Aiko Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Septemberaiko57rank/position

September / aiko cover (solo acoustic)

If you’re looking for a love song that evokes the arrival of early autumn, “September” is a great pick.

Beloved across generations, singer-songwriter aiko included it on her 2001 album “Natsufuku” (Summer Clothes).

Its jazzy piano tones conjure autumnal scenes.

Many listeners will relate to the cute lyrics that make you find yourself thinking about someone you like.

It’s a number that stays close to the feeling of “I fell in love in summer and can’t forget them even as autumn comes.” Why not let her voice, which wraps your worries and loneliness in warmth, soothe you?

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mutō

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Lamenting Kissaiko58rank/position

aiko - “Lamenting Kiss” music video

Aiko has given voice to the romantic feelings of many women through countless classic songs.

Among them, this track is especially heartrending, weaving a desperate love that continues to yearn for a single person no matter the distance or how much time passes.

As the beautiful strings that color the song gradually draw tears toward the end, the sudden flow of a solo piano reveals an arrangement so skillful that you can’t help but exclaim, “As expected of Aiko!”

summer fatigueaiko59rank/position

Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) Aiko – Summer Heat Fatigue

A song that feels comforting in an autumn when you can’t seem to get anything done is aiko’s “Natsubate” (“Summer Fatigue”).

It’s the B-side to her 2016 single “Koi wo Shita no wa,” a track that overlays the pain of heartbreak with the languor of summer fatigue.

It exquisitely portrays the feeling of being unable to break free from the afterglow of summer, dragging it along.

If you broke up with a lover in the summer, you’ll surely find yourself nodding endlessly in sympathy.

And before you know it, it’s already the season of cosmos flowers…

It’s a quintessential aiko-style love song, where your heart aches and sways between picturing their name every time your phone rings and wishing they’d remember you, even just a little.

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KEI

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loveraiko60rank/position

aiko - 'Lover' (from Live Blu-ray/DVD 'ROCKS')

It’s a song that starts with a question right from the beginning and makes you go, “I know exactly how that feels!!” aiko is great at love songs, and in this track she captures that delicate feminine feeling: even when you love someone so much that, at the moment of parting, you feel like being sarcastic, you still wish them happiness.

without being noticedaiko61rank/position

aiko - Cover so as not to be noticed

For anyone nursing an unrequited crush, this song, “Kizukarenai You ni,” is sure to stir up a poignant ache.

A champion of women in love, aiko included this track on her 2006 album Kanojo.

Told from a woman’s perspective, it’s a heart-wrenching number about a love that won’t come true and the brave face she puts on.

The way the two avoid looking each other in the eye as they talk—hiding their inner turmoil “so it won’t be noticed”—is a moment that makes you go, “Ah, I know that feeling.” It’s quintessential aiko, packing an overwhelming amount of bittersweet emotion into one song.

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utatane

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promiseaiko62rank/position

Yakusoku / aiko with lyrics

Since her major debut in 1998, aiko has released one hit after another as one of the most popular female singer-songwriters, and she continues to lead the music scene even now in the 2020s.

Her songs—born from lyrics colored by her unique sense of language and chord progressions and melodic sensibilities unconstrained by music theory—resonate with listeners across generations, especially when it comes to love songs.

“Yakusoku” (Promise), included as the final track on her eighth major-label album “Himitsu,” released in 2008, is a bittersweet number that sings of saying goodbye to someone dear while promising to meet again someday.

The lyrics can be taken as a farewell to a friend from school days or a lover, but it also seems like a song that could move both sides when gifted to a cherished junior at the moment of graduation.

As you recall your happy memories, sing it as if speaking gently to them.

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KOH-1

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17 monthsaiko63rank/position

17 no Tsuki / aiko (Drum Cover)

This is a song by Aiko, who has gained popularity—especially among women—for her straightforward lyrics.

It’s not that I forgave you for changing your mind.

It’s that I’m no longer attractive.

Many people may relate to these words.

It’s a soothing song to listen to.