BOØWY Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

RAIN IN MY HEARTBOØWY31rank/position

Song: BOØWY – RAIN IN MY HEART

It’s a medium-tempo song with a lively rhythm and crisp, cutting guitar that feels great to listen to, included on the fifth album, BEAT EMOTION.

Unusually, the lyrics were written by bassist Tsunematsu Matsui.

Jealousy on the lipsBOØWY32rank/position

Jealousy on the lips

This song, with its strikingly bouncy bass riff, features lyrics like a page from the folly of youth, yearning for a fleeting life, evoking the blue-tinted adolescence everyone goes through.

The detailed descriptions are so vivid it feels as if they’re showing us cherished photographs they keep tucked away in their hearts.

BLUE VACATIONBOØWY33rank/position

Blue Vacation

This song, which starts with a xylophone-like sound in the recording, features experimental developments and production—at times reducing to just noisy guitar and drums—while never compromising its core as straightforward rock.

At live shows, the chorus turns into a massive sing-along.

BELIEVEBOØWY34rank/position

BOØWY B・E・L・I・E・V・E - Niconico Video GINZA

This is a slow-tempo ballad focused on vocals, included on the fifth album, BEAT EMOTION.

The powerful, beautiful singing is of course wonderful, but the guitar solo in this song also once again showcases just how amazing Hotei is.

DANCING IN THE PLEASURE LANDBOØWY35rank/position

DANCING IN THE PLEASURE LAND cover

Released in 1986, it’s included on BOØWY’s fourth album.

At the time, music magazines said it shed their previous funk beat and felt like the beginning of a new BOØWY.

As the unique title suggests, the song features a somewhat resort-like chorus that makes it fun to listen to.

The rhythm is great—so exhilarating it makes you want to air-drum without thinking.

DRAMATIC?DRASTIC!BOØWY36rank/position

Dramatic? Drastic!

This track was included on their fifth album, BEAT EMOTION, and was later featured on the best-of album THIS BOØWY.

It’s a New Wave song reminiscent of Talking Heads, which were popular in the early 1980s.

LONDON GAMEBOØWY37rank/position

LONDON GAME

A track included on BOØWY’s second album, INSTANT LOVE.

The guitar solo has a dreamy vibe that completely intoxicates you with its playing.

You can’t help but get fired up by the razor-sharp guitar.

It’s a song that makes you marvel at the brilliance of the cutting.

I’ve heard it was often performed as the last song at concerts.

Among fans, it’s known as a call-and-response song, popular for creating a sense of unity and getting the crowd hyped.

The lyrics, which poke a little fun at the London punk boom of the 1970s in the UK, are very unique.

RATSBOØWY38rank/position

BOØWY RATS

A song from the era when they were still writing their name as “Bōi” in kanji for “Bowie.” It kicks off with a sprightly rhythm and riff, but the lyrics sung there are thorny—like spitting in disgust after suffering and agonizing over heartless human relationships.

The gimmick where they deliberately drop into silence midway is brilliant, too.

ANGEL PASSED CHILDRENBOØWY39rank/position

Angel Passed Children

A late-period BOØWY track whose world of swirling madness pulls you in before you know it.

Kyosuke Himuro’s words slice into the psyche, while Tomoyasu Hotei’s razor-sharp guitar sound fuses with them to shake the listener’s emotions to the core.

The song appears on their final original album, PSYCHOPATH, released in September 1987.

Despite the band’s decision to break up, the domestic recording sessions reportedly wrapped in just 16 days.

It’s the perfect track when you want to experience not just their pop sensibilities, but their darker, more aggressive side.

ENDLESSBOØWY40rank/position

ENDLESS

The song that closes the first album “MORAL,” credited with lyrics by “MOONLIGHT,” refers to Keisuke Gekkou, who was on the staff at the time.

It’s a track that clearly stands apart from the others, like a mysterious piece of loop music.