Masterpieces that sing of beauty. Recommended popular songs.
This is a song list that gathers tracks themed around beauty and being beautiful.
Most of the songs praise a lover’s beauty, but they also celebrate many other beautiful things—names, birds, stars in the night sky, sunsets, and more.
Please enjoy comparing them as you listen.
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Timeless songs that celebrate beauty. Recommended popular tracks (31–40)
A beautiful morning will come.Agunesu Chan
Singer Agnes Chan, who came from Hong Kong.
After debuting with “Hinageshi no Hana,” she released this work in 1974, two years after her debut.
The image of a “beautiful morning” fits perfectly with her clear, translucent voice.
RIDE ON TIMEYamashita Tatsuro
It’s a piece filled with beautiful imagery—horizons, love, the future, and more—that the lyrics evoke.
The original release was in 1980, and it was re-released in 2003.
Paired with its striking sound, it has become a work that will continue to be loved for many years to come.
Beautiful YokohamaHirayama Miki
Miki Hirayama, with her exotic looks and distinctive husky voice tinged through the nose, left a strong impression.
This was her debut single, released in 1970.
It was produced with an eye toward a sequel-like approach to Ayumi Ishida’s classic hit “Blue Light Yokohama.”
Lapis-Lazuli EarthMatsuda Seiko
Seiko Matsuda, who debuted in the 1970s and has continued to thrive to this day without change.
This work, which she released in 1986, has become widely beloved as a choral piece as well.
The image of a “lapis-lazuli-colored star” looking down on Earth from space is exquisitely beautiful and lingers in the listener’s heart.
Across this wide fieldMoriyama Ryoko
The original release was in 1967.
It was a hit song by Ryoko Moriyama, who was popular at the time as a folk singer.
The image of telling a loved one, “I’ll give you all the flowers blooming in the fields,” is very beautiful and fills the heart with a sense of clarity.
A masterpiece singing of beauty. Recommended popular songs (41–50)
Beautiful SundayTanaka Seiji
The original is a song of the same title released in 1972 by British singer Daniel Boone.
This work was released as a single with Japanese lyrics added.
The original set a record by topping the Oricon Western music chart for 21 consecutive weeks, and this cover version also became a major hit in 1976.
However, the song was initially released as the B-side to a track called “Oh Marianna.”
Versailles – Versailles –ayaka
This is a song by singer-songwriter Ayaka that celebrates love and freedom.
Written as the theme for the animated feature film The Rose of Versailles, it will be released digitally in January 2025.
It features Ayaka’s signature powerful vocals and a magnificent melody.
The lyrics, which deeply reflect the characters’ fates and inner struggles, are filled with courage to live through turbulent times and with pure love.
With its dramatic development, the song will resonate even more after you’ve seen the film!