Keizo Nakanishi Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Glory DaysNakanishi Keizō22rank/position

Glory Days

A track included on the album “Steps,” it was used as a commercial song for Yoyogi Seminar.

With its up-tempo arrangement, the refreshing sense of speed is delightful, and the solo in the interlude—with a tone like a vibraphone—sounds really cool! The use of brass and strings is also one of the hallmark features of his music!

Unrequited Love BirthdayNakanishi Keizō23rank/position

Keizo Nakanishi / Unrequited Love Birthday

The first thing that grabs your ear is the bass playing in the intro.

It uses slap technique, giving the rhythm a unique flavor! Still, what a heartrending title.

You could almost understand the entire lyrics from the title alone.

And it’s something many people experience, too!

2 A.M.Nakanishi Keizō24rank/position

Keizo Nakanishi_2 A.M.

As the title suggests a sense of time, the track also somehow carries a mood that sounds like the rhythm of a second hand.

It’s a song where his voice seems to seep into the kind of stillness that makes you wonder if you’re the only person left in the world.

RAINSCAPENakanishi Keizō25rank/position

Keizo Nakanishi_RAINSCAPE

This is a track that grabs your ears with its funky guitar performance.

Keizo Nakanishi’s vocals also make abundant use of his signature high tones, resulting in a melody brimming with his charm.

As with this song, many of his tracks pair even sad and heart-wrenching themes with upbeat, groovy arrangements, don’t they?

TimingNakanishi Keizō26rank/position

Keizo Nakanishi “Timing”

Here is a song that Keizo Nakanishi composed for the TV program unit Black Biscuits.

After Black Biscuits released it and it became a hit, the composer Keizo Nakanishi later released it as a self-cover.

The Nakanishi version features a tighter arrangement with a horn section, giving it a more stylish feel, in my opinion.

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Tiny PlanetNakanishi Keizō27rank/position

Keizo Nakanishi - 08 - Tiny Planet (Live 1993)

It depicts scenes of Tokyo’s Metropolitan Expressway, Tokyo Tower, and airplanes taking off and landing at Haneda Airport.

By the city of lights, do they mean Tokyo, the city that never sleeps? You know that feeling of wanting to show your favorite place to the person you love, right? That’s how special they must be.

Why GoodbyeNakanishi Keizō28rank/position

Keizo Nakanishi – Why Goodbye (1995)

This song was used as the ending theme for TBS’s “Broadcaster.” The male-female harmonies feel wonderful and bring to mind Michael Jackson’s ballads.

With Keizo Nakanishi’s vocal ability and expressive power, it sounds cool even with English lyrics!