Back Number Love Songs: Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

I love youback number22rank/position

back number – I Love You

It’s a warm song that feels like being wrapped in kindness.

It was released digitally in October 2022 as the theme song for the NHK morning drama “Soar!” The lyrics tenderly depict sweet memories and small everyday moments, and its gentle melody feels close to the listener’s heart.

Its portrayal of down-to-earth love makes it perfect for creating videos filled with feelings for a partner, family, or someone special.

With back number’s characteristically delicate lyrics and gentle vocals, it’s sure to be a wonderful BGM to brighten up your Instagram Reels.

If I became your loverback number23rank/position

If I Became Your Lover / back number (cover)

It’s a very cute song with lyrics about a man falling in love with a woman.

For men who feel that a “typical confession” is a bit underwhelming, a slightly different approach—like in this song, saying “If you became my girlfriend, I’d do these things for you”—might be well received.

petalback number24rank/position

back number – Hanabira (full)

A heartbreaking breakup song that overlays the fleeting memories of love with cherry blossom petals.

The lyrics delicately portray how memories with a lover linger everywhere in the city, turning even everyday scenes into amplifiers of pain.

While still holding on to love, the reality is that they will never meet again.

This song carries a message that gently embraces that hurt.

Released in April 2011, it was featured as the ending theme for JAPAN COUNTDOWN.

It is sure to resonate deeply with anyone who has experienced a painful romance.

MOTTOback number25rank/position

Motto

When it comes to back number, known for producing numerous love songs, it’s all about bittersweet unrequited love songs and breakup songs! In this track, the lyrics depict someone so desperate to be understood that their desire for the other person could be called obsessive love, to the point they can’t let go.

Such straightforward feelings can come off as heavy and, in some cases, might even get labeled as “mentally unstable.” Featured on the album “Love Story,” released in March 2014, this song might help clear your head when your partner’s behavior seems a little suspicious…

If you’ve experienced love, there are probably many parts you’ll relate to.

Letterback number26rank/position

back number – Letter (full)

A wedding is a precious day that marks the start of a couple’s new life together.

This back number classic is perfect for such a special occasion.

It’s a medium-tempo ballad that honestly expresses gratitude to one’s parents, filled with memories shared between parent and child from childhood to the present.

Released in August 2015 and featured in an NTT Docomo commercial, the song’s music video stars Kanna Moriya and movingly portrays the bond between a mother and her son.

It’s recommended for anyone who wants to express heartfelt thanks to someone important.

If you give it together with a letter of gratitude to your parents, it will surely touch their hearts!

Sing of springback number27rank/position

Sing of spring

A track by the three-piece band back number from Gunma Prefecture, included on their 2009 mini-album “Nogashita Sakana” (“The Fish I Let Slip Away”).

It’s a ballad that tenderly sings of lingering regrets that remain despite a farewell, set against the gentle air of spring.

The song conveys a sense of helplessness and true-to-life pain—feelings that couldn’t be fully put into words and have nowhere to go—carried by an earnest band sound.

Later featured on their 2016 best-of collection “Encore,” this long-loved piece is a bittersweet yet warm breakup song, recommended for those who chose to part ways without ever growing to hate the other person and are left struggling with unresolved emotions.

flighty feelingback number28rank/position

back number – Frivolous Feelings

It’s a song about a man who cheated, kissing his girlfriend while thinking he has to tell her what he did.

In fact, this man was cheated on by his previous girlfriend, and he once hurled cruel words at her as she cried and apologized.

Even though he knows how it feels to be the one betrayed, he ended up doing the exact same thing.

You can sense his wish to spend just a little more time in a fleeting happiness, even as the future that awaits them is painfully clear.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

sasashina

Report a problem