Kino no Teikoku Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Sculpturekinoko teikoku11rank/position

Sculpture (Sukarupuchā) Kinoko Teikoku

This is a song included on the major debut album “Cats and Allergies.” Alongside the usual clear vocals, this track carries a slightly wistful intensity, as if pleading for something.

The lyrics also give off a vibe that makes you wonder, “What happened??”

A summer night in the citykinoko teikoku12rank/position

Natsuno Yoruno Machi

This is a Kinoko Teikoku song that seeps into the heart with nostalgia for times gone by and a bittersweet tightness in the chest, carried on a dreamlike soundscape.

Chiaki Sato’s clear, translucent voice gently illuminates the listener’s heart like stars drifting across a summer night sky.

The track was included on their major-label first album, “Neko to Allergy,” released in November 2015.

Give it a listen when you’re feeling a little sentimental at the end of summer or when you want to sink into cherished memories at night.

Shadows of Summerkinoko teikoku13rank/position

Natsuno Kage

It’s a track that seeps into the heart with a languid, melancholic mood, like drifting through a summer dusk.

Released by Kinoko Teikoku in August 2016, the song weaves in reggae and dub rhythms while blending the band’s signature weightless feel with a tender poignancy.

It evokes the unspoken feelings between a man and a woman swaying in the shifting light and shadow of a fading summer, rendering in its nostalgic melody the emotions that can’t quite be voiced—tightening the listener’s chest.

The song was later included on the album “Ai no Yukue” (The Whereabouts of Love), whose title track is also known as the theme song for the film “Her Love Boils Bathwater.” It’s perfect for those solitary moments at summer’s end when you want to quietly look back on days gone by, or for nights when you want to sink into a sentimental mood.

a single petalkinoko teikoku14rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – Petal (Hitohira)

This is the song that closes the album “Cat and Allergies.” Among Kinoko Teikoku’s tracks, it has a relatively straightforward rock arrangement.

While the lyrics may sound bittersweet and fleeting, that very moment feels like it continues on, making the song seem to stretch into a time that feels almost eternal.

FLOWER GIRLkinoko teikoku15rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – FLOWER GIRL

Set against a slow, mellow sound, this song lets the imagery of flowers—each bearing its own “color” in different scenes evoked by the lyrics—gently blossom in your mind.

It prompts your heart to wonder: if, in that moment back then, I had made a different choice, what would my life look like now?

Girl meets NUMBER GIRLkinoko teikoku16rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – Girl meets NUMBER GIRL

Number Girl, whose name often comes up as an artist admired by Kinoko Teikoku.

Their influence is clearly reflected in the title and sound arrangement.

Also, compared to other tracks, the mix feels like the vocals are more up front.

The SEAkinoko teikoku17rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – The SEA

This is a track included on the mini-album “Uzu ni Naru” (Becoming a Vortex).

The opening vocals, the guitar arpeggios that come in, and the rhythm section—all are composed with a minimal number of sounds.

Before you know it, you’ll find yourself drawn into its musical world.

common wordskinoko teikoku18rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – Ordinary Words

This is a track included on the major debut album “Cat and Allergy,” released on November 11, 2015.

Its pop melody and a bass line that feels like it’s briskly walking around are striking.

Perhaps the true meaning is hidden precisely in the ordinary things.

School Fictionkinoko teikoku19rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – School Fiction

A track from their first nationwide-distributed album, “Uzu ni Naru,” released on an indie label.

The lyrics evoke the suffocating tedium of student days, like being stuck in a little sandbox world.

It’s packed with the essential passion that defines great indie bands, and I recommend it to anyone who feels less than satisfied with the status quo.

It’ll leave you feeling refreshed.

Musiciankinoko teikoku20rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – Musician

Even if a beloved musician passes away, the recordings they left behind make it feel as though they’re still here—but in reality, they’re gone from this world.

Realizing that obvious truth, they say they composed this song all at once in a single night.

Apparently, at first they felt it was a bit inappropriate.