This article is about the discography of the Japanese band. For the American singer's discography, see
Max Schneider discography .
MAX discographyStudio 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]
Title Album details Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Certifications Weekly Yearly Debut Overall Maximum Released: December 11, 1996 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 1 [ 3] 15[ 4] 449,510[ 5] 1,288,260 Maximum II Released: December 25, 1997 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 2[ 7] 23[ 8] 707,730[ 9] 1,074,530 Maximum Groove Released: December 2, 1998 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 1 [ 11] 27[ 12] 322,300[ 13] 824,370 Emotional History Released: March 14, 2001 Label: Avex Formats: CD, digital download 8[ 15] – 63,220[ 16] 107,950 Jewel of Jewels Released: February 22, 2006 Label: Sonic Groove Formats: CD, digital download 53[ 18] – 5,607
Title Album detail Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Certifications Weekly Yearly Debut Overall Be MAX Released: September 8, 2010 Label: Sonic Groove Formats: CD, digital download 19[ 3] [ 19] 2,162 [ 20] 10,683
Title Album detail Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Certifications Weekly Yearly Debut Overall Tora Tora Tora Released: January 1, 2022 Label: Sonic Groove Formats: digital download – [ 21]
Release Title Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Notes Weekly Yearly Debut Overall September 29, 1999 Maximum Collection 1 [ 22] 32[ 12] 456,070[ 23] 805,360 Greatest hits package Certified million seller [ 24] March 20, 2002 Precious Collection 1995–2002 10[ 25] – 51,400[ 26] 93,260 December 4, 2010 avex archives COMPLETE BEST MAX – – December 23, 2015 Maximum Perfect Best 18[ 18] – 1,099 8,288 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 songs
Release Title Oricon albums sales chart peak positions and sales Notes Weekly Yearly Debut Overall June 28, 2000 Super Eurobeat presents Hyper Euro Max 5[ 27] 96[ 28] 104,620[ 29] 206,390 August 21, 2002 Maximum Trance 29[ 30] – – 13,760 December 10, 2008 New Edition ~Maximum Hits~ 30[ 18] – 8,466 18,111 CD/CD+DVD release Greatest hits remix package Contains new vocals January 27, 2016 MAX ALL SINGLES NON STOP MIX – – Continuous Mix Only digital release July 31, 2019 New Edition II ~Maximum Hits~ 20[ 31] – 2,588 CD+2DVD edition, CD+Blu-ray edition, or regular CD edition Contains 3 new songs November 2, 2022 MAX ga Tomaranai. NONSTOP vol.1 – – Continuous Mix Only digital release November 2, 2022 MAX ga Tomaranai. NONSTOP vol.2 – – Continuous Mix Only digital release
Participation in tribute and cover albums [ edit ] 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~ 08/09/2010 BE MAX 02/03/2011 BEGIN 20th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL TRIBUTE ALBUM 15/11/2017 Aku Yu Tribute Special Songs ~Asahi no Youni~ "Monday Mona Lisa Club" "S・O・S (Rearrange ver.)" "Kuruwasetai no (Rearrange ver.)" "Dou ni mo Tomoranai (Rearrange ver.)" "UFO (Rearrange ver.)" "Seishun Jidai"
Participation in other albums [ edit ] Release Title Oricon singles sales chart peak positions and sales Album Weekly Yearly Debut Overall 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, 2001 "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[ 32] 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[ 33] 4,426 May 12, 2010 "Cat's Eye " 27[ 34] 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 " — July 22, 2015 "#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~" 40 November 25, 2015 "Mi Mi Mi" — June 26, 2019 "Parthenon" 39[ 35] 1,706[ 35] New Edition II ~Maximum Hits~ December 9, 2020 "Issho ni... (Happiness 2020)" — TBA July 28, 2021 "Do Shot" 25 2,050
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?" "Unforgettable" "Magic" "Whispers" "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" "Another Truth" "Eternal White" 2003 "Stay" "Festa" "Don't Call Me" "Love Screw" 2004 "Don't Lose Yourself" "Be With You" 2005 "Someday" "Nirai Kanai" "Tora Tora Tora 2005" "Wonder Woman" "Anata wo Omou Hodo" 2009 "The Power of Love" "Rough Cut Diamond" 2010 "Arabesque" "Cat's Eye" "Wonder Woman Returns" 2013 "Summer Dream" "Tacata'" 2014 "Sweet Sweet Honey" "Jounetsu no ZUMBA" "BOOM BOOM BOOM" 2015 "Ole! ~Happy Birthday~" "#SELFIE ~ONNA Now~" 2019 "Dracula" "Parthenon" 2021 "Viva la Mambo" "Do Shot" "Issho ni... (Happiness 2020)" "SIMIUS SONG MAX Version."
Release Title March 15, 1996 Ladies MAX March 15, 1997 Ladies MAX ~Give me a Shake~
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
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