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The discography of Japanese actress and singer-songwriter Takako Matsu includes ten studio, three compilation, two live, seven video albums, twenty-one singles, and twenty music videos. Born into a family of actors, Matsu made her debut as a stage performer before her roles in TV dramas (beginning with the 1994 NHK taiga drama series Hana no Ran) and films (beginning with 1997's Tokyo Biyori). That year she released her first single, "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara", which peaked at number 8 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 400,000 copies. Matsu's debut album, Sora no Kagami (also released that year), peaked at number 4 on the Oricon Albums Chart. Selling over 300,000 copies, it earned a platinum certification from the RIAJ and Matsu was named Best New Artist of the Year at the 12th Japan Gold Disc Awards.

In 1998 she starred in the Shunji Iwai short film April Story as Uzuki Nireno, a shy girl who leaves home to attend the University of Tokyo. For the film's soundtrack, Matsu performed five piano songs. Her second studio album, Ai no Tobira, was released on Arista Japan the same year; it peaked at number 3 on the Oricon chart, and was certified gold by the RIAJ. Moving to Universal Japan in 1999, Matsu released "Yume no Shizuku"; it peaked at number 8 on the Oricon chart, her fourth top-ten hit on the Oricon Singles Chart. Her album Itsuka, Sakura no Ame ni... was also certified gold. About a year later, Matsu's fourth studio album (A Piece of Life) and first compilation album (Five Years: Singles) were released. Both peaked in the top five on the Oricon Albums Chart, and the latter was certified gold. A live album of her A Piece of Life concert tour, released in 2002, peaked at number 32 on the Oricon Albums Chart; the tour DVD reached number 8 on the Oricon DVD chart. Matsu's next two studio albums peaked at number 12 on the Oricon chart.

In 2004 "Toki no Fune", co-written by Matsu and Akeboshi and produced by the latter, was released as the first single from her seventh studio album (Bokura ga Ita). The song, the theme for the TBS drama series Tōbōsha Runaway, peaked at number 5 on the Oricon singles chart and the album peaked at number 14 on the albums chart. In 2006 Matsu released "Minna Hitori", another top-10 hit. Her parent studio album, Cherish You, peaked at the same position on the Oricon Albums Chart. After the disappointing performance of her ninth studio album (Time for Music) and its accompanying singles, Matsu's musical career saw a resurgence with "Let It Go" (which she performed for the Japanese version of the Disney animated film, Frozen); the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and was certified million by the RIAJ.

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

LP records

Singles

As lead artist

Collaborations and promotional singles

Other album appearances

Videography

Video releases

Music videos

References

Notes

1. A Charted in 2012.
2. B The track was released digitally only.

Specific references

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3. "第12回日本ゴールドディスク大賞 / Gold Disc Hall of Fame 12th" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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5. 「四月物語」オリジナル・サウンドトラック～四月のピアノ (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
6. 松たか子: 過去記事へ [Matsu Takako: Past articles] (in Japanese). Musicnet. Sony Magazines Inc. August 14, 1999. Archived from the original on August 20, 2002. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
7. "Akeboshi｜Yellow Moon 期間限定スペシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
8. "TBS「逃亡者 RUNAWAY」" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
9. 松たか子 「アナ雪」で再ブレイクのヒミツ [Takako Matsu: the secret of her Frozen second big break]. The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Yomiuri Group. May 30, 2014. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
10. "映画『アナと雪の女王』関連楽曲「レット・イット・ゴー」が「レコチョク週間ランキング」TOP3を3週連続独占！ - MSN産経ニュース" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun/MSN. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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12. ^ "松たか子のCDアルバムランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
13. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
14. ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年7月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. July 1997 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 455. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. September 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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18. 「Hyper Bug Mix」 松たか子 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
19. "松たか子のCDシングルランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
20. ^ Billboard Japan Hot 100 peak positions:
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    • "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2012-04-02". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
    • "Billboard Japan Hot 100: 2014-04-28". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
    • "Japan Billboard Hot 100: 2014-10-06". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
    • "Japan Billboard Hot 100: 2017-11-27". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
21. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 1997 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 453. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. July 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
22. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1997年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 1997 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 454. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. August 10, 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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24. Oricon chart peak positions:
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    • 「笑ってみせてくれ」 BAND FOR"SANKA" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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26. "We Love Mickey -Happy 70th Anniversary-" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Amazon Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
27. "Beach Boys Tribute: Best Of - Various Artists". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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31. ^ 「Film いつか、桜の雨に...」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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33. ^ 「concert tour vol．1 "a piece of life" on film」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
34. ^ 「tour documentary film "diary"〜concert tour vol．1 "a piece of life"〜」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
35. ^ 「matsu takako concert tour 2003 "second wave" on film」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
36. ^ 「MATSU TAKAKO concert tour 2007 "I Cherish You" on film」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
37. ^ 「Takako Matsu Concert Tour 2010 "Time for Music"」 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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40. 無題ドキュメント (in Japanese). Wilco Japan. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
41. "NHK プレミアム10 松たか子～彼女が歌う理由～" [NHK Premium 10 Matsu Takako: The reason she sings]. (in Japanese). November 9, 2007. NHK Japan. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
42. "Stay with me ミュージックビデオサーチ" (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Space Shower Network Ltd. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
43. ^ "ALL WORKS | 板屋宏幸 監督作品" (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
44. コイシイヒト ミュージックビデオサーチ (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Space Shower Network Ltd. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
45. みんなひとり ミュージックビデオサーチ (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Space Shower Network Ltd. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
46. 明かりの灯る方へ ミュージックビデオサーチ (in Japanese). Space Shower TV. Space Shower Network Ltd. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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49. "キャスト・スタッフ | 作品情報 | アナと雪の女王" (in Japanese). Disney Japan. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
50. " 新曲で10年前の自分とデュエット" (in Japanese). Natalie. March 2, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

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