Hit Japanese songs from 1993: recommended classics and popular tracks
THE TUBA RYU, Doji Morita, Maki Ohguro, WANDS, X JAPAN, Kyosuke Himuro, DEEN….
From among the many classic and popular songs that colored the J-POP hit charts of 1993 (Heisei 6), we’ve selected hit tracks recommended by our studio staff.
A nostalgic playlist representing the golden age of J-POP.
Playlist
| Japanese hit songs of 1993 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Surely more than anyone else in the worldNagayama Miho & WANDS |  play_arrow | The legendary classic song by Miho Nakayama & WANDS |
| 2 | As I love and as I please, you’re the only one I won’t hurt.B’z |  play_arrow | At the same time that it became B’z’s biggest hit song... |
| 3 | Cactus FlowerZaitsu Kazuo |  play_arrow | A theme song born from heartbreak that carries a positive message. |
| 4 | If only I had held you tighterWANDS |  play_arrow | WAN, who debuted as a three-man male band... |
| 5 | TearsX JAPAN |  play_arrow | X JA..., which reached No. 2 on the Oricon chart, |
| 6 | Don’t give upZARD |  play_arrow | It is ZARD’s biggest hit song, and ZARD’s... |
| 7 | I can’t wait for summerTUBE |  play_arrow | TUBE took first place on the Oricon chart for the first time... |
| 8 | YAH YAH YAHCHAGE and ASKA |  play_arrow | The Fuji TV drama 'If You Look Back, He's There'… |
| 9 | Island SongTHE BOOM |  play_arrow | This song became a massive hit, selling over 1.5 million copies... |
| 10 | Get Along TogetherYamane Yasuhiro |  play_arrow | Written by Yasuhiro Yamane himself for a friend who was getting married… |
| 11 | wailing in griefKudō Shizuka |  play_arrow | A Fuji TV drama in which Shizuka Kudo herself appeared… |
| 12 | I want to take only you away just like this.DEEN |  play_arrow | While being DEEN’s debut single, DEE… |
| 13 | loadTHE toraburyū |  play_arrow | This song, which became a hot topic through cable broadcasting, is about pregnancy and… |
| 14 | Summer Days of 1993class |  play_arrow | The main ... of the TV Asahi drama “Kimi to Itsumademo” |
| 15 | gajaimoTonneruzu |  play_arrow | Fuji TV’s “Tunnels’ Everyone’s Okay…” |
| 16 | manKyūhō Ruriko |  | This song, which became a big hit with over 500,000 copies sold, is about a man... |
| 17 | Angel’s RestHisamatsu Fumina |  | Theme song for the NTV (Nippon TV) drama 'I Want to Become Beautiful'… |
| 18 | My pager doesn’t beep anymoreKunitake Mari |  play_arrow | The Nippon TV drama 'My Pager Won’t Ring...' |
| 19 | A little; a bitDaikoku Maki |  play_arrow | The opening of the TV Asahi drama “Strawberry White Paper”... |
| 20 | Farewell to Youthful DaysHotei Tomoyasu |  play_arrow | The theme song for the TBS drama “Section Chief’s Unlucky Year” and… |
| 21 | A Midsummer Night’s DreamMatsutōya Yumi |  play_arrow | The theme song for the TBS drama “Darenimo Ienai” (“I Can’t Tell Anyone”) and… |
| 22 | MELODYFukuyama Masaharu |  play_arrow | It was released as Masaharu Fukuyama's seventh single... |
| 23 | To be happyNagayama Miho |  | The theme song of the NHK morning drama series “Eenyo-bo”... |
| 24 | The Last RainYasushi Nakanishi |  play_arrow | It ranked 52nd on the Oricon year-end chart for 1993, but... |
| 25 | My dear youMatsuda Seiko |  play_arrow | Seiko Matsuda herself appeared in the TBS drama “Wa…” |
| 26 | RUNNagabuchi Tsuyoshi |  play_arrow | The TBS drama series starring Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi himself, “… |
| 27 | Embrace the presentNOA |  play_arrow | The theme song for the TBS drama series “Tetteiteki ni Ai wa…” (“Thoroughly, Love Is…”)… |
| 28 | KISS MEHimuro Kyosuke |  play_arrow | This song, which became Kyosuke Himuro’s ninth single, is... |
| 29 | Endless dreamsZYYG, REV, ZARD&WANDS |  play_arrow | The theme song for Nippon TV’s “Geki Kuukan Pro Yakyuu ’93”... |
| 30 | Our FailureMorita Doji |  play_arrow | Along with the huge success of the drama High School Teacher, this… |
| 31 | loverSuzuki Masayuki |  play_arrow | It became a big hit as Masayuki Suzuki’s 15th single and... |