Seiko Matsuda’s Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Let’s set off toward a shining season.Matsuda Seiko43rank/position

Kagayaita Kisetsu e Tabidatou!

Wasn’t this the first song Seiko Matsuda had hit in her thirties? It’s her 38th single.

It was used as the commercial song for Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic.

She appeared on the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen with this song for the first time in six years.

Snow FantasyMatsuda Seiko44rank/position

Snow Fantasy

This work was included on the winter concept album “Snow Garden,” produced by Takashi Matsumoto in November 1987.

It was also used as an insert song in the film “Binenetsu Shonen,” directed by Matsumoto.

The lyrics, sprinkled with fantastical motifs such as snow sprites, forests, and reindeer-drawn sleighs, portray a poignant longing as the singer makes their way to a lover’s home amid the serene scenery of a snowy night.

The lyrics were written by Takashi Matsumoto, with composition and arrangement by Masaaki Omura.

The warm arrangement, woven from strings and synth sounds, truly resonates with the heart.

It’s a winter ballad with a dreamy atmosphere—one you’ll want to listen to on a winter night while thinking of someone dear.

When the dream endsMatsuda Seiko & Kurisu Hāto45rank/position

Seiko Matsuda & Chris Hart – When the Dream Ends

It was released in 2013 as a single by Seiko Matsuda and Chris Hart.

This duet, planned to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Universal Sigma’s founding, was performed on NHK’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

It was also the song with which Chris Hart made his first appearance on Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

Strawberry TimeMatsuda Seiko46rank/position

Seiko Matsuda “Strawberry Time” Official Music Video

This is the 23rd single, released in April 1987.

Seiko Matsuda, who married Masaki Kanda and gave birth to their daughter Sayaka, drew attention by releasing it for the first time in one year and ten months since 1985’s “DANCING SHOES.”

Hold me.Matsuda Seiko47rank/position

Hold Me... (new version) / Seiko Matsuda

This song was included on the 1988 album Citron.

After being performed on a music show, it became a hot topic and, despite not being released as a single, has come to be regarded as one of Seiko Matsuda’s signature ballads.

Its portrayal of a heartbroken woman clinging to a lover who seems to be involved with another woman is deeply moving and brings listeners to tears.

To the farthest reaches beyond eternityMatsuda Seiko48rank/position

[With Lyrics] To the Further Beyond of Eternity — Seiko Matsuda

Included in the 2015 album “We Love SEIKO – 35th Anniversary Seiko Matsuda Ultimate All-Time Best 50 Songs -.” It served as the theme song for the Japanese-dubbed version of the film “PAN” (released the same year).

This 35th-anniversary single marked the first collaboration in 31 years with lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto and composition by Yumi Matsutoya (under the pen name Kureta Keiko), following the 1984 single “Alice in the Land of Time.”

Let’s set off in the shining season.Matsuda Seiko49rank/position

Let's set off toward a shining season — Seiko Matsuda

Released in 1994 as Seiko Matsuda’s 38th single.

The song was used in a commercial for “Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic,” and with this track she made her first appearance in six years at the 45th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in 1994.

It became a topic of conversation that she performed the full version, including the instrumental break, without any cuts.

It’s a bright, upbeat, and easy-to-sing song.

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