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The solo discography of Ringo Sheena features eight studio albums, six compilation albums, two extended plays and thirty-five singles. Signing with Toshiba-EMI in 1998, Sheena released her debut single "Kōfukuron" in May 1998, when she was 19 years old. She subsequently released the singles "Kabukichō no Joō" and "Koko de Kiss Shite", the latter becoming her first hit. As of 2014, Sheena has been signed with EMI Records following EMI Music Japan being absorbed into Universal Music Japan.

Studio albums8
EPs2
Compilation albums6
Singles35
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Ringo Sheena discography
Sheena in 2016
Studio albums8
EPs2
Compilation albums6
Singles35
Cover albums3
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Albums

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]		 TWN East Asia
[3][A][B]
Muzai Moratorium 2— 1,434,000
Shōso Strip
  • Released: March 31, 2000 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
 1— 2,333,000
  • RIAJ: 2× Million[8]
Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
  • Released: February 23, 2003 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
 1— 410,000
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum[9]
Heisei Fūzoku
  • As Ringo Shiina & Neko Saito, soundtrack for Sakuran
  • Released: February 21, 2007 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, DVD video,[D] vinyl, digital download
 1[E] —[F] 175,000
Sanmon Gossip
  • Released: June 24, 2009 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 16 202,000
Hi Izuru Tokoro
  • Released: November 5, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download
 36 100,000
Sandokushi
  • Released: May 27, 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 21 57,538[13]
Carnival
  • Released: May 29, 2024
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 2— 32,515[15]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.
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Cover albums

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List of cover albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]		 TWN East Asia
[3][B]
Utaite Myōri: Sono Ichi
  • Released: May 27, 2002 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2-CD, digital download
 1— 397,000
Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku
  • Self-cover album
  • Released: May 27, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: EMI R
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 36 45,000
Reimport Vol. 2 – Civil Aviation Bureau (逆輸入〜航空局〜, Gyakuyunyū: Kōkūkyoku)
  • Self-cover album
  • Released: Dec 6, 2017 (JPN)
  • Label: EMI R
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3— 100,000
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.
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Remix albums

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List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)
JPN
[2]
La panacée de tous les maux /
Das Allheilmittel für alle Übel (百薬の長, Hyakuyaku no Chō)
  • Released: November 30, 2022 (JPN)
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 8 6,827[18]
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Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]		 TWN East Asia
[3][B]
Watashi to Hōden
  • Released: July 2, 2008 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2-CD, digital download
 43 153,000
Ukina 59 35,000
Mitsugetsu-shō
  • Released: November 13, 2013 (JPN)
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6— 24,000
Chuixian San Chi[G]
  • Released: June 24, 2015 (TWN)
  • Label: Universal Taiwan
  • Formats: CD
 —5
Apple of Universal Gravity
  • Released: November 13, 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 12 97,200[20]
Forbidden (禁じ手, Kinjite)
  • Released: March 11, 2026
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 5— 19,163[21]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.
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Box sets

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List of box sets, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]		 TWN East Asia
[3][B]
Mora
  • Contains: Muzai Moratorium, Shōso Strip, Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana, Ringo no Uta and Watashi to Hōden
  • Released: November 25, 2008 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 4-CD, 6-DVD audio
 32[H]— 9,000
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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
Ze-Chyou Syuu
  • Three 8 cm single box set
  • Released: September 13, 2000 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 3-CD, digital download
 1 430,000
Saturday Night Gossip
  • Released: August 26, 2009 (JPN)
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: Vinyl
 100 1,400
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Singles

