Miyuki Nakajima’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Let there be good weather tomorrow.Nakajima Miyuki50rank/position

Let there be good weather tomorrow.

This is a song by Miyuki Nakajima that gently stands by those who find themselves slipping into pessimistic thinking.

Released in March 1981 as her 10th single, it was cut from the acclaimed album “Rin’getsu” (Full Moon).

While the lyrics say she likes the rain, they also wish for clear skies tomorrow; in them, you can see a brave figure who, even while carrying anxiety, doesn’t want to let go of a modest hope.

It’s a track full of quiet charm that, on a downcast day, doesn’t try to cheer you up by force but instead warms your heart softly.

If I could fly in this skyNakajima Miyuki51rank/position

If I Could Fly in This Sky — Miyuki Nakajima, Tokiko Kato

I think it must have been difficult to write lyrics about a theme that everyone has probably thought about at least once.

And this song, like “Fight!”, feels like it gives me courage.

I like this song more now than I did when I was a child, when I found the lyrics difficult.

festival musicNakajima Miyuki52rank/position

Festival Music - A work by Miyuki Nakajima (cover)

Despite the title “Matsuri-bayashi” (festival music), it’s a minor-key song with not a trace of liveliness.

It seems that “that person” has vanished from the protagonist’s life—rather, has passed away—and now the protagonist no longer feels like watching the festival music unless it’s together with them.

There’s a sorrow, as if happiness slipped away.

Song of PartingNakajima Miyuki53rank/position

Farewell Song

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?

The Fox-Hunting SongNakajima Miyuki54rank/position

Song of Fox Hunting / Miyuki Nakajima & Shinobu Otake / cover: Nobu

I first heard this song when I was around middle school age.

It starts with a bright, major-key feel, then modulates a bit in the middle and becomes bright again.

But since the lyrics are about “fox hunting,” something unfamiliar to Japanese people, and I was a child then, it felt like a storybook world and left a strong impression on me.

I even bought my first Miyuki Nakajima album because of this song.

Cynical MoonNakajima Miyuki55rank/position

Cynical Moon - A cover of a song by Miyuki Nakajima

It seems that “cynical” means coldly mocking and ironic.

There’s a mood that the moon sees through everything and illuminates the anxieties and the desire to be loved in men’s and women’s hearts.

Moonlight is called lunatic and is said to invite madness, so perhaps it’s only natural that the moon appears in “dark” songs.

Lost in TokyoNakajima Miyuki56rank/position

Lost in Tokyo - A cover of a song by Miyuki Nakajima

This song conveys the image of waiting for a lover in a big city.

Tokyo is bustling with crowds and it feels easy to get lost even under normal circumstances, yet the beloved never comes to meet her, year after year.

As time passes and she’s scattered by the currents of the world, she’s surely changed, and she imagines her lover has changed too.

Even so, she keeps waiting, wandering through the vast city—singing of a woman’s devotion and sorrow.