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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Popular Friendship Song Rankings [2026] (41–50)
Because we’re friends.Ochiai Wataru50rank/position
Singer-songwriter Wataru Ochiai, whose warm voice and down-to-earth words resonate with many listeners.
Perfect for graduation season, “Tomodachi Yakarane” is a friendship song written in unpretentious language with a touch of Kansai dialect.
Its warm message—that even if you’re apart, the relationship doesn’t end—helps ease the sadness of parting.
Released as a digital single in February 2022, the song was also chosen as the tie-up track for Tokyo Dome City Attractions’ spring event “Welcome, Graduates 2023.” The lyrics, sprinkled with concrete memories from student days, are sure to awaken each listener’s own recollections.
How about giving it to a friend who’s graduating to convey your unchanging bond?
Popular Friendship Songs Ranking [2026] (51–60)
BEST FRIENDGReeeeN51rank/position
Released in 2013 and featured that same year in a commercial for Tokyo Individualized Educational Institute, this song is performed by the group then known as GReeeeN, who now go by GRe4N BOYZ.
The lyrics look back on relationships with friends from one’s youth from the perspective of being a bit older, making it a piece that will likely resonate more with adults than with students.
It’s a song that stirs the heart as it reflects on emotions you can only feel with the passage of time and on bonds that remain unchanged despite it.
Please listen while reflecting on your own relationships with your friends and see how they overlap with the song.
If you laugh at the skywacci52rank/position
This is a song that cheers on everyone who’s worked hard.
Wacci, known for delivering heartwarming tracks that fit into everyday life, released it in July 2018.
It was also included on their album Ultramarine Refrain, released in November of the same year.
In 2019, it was chosen as the support song for Fuji TV’s Mezamashi TV “Japan Connects Project,” gaining attention as it resonated with the struggles and triumphs of athletes.
There are days when things don’t go your way as you devote yourself to club activities or entrance exam prep.
In those moments, this song gently reminds you that the friends who have been striving alongside you can be your support.
It’s a friendship anthem that gives you the strength to keep looking forward, even while carrying frustration.
Give it a listen, and let it take you back to the time you spent with your cherished friends.
Cherry Blossom Rainhalyosy53rank/position
Did you know that among Vocaloid songs, there are pieces that are actually sung as choral works at many schools’ graduation ceremonies? This song, “Sakura no Ame” (Cherry Blossom Rain), was uploaded to Nico Nico Douga by halyosy in 2008.
Since then, it has enjoyed immense popularity as a graduation song and has become a beloved standard.
With cherry blossoms as its theme, the lyrics—pledging to cherish past memories and to meet again in the future—are truly moving.
Some people might think, “A Vocaloid song at a graduation ceremony choir?” but its melody has a very beautiful atmosphere, making it a perfect choice to perform as a choral piece.
I’m glad I met you.Inoue Sonoko54rank/position
A number by Sonoko Inoue that makes you realize those ordinary days were irreplaceable treasures.
It’s included on her first album, “Hello,” released in March 2016, and drew attention as the theme song for the drama “Sakura Saku” and in a KKBOX commercial.
The lyrics capture the genuine feelings of Inoue herself, then a third-year high school student, and they move you not only with a sense of loneliness but also with gratitude for the people you met and a forward-looking message.
The warm yet refreshing sound woven by piano and strings beautifully colors graduation ceremonies where tears and smiles mingle.
It’s the perfect song to sing when you want to convey overflowing thanks to friends as you each head down different paths.
The meaning of goodbyeNogizaka 4655rank/position
This song portrays the hope that awaits beyond a heartrending farewell, carried by warm piano melodies.
Released by Nogizaka46 in November 2016, it is a memorable track in which Nanami Hashimoto served as center for the first time.
It was performed at the 67th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, moving the hearts of many.
It is a gentle, comforting piece that quietly supports those who have experienced parting from someone dear, or who are about to take a new step forward.
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Released in 2021, this song features an upbeat yet catchy accompaniment and ikura’s clear, transparent vocals that leave a strong impression.
It also stood out for being used in an ahamo commercial.
The lyrics depict the reunion of childhood friends after a long time apart.
Surely you, too, have a friend with whom, no matter how long you go without meeting, your relationship picks up right where it left off.
It’s a song that heightens the feeling of “friends really are the best” and makes you want to reconnect with an old friend.