As a lead artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications Album
JPN
[2]		 JPN Hot
[23][I][J]		 TWN East Asia
[3][B]
"Kōfukuron" 1998 10[K]—— 261,000[L]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[40]
 Muzai Moratorium
"Kabukichō no Joō" 50—— 51,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[41]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[42]
"Koko de Kiss Shite" 1999 1070[M]— 309,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[43]
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[44]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[42]
"Honnō" 2—— 998,000
  • RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum[7]
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[41]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[42]
 Shōso Strip
"Gips" 2000 3—— 714,000
  • RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum[45]
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[46]
"Tsumi to Batsu" 4—— 546,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[6]
"Mayonaka wa Junketsu" 2001 2—— 375,000[N]
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[47]
 Non-album single
"Stem" 2003 1—— 187,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[9]
 Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
"Ringo no Uta" 2—— 114,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[48]
 Non-album single[O]
"Kono Yo no Kagiri"
(Ringo Sheena & Neko Saito + Junpei Shiina)		 2007 8—— 54,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[49]
 Heisei Fūzoku
"Ariamaru Tomi" 2009 3513 75,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[50]
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[51]
  • RIAJ (PC): Gold[52]
 Hi Izuru Tokoro
"Carnation" 2011 55— 35,000
"Jiyū e Michizure"[53] 2012 —5—
"Irohanihoheto" 2013 84— 25,000
"Kodoku no Akatsuki" 72
"Nippon" 2014 92— 25,000
  • RIAJ (digital): Platinum[55]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[42]
"Shijō no Jinsei" 2015 128— 11,000 Sandokushi
"Saihate ga Mitai"[56] —41— Non-album single
"Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" 624 34,000
  • RIAJ (digital): Platinum[57]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Platinum[42]
 Sandokushi
"Kamisama, Hotokesama" (神様、仏様; "God, nor Buddha") 38
"Jiyūdam" (ジユーダム; "Free-dom") 2016 —30—
"Menuki Dōri" (目抜き通り; "The Main Street")
(with Tortoise Matsumoto)		 2017 —8—
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold
"Kemono yuku Hosomichi" (獣ゆく細道; "The Narrow Way")
(with Hiroji Miyamoto)		 2018 —6—
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[42]
"Niwatori to Hebi to Buta" (鶏と蛇と豚; "Gate of Living") 2019 ———
"The Sun & Moon in Tokyo" (浪漫と算盤, Roman to Soroban)
(with Hikaru Utada)		 —43— Apple of Universal Gravity
"Toogood" 2022 ——— Carnival
"Work"
(with Millennium Parade)		 2023 526— Non-album singles
"2045"
(with Millennium Parade)		 ——
"Je Suis Libre" (私は猫の目, Watashi wa Neko no Me)[P] 681— Carnival
"As a Human" (人間として, Ningen to Shite) 2024 764— 5,464[58]
"Aigyo" (愛楽)
(with Miliyah Kato)		 ——[Q]— Velvet Grace
"La Velada Legendaria" (芒に月, Susuki ni Tsuki) 2025 1423— Forbidden
"Under Experiment" (実験中, Jikken-chū) 1749— TBA
"Fair and Square" (白日のもと, Hakujitsu no Moto)[60] 48—
"Naked" (裸, Hadaka) 2026 —31—
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Billboard Japan Hot 100 charts, or items that did not chart.
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As a collaborating artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[1] Album
JPN
[2]		 JPN Hot
[23][R]
"Where Is the Love"[65]
(Junpei Shiina featuring Ringo Sheena)		 2002 —— Discover
"Kiken Sugiru" (危険すぎる; "Too Dangerous")[S]
(Kenichi Asai)		 2006 14— 21,000 Johnny Hell
"Amai Yamai" (あまいやまい; "Sweet Sickness")
(Maboroshi featuring Ringo Sheena)		 2009 ——[T] Maboroshi no Shi
"My Foolish Heart"
(Soil & "Pimp" Sessions featuring Ringo Sheena)		 —85 6
"Kirakira Bushi" (きらきら武士; "Shining Samurai")[U]
(Rekishi featuring Deyonna)		 2011 —20 Rekitsu
"Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu" (殺し屋危機一髪; "Close Shave Assassin")
(Soil & "Pimp" Sessions featuring Ringo Sheena)		 2013 1418 12,000 Circles
"Apple"
(Towa Tei with Ringo Sheena)		 76[V]60 600 Lucky
"Yasashii Tetsugaku" (やさしい哲学; "Kind Philosophy")
(Tomita Lab featuring Ringo Sheena)		 ——[W] Joyous
"Kono Yo wa Fushigi" (この世は不思議; "This World Is Mysterious")
(Tomita Lab featuring Yuko Hara, Ken Yokoyama, Ringo Sheena, Yu Sakai)		 ——[X]
"Nijikan Dake no Vacance" (二時間だけのバカンス)
(Hikaru Utada featuring Ringo Sheena)		 2016 —23 150,000 Fantôme
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or items that did not chart.
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Promotional singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN Hot
[23][Y]
"Kyogenshō" (虚言症; "I Am a Liar") 2000 — Shōso Strip
"Yattsuke Shigoto" (やっつけ仕事; "Rush Job") — Ze-Chyou Syuu
"I Won't Last a Day Without You"
(with Hikaru Utada)		 2002 — Utaite Myōri
"Momen no Handkerchief" (木綿のハンカチーフ; "Cotton Handkerchief")
(with Nao Matsuzaki)		 —
"Spica" (スピカ, Supika)[Z] — Ichigo Ichie Sweets for My Spitz
"Karisome Otome (Death Jazz Ver.)"
(Ringo Sheena x Soil and "Pimp" Sessions)		 2006 — Heisei Fūzoku / Sanmon Gossip
"Suberidai" (すべりだい; "Slide")[AA] 2008 91 Watashi to Hōden
"Shun" 2009 36 Sanmon Gossip
"Ryūkō" 74
"Between Today and Tomorrow" 2012 — Ukina
"It Was You" 2013 —
"Netsuai Hakkakuchū"
(with Yasutaka Nakata)		 6
"Seishun no Matataki" 2014 41 Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku
"Sakasa ni Kazoete" (逆さに数えて; "Count Backwards") 91 "Nippon" (single)
"Arikitari na Onna" 46 Hi Izuru Tokoro
"Hashire Wa Number" (走れゎナンバー; "Go, Rental Car")[77] 43
"Otona no Okite" (おとなの掟; "The Adult Code")
(with Nao Matsuzaki)		 2017 52 Non-album singles
"Uta" (唄; "A Song") 2020 —
"Let's Go!" 2021 —
"1RKO" (初KO勝ち)
(with Nocchi of Perfume)		 2024 32 Carnival
"The Sun & Moon (TYO Album Version)" (浪漫と算盤)
(with Hikaru Utada)		 —
"A Procession of the Living" (生者の行進)
(with Ai)		 —
"Offering Sake" (ちりぬるを)
(with Ikkyu Nakajima of Tricot)		 —
"A Grand Triumphant Return" (余裕の凱旋)
(with Daoko)		 —
"FRDP" (ドラ1独走)
(with Atarashii Gakko!)		 —
"Cheers Beer" (ほぼ水の泡)
(with Momo of Charan Po Rantan)		 —
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the Billboard Japan Hot 100, or items that did not chart.
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Other appearances

