[2026] A Collection of Graduation Songs Recommended for Gen Z [A Page of Youth]
Have you already decided on the songs to play at your graduation ceremony? For junior high and high school students, graduation songs are a special part of their youth.
The tracks that resonate with today’s Gen Z aren’t limited to classic choral pieces—there are also numbers that went viral on social media and songs with deeply moving lyrics.
In this article, we’re sharing plenty of graduation song recommendations for Gen Z to help anyone struggling to choose the right music for the ceremony.
These songs can bring back memories of days spent with friends and give you the courage to take your next step.
Be sure to check out these tracks that are perfect for such a special moment!
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[2026] Best Graduation Songs for Gen Z [A Page of Youth] (31–40)
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE is a three-piece rock band whose colorful body of work, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds, has been drawing attention from a broad spectrum of listeners.
Selected as the opening theme for the anime “Oblivion Battery,” this song delicately portrays the feelings of waiting to reunite with one’s past self or a cherished person, as well as the anxieties and inner conflicts we experience in life.
Its exhilarating guitar-rock sound and clear, translucent vocals inspire the courage to move forward into the future.
Having won the Grand Prize at the 66th Japan Record Awards and surpassed 300 million streams, this remarkable track is sure to become a powerful anthem for teenagers taking their first steps into a new chapter with the arrival of spring.
DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE
This song features a warm melodic line that gently envelops the confusion and anxieties of youth.
It sings about the courage to live without losing your true self and the importance of connections with others.
In December 2024, Mrs.
GREEN APPLE performed this piece as the theme song for “18-sai-sai,” an event dedicated to 18-year-olds, delivering a passionate performance together with a thousand members of the 18-year-old generation.
It’s a perfect track for those searching for their own identity or about to take a new step forward.
With the arrival of spring, it will gently give you a supportive push.
MemoriesNakanoke no Itsutsugo
If you’re looking for an anime song to stay by your side in that heart-swelling moment on graduation day, I recommend this one.
Featured on the EP “Quintessential Smiles EP,” released in September 2024 as a theme song for The Quintessential Quintuplets*, it’s sung by the five Nakano sisters.
Their layered harmonies are packed with the bonds forged by friends who have shared the same time together.
This song doesn’t just dwell on nostalgia—it warmly affirms that the days you’ve accumulated have shaped who you are now.
After-school laughter with friends, the challenges you overcame together, each casual conversation—while holding those treasure-like memories close, you’ll find the courage to take a new step forward.
For everyone standing at the milestone of graduation, give it a listen when you want to savor the preciousness of the time spent with your companions.
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Originally written and composed by CreepHyp’s Seikai Ozaki as a campaign song for FM802 and TSUTAYA in 2018, this track is included on the album “Nakitakunaru Hodo Ureshii Hibi ni.” Its lyrics juxtapose the image of falling cherry blossoms with a “bookmark” tucked into a half-read book, evoking lingering feelings for a relationship one isn’t ready to end—sentiments many graduates may relate to.
While the song portrays the sorrow of parting, the music itself is a bright, fast-paced rock tune.
That contrast gently pushes listeners forward into the future, even as they hold on to their loneliness.
It’s an emotional track that tenderly accompanies the wavering heart at the milestone of graduation.
On the day of departure…Kawashima Ai
A transparent piano ballad that even brings back the air of the graduation-ceremony gymnasium.
The loneliness of parting, the promise to meet again, and the resolve to move into the future come through straight, spreading a gentle sense of nostalgia and reluctance to say goodbye.
As it builds toward the chorus, your feelings loosen, and the scenes with friends play in your mind like a movie—that’s part of its charm.
Released in February 2006 as Ai Kawashima’s eighth double A-side single, the song is also known as a source that connects to I WiSH’s “Asu e no Tobira” (“A Door to Tomorrow”).
It’s included on the album “Thank You!” and drew attention as the CM song for MUSIC.JP and the theme song for the film “The Beginning of a Journey.” Recommended for the day your class sings together or the night before graduation when you want to express gratitude to friends—this track gives you a positive push forward.