Mao Abe

{{short description|Japanese singer-songwriter}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | name = Mao Abe | native_name = 阿部真央 | native_name_lang = ja | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Mao Abe | alias = {{nihongo|Abema|あべま}} (nickname) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Ōita, Japan | origin = | instrument = {{flatlist| * Acoustic guitar * vocals}} | genre = Pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2008–present | label = {{flatlist| * Pony Canyon (2008–present) * Yamaha Music Artist (talent agency) (2008–present)}} | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Mao Abe'''|阿部真央|Abe Mao|born 24 January 1990}} is a Japanese singer-songwriter.

== Biography == Abe started learning the piano from age three, and from junior high school, she wanted to be a singer.<ref name="OfficialProfile">{{cite web |title=イデータ of あべま｜阿部真央オフィシャルサイト |url=http://abemao.com/profile/ |accessdate=2009-12-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202160210/http://abemao.com/profile/ |archivedate=2011-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She gave up the piano in favour of the guitar, wanting to be an acoustic pop singer/songwriter in the style of Canadian pop musician Avril Lavigne.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web |title=阿部真央悲しみも孤独も楽しさもすべてリアル |url=http://smash.music.yahoo.co.jp/pow_dtl/itv/powyjm00281/ |work=Yahoo.co.jp |date=2009-01-16 |accessdate=2009-12-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511085705/http://smash.music.yahoo.co.jp/pow_dtl/itv/powyjm00281/ |archivedate=2011-05-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While in high school, she frequently busked and attended music auditions.<ref name="Tsutaya">{{cite web|title=阿部真央アーティストページ - TSUTAYA online |url=http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/artist/00078180.html |accessdate=2009-12-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120520/http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/artist/00078180.html |archivedate=2011-05-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2006, on a morning when she had truanted from school, she wrote her first song, "My Baby".<ref name="Yahoo"/> Late in mid-2006, she entered the Yamaha Teens' Music Festival's Ōita regional contest on the recommendation of a musical instrument store manager, and performed "My Baby".<ref name="OfficialProfile"/><ref name="Tsutaya"/> She won the grand prize, and later entered the country-wide version, where she won an honourable mention prize after performing {{nihongo|"Haha no Uta"|母の唄|Mother Song}}.<ref name="Tsutaya"/>

After finishing high school, she moved to Tokyo and was signed to the record label Pony Canyon. Abe performed at many live events, including some high-profile events like the Rock in Japan Festival. From August until November, four acoustic demos of Abe songs were released on iTunes. The third of these, "My Baby", was chosen as the October iTunes Single of the Week free download song.<ref name="OfficialProfile"/>

Abe released her first album ''Free'' in January 2009. The eponymous title track was released as a radio single, and did extremely well on radio stations: Abe reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 chart, despite only the airplay component counting towards her ranking (as opposed to airplay and physical sales, like most other releases).<ref>{{cite web |title=Mao Abe - Free |work=Music Charts |url=http://acharts.us/song/45795 |accessdate=2009-12-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511051833/http://acharts.us/song/45795 |archivedate=2011-05-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Since the album, she has released three singles, the first two reaching the top 20 on the Oricon single charts.<ref>{{cite web|title=阿部真央リリース一覧 |work=Oricon |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/h/468856/ |accessdate=2009-12-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802225116/http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/h/468856 |archivedate=2009-08-02 |url-status=live }}</ref> The third, "Itsu no Hi mo", reached #2 on the Japan Hot 100 chart, a week before the physical release of the single.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |date=2010-01-18 |accessdate=2010-01-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923110621/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |archivedate=2010-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The single was followed by her second album, ''Pop'', which was her first top 5 album on the Oricon albums chart.<ref name="OriRef">{{cite web |title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 |url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp |work=Oricon |accessdate=2010-02-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064722/http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/ |archivedate=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }} (subscription only)</ref>

