Ai singles discography

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As lead artist60
As featured artist23
Promotional singles27
Ai singles discography
Ai performing at the Best Tour, 2016
As lead artist60
As featured artist23
Promotional singles27

The discography of Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai consists of 60 singles as a lead artist, 23 singles as a featured artist, and 27 promotional singles. As of 2025, Ai has sold over 9 million certified units based on physical, digital and streaming sales combined by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). On the Oricon Singles Chart, Ai has six top-ten singles, her highest peak being number two. On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, eight of Ai's singles have reached the top-ten, her highest peak position at number two.[1]

Ai had her first Oricon Singles Chart entry with "Shining Star" from her debut studio album, My Name Is Ai (2001). Her fourth studio album, Mic-a-holic Ai (2005), featured "Story", a sleeper hit that went on to become one of best-selling multi-format singles in Japan.[2] Ai's 2006 single "Believe" became her highest charting single on the Singles Chart, peaking at number 2.[3] Ai's first entry on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 was "Taisetsu na Mono", peaking at number nine. In 2011, she released "Happiness", a campaign song for The Coca-Cola Company. The song went on to become one of her best performing singles in the 2010s with 3 million digital sales reported from the RIAJ, peaking at number 2 on the Japan Hot 100. "Voice", from Moriagaro (2013) tied with "Happiness" in terms of peak chart positions, also reaching number two on the Japan Hot 100.

In 2016, Ai released "Minna ga Minna Eiyū", originally a 100-second song used for promotional campaigns by au. The song was exclusively released to au's music services. Becoming a sleeper hit, the 100-second version received a Platinum certification from the RIAJ. Ai later recorded and released a full version of "Minna ga Minna Eiyū" in February 2016. The full version peaked at number four on the Japan Hot 100 and was certified Gold. Ai scored another top-five hit in 2016 with "No More', a duet recorded with Atsushi. She followed up the singles with her first triple A-side single, "Happy Christmas / Heiwa / Miracle". The maxi single went on to peak at number fifty-five and as of 2025 was her last physical single release.

Ai's 2017 single "Kira Kira" featuring comedian Naomi Watanabe from a deluxe reissue of Wa to Yo (2017) peaked at number nineteen and was nominated for the Grand Prix Award at the 59th Japan Record Award. Since 2019, Ai's singles have diminished in sales, primarily charting in sub-charts of the Japan Hot 100 and Oricon charts. "Aldebaran" from Dream (2022) became her first charting single on the Japan Hot 100 since "Kira Kira", debuting and peaking at number thirty-seven. It went on to become her first top-ten single on the Oricon Digital Singles Chart and being certified Gold by the RIAJ.

2000s

List of singles released in the 2000s decade, showing selected chart positions, certifications, and associated albums
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
[4]
JPN
Hot

[A]
"Cry, Just Cry" 2000 My Name Is Ai
"U Can Do" 2001
"Shining Star" 98
"Last Words"
(solo or featuring Joe Budden)
2003 27 Original Ai
"Thank U" 37
"My Friend" (マイフレンド) 35
"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"
"After the Rain" 2004 32 2004 Ai
"E.O." 23
"Watch Out!"
(featuring Afra and Tucker)
62
"365"
(featuring Deli)
2005 20 Mic-a-holic Ai
"Crayon Beats" 40 Non-album single
"Story" 87[B]
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 3× Million[37]
  • RIAJ (digital): 2× Million[38]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Platinum[39]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[40]
Mic-a-holic Ai
"Believe" 2006 2
  • RIAJ (ringtone): Million[41]
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[42]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[43]
What's Goin' On Ai
"I Wanna Know" 9
"Brand New Day" 2007 13 Don't Stop Ai
"I'll Remember You"
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[44]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[45]
"One" 18
"Taisetsu na Mono" 2008 229
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[46]
"So Special"[C]
(with Exile Atsushi)
1514
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[47]
Viva Ai & Exile Entertainment Best
"Okuribito" 58 Viva Ai
"You Are My Star" 2009 3611
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or items that did not chart.

2010s

List of singles released in the 2010s decade, showing selected chart positions, certifications, and associated albums
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
[4]
JPN
Hot

[A]
"Fake"
(featuring Namie Amuro)
2010 85
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[48]
The Last Ai
"Still..."
(featuring AK-69)
1527
"Nemurenai Machi" 6053
"Stronger"
(featuring Miliyah Kato)
2630
"Letter in the Sky"
(featuring The Jacksons)
2011 1436 Independent
"Happiness" 2
  • RIAJ (digital): 3× Platinum[49][50]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[51]
"Beautiful Life"[52] 2012 65
"Voice" 2013 132
  • RIAJ (digital): Platinum[53]
Moriagaro
"Dear Mama"[54] 6
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[55]
"Let It Be"
(with Tee)
2014 8447 Non-album single
"Story (English Version)" Big Hero 6
"Be Brave"
(with Exile Atsushi)
2015 712 40
"Minna ga Minna Eiyū" 2016 4
  • RIAJ (digital): Platinum[D][56]
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[57]
The Best
"No More"
(with Exile Atsushi)
74 40
"I'm the Champion" Wa to Yo
"Happy Christmas" 5590
"Heiwa"
"Miracle" 84
"Justice Will Prevail at Last" 2017 74
"Kira Kira"
(featuring Naomi Watanabe)
[E]19
"Summer Magic" 2019 It's All Me, Vol. 1
"You Never Know"
"Baby You Can Cry" [F] Kansha!!!!!
"—" denotes items that did not chart or items that were ineligible to chart because no physical edition was released.

