Japanese singer-songwriter Seiko Matsuda has released fifty-five studio albums, forty-four compilation albums, six soundtracks, two remix albums, one extended plays, and eight box sets.
Seiko released her debut album, Squall in August 1980; it peaked at number two in Japan and has sold over 500,000 copies. The second single from the album, "Aoi Sangoshou" became the fifteenth best-selling single of 1979 in Japan. Her second album, North Wind, was released later in the year and became Matsuda's first number one album. One of her best-selling and critically acclaimed albums, Pineapple was released in 1982. The album peaked at number one in Japan and spawned two number one singles. In 1983, Matsuda released her most successful studio album to date, Utopia, which became the third best-selling album of the year in Japan. Her first English-language album, Sound of My Heart was released in 1985. The album was produced by Phil Ramone and peaked at number two in Japan. Her fifteenth studio album, Citron, which was produced by David Foster, was released in 1988 and became Matsuda's twelfth number one studio album.
Matsuda's global debut album, Seiko was released in 1990. The album has spawned a hit single, "The Right Combination". The single, which features the guest vocals by American singer Donnie Wahlberg, reached top 20 in Australia and Canada, as well as charting in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Matsuda's eleventh compilation album, Bible was released in 1991 and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. In 1996, Matsuda released her twenty-seventh studio album, Vanity Fair. The album spawned her best-selling single, "Anata ni Aitakute: Missing You", and peaked at number two in Japan. Her third global album, Area 62 was released in 2002. The album has spawned two Billboard Dance Club Songs top twenty singles. Matsuda released the compilation album, We Love Seiko: 35th Anniversary Seiko Matsuda Kyūkyoku All-Time Best 50 Songs, which became her first top three album in 19 years. Her first jazz album, Seiko Jazz was released in 2017 through Verve Records and peaked at number six in Japan.
Matsuda is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan, having sold over 30 million records nationwide.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications JPN JPNLP Squall Released: August 1, 1980 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 64 2 JPN: 547,000 North Wind Released: December 1, 1980 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 74 1 JPN: 389,000 Silhouette Released: May 21, 1981 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 68 2 JPN: 380,000 Kaze Tachinu Released: October 21, 1981 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 52 1 JPN: 366,000 Pineapple Released: May 21, 1982 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 49 1 JPN: 594,000 Candy Released: November 10, 1982 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 63 1 JPN: 541,000 Utopia Released: June 1, 1983 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 50 1 JPN: 652,000 Canary Released: December 10, 1983 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 73 1 JPN: 635,000 Tinker Bell Released: June 10, 1984 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 89 1 JPN: 507,000 Windy Shadow Released: December 8, 1984 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 85 1 JPN: 699,000 The 9th Wave Released: June 5, 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 90 1 JPN: 788,000 Sound of My Heart Released: August 15, 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 112 2 JPN: 526,000 Supreme Released: June 1, 1986 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 93 1 JPN: 567,000 Strawberry Time Released: May 16, 1987 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 99 1 JPN: 437,000 HKG: 10,000 IFPI Hong Kong: GoldGold criteria in Hong Kong was 10,000 in 1988 Citron Released: May 11, 1988 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download 1 1 JPN: 370,000 Precious Moment Released: December 6, 1989 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, cassette, digital download 6 — JPN: 200,000RIAJ: Gold Seiko Released: June 7, 1990 Label: Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download 2 — JPN: 200,000RIAJ: Gold We Are Love Released: December 10, 1990 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, cassette, digital download 3 — JPN: 200,000RIAJ: Gold Eternal Released: May 2, 1991 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download 3 — JPN: 167,000 1992 Nouvelle Vague Released: March 25, 1992 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download 8 — JPN: 200,000RIAJ: Gold Sweet Memories '93 Released: December 2, 1992 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, digital download 12 — JPN: 84,000 Diamond Expression Released: May 21, 1993 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download 4 — JPN: 200,000RIAJ: Gold A Time for Love Released: November 21, 1993 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download 21 — JPN: 66,000 Glorious Revolution Released: June 12, 1994 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download 8 — JPN: 92,000 It's Style '95 Released: May 21, 1995 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette, MD, digital download 2 — JPN: 273,000RIAJ: Gold Was It the Future Released: May 14, 1996 June 10, 1996 Label: Formats: CD, cassette, digital download 12 — JPN: 47,000 Vanity Fair Released: May 27, 1996 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, digital download 2 — JPN: 410,000 HKG: 10,000 RIAJ: Platinum IFPI Hong Kong: Gold My Story Released: May 21, 1997 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, digital download 5 — JPN: 200,000RIAJ: Gold Sweetest Time Released: May 21, 1997 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, digital download 23 — JPN: 31,000 Forever Released: May 8, 1998 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, digital download 12 — JPN: 96,000 Eien no Shōjo Released: December 18, 1999 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, digital download 24 — JPN: 30,000 20th Party Released: June 28, 2000 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, digital