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Miyuki Nakajima’s Tearjerkers: Best Crying Songs and Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]

There are times when we all feel like crying, aren’t there?

I’m sure each of you has that one song for such moments.

This time, we’re introducing a ranking of Miyuki Nakajima’s tear-jerkers, sob-inducing songs, and popular tracks.

Her voice, which seems to place real weight behind every word, will surely stay by your side when you need a good cry!

Miyuki Nakajima’s Tear-Jerking Songs, Cry-Your-Eyes-Out Tracks, and Popular Hits Ranking [2026] (1–10)

wicked womanNakajima Miyuki8rank/position

Wicked Woman / Miyuki Nakajima / UPN-0004 / 1981
wicked womanNakajima Miyuki

Released in 1981, it became an unusual hit, selling over 800,000 copies.

The lyrics portray a woman who, even while knowing her partner is cheating, deliberately makes herself disliked.

Knowing this story before listening links with the feeling of wanting to cry and brings tears to your eyes.

It might be more tears of frustration than sadness.

Please listen to it when you want to face heartbreak with a strong, defiant spirit.

kinya
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Riding on the back of a silver dragonNakajima Miyuki9rank/position

“Riding on the Silver Dragon’s Back,” produced as the theme song for the drama Dr.

Coto’s Clinic, was released in 2003 by Miyuki Nakajima, a singer-songwriter beloved across generations.

The lyrics, which evoke the protagonist confronting hardships in the medical field, leave a strong impression.

You can feel the passion in the shift from the calm verse to the chorus with its weighty sound.

It’s a song that offers courage and hope, carried by her supple yet powerful voice.

Let yourself receive its message that blows away doubt and anxiety.

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At HomeNakajima Miyuki10rank/position

This is a work by Miyuki Nakajima that portrays the resolve to sever ties with the place one ought to return to and to live in the place one stands now.

Watching the last train bound for her hometown depart, the protagonist deliberately chooses not to go back—an image that overlaps with the loneliness and determination of someone breaking away from their past life to walk a new path alone.

The piece was included on the acclaimed 1977 June release “A-RI-GA-TO-U” and is also widely known as the B-side to the smash single “Wakare Uta.” It has been cherished as a song that colors the world of dramas crafted by So Kuramoto as well.

The warm folk sound seems to gently envelop both the loneliness that follows a major decision and the strength to keep looking forward despite it.

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Miyuki Nakajima’s Tearjerker Songs, Cry-Your-Eyes-Out Tracks, and Popular Hits Ranking [2026] (11–20)

Song of PartingNakajima Miyuki11rank/position

This is a song by Miyuki Nakajima that portrays a heartrending farewell where all you can do is watch the other person walk away.

The work depicts a protagonist who, while still holding onto lingering attachment and kindness for the other person, accepts an inescapable loneliness they can do nothing about.

The complex emotions born from years spent together are sure to resonate deeply with anyone who has experienced the major turning point of divorce.

Released in September 1977, the song became Miyuki Nakajima’s first to top the Oricon charts.

It’s also known for being used as background music in the drama “Tokusou Saizensen.” You can also hear it on the album “Aishiteiru to Ittekure.” On nights when you feel crushed by an unbearable loneliness, don’t you think listening to this song might make you feel your feelings are being affirmed?

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