Richie Jen discography

The discography of Taiwanese singer Richie Jen (任賢齊) consists of 17 studio albums, 4 extended plays, 8 compilation albums, and 7 live albums. His 1998 single "Hey Girl Look This Way (對面的女孩看過來)", from the album Love Like Pacific Ocean, was the most popular song of the year on Hit FM in Taiwan, ranking number one on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year chart.[1]

Richie Jen discography
Jen in 2009
Studio albums17
EPs4
Compilation albums8
Live albums7

Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with release date, label, and sales shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
TWN
[2]
TWN Mand.
[3]
Ask Again (再問一次)
  • Released: December 1990
  • Label: Synco Cultural Corporation
Cold & Tender (冷漠與温柔)
  • Released: January 1991
  • Label: Synco Cultural Corporation
Fly to My Own Sky (飛向自己的天空)
  • Released: June 1, 1991
  • Label: Synco Cultural Corporation
I Feel Good! (依靠) 12
  • TWN: 160,000[4]
  • RITTooltip Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan: 6x Platinum[5]
Too Softhearted (心太軟)
  • Released: December 24, 1996
  • Label: Rock Records
15
  • Asia: 2,300,000[A]
  • CHN: 1,000,000[A]
Hurt Badly (很受傷)
  • Released: December 9, 1997
  • Label: Rock Records
11
  • Asia: 1,500,000[7]
Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋)
  • Released: August 28, 1998
  • Label: Rock Records
1
  • TWN: 1,200,000[7]
Desperate With Love (為愛走天涯)
  • Released: January 27, 2000
  • Label: Rock Records
  • TWN: 300,000[8]
Angel Brother and Hunk (天使兄弟小白臉)
  • Released: December 5, 2000
  • Label: Rock Records
A Flying Bird (飛鳥)
  • Released: September 14, 2001
  • Label: Rock Records
  • Asia: 1,000,000[9]
One Richie (一個任賢齊)
  • Released: September 5, 2002
  • Label: Rock Records
So Far So Close (兩極)
  • Released: December 31, 2004
  • Label: Rock Records
Old Place (老地方)
  • Released: February 27, 2006
  • Label: Rock Records
10 8
If Life's Goin' Without You (如果沒有你)
  • Released: May 4, 2007
  • Label: Rock Records
7 6
R.S.V.P (齊待)
  • Released: April 28, 2009
  • Label: Rock Records
9 8
Daredevil Spirit (不信邪)
  • Released: December 2, 2011
  • Label: Media Asia Music, Believe Music
6
On My Way (在路上)
  • Released: September 1, 2023
  • Label: Media Asia Music, Bin Music

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with release date, label, and sales shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions
TWN
[10]
Hey Girl Look This Way (對面的女孩看過來)
  • Released: October 16, 1998
  • Label: Rock Records
1
Tight (著紧)
  • Released: August 10, 1999
  • Label: Rock Records
Xiaoxue (小雪)
  • Released: January 19, 2000
  • Label: Rock Records
I Am a Rich Man (我是有钱人)
  • Released: February 6, 2002
  • Label: Rock Records

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with release date, label, and sales shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
TWN
[2]
HK
[11]
Too Softhearted For Love (为了爱而心太软)
  • Released: September 23, 1997
  • Label: Rock Records
9
Richie Jen Best Collection (台湾男儿任贤齐认真精选辑)
  • Released: June 25, 1999
  • Label: Rock Records
6 3
  • TWN: 100,000
Asia's Best Hits 2000: Richie Jen (亚洲金曲精选2000: 任贤齐)
  • Released: June 21, 2000
  • Label: Rock Records
Richie Jen & Friends (任贤齐&Friends)
  • Released: December 24, 2001
  • Label: Rock Records
Complete Collection (影视歌全集)
  • Released: May 10, 2002
  • Label: Rock Records
Rock Hong Kong 10th Anniversary: Richie's Greatest Hits
(滚石香港黄金十年)
  • Released: April 28, 2003
  • Label: Rock Records
New Songs + Selected (情义新歌+精选光耀全纪录)
  • Released: March 25, 2004
  • Label: Rock Records
Music Traveler (音乐旅行者)
  • Released: May 28, 2010
  • Label: Rock Records

Notes

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  1. ^ a b It is claimed that the album sold 26 million copies throughout Asia including pirated copies, however, Jen himself stated in an interview that legitimate sales of the album were 2,300,000 copies in Asia and 1,000,000 copies in mainland China.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "年度百首單曲 – 1998" [Top 100 Singles of the Year – 1998] (in Chinese). Hito Radio. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b The IFPI Taiwan album chart operated from August 1996 to September 1999. The G-Music album chart operated from 2005 to 2015.
  3. ^ "G-Music Mandarin Album Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "对话|任贤齐想办音乐老友会:请给歌手更多时间讲故事" [Dialogue | Ren Xianqi wants to organize a music old friends meeting: please give singers more time to tell stories]. Cultural China (in Chinese). November 12, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "任贤齐《披荆斩棘》个人喜爱度第一,他爆火的时候,周杰伦都还没出道" [Ren Xianqi's "Beyond the Troubles" ranks first in personal favorites. When he became popular, Jay Chou had not even made his debut]. Chengdu Business News (in Chinese). August 30, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via Sina.
  6. ^ "音乐流浪季任贤齐和他的"销量神话"专辑《心太软》_歌曲_小虫_齐哥" [Music wanderer Richie Jen and his "sales myth" album "Too Softhearted"]. Sohu (in Chinese). July 1, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "任贤齐" [Richie Jen] (in Chinese). Qujiang Media & Culture Development. July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "52岁的任贤齐为拍戏胖到200斤,22年前的他小鲜肉角色随便挑" (in Chinese). Toutiao. November 2, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "任贤齐『飞鸟』专辑" [Richie Jen "A Flying Bird" Album] (in Chinese). iWant-Radio. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Hey Girl Look This Way" (in Chinese). IFPI Taiwan. November 22, 1998. Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Peak chart positions (Hong Kong):
  12. ^ "任贤齐:《两极》让爱心互联_影音娱乐_新浪网" [Ren Xianqi: "Two Poles" connects love]. Times Business Daily (in Chinese). Sina Entertainment. January 20, 2005. Retrieved April 25, 2024.