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List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Ringo Sheena. Some collaborations were compiled on Ukina (2013).
Title Year Album Notes
"Becoming"
(Takashi Taniguchi)		 1998 Becoming Chorus
"Rock & Hammer"
(Takashi Taniguchi)
"Shiroi Yume" (白い夢; "White Dream")
(Heart Bazaar)		 1999 Baobab Piano
"Good for Us!"
(Rie Tomosaka)		 Murasaki Background chatter
"Kageriyuku Heya" (翳りゆく部屋; "Darkening Room")[AB] Dear Yuming Yumi Matsutoya cover
"Stem" 2004 Our Last Day: Casshern Official Album Album version arrangement with English lyrics
"Crazy Days Crazy Feeling"
(Zazen Boys)		 Zazen Boys II Chorus
"Anminbō" (安眠棒; "Stick of Peaceful Sleep")
(Zazen Boys)
"You Make Me Feel So Bad"
(Zazen Boys)
"Rockin' Luuula" (ロッキンルーラ, Rokkun Rūra)
(Mo'some Tonebender)		 2005 Rockin' Luuula Piano, chorus
"Mashed Potato Boogie" (マッシュポテト・ブギー, Masshupoteto Bugī)
(Mo'some Tonebender)		 Kazoo
"Tokai no Yoru, Watashi no Machi" (都会の夜 わたしの街; "Urban Night, My Town")
(Tomita Lab featuring Yuko Hara, Ken Yokoyama, Ringo Sheena, Yu Sakai)		 2013 Joyous
"Ashita no Hito" (明日の人; "Tomorrow's Person")
(José James featuring Ringo Sheena)		 2014 While You Were Sleeping (Japanese Edition)
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Notes

