MAX discography

MAX discography
Studio albums	5
Compilation albums	5
Music videos	4
Singles	32
B-sides	31
Tribute albums	2
Live concerts	5
Films	2

Japanese female vocal/dance unit, MAX has released five studio albums, two compilations, three remix albums, and 31 singles. Three of their albums, Maximum (1996), Maximum Groove (1998), and Maximum Collection have topped the Oricon album charts. Four of their albums, including Maximum, Maximum II (1997), Maximum Groove, and Maximum Collection have been certified million selling albums by RIAJ. The group have 15 consecutive top ten singles,^[1] 16 overall. Their sixth single, "Give Me a Shake" (1997) is their best selling single and their only single to top the Oricon singles chart. Since their debut on May 10, 1995, the group has amassed sales of over 10 million albums and singles in Japan.^[2]

Albums

Studio albums

Release	Title	Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales				Notes
Release	Title	Weekly	Yearly	Debut	Overall	Notes
December 11, 1996	Maximum	1^[3]	15^[4]	449,510^[5]	1,288,260	Certified million seller^[6] Best selling album
December 25, 1997	Maximum II	2^[7]	23^[8]	707,730^[9]	1,074,530	Certified million seller^[10] Best first week sales
December 2, 1998	Maximum Groove	1^[11]	27^[12]	322,300^[13]	824,370	Certified million seller^[14]
March 14, 2001	Emotional History	8^[15]	–	63,220^[16]	107,950
February 22, 2006	Jewel of Jewels	53^[17]	–		5,607	CD/CD+DVD release Self-produced First and final album with Aki

Compilation albums

Release	Title	Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales				Notes
Release	Title	Weekly	Yearly	Debut	Overall	Notes
September 29, 1999	Maximum Collection	1^[18]	32^[12]	456,070^[19]	805,360	Greatest hits package Certified million seller^[20]
June 28, 2000	Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euro Max	5^[21]	96^[22]	104,620^[23]	206,390	Eurobeat remix album
March 20, 2002	Precious Collection 1995–2002	10^[24]	–	51,400^[25]	93,260	Single collection
August 21, 2002	Maximum Trance	29^[26]	–	–	13,760	Trance remix album
December 10, 2008	New Edition ~Maximum Hits~	30^[17]	–	8,466	18,111	CD/CD+DVD release Greatest hits remix package Contains new vocals
December 23, 2015	Maximum Perfect Best	-	–	-	-	3CD+DVD, 3CD+Blu-ray and CD only package Including all A-side singles (excl. Prism of Eyes) with all songs as 3-piece unit Contains 2 new songss

Tribute and cover albums

Release	Album	Tracks
July 24, 1997	Velfarre J-pop Night presents Dance With You	"Douni mo Tomaranai" "Katte ni Shiyagare" "S.O.S" "Seishun Jidai" "UFO"
12/03/2008	Vision Factory Compilation ~Aku Yuu Sakka Seikatsu 40 Shuunen Kinen~	"Monday Mona Lisa"
08/09/2010	BE MAX	"CAT'S EYE"

Other albums

Release	Album	Tracks
August 25, 1995	We Love Saturday Night!!	Di Di La La La ~Shigoto ga Koi no Jama wo Suru~
November 21, 2007	Christmas Harmony	"No.1 ~My Lady~"
February 18, 2008	Spring Harmony	"A Special Day"

Singles

Release	Title	Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales				Album
Release	Title	Weekly	Yearly	Debut	Overall	Album
May 10, 1995	"Koi Suru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~"	91	—	3,550	3,550	Maximum
August 21, 1995	"Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby"	63	—	5,380	10,920
February 21, 1996	"Tora Tora Tora"	19	149	33,130	189,320
July 17, 1996	"Seventies"	7	119	66,860	252,550
October 9, 1996	"Get My Love!"	4	152	76,790	198,500
April 9, 1997	"Give Me A Shake"	1	67	172,200	476,570	Maximum II
July 30, 1997	"Love Is Dreaming"	4	105	109,880	283,890
October 29, 1997	"Shinin'on-Shinin'love"	4	165	86,640	276,510
April 22, 1998	"Hikari no Veil"	5	93	118,270	261,450	Maximum Groove
July 23, 1998	"Ride On Time"	4	74	60,360	312,500
September 9, 1998	"Grace of My Heart"	2	99	110,810	243,260
March 3, 1999	"Love Impact"	8	124	84,050	176,370	Maximum Collection
May 26, 1999	"Ano Natsu Eto"	7	181	63,790	118,260
August 25, 1999	"Ginga no Chikai"	5	147	70,460	148,590
November 25, 1999	"Isshoni..."	8	80	73,160	341,700	Emotional History
February 16, 2000	"Never Gonna Stop It"	9	142	71,640	152,560
May 24, 2000	"Magic"	10	224	47,390	78,930
September 6, 2000	"Barairo no Hibi"	11	231	45,630	74,920
February 15, 2001	"Always Love"	12	274	32,760	49,790
May 16, 2001	"Perfect Love"	10	293	26,210	46,130	Precious Collection 1995–2002
September 27, 2001	"Moonlight"	13	—	17,240	27,540
December 5, 2002	"Feel So Right"	17	—	16,070	24,030
February 20, 2002	"Spring Rain"	28	—	13,690	19,530
November 20, 2002	"Eternal White"	20	—	9,280	15,015	Jewel of Jewels
March 12, 2003	"Festa"	32	—	6,154	8,959
August 6, 2003	"Love Screw"	39	—	4,070	6,276
June 30, 2004	"Be With You"	34	—	3,895	5,104
July 6, 2005	"Nirai Kanai"	38^[27]	896	3,782	6,148
November 30, 2005	"Anata wo Omou Hodo"	53	—	2,348	2,834
August 2, 2006	"Splash Gold -Natsu no Kiseki- / Prism of Eyes"	60	—	2,202	2,760	Maximum Perfect Best
July 22, 2009	"Rough Cut Diamond"	28	967	3,342^[28]	4,426	Maximum Perfect Best
May 12, 2010	"Cat's Eye"	27^[29]	715	4,541	6,891	BE MAX
August 7, 2013	"Tacata'"	32		3,579	9,879	Maximum Perfect Best
September 10, 2014	"Jounetsu no ZUMBA"	42
January 15, 2015	"Heartbreaker"	TBA
July 22, 2015	"#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~"	40

