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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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1eastYggdrasilBUMP OF CHICKEN
YggdrasilBUMP OF CHICKENplay_arrow
The fourth album by BUMP OF CHICKEN
2eastTHE BLUE HEARTSTHE BLUE HEARTS
THE BLUE HEARTSTHE BLUE HEARTSplay_arrow
The Blue Hearts’ explosive debut album
3eastdeep seaMr.Children
deep seaMr.Childrenplay_arrow
The musical maturity of Mr.Children’s masterpiece album
4eastSol-FaASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
Sol-FaASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONplay_arrow
Asian Kung-Fu Generation masterpieces
5eastEducationToukyou Jihen
EducationToukyou Jihenplay_arrow
Tokyo Jihen's 1st album “Kyōiku (Education)”
6eastMAKING THE ROADHi-STANDARD
MAKING THE ROADHi-STANDARDplay_arrow
The legendary album by Hi-STANDARD
7eastChicken ZombiesTHEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT
Chicken ZombiesTHEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANTplay_arrow
Garage rock masterpieces by Yusuke Chiba and others
8easthoneysupittsu
honeysupittsuplay_arrow
Spitz’s Honey is a masterpiece.
9eastSICKSTHE YELLOW MONKEY
SICKSTHE YELLOW MONKEYplay_arrow
THE YELLOW MONKEY’s masterpiece album SICKS
10eastTHE POWER SOURCEJUDY AND MARY
THE POWER SOURCEJUDY AND MARYplay_arrow
JUDY AND MARY’s revolutionary masterpiece album
11eastBRING YOUR BOARD!!ELLEGARDEN
BRING YOUR BOARD!!ELLEGARDENplay_arrow
ELLEGARDEN 2nd album masterpiece
12eastWind City Romanhappiiendo
Wind City Romanhappiiendoplay_arrow
Happy End's classic album Kazemachi Roman
13eastBEAT EMOTIONBOØWY
BEAT EMOTIONBOØWYplay_arrow
Introduction to BOØWY’s classic album, BEAT EMOTION
14eastMOTHERLUNA SEA
MOTHERLUNA SEAplay_arrow
LUNA SEA’s representative work “MOTHER”
15eastMESSAGEMONGOL800
MESSAGEMONGOL800play_arrow
MONGOL800’s signature album
16eastBLUE BLOODX
BLUE BLOODXplay_arrow
X Japan's revolutionary album
17eastCEREMONYKing Gnu
CEREMONYKing Gnuplay_arrow
The appeal of King Gnu’s classic album CEREMONY
18eastSeventeen-Year-Old’s MapOzaki Yutaka
Seventeen-Year-Old's MapOzaki Yutakaplay_arrow
Yutaka Ozaki's debut album, Seishun no Sakebi (Cry of Youth)
19eastSTRAY SHEEPYonezu Kenshi
STRAY SHEEPYonezu Kenshiplay_arrow
Kenshi Yonezu’s original and imaginative music album
20eastHARVESTDragon Ash
HARVESTDragon Ashplay_arrow
Dragon Ash's multi-genre fusion album
21eastInnocence MoratoriumShiina Ringo
Innocence MoratoriumShiina Ringoplay_arrow
Ringo’s debut made a strong impact on the music scene
22eastKumui UtaCocco
Kumui UtaCoccoplay_arrow
Cocco’s second album: a massively successful classic
23eastBanzaiUrufuruzu
BanzaiUrufuruzuplay_arrow
The fourth album by Ulfuls, a classic released in ’96
24eastEverybody!!WANIMA
Everybody!!WANIMAplay_arrow
WANIMA’s second album, released in 2018
25eastAttitudeMrs. GREEN APPLE
AttitudeMrs. GREEN APPLEplay_arrow
An album that showcases the musical evolution of Mrs. GREEN APPLE
26eastchandelierback number
chandelierback numberplay_arrow
back number 5th album: A Collection of Love Songs
27eastVocaloid immersionWagakki Band
Vocaloid immersionWagakki Bandplay_arrow
A new musical experience born from the fusion of traditional Japanese instruments and rock
28eastSwaying feelingsZARD
Swaying feelingsZARDplay_arrow
The Appeal and Characteristics of ZARD's “Yureru Omoi”
29eastkyōgenAdo
kyōgenAdoplay_arrow
Ado’s debut major album tops the annual chart
30eastTreeSEKAI NO OWARI
TreeSEKAI NO OWARIplay_arrow
SEKAI NO OWARI's third album