Yellow Magic Orchestra discography
| Yellow Magic Orchestra discography |
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| Studio albums | 9 |
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| Live albums | 15 |
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| Compilation albums | 10 |
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| Singles | 23 |
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This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).
Studio albums
| Year |
Album details |
Peak chart positions |
JP
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US
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| 1978 |
Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Released: November 25, 1978
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
17 |
81 |
| 1979 |
Solid State Survivor
- Released: September 25, 1979
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
1 |
– |
| 1980 |
×∞ Multiplies (a.k.a. Zoshoku)
- Released: June 5, 1980
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: EP
|
1 |
177 |
| 1981 |
BGM
- Released: March 21, 1981
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
2 |
– |
| 1981 |
Technodelic
- Released: November 21, 1981
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
4 |
– |
| 1983 |
Naughty Boys
- Released: May 24, 1983
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
1 |
– |
| 1983 |
Service
- Released: December 14, 1983
- Labels: Alfa Records
- Formats: LP
|
5 |
– |
| 1993 |
Technodon
|
2 |
– |
Compilation albums
- 1980 X∞Multiplies
- 1982 YMO Best Selection
- 1984 Sealed
- 1987 Y.M.O. History
- 1992 Techno Bible
- 1992 Kyoretsu Na Rhythm
- 1995 Over Seas Collection
- 1999 YMO Go Home! : The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra, (compiled by Haruomi Hosono)
- 2000 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)
- 2005 L-R Trax: Live & Rare Tracks
- 2011 YMO (compiled by YMO)
- 2018 NEU TANZ (Towa Tei supervised and selected the songs, and Yoshinori Sunahara was in charge of remastering)
- 2025 YMO 1979 Trans Atlantic Tour Live Anthology
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)
- 1993 Technodon Remixes I (Japanese compilation of Technodon remixes)
- 1993 Technodon Remixes II (Japanese compilation of Technodon remixes)
- 1999 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-01 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)
- 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)
Singles
- "Firecracker" (1978, Japan; 1979, US, UK)
- "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan; 1979, UK)
- "Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada, Europe) – UK No. 17, US No. 60
- "Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US)
- "La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
- "Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9
- "Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15
- "Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy) (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) – Japan No. 43
- "Cue" (1981, Japan, US)
- "Mass" (1981, Japan)
- "Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan)
- "Pure Jam" (1982, Spain)
- "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2
- "The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 15
- "Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23
- "Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland)
- Reconstructions EP (1992, UK)
- "Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13
- "Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76
- "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) – by HASYMO
- "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO
Music videos
| Year |
Title |
Director(s) |
| 1978 |
"Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" |
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| "Computer Game" |
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| 1979 |
"Technopolis" |
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| "Rydeen" |
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| 1981 |
"Taiso" |
Haruomi Hosono, Norimasa Okumura |
| 1983 |
"Kimi ni Mune Kyun" |
Hajime Tachibana |
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