download 16 — JPN: 29,000 Love & Emotion Vol. 1 Released: June 20, 2001 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 19 — JPN: 25,000 Love & Emotion Vol. 2 Released: November 28, 2001 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 43 — JPN: 7,000 Area62 Released: June 11, 2002 June 21, 2002 Label: Hip-O Records Formats: CD — — Sunshine Released: June 9, 2004 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 6 — JPN: 51,000 Fairy Released: April 6, 2005 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 7 — JPN: 29,000 I'll Fall in Love Released: August 26, 2005 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download — — Under the Beautiful Stars Released: December 7, 2005 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 34 — JPN: 11,000 Bless You Released: May 31, 2006 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 14 — JPN: 17,000 Eternal II Released: December 6, 2006 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 52 — JPN: 6,000 Baby's Breath Released: June 6, 2007 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 19 — JPN: 23,000 My Pure Melody Released: May 21, 2008 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download 15 — JPN: 20,000 My Prelude Released: May 26, 2010 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 4 — JPN: 24,000 Cherish Released: June 1, 2011 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 10 — JPN: 19,000 Very Very Released: June 6, 2012 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 9 — JPN: 21,000 A Girl in the Wonder Land Released: June 5, 2013 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 5 — JPN: 20,000 Dream & Fantasy Released: June 4, 2014 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 5 — JPN: 20,000 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Released: June 10, 2015 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download 6 — JPN: 18,000 Shining Star Released: June 8, 2016 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download 5 — JPN: 18,000 Seiko Jazz Released: March 29, 2017 Label: Formats: CD, digital download 6 — JPN: 23,000 Daisy Released: June 7, 2017 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download 5 — JPN: 15,000 Merry-Go-Round Released: June 6, 2018 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download 10 — JPN: 15,000 Seiko Jazz 2 Released: February 20, 2019 Label: Formats: CD, digital download 11 — JPN: 11,000 Seiko Matsuda 2020 Released: September 30, 2020 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download 3 — JPN: 39,000 Seiko Matsuda 2021 Released: October 20, 2021 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download 4 — JPN: 27,000 Seiko Jazz 3 Released: February 14, 2024 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download 11 — JPN: 7,596"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released
Reissues Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales JPN Seiko Matsuda 2020: Deluxe Edition Released: October 20, 2021 Label: EMI Formats: CD, digital download 21 JPN: 2,000
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications JPN Seiko Fragrance Released: November 1, 1981 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, cassette 3 JPN: 547,000 Seiko Index Released: July 1, 1982 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette 3 JPN: 444,000 Kinniro no Ribbon Released: December 5, 1982 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 JPN: 260,000 Seiko Plaza Released: November 11, 1983 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 JPN: 510,000 Touch Me, Seiko Released: March 15, 1984 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 JPN: 340,000 Seiko Town Released: November 1, 1984 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 JPN: 357,000 Seiko Avenue Released: November 21, 1984 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD — Seiko-Train Released: March 6, 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP 1 JPN: 208,000 Seiko-Train Released: March 6, 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP 1 JPN: 208,000 Love Ballade Released: November 21, 1986 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette 5 JPN: 104,000 Snow Garden Released: November 21, 1987 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 JPN: 294,000 HKG: 10,000 IFPI Hong Kong: Gold Gold criteria in Hong Kong was 10,000 in 1988 Seiko Monument Released: July 21, 1988 Label: Sony Formats: CD 10 JPN: 74,000 Christmas Tree Released: November 21, 1991 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette 9 JPN: 96,000 Bible Released: December 1, 1991 Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette 8 JPN: 302,000RIAJ: 2×Platinum Bible II Released: December 1, 1994 Label: Sony Formats: CD 14 JPN: 230,000RIAJ: Gold Bible III Released: March 1, 1996 Label: Sony Formats: CD 16 JPN: 114,000 Winter Tales Released: November 1, 1996 Label: Sony Formats: CD 44 JPN: 28,000 Seaside: Summer Tales Released: June 21, 1997 Label: Sony Formats: CD — Dear Released: November 21, 1997 Label: Sony Formats: CD 27 JPN: 32,000RIAJ: Gold Seiko Celebration Released: July 18, 1998 Label: Sony Formats: CD — Seiko '96-'98 Released: December 2, 1998 Label: Mercury Formats: CD 57 JPN: 10,000 Ballad: 20th Anniversary Released: April 1, 1999 Label: Sony Formats: CD — "Love" Seiko Matsuda 20th Anniversary Best Selection Released: November 29, 2000 Label: Universal Formats: CD 22 JPN: 37,000 Super Selection Released: 2000 Label: Sony Formats: CD — Another Side of Seiko 27 Released: November 27, 2003 Label: Sony Formats: CD 44 JPN: 12,000 Best of Best 27 Released: April 14, 2004 Label: Sony Formats: CD 8 JPN: 57,000 "Seiko Smile": Seiko Matsuda 25th Anniversary Best Selection Released: January 26, 2005 Label: Sony Formats: CD 26 JPN: 21,000 Diamond Bible Released: September 30, 2009 Label: Sony Formats: CD 19 JPN: 14,000 Seiko Matsuda Christmas Songs Released: November 11, 2009 Label: Sony Formats: CD 39 JPN: 5,000 Touch Me, Seiko II Released: September 22, 2010 Label: Sony Formats: CD 94 JPN: 2,000 Seiko Story: 80's Hits Collection Released: December 7, 2011 Label: Sony Direct Formats: CD 23 JPN: 31,000 RIAJ: Gold Seiko Matsuda Super Hit Collection Released: February 23, 2012 Label: Sony Direct