BUCK-TICK Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Night of GuernicaBUCK-TICK36rank/position

BUCK-TICK – Guernica no Yoru – Sing along version

While attuned to the sound of the times yet never pandering, BUCK-TICK continues to create music brimming with originality from a solitary vantage point.

Their 21st studio album, No.0, released in 2018, includes the superb track Night of Guernica, distinguished by its melancholy waltz rhythm.

The lyrics, written by vocalist and lyricist Atsushi Sakurai and inspired by the film The Clock Was Live, which he saw at a cinema with his older brother in childhood, form a straightforward anti-war song that is nevertheless distinctly fable-like.

The dramatic development—especially the swell in the latter half—unfolds like a short film, a quality that seems very much indebted to its use of 3/4 time.

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heartbeatBUCK-TICK37rank/position

BUCK-TICK / “Heartbeat” Music Video

This song was released in 1995 as an advance single from their eighth album, Six/Nine.

Despite its laid-back, pop-tinged melody, Atsushi Sakurai’s vocals create a distinctive atmosphere that only BUCK-TICK can achieve.

The music video, featuring a unique production that could make you mistake it for a still image, is also a must-see.

BABELBUCK-TICK38rank/position

BUCK-TICK / “BABEL” Music Video

As the first installment of the band’s 30th anniversary project, this is their 36th single, released in 2017.

The album No.0, which includes this track, made headlines by entering the top three of the Oricon chart—the band’s first time in 23 years.

Evoking the atmosphere of their early gothic rock while intricately intertwining elements of techno and industrial, the song truly encapsulates the band’s history.

KagerouBUCK-TICK39rank/position

BUCK-TICK – Kagerou (Subbed)

Everything ends up looking sexy—the way they sing, the way they simply stare, even just their normal presence exudes an intense allure.

It’s a music video that’s almost too sultry and too cool, with the members performing in an all-black room.

And the vocalist’s voice matches that atmosphere perfectly.

MY FUCKIN’ VALENTINEBUCK-TICK40rank/position

BUCK-TICK – MY FUCKIN’ VALENTINE Live (Subtitulos en español)

With a bass tone that supports the rhythm and digitally processed choruses that feel futuristic and cyberpunk, this track stands out.

Sakurai’s low-register vocals are as cool as ever! BUCK-TICK is a five-member band from Gunma Prefecture, formed in 1985.

New WorldBUCK-TICK41rank/position

BUCK-TICK / “New World” Music Video

This track was released as the lead single for their 20th album, Atom Miraiha No.9, which came out in 2016.

The guitar phrases, which have a floating, cosmic feel, combine with vocalist Atsushi Sakurai’s voice to create a distinctive sound that no other band can produce.

The lyrics, which depict a gentle lie—singing that “there is hope in this world” even though the future is by no means bright—pierce the heart.

TOKYOBUCK-TICK42rank/position

BUCK-TICK TOKYO

Set in cyber-Tokyo, this song portrays urban life through urgent emotions and a distinctive perspective.

Created during BUCK-TICK’s recording sessions in London, it became a work that symbolizes their musical transformation.

Included on the album Taboo and released in January 1989, it immediately earned the band their first number-one on the charts.

The lyrics, with their strikingly repeated phrases, vividly depict Tokyo where digital and analog, reality and fiction intersect.

It’s a recommended track for those who want to sense both the social changes brought about by technological progress and the feelings of the people living within them.