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Hiromi Ohta’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Hiromi Ohta, the singer-songwriter whose song “Cotton Handkerchief” was a huge hit.

Skilled at the piano, she started out with a folk style in her early career and often performed piano-and-vocal pieces.

Here’s a ranking of some of her popular songs.

Hiromi Ohta Popular Song Ranking [2026] (1–10)

On the night of the full moon, I went to your place.Ōta Hiromi8rank/position

Hiromi Ohta – On the Night of the Full Moon, I Went to Your Place
On the night of the full moon, I went to your place.Ōta Hiromi

The funky groove makes your body sway before you know it.

It’s a song by Hiromi Ota, the singer also known for “Cotton Handkerchief,” released as a single in 1983.

Electric and Latin-tinged, its unique sound arrangement is perfectly matched by Ota’s cheerful vocals.

And then there are these suggestive lyrics… What exactly is the relationship between the protagonist and “you”? Drawn in by its enigmatic storytelling, it’s an avant-garde full-moon song.

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dandelionŌta Hiromi9rank/position

Dandelion by Hiromi Ohta
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A classic that captures delicate feelings of first love from a unique perspective.

The emotions of a modest yet pure-hearted girl in love are overlapped with the image of dandelions blooming by the roadside, gently singing of the bittersweet feelings everyone experiences.

Takashi Matsumoto’s poetic lyrics and Kyohei Tsutsumi’s melody blend beautifully, and Hiromi Ohta’s pure voice perfectly conveys the song’s world.

Released in April 1975, it was later included on the album “Tanshūhen” (Short Stories) and gained popularity.

It’s a song that comforts those who strive to live strongly—like a dandelion that keeps blooming while facing forward—even when they carry loneliness in their hearts.

Recommended for anyone who wants to relate to the ache of unrequited love and the feelings of being in love.

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younger sisterŌta Hiromi10rank/position

Track 8 from Hiromi Ohta’s 1975 original album “Tanshūhen” (Short Stories).

This song portrays the feelings of an older sister for her younger sister.

Though her own romance has ended, she wishes for her sister to find happiness.

Alongside her words of encouragement, you can sense the older sister’s own regrets seeping through here and there.

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Hiromi Ohta Popular Song Rankings [2026] (11–20)

Wednesday’s appointmentŌta Hiromi11rank/position

Wednesday’s Promise — Hiromi Ohta ⟪ Subtitles C ⟫
Wednesday's appointmentŌta Hiromi

This is the B-side track of the single “Yūyake” released before “Cotton Handkerchief” became a big hit in 1975.

It’s a heartbreak song about someone who promised to go see a movie with their lover on Wednesday, knows they’ll be stood up, and still keeps waiting.

Back then, women like this were seen as devoted and endearing.

In today’s era… it might just come off as creepy.

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raindropsŌta Hiromi12rank/position

Hiromi Ohta – Amadare (Raindrops)
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It was released in 1974 as Hiromi Ohta’s debut single.

At the time of her debut as a singer, her catchphrase was “Sincere singing with self-accompaniment,” and the song features Ohta herself singing while accompanying on piano.

Thanks to the success of this song, she won numerous newcomer awards in 1975, including the New Artist Award at the 17th Japan Record Awards.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEŌta Hiromi13rank/position

A poignant song by Hiromi Ohta that tenderly portrays the loneliness of city life.

Released in November 1980 as the B-side to the single “Saraba Siberia Tetsudō,” its lyrics vividly evoke the era.

Scenes like celebrating a fifth birthday alone and buying a present for oneself convey the weariness of life in the city.

With a gentle folk-inspired melody and Ohta’s soft vocals, it’s a track that offers comfort to those striving in urban environments.

A heartwarming birthday song especially recommended for those who’ve just started living on their own or who are still adjusting to city life.

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A gentle cityŌta Hiromi14rank/position

Originally released in 1979 as the B-side to the single “Glass no Sedai,” this song is a piece composed by Hiromi Ota herself.

It gently paints a picture of December in Tsukishima, a downtown neighborhood, alive with the lively sound of pounding mochi.

Time spent alone under the kotatsu, interactions with the elderly neighbor next door, the everyday act of heading to the post office to send New Year’s cards—woven quietly into these unassuming winter scenes is the protagonist’s faint sense of loneliness.

Why not give it a listen while enjoying mochi over the New Year holidays?

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Snow Falling on the SeaŌta Hiromi