Japanese singer

Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...

has released seventeen studio albums, five compilation albums, twenty-six

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s, four live albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. She debuted in 1995 under

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with the stage name Ayumi, releasing an extended play '' Nothing from Nothing'', which was a collaboration with Dohzi-T and DJ Bass. Three years later, Hamasaki debuted again as a singer under Avex Trax with the single " Poker Face" (1998). Her first album ''

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'' (1999) debuted at number one on

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's albums chart, and sold over 1.4 million copies. Hamasaki is a prolifically remixed musician, having released 26 remix albums since her first in 1999, ''

Ayu-mi-x ''Ayu-mi-x'' (stylized as ''ayu-mi-x'') is the first remix album by Japanese musician Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on March 17, 1999, to promote A Song for ××. Ayu-mi-x remix album contains 2 discs. Disc 1 is the Remix Club Side which contain ...

''. Several remix albums are released in series, such as ''Ayu-ro Mix'', featuring

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remixes in collaboration with ''

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'', and ''Ayu

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'' in collaboration with Cyber Trance. She has also featured remix albums dedicated to acoustic and classical music, as well as non-stop remixes.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

Live albums

Box sets

Extended plays

Remix extended plays

Singles

As a lead artist

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

As a collaborating artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Notes

References

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