back number Popular Song Ranking [2026]

With love from a certain futureback number57rank/position

back number – With Love from a Certain Future [MOS Burger “Eating HAPPY” Commercial Song]

It’s a song filled with the quiet happiness we feel through everyday meals and the warmth that feels like a cheer sent from our future selves.

The lyrics gently embrace the anxiety and frailty we carry now without ever denying them, resonating deeply in the heart.

It beautifully fuses back number’s signature band sound with a melody that sits close to everyday life.

Written for MOS Burger’s new brand commercial in June 2025, it was released as a digital single.

The production also reunites them with sugarbeans for the first time since the album “Humor.” Why not give it a listen when you’re feeling a bit down or on a night when you want to accept yourself? Iyori Shimizu’s vocals will quietly give you a supportive nudge right by your side.

Tokyo Sunsetback number58rank/position

Tokyo No Yuuyake

For those who find themselves layering a sentimental mood over the cityscape on an autumn evening, this classic by back number is highly recommended.

It delicately portrays the protagonist’s feelings as they struggle with loneliness and inner conflict in an unfamiliar city, yet try to find hope in the beautiful sunset unfolding before their eyes.

The song is included on the album “Chandelier,” released in December 2015, which topped the Oricon weekly chart for two consecutive weeks.

If you listen to it on your slightly chilly walk home when a sudden pang of loneliness hits, its bittersweet yet warm melody will likely wrap gently around your heart.

It’s a tender cheery anthem that seems to give you a gentle push—“Let’s do our best again tomorrow.”

Express train to home for self-reflectionback number59rank/position

Hansei Kyuukou Jitakuiki

back number’s heartbreak song “Reflection Line Express Bound for Home” overflows with a sense of speed.

It’s a breakup song that brilliantly captures their signature lingering attachment, wrapped in a sharp, early-2010s alternative rock melody.

The guitar riff has a slightly Asian Kung-Fu Generation-like feel.

Among back number’s catalog, this piece is particularly easy to sing.

With its generally narrow range and straightforward vocal line, it’s very singable; however, because it features a lot of long sustained notes, it’s recommended for people who are confident in their breath control but not necessarily in their overall vocal technique.

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petalback number60rank/position

back number – Hanabira (Short ver.)

This is a song by back number that portrays memories resurfacing in the cherry blossom season and the regret tied to those memories.

Along with conveying the warmth of spring, the layered sound also carries feelings of remorse and wistfulness.

It expresses how not only cherry blossoms but various scenes can revive past memories, and how the heart aches each time they return.

Alongside the cherished feelings one cannot let go of, it also depicts a wish that, if time could be turned back, one would choose without regret next time.

It’s a song packed with anguish.

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Ritz Partyback number61rank/position

Ritz Party

This is a back number song filled with a faint crush and bittersweet feelings.

The lyrics capture the emotions of thinking about a lover far away and the loneliness of not being able to meet.

Throughout the song, you can feel the deep care for the other person.

This track is included on the album “Superstar,” released in October 2011.

It’s recommended for those in a long-distance relationship or anyone struggling with a relationship with someone important.

Listening to this song might help you reaffirm your feelings for that person.

sympathyback number62rank/position

sympathy

Speaking of back number’s greatest appeal, it has to be their emotional, delicate melodies, right? Their song “sympathy” is a work that’s packed with everything that makes back number so good.

It features soft, evocative lyrics that clearly paint a scene, supported by a fitting melody.

In this piece, falsetto appears right at the start of the chorus.

Singing it as in the original is perfectly fine, but since there aren’t that many low parts, it’s also a great option to boldly lower the key and sing it in chest voice.

Lowering the key makes the song significantly easier, so definitely give it a try.

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After you closed the doorback number63rank/position

Kimiga Door O Shimeta Ato

The back number classic “Kimi ga Doa wo Shimeta Ato,” where emotive lyrics truly shine.

Sung from a male perspective about the feelings right after a breakup, it’s characterized by its deeply heartrending lyrics.

Interestingly, despite its emotional words, the song features a surprisingly plain and understated vocal line.

Because of that, it’s easy to sing for those who struggle with ballad-like delivery that demands dramatic dynamics.

The vocal range is narrow and there are few long sustained notes, so even singers with lower or huskier voices should definitely give it a try.

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