MISIA Love Songs & Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Rainy SundayMISIA11rank/position

[Misia] Best Hits Collection

The rainy heartbreak song included on MISIA’s second album, LOVE IS THE MESSAGE, released in 2000, is Ame no Nichiyōbi (Rainy Sunday).

The album topped the Oricon charts and won the Best Album Award at the 42nd Japan Record Awards—a true classic.

It’s a quintessential MISIA track: mellow yet driven by a solid beat, so groovy it makes your hips want to move.

The lyrics, which sing about how seeing the umbrella the other person left behind on a rainy day brings back memories and makes it hard to bear, are heartbreakingly poignant.

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Hamada Takuya

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Shape of LoveMISIA feat.HIDE GReeeeN12rank/position

Aino Katachi feat. HIDE GReeeeN (from Heisei Budokan LIFE IS GOING ON AND ON Live Ver.)

A song created by the collaboration of MISIA, known for her rich expressiveness and overwhelming vocal prowess, and HIDE from GReeeeN.

Released in August 2018 as the theme song for the drama “Gibo to Musume no Blues,” this heartwarming love song conveys deep feelings for a loved one.

Its lyrics, which sing of eternal love and gratitude, evoke thoughts not only of romantic partners but also of family, friends, and other cherished people.

MISIA’s clear, crystalline voice blends beautifully with HIDE’s distinctive tone, leaving a profound resonance in listeners’ hearts.

It’s also a perfect track to sing at karaoke and get everyone excited.

BELIEVEMISIA13rank/position

MISIA – BELIEVE （Official HD Music Video）

For more recent listeners, MISIA is probably strongly associated with being a classic, orthodox diva, but for women in their 40s, doesn’t she evoke more of an R&B singer image? Among her songs from that era, the one I especially recommend is BELIEVE.

Although the chorus features a high-pitched phrase with quite dramatic pitch jumps, most of the rest sits in the low-to-mid range.

Since there are repeated falsetto passages, if you’re not comfortable with head voice, try lowering the key before you tackle it.

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Ryo

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LOVE NEVER DIESMISIA14rank/position

MISIA – LOVE NEVER DIES (Official Music Video)

This song, released in May 2025 as the title track of the first original album in about three and a half years, features lyrics written by MISIA and composition by Toshiaki Matsumoto, known for “Everything.” Inspired by Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the lyrics explore the theme of undying love.

It’s a danceable number that fuses an emotional melody with rousing arrangements—a hopeful anthem that supports those at life’s turning points and those who want to believe in eternal love.

LOVEDMISIA15rank/position

A 120-second special trailer for Samurai Marathon: Iwane the Sleepy, set to MISIA’s song “LOVED,” featuring scenes revealed for the first time

Heartbreak is sad, but there are loves that make you glad you fell for that person, aren’t there? For those who feel that way, this song is recommended.

It might be painful now, but as time passes, it will turn into a good memory.

When you want someone to understand your painful heartbreak, listening to this song will calm your heart.

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kinoshita ayaka

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Kiss me and hold meMISIA16rank/position

Kiss me and hold me

A favorite? song of MISIA’s that’s included on both her first album “Mother Father Brother Sister” and the best-of “MISIA GREATEST HITS.” It may not have the flash of her other hit singles, but once you listen, it’s sure to touch your heart.

Of course, the lyrics and music are by MISIA.

The lyrics, which can be read as “Even after a breakup, I can keep loving you—this love is eternal,” are sad yet forward-looking.

The understated production that seems to lift MISIA’s vocals is also great.

While it can be taken as an epilogue to a heartbreak, I want people who are head-over-heels in love right now to hear it too.

Hill Where Stars FallMISIA17rank/position

Hill Where Stars Fall (from Starry Sky Live VII @ Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Live Ver.)

A gem of a ballad by MISIA, sung with a yearning for the stars that twinkle in the night sky.

Its beautiful lyrics layer memories of the past and hopes for the future onto the stars, and her commanding five-octave voice amplifies the emotion, moving listeners to their core.

Included on her debut album Mother Father Brother Sister, released in 1998, the piece features a strikingly grand arrangement woven from strings and piano.

It’s a song we especially recommend to those in long-distance relationships or anyone quietly holding feelings for someone dear.

FLYING EASY LOVING CRAZYKubota Toshinobu feat. MISIA18rank/position

Toshinobu Kubota feat. MISIA – FLYING EASY LOVING CRAZY [Official Video]

It’s a truly dreamlike duet featuring two leading singers who drive Japan’s music scene.

Toshinobu Kubota’s breezy groove blends perfectly with MISIA’s endlessly soaring vocals! The exhilaration born from their back-and-forth vocals feels liberating just to listen to.

The song celebrates a grand, positive love, like lovers sprouting wings and freely dancing across the sky.

Released as a single in March 2008, it was later included on the album “Timeless Fly.” It was also used as the image song for Cirque du Soleil’s “DAIHATSU DRALION,” and its worldview really strikes a chord.

It’s the perfect track for when you want to forget your worries and feel refreshed.

Sleepless nights are your faultMISIA19rank/position

MISIA – Sleepless Nights Are Your Fault (Official HD Music Video)

Released in 2002 as MISIA’s 10th single.

It was used as the commercial song for “RAKUDA,” in which MISIA herself appeared, and as the theme song for the drama “Ren’ai Hensachi.” It reached No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

A beautiful ballad that conveys the tender feeling of wishing to see someone even in a dream.