Japanese hit songs from 1990. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
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Queens, Kome Kome Club, LINDBERG, THE BLUE HEARTS, Hideaki Tokunaga, JUN SKY WALKER(S)…
From among the many classic and popular songs that colored the J-POP hit charts of 1990 (Heisei 2), we’ve selected hit tracks recommended by our studio staff.
It’s a nostalgic playlist that represents the golden age of J-POP.
Playlist
| Japanese hit songs of 1990 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | ALONEB’z |  play_arrow | A classic by B’z: a love ballad that colors loneliness |
| 2 | ETERNAL WIND ~A Smile in the Shining Wind~Moriguchi Hiroko |  play_arrow | Hiroko Moriguchi’s Gundam theme song wishing for peace |
| 3 | for a long timeKiroro |  play_arrow | Kiroro’s debut single is a big hit |
| 4 | Man & WomanMy Little Lover |  play_arrow | A massive hit with My Little Lover’s debut single |
| 5 | Rapturous BluePoketto Bisuketsu |  play_arrow | Pocket Biscuits' debut song was a big hit |
| 6 | MIND CIRCUSNakatani Miki |  play_arrow | A floaty single by Miki Nakatani produced by Ryuichi |
| 7 | I can’t stay a daydreaming girlAikawa Nanase |  play_arrow | Nanase Aikawa’s debut song, noted for its powerful shouts. |
| 8 | love the islandSuzuki Ami |  play_arrow | Ami Suzuki's debut single, The Story of a Summer Departure |
| 9 | EveOkui Masami |  play_arrow | A heartfelt song that resonates at summer’s end |
| 10 | DEPARTURESglobe |  play_arrow | A poignant love song emblematic of the ’90s |
| 11 | LA LA LA Love SongKubota Toshinobu |  play_arrow | A sweet, bittersweet love song, an eternal romance |
| 12 | Broken RadioTokunaga Hideaki |  play_arrow | Timeless anthems that color our youth, music that resonates with the heart |
| 13 | Odoru Pompoko RinB.B. Kuīnzu |  play_arrow | The best-selling single in 1990 is still... |
| 14 | Kiss me right nowLINDBERG |  play_arrow | Feelings of young people, like what we'd now call 'seishun punk' (youth punk)… |
| 15 | OH YEAH！PRINCESS PRINCESS |  play_arrow | A bona fide all-female rock ba… popularly known by the nickname “Puri Puri.” |
| 16 | Romantic Flightkome kome CLUB |  play_arrow | The group that sold the most after B.B. Queens was… |
| 17 | Goodbye, Humanitytama |  play_arrow | The member gives off the impression of being a simple, countryside youth… |
| 18 | Dear FriendNakamori Akina |  | A female idol named Akina Nakamori has truly had a life full of twists and turns… |
| Japanese hit songs from 1990. Recommended masterpieces and popular tracks | |||
| 19 | SundayJITTERIN’JINN |  play_arrow | This band/group is also faintly in the back of my mind... |
| 20 | Rose of PassionTHE BLUE HEARTS |  play_arrow | Japanese punk rock and indie guita— |
| 21 | wheat fieldOyonēzu |  play_arrow | I had completely forgotten about this duo—it was at the back of my mind... |
| 22 | Megalopolis of the WastelandHikaru GENJI |  play_arrow | The hugely popular idol group before SMAP, Hikari… |
| 23 | Sun’s Komachi AngelB’z |  play_arrow | This song is a famous single that represents the early period of B’z… |
| 24 | Where Smiles GoDREAMS COME TRUE |  play_arrow | As a female-vocal group, Dreams Come True (DREAMS COME TRUE) … |
| 25 | Come see me, I need you!GO-BANG’S |  play_arrow | You remember Princess Princess and Lindberg... |
| 26 | White LoveSPEED |  play_arrow | A romantic rose that evokes the arrival of winter… |
| 27 | THE POINT OF LOVER’S NIGHTTMN |  play_arrow | An intro that evokes the lands of Africa, and a wonde… |
| 28 | Sexy MusicWink |  play_arrow | I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but now… |
| 29 | ENDLESS RAINX JAPAN |  play_arrow | This song is still famous even now, so personally I’d mo... |
| 30 | NO TITLISTMiyazawa Rie |  play_arrow | Now Rie Miyazawa, a top actress, is doing a song like this… |
| 31 | Christmas EveYamashita Tatsuro |  play_arrow | This artist releases a Christmas single every year... |
| 32 | Believe in your dreamsTokunaga Hideaki |  play_arrow | This person's high-pitched voice hasn't changed at all, now or in the past… |
| 33 | Summertime BluesWatanabe Misato |  play_arrow | The top female artist of this era, this Wata... |
| 34 | Salty crescent-moon nightNagabuchi Tsuyoshi |  play_arrow | A singer-songwriter named Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi is a ques… |
| 35 | To the City of RainbowsTakano Hiroshi |  play_arrow | This singer-songwriter is still relevant today… |
| 36 | White ChristmasJUN SKY WALKER(S) |  play_arrow | A famous pa… who shared popularity with bands like The Blue Hearts |
| 37 | Breath of DawnChekkāzu |  play_arrow | A famous single from the later period of The Checkers, before they disbanded… |
| 38 | Working manyunikōn |  play_arrow | Unicorn’s big hit song also came in this 1990... |
| 39 | Love Song AnthologyHoriuchi Takao |  play_arrow | This song was also a hit, selling close to 400,000 copies... |
| 40 | Cut me some slack!Koizumi Kyoko |  play_arrow | Even though Kyoko Koizumi is supposed to be an idol... |
| 41 | Aphrodisiac from the lipsKudō Shizuka |  play_arrow | In this era of the 1990s, top idols… |
| 42 | Put jealousy to sleepHimuro Kyosuke |  play_arrow | The gr… of Kyosuke Himuro, who still boasts charismatic popularity... |
| 43 | A Sign of CourageUshiwakamaru Saburota |  | It became an overnight smash hit as a song featured in a famous commercial... |