BOØWY Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

16BOØWY21rank/position

16 BOØWY 1

This song, which begins with a wistful vocal and arpeggios, originally consisted of two separate pieces that were edited together into one during recording, which is why it unfolds the way it does.

During the BOØWY era, for some reason it was hardly ever played live—a hidden gem.

DAKARABOØWY22rank/position

DAKARA

After their breakup, this song was released as what was effectively their final, eighth single.

Reportedly, it was originally a track that got scrapped and left off their first album.

It’s a beat-driven punk-style song that’s very characteristic of early BOØWY.

LIKE A CHILDBOØWY23rank/position

Like A Child

In this song, Hotei’s guitar riffs—precisely executed through his light fret movements and fingering—and Matsui’s keyboard-driven, techno-like steady rhythm feel fresh.

It skillfully fuses the most exciting elements of rock and disco without cooling the intensity of either.

PLASTIC BOMBBOØWY24rank/position

Plastic Bomb

As the chilling title suggests, this is an adrenaline-charged song that drives straight to the chorus in one unstoppable rush.

At live shows, the entire audience shouts “Let’s go!” in unison, rallying together to lift the band.

Its brevity—beginning and ending like a storm—perfectly complements the song’s appeal.

WORKING MANBOØWY25rank/position

WORKING MAN – Feat. Tsunematsu Matsui (Tsunematsu Matsui – Part 9)

This song, with its cool, thrilling intro that climbs step by step up the scale, features lyrics that seem to satirize modern society driven by relentless work.

They pierce sharply into minds numbed and swallowed by the whirlpool of society.

His words have the power to give us the courage to break free from the places that confine us.

1994 -LABEL OF COMPLEX-BOØWY26rank/position

BOOWY 1994 LABEL OF COMPLEX

This song, with its strikingly mysterious wordplay, came out in 1994, when you couldn’t search the internet; I looked up the foreign words in a dictionary, but the mystery only deepened.

Also, Kōji Kikkawa’s participation in the chorus is intriguing as part of the path leading up to COMPLEX.

CHU-RU-LUBOØWY27rank/position

BOØWY cover band / MIDNIGHT DANNERS Chururu CHU-RU-LU

The song was originally composed during the time when Himuro, Matsui, and Atsushi Morohoshi—who later left the group—were in a band called Despenalty during their high school days.

Although the composition is credited to Himuro, during their first live performance at Shibuya Kokaido, Himuro said in the MC that it was “a song I made with Morohoshi.”

FANTASTIC STORYBOØWY28rank/position

Fantastic Story

A late-period BOØWY masterpiece! Released in September 1987, this track is from their final studio album, PSYCHOPATH, which sold over 1.5 million copies.

The album is said to have been produced amid the tension of the band being on the verge of breaking up.

The lyrics evoke the image of a “Pandora’s box” that must not be opened, weaving a mysterious story that portrays the confusion and fragility of people living in the city.

It’s recommended for nights when you want to immerse yourself in a deeply introspective world, contrary to the song’s uptempo image.

GUERRILLABOØWY29rank/position

BOØWY – GUERRILLA

A track included on the first album “MORAL,” featuring an impressive guitar riff, ska-core-like chopping, and unison phrases with vocals reminiscent of the Beatles.

It’s a song packed with guitar highlights!

JUSTYBOØWY30rank/position

Justy

It’s a quintessentially BOOWY track with a memorable guitar riff and cool call-and-response drumming—perfect for blasting through the sleeping city at night.

Be warned when singing it at karaoke: there’s almost no time to rest until the guitar solo kicks in.