Top Female Singer-Songwriters and Popular Songs of the 2000s [2026]
We present a ranking-style list packed with popular tracks, drawing from hit songs and hidden gems by female singer-songwriters of the 2000s.
Many massively popular songs that still frequently appear on TV music programs are ranked as well.
Find your new favorite track!
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Female Singer-Songwriters of the 2000s: Popular Song Ranking [2026] (51–60)
Prisoner Of LoveUtada Hikaru57rank/position
It’s the theme song of a popular drama.
It expresses the feelings of a protagonist with gender identity disorder, but its lyrics are appealing because anyone in love can relate to them.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to in quiet moments—on a tired night, when you want to think about nothing and just listen.
Shineieiri reo58rank/position
This song ranked second in the annual cable charts.
Written from the unique perspective of a young woman, it’s sure to become a timeless classic that speaks for its generation and will be listened to for years to come.
She’s a truly accomplished female artist, so I highly recommend her to music lovers.
The summer you gave meieiri reo59rank/position
This is a celebrated song by Leo Ieiri that became a massive hit as the theme for the Monday 9 p.m.
drama Koinaka.
Overlapping with the drama’s heartrending story starring Sota Fukushi and Tsubasa Honda, it’s a song that surely tightens many listeners’ chests.
Released in August 2015 as her 10th single, the track delicately depicts the sweet yet bittersweet emotions—from the pure beginning of a romance, to the frustrating drift of hearts without noticing, and the regret upon realizing there’s no going back.
Leo Ieiri’s clear, powerful vocals highlight the fleeting nature of summer and love.
It’s a beautiful, wistful summer song that makes you suddenly remember someone you loved, someone you may never see again.
HEAVENHamasaki Ayumi60rank/position
It’s a gently sung ballad.
It’s a song suited for people who are good at singing.
Rather than being a karaoke crowd-pleaser, it’s the kind of song you’d sing to your boyfriend when you go with your partner.
Among Ayumi Hamasaki’s ballads, it’s a difficult one.
The music video is monochrome and looks cool.
Female Singer-Songwriters of the 2000s: Popular Song Rankings [2026] (61–70)
VoyageHamasaki Ayumi61rank/position
This is the 28th single and the theme song for the TBS drama “My Little Chef,” released about two months after the previous work, “H.” The promotional video is a digest of the short film “The Setting Moon,” which inspired it, and features actor Yusuke Iseya.
Who…Hamasaki Ayumi62rank/position
The bittersweet lyrics make me realize once again that there’s so much we can learn from loving someone and being in a relationship.
Ayumi Hamasaki’s uniquely delicate and masterful singing is a must-hear.
A grand ballad by the diva of the Heisei era.
She is undoubtedly an artist who will go down in history.
evolutionHamasaki Ayumi63rank/position
When it comes to Japanese divas, for our generation it has to be Ayumi Hamasaki, right? One of her 2001 hit songs is “evolution,” memorable for its rock-style drum intro.
I bet many of you have heard the chorus.
Let’s all sing together: “whoa—yeah— whoa whoa whoa—yeah yeah yeah♪”