  1. [A]
    The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases.
  2. [B]
    Positions was taken as follows: Heisei Fūzoku 2007 week 9, Heisei Fūzoku Daiginjō 2007 week 18, Sanmon Gossip 2007 week 27, Watashi to Hōden 2007 week 30, "Ariamaru Tomi" 2009 week 22, Ukina 2014 week 21, Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku 2014 week 37, Hi Izuru Tokoro 2014 week 45, Chuíxián Sān Chǐ,[4] "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri"/"Kamisama, Hotokesama".[5]
  3. [C]
    Muzai Moratorium later received a 3× Platinum certification for 1,200,000 copies, however the 3× Platinum threshold was changed to 750,000 copies in 2003.
  4. [D]
    Released as Heisei Fūzoku Daiginjō (平成風俗 大吟醸; "Japanese Manners Premium") with 96k/24bits sound, music videos and animations.
  5. [E]
    Also charted at number 18 on DVD chart.
  6. [F]
    Charted at number 19 on the audiovisual chart.
  7. [G]
    Compilation album released exclusively in Taiwan to commemorate Sheena's first concert performed there.
  8. [H]
    Also charted at number 25 on the DVD chart.
  9. [I]
    The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
  10. [J]
    Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Koko de Kiss Shite",[24] "Ariamaru Tomi",[25] "Carnation",[26] "Jiyū e Michizure",[27] "Irohanihoheto",[28] "Kodoku no Akatsuki",[28] "Nippon",[29] "Shijō no Jinsei",[30] "Saihate ga Mitai",[31] "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri",[32] "Kamisama, Hotokesama",[32] "Work",[33] "Watashi wa Neko no Me",[34] "Ningen to Shite",[35] "La velada legendaria",[36] "Under Experiment",[37] "Fair and Square",[38] "Naked".[39]
  11. [K]
    Charting position for 1999 12cm re-release. Original edition did not chart.
  12. [L]
    Does not include sales of the 8cm edition, as it never charted in the top 100.
  13. [M]
    Charted in 2009.
  14. [N]
    Includes sales from the preceding vinyl release of the single.
  15. [O]
    Though not included on a solo album by Sheena, "Ringo no Uta" was self-covered by her band Tokyo Jihen on their debut album Kyōiku (2004).
  16. [P]
    "Je Suis Libre" is alternatively titled as "I'm Free" on the digital version of Carnival.
  17. [Q]
    "Aigyo" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Japan Top Download Songs chart.[59]
  18. [R]
    Sources for chart positions are as follows: "My Foolish Heart",[61] "Kirakira Bushi",[62] "Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu",[63] "Apple".[64]
  19. [S]
    Featured in chorus.
  20. [T]
    Charted at number 92 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.[66]
  21. [U]
    Recorded under the pseudonym Deyonna.
  22. [V]
    2015 vinyl release.
  23. [W]
    Charted at number 40 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[67]
  24. [X]
    Charted at number 23 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[68]
  25. [Y]
    Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Suberidai",[69] "Shun",[70] "Ryūkō",[70] "Netsuai Hakkakuchū",[71] "Seishun no Matataki",[72] "Sakasa ni Kazoete",[73] "Arikitari na Onna",[74] "Hashire wa Number",[75] "1RKO".[76]
  26. [Z]
    Credits:
    • Fusafumi Adachi (足立房文) (from Fujifabric) – drums
    • Uni Inoue – arrangement, bass, lute, programming, recording, sleigh bells, tambourine, toy percussions, vocoder, zills
    • Ringo Sheena – arrangement, celesta, drums, piano, sleigh bells, tambourine, toy percussions, vocals, wind chimes
  27. [AA]
    Originally released in 1998 on the "Kōfukuron" single.
  28. [AB]
    Credits:
    • Uni Inoue (井上雨迩) – recording, mixing
    • Seiji Kameda – arrangement, bass
    • Chieko Kinbara Group (金原千恵子グループ) – strings
    • Hiroshi Kitashiro (北城浩志) – synthesizer operator
    • Noriyasu "Kaasuke" Kawamura (川村カースケ智康) – drums
    • Yoichiro "Yokan" Mizue (水江ヨーカン洋一郎) – french horn
    • Susumu Nishikawa – guitar
    • Ringo Sheena – vocals

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