Popular Commercial Songs: TV Ad Music Rankings [2026]

Bohemian RhapsodyQueen50rank/position

Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)

Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a song included on the 1975 album A Night at the Opera.

Its innovative song structure and the content of its music video drew widespread attention and had a major impact on the music industry.

Because the song features a variety of developments, the impression it gives can change greatly depending on which part you focus on—an interesting aspect of the piece.

The section used in Toyota’s Pronard commercial was the soaring, triumphant-sounding part, which conveyed beauty when paired with footage of a car racing through a sunset.

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Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen51rank/position

Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe

Carley Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” has been used as the song in various commercials, including au’s iPhone ads and Kao’s detergent Humming.

Sung in a fresh and cute voice about the fluttering feelings of a girl the moment she falls in love, the track became a huge hit.

ThunderstruckAC/DC52rank/position

AC/DC – Thunderstruck (Official Video)

This is the song used in au’s iPhone commercial.

It’s a 1990 track by AC/DC, the world-famous band led by the Young brothers, Angus and Malcolm, from Australia—a land not exactly known for rock.

Angus Young’s introductory riff is insanely cool.

Every Breath You TakeThe Police53rank/position

The Police – Every Breath You Take (Official Music Video)

A song by The Police, a British rock band that was active from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, known for their innovative musical style that blended rock with reggae elements.

Although the song was reportedly written “in 30 minutes while sitting at the piano,” it has amassed over 15 million radio plays.

It has also been featured in numerous commercials in Japan, so many of you may already be familiar with it.

Its repeated, striking guitar riff and crystalline vocals offer a distinctly British atmosphere not typically found in J-pop.

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Hoshino Takashi

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It’s my lifeBon Jovi54rank/position

Bon Jovi – It’s My Life (Official Music Video)

This is the song that was used in NEC’s Lavie laptop commercials and Asahi Beer’s Asahi Dry Premium commercials.

It’s a 2000 work by Bon Jovi, the model student of the rock world.

In Japan, it’s widely known as the song used in Nakayama Kinnikun’s comedy routine.

FireworkKaty Perry55rank/position

Katy Perry – Firework (Official Music Video)

Actress Satomi Ishihara appears in the commercial introducing irumo, NTT Docomo’s new pricing plan, which appeals with the message of making smartphone fees—now a daily necessity—more accessible.

The background music is Katy Perry’s “Firework,” a standout hit of the 2010s whose exhilarating chorus is irresistibly uplifting.

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Livin’ On A PrayerBon Jovi56rank/position

Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer

It’s a commercial that catches the eye with Rui Hachimura shouting the product name “Hayate” in perfect sync with the music.

The refreshingly crisp green tea that’s “selling like a dream”—many of you have probably heard it—features a jingle that’s a parody of Bon Jovi’s smash hit “Livin’ On A Prayer.”

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