Japan discography | |
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Studio albums | 6 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 17 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 12 |
EPs | 8 |
Singles | 23 |
Box sets | 3 |
The discography of British art pop/ new wave band Japan, including their reformation as Rain Tree Crow, consists of 6 studio albums, 17 compilations albums, 1 live album, and 4 video releases.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] [4] [5] |
JPN [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] | |||
Adolescent Sex | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | ||
Obscure Alternatives |
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— | — | — | 21 | 41 | — | — | |
Quiet Life |
|
13 [A] | — | 81 | 24 | — | — | — | |
Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
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51 | 86 | 39 | 51 | — | — | — |
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Tin Drum |
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12 | — | — | 38 | — | 16 | 33 |
|
Rain Tree Crow (Japan reformed as "Rain Tree Crow") |
|
24 | — | 72 | 49 | 61 | — | 33 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Notes
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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UK [1] |
CAN [11] |
JPN [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [9] | |||
Oil on Canvas |
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5 | 91 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 35 |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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UK [1] |
JPN [6] |
US [13] | |||
The Singles – The Best |
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— | — | — | |
Assemblage |
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26 | 45 | — |
|
Japan |
|
— | — | 204 | |
Exorcising Ghosts |
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45 | — | — |
|
Souvenir from Japan |
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— | — | — | |
The Other Side of Japan |
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— | — | — | |
Best Selection |
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— | — | — | |
In Vogue |
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— | — | — | |
Japan Is the Masterpiece, but New Too |
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— | — | — | |
The Singles |
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— | — | — | |
The Masters |
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— | — | — | |
The Best of Japan (Eternal Best) |
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— | — | — | |
The Collection |
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— | — | — | |
The Best of Japan – Original Hits |
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— | — | — | |
The Best of Japan |
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— | — | — | |
The Very Best of Japan |
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— | — | — | |
The Collection |
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— | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [6] | ||
Japan Collector's Ediiton |
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— |
Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980 |
|
86 |
Original Album Classics |
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— |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Details |
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Take Two: Adolescent Sex & Obscure Alternatives |
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Quiet Life / Assemblage |
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Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Tin Drum |
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Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Oil on Canvas |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
JPN | ||
Special Edition Five Song Extended Play |
|
— |
Live in Japan |
|
— |
Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
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— |
The Singles |
|
36 |
The Art of Parties |
|
— |
Nightporter |
|
35 |
The Art of Parties |
|
— |
Introducing... Japan |
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— |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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UK [1] |
BE [14] |
IRE [15] |
JPN |
NL [7] | |||
" Don't Rain on My Parade" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | Adolescent Sex |
"The Unconventional" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sometimes I Feel So Low" | — | — | — | — | — | Obscure Alternatives | |
" Adolescent Sex" | — | 28 | — | — | 21 | Adolescent Sex | |
"Deviation" (Netherlands-only release) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | Obscure Alternatives |
" Life in Tokyo" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
" Quiet Life" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | Quiet Life | |
" I Second That Emotion" | 1980 | — | — | — | 87 | — | Non-album single |
" Quiet Life" (Netherlands and Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | Quiet Life | |
" Gentlemen Take Polaroids" | 60 | — | — | — | — | Gentlemen Take Polaroids | |
" The Art of Parties" | 1981 | 48 | — | — | — | — | Tin Drum |
" Life in Tokyo" | — | — | — | — | — | Assemblage | |
" Quiet Life" | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
" Visions of China" | 32 | — | — | — | — | Tin Drum | |
" European Son" ( Steve Nye Remix) | 1982 | 31 | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
" Ghosts" | 5 | — | 19 | — | — | Tin Drum | |
" Cantonese Boy" | 24 | — | 20 | — | — | ||
" I Second That Emotion" (Steve Nye Remix) | 9 | — | 14 | — | — | Assemblage | |
" Life in Tokyo" (Steve Nye Remix) | 28 | — | 26 | — | — | ||
" Nightporter" (Steve Nye Remix) | 29 | — | 13 | — | — | Gentlemen Take Polaroids | |
" All Tomorrow's Parties" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1983 | 38 | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
" Canton" (Live) | 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. |
Title | Details |
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Oil on Canvas |
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Instant Pictures |
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Video Hits |
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The Very Best of Japan |
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Title | Year |
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"Don't Rain on My Parade" | 1978 |
"Sometimes I Feel So Low" | |
"Communist China" | |
"Adolescent Sex" | |
"Life in Tokyo" | 1979 |
"Quiet Life" | 1980 |
"I Second That Emotion" | |
"Gentlemen Take Polaroids" | |
"Swing" | |
"Visions of China" | 1981 |
"Ghosts" | 1982 |
"Nightporter" |