Angela Aki’s Popular Song Rankings [2026]

HonestyAnjura Aki15rank/position

Angela Aki – Honesty

Angela Aki covered a classic by Billy Joel.

The lyrics teach the importance of treating people with sincerity, and they made me stop and wonder, “What does sincerity really mean?” To me as a child, this song was like a world of philosophy.

Even listening to it as an adult, it’s a song that makes you think.

Ballad of the BeginningAnjura Aki16rank/position

Angela Aki “Ballad of Beginnings” Music Video

Angela Aki’s 11th single, released in June 2011.

It was selected as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Namae o Nakushita Megami” (Heaven’s Flower: The Lost Name).

The song carries a profound message that the power to believe leads to new beginnings, matching the drama’s image of a heroine striving among her circle of mom friends.

Letter ~To You at Fifteen~ 2014Anjura Aki17rank/position

Angela Aki - “Tegami: Haikei Jugo no Kimi e (2014)”

The age of fifteen is a complex one—neither fully an adult nor a child, and yet somehow both.

Still, I take to heart that who I am now exists because of what I experienced at fifteen.

What kind of words could my present self offer to my fifteen-year-old self?

Letter ~Background: To You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki18rank/position

Angela Aki “Letter: To You, Fifteen” Music Video (HD)

This is a song by Angela Aki in which her fifteen-year-old self and her adult self converse through letters.

Selected in 2008 as the required piece for the junior high division of NHK’s National School Music Competition, it has been featured in many settings.

The song portrays a profound dialogue between the fifteen-year-old self, burdened with worries and hardships, and the adult self who has overcome them.

It is a piano-based ballad, characterized by Angela Aki’s powerful vocals and expressive piano performance.

Also well-known as a choral piece, it’s easy to sing at karaoke and is a popular choice.

It is often performed at important life milestones such as graduations, weddings, and commemorative events, resonating with people across generations.

I’ll FallAnjura Aki19rank/position

Angela Aki I’ll Fall (English With Lyrics)

A song included on the indie album “These Words,” released in the United States on January 4, 2000.

It’s a vacation-tinged pop tune that sings about a sense of being within scenes where summer dreams are swept away by autumn, and explores a spiritual inner world.

Kiss from a RoseAnjura Aki20rank/position

HD | Nightcore – Kiss From A Rose [Angela Aki]

The B-side track to the fourth single “This Love,” released on May 31, 2006.

A cover of the ending theme from the 1995 film Batman Forever.

It’s a piano-and-vocal piece that likens the push and pull of a man and woman’s romance to a battlefield.

Knockin’ On Heaven’s DoorAnjura Aki21rank/position

Angela Aki – Knockin on heavens door

A song included on the third album “ANSWER,” released on February 25, 2009.

It is a cover of Bob Dylan’s song used as the theme for the film “Heaven’s Door,” which opened the same February.

The Japanese lyrics were written by Angela.

It is a slow, piano-and-vocal piece themed around death.