B'z needs little introduction to Japanese music fans: they're the highest-selling Japanese rock band of all time! They've existed since 1988 and have formed a vast treasure trove of a discography in those 27 years... one which can be difficult at times to navigate. While they've released nineteen full-length studio albums as of this post's publication, they've also released fifty-three singles, plenty of which have material not present on their albums.
Some of their bigger non-album singles have been collected on their numerous best-of compilations, like the "Treasure" and "Pleasure" lines, but others stay relegated to only the CD singles they originally appeared on. Using the excellent, highly detailed B'z wiki at offthelock.com, I have created a guide to understanding where exactly every track on all of their singles stand in their discography, which will help me with figuring out which singles to go after, and it will hopefully become of great use to you as well.
This half of the guide covers the singles released after the snap-pack format was dropped, and their singles started appearing in a more traditionally sized jewel case or maxi case. It will also cover the iTunes-only digital single released to promote the game Dragon's Dogma.
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Appears on album - title (year)
Appears on compilation or EP - title (year)
Appears on single only
*If a song is on both an album and a compilation, only the album will be listed.
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(2000)
1. 今夜月の見える丘に
***Alternate version on Eleven (2000)
2. だからその手を離して -Mixture Style-
B'z The "Mixture" (2000)
(2000)
1. May
Eleven (2000)
2. You Pray, I Stay
(2000)
1. Juice
Eleven (2000)
2. UBU
(2000)
1. RING
Eleven (2000)
2. Guilty
(2001)
1. Ultra Soul
***Alternate version on Green (2002)
2. Swimmer Yo 2001!
3. ROCK Man
B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure" (2008)
(2001)
1. Gold
The Ballads ~Love & B'z~ (2001)
B'z The Best "Pleasure II" (2005)
B'z The Best 1999-2012 (2013)
2. Ultra Soul ~Splash Style~
3. まっかなシルク
(2002)
1. 熱き鼓動の果て
Green (2002)
2. 夜よ明けないで
3. 挑めよ儚いこの時に
(2003)
1. IT'S SHOWTIME!!
B'z The Best "Pleasure II" (2005)/ "Ultra Pleasure" (2008)
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 (2013)
***New version on Big Machine (2003)
2. New Message
B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure" (2008)
(2003)
1. 野性のENERGY
Big Machine (2003)
2. 旅☆EVERYDAY
(2004)
1. BANZAI
B'z The Best "Pleasure II" (2005)/ "Ultra Pleasure" (2008)
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 (2013)
2. Magnolia
(2004)
1. ARIGATO
B'z The Best "Pleasure II" (2005)
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 (2013)
2. 輝く運命はその手の中に
3. もうはなさない
(2005)
1. 愛のバクダン
The Circle (2005)
2. Fever
The Circle (2005)
3. 甘く優しい微熱
(2005)
1. OCEAN
B'z The Best "Pleasure II" (2005)/"Ultra Pleasure" (2008)
***Remixed on Monster (2006)
2. なりふりかまわず抱きしめて
3. Dear My Lovely Pain
(2006)
1. 衝動
B'z The Best "Ultra Pleasure" (2008)
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 (2013)
***Remixed on Monster (2006)
2. 結晶
(2006)
1. ゆるぎないものひとつ
Monster (2006)
2. ピエロ
Monster (2006)
(2006)
1. SPLASH!
Monster (2006)
2. MVP
(2007)
1. 永遠の翼
Action (2007)
2. ロンリースターズ
(2007)
1. SUPER LOVE SONG
Action (2007)
2. ここから
3. FRICTION
***New version on Action (2007)
(2008)
1. BURN -フメツノフェイス-
B'z The Best "Ultra Treasure" (2008)
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 (2013)
2. Yokohama
3. 希望の歌
(2009)
1. イチブトゼンブ
Magic (2009)
2. DIVE
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 (2013)
***Alternate version on Magic (2009)
3. National Holiday
(2009)
1. MY LONELY TOWN
Magic (2009)
2. 綺麗な涙
3. イチブトゼンブ -Ballad Version-
(2011)
1. さよなら傷だらけの日々よ
C'mon (2011)
2. Dawn Runner
(2011)
1. Don't Wanna Lie
C'mon (2011)
2. Homebound
C'mon (2011)
(2011)
1. Into Free -Dangan-
B'z English EP (2012)
(2012)
1. GO FOR IT, BABY -キオクの山脈-
B'z The Best XXV 1999-2012 (2013)
2. 仄かなる火
3. 流星マスク
(2015)
1. 有頂天
Epic Day (2015)
2. Endless Summer
(2015)
1. RED
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Click here for part 3 of the guide, which will cover singles released by B'z after "Red" once they release.
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