B-sides

Year	Title	Featured release
1996	"So Much in Love"	"Tora Tora Tora"
	"Summer Time"	"Seventies"
	"Broken Heart"	"Get My Love"
1997	"Kiss to Kiss"	"Give Me a Shake"
	"Wonderland"	"Love is Dreaming"
	"I Will"	"Shinin'on-Shinin'love"
1998	"So Real"	"Hikari no Veil"
	"Don't You Love Me"	"Ride on Time"
	"Getting Over"	"Grace of my Heart"
1999	"How Much I Love You"	"Love Impact"
	"Natsu yo Saite"	"Ano Natsu Eto"
	"We'll Be Together"	"Ginga no Chikai"
	"Powder Shadow"	"Isshoni..."
2000	"So Special Love"	"Never Gonna Stop It"
	"Get Ready?"	"Never Gonna Stop It"
	"Unforgettable"	"Magic"
	"Whispers"	"Magic"
	"Wired"	"Barairono Hibi"
2001	"Just Wanna Lovin' You"	"Always Love"
	"Bible XX"	"Perfect Love"
	"Paradise Lost"	"Moonlight"
	"Manatsu no Eve"	"Feel so Right"
2002	"Party Tune"	"Spring Rain"
2002	"Another Truth"	"Eternal White"
2003	"Stay"	"Festa"
2003	"Don't Call Me"	"Love Screw"
2004	"Don't Lose Yourself"	"Be With You"
2005	"Someday"	"Nirai Kanai"
	"Tora Tora Tora 2005"	"Nirai Kanai"
	"Wonder Woman"	"Anata wo Omou Hodo"
2009	"The Power of Love"	"Rough Cut Diamond"
2010	"Arabesque"	"Cat's Eye"
2010	"Wonder Woman Returns"	"Cat's Eye"
2013	"Summer Dream"	"Tacata'"
2014	"Sweet Sweet Honey"	"Jounetsu no ZUMBA"
2014	"BOOM BOOM BOOM"	"Jounetsu no ZUMBA"
2015	"Ole! ~Happy Birthday~"	"#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~"

Filmography

Films

Release	Title
March 15, 1996	Ladies MAX
March 15, 1997	Ladies MAX ~Give me a Shake~

Music videos

Release	Title
February 25, 1998	Maximum Clips
March 29, 2000	Maximum Clips II
March 20, 2002	Precious Clip Collection 1995–2002
12/11/2002	MAX Best Clips

Live concerts

Release	Title
10/08/1997	J-Pop Gig Tour 1997
11/10/1999	MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~
September 27, 2000	MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No Boundly~
October 24, 2001	MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~
08/05/2009	MAX presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition"

Other

Release	Title
October 25, 1995	Dance Matrix '95 Disco Week in Velfarre
12/04/1996	Namie Amuro Anniversary Live in Chiba Marine Stadium

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MAX

Nana Reina Lina Mina Aki

Studio albums	Maximum (1996) Maximum II (1997) Maximum Groove (1998) Emotional History (2001) Jewel of Jewels (2006)

Compilations	Maximum Collection (1999) Precious Collection 1995–2002 (2002)

Remix albums	Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euro Max (2000) Maximum Trance (2002) New Edition: Maximum Hits (2008)

Concert tours	J-Pop Gig Tour '97 (1997) MAX Live Contact 1998 ~Max Up Your Life~ (1998) MAX Live Contact 1999 ~Sunny Holiday~ (1999) MAX Live Contact 2000 ~No boundly~ (2000) MAX Live Contact 2001 ~Bitter 4 Sweet~ (2001) MAX Presents Live Contact 2009 "New Edition" (2009)

Singles	Koi Suru Velfarre Dance: Saturday Night (1995) Kiss Me Kiss Me, Baby (1995) Tora Tora Tora (1996) Seventies (1996) Get My Love! (1996) Give Me a Shake (1997) Love Is Dreaming (1997) Shinin'on-Shinin'love (19997) Hikari no Veil (1998) Ride On Time (1998) Grace of My Heart (1998) Love impact (1999) Ano Natsu Eto (1999) Ginga no Chikai (1999) Isshoni... (1999) Never Gonna Stop It (2000) Magic (2000) Barairo no Hibi (2000) Always Love (2001) Perfect Love (2001) Moonlight (2001) Feel So Right (2001) Spring Rain (2002) Eternal White (2002) Festa (2003) Love Screw (2003) Be With You (2004) Nirai Kanai (2005) Anata o Omou Hodo (2005) Splash Gold: Natsu no Kiseki/Prism of Eyes (2006) Rough Cut Diamond (2009) Cat's Eye (2010)

Associated acts	Super Monkey's Namie Amuro

Related articles	MAX discography Avex Group Vision Factory

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