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Akina Nakamori Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Akina Nakamori, whose singing ability and innate charm more than make up for her low voice and narrow range, produced a string of hit songs and even won the Japan Record Award.

She continued to thrive afterward with major successes like best-selling cover albums, but she has since fallen ill and is currently on a break to rest.

Akina Nakamori Popular Song Ranking [2026] (41–50)

Tokyo RoseNakamori Akina43rank/position

It was Akina Nakamori’s first rockabilly song and was released in November 1995.

It was produced by Brian Setzer, a former member of the Stray Cats.

Its highest position on the Oricon chart was 32.

YOU ARE EVERYTHINGNakamori Akina44rank/position

YOU ARE EVERYTHING Akina Nakamori (Akina Nakamori)
YOU ARE EVERYTHINGNakamori Akina

Akina Nakamori’s love songs resonate deeply with people in their forties.

Among them, “YOU ARE EVERYTHING” is a mature love song about reuniting with a former lover and deciding to start over from the beginning.

Many people in their forties have likely experienced meeting an ex or someone they once cared about and feeling something special again.

unfixableNakamori Akina45rank/position

Akina Nakamori – “Rojo -Tierra-” Teaser
unfixableNakamori Akina

Akina Nakamori, who made a comeback on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen last year after 12 years and became a hot topic.

At the end of this September, she released her milestone 50th single, “unfixable,” and with this song in hand, she might appear again this year.

The video is for “Rojo -Tierra-,” released in January 2015.

OpheliaNakamori Akina46rank/position

This is Akina Nakamori’s 38th single.

It’s a striking song with a mysterious intro that begins with added spoken narration.

It’s also well-known among fans because Akina herself starred in the TV drama.

With its mature atmosphere, it makes me want to listen at night or on rainy days, and I still replay it a lot even now.

Southern WindNakamori Akina47rank/position

This is a song brimming with the scent of summer, depicting a solo trip to a tropical resort.

It was released in April 1984 as Akina Nakamori’s eighth single.

It topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks and ranked 10th on the year-end chart for 1984.

It was also a massive hit on the music show “The Best Ten,” taking the No.

1 spot for two consecutive weeks.

The lyrics are striking, vividly conjuring images of twirling a Panama hat and savoring fruit liqueur.

It’s a highly recommended track for when you’re weary from the summer heat and want to feel refreshed.

I can’t dance well.Nakamori Akina48rank/position

Included on the classic album “Utahime,” this piece is a song that fully showcases Akina Nakamori’s vocal prowess.

With lyrics imbued with Yosui Inoue’s profound poetic sensibility, it gently sings of loneliness, solitude, and inner turmoil.

Originally released by Mio Takagi in July 1982 and used as the theme song for TBS’s “Friday Mystery Theater,” the song was covered by Akina Nakamori in 1994.

By adding her own interpretation, she further heightened the work’s sense of melancholy and emotional depth.

It’s a track that seeps into the heart—one you’ll want to listen to alone on a quiet night.

What a romantic night.Nakamori Akina49rank/position

Akina Nakamori – It’s a Romantic Night (HQ)
What a romantic night.Nakamori Akina

EPO, who scored hits as a singer-songwriter with songs like “Saturday Night is Paradise” and “U, Fu, Fu, Fu,” is a leading artist of 1980s J-pop.

Here is a song she provided to Akina Nakamori.

With both lyrics and music by EPO, this track gives the impression of stylish, urban sophistication characteristic of the era.

The alternating sections—some with a driving beat and others with a floating, airy feel—likely make it easier to express yourself when singing it at karaoke.