Japanese

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, singer and songwriter

Yoko Ono Yoko Ono (, usually spelled in katakana as ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York ...

has released 14 studio albums, eight collaborative albums, and 40 singles as a lead artist. Married to English singer-songwriter and

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member

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

until his murder in 1980, she has contributed several

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s to his singles from late 1960s to the 1980s. Ono released her debut studio album ''

Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band ''Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band'' is the debut solo studio album by Japanese artist and musician Yoko Ono, released on Apple Records in December 1970 alongside her husband's album ''John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band''. The album features Ono's vocal impro ...

'' in December 1970, faring poorly in the United States. Similar moderate success was achieved with her follow-up records ''

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'' (1971) and ''

Approximately Infinite Universe ''Approximately Infinite Universe'' is the third solo album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1973 on Apple Records. A double album, it represents a departure from the experimental avant garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventiona ...

'' (1973). Simultaneously, she released several collaborative albums with Lennon, starting with their ''Unfinished Music'' series spawning ''

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'' (1968) and '' Life with the Lions'' (1969). ''

Double Fantasy ''Double Fantasy'' is the fifth collaborative studio album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and the final one before Lennon's death. Released in November 1980 on Geffen Records, the album marked Lennon's return to recording music full-time, followin ...

'', released three weeks prior to Lennon's murder in 1980, went on to gain widespread commercial success worldwide, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and the United States, among others. Apart from winning the 1981 Album of the Year award at the

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, it was certified platinum by the

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(BPI) and triple platinum by the

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(RIAA). Another album with Lennon, ''

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'', would be posthumously made available in 1984. Ono released her fifth studio album '' Season of Glass'' in 1981, to moderate success in Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The same year saw the single "

Walking on Thin Ice "Walking on Thin Ice" is a song by Yoko Ono, released in 1981. She and John Lennon concluded the recording of the song on December 8, 1980. It was upon their return from the recording studio to The Dakota (their home in New York City) that Len ...

" reaching number 58 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it marked Ono's first single to reach a major ranking and further peaked within the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart. Starting with 2001, the singer began re-releasing several remixes of her or Lennon's old material as singles, alongside new original songs. She has since then reached number one 13 times on ''

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component chart, the last one being in 2017 with " Hell in Paradise 2016". In December 2016, ''Billboard'' named Ono the 11th most successful dance club artist of all time.

Albums

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Other albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

Soundtrack album

Tribute albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Other appearances

Guest appearances

Songwriting contributions

Music videos

* "Mrs. Lennon" (1971) * "Mind Train" (1972) * "Don't Count the Waves" (1972) * "Midsummer New York" (1972) * "Walking on Thin Ice" (1981) * "No, No, No" (1981) * "Goodbye Sadness" (1981) * "My Man" (1982) * "Hell in Paradise" (1985) * "New York Woman" (1996) * "Bad Dancer" (2013)

Notes

References

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Discographies of Japanese artists