back number Popular Song Ranking [2026]

I like you, but it seems you don’t really like me.back number15rank/position

Bokuwa Kiminokotoga Sukidakedo Kimiwa Bokuo Betsuni Sukijyanaimitai

A hidden gem from the 5th album “Chandelier,” released in December 2015, this song portrays the cruel, heartrending feelings of unrequited love with a sense of despair and striking realism.

The overall vocal range sits in a relatively calm span of E3 to A#4.

Since it’s a rhythmic track, it’s helpful to lock into the groove by listening to the drums and keeping a tight, detailed sense of timing.

While the lyrics are bittersweet, the melody itself is bright, so singing with a brighter expression rather than a somber one will likely help your voice project better.

Avoid tensing your face; try opening your facial muscles instead.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

Kubota Mami

Report a problem

Old-fashionedback number16rank/position

back number – Old Fashion (full)

Released in November 2018 as the 19th single, this song was newly written as the theme for the TBS Friday drama “A Big Love: With You Who Forget Me.” It’s a gem of a love song that layers the miracle of an unexpected encounter and the memories that remain after parting with a lover onto the small, everyday motif of a donut.

The lyrics heighten the poignancy as they shift from a complementary relationship—“you had everything I was missing”—to a sense of loss recounted in the past tense.

Set at a mid-tempo pace, the melody should be easy to sing at karaoke!

yellowback number17rank/position

back number – Yellow

This is a classic ballad written as the theme song for ABEMA’s romance show “Don’t Be Fooled by the Wolf and the Rainbow,” portraying the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love through metaphors like a “yellow traffic light.” The music video, directed by Yuki Yamato, has become a talking point as a “music video that deepens understanding even without dialogue.” The song’s overall vocal range is D3 to B4, which is somewhat wide and requires skillful use of both chest voice and falsetto, but I think it’s a piece that can be carried more by expressiveness than by pitch accuracy.

If you sing while infusing the lyrics with your feelings and emotions, it will become a thoroughly good performance.

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

Kubota Mami

Report a problem

cotton candyback number18rank/position

back number – Watagashi (full)

Set against the backdrop of a summer festival, this bittersweet love song portrays the feelings of a man who can’t bring himself to confess his love.

Released in 2012 as the sixth single, it was also included on the third album “blues” and the best-of collection “Encore.” Chosen as the opening theme for TBS’s COUNT DOWN TV in July 2012, it reached many listeners.

Wanting to hold hands but hesitating, wanting to say “I like you” but unable to put it into words—the song is filled with that poignant frustration, evoking the faint, youthful crushes many experienced in their school days.

Amid the lively bustle of the festival, quiet emotions surface; this is a track that resonates with the sweet, fleeting moments of love.

Sundayback number19rank/position

back number – Sunday (full)

This song by back number reminds us that spending a calm, ordinary day off with a loved one is the greatest treasure of all.

It sings that true happiness in life comes not from social success or status, but from having someone important by your side.

This heartwarming piece was released in May 2012 as their fifth single and became widely known as the theme song for the drama “Soup Curry.” Happiness is often hidden in everyday routines we take for granted.

Why not listen to this song and rediscover the warmth of the person right next to you?

Supporting Actress Syndrome 2back number20rank/position

Back Number – Supporting Actress Syndrome 2 [Chandelier] #8

This is a song by back number that portrays the inner conflict of a woman who, even while realizing she’s being treated as someone to fill a void in the other person’s heart, desperately tries to be liked by him.

The frustration she feels toward herself for accepting a man who shows he’s married right up to the very last moment, and for trying to play the role of the woman he prefers, might be a common emotion among women involved in affairs.

This is what it means to be in a relationship where no one can be happy.

You can’t control the feeling of falling in love, but don’t you think a forbidden love is something that shouldn’t be started in the first place?

expand_lessRaise the rankingexpand_morelower

yuri

Report a problem

blinkback number21rank/position

back number – Mabataki (full)

An inspiring song by back number that deeply contemplates the essence of happiness.

Released in December 2017 as the theme song for the film “The 8-Year Engagement,” it became a major hit, reaching No.

5 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

The lyrics, which sing that true happiness lies in holding an umbrella for someone precious to you, gently warm the heart.

For lovers separated by distance or those who can’t meet easily, it may especially stir a strong desire to “protect the other person” and “be by their side,” don’t you think?