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ACE+ Popular Song Ranking [2026]
ACE+ is the unit name for ACE with composer Kenji Hiramatsu joining the music group ACE.
They primarily handle the music for Nintendo’s popular game series Xenoblade.
Speaking of the Xenoblade series, its in-game music—especially the battle themes—has received extremely high acclaim and is beloved by game fans around the world.
In this article, we’ll introduce a ranking of particularly popular tracks from among the pieces they’ve created!
Whether you’ve played the games or not, if you like instrumental rock, these are songs you’ll definitely want to hear.
ACE+ Popular Song Rankings [2026] (1–10)
Those who bear the nameACE+1rank/position
This is the BGM that plays when you fight unique monsters or bosses in the game.
Its foundation is guitar rock, but combined with the strings, it has a dramatic finish.
It’s insanely cool! Since it plays during battles with powerful monsters, I’m sure many people have strong memories of it.
The video is a studio live version.
Definitely give it a watch—you’ll end up loving this track even more.
Gaur PlainACE+2rank/position
As the title suggests, this is the BGM that plays in the area called “Gaur Plain.” Until you reach that area, you explore inside a cave with no background music, so some players were likely moved by the sudden sense of openness and how good the track feels the moment you emerge.
It’s also used as BGM in Super Smash Bros.
for Nintendo 3DS.
Valak Snowy Mountains / NightACE+3rank/position
Even if you’ve never played Xenoblade, listening to this track will probably conjure up a bleak, snowy mountain landscape.
Snowy mountains at night are pretty dangerous, not just in games but in real life too.
Maybe that’s why the whole piece feels so tense.
I get the sense the music contains elements of nature’s power—the danger, the fragility, all of that.
Central FactoryACE+4rank/position
This track is filled with tension.
It’s a heart-pounding piece that makes players think, “Something’s coming up ahead…!!” As it progresses, the music unfolds on an epic scale, with strings adding a dramatic flair.
This kind of thrill is something you can only experience in a game!
Farewell, and…ACE+5rank/position
This is the BGM that played when departing from Colony 9 and during the escape from the Imperial Capital Agniratha.
Since the beginning and the end of the journey share the same BGM, it gave me a strangely moving feeling.
When people think of Xenoblade’s music, the fast-paced battle tracks tend to get all the attention, but in fact there are many diverse pieces tailored to scenes and characters like these.
Imperial Capital AgnilataACE+6rank/position
This track is the BGM that played in the in-game area “Imperial Capital Agnilata.” The music changes between day and night, and this one is the daytime BGM.
It has a calm and warm feel.
Since the Imperial Capital Agnilata is an area with quite a few gameplay challenges, they may have chosen BGM like this that you won’t get tired of even after listening for a long time.
Feelings kept within…ACE+7rank/position
This track is the BGM used in Xenoblade during scenes like the conversation between Melia and Kallian inside the Bionis.
I bet a lot of people get teary-eyed when they hear it, as it brings back memories of the game’s story.
It’s not only highly regarded within Xenoblade, but also widely praised as a tear-jerker across video game BGM as a genre.
Just listening to it makes you feel a pang of sadness, doesn’t it?