Japanese enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa has released thirty-eight studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), forty-two singles (including one as a featured artist), eight promotional singles, and twenty-eight video albums. In 2000, Hikawa released "Hakone Hachiri no Hanjirō" (箱根八里の半次郎) as his debut single. This single reached number eleven on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart and has sold over a million copies nationwide.[1] His second single "Ōi Okkake Otojirō" (大井追っかけ音次郎) reached the top 10 in Japan and attained a double platinum. His tenth single "Hatsukoi Ressha" (初恋列車) was released in 2005 and earned him his first number one hit, later certificated Gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). With the huge commercial and critical success as an enka singer, Hikawa is often referred as the "Prince of Enka".
Kiyoshi Hikawa discography | |
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Studio albums | 38 |
EPs | 3 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 42 |
Promotional singles | 8 |
Video albums | 28 |
He embarked on his career as a pop rock singer with a release of the single "Genkai Toppa x Survivor", which served as a theme song to the anime television series Dragon Ball Super. His first J-pop studio album (thirty-fifth overall), Papillon (Bohemian Rhapsody), was released in June 2020. It includes the single "Genkai Toppa x Survivor" and several promotional singles as well as the cover of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen.
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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JPN [2] | |||
Enka Meikyoku Collection Ōi Okkake Otojirō: Seishunhen (演歌名曲コレクション 大井追っかけ音次郎~青春編~) |
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6 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 2: Kiyoshi no Zundoko Bushi (演歌名曲コレクション2〜きよしのズンドコ節〜) |
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8 |
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Ginga: Hoshizora no Akiko (銀河~星空の秋子~) |
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6 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 3: Hakkun no Shiro (演歌名曲コレクション3~白雲の城~) |
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4 |
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Otokogi (男気) |
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9 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 4 Banba no Chūtarō (演歌名曲コレクション4~番場の忠太郎~) |
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5 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 5 Hatsukoi Ressha (演歌名曲コレクション5~初恋列車~) |
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2 |
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Enka Jūniban Shōbu!: Omokoge no Miyako (演歌十二番勝負!~面影の都~) |
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5 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 6: Ikken (演歌名曲コレクション6~一剣~) |
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5 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 7: Abayo, Kiyoshi no Sōran Bushi (演歌名曲コレクション7~あばよ・きよしのソーラン節~) |
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2 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 8: Genkai Funauta (演歌名曲コレクション8~玄海船歌~) |
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2 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 9: Aishū no Mizuumi (演歌名曲コレクション9~哀愁の湖~) |
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4 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 10: Rōkyōku Ichidai (演歌名曲コレクション10~浪曲一代~) |
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2 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 11: Tokimeki no Rumba (演歌名曲コレクション11~ときめきのルンバ~) |
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2 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 12: Shamisen Tabigarasu (演歌名曲コレクション12~三味線旅がらす~) |
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4 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 13: Niji-iro no Bayon (演歌名曲コレクション13~虹色のバイヨン~) |
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2 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 14: Ano ko to Nogiku to Watashi Bune (演歌名曲コレクション14~あの娘と野菊と渡し舟~) |
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5 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 15: Jōnetsu no Mariachi (演歌名曲コレクション15~情熱のマリアッチ~) |
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5 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 16: Sakura (演歌名曲コレクション16~櫻~) |
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2 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 17: Saigo to Kimeta Hito Dakara (演歌名曲コレクション17~最後と決めた女だから~) |
