| 2001 | Acacia | Released: June 6, 2001 Label: Express | 2 |
| 2002 | Wings of Winter, Shades of Summer | Released: November 20, 2002 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Gold | 2 |
| 2004 | Viva 6×7 | Released: November 10, 2004 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Gold | 5 |
| 2006 | A Girl in Summer | Released: May 24, 2006 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Gold | 3 |
| 2009 | And I Will Dream Again Soshite Mō Ichido Yume Miru Darō (そしてもう一度夢見るだろう) | Released: April 8, 2009 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Gold | 4 |
| 2011 | Road Show | Released: April 6, 2011 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Gold | 2 |
| 2013 | Pop Classico | Released: November 20, 2013 Label: EMI Records Japan RIAJ Certification: Gold | 2 |
| 2016 | Uchū Toshokan (宇宙図書館) | Released: November 2, 2016 Label: EMI RIAJ Certification: Gold | 1 |
| 2020 | Shinkai no Machi (深海の街) | Released: December 1, 2020 Label: EMI RIAJ Certification: Gold | 3 |

### Live albums

| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Details | JPN |
| 1986 | Yuming Visualive Da-Di-Da | Released: June 25, 1986 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1996 | Yumi Arai Concert with Old Friends | Released: December 7, 1996 Label: Express | 5 |

### Compilation albums

Before the artist purchased all the rights of her early songs in 2000, Yumi Arai's former publishing company Alfa Music, which had evolved into a full-fledged record label in 1977, had issued over half a dozen of unauthorized compilation albums (they had the ancillary rights for her material at the time). In addition, EMI Music Japan also released a piles of budget-priced compilations on audio cassettes during the 1970s and the early 1980s.
Following materials are the official retrospective albums: Yuming Brand Part I, Album, Super Best of Yumi Arai, Neue Musik, Sweet, bittersweet, The Greatest Hits, Seasons Colours, and The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary.

#### as Yumi Arai

| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Details | JPN |
| 1976 | Yuming Brand | Released: June 20, 1976 Label: Express | 1 |
| 1979 | Yuming Brand Part II | Released: November 21, 1979 Label: Alfa | — |
| 1981 | Yuming Brand Part III | Released: March 25, 1981 Label: Alfa | — |
| 1987 | Singles 1972-1976 | Released: March 25, 1987 Label: Alfa | 45 |
| 1987 | Yuming History | Released: November 28, 1987 Label: Alfa | 30 |
| 1990 | Ketteiban: Arai Yumi Best Selection (決定盤～荒井由実ベストセレクション) | Released: September 11, 1990 Label: Alfa | — |
| 1992 | Yuming Collection | Released: September 21, 1992 Label: Alfa | 34 |
| 1996 | Twins: Super Best of Yumi Arai | Released: August 28, 1996 Label: Alfa | 9 |
| 2004 | Yumi Arai 1972-1976 | Box set (4 remastered studio albums, bonus disc and DVD) Released: January 27, 2003 Label: Express | 39 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

#### as Yumi Matsutoya

| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | Details | JPN |
| 1977 | Album | Released: December 25, 1977 Label: Express | 12 |
| 1998 | Neue Musik: Yumi Matsutoya Complete Best Vol.1 | Released: November 5, 1998 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: 3× Million | 1 |
| 1999 | Yumi Matsutoya 1978-1989 | Box set (17 remastered studio albums) Released: January 27, 1999 Label: Express | 85 |
| 2001 | Sweet, bittersweet | Released: November 14, 2001 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: Million | 1 |
| 2002 | Yuming the Greatest Hits | Released: March 29, 2002 (in Hong Kong only) Label: Express | — |
| 2003 | Yuming Compositions: Faces | Released: December 17, 2003 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Platinum | 3 |
| 2007 | Seasons Colours: Spring/Summer Selection (春夏撰曲集) | Released: March 7, 2007 Label: Express RIAJ Certification: Gold Sales: 114,412 | 6 |
| 2007 | Seasons Colours: Autumn/Winter Selection (秋冬撰曲集) | Released: October 24, 2007 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Gold Sales: 80,432 | 3 |
| 2012 | The Best of Yumi Matsutoya 40th Anniversary Nihon no Koi to, Yuming to. (日本の恋と、ユーミンと。) | Released: November 20, 2012 Label: Capitol RIAJ Certification: Million Sales: 1,063,415 (Gold Disc Edition sales: 30,699, digital sales: 25,362 included) | 1 |
| 2018 | From Yuming, a Song of Love Yumin kara no, koi no uta. (ユーミンからの、恋のうた。) | Released: April 11, 2018 Label: EMI RIAJ Certification: Platinum Sales: 226,405 (Digital sales: 626 included) | 1 |
| 2022 | Yuming Banzai!: Yumi Matsutoya 50th Anniversary Best Album (ユーミン万歳! ～松任谷由実50周年記念ベストアルバム～) | Released: October 4, 2022 Label: EMI RIAJ Certification: 2× Platinum Sales: 440,011 | 1 |
| 2023 | Yuming Cheers!: Yumi Matsutoya 50th Anniversary Collaboration Best Album (ユーミン乾杯! ～松任谷由実50周年記念コラボベストアルバム～) | Released: December 20, 2023 Label: EMI Sales: 57,490 | 2 |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Singles
### As Yumi Arai

