The discography of Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou consists of fifteen studio albums, five live albums, four extended plays, and one compilation album. Chou released his debut studio album Jay in November 2000, which sold over 250,000 copies in Taiwan. It received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS) in 2020. His subsequent studio albums were also met with commercial success in Taiwan and other Asian territories; his fifth studio album, Common Jasmine Orange (2004), is amongst the best-selling albums in China with over 2,600,000 copies sold.
Jay Chou discography | |
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![]() Chou in 2013 | |
Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Video albums | 2 |
EPs | 4 |
Soundtrack albums | 2 |
Four of Chou's albums have reached number one on the Singaporean RIAS album chart during the chart's existence from 2001–2005, while seven of his studio albums have reached number one on the Taiwanese G-Music album chart from 2005–2015. His albums, Fantasy (2001), The Eight Dimensions (2002), Yeh Hui-Mei (2003) and Common Jasmine Orange (2004), each sold over 300,000 copies in Taiwan and are amongst the best-selling albums in the territory. Chou's thirteenth studio album, Aiyo, Not Bad (2014), reached number one on the Billboard World Albums chart, while the singer's fifteenth album, Greatest Works of Art (2022), reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand.
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||
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TWN [1] |
AUS [2] |
HK [3] |
JPN [4] |
NZ [5] |
SGP [6] |
US World [7] | ||||
Jay (周杰倫) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Fantasy (范特西) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
The Eight Dimensions (八度空間) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
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Yeh Hui-Mei (葉惠美) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
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Common Jasmine Orange (七里香) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
November's Chopin (十一月的蕭邦) |
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1 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — |
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Still Fantasy (依然范特西) |
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1 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — |
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On the Run! (我很忙) |
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1 | — | — | 141 | — | — | — |
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Capricorn (魔杰座) |
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1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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The Era (跨時代) |
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1 | — | 1 | 195 | — | — | — | ||
Wow! (驚嘆號) |
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1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
Opus 12 (十二新作) |
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1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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Aiyo, Not Bad (唉呦,不錯哦) |
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— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
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Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories (周杰倫的床邊故事) |
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— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
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Greatest Works of Art (最偉大的作品) |
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— | 29 | 1 | — | 40 | — | 13 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Live albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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TWN DVD [20] | |||
The One Concert (The One演唱會) |
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2004 Incomparable Concert (無與倫比演唱會) |
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12 |
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2007 the World Tours (2007世界巡迴演唱會) |
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1 | |
The Era 2010 World Tour (超時代) |
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1 | |
Opus Jay World Tour (魔天倫世界巡迴演唱會) |
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— | |
The Invincible Concert Tour (地表最強世界巡迴演唱會) |
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Video albums
editTitle | Album details |
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Dragon Rider (龍戰騎士) |
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J Moment |
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Soundtrack albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR Int. [22] | |||
Secret (不能說的秘密 電影原聲帶) |
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6 |
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The Rooftop (天台 電影原聲帶) |
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Extended plays
editTitle | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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SGP [6] | ||
Fantasy Plus (范特西Plus) |
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Hidden Track (尋找周杰倫) |
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3 |
Fearless (霍元甲) |
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Curse of the Golden Flower (黃金甲) |
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ The G-Music album chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
- "November's Chopin" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 30 November 2005.
- "Still Fantasy" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006.
- "On the Run" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007.
- "Capricorn" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
- "Wow" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011.
- "Opus 12" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- "The Era" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ List of Hong Kong Record Merchants Association (HKRMA) number one albums
- ^ "Jay Chouのランキング > アルバム売上ランキング" [Jay Chou Ranking > Album Sales Ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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The RIAS album chart operated from December 2001 to June 2005.
- "Fantasy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "The Eight Dimensions". Archived from the original on 14 August 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "Yeh Hui-mei". Archived from the original on 11 August 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "Hidden Track". Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- "Common Jasmine Orange". Archived from the original on 9 September 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Jay Chou Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "周杰倫遭 假扣押5千萬 | 蘋果日報". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 17 May 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "RIAS Accreditations" (Enter Jay Chou in the search bar). Recording Industry Association Singapore. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "周杰伦最出色的5张专辑:每张都是神专,每首歌都是主打!". k.sina.cn (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b "《叶惠美》和《七里香》里周杰伦有过写真,你可能都没见过?". NetEase (in Chinese). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Fung, Anthony (2008). "Western style, Chinese Pop: Jay Chou's Rap and Hip-Hop in China". Asian Music. 39: 69–80. doi:10.1353/amu.2007.0047. S2CID 191532050. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
In China the official figure reached 2.6 million units, a stunning figure that no other Chinese artist has attained.
- ^ "这是属于周杰伦的夜晚,拿下五个奖的他凭借的是什么?". Sohu Entertainment (in Chinese). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "周董老实说 《我很忙》全亚洲铺货107万张(图)" [Jay Chou's "I'm Busy" sold 1.07 million copies in Asia (Photo)]. CCTV (in Chinese). 2 November 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "蔡依林称霸唱片销量榜首" (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ ""Aiyo, Not Bad"-Jay Chou sales". saoju.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.[dead link]
- ^ ""Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories"-Jay Chou sales". saoju.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.[dead link]
- ^ ""Greatest Works of Art"-Jay Chou sales". saoju.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 July 2023.[dead link]
- ^ Ooi, Lily (1 August 2022). "Jay Chou's New Album 'Greatest Works of Art' Is the Star's Most Ambitious Project". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ The G-Music DVD chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
- "2004 Incomparable Concert" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 1 October 2005.
- "2007 the World Tour" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008.
- "The Era 2010 World Tour" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011.
- ^ "周杰倫專輯破10白金 - 香港文匯報" [Jay Chou's album breaks 10 platinum gold medals]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 5 February 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "2008.04월 – 가요 음반 판매량" [April 2008 Pop Album Sales]. Music Industry Association of Korea. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "2008. 상반기결산 POP음반 판매량" [First Half of 2008 Pop Album Sales] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Jay Chou@JVR Music