== Discography == ===Studio albums===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title ! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak positions ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Sales (JPN)<ref name="OriconSales">{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 |trans-title=Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon |url-access=subscription | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest hundred copies.}} |- ! style="width:2.5em;"|JPN <ref name="OriconPositions">{{cite web | title=阿部真央のリリース一覧 |trans-title=List of Mao Abe's Releases | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/468856/products/ | work=Oricon | accessdate=February 22, 2023}}</ref> ! style="width:2.5em;"|TWN East Asian <ref name="g-musicjpnkor">{{cite web|url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx |language=Chinese |title=G-Music J-Pop Chart |publisher=G-Music |accessdate=June 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512195411/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx |archivedate=May 12, 2011 }}</ref>{{efn|group=upper-alpha|The G-Music East Asian chart is a sub-chart, so releases listed may not have charted on the main top 20.}}{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=GMusicPos|Position was taken from 2009 week 11 for ''Free''.}} |- ! scope="row" | ''Free'' | * Released: January 21, 2009 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, digital download | 17 || 15 | 21,000 |- ! scope="row" | ''Pop'' | * Released: January 27, 2010 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, digital download | 5 || — | 54,000 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Su.''|素。||"Naked"}} | * Released: June 1, 2011 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, digital download | 6 || — | 41,000 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Tatakai wa Owaranai''|戦いは終わらない||"The Fight Is Not Over"}} | * Released: June 6, 2012 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, digital download | 6 || — | 28,000 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Anata o Suki na Watashi''|貴方を好きな私||"The Me Who Likes You"}} | * Released: August 28, 2013 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 7 || — | 17,000 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Oppajime!''|おっぱじめ!||"Start!"}} | * Released: February 18, 2015 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 7 || — | 14,000 |- ! scope="row" | Babe. | * Released: February 15, 2017 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 14 || — | |- ! scope="row" | YOU<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2018/01/abe-mao-to-release-a-new-album-in-march|title=Abe Mao to release a new album in March|date= January 2, 2018|access-date= January 2, 2024|work= Tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC}}</ref> | * Released: March 7, 2018 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 18 || — | |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Mada Ikemasu''|まだいけます||}} | * Released: January 22, 2020 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 14 || — | 4,300<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-02-03/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年02月03日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 3, 2020|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=January 29, 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Not Unusual'' | * Released: February 15, 2023 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, digital download | 22 || — | 2,130<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-02-27/p/3/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2023年02月27日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on February 27, 2023|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=February 22, 2023|archive-date=February 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222023709/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2023-02-27/p/3/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes items that did not chart. |}

===Compilation albums===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of albums, with selected chart positions |- ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title ! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Sales (JPN)<ref name="OriconSales"/> |- ! style="width:2.5em;"|JPN <ref name="OriconPositions"/> |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Single Collection 19—24''|シングルコレクション19-24|Shinguru Korekushon Naintīn Tuentifō}} | * Released: August 20, 2014 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download | 7 | 13,000 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Abe Mao Rental Best: Koi no Uta-hen''|阿部真央レンタルベスト～恋の唄編～||"Mao Abe Rental Best: Love Song Edition"}} | * Released: September 16, 2015 {{small|(JPN)}}<ref name="Rental">{{cite web | script-title=ja:阿部真央、新曲はかけがえのない人への思い歌う英語詞ポップチューン | url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/160043 | publisher=Natalie |language=Japanese | date=September 14, 2015 | accessdate=September 20, 2015}}</ref> * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: rental CD | — | |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Abe Mao Rental Best: Ōenka-hen''|阿部真央レンタルベスト～応援歌編～||"Mao Abe Rental Best: Fighting Song Edition"}} | * Released: September 16, 2015 {{small|(JPN)}}<ref name="Rental"/> * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: rental CD | — | |}

===Live albums===

|- ! style="width:2.5em;"|JPN <ref name="OriconPositions"/> |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''5th Anniversary Abe Mao Live 2014 @ Nippon Budōkan''|阿部真央らいぶ2014@日本武道館}} | * Released: March 11, 2015 {{small|(JPN)}} * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: CD, digital download | 159 | 1,000 |}

