The discography of AKB48 consists of 70 singles (68 major singles and 2 indie singles), seven studio albums, three compilation albums, and 32 stage albums (12 regular stage albums and 20 as Studio Recordings Collection). The major singles have title tracks that are sung by a selection of the AKB48 singers, some of whom are from AKB48's sister groups. Some of the singles are considered annual "election singles", that is, they contain ballots for a popularity contest to determine the line-up for the next single. Other singles have line-ups that are determined by rock-paper-scissors tournaments that are held annually. The group was created and currently produced by Yasushi Akimoto, who also writes the lyrics for all of the group's songs. They released 2 compilation albums before released their debut album titled Koko ni Ita Koto. __TOC__
Albums Studio albums Title Details PeakchartpositionsSales CertificationJPNKoko ni Ita Koto() Released: June 8, 2011 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 883,267RIAJ: Million1830m Released: August 15, 2012 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 1,042,879RIAJ: MillionTsugi no Ashiato() Released: January 22, 2014 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 1,041,951RIAJ: Million Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!() Released: January 21, 2015 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 780,591RIAJ: 3× Platinum Thumbnail() Released: January 25, 2017 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 632,615RIAJ: 3× Platinum Bokutachi wa, Ano Hi no Yoake o Shitteiru() Released: January 24, 2018 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 611,056RIAJ: 2× Platinum Nantettatte AKB48() Released: December 25, 2024 Label: EMI, Universal Japan Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 184,764RIAJ: Gold
Compilation albums Title Details Peakchartpositions Sales Certification JPN Set List: Greatest Songs 2006–2007() Released: January 1, 2008 Label: Defstar Records Formats: CD, digital download 29 JPN: 53,583 RIAJ: Platinum Re-released: July 14, 2010(as Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban) Label: Defstar Records Formats: CD, digital download2 JPN: 169,730RIAJ: GoldKamikyokutachi()Released: April 7, 2010 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download 1 JPN: 564,298RIAJ: 2× Platinum0 to 1 no Aida() Released: November 18, 2015 Label: King Records Formats: CD, digital download1 JPN: 715,109RIAJ: 3× Platinum
Theater albums TitleCatalog numberRelease date PeakchartpositionsSales JPN Defstar Records Team A 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" 180 1,365 Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" 181 1,958 Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" 160 2,186 Team K 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" 247 1,242 Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" 190 1,516 Team K 3rd Stage "Nōnai Paradise" 188 3,121 AKS Team A 5th Stage "Ren'ai Kinshi Jōrei" colspan="2" rowspan="6" Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari" Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake" Team K 6th Stage "Reset" Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami" Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha"
Studio Recordings Collection On New Year's Day of 2013, AKB48 released the Studio Recordings Collection. It was planned to have the set lists of 20 performances. Eight of the albums had been previously unreleased. Each 2-disc album includes extra songs and karaoke tracks not on previous versions.
TitleCat. no.Release date Peakchartpositions Sales JPN Team A 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1861/2 January 1, 2013 73 4,063 Team A 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1863/4 88 3,442 Team A 3rd Stage "Dareka no Tame ni" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1865/6 84 3,592 Team A 4th Stage "Tadaima Ren'aichū" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1867/8 27 10,205 Team A 5th Stage "Renai Kinshi Jōrei" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1861/2 47 7,474 Team A 6th Stage "Mokugekisha" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1863/4 40 8,363 Team K 1st Stage "Party ga Hajimaru yo" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1869/70 115 2,528 Team K 2nd Stage "Seishun Girls" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1871/2 93 3,105 Team K 3rd Stage "Nōnai Paradise" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1873/4 85 3,542 Team K 4th Stage "Saishū Bell ga Naru" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1865/6 22 11,407 Team K 5th Stage "Saka Agari" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1867/8 52 6,484 Team K 6th Stage "Reset" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1869/70 37 8,967 Team B 1st Stage "Seishun Girls" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1875/6 91 3,370 Team B 2nd Stage "Aitakatta" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1877/8 83 3,706 Team B 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1871/2 17 15,087 Team B 4th Stage "Idol no Yoake" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1873/4 53 6,230 Team B 5th Stage "Theater no Megami" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1875/6 43 7,901 Himawarigumi 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyō" (Studio Recordings Collection) DFCL-1879/80 30 9,195 Himawarigumi 2nd Stage "Yume o Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1877/8 31 6,914 Team 4 1st Stage "Boku no Taiyō" (Studio Recordings Collection) KICS-1879/80 January 22, 2013 22 6,963
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chartpositions Total sales Certifications AlbumsJPNJPNHot "Nemohamo Rumor": "Motokaredesu": "Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss": "Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da": "Idol Nanka Janakattara": "Colorcon Wink": "Koi Tsunjatta": "Masaka no Confession": "Oh My Pumpkin!": "Nagorizakura": "Sukish": JPNRIAJ "Sakura no Hanabiratachi" () 2006 10 — — 46,274Set List:GreatestSongs2006–2007 "Skirt, Hirari" () 13 — — 20,609 "Aitakatta" () 12 — 32 55,308RIAJ: Gold 2× Platinum 2× Platinum "Seifuku ga Jama o Suru" () 2007 7 — — 21,989 "Keibetsu Shiteita Aijō" () 8 — — 22,671 "Bingo!" 6 — — 25,611 "Boku no Taiyō" () 6 — — 28,840 "Yūhi o Miteiru ka?" () 10 — — 18,429 "Romance, Irane" () 2008 6 22 — 23,209Set List:GreatestSongsKanzenban "Sakura no Hanabiratachi 2008" () 10 26 — 25,482 "Baby! Baby! Baby!" — — — Kamikyokutachi "Ōgoe Diamond" () 3 13 51 96,566RIAJ: Gold Gold Platinum "10nen Zakura" () 2009 3 13 — 124,700RIAJ: Gold Platinum Gold "Namida Surprise!" () 2 5 28 168,826RIAJ: Gold Platinum Gold "Iiwake Maybe" () 2 2 11 145,776RIAJ: Gold Platinum Platinum "River" 1 2 17 260,553RIAJ: Platinum 2× Platinum Platinum "Sakura no Shiori" () 2010 1 1 15 404,696RIAJ: Platinum Platinum Gold "Ponytail to Shushu" () 1 1 4 740,291RIAJ: 3× Platinum Million 2× Platinum Koko ni ItaKoto "Heavy Rotation" () 1 1 1 881,519RIAJ: 3× Platinum 2× Platinum 3× Platinum Million "Beginner" 1 1 2 1,039,362RIAJ: Million Million 2× Platinum "Chance no Junban" () 1 1 12 694,042RIAJ: 3× Platinum Platinum Gold "Sakura no Ki ni Narō" () 2011 1 1 3 1,081,686RIAJ: Million 2× Platinum Platinum 1830m "Everyday, Katyusha" () 1 1 1 1,608,299RIAJ: Million Million 2× Platinum 2× Platinum "Flying Get" () 1 1 1 1,625,849RIAJ: Million Million 2× Platinum "Kaze wa Fuiteiru" () 1 1 1 1,457,113RIAJ: Million 2× Platinum Platinum "Ue kara Mariko" () 1 1 3 1,304,903RIAJ: Million Platinum Gold "Give Me Five!" 2012 1 1 1 1,436,519RIAJ: Million 2× Platinum Gold "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" () 1 1 2 1,822,220RIAJ: 2× Million 2× Platinum Gold Tsugi noAshiato "Gingham Check" () 1 1 rowspan="43" 1,316,240RIAJ: Million Platinum Gold "Uza" 1 1 1,263,148RIAJ: Million Gold "Eien Pressure" () 1 1 1,206,869RIAJ: Million Gold "So Long!" 2013 1 1 1,132,853RIAJ: Million Gold "Sayonara Crawl" () 1 1 1,955,800RIAJ: 2× Million Gold "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" () 1 1 1,549,343RIAJ: Million Million Gold "Heart Electric" () 1 1 1,294,197RIAJ: Million Gold Koko gaRhodes da,Koko de Tobe! "Suzukake Nanchara" () 1 1 1,086,491RIAJ: Million "Mae shika Mukanee" () 2014 1 1 1,153,906RIAJ: Million Gold "Labrador Retriever" () 1 1 1,787,367RIAJ: Million Gold "Kokoro no Placard" () 1 1 1,061,976RIAJ: Million Gold "Kibōteki