Ayumi Hamasaki’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

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Graduation Photo

This is a cover by Ayumi Hamasaki, Japan’s songstress of the 21st century.

From vocal timbre to overall song atmosphere, Yumi Arai and Ayumi Hamasaki are completely different—you’ll struggle to find similarities.

Yet when you actually listen, it no longer feels like a song by Yumi Matsutoya; it seems to have transformed into an “Ayu” song.

A sense of a lovestruck maiden steadily spreads.

It’s the kind of cover you’d want to see released as a single.

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gummy

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This is a hit song by Ayumi Hamasaki, who gained many followers through her dazzling live performances and her stoic determination to push herself to the limit.

With solid club sounds and an irresistibly catchy vocal, it’s guaranteed to hype up the crowd.

It’s a surefire charmer that can captivate men by evoking admiration for a spirited female image and her charismatic standing among gyaru.

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Ayumi Hamasaki / Aurora

For women in their late 30s, the most popular female singer was undoubtedly Ayumi Hamasaki.

I think many people listened to her songs during their youth.

Aurora is her new track.

While it features a more powerful delivery that differs somewhat from her past vocals, overall it’s shaped into an easy-to-sing vocal line that anyone can handle.

The range isn’t wide either, making it a song that’s easy to sing at a karaoke after-party and the like.

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Ryo

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Ayumi Hamasaki / Daybreak (Short Ver.)

When I feel like I’m about to lose heart, this song encourages me by reminding me that we’re all under the same sky, each carrying our own suffering and sorrow—so let’s rise together and keep doing our best from tomorrow.

The mood of the song also gives me the image of something smoothly sinking in, like when you’re making a fresh start.

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Ayumi Hamasaki / Dreamed a Dream (Promotional Clip)

A digital-only single by Ayumi Hamasaki, released in July 2020.

The composer is Tetsuya Komuro.

Ayumi has a distinctive voice and singing style, and this song is crafted to maximize the strengths of her vocals and timbre.

It doesn’t demand a wide range in the lower register, so it should be relatively easy to sing at karaoke for women with higher voices.

Pay attention to rhythmic precision when singing.

It’s also best to avoid making your delivery sound like an imitation of her.

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Kei Takahata

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Ayumi Hamasaki / Just the way you are (promotional clip)

A track included on Ayumi Hamasaki’s 18th original album, “Remember You,” released in January 2023.

It was made available for streaming ahead of the album’s release.

This symphonically arranged slow ballad features an easy-to-remember, singable vocal melody, making it feel like a song that’s relatively easy to aim for a perfect 100 in karaoke.

Try to sing each note of the melody and every word of the lyrics as carefully as possible.

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Kei Takahata

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Ayumi Hamasaki - Letter (I tried singing it) — me singing Ayumi Hamasaki’s “Letter.”

This is a song included on Ayumi Hamasaki’s 13th album, “Party Queen,” released in 2012.

The lyrics, written like a letter to a friend, are moving.

It can also be interpreted as being about Ayumi Hamasaki herself.

Being able to love your friend just the same, no matter the circumstances or situation, is wonderful, isn’t it?