| Yellow Magic Orchestra discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 15 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 23 |
This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JP [1] |
US [2] | |||||
| 1978 |
Yellow Magic Orchestra
|
17 | 81 | |||
| 1979 |
Solid State Survivor
|
1 | – | |||
| 1980 |
×∞ Multiplies (a.k.a. Zoshoku)
|
1 | 177 | |||
| 1981 |
BGM
|
2 | – | |||
| 1981 |
Technodelic
|
4 | – | |||
| 1983 |
Naughty Boys
|
1 | – | |||
| 1983 |
Service
|
5 | – | |||
| 1993 |
Technodon
|
2 | – | |||
Live albums
- 1980 Public Pressure – Japan No. 1 [1]
- 1984 After Service – Japan No. 2 [1]
- 1991 Faker Holic (Transatlantic Tour 1979) – Japan No. 50 [1]
- 1992 Complete Service (mixed by Brian Eno) – Japan No. 37 [1]
- 1993 Technodon Live – Japan No. 12 [1]
- 1993 Live At The Budokan 1980 – Japan No. 87 [1]
- 1993 Live At Kinokuni-Ya Hall 1978 – Japan No. 55 [1]
- 1995 Winter Live 1981
- 1996 World Tour 1980 – Japan No. 59 [1]
- 1997 Live At The Greek Theatre 1979
- 2000 One More YMO
- 2008 Euymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijon 2008
- 2008 LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/6 08
- 2008 Gijonymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/6 08
- 2015 No Nukes 2012
Compilation albums
- 1980 X∞Multiplies
- 1982 YMO Best Selection
- 1984 Sealed
- 1987 Y.M.O. History
- 1992 Technobible
- 1992 Kyoretsu Na Rhythm
- 2000 YMO Go Home! : The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra, (compiled by Haruomi Hosono)
- 2001 One More YMO: The Best of YMO Live (compiled by Yukihiro Takahashi)
- 2003 UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra (compiled by Ryuichi Sakamoto)
- 2011 YMO (compiled by YMO)
- 2018 NEU TANZ (Towa Tei supervised and selected the songs, and Yoshinori Sunahara was in charge of remastering)
Remix albums
- 1983 Naughty Boys Instrumental – Japan No. 18
- 1993 Hi-tech/No Crime (Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed) (UK compilation of remixes by British artists)
- 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)
Singles
- " Firecracker" (1978, Japan; [3] 1979, US, UK) [4]
- " Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan; [3] 1979, UK)
- " Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada, [5] Europe [6]) – UK No. 17, [7] US No. 60 [8]
- " Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US) [9]
- " La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe) [6] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- " Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9 [10]
- " Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15 [10]
- " Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy) [11] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- " Nice Age" (1980, UK, Netherlands) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- " Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please)" (cover version of Archie Bell & the Drells hit; 1980, Japan, US, UK) [12] – Japan No. 43 [10]
- " Cue" (1981, Japan, US) [13]
- " Mass" (1981, Japan)
- " Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan)
- " Pure Jam" (1982, Spain)
- " Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2 [10]
- " The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan) [14] – Japan No. 15 [10]
- " Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23 [10]
- " Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland)
- Reconstructions EP (1992, UK)
- " Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13 [10]
- " Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76 [10]
- " Rescue / Rydeen 79/07" (2007, Japan) – Digital download release: March 10, 2007, CD release: August 22, 2007
- " The City of Light / Tokyo Town Pages" (2008, Japan)
- "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) [15] |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" | |
| "Computer Game" | ||
| 1979 | "Technopolis" | |
| "Rydeen" | ||
| 1981 | "Taiso" | Haruomi Hosono, Norimasa Okumura [16] |
| 1983 | "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" | Hajime Tachibana |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Yellow Magic Orchestra (Albums)" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Retrieved June 1, 2011. ( Translation)
- ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ a b Harry Hosono* & Yellow Magic Orchestra – Special DJ Copy at Discogs
- ^ " Yellow Magic Orchestra – Firecracker" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ " Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ a b " Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game / La Femme Chinoise" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 614. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ " Yellow Magic Orchestra – Cosmic Surfin'" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Yellow Magic Orchestra (Singles)" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Retrieved June 1, 2011. ( Translation)
- ^ " Yellow Magic Orchestra – Behind The Mask" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ " Yellow Magic Orchestra – Tighten Up" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ " Yellow Magic Orchestra – Cue" at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ Yellow Magic Orchestra – The Spirit Of Techno at Discogs
- ^ YMO Giga Clips (1998). Notes from DVD notes. Toshiba EMI.
- ^ Winter Live 1981 (2020). Notes from Blu-ray liner notes. Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.
External Links
- Yellow Magic Orchestra discography discography at Discogs