=== Singles === ====As a lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3em;" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3em;" | Sales (JPN)<ref name="OriconSales"/> ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN ''Oricon'' <ref name="OriconPositions"/> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN Hot 100 <ref name="Billboard">{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail/?a=hot100 | title= Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN| publisher=Billboard | language=Japanese}}</ref>{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=JBillb|Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Free",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=02&day=02 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=January 28, 2009 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "I Wanna See You",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=06&day=01 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=May 27, 2009 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Tsutaetai Koto",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=06&day=08 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=June 3, 2009 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2009&month=08&day=17 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=August 12, 2009 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Itsu no Hi mo",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2010&month=01&day=25 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=January 20, 2010 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Mada",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2010&month=02&day=08 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=February 3, 2010 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Lonely",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2010&month=06&day=21 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=June 16, 2010 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "19-sai no Uta",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2010&month=11&day=15 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=November 10, 2010 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Motto",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=05&day=30 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=May 25, 2011 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Bitansan Syndrome",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=09&day=19 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=September 14, 2011 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Soba ni Ite",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=11&day=28 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=November 23, 2011 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Sekai wa Mada Kimi o Shiranai",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2012&month=05&day=28 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=May 23, 2012 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Tatakai wa Owaranai",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2012&month=06&day=18 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=June 13, 2012 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Saigo no Watashi",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2013&month=03&day=18 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=March 13, 2013 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Anata ga Suki na Watashi",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2013&month=07&day=08 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=July 3, 2013 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Tenshi wa Ita n da",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2013&month=09&day=02 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=August 28, 2013 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Believe in Yourself",<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2014&month=06&day=02 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=May 28, 2014 | accessdate=September 24, 2014}}</ref> "Sorezore Arukidasō".<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Hot 100 | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2014&month=11&day=3 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=October 29, 2014 | accessdate=October 29, 2014}}</ref>}} |- ! scope="row" | "Tsutaetai Koto" | rowspan="3" | 2009 | rowspan="2" | 19 || 11 | rowspan="2" | 13,300 | |rowspan="4"|''Pop'' |- ! scope="row" | "I Wanna See You" | 39 | |- ! scope="row" | "Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu" | 19 || 5 | 8,800 | * RIAJ (streaming): Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=Japan|type=single|streaming=true|artist=Mao Abe|title=Anata no Koibito ni Naritai no Desu|certyear=2025|certmonth=8|access-date=September 29, 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Itsu no Hi mo" | rowspan="3" | 2010 | 12 || 2 | 9,200 | *RIAJ (cellphone): Gold<ref name="RIAJ-mar2010digi">{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定 | trans-title=Record Association Investigation: March Digital Music Download Certifications | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100420.html | publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan | language=Japanese | date=April 20, 2010 | accessdate=September 24, 2014 | archive-date=April 26, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426213142/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100420.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Lonely" | 22 || 5 | 9,500 | |rowspan=4|''Su.'' |- ! scope="row" | "19-sai no Uta" | 20 || 8 | 6,000 | |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Mottō."|モットー。||"Mooore."}} | rowspan="3" | 2011 | rowspan="2" | 20 || 9 | rowspan="2" | 7,800 | |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Hikari"|光||"Light"}} | — | |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Soba ni Ite"|側にいて||"Come to Me"}} | 22 || 18 | 7,800 | |rowspan=2|''Tatakai wa Owaranai'' |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Sekai wa Mada Kimi o Shiranai"|世界はまだ君を知らない||"The World Still Doesn't Know You"}} | 2012 | 22 || 11 | 6,600 | |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Saigo no Watashi"|最後の私||"Me at the End"}} | rowspan="3" | 2013 | 20 || 34 | 6,200 | |rowspan=3|''Anata o Suki na Watashi'' |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Anata ga Suki na Watashi"|貴方が好きな私||"The Me You Like"}} | rowspan="2" | 28 || 35 | rowspan="2" | 3,500 | |- ! scope="row" | "Boyfriend" | — | |- ! scope="row" | "Believe in Yourself" | rowspan="2" | 2014 | 20 || 23 | 5,500 | | ''Single Collection 19—24'' / ''Oppajime!'' |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Sorezore Arukidasō"|それぞれ歩き出そう||"Let's Walk Our Separate Ways"}} | 29 || 24 | 3,500 | | ''Oppajime!'' |- ! scope="row" | "You Changed My Life" | 2015 | 37 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Charted at number 32 on the Top Single Sales chart,<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Top Single Sales | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2015&month=11&day=30 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=November 25, 2015 | accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> and at number 63 on the Radio Songs sub-chart.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Radio Songs | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=radio_songs&year=2015&month=11&day=30 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=November 25, 2015 | accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>}} | 2,000 | |rowspan=2| Non-album singles |- ! scope="row" | "Kimi no Uta"/"Kotae" | 2019 | 35 || — | 1,200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2019-05-20/|title=週間 CDシングルランキング 2019年05月20日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Single Ranking for May 20, 2019|work=Oricon Style|accessdate=May 15, 2019|language=Japanese}}</ref> | |- |colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes items that did not chart. |}