Refrain" () 1 1 1,199,429RIAJ: Million Gold "Green Flash" 2015 1 1 1,045,492RIAJ: Million 0 to 1 no Aida "Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai" () 1 1 1,782,897RIAJ: Million "Halloween Night" () 1 1 1,331,573RIAJ: Million Gold "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" () 1 1 1,093,559RIAJ: Million Thumbnail "Kimi wa Melody" () 2016 1 1 1,470,789RIAJ: Million "Tsubasa wa Iranai" () 1 1 2,507,403RIAJ: 2× Million "Love Trip" 1 1 1,412,112RIAJ: Million "Shiawase o Wakenasai" () 29 "High Tension" () 1 1 1,469,811RIAJ: Million "Shoot Sign" () 2017 1 1 1,353,450RIAJ: Million Bokutachi wa,Ano Hi noYoake woShitteiru "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" () 1 1 2,649,234RIAJ: 2× Million "#Sukinanda" () 1 1 1,493,543RIAJ: Million "11gatsu no Anklet" () 1 1 1,533,025RIAJ: Million "Jabaja" () 2018 1 1 1,260,919 RIAJ: Million rowspan="18" "Teacher Teacher" 1 1 2,922,460RIAJ: 3× Million "Sentimental Train" () 1 1 1,639,898RIAJ: Million "No Way Man" 1 1 1,383,997RIAJ: Million "Jiwaru Days" () 2019 1 1 1,460,302RIAJ: Million "Sustainable" () 1 1 1,628,184RIAJ: Million "Shitsuren, Arigatō" () 2020 1 1 1,414,077RIAJ: Million "Nemohamo Rumor" () 2021 1 1 554,247 RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Motokare Desu" () 2022 1 3 537,081RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss" () 1 4 568,608 RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da" () 2023 1 3700,740 RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Idol Nanka Janakattara" () 1 4700,318RIAJ: 3× Platinum "Colorcon Wink" () 2024 1 2648,599RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Koi Tsunjatta" () 1 3644,685RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Masaka no Confession" () 2025 1 3624,790RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Oh My Pumpkin!" 1 4 647,524RIAJ: 2× Platinum "Nagorizakura" () 2026 1 3 773,054RIAJ: 3× Platinum "Suki-ish" () 1 2 815,970RIAJ: 3× Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chartpositions Certifications AlbumsJPNHotJPNRIAJ "Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara" () 2009 — —RIAJ: Gold "River" "Majisuka Rock 'n' Roll" ()2010 — 14RIAJ: Gold "Sakura no Shiori" "Enkyori Poster" () (Team Play-Boy) — 96 rowspan="3" "Jibun Rashisa" () — 54Kamikyokutachi "Kimi to Niji to Taiyō to" () 35 25 "Majijo Teppen Blues" () — 55RIAJ: Gold "Ponytail to Shushu" "Anata ga Ite Kureta Kara" () 97 22 Set List: Greatest Songs Kanzenban "Yasai Sisters" () — 73RIAJ: Gold "Heavy Rotation" "Yoyakushita Christmas" () — 26 rowspan="2" "Chance no Junban" "Kurumi to Dialogue" () — 71 "Dareka no Tame ni: What Can I Do for Someone?"()2011 17 2RIAJ: Gold "Yankee Soul" () 74 —RIAJ: Gold "Everyday, Katyusha" "Kimi no Tame ni Boku wa…" ()2012 69 — rowspan="3" "Manatsu no Sounds Good!" "First Rabbit" () 43 rowspan="10" 1830m "Yume no Kawa" () 38"Gingham Check" "Jūryoku Sympathy" () —RIAJ: Gold "Sugar Rush" — rowspan="4" Wreck-It Ralph (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Tenohira ga Kataru Koto" () 2013 83 "After Rain" 2014 21 Tsugi no Ashiato "Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe!" ()2015 46 Koko ga Rhodes da, Koko de Tobe! "365nichi no Kamihikōki" () 6RIAJ: 3× Platinum "Kuchibiru ni Be My Baby" "Hikari to Kage no Hibi" () 2016 48 rowspan="2" "Love Trip / Shiawase o Wakenasai" "Dare no Koto o Ichiban Aishiteru?" () 2017 37 "Shoot Sign" "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
DVDs PV collections Title Release date Total Nogashita Sakanatachi ~Single Video Collection~ Kanzen Seisan Genteiban 86,372 524,908 Million ga Ippai 〜AKB48 Music Video Shuu〜 (ミリオンがいっぱい～AKB48ミュージックビデオ集～) Ano Koro ga Ippai〜AKB48 Music Video Shuu〜 (あの頃がいっぱい〜AKB48ミュージックビデオ集〜)
Theater DVDs Year No. Title Release date Notes AKS 2006 — Lim. ed. 1,000 copies Defstar Records 2007 1 2 3 4 5 — Lim. ed. box set 6 7 2008 8 9 AKS 2008 10 11 2009 12 13 2010 14 15 16 2013 17
Concert DVDs DefStar Records Label 「会いたかった~柱はないぜ!~」in 日本青年館 Normal Version 「会いたかった~柱はないぜ!~」in 日本青年館 Shuffle Version AKB48 春のちょっとだけ全国ツアー 〜まだまだだぜAKB48!〜 in 東京厚生年金会館(Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan)
AKS Label AKB48 リクエストアワーセットリストベスト100 2008(Request Hour Setlist Best100 2008, at Shibuya-AX)