Ranking of Heart-Wrenching Songs by Male J-Pop Singers [2026]
What kind of music do you all like?
There are many types—fun songs, refreshing songs, and more—but I think many people also like “heart-wrenching” songs.
Among those bittersweet songs, here are recommended tracks sung by male vocalists, presented in a ranking format.
This list is updated regularly, so check back from time to time.
- Saddest Songs Ranking [2026]
- Ranking of Male J-Pop Singers’ Best-Lyric and Most Popular Songs [2026]
- [Unrequited Love] Heart-wrenching Love Songs | A Roundup of Tear-Inducing Crush and Breakup Tracks
- Ranking of Popular Breakup Songs by Male Japanese Artists [2026]
- [Tearjerker] Songs that make your heart tremble with tears & moving tracks with lyrics that touch the soul
- Popular Tearjerker Song Rankings [2026]
- Best Songs and Popular Tracks by Male Singer-Songwriters: 2026 Rankings
- Ranking of Popular Songs by Japanese Male Singers from the 1990s [2026]
- Recommended Japanese Music Artists and Popular Song Rankings for Men in Their 50s [2026]
- Ranking of Sad Songs by Japanese Pop Artists: Popular Tracks [2026]
- Sad Song Rankings [2026]
- 【2026】Recommended Enka by Male Singers with Captivating High Notes
- Sasuke’s Heartbreak Songs: Popular Song Rankings [2026]
Ranking of Melancholic Songs and Popular Tracks by Japanese Male Singers [2026] (91–100)
I can’t say it.Gō Hiromi99rank/position

Hiromi Go’s ‘Ienai yo’ is the second work in his Ballad Trilogy.
As is true for the whole trilogy, it portrays a man’s feelings in love, and this song expresses the pure-heartedness of a man who can’t bring himself to say ‘I love you.’ It also won the 27th Japan Cable Music Award and became a long-running hit.
Too Dear (duet with Tiara)KG100rank/position
The feelings poured into an unattainable love make my chest ache, but the sweet, mature vocals bring me peace.
It’s a song by KG, the solo project of singer-songwriter Koh.
It was released in 2010 as the second single.



