Haruomi Hosono’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

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Haruomi Hosono – Sports Men

Haruomi Hosono is a great artist who has made an enormous contribution to the development of Japanese popular music and continues to command immense respect.

It’s impossible to fully discuss the impact Hosono has had on the world here, but since this article focuses on technopop, the song we’re featuring this time is Sports Men from his solo album Philharmony, released in 1982 when YMO was at the height of its popularity.

It’s a catchy number with a breezy beat, sparkling electronic sounds, a gentle vocal and melody—Hosono’s pop sensibilities bursting at the seams—yet with a hint of wistfulness that feels just right.

Many will also remember how, in recent years, he performed it live with a completely reworked arrangement.

One could say it’s precisely because of Hosono’s outstanding songwriting that the piece became a magnificent classic capable of shining in any arrangement.

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Ichiko Aoba – Lucky Star of Sorrow (cover by Haruomi Hosono) / Аоба Ичико – Счастливая звезда печали ○ [rus sub]

This is a gentle, soothing track by Haruomi Hosono featuring twin vocals with Ichiko Aoba.

The twin-guitar arrangement also highlights the duet aspect, and it perfectly matches the mood of the song’s lyrics.

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Combining photos by Haruomi Hosono with graphics by Keiichi Tanaami, this is a PARCO commercial directed by Naoohiro Ukawa.

It announces PARCO’s HAPPY HOLIDAYS campaign, celebrating its 55th anniversary in 2024.

The BGM also includes an original song for the commercial sung by Haruomi Hosono, making it a particularly special commercial work.

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Haruomi Hosono / Love Is Peach-Colored

This is the closing track of HOSONO HOUSE, recorded at Haruomi Hosono’s private home studio after he disbanded Happy End.

Hosono is also known as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.

The song doesn’t have a wide vocal range, the melody is easy to remember, and it seems like one you could aim for a high score with.

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Fortune in, demons out.

Haroumi Hosono is a great musician who has left a major mark on Japanese music history and continues to be active today.

While he made his name as a member of legendary groups like YMO, Happy End, and Caramel Mama, he has also shown his talents by writing songs for other artists and working as a producer, creating numerous well-known classics.

But did you know he actually released a song that’s perfect for the Setsubun season? Fuku wa Uchi Oni wa Soto appears as the B-side to his milestone solo debut single Koi wa Momoiro, and it’s also included on his acclaimed first album from 1973, HOSONO HOUSE.

Its somewhat world music–like rhythm and a vocal line that sits between spoken word and singing give it a uniquely intriguing flavor, and the playful wordplay found in the lyrics—seemingly themed around Setsubun—is truly delightful.

As an aside, HOSONO HOUSE was paid homage to by British pop star Harry Styles with his 2022 album Harry’s House, so if you discovered Hosono through Styles’s record, be sure to check it out!

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andadura by Haruomi Hosono

Haruomi Hosono is a musician from Tokyo who has performed with various bands.

He is also active as a solo artist, and “Andadura” is a song included on his 1989 studio album Omni Sight Seeing.