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Sayuri Ishikawa Popular Song Ranking [2026]

Sayuri Ishikawa, who debuted as an idol singer in 1973, was highly regarded for her vocal ability but seemed to struggle to really break through.

However, when “Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki” became a massive hit in 1977, she quickly rose into the top ranks of the enka world and followed it with a string of hits, eventually becoming one of the leading figures representing Japanese enka.

Sayuri Ishikawa Popular Songs Ranking [2026] (41–50)

Echigo goze (blind female itinerant musicians from Echigo)Ishikawa Sayuri43rank/position

Sayuri Ishikawa has been active since the 1970s and continues to energetically release new works even in the Reiwa era.

Her single Echigo Goze, released in October 2023, drew attention because the lyrics were written during his lifetime by Tadashi Kitajō, who passed away in 2021, specifically for Ishikawa.

Listening to Ishikawa’s respectful vocal delivery toward the goze, Kitajō’s lyrics, and Keisuke Hama’s somewhat wistful melody, you can almost picture the goze on their harsh journeys.

Honestly, it’s difficult to imitate Ishikawa’s singing, with its seamless shifts between head voice and chest voice, but there are no extremely strong kobushi inflections or vibrato, the vocal range is relatively narrow, and there are spots to breathe before the flowing melodic lines—so with patient practice, it becomes quite singable.

KOH-1
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Soran BushiIshikawa Sayuri, Tamaoki Koji44rank/position

Sayuri Ishikawa and Koji Tamaki are performing a duet of the Soran Bushi.

Sayuri Ishikawa’s voice is truly beautiful, and even when she sings the Soran Bushi, it brings out the charm of traditional folk music.

Koji Tamaki is just so quintessentially “Koji Tamaki.” They both look like they’re having a great time, and watching them makes us feel happy too.

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Wings of FarewellIshikawa Sayuri45rank/position

Wings of Farewell - Sayuri Ishikawa - 1988
Wings of FarewellIshikawa Sayuri

“Sayonara no Tsubasa” (Wings of Farewell) is the 48th single by Sayuri Ishikawa, released in 1988.

Although Ishikawa is famous as an enka singer, this song carries a Latin flavor reminiscent of flamenco.

Of course, her powerful, outstanding vocal ability is as compelling as ever.

The lyrics, which depict a parting between two people separated by an airplane, are truly heartrending.

It’s also a track that lets you appreciate a different side of Sayuri Ishikawa, so be sure to give it a listen!

Hamada Takuya
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Beach SongIshikawa Sayuri46rank/position

Sayuri Ishikawa / Hama-uta
Beach SongIshikawa Sayuri

This is a song where you can hear Sayuri Ishikawa’s lively enka.

It sings about the everyday life that fishermen have led unchanged since long ago and will continue to lead, and it gently conveys the importance of that everyday normalcy.

In the middle, the Hama Jinku is quoted and sung; as a drinking song traditionally sung along the Miyagi Prefecture coast, this jinku conveys the vigor of the fishermen.

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