Popular Depressive Songs Ranking [2026]

CountdownCocco15rank/position

Cocco – Countdown [Video Clip Short]

This is the debut single by Cocco, a female singer-songwriter who showcases multifaceted talents as an actress, picture book author, essayist, and novelist, while also engaging in environmental activism to protect the seas of her native Okinawa.

The song’s distinctive presence comes from its raw, exposed emotions set against a heavy and intense rock sound—a quality often seen in her early worldview and musical style.

With vivid depictions of unleashing anger and retribution against a partner’s betrayal, it’s considered a quintessential “dark” song, yet its expressive power and sound are sure to excite rock fans.

It’s a recommended rock number that can blow away the pain of heartbreak.

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Hoshino Takashi

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lipstickKato Miria16rank/position

Lipstick / Miliyah Kato Cover SEILA

As the queen of breakup songs, Miliyah Kato was especially popular among young women.

In 2019, news of her marriage surprised the public.

Many of the tracks she released were heavy, emotionally charged love songs.

Among them, “Lipstick” really conveys that pained, troubled state of mind.

If there are men who think women dress up just for fun, this is definitely a song you’ll want them to hear!

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Yoimachi Jēn

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moonlightOnitsuka Chihiro17rank/position

Chihiro Onitsuka – Gekkou (Moonlight)

Moonlight portrays the sense of helplessness and loneliness one can feel in this wide world.

Released in 2000 by singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, it is known as one of her signature songs.

Carried by a beautiful yet fleeting piano melody, her voice conveys a deep solitude and anxiety.

The song is filled with messages that prompt deep reflection on life—questions everyone holds, like “What am I living for?” It’s a ballad that depicts the trembling emotions of losing someone dear or losing your place in the world.

Please lend an ear to its gently resonant melody and lyrics.

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mutō

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Absolute GirlfriendOmori Seiko18rank/position

Seiko Omori “Absolute Girlfriend” Music Video

One of Omori’s signature songs, “Zettai Kanojo” (“Absolute Girlfriend”).

Its memorable chorus repeats “I absolutely want to be a girl,” affirming both the beauty of girlhood and the resignation and despair contained within it.

It was included on her indie-era album “Zettai Shoujo,” and later a version featuring Sayumi Michishige was released, which drew major attention.

With its intense yet catchy melody and strikingly distinctive lyrics, it’s a track that powerfully showcases Seiko Omori’s unique worldview.

Black sheepKeyakizaka4619rank/position

Keyakizaka46 'Black Sheep'

Have you ever felt like you can’t trust anyone, that there’s no one in this world you can rely on or truly understand you except yourself? The song “Black Sheep,” perfect for times like that, is the eighth single released by Keyakizaka46 in 2019, with Yurina Hirate as the center.

When you’ve fallen into distrust of people, how about letting yourself drop all the way to the bottom? I can’t help but relate to the feeling that if things go well by making myself the bad guy, then that’s fine.

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utatane

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He was alive, wasn’t he?aimyon20rank/position

Aimyon – I Was Alive [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

This is the major-label debut single by Aimyon, a singer-songwriter from Hyogo Prefecture, released in November 2016.

Shocked by news of a suicide by jumping, Aimyon wrote this piece with honest words about life and death.

The contrast between the fact that an unknown someone undeniably lived and the cold reactions online pierces the heart.

It was also used as the opening theme for the drama “Is Kichijoji the Only Place You Want to Live?” It’s a deeply moving number that offers support to junior high school students who feel lonely or find life hard.

There was no meaning to being born.mafumafu21rank/position

There was no meaning in being born. / Mafumafu

This is Mafumafu’s signature work, a cry from the heart that chronicles losing one’s sense of self-worth and ceaselessly questioning the meaning of life.

It’s included on the album “Kagurairo Artifact,” released in October 2019.

The song confronts the value of discarded lives, a society indifferent to others, and the powerlessness of being unable to save anything despite having the potential to become anyone.

Though the lyrics are filled with despairing questions, they ultimately resound with a strong resolve that we must go on living.

It’s a song that stands beside those who find life hard or have lost sight of their own worth.