Ranking of Commercial Songs and Popular Tracks by Male Japanese Artists [2026]

Tsuppari High School Rock’n Roll (Going-to-School Version)Yokohama Ginbae86rank/position

Tsubpari High School Rock ’n’ Roll (Going-to-School Edition)

Junichi Okada appears as a salaryman, and the story follows him through a scorching day.

In the “Blazing Sun” version, he’s outdoors under the intense sunlight, ending up drenched in sweat.

In the “Barely Made It” and “Is This Heaven or What?” versions, he sprints to his destination just in time and, again, winds up covered in sweat.

That’s when Okada thinks of grabbing an iced coffee at McDonald’s.

It’s a commercial encouraging people to drink iced coffee at McDonald’s during the hot season.

The background music features a parody of Yokohama Ginbae’s classic ‘Tsubpari High School Rock’n Roll (Toko-hen).’ Keep an eye out for Okada dancing along to the song!

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Voice of the Seaurashima tarō (kiritani kenta)87rank/position

"The Voice of the Sea" Full ver. / Urashima Taro (Kenta Kiritani) [Official]

It was released in 2015 as a digitally distributed single under the name “Urashima Taro (Kenta Kiritani).” This original song was created as the commercial theme for the au Santaro series, in which Kenta Kiritani, playing Urashima Taro (Uracchi), sings in the “au Feature Phone ‘Voice of the Sea’” CM.

The song expresses Urashima Taro’s feelings for Otohime (Occhan) as portrayed by Kiritani.

The sanshin is performed by Kenta Kiritani himself.

countrysideTamaki Kōji88rank/position

Koji Tamaki “Rural Landscape” (HD)

Koji Tamaki’s “Den-en” was released in 1996 and has become one of his signature songs, with various arranged versions also issued over the years.

The original track gives the impression of a refreshing band sound, evoking a sense of forward-driving strength.

The resounding, soaring vocals are another key element of the piece, and that powerful singing conveys a wide-open, expansive landscape.

As a commercial jingle, the song was featured in a Suntory ad in 2025, arranged for orchestra; the commercial overlays scenes of Suntory’s R&D with the music to create a grand, majestic atmosphere.

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kappamaki

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Time, stop.Yazawa Eikichi89rank/position

Time, stop.

Eikichi Yazawa’s “Tokiya Tomare” (Stop, Time) was released in 1978 and is a highly popular song that has been covered by various artists.

An interesting point is that after the catchphrase “Stop, time” was decided, Shiseido set out to create a campaign song, which led to the request being made to Yazawa.

The gentle band sound layered with vocals that carry a touch of sadness conveys a sensual atmosphere.

Given its origins as a Shiseido campaign song, the structure strongly evokes images of romantic relationships, which leaves a striking impression.

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kappamaki

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IT’S ONLY LOVEFukuyama Masaharu90rank/position

Masaharu Fukuyama / It’s Only Love [PV]

It was used as the song for the DyDo “DyDo Blend Coffee” commercial in which he appeared.

The title is taken from The Beatles’ “It’s Only Love.” It became Masaharu Fukuyama’s first single to reach No.

1 on the Oricon Singles Chart.