2020s

List of singles released in the 2020s decade, showing selected chart positions, certifications, and associated albums
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
Dig.

[58]
JPN
Hot

[A]
"I'm Coming Home" 2020 It's All Me, Vol. 1
"Good as Gold"
"Gift" 44[G]
"Not So Different"
(solo or featuring Awich)
[H] It's All Me, Vol. 2
"The Moment"[62]
(featuring Yellow Bucks)
2021 Dream
"In the Middle"[63]
(featuring Daichi Miura)
41[I]
"Aldebaran"[65] 637
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[66]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[67]
"Start Again" 2022 Respect All
"Respect All"[68] 2023
"Life Goes On"[69]
"Rise Together"
(with Yaffle featuring OZworld)
2024 Non-album single
"Tide"
(with Mori Calliope)
Phantomime
"My Wish" 2025 TBA
"Lucky I Love You"[70] 2026
"It's You"
"—" denotes items that did not chart.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
[4]
JPN
Hot

[A]
"One Last Kiss"
(Mao Denda featuring Ai)
2001 91 Non-album single
"Luv Ya"
(Sphere of Influence featuring Ai)
2002 72 The Influence
"Uh Uh......"
(Suite Chic featuring Ai)
2003 22 When Pop Hits the Fan
"Gold Digga"
(Michico featuring Ai)
Non-album singles
"Voice of Love (Ue o Muite Arukō)" (上を向いて歩こう; "Walk While Looking Up")
(among Voice of Love Posse)
25
"No Generation Gap"
(Char featuring Ai)
2006 83[J]
"Do What U Gotta Do"
(Zeebra featuring Ai, Namie Amuro, Mummy-D)
2006
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[71]
The New Beginning
"Crazy World"
(Anna Tsuchiya featuring Ai)
2008 1926
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[72]
Nudy Show!
"Home Sweet Home"
(Gicode featuring Ai and Jamosa)
2009 77[K] SP & ST
"Broken Strings"
(James Morrison featuring Ai)
19 Songs for You, Truths for Me (Japan Edition)
"Ai no Uta" (アイノウタ; "Love Song")
(MC2 featuring Ai and Co-key)
2010 Energy
"Wavin' Flag (Coca Cola Celebration Mix) (Sekai ni Hitotsu no Hata)" (ウェイヴィン・フラッグ コカ・コーラ(R)・セレブレイション・ミックス~世界に一つの旗; "One Flag in the World")
(K'naan featuring Ai)
997 Troubadour: Champion Album
"This Love"
(Thelma Aoyama featuring Ai)
Love! 2
"Love You Need You"
(The Bawdies featuring Ai)
2011 33 Live the Life I Love
"Wonder Woman"
(Namie Amuro featuring Ai and Anna Tsuchiya)
5
  • RIAJ (digital): Platinum[74]
Checkmate!
"O2"
(Miho Fukuhara featuring Ai)
The Soul Extreme EP
"Blue"
(Zeebra featuring Ai)
119 Black World/White Heat
"All You Need Is Love"
(among Japan United with Music)
2012 1111 Non-album singles
"Shakunage-iro no Sora" (しゃくなげ色の空; "Dark-colored sky")
(Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi featuring Ai)
2020 84
"Magnetic"
(Kaela Kimura featuring Ai)
2022 Magnetic
"Alive in Tokyo"[75]
(B.Slade featuring Ai)
2023 Non-album single
"Bad Bitch Bigaku" (remix) (Bad Bitch 美学; "Bad Bitch Aesthetic") [76]
(Awich featuring Nene, Lana, Mari, Ai and Yuriyan Retriever)
87
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[77]
United Queens
"Nakama"
(Zedd featuring Ai)
2025 26[L] Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, items that did not chart or items that were ineligible to chart because no physical edition was released.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Hot

[A]
"Playboy"
(featuring Dabo)
2003 Original Ai
"2Hot"
"Hot Spot"
(featuring Uzi)
2004 Feat. Ai
"Sunshine" 2005 Mic-a-holic Ai
"People in the World" 2009 Viva Ai
"For My Sister"
(featuring Judith Hill)
2010 The Last Ai
"One Love" 2012 37 Independent
"Beautiful Things" [M]
"Independent Woman" 16
"After the Storm"
(featuring Che'Nelle)
2013 40 Moriagaro
"Sogood" [N]
"Hanabi" 9
"Come Together (Wasurenaide)" (忘れないで; "Don't Forget")[O] Non-album single
"Run Free"
(with Miliyah Kato and Verbal)
Motto Moriagaro
"Feel It" 2017 Wa to Yo
"Music Is My Life"
"Happiness (Gospel Version)" 2019 Kansha!!!!!
"Laughin' Medicine" (ラフィン・メディスン)
"Kokoro"[82]
(featuring Jenn Morel and Joelii)
2020 It's All Me, Vol. 1
"Yūsha Tachi" Inspire
"Hope" 2021 It's All Me, Vol. 2
"First Time"
(featuring Riehata)
2022 Dream
"World Dance"
(featuring Chanmina)
2023 Respect All
"Whatever" 25th the Best - Alive
"Minna ga Minna Eiyū 2024" 2024 [P] Non-album singles
"A Procession of the Living" (生者の行進)
(with Ringo Sheena)
Carnival
"Untitled"
(featuring Pushim and Dabo)
Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or items that did not chart.

Other appearances

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