Yutaka Ozaki Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

High School Rock ‘n’ RollOzaki Yutaka22rank/position

Yutaka Ozaki High School Rock ’n’ Roll

With the coolness that makes you unwittingly get absorbed in the PV and that charismatic presence, just imagining wearing a tight uniform and getting on a packed train makes you want to take a little breather like in this song.

Yutaka Ozaki was expressing something against the constraints of school life, wasn’t he?

A Cat in the CrowdOzaki Yutaka23rank/position

Yutaka Ozaki - A Cat in the Crowd ('88 Tokyo Dome)

This song portrays the feeling of making oneself small and the anguish of being crushed by a powerful current.

It was included on the 1985 album “Kaikirouku” (Record of Return).

The title was inspired by an episode involving Yutaka Ozaki and a stray cat, which lends the piece a notable warmth.

It’s a song that speaks carefully through its words, with gentle sounds that highlight the powerful vocals.

Since the melodic rises and falls are gradual, imagining it as if you’re speaking to someone can make it easier to sing.

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I can’t even sing the beginningOzaki Yutaka24rank/position

Can't Even Sing the Beginning Yutaka Ozaki (March 1984, Shinjuku LOFT)

With overwhelming charisma, singer-songwriter Yutaka Ozaki captured the hearts of young people across the nation.

His third single, “I Can’t Even Sing the Beginning,” was released as a re-cut from his first album, “Seventeen’s Map,” which is known as a classic.

If you’re in your 50s and likely listened to Ozaki in your youth, you might just feel like singing it at karaoke.

Go ahead—pour your emotions into it and give it your all!

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Hoshino Takashi

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To the people I have hurtOzaki Yutaka25rank/position

Yutaka Ozaki – To the People I Hurt (Shinjuku RUIDO)

This song portrays feelings toward the people one has met in life and the sense that one may have hurt them.

It was included on the 1983 album “Seventeen’s Map,” and also released as the B-side to “15 No Yoru.” The refreshing sound paired with the vocals conveys not only an apology for causing pain but also a positive sense of gratitude.

The gently rising and falling, straightforward melody makes it easy to sing, and it’s important to deliver it with honest, direct words.

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Driving All NightOzaki Yutaka26rank/position

Yutaka Ozaki – Driving All Night (covered by AGK Band)

Included on the 1985 album “From the Broken Door.” Born in 1965.

A singer-songwriter from Tokyo.

This was a staple that was always performed live.

With an uptempo, flowing rhythm, hard guitar sound that chops out aggressive riffs, and lyrics that exude a nihilistic vibe, Ozaki delivers a powerful vocal—making it a very cool track.

To that town I saw at the bottom of the hillOzaki Yutaka27rank/position

That town I saw at the bottom of the hill (Ozaki cover)

This is “Saka no Shita ni Mieta Ano Machi ni” by the singer-songwriter Yutaka Ozaki, who was born in 1965 in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, and raised in Asaka City, Saitama Prefecture.

News of Yutaka Ozaki’s sudden death at the young age of 26 shook all of Japan.

His eldest son, Hiroya Ozaki, is also active as a singer-songwriter.

If I Sing to the WindOzaki Yutaka28rank/position

Yutaka Ozaki - If I Sing in His Style (Single Version) [High Quality]

The song “Kaze ni Utaeba” (Sing to the Wind) is the title track of legendary musician Yutaka Ozaki’s album of previously unreleased recordings, and it was also released as a single in 1999.

That same year, it was chosen as the theme song for the film Osaka Monogatari (Osaka Story).

The album also includes a version with an orchestral arrangement by composer and arranger Katsuhisa Hattori.

It’s also said that “Kaze ni Utaeba” served as the basis for Ozaki’s signature song “Shelly,” so be sure to compare the two!

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Hamada Takuya

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