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This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

Studio albums

Live albums

• 1980 Public Pressure – Japan No. 1
• 1984 After Service – Japan No. 2
• 1991 Faker Holic (Transatlantic Tour 1979) – Japan No. 50
• 1992 Complete Service (mixed by Brian Eno) – Japan No. 37
• 1993 Technodon Live – Japan No. 12
• 1993 Live At The Budokan 1980 – Japan No. 87
• 1993 Live At Kinokuni-Ya Hall 1978 – Japan No. 55
• 1995 Winter Live 1981
• 1996 World Tour 1980 – Japan No. 59
• 1997 Live At The Greek Theatre 1979
• 2000 One More YMO
• 2008 Euymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijon 2008
• 2008 LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/6 08
• 2008 Gijonymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/6 08
• 2015 No Nukes 2012

Compilation albums

• 1980 X∞Multiplies
• 1982 YMO Best Selection
• 1984 Sealed
• 1987 Y.M.O. History
• 1992 Technobible
• 1992 Kyoretsu Na Rhythm
• 2000 YMO Go Home! : The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra, (compiled by Haruomi Hosono)
• 2001 One More YMO: The Best of YMO Live (compiled by Yukihiro Takahashi)
• 2003 UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra (compiled by Ryuichi Sakamoto)
• 2011 YMO (compiled by YMO)
• 2018 NEU TANZ (Towa Tei supervised and selected the songs, and Yoshinori Sunahara was in charge of remastering)

Remix albums

• 1983 Naughty Boys Instrumental – Japan No. 18
• 1993 Hi-tech/No Crime (Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed) (UK compilation of remixes by British artists)
• 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)

Singles

• "Firecracker" (1978, Japan; 1979, US, UK)
• "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan; 1979, UK)
• "Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada, Europe) – UK No. 17, US No. 60
• "Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US)
• "La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9
• "Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15
• "Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Nice Age" (1980, UK, Netherlands) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
• "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please)" (cover version of Archie Bell & the Drells hit; 1980, Japan, US, UK) – Japan No. 43
• "Cue" (1981, Japan, US)
• "Mass" (1981, Japan)
• "Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan)
• "Pure Jam" (1982, Spain)
• "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2
• "The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 15
• "Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23
• "Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland)
• Reconstructions EP (1992, UK)
• "Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13
• "Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76
• "Rescue / Rydeen 79/07" (2007, Japan) – Digital download release: March 10, 2007, CD release: August 22, 2007
• "The City of Light / Tokyo Town Pages" (2008, Japan)
• "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO

Music videos

References

1. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra (Albums)" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Retrieved June 1, 2011. (Translation)
2. "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
3. ^ Harry Hosono* & Yellow Magic Orchestra – Special DJ Copy at Discogs
4. "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Firecracker" at Discogs (list of releases)
5. "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game" at Discogs (list of releases)
6. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game / La Femme Chinoise" at Discogs (list of releases)
7. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 614. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
8. "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
9. "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Cosmic Surfin'" at Discogs (list of releases)
10. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra (Singles)" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Retrieved June 1, 2011. (Translation)
11. "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Behind The Mask" at Discogs (list of releases)
12. "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Tighten Up" at Discogs (list of releases)
13. "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Cue" at Discogs (list of releases)
14. Yellow Magic Orchestra – The Spirit Of Techno at Discogs
15. YMO Giga Clips (1998). Notes from DVD notes. Toshiba EMI.
16. Winter Live 1981 (2020). Notes from Blu-ray liner notes. Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.

External links

• Yellow Magic Orchestra discography discography at Discogs

• Discographies of Japanese artists
• Electronic music discographies