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6 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 18: Shigure no Minato (演歌名曲コレクション18~しぐれの港~) |
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3 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 19: Manten no Hitomi (演歌名曲コレクション19~満天の瞳~) |
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4 | |
Hikawa Kiyoshi Shōwa no Enka Meikyokushū (氷川きよしの昭和の演歌名曲集) |
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6 | |
Enka Meikyoku Collection 20: Choi to Kimagure Wataridori (演歌名曲コレクション20~ちょいと気まぐれ渡り鳥~) |
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3 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection: Sasurai Bojō (新・演歌名曲コレクション ~さすらい慕情~) |
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3 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 2: Itoshi no Te Quiero/Otokobana (新・演歌名曲コレクション2~愛しのテキーロ/男花~) |
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3 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 3: Miren Gokoro (新・演歌名曲コレクション3 -みれん心-) |
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5 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 4: Kiyoshi no Nippon Zenkoku Utano Wataridori (新・演歌名曲コレクション4 -きよしの日本全国 歌の渡り鳥-) |
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3 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 5: Otoko no Zekka (新・演歌名曲コレクション5 -男の絶唱-) |
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4 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 6: Aoshi (新・演歌名曲コレクション6 -碧し-) |
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5 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 7: Shōbu no Hanamichi (新・演歌名曲コレクション7 -勝負の花道-) |
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5 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 8: Fuyu no Pegasus Shōbu no Hanamichi: Orchestra (新・演歌名曲コレクション8 -冬のペガサス-勝負の花道~オーケストラ) |
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4 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 9: Daijōbu/Mogami no Sendō (新・演歌名曲コレクション9 -大丈夫/最上の船頭-) |
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5 | |
Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 10: Ryūshō Hōbu (新・演歌名曲コレクション10 -龍翔鳳舞-) |
3 | ||
Papillon (Bohemian Rhapsody) (パピヨン-ボヘミアン・ラプソディ-) |
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2 | |
Seisei Ruten (生々流転) |
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7 | |
Minamikaze Fukeba (南風吹けば) |
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4 | |
You Are You |
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5 |
Karaoke albums
editTitle | Details |
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Hikawa Kiyoshi Jikiden Original Karaoke (氷川きよし直伝 オリジナルカラオケ) |
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Compilation albums
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [2] | ||
Cover Selection (カバー・セレクション) |
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27 |
Box sets
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [2] | ||
Tabi Uta Special Box (旅うたスペシャルBOX) |
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43 |
Extended plays
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN [2] | ||
Matatabi Enka Meikyokusen (股旅演歌名曲選) |
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Matatabi Enka Meikyokusen II / Hakone Hachiri no Hanjirō (股旅演歌名曲選II / 箱根八里の半次郎) |
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68 |
Ōi Okkake Otojirō (大井追っかけ音次郎) |
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30 |
Singles
editAs a lead artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart position | Certifications | Album |
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JPN [3] | ||||
"Hakone Hachiri no Hanjirō" (箱根八里の半次郎) |
2000 | 11 |
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Matatabi Enka Meikyokusen |
"Ōi Okkake Otojirō" (大井追っかけ音次郎) |
2001 | 8 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection Ōi Okkake Otojirō: Seishunhen |
"Kiyoshi Kono Yoru" (きよしこの夜) |
14 | Non-album single | ||
"Kiyoshi no Zundoko Bushi" (きよしのズンドコ節) |
2002 | 5 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 2: Kiyoshi no Zundoko Bushi |
"Hoshizora no Akiko" (星空の秋子) |
3 |
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Ginga: Hoshizora no Akiko | |
"Hakkun no Shiro" (白雲の城) |
2003 | 3 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 3: Hakkun no Shiro |
"Lovely" (ラブリィ) (with Tamao Nakamura) |
5 | Non-album single | ||
"Kiyoshi no Dodonpa" (きよしのドドンパ) |
2004 | 4 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 4 Banba no Chūtarō |
"Banba no Chūtarō" (番場の忠太郎) |
2 |
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"Hatsukoi Ressha" (初恋列車) |
2005 | 1 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 5 Hatsukoi Ressha |
"Omokoge no Miyako" (面影の都) |
2 |
