Ringo Sheena discography

The solo discography of Ringo Sheena features eight studio albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays and twenty-seven 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.

Ringo Sheena discography
Sheena in 2016
Studio albums	8
EPs	2
Compilation albums	5
Singles	34
Cover albums	3

Albums

Studio albums

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 (無罪モラトリアム; "Innocent Moratorium")	Released: February 24, 1999 (JPN) Label: East World Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	2	—	1,434,000	RIAJ: Million[C][6][7]
Shōso Strip (勝訴ストリップ; "Lawsuit Winning 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 (加爾基 精液 栗ノ花; "Chalk, Semen, Chestnut Flower")	Released: February 23, 2003 (JPN) Label: Virgin Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	1	—	410,000	RIAJ: 2× Platinum[9]
Heisei Fūzoku (平成風俗; "Heisei Manners")	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	RIAJ: Gold[10]
Sanmon Gossip (三文ゴシップ; "Superficial Gossip")	Released: June 24, 2009 (JPN) Label: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download	1	6	202,000	RIAJ: Gold[11]
Hi Izuru Tokoro (日出処; "Land of the Rising Sun")	Released: November 5, 2014 (JPN) Label: Virgin Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download	3	6	100,000	RIAJ: Gold[12]
Sandokushi (三毒史, "The History of the Three Poisons")	Released: May 27, 2019 (JPN) Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download	2	1	57,538[13]	RIAJ: Gold[14]
Carnival (放生会, "Hōjoya")	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.

Cover albums

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 (唄ひ手冥利 ～其ノ壱～; "A Singer's Luck: Part One")	Released: May 27, 2002 (JPN) Label: Virgin Formats: 2-CD, digital download	1	—	397,000	RIAJ: Platinum[16]
Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku (逆輸入～港湾局～; "Reimport: Ports and Harbours Bureau")	Self-cover album Released: May 27, 2014 (JPN) Label: EMI R Formats: CD, digital download	3	6	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	RIAJ: Gold[17]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.

Remix albums

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]

Compilation albums

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 (私と放電; "Electric Discharge & Me")	B-side compilation Released: July 2, 2008 (JPN) Label: Virgin Formats: 2-CD, digital download	4	3	153,000	RIAJ: Gold[19]
Ukina (浮き名; "Scandal")	Collaborations compilation album Released: November 13, 2013 (JPN) Label: EMI Records Japan Formats: CD	5	9	35,000
Mitsugetsu-shō (蜜月抄; "Honeymoon Excerpt")	Live recording compilation album Released: November 13, 2013 (JPN) Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download	6	—	24,000
Chuíxián Sān Chǐ (Chinese: 垂涎三尺, "Mouth Watering")[G]	Released: June 24, 2015 (TWN) Label: Universal Taiwan Formats: CD	—	5
Apple of Universal Gravity (ニュートンの林檎 ～初めてのベスト盤～, "Newton no Ringo ~Hajimete no Best Ban~")	Greatest hits compilation Released: November 13, 2019 (JPN) Label: EMI Formats: CD	1	2	97,200[20]
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music Chart, or items that did not chart.

Box sets

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

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN)[1]	Certifications
		JPN [2]
Ze-Chyou Syuu (絶頂集; "The Acme Collection")	Three 8 cm single box set Released: September 13, 2000 (JPN) Label: Virgin Formats: 3-CD, digital download	1	430,000	RIAJ: Platinum[21]
Saturday Night Gossip (サタデーナイト・ゴシップ, Satadēnaito Goshippu)	Released: August 26, 2009 (JPN) Label: Virgin Formats: Vinyl	100	1,400

