Kino no Teikoku Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Paranoid Paradekinoko teikoku50rank/position

Paranoid Parade

Chiaki Sato’s vocals—almost as if Shinji Sato of Fishmans had descended—rise endlessly, seeming to melt into the sky.

Subtle as it is, the guitar that shapes the sonic imagery is wonderful, too.

Fake World Wonderlandkinoko teikoku51rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – Fake World

Set in a 3/4 rhythm and performed with vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, and tambourine, this track appears last on the album as the title song, “Fake World Wonderland.” It’s a piece that makes you ponder whether the fiction within beauty is positive or negative.

The Virgin Suicideskinoko teikoku52rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – Virgin Suicide

What kind of feeling is it to be killed by a smile? But you know, there are times when you think, “I could never smile like that,” and it makes you want to die.

If that resonates with you, I’d love for you to listen.

The sound is noisy and a very heavy, richly layered shoegaze.

It’ll get stained.kinoko teikoku53rank/position

Kinoko Teikoku – Somaruyo

This is a cover included on the now-legendary Chatmonchy tribute album.

The original song was released in 2008, but this version lowers the key and engulfs the track in a murkier, more brooding atmosphere.

It truly lives up to the name of a cover.

anklekinoko teikoku54rank/position

ankle

This is the closing track of the mini-album “Uzu ni Naru,” released on May 9, 2012.

A steady bassline resonates within the quiet, while the vocals drift above it, as if searching for a place to belong, affirming their existence.

It’s a song you’ll want to listen to with your eyes closed, gently swaying your body.