Popular Friendship Songs Ranking [2026]
We’re introducing the monthly Top 100 friendship songs from the popular rankings, listed in order of most views.
It’s a collection of timeless tracks that will fill you with warmth.
Why not listen while thinking of your dear friends?
The playlist is updated every week!
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- A friendship song I want to send to my friends. A track that sings about connections with people that stay in your heart.
Popular Friendship Song Rankings [2026] (71–80)
March 9Remioromen71rank/position
Remioromen’s “March 9th” is a song well-suited to the spring graduation season.
While its theme is romance, the lyrics evoke empathy by reflecting on school days, skillfully expressing both the anticipation of a new beginning and the loneliness that comes with the end of what’s familiar.
When sung in chorus, it resonates with graduates’ own feelings and heightens the emotional impact.
The message “You’re not alone” is a reassuring support for students facing the milestone of graduation.
That’s why this song continues to be chosen by so many junior high schools.
My friendSpoon72rank/position
Spoon is a male-female duo music unit based in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, made up of Megumi and Kosuke.
You probably have a best friend you treasure, and this song portrays exactly that kind of bond.
If you’ve spent many years together, you’ll know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, the good parts and the not-so-good parts.
With that in mind, it’s a heartwarming friendship song about taking each other’s hand and getting through tough times together.
youth↑THE HIGH-LOWS↓73rank/position
This is a friendship song by THE HIGH-LOWS that was used as the theme song for the drama “Legendary Teacher,” which featured Hitoshi Matsumoto from Downtown, Masahiro Nakai (formerly of SMAP), Hiromi Nagasaku, and others.
The lyrics are packed with countless, indescribable moments of youth.
It’s a track that high school students can relate to.
Raise Your GlassP!nk74rank/position
Sung by Pink from the United States, this work is an anthem for people who are outside the mainstream of society.
Released in October 2010 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her debut, the song also conveys gratitude to her fans.
It features an up-tempo pop-rock sound and a message that affirms being true to yourself.
The track was also used in the trailer for the film “Bridesmaids.” It’s a song that can lift your spirits and give you confidence when you’re feeling down.
One moreFUNKY MONKEY BABYS75rank/position
Released in 2010, this was FUNKY MONKEY BABYS’ 14th single and was chosen as a support song for the summer high school baseball tournament.
True to its theme of the blazing summer of high school ballplayers who stake their youth on the mound, it’s a coming-of-age anthem that heats up your heart just by listening.
It’s packed with feelings for the friends who endured grueling practices together and the teammates who shared both hope and sweat.
Even when you feel like giving up, just hearing it brings back countless memories, making it a song you’ll want to share with the friends you’ll never forget.
So, you are not alone.Little Glee Monster76rank/position
A heartwarming anthem that celebrates the importance of friendship and bonds.
Little Glee Monster’s soaring vocals feel like a gentle push on your back, encouraging you to keep going.
Released in May 2017, it was also used as the ending theme for the TV anime My Hero Academia.
It’s perfect for moments when you feel lonely or want to work hard toward your dreams.
It’s a karaoke crowd-pleaser too, so singing it with friends to deepen your bond is highly recommended.
Listening to this song will naturally fill you with gratitude for the people you cherish.
A must-listen for anyone who values connections with others.
My dear best friendShonan no Kaze77rank/position
This work by Shonan no Kaze brims with passionate feelings for the companions they spent time with and a resolve to head down their own paths.
Released as a single in February 2009, it was chosen as the theme song for the film “Drop,” directed by Hiroshi Shinagawa.
It portrays an unbreakable, powerful bond forged through rivalry—at times colored by inferiority and frustration—yet never severed.
Rather than stringing together pretty words, it depicts the raw, clumsy, and honest clashes of male friendship that’s sure to stir listeners’ hearts.
The chorus delivers an exhilarating sense of the horizon opening up, making it a staple that sparks massive sing-alongs at live shows.
As spring arrives and friends begin to walk separate roads, why not listen to it to give a supportive push to a close friend wrestling with anxiety or loneliness—and to steel your own resolve as well?