Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection Series
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is a soundtrack
series from the anime
Dragon Ball Z. It was produced and released by Columbia Records
of Japan
from July 21, 1989 to March 20, 1996 the show's entire lifespan. The collection features a variety of theme songs, insert songs, image songs (songs inspired by the show.), character songs, instrumental suites, remixes, and medleys. The collection is sought after by many DBZ fans and is considered the holy grail
of anime soundtracks by few. On September 20, 2006, Columbia re-released the Hit Song Collection on their Animex 1300 series.
In alphabetical order:
box set released by Columbia Records
of Japan
in 2003. The collection is made up of four three disc volumes that span the entire Hit Song Collection Series vocal track library. The collection also includes songs from some of the video game soundtracks (mainly Ultimate Battle 22 and Legends) and rare tracks that prior to this release were only available as bonus tracks on the 8mm singles of the closing themes to movies 10-13. This set is quite sought after by the Dragon Ball fans who missed out on owning the individual albums in the Hit Song Collection series. However many fans have bought this set despite already owning all of the Hit Song Collection albums. Individuals that don't own the Hit Song Collection or this set still got a little something out of this collection if they already own the Great Complete Collection & Never Ending Story.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
series from the anime
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is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Dragon Ball Z. It was produced and released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
of Japan
Japan
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from July 21, 1989 to March 20, 1996 the show's entire lifespan. The collection features a variety of theme songs, insert songs, image songs (songs inspired by the show.), character songs, instrumental suites, remixes, and medleys. The collection is sought after by many DBZ fans and is considered the holy grail
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail is a sacred object figuring in literature and certain Christian traditions, most often identified with the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and said to possess miraculous powers...
of anime soundtracks by few. On September 20, 2006, Columbia re-released the Hit Song Collection on their Animex 1300 series.
List of Albums
- Dragon Ball Z Hit Song CollectionDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collectionis the first instalment of a soundtrack series by the same name of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on July 21, 1989 in Japan only.-Album information:...
(1989) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 2: Miracle Zenkai Power!! (1989)
- Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 3: Space DancingDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 3: Space Dancingis the third installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on April 1, 1990 in Japan only.- Album Information :...
(1990) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 4: Character SpecialDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 4: Character SpecialDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection IV: Character Special is the fourth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on October 1, 1990 in Japan only...
(1990) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 5: Journey of Light (1990)
- Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 6: BP∞ Battle Points Unlimited (1991)
- Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 7: The Journey of the 7 BallsDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 7: The Journey of The 7 Ballsis the seventh installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on March 21, 1991 in Japan only. This album features a handful of instrumental tracks as well as vocal tracks....
(1991) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8: Character Special 2 is the eighth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on September 21, 1991, in Japan only...
(1991) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8½: SpecialDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 8½: Special,despite its title, is the ninth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on November 1, 1991 in Japan only...
(1991) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 9: Future Shock!!Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 9: Future Shock!!, despite its title, is the tenth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on November 1, 1991 in Japan only.-Track listing:# Cha-La Head-Cha-La...
(1991) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 10: Virtual TriangleDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 10: Virtual Triangle, despite its title, is the eleventh installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on March 21, 1992 in Japan only.-Track listing:# Cha-La Head-Cha-La# Triangle 2...
(1992) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 11: The Room of 'Mind and Time' (1992)
- Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 12: DBZ a Go Go!!Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 12: DBZ a Go Go!!, despite its title, is the thirteenth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on September 21, 1992 in Japan only.-Track listing:# Cha-La Head-Cha-La...
(1992) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 13: Battle & HopeDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 13: Battle & Hope, despite its title, is the fourteenth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on December 21, 1992 in Japan only.- Track listing :# Cha-La Head-Cha-La...
(1992) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 14: StraightDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 14: Straightdespite its title is the fifteenth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on March 21, 1993 in Japan only.-Track listing:# Cha-La Head-Cha-La...
(1993) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 15: Sunlight & City LightsDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 15: Sunlight & City LightsDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 15: Sunlight & City Lights , despite its title, is the sixteenth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z...
(1993) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 16: We Gotta PowerDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 16: WE GOTTA POWERis the sixteenth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on June 1, 1994 in Japan only.- Track listing :#We Gotta Power#Hey you, crasher#Jumpin’ Jump!!...
(1994) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 17: Hippy Hoppy Shake!!Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 17: Hippy Hoppy Shake!!, despite its title, is the eighteenth installment of the Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection series of the anime Dragon Ball Z. It was released by Columbia Records on March 1, 1995 in Japan only.-Track listing:#We Gotta Power...
(1995) - Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 18: For Participation of the Future (1996)
- Dragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 18½ Special: Super RemixDragon Ball Z Hit Song Collection 18½ Special: SUPER REMIXis the final installment of the Hit Song Collection series released on March 20, 1996. Like its predecessor, Hit 8½, it is composed of remixes and medleys, but unlike 8½ it contains no exclusive songs.-Track listing:#CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA~JUNGLE FEVER MIX~...
(1996)
List of Artist
The hit song collection has featured an impressive list of Japanese artists.In alphabetical order:
- Ammy
- Broadway
- CHIHO/Chiho Kiyooka
- DBZ Cast
- Dragon Magic Orchestra
- Goji Tsuno
- Heavy Duty
- Hiroki Takahashi
- Hironobu KageyamaHironobu Kageyamais a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the pop group Lazy. By the early '80s, the band split and Kageyama went solo...
- Ichiro’s Group
- Jun'ichiro Oda
- Junko Uchida
- Koji Kaya
- Kuko
- Manna
- Monolith
- Mariko Takase
- Masako Iwanaga
- Mikio Katsumata
- Namek Troupe
- Naoko Umino
- Pink Dragon
- Pochi featuring Apple Pie
- Rei
- Sachi Hanaoka
- Satoko Yamano
- Shines
- Shin'ichi Ishihara
- Taneri
- Team DBZ
- TokioTokio (band)Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of five men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates...
- Tom
- Tricky Shirai
- Ushio Hashimoto
- Waffle
- Yasumi
- YUKA/Yūka Satō
CD Box Sets
With the debut of the Hit Song Collection there have been a few CD sets released featuring songs from the series. The sets range from theme songs to compilations of theme and image songs. The first was the five disc Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z: Great Complete Collection in 1994 to the more recent two disc Dragon Ball Z: Best Song Collection "Legend of Dragonworld" in 2006 are a few of these sets.Dragon Ball Z Complete Song Collection
is a CD soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
box set released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 2003. The collection is made up of four three disc volumes that span the entire Hit Song Collection Series vocal track library. The collection also includes songs from some of the video game soundtracks (mainly Ultimate Battle 22 and Legends) and rare tracks that prior to this release were only available as bonus tracks on the 8mm singles of the closing themes to movies 10-13. This set is quite sought after by the Dragon Ball fans who missed out on owning the individual albums in the Hit Song Collection series. However many fans have bought this set despite already owning all of the Hit Song Collection albums. Individuals that don't own the Hit Song Collection or this set still got a little something out of this collection if they already own the Great Complete Collection & Never Ending Story.
List of Volumes
- Dragon Ball Z Complete Song Collection 1: Journey of Light
- Dragon Ball Z Complete Song Collection 2: Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest
- Dragon Ball Z Complete Song Collection 3: Fly Away! Hero
- Dragon Ball Z Complete Song Collection 4: Promise of Eternity