Top 1980s Female Singer-Songwriters: Popular Songs Ranking [2026]
We’ll introduce a ranking of popular songs by female singer-songwriters from the 1980s, including classic and hit tracks.
These songs were hits during Japan’s economic peak, the era known as the bubble.
Many are still frequently used as TV background music, so chances are you’ve heard most of them.
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1980s Female Singer-Songwriters: Popular Songs Ranking [2026] (91–100)
Seriously Only You (Let’s Get Married)Takeuchi Mariya96rank/position
It’s a classic that seems made for weddings, opening with an intro that quotes Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March.” The proposal words, written entirely in English, resonate as a straightforward message of love.
Included on Mariya Takeuchi’s April 1984 album “VARIETY,” the song was produced by Tatsuro Yamashita.
It’s also well known that Ryuichi Sakamoto took part in the intro performance, and that it was used as the image song for Kagome’s “Libera” in 1984 and as a Nissan “Cefiro” commercial song starting in August 1994.
Brimming with a happy atmosphere, it would be perfect to play during the entrance at your reception or for the cake-cutting scene.
I want to go back to that dayArai Yumi (Matsutoya Yumi)97rank/position
Yumi Matsutoya, who is still active as a singer, had the maiden name Arai before marriage.
A pioneer among female artists in the New Music genre, her song “Ano Hi ni Kaeritai” was released under the name Yumi Arai in October 1975 and became a major hit, reaching No.
1 on the Oricon chart and selling over 600,000 copies.