Japan discography
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The discography of British art pop/new wave band Japan, including their reformation as Rain Tree Crow, consists of six studio albums, seventeen compilation albums, one live album, and four video releases.
Studio albums6
EPs8
Live albums1
Compilation albums17
| Japan discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 17 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 12 |
| Box sets | 3 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3][4][5] |
JPN [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] | |||
| Adolescent Sex | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | ||
| Obscure Alternatives |
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— | — | — | 21 | 41 | — | — | |
| Quiet Life |
|
13 [A] | — | 81 | 24 | — | — | — | |
| Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
|
51 | 86 | 39 | 51 | — | — | — |
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| Tin Drum |
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12 | — | — | 38 | — | 16 | 33 |
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| Rain Tree Crow (Japan reformed as "Rain Tree Crow") |
|
24 | — | 72 | 49 | 61 | — | 33 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Notes
- Quiet Life peaked at number 72 in February 1980. It was reissued in January 1982, peaking at number 53. Upon re-release in March 2021, it peaked at number 13.
Live albums
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
JPN [6] |
US [14] | |||
| The Singles – The Best |
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— | — | — | |
| Assemblage |
|
26 | 45 | — |
|
| Japan |
|
— | — | 204 | |
| Exorcising Ghosts |
|
45 | — | — |
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| Souvenir from Japan |
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— | — | — | |
| The Other Side of Japan |
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— | — | — | |
| Best Selection |
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— | — | — | |
| In Vogue |
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— | — | — | |
| Japan Is the Masterpiece, but New Too |
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— | — | — | |
| The Singles |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Masters |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Best of Japan (Eternal Best) |
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— | — | — | |
| The Collection |
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— | — | — | |
| The Best of Japan – Original Hits |
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— | — | — | |
| The Best of Japan |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Japan |
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— | — | — | |
| The Collection |
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— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Box sets
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [6] | ||
| Japan Collector's Edition |
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| Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980 |
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86 |
| Original Album Classics |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Repackaged sets
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Take Two: Adolescent Sex & Obscure Alternatives |
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| Quiet Life / Assemblage |
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| Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Tin Drum |
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| Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Oil on Canvas |
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EPs and mini-albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||
| Special Edition Five Song Extended Play |
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| Live in Japan |
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| Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
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— |
| The Singles |
|
36 |
| The Art of Parties |
|
— |
| Nightporter |
|
35 |
| The Art of Parties |
|
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| Introducing... Japan |
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— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BE [16] |
IRE [17] |
JPN | NL [7] | |||
| "Don't Rain on My Parade" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | Adolescent Sex |
| "The Unconventional" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sometimes I Feel So Low" | — | — | — | — | — | Obscure Alternatives | |
| "Adolescent Sex" | — | 28 | — | — | 21 | Adolescent Sex | |
| "Deviation" (Netherlands-only release) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | Obscure Alternatives |
| "Life in Tokyo" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Quiet Life" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | Quiet Life | |
| "I Second That Emotion" | 1980 | — | — | — | 87 | — | Non-album single |
| "Quiet Life" (Netherlands and Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | Quiet Life | |
| "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" | 60 | — | — | — | — | Gentlemen Take Polaroids | |
| "The Art of Parties" | 1981 | 48 | — | — | — | — | Tin Drum |
| "Life in Tokyo" | — | — | — | — | — | Assemblage | |
| "Quiet Life" | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Visions of China" | 32 | — | — | — | — | Tin Drum | |
| "European Son" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1982 | 31 | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Ghosts" | 5 | — | 19 | — | — | Tin Drum | |
| "Cantonese Boy" | 24 | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| "I Second That Emotion" (Steve Nye Remix) | 9 | — | 14 | — | — | Assemblage | |
| "Life in Tokyo" (Steve Nye Remix) | 28 | — | 26 | — | — | ||
| "Nightporter" (Steve Nye Remix) | 29 | — | 13 | — | — | Gentlemen Take Polaroids | |
| "All Tomorrow's Parties" (Steve Nye Remix) | 1983 | 38 | — | — | — | — | Assemblage |
| "Canton" (Live) | 42 | — | — | — | — | Oil on Canvas | |
| "Blackwater" (Japan reformed as "Rain Tree Crow") |
1991 | 62 | — | — | — | — | Rain Tree Crow |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Videos
Video albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Oil on Canvas |
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| Instant Pictures |
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| Video Hits |
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| The Very Best of Japan |
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Music videos
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Don't Rain on My Parade" | 1978 |
| "Sometimes I Feel So Low" | |
| "Communist China" | |
| "Adolescent Sex" | |
| "Life in Tokyo" | 1979 |
| "Quiet Life" | 1980 |
| "I Second That Emotion" | |
| "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" | |
| "Swing" | |
| "Visions of China" | 1981 |
| "Ghosts" | 1982 |
| "Nightporter" |