Popular Depressive Songs Ranking [2026]
We’re excited to introduce the top 100 monthly “yami songs” ranked by number of plays from the popular rankings! Sometimes relationships with friends or at work just don’t go well, or you hit a slump in studying or your job, and your mood just sinks and you don’t know what to do.
At times like that, put on some yami songs (crank it up—within reason so you don’t bother the neighbors) and fully dive into that emo feeling.
You might be surprised how refreshed you feel afterward.
This is the latest popularity ranking, so be sure to check it out! The playlist is updated every week!
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Popular Depressing Songs Ranking [2026] (91–100)
Bad personsyudou92rank/position
This is a Vocaloid song that portrays a precarious relationship between two people.
It’s a track by syudou, the Vocaloid producer who rose to fame with the explosive hit “Bitter Choco Decoration,” released in 2020.
The sound arrangement is lively, yet it conveys more darkness than brightness.
Hatsune Miku’s cute vocals, on the contrary, feel eerie.
The more you unravel the lyrics’ meaning, the deeper you sink into the song’s world—a bottomless Vocaloid track.
Be sure to savor both the sound and the words carefully.
curseYamazaki Hako93rank/position
This is “Noroi” (“Curse”), a song by Hako Yamasaki released in 1979.
I think there are times when we end up hating someone so much we feel like cursing them.
When those feelings surface, don’t you feel overwhelmed with guilt and find it hard to breathe? In those moments, please listen to this song.
Realizing “I’m not the only one who feels this way” should ease your heart.
Although it’s a dark, ominous piece, you could also say it’s a warm song that absorbs the darkness in people’s hearts.
Ironysukoppu94rank/position
I’m tired of life and want to rest a little…
but with so much to do, I can’t afford to take a break.
It’s a song filled with the feeling of wanting to cry, yet knowing that even if I shed tears, nothing will change—so I’ll just keep moving forward, relentlessly.
A Bouquet for YouUtada Hikaru95rank/position
A single released in 2016 as part of Hikaru Utada’s comeback project after pausing her music career.
It’s a song dedicated to her mother, the singer Keiko Fuji, who died suddenly by suicide, and it’s truly impossible to listen to without tears.
Even when there’s so much you want to say, there’s a loneliness in not being able to say it all—something everyone may experience.
And yet, when you close your eyes, a smiling face appears.
This song tells us that that alone is enough—an expansive hymn of love to a mother.
The holeKing Gnu96rank/position
A ballad that gently accompanies those carrying loneliness, loss, and wounded hearts.
It begins with a serene piano melody, then unfolds into a deeply poignant soundscape woven from strings and reverb-laden drums.
The lyrics, crafted by Daiki Tsuneta, express profound empathy for people bearing emotional scars and a powerful desire to protect the ones they love.
The music video, directed by filmmaker Takuya Uchiyama, beautifully portrays the shifting dynamics of a couple’s love.
When you want to take time alone to face yourself, or when your heart feels unsettled, this work offers quiet healing along with deep resonance.
If being alive is painfulMoriyama Naotaro97rank/position
This is Naotaro Moriyama’s 16th single, released in 2008.
The song is themed around facing life and death, and the impact of its opening lyrics is very strong.
However, those lyrics are not negative; they carry a message that by taking a moment to reflect on your own life, you can reaffirm what it means to live.
Perhaps it’s important, at times, to listen closely to this song, not run from the pain but rather sit with it, and spend time facing yourself.
My Room, My Dress Shirt, and MeHiramatsu Eri98rank/position
This is Eri Hiramatsu’s eighth single, released in 1992.
It became her biggest hit and won the Japan Record Award for Lyrics.
A film of the same name, inspired by the song, was later released.
The lyrics are distinctive, and if you change the way you listen to it a little, you may find yourself thinking, “This woman is unwell.” The vocals and melody are sweet and very cute, but with deeper listening you notice something different beneath the surface.
