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A masterpiece of Japanese rock. Recommended albums you should listen to at least once.

In recent years, with the spread of subscription services, we have fewer opportunities to listen to music through complete albums compared to the past.

It’s often said that albums are filled with an artist’s intentions and feelings—from the track order to the musical tone—and what they wanted to express at that particular moment.

So this time, we’re introducing albums that are considered classics of Japanese rock.

We’ve picked selections ranging from artists everyone knows to those with devoted core fans, spanning multiple generations.

We hope this gives you a reason to revisit old favorites or discover new artists.

Playlist

A masterpiece of Japanese rock. Recommended albums you should listen to at least once.
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1YggdrasilBUMP OF CHICKEN
YggdrasilBUMP OF CHICKENplay_arrow
The fourth album by BUMP OF CHICKEN
2THE BLUE HEARTSTHE BLUE HEARTS
THE BLUE HEARTSTHE BLUE HEARTSplay_arrow
The Blue Hearts’ explosive debut album
3Sol-FaASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
Sol-FaASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONplay_arrow
Asian Kung-Fu Generation masterpieces
4deep seaMr.Children
deep seaMr.Childrenplay_arrow
The musical maturity of Mr.Children’s masterpiece album
5EducationToukyou Jihen
EducationToukyou Jihenplay_arrow
Tokyo Jihen's 1st album “Kyōiku (Education)”
6Chicken ZombiesTHEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT
Chicken ZombiesTHEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANTplay_arrow
Garage rock masterpieces by Yusuke Chiba and others
7MAKING THE ROADHi-STANDARD
MAKING THE ROADHi-STANDARDplay_arrow
The legendary album by Hi-STANDARD
8honeysupittsu
honeysupittsuplay_arrow
Spitz’s Honey is a masterpiece.
9BRING YOUR BOARD!!ELLEGARDEN
BRING YOUR BOARD!!ELLEGARDENplay_arrow
ELLEGARDEN 2nd album masterpiece
10SICKSTHE YELLOW MONKEY
SICKSTHE YELLOW MONKEYplay_arrow
THE YELLOW MONKEY’s masterpiece album SICKS
11THE POWER SOURCEJUDY AND MARY
THE POWER SOURCEJUDY AND MARYplay_arrow
JUDY AND MARY’s revolutionary masterpiece album
12Wind City Romanhappiiendo
Wind City Romanhappiiendoplay_arrow
Happy End's classic album Kazemachi Roman
13BEAT EMOTIONBOØWY
BEAT EMOTIONBOØWYplay_arrow
Introduction to BOØWY’s classic album, BEAT EMOTION
14MOTHERLUNA SEA
MOTHERLUNA SEAplay_arrow
LUNA SEA’s representative work “MOTHER”
15MESSAGEMONGOL800
MESSAGEMONGOL800play_arrow
MONGOL800’s signature album
16CEREMONYKing Gnu
CEREMONYKing Gnuplay_arrow
The appeal of King Gnu’s classic album CEREMONY
17BLUE BLOODX
BLUE BLOODXplay_arrow
X Japan's revolutionary album
18Seventeen-Year-Old’s MapOzaki Yutaka
Seventeen-Year-Old's MapOzaki Yutakaplay_arrow
Yutaka Ozaki's debut album, Seishun no Sakebi (Cry of Youth)
19STRAY SHEEPYonezu Kenshi
STRAY SHEEPYonezu Kenshiplay_arrow
Kenshi Yonezu’s original and imaginative music album
20HARVESTDragon Ash
HARVESTDragon Ashplay_arrow
Dragon Ash's multi-genre fusion album
21Innocence MoratoriumShiina Ringo
Innocence MoratoriumShiina Ringoplay_arrow
Ringo’s debut made a strong impact on the music scene
22AttitudeMrs. GREEN APPLE
AttitudeMrs. GREEN APPLEplay_arrow
An album that showcases the musical evolution of Mrs. GREEN APPLE
23Kumui UtaCocco
Kumui UtaCoccoplay_arrow
Cocco’s second album: a massively successful classic
24BanzaiUrufuruzu
BanzaiUrufuruzuplay_arrow
The fourth album by Ulfuls, a classic released in ’96
25Everybody!!WANIMA
Everybody!!WANIMAplay_arrow
WANIMA’s second album, released in 2018
26chandelierback number
chandelierback numberplay_arrow
back number 5th album: A Collection of Love Songs
27Vocaloid immersionWagakki Band
Vocaloid immersionWagakki Bandplay_arrow
A new musical experience born from the fusion of traditional Japanese instruments and rock
28Swaying feelingsZARD
Swaying feelingsZARDplay_arrow
The Appeal and Characteristics of ZARD's “Yureru Omoi”
29kyōgenAdo
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Ado’s debut major album tops the annual chart
30TreeSEKAI NO OWARI
TreeSEKAI NO OWARIplay_arrow
SEKAI NO OWARI's third album