The discography of Japanese musician Angela Aki consists of seven studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, thirteen singles, and five video albums. Her debut album, These Words, was released independently in the United States in early 2000 and was sung entirely in English.[1] After returning to Japan in 2003, Aki followed this with a Japanese-language extended play, One, released under Virgo Music in 2005.[2][3][4]
Her most commercially successful singles were released between 2006 and 2008: "This Love" (2006), which was used as an ending theme song for the anime Blood+, "Sakurairo" (2007), and "Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e)" (2008), which was the compulsory song learnt by junior high choirs for the 2008 Nationwide Contest of Music sponsored by NHK.[5] "Sakurairo" has been certified gold twice by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, while "This Love" and "Tegami (Haikei Jūgo no Kimi e)" have been certified multi-platinum.[7][8][9][10] Aki's second and third albums, Today (2007) and Answer (2009), both debuted at number one on the Oricon albums chart.[11][12] For the fifth anniversary since her major-label debut single "Home", Aki released White (2011), an album composed of a mix of new songs, re-recordings, and covers.[13] In 2012, Aki released Songbook, a collection of Western music covers from her discography that she had performed on her NHK Educational TV television show Angela Aki no Songbook in English.[14]
^The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases. The East Asian chart is a sub-chart, so releases may not have charted on the main top 20.
^Position was taken from 2006 week 34 for Home, 2007 week 39 for Today, 2009 week 10 for Answer, 2014 week 18 for Blue.
^Sources for chart positions are as follows:
"Tegami",[26]
"Ai no Kisetsu",[27]
"Kagayaku Hito",[28]
"Hajimari no Ballad",[29]
"Kokuhaku",[30]
"Yume no Owari, Koi no Hajimari".[31]
^Sources for chart positions are as follows:
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door",[38]
"Answer",[39]
"Every Woman's Song",[40]
"Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki".[41]
^アンジェラ・アキがデビュー以来初の1位獲得！ [Angela Aki acquired her first number one since her debut!] (in Japanese). Oricon. September 25, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
^アンジェラ・アキが2作連続アルバム首位を奪取 [Angela Aki gets her second number one in a row.] (in Japanese). Oricon. March 3, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
^"ニューアルバム「WHITE」９月２８日発売決定！" [New album White September 28 planned release!] (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. August 26, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
^"2012年1月11日、ベスト・オブ・洋楽カバー・アルバム『SONGBOOK』発売決定！" [January 11, 2012 best of Western covers album Songbook planned release!] (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. December 19, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
^"「Rain」着うた&着うたフル&PCダウンロード配信スタート!" ["Rain" ringtone, cellphone & PC download start!] (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. June 27, 2005. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
^Kyūka Goya (Media notes) (in Japanese). Mimori Yusa. Tokyo, Japan: Yamaha Music Communications. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Meguriuta (Media notes) (in Japanese). Kenta Ebara. Tokyo, Japan: Link Jun. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ベン・フォールズとアンジェラ・アキ、共作で「黒めがね」 [Ben Folds and Angela Aki, making 'black glasses' together] (in Japanese). Barks. February 8, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
^"情熱大陸LIVE BEST" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