Singles

As a lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales (JPN)[1]	Certifications	Album
		JPN [2]	JPN Hot [22][I][J]	TWN East Asia [3][B]
"Kōfukuron" (幸福論; "A View of Happiness")	1998	10[K]	—	—	261,000[L]	RIAJ (physical): Gold[37]	Muzai Moratorium
"Kabukichō no Joō" (歌舞伎町の女王; "Queen of Kabukichō")		50	—	—	51,000	RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[38] RIAJ (streaming): Gold[39]
"Koko de Kiss Shite." (ここでキスして。; "Kiss Me Here")	1999	10	70[M]	—	309,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold[40] RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[41]
"Honnō" (本能; "Instinct")		2	—	—	998,000	RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum[7] RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[38] RIAJ (streaming): Gold[39]	Shōso Strip
"Gips" (ギブス, Gibusu)	2000	3	—	—	714,000	RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum[42] RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[43]
"Tsumi to Batsu" (罪と罰; "Crime and Punishment")		4	—	—	546,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum[6]
"Mayonaka wa Junketsu" (真夜中は純潔; "Chastity at Midnight")	2001	2	—	—	375,000[N]	RIAJ (physical): Platinum[44]	Non-album single
"Stem (Daimyō Asobi-hen)" (茎～大名遊ビ編～; "Stem (At Play with a Feudal Lord)")	2003	1	—	—	187,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold[9]	Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
"Ringo no Uta" (りんごのうた; "A Song of Apples")		2	—	—	114,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold[45]	Non-album single[O]
"Kono Yo no Kagiri" (この世の限り; "Limits of this World") (Ringo Sheena & Neko Saito + Junpei Shiina)	2007	8	—	—	54,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold[46]	Heisei Fūzoku
"Ariamaru Tomi" (ありあまる富; "Excessive Wealth")	2009	3	5	13	75,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold[47] RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[48] RIAJ (PC): Gold[49]	Hi Izuru Tokoro
"Carnation" (カーネーション, Kānēshon)	2011	5	5	—	35,000
"Jiyū e Michizure" (自由へ道連れ; "Traveling Companion to Freedom")[50]	2012	—	5	—		RIAJ (PC): Gold[51]
"Irohanihoheto" (いろはにほへと)	2013	8	4	—	25,000
"Kodoku no Akatsuki" (孤独のあかつき; "The Solitude of Dawn")			72
"Nippon"	2014	9	2	—	25,000	RIAJ (digital): Platinum[52]
"Shijō no Jinsei" (至上の人生; "A Life Supreme")	2015	12	8	—	11,000		Sandokushi
"Saihate ga Mitai" (最果てが見たい; "I Want to See the Very End")[53]		—	41	—			Non-album single
"Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri" (長く短い祭; "A Long and Short Festival")		6	2	4	34,000	RIAJ (digital): Platinum[54] RIAJ (streaming): Platinum[39]	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
"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	5	26	—			Non-album singles
"2045" (with Millennium Parade)			—	—
"Je Suis Libre" (私は猫の目, Watashi wa Neko no Me)[P]		6	81	—			Carnival
"As a Human" (人間として, Ningen to Shite)	2024	7	64	—	5,464[55]
"La velada legendaria" (芒に月, Susuki ni Tsuki)	2025	14	23	—			TBA
"Under Experiment" (実験中, Jikken-chū)		—	49	—
"Fair and Square" (白日のもと, Hakujitsu no Moto)[56]		TBA
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Billboard Japan Hot 100 charts, or items that did not chart.

