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Billy BanBan Popular Song Rankings [2026]

This time, we’re introducing a ranking of popular songs by the brother folk duo Billy BanBan, who were active in the 1970s.

Their theme song for the drama “3-chome 4-banchi,” Sayonara wo Suru Tame ni, was a huge hit, selling over 800,000 copies.

Also, Fuyumi Sakamoto’s popular song Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru was originally a Billy BanBan track.

This is a nostalgic roundup especially for those who listened to Billy BanBan in their youth.

Billy BanBan Popular Song Ranking [2026] (11–20)

Love is like a prayer.biriibanban11rank/position

The 2012 version of the commercial is the “Texas Cowboy” edition set in Texas.

It strikingly and stylishly portrays cowboys herding cattle with a wild flair.

The background music is “Love Is Like a Prayer,” also well-known from Fuyumi Sakamoto’s rendition.

While lyricist Goro Matsui uses words that are easy for anyone to understand, as mentioned at the outset, the song conveys a grand worldview that goes beyond a simple love song.

Billy BanBan’s version is characteristically refined with a restrained touch, and it’s fun to compare it with Sakamoto’s vocal version to hear the differences!

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The time is now, within you.biriibanban12rank/position

The Japanese folk duo Billy BanBan’s “Toki wa Ima, Kimi no Naka” was released in 1988 and is famous as the theme song for the iichiko commercial.

The song is particularly well-known as a commercial tune and was selected for the CM Sound Selection’s Best 6.

The music and vocals are so intoxicating that even people who don’t drink might feel tipsy just listening to it (lol).

That’s how clear and captivating the lyrics, melody, and vocals are overall.

It’s a timeless masterpiece that has been loved for many years without feeling dated.

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Desert Rosebiriibanban13rank/position

This is the Oasis edition that aired in 1999.

With its expansive desert and camels, it perfectly matches the mellow background music.

For a moment you can’t tell what the commercial is for, but you can’t help getting absorbed in the beautiful, nature-rich imagery.

The CM song is Billy BanBan’s “Sabaku no Bara” (Desert Rose), which fits the visuals perfectly.

In the end, when the iichiko bottle tumbles down the sand dune, you go, “Ah, it’s an iichiko commercial!”

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A Season Too Latebiriibanban14rank/position

Because the Iichiko commercials are filmed on location overseas, just watching them makes you feel like setting off on a trip, doesn’t it? The “Ireland” installment from the 1994 commercial series also stirs viewers’ wanderlust with its beautiful lakeside scenery.

It begins with a view looking down over the lake, then cuts to a close-up of a small rowboat.

Instead of simply moving in closer to the boat, the ad intersperses scenes of forest animals, and only afterward shows a bottle of Iichiko placed at the boat’s bow—a wonderfully sly touch.

And the final scene is perfect too: accompanied by the narration, “Let’s take our time and talk once in a while,” the bottle of Iichiko floats gently on the water’s surface, wavering in the light.

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