Genghis Khan Popular Song Ranking [2026]

Rom (Glorious Rome)Genghis Khan22rank/position

Dschinghis Khan – Rom

A song by Genghis Khan praising Rome, the city of history that is loved forever.

It speaks of a past of repeated battles, yet still of proud dignity, and it tells us movingly that when Rome—when you—weep, even the gods weep.

The refrain “Rome, Rome, Rome, the most beautiful city!” repeats in a beautiful harmony.

SaharaGenghis Khan23rank/position

Sahara　／　Dschinghis Khan

It’s a song that depicts the scorching, blazing landscapes of the Sahara Desert, featured as a track on the B-side of an album released in 1979.

It praises the burning world—ah, what a fiery world!—and portrays the desert’s beautiful nights when the stars seem to rain down.

The passionate violin rings out, conveying the grandeur of the desert.

SamuraiGenghis Khan24rank/position

Dschinghis Khan — Samurai

There’s a song by Dschinghis Khan that’s about Japan! It’s called “Samurai”! It’s one of the tracks on their album released in 1979.

The word “Samurai” is repeated over and over, and it says the samurai always fights alone, is loyal, knows no pain, and doesn’t show sorrow…

It’s the kind of song that, when a Japanese person hears it, they can’t help but be moved and think, “Who wrote such lyrics?!”

Tut Ench AmunGenghis Khan25rank/position

Dschinghis Khan – Tut Ench Amun

This number is themed around the boy-king pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty.

Many aspects of his life and related facts remain shrouded in mystery, and his existence still attracts intense attention today.

Let’s listen to his extraordinary fate arranged in the Genghis Khan style.

Wir sitzen alle im selben BootGenghis Khan26rank/position

Dschinghis Khan – Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot

This song sings that the world is like everyone riding on a single ship—that we’re all the same human beings.

Its cast of characters includes Cleopatra, Caesar, Napoleon, Strauss, Schmidt, Khrushchev, city dwellers, farmers, and more.

Each person is different, but we’re all creatures aboard the same Earth.

No matter how different or similar we are to others, the song makes you feel that such differences are trivial.

It’s a grand, monumental masterpiece.

AladdinGenghis Khan27rank/position

Aladin

Included on the 1981 album “Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot,” known in Japan as “Hero Aladdin.” It’s a wistful number set to a melancholic melody that conveys the sense of emptiness lying beyond the fulfillment of every wish.

Pass auf, der Drache kommtGenghis Khan28rank/position

Dschinghis Khan – Paß auf, der Drache kommt

A dance number given the Japanese title “Disco Dragon.” The lyrics tell a somewhat familiar story: a girl offered as a sacrifice to a dragon kisses the bewildered dragon, and it transforms into a young man.