Southern All Stars Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

CHRISTMAS TIME FOREVERSazan Ōrusutāzu71rank/position

CHRISTMAS TIME FOREVER [2024 Remaster]

A Christmas ballad by Southern All Stars enveloped in quiet majesty and prayer-like purity.

Included on the September 1992 album “Yonimanyo no Hana ga Saku Nari,” the song was never released as a single, yet it was used for Marui’s Christmas campaign.

It features the clear voices of a children’s choir and a calm, keyboard-centered arrangement.

The lyrics, which weave in images like stars in the night sky and fleeting life, depict a profound worldview that evokes longing and prayer amid the sparkle of Christmas.

It’s a song we especially recommend to those who cherish quiet moments with loved ones or are seeking a Christmas song with a deeply resonant message.

DIRTY OLD MAN ~Farewell, Summer~Sazan Ōrusutāzu72rank/position

Southern All Stars – DIRTY OLD MAN ~Farewell, Summer~ [Official Music Video] Short ver.

It skillfully expresses both the wistfulness of summer’s end and the inner conflict of a man who has grown older.

When sung at karaoke, it becomes a song that, amid the excitement, leaves a slightly bittersweet lyric lingering in your heart.

Released in August 2006, it was also chosen as the theme song for Fuji TV’s summer event “Odaiba Adventure King 2006.” It debuted at No.

1 on the Oricon Singles Chart and became a major hit, selling 133,000 copies.

It’s a recommended track for those who want to look back on summer memories or who feel they’re at a turning point in life.

It’s a moving song packed with the charm of Southern All Stars.

FRIENDSSazan Ōrusutāzu73rank/position

I tried singing FRIENDS

A song themed around deep affection and the importance of human relationships.

It sings of love for a younger sister, the comfort found in being together even when the night is frightening, and hope for the future.

The message “I was born into this world for the one I love” suggests that deep connections with others are the essence of life.

Released in October 2005, this track is one of the most emotionally resonant among Southern All Stars’ songs and continues to be cherished by many.

Keisuke Kuwata’s warm, husky voice conveys the depth of friendship with rich nuance.

It’s a song I highly recommend when you want to recall a friend or reaffirm your bond with someone special.

LOVE AFFAIR ~ Secret DateSazan Ōrusutāzu74rank/position

LOVE AFFAIR ~Secret Date~ [2024 Remaster]

Even knowing it’s a forbidden love, you can’t help but be drawn to it.

This Southern All Stars piece can be heard as a song about that dangerous longing, or as the anguish of having your heart stolen by someone else while you already have someone important.

Released in February 1998 as their 41st single, it also served as the theme song for the TBS drama “Sweet Season.” Set against the nightscape of Yokohama, the protagonist’s wavering feelings will deeply resonate with anyone who has ever harbored an impossible love.

If you listen on a night when you feel like surrendering to a sweet hell, it might gently envelop those complicated emotions.

TUNAMISazan Ōrusutāzu75rank/position

TSUNAMI by Southern All Stars — Sales: 3 million copies!! Full …so is it OK? ~Full! Karaoke?~ Cover~ TSUNAMI — Southern All Stars

The lyrics are wonderfully bittersweet.

I get an image of feelings for the other person surging like waves.

Not only the lyrics, but the melody also builds slowly, like a tide coming in.

Kuwata’s husky voice, too, feels like it presses right against the heart.

aloeSazan Ōrusutāzu76rank/position

Southern All Stars – Aloe [Official Music Video] Short ver.

A song that opens the album “Budou,” released about nine and a half years after the previous work.

The title “Aloe” doesn’t carry any particular meaning; at the demo stage it was “anyway,” and the rap-like interlude featuring food items was added on a whim—making it a characteristically Southern-style track.

Shuraba★La★Bamba SHULABA-LA-BAMBASazan Ōrusutāzu77rank/position

Shuraba★La★Bamba - Southern All Stars [Home Recording]

It’s a Latin-style track that opens with rhythmic, cool piano.

It incorporates disco elements like fast, speedy synth runs and a four-on-the-floor beat, and is characterized by a dance-music approach reminiscent of Eurobeat.