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | JPN |
| 1972 | "Henji wa Iranai" (返事はいらない) | — |
| 1973 | "Kitto Ieru" (きっと言える) | — |
| 1974 | "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta nara" (やさしさに包まれたなら) | — |
| 1974 | "Jūnigatsu no Ame"" (12月の雨) | — |
| 1975 | "Rouge no Dengon" (ルージュの伝言) | 45 |
| 1975 | "Ano Hi ni Kaeritai" (あの日にかえりたい) | 1 |
| 1976 | "Kageriyuku Heya" (翳りゆく部屋) | 10 |
| 1996 | "Machibuse" (まちぶせ) | 5 |

### As Yumi Matsutoya

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | JPN |
| 1977 | "Shiokaze ni Chigirete" (潮風にちぎれて) | 31 |
| 1977 | "Tōi Tabiji"(遠い旅路) | 38 |
| 1978 | "Harujoon Himejoon"" (ハルジョオン･ヒメジョオン) | 80 |
| 1978 | "Irie no Gogo San-Ji" (入り江の午後3時) | 88 |
| 1978 | "Futo o Wataru Kaze" (埠頭を渡る風) | 71 |
| 1979 | "Kishū"(帰愁) | 89 |
| 1980 | "Esper" | 77 |
| 1980 | "Hakujitsumu (Daydream)"" (白日夢･DAYDREAM) | 44 |
| 1980 | "Hoshi no Rouge-rain"" (星のルージュリアン) | 46 |
| 1981 | "Mamotte Agetai" (守ってあげたい) | 2 |
| 1981 | "Yūyami o Hitori"(夕闇をひとり) | 48 |
| 1983 | "Dandelion (Osozaki no Tampopo)" (ダンデライオン～遅咲きのたんぽぽ) | 9 |
| 1984 | "Voyager (Hizuke no Nai Bohyō)" (VOYAGER～日付のない墓標) | 9 |
| 1985 | "Metropolis no Katasumi de" (メトロポリスの片隅で) | 8 |
| 1987 | "Sweet Dreams" | 7 |
| 1989 | "Anniversary (Mugen ni Calling You)" (ANNIVERSARY～無限にCALLING YOU) | 2 |
| 1993 | "Manatsu no Yo no Yume" (真夏の夜の夢) | 1 |
| 1994 | "Hello, My Friend" | 1 |
| 1994 | "Haru yo, Koi"(春よ、来い) | 1 |
| 1995 | "Inochi no Hana" (命の花) (Promo only) | — |
| 1995 | "Rondo"(輪舞曲) | 2 |
| 1996 | "Saigo no Uso"(最後の嘘) | 4 |
| 1997 | "Kokuhaku"(告白) | 10 |
| 1997 | "Sunny Day Holiday" | 10 |
| 1999 | "Lost Highway" | 20 |
| 2000 | "Partnership" | 18 |
| 2001 | "Shiawase ni Naru Tame ni" (幸せになるために) | 6 |
| 2001 | "7 Truths 7 Lies" | 16 |
| 2003 | "Setsugekka"(雪月花) | 59 |
| 2005 | "Tsuite Yuku wa" (ついてゆくわ) | 13 |
| 2006 | "Niji no Shita no Doshaburi de" (虹の下のどしゃ降りで) | 22 |
| 2007 | "Ningyohime no Yume" (人魚姫の夢) | 16 |
| 2010 | "Dance no Yō ni Dakiyosetai" (ダンスのように抱き寄せたい) | 15 |
| 2012 | "Koi o Release" (恋をリリース) | 34 |

### As featured artist

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Title | JPN |
| 1985 | "Ima Dakara" (今だから) (with Kazumasa Oda and Kazuo Zaitsu) | 1 |
| 1992 | "Ai no Wave" (愛のWAVE) (with Carl Smokey Ishii) | 1 |
| 1993 | "Ima, Bokutachi ni Dekiru Koto" (今、僕たちに出来る事) (Stop the AIDS Campaign song) (The All Night Nippon Personalities) | 23 |
| 2000 | "Millennium" (Yuming+Pocket Biscuits) | 7 |
| 2006 | "Cappuccino" (Hiroshi Fujiwara　feat. Eric Clapton) | 201 |
| 2006 | "Still Crazy for You" (Crazy Cats and Yuming) | 14 |
| 2006 | "Knockin' at the Door" (The Friends of Love the Earth Project) | 158 |
| 2007 | "Music" (Golden Circle feat. Yohito Teraoka/Yumi Matsutoya/Yuzu) | 1 |
| 2008 | "Kinenbi" (記念日) (SoulJa + Misslim) | 24 |
| 2009 | "Shirt o Araeba" (シャツを洗えば) (The Gap 40th Anniversary Campaign Single) (Quruli and Yuming) | — |