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Enka Jūniban Shōbu!: Omokoge no Miyako | |
"Ikken" (一剣) | 2006 | 2 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 6: Ikken |
"Mirai" (未来) | 8[A] | Non-album single | ||
"Kiyoshi no Sōran Bushi" (きよしのソーラン節) |
2007 | 3 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 7: Abayo, Kiyoshi no Sōran Bushi |
"Abayo" (あばよ) | 2 |
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"Genkai Funauta" (玄海船歌) |
2008 | 2 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 8: Genkai Funauta |
"Aishū no Mizuumi" (哀愁の湖) |
4 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 9: Aishū no Mizuumi | |
"Rōkyōku Ichidai" (浪曲一代) |
2009 | 1 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 10: Rōkyōku Ichidai |
"Tokimeki no Rumba" (ときめきのルンバ) |
1 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 11: Tokimeki no Rumba | |
"Shamisen Tabigarasu" (三味線旅がらす) |
2010 | 2 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 12: Shamisen Tabigarasu |
"Niji-iro no Bayon" (虹色のバイヨン) |
3 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 13: Niji-iro no Bayon | |
"Ano Ko to Nogiku to Watashi Bune" (あの娘と野菊と渡し舟) |
2011 | 3 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 14: Ano ko to Nogiku to Watashi Bune |
"Jōnetsu no Mariachi" (情熱のマリアッチ) |
2 | Enka Meikyoku Collection 15: Jōnetsu no Mariachi | ||
"Sakura" (櫻) | 2012 | 2 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 16: Sakura |
"Saigo to Kimeta Hito Dakara" (最後と決めた女だから) |
2 | Enka Meikyoku Collection 17: Saigo to Kimeta Hito Dakara | ||
"Shigure no Minato" (しぐれの港) |
2013 | 2 | Enka Meikyoku Collection 18: Shigure no Minato | |
"Manten no Hitomi" (しぐれの港) |
4 | Enka Meikyoku Collection 19: Manten no Hitomi | ||
"Ohtone Nagarezuki" (大利根ながれ月) |
2014 | 2 |
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Enka Meikyoku Collection 20: Choi to Kimagure Wataridori |
"Choi to Kimagure Wataridori" (ちょいときまぐれ渡り鳥) |
3 |
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"Sasurai Bojō" (さすらい慕情) |
2014 | 8 | Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection: Sasurai Bojō | |
"Itoshi no Te Quiero" (愛しのテキーロ) |
2 | Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 2: Itoshi no Te Quiero/Otokobana | ||
"Otokobana" (男花) | ||||
"Miren Gokoro" (みれん心) |
2016 | 2 |
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Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 3: Miren Gokoro |
"Otoko no Zekka" (男の絶唱) |
2017 | 2 |
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Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 5: Otoko no Zekka |
"Aoshi" (碧し) | — | Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 6: Aoshi | ||
"Genkai Toppa x Survivor" (限界突破×サバイバー) |
3 | Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody- | ||
"Shōbu no Hanamichi" (勝負の花道) |
2018 | 4 |
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Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 7: Shōbu no Hanamichi |
"GeGeGe no Kitarō" (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎) |
21 | Non-album single | ||
"Daijōbu" (大丈夫) | 2019 | 3 |
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Shin Enka Meikyoku Collection 9: Daijōbu/Mogami no Sendō |
"Mogami no Sendō" (最上の船頭) | ||||
"Haha" (母) | 2020 | 2 | Seisei Ruten | |
"Minamikaze" (南風) | 2021 | 2 | Minamikaze Fukeba | |
"Happy!" | 4 | TBA | ||
"Mori wo Nukete" (森を抜けて) | ||||
"Gunjō no Ito" (群青の弦) | 2022 | 1 |
As a featured artist
editTitle | Year | Peak chart position | Album |
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JPN [3] | |||
"Evergreen: Inochi no Utagoe" (evergreen -いのちの唄声-) (As a member of Cross Clover) |
2004 | 5 | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
editTitle | Year | Album |
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"Ojiichan-chi e Ikou" (おじいちゃんちへいこう) |
2016 | Non-album singles |
"Kiyoshi no Chiki Chiki Oha Song" (きよしのチキチキOHAソング) (with Kokekko Gumi) |
2017 | |
"Seiya no Kiseki" (聖夜の奇跡) |
2019 | |
"Omoide no Kakera" (オモイデノカケラ) | ||
"Silent Night" | ||
"Kimi ni Aitai Xmas" (君に逢いたいXmas) | ||
"Kakushin" (確信) |
Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody- | |
"Hug" | Seisei Ruten | |
"Papillon" | 2020 | Papillon -Bohemian Rhapsody- |
"Omohizora" | ||
"Bohemian Rhapsody" | ||
"Kinishinai" | ||
"Shiroi Shoudou" | Seisei Ruten | |
"Koi, Moyuru." | ||
"Sokomade Haru ga..." | 2021 | Minamikaze Fukeba |
"Hoshizora no Memories" |
Notes
edit- ^ Charted on the DVD chart.
References
edit- ^ "氷川きよしは天然ボケ股旅野郎". Sankei Shimbun. February 11, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-03-12.
- ^ a b c d "氷川きよしのアルバム売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "氷川きよしのシングル売上ランキング". Oricon. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Hikawa Kiyoshi discography at Discogs