[Top 20] Anime Song Sales Ranking of the Heisei 30 Years!
Songs used as anime opening and ending themes are often tightly bound to our memories.
When you watch an anime, the corresponding song comes rushing back—and sometimes it works the other way around, too.
In this article, we’ve investigated the all-time sales rankings of those nostalgia-packed anime songs!
Because many older Showa-era anime songs don’t have clear figures, we’ve focused on CD sales rankings from the 30 years of the Heisei era.
What kind of ranking did we end up with? Check it out with your own eyes—and ears!
Playlist
| [Top 20] Anime Song Sales Ranking of the Heisei 30 Years! | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Longing, poignancy, and strength of heartShinohara Ryōko |  play_arrow | The best-selling a... in terms of copies during the 30 years of the Heisei era |
| 2east | Odoru Pompoko RinB.B. Kuīnzu |  play_arrow | Sung and passed down by different artists over many years… |
| 3east | I’m only gazing at you.Daikoku Maki |  play_arrow | The first ending theme of the anime SLAM DUNK... |
| 4east | Invisible PowerB’z |  play_arrow | It recorded the 4th-highest sales among anime songs over the 30 years of the Heisei era... |
| 5east | Until the World Ends…WANDS |  play_arrow | The manga themed around basketball, “S…” |
| 6east | single bedSha ran Q |  play_arrow | Sharan Q's smash-hit ballad number is a... |
| 7east | Aim to be a Pokémon MasterMatsumoto Rika |  play_arrow | When it comes to Pokémon, it’s gotta be this song! And in the anime 'Poké...' |
| 8east | Unwavering WishTamura Naomi |  play_arrow | The opening of the anime Magic Knight Rayearth... |
| 9east | My friendZARD |  play_arrow | The song that ranked 9th in anisong sales over the 30 years of the Heisei era… |
| 10east | frecklesJUDY AND MARY |  play_arrow | A legendary, wildly popular rock ban… from the ’90s |
| 11east | Secret of my heartKuraki Mai |  play_arrow | The ending the… of the anime Detective Conan |
| 12east | SurvivalGLAY |  play_arrow | GLA, which was released as a video single… |
| 13east | On the edge (chop)B’z |  play_arrow | The opening the… of the anime Detective Conan |
| 14east | Let’s Count Your Kisses ~You were mine~Koyanagi Yuki |  play_arrow | This song, Yuki Koyanagi’s debut single, was featu… |
| 15east | 1/2Kawamoto Makoto |  play_arrow | The 15th best-selling anime song over the 30 years of the Heisei era is… |
| 16east | rainbowL’Arc〜en〜Ciel |  play_arrow | The meaning of the band name L’Arc~en~Ciel… |
| 17east | A third of pure-hearted feelingsSIAM SHADE |  play_arrow | Anime Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story… |
| 18east | ROCKET DIVEhide with Spread Beaver |  play_arrow | X JAPAN’s hide, in 1997… |
| 19east | RomancePENICILLIN |  play_arrow | Ranked 19th in Anison sales over the 30 years of the Heisei era… |
| 20east | Refrain of SoulsTakahashi Yoko |  play_arrow | Alongside “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” “Eva… |