Candies discography

Candies discography
Studio albums10
Live albums3
Compilation albums24
Singles18
Video albums[fn 1]
Box sets5

The discography of the Japanese idol group Candies consists of 10 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, and 18 singles released since 1973.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales
 RIAJ certification[2]
1973 Anata ni Muchū: Uchiki na Candies
1974 Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai
  • Released: June 21, 1974
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
Namida no Kisetsu
  • Released: December 10, 1974
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1975 Toshishita no Otokonoko
  • Released: April 21, 1975
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
Sono Ki ni Sasenaide
  • Released: October 1, 1975
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1976 Haru Ichiban
  • Released: April 1, 1976
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
Natsu ga Kita!
  • Released: July 21, 1976
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1977 Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma
  • Released: April 21, 1977
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: 2LP, 2CT
Candy Label
  • Released: September 1, 1977
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP+EP, CT
1978 Sōshunfu
  • Released: March 21, 1978
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: 2LP, 2CT

Live albums

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales
 RIAJ certification[2]
1975 Candies' Carnival for 10,000 People
1976 Kuramae Kokugikan Carnival for 10,000 People Vol. 2: Candies Live
  • Released: December 5, 1976
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1978 Candies Final Carnival Plus One
  • Released: May 21, 1978
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: 3LP, 3CT
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Compilations

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales
 RIAJ certification[2]
1974 Candies Best Hits
1975 Candies Deluxe
  • Released: June 1, 1975
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: 2LP, cassette
Candies Best Hits (1975 Edition)
  • Released: November 1, 1975
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1976 Best of Best: Candies no Subete
  • Released: June 1, 1976
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: CT
Candies Best Hits (1976 Edition)
  • Released: November 1, 1976
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1977 Ketteiban Candies
  • Released: June 1, 1977
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
The Best: Candies' Shop
  • Released: November 1, 1977
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1978 The Best: Hohoemi Gaeshi
  • Released: June 1, 1978
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
The Best (1978 Edition)
  • Released: November 1, 1978
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1979 The Best (1979 Edition)
  • Released: June 1, 1979
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1980 The Best (1980 Edition)
  • Released: November 1, 1980
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1981 The Best Again
  • Released: November 1, 1981
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1982 The Best (1982 Edition)
  • Released: November 1, 1982
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CT
1985 Candies Best Collection
  • Released: April 1, 1985
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: LP, CD, CT
1997 Golden J-pop: The Best – Candies
  • Released: November 21, 1997
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD, CT
2000 2000 Best: Candies
  • Released: June 21, 2000
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD
 65
2001 Dream Price 1000: Candies – Toshishita no Otokonoko
  • Released: October 11, 2001
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD
Dream Price 1000: Candies – Haru Ichiban
  • Released: October 11, 2001
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD
2002 Golden Best: Candies
  • Released: June 19, 2002
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD
 20
2006 Candies Super Best
  • Released: July 21, 2006
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD
 121
Candies Best of Best
  • Released: September 21, 2006
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD
2011 Golden Best: Candies Complete Single Collection
  • Released: June 8, 2011
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital
 11
2015 Golden Idol: Candies
  • Released: April 4, 2015
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital
 102

Box sets

Year Information Oricon weekly
peak position[1] 		Sales
 RIAJ certification[2]
1977 Candies 1676 Days
  • Released: December 5, 1977
  • Label: CBS Sony
  • Formats: 5LP, 5CT
1994 Candies Bible
1998 Candies History: Best Selection Box 1973—1978
  • Released: September 9, 1998
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD
2004 Candies Premium: All Songs CD Box
2008 Candies Time Capsule
  • Released: September 3, 2008
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD
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Candies Densetsu CD-Box
  • Released: December 11, 2008
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD
2023 The Platinum Collection: 50th Anniversary
  • Released: September 1, 2023
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Date Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[3] RIAJ
certification[2] 		Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[1]
"Anata ni Muchū" September 1, 1973 36 81,000 Anata ni Muchū: Uchiki na Candies
"Soyokaze no Kuchizuke" January 21, 1974 39 63,000 Abunai Doyōbi: Candies no Sekai
"Abunai Doyōbi" April 21, 1974 46 38,000
"Namida no Kisetsu" September 21, 1974 40 59,000 Namida no Kisetsu
"Toshishita no Otokonoko" February 21, 1975 9 260,000 Toshishita no Otokonoko
"Uchiki na Aitsu" June 1, 1975 18 98,000 Candies Best Hits (1975)
"Sono Ki ni Sasenaide" September 1, 1975 17 103,000 Sono Ki ni Sasenaide
"Heart no Ace ga Detekonai" December 5, 1975 11 172,000 Haru Ichiban
"Haru Ichiban" March 1, 1976 3 362,000
"Natsu ga Kita!" May 31, 1976 5 176,000 Natsu ga Kita!
"Heart Dorobō" September 1, 1976 17 90,000 Candies Best Hits (1976)
"Aishū no Symphony" November 21, 1976 12 228,000 Candies 1½: Yasashii Akuma
"Yasashii Akuma" March 1, 1977 4 390,000
"Shochū Omimai Mōshiagemasu" June 21, 1977 5 298,000 Candy Label
"Un, Deux, Trois" September 21, 1977 7 281,000 Candies 1676 Days
"Wana" December 5, 1977 3 392,000 Candies Final Carnival Plus One
"Hohoemi Gaeshi" February 25, 1978 1 829,000
"Tsubasa" November 21, 1978 16 109,000 Candies 1676 Days
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Footnotes

  1. ^ This includes the music video compilation albums and concert DVDs.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "キャンディーズ" (in Japanese). Oricon. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e "ゴールドディスク認定" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ "Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) - Singles Chart Daijiten - Candies" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2022-03-14.