As a collaborating artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales (JPN)[1]	Album
		JPN [2]	JPN Hot [22][Q]
"Where Is the Love"[61] (Junpei Shiina featuring Ringo Sheena)	2002	—	—		Discover
"Kiken Sugiru" (危険すぎる; "Too Dangerous")[R] (Kenichi Asai)	2006	14	—	21,000	Johnny Hell
"Amai Yamai" (あまいやまい; "Sweet Sickness") (Maboroshi featuring Ringo Sheena)	2009	—	—[S]		Maboroshi no Shi
"My Foolish Heart" (Soil & "Pimp" Sessions featuring Ringo Sheena)		—	85		6
"Kirakira Bushi" (きらきら武士; "Shining Samurai")[T] (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	14	18	12,000	Circles
"Apple" (Towa Tei with Ringo Sheena)		76[U]	60	600	Lucky
"Yasashii Tetsugaku" (やさしい哲学; "Kind Philosophy") (Tomita Lab featuring Ringo Sheena)		—	—[V]		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)		—	—[W]
Nijikan Dake no Vacance feat. Shiina Ringo (二時間だけのバカンス, "A Vacation for Only Two Hours")) (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.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		JPN Hot [22][X]
"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)[Y]		—	Ichigo Ichie Sweets for My Spitz
"Karisome Otome (Death Jazz Ver.)" (カリソメ乙女; "Temporary Virgin") (Ringo Sheena x Soil and "Pimp" Sessions)	2006	—	Heisei Fūzoku / Sanmon Gossip
"Suberidai" (すべりだい; "Slide")[Z]	2008	91	Watashi to Hōden
"Shun" (旬; "Season")	2009	36	Sanmon Gossip
"Ryūkō" (流行; "Vogue")		74
"Between Today and Tomorrow"	2012	—	Ukina
"It Was You"	2013	—
"Netsuai Hakkakuchū" (熱愛発覚中; "Detecting Love") (with Yasutaka Nakata)		6
"Seishun no Matataki" (青春の瞬き; "Flicker of Youth")	2014	41	Gyakuyunyū: Kōwankyoku
"Sakasa ni Kazoete" (逆さに数えて; "Count Backwards")		91	"Nippon" (single)
"Arikitari na Onna" (ありきたりな女; "An Ordinary Woman")		46	Hi Izuru Tokoro
"Hashire Wa Number" (走れゎナンバー; "Go, Rental Car")[73]		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.

Other appearances

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")[AA]		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)

See also

• List of bands associated with Ringo Sheena
• Ringo Sheena production discography
• Ringo Sheena videography
• Tokyo Jihen discography

Notes

1. The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases.
2. 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. 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. Released as Heisei Fūzoku Daiginjō (平成風俗 大吟醸; "Japanese Manners Premium") with 96k/24bits sound, music videos and animations.
5. Also charted at number 18 on DVD chart.
6. Charted at number 19 on the audiovisual chart.
7. Compilation album released exclusively in Taiwan to commemorate Sheena's first concert performed there.
8. Also charted at number 25 on the DVD chart.
9. The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
10. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Koko de Kiss Shite",^[23] "Ariamaru Tomi",^[24] "Carnation",^[25] "Jiyū e Michizure",^[26] "Irohanihoheto",^[27] "Kodoku no Akatsuki",^[27] "Nippon",^[28] "Shijō no Jinsei",^[29] "Saihate ga Mitai",^[30] "Nagaku Mijikai Matsuri",^[31] "Kamisama, Hotokesama",^[31] "Work",^[32] "Watashi wa Neko no Me",^[33] "Ningen to Shite",^[34] "La velada legendaria",^[35] "Under Experiment".^[36]
11. Charting position for 1999 12cm re-release. Original edition did not chart.
12. Does not include sales of the 8cm edition, as it never charted in the top 100.
13. Charted in 2009.
14. Includes sales from the preceding vinyl release of the single.
15. 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. "Je Suis Libre" is alternatively titled as "I'm Free" on the digital version of Carnival.
17. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "My Foolish Heart",^[57] "Kirakira Bushi",^[58] "Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu",^[59] "Apple".^[60]
18. Featured in chorus.
19. Charted at number 92 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.^[62]
20. Recorded under the pseudonym Deyonna.
21. 2015 vinyl release.
22. Charted at number 40 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.^[63]
23. Charted at number 23 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.^[64]
24. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Suberidai",^[65] "Shun",^[66] "Ryūkō",^[66] "Netsuai Hakkakuchū",^[67] "Seishun no Matataki",^[68] "Sakasa ni Kazoete",^[69] "Arikitari na Onna",^[70] "Hashire wa Number",^[71] "1RKO".^[72]
25. 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
26. Originally released in 1998 on the "Kōfukuron" single.
27. 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