====As a featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:3em;" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN Hot 100 <ref name="Billboard"/>{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=JBillb}} |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Bitansan Syndrome"|微炭酸シンドローム||"Soda Syndrome"}} (Kreva featuring Mao Abe) | 2011 | 97 | ''Go'' |}

====Promotional singles==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 <ref name="Billboard"/> |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Hitomishiri no Uta"|人見知りの唄||"Shy Song"}} | rowspan="3" | 2008 | — |rowspan="3" |''Free'' |- ! scope="row" | "My Baby" | — |- ! scope="row" | "Free" | 1 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Mada"|未だ||"Still"}} | 2010 | 23 | ''Pop'' |- ! scope="row" | "Tatakai wa Owaranai" | 2012 | 27 | ''Tatakai wa Owaranai'' |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Tenshi wa Ita n da"|天使はいたんだ||"There Was an Angel"}} | 2013 | 83 | ''Anata o Suki na Watashi'' |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Yasashii Kotoba"|優しい言葉||"Kind Words"}} | rowspan="2"|2015 | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Charted at number 21 on the Adult Contemporary Airplay chart and at number 46 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Adult Contemporary Airplay | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=adult_airplay&year=2015&month=03&day=2 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=February 25, 2015 | accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Airplay 2015/02/25">{{cite magazine | title=Hot Top Airplay | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_airplay&year=2015&month=03&day=2 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=February 25, 2015 | accessdate=February 25, 2015}}</ref>}} | rowspan="2"|''Oppajime!'' |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Haiagare My Way"|這い上がれ MY WAY||"Climb My Way"}} | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Charted at number 53 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.<ref name="Billboard Airplay 2015/02/25"/>}} |- |colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes items that did not chart. |}

===Video albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of media, with selected chart positions |- ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title ! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- ! style="width:2.5em;"|JPN DVD <ref name="OriconPositions"/> ! style="width:2.5em;"|JPN Blu-ray <ref name="OriconPositions"/> |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Abe Mao Live No. 2 @ Zepp Tokyo''|阿部真央らいぶNo.2@Zepp Tokyo}} | * Released: July 27, 2011 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: DVD | 33 || — |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Abe Mao Live No. 4 @ Shibuya Kōkaidō''|阿部真央らいぶNo.2@渋谷公会堂}} | * Released: December 5, 2012 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 18 || 35 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Abe Mao Live No. 5 @ Tokyo Kokusai Forum''|阿部真央らいぶNo.5@東京国際フォーラム}} | * Released: March 19, 2014 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 45 || 41 |- ! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''5th Anniversary Abe Mao Live 2014 @ Nippon Budokan''|5th Anniversary 阿部真央らいぶ2014@日本武道館}} | * Released: March 19, 2014 * Label: Pony Canyon * Formats: DVD, Blu-ray | 26 || 24 |}

== Tours == * ''Abe Mao Live No. 0'' (2009) * ''Abe Mao Live No. 0.7'' (2009) * ''Abe Mao Live No. 1'' (2010) * ''Abe Mao Live No. 2'' (2010) * ''Abe Mao Live Natsu no Jin'' (2011) * ''Abe Mao Live No. 3: Zepp to Quattro Dake de Gomen ne Tour'' (2011) * ''Abe Mao Live No. 4'' (2012) * ''Abe Mao Hikigatari Live 2012 Fuyu: Christmas da yo! Kuru desho? Kuru yo ne!? no Maki'' (2012) * ''Abe Mao Hikigatari Live 2013 Natsu'' (2013) * ''Abe Mao Live No. 5'' (2013) * ''5th Anniversary Abe Mao Live "Ochikarazoe, Negaimasu." Tour 2014'' (2014) * ''5th Anniversary Abe Mao Live 2014 @ Nippon Budōkan'' (2014)

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== References == {{reflist|2}}

== External links == * [http://abemao.com/ Mao Abe Official Site] {{in lang|ja}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090529073732/http://hp.ponycanyon.co.jp/pchp/cgi-bin/PCHPM.pl?TRGID=PCHP_ART_1010&CMD=DSP&DSP_ATSCOD=30673200 Pony Canyon Official Label Site] {{in lang|ja}}

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