Southern All Stars Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

YearningSazan Ōrusutāzu57rank/position

Yearning (Bojo) Southern All Stars [With Lyrics]

A masterpiece by Southern All Stars that portrays a poignant love and the pain of parting.

Set to a nostalgic melody, Keisuke Kuwata’s delicate words and the band’s wistful sound resonate deeply.

The lyrics and imagery are beautiful no matter which lines you take.

Included on the album “Yoni Manyo no Hana ga Saku Nari,” released in September 1992, it topped the Oricon Weekly Ranking for four consecutive weeks.

In the Reiwa era, many may have heard it as a UNIQLO commercial song.

It’s a ballad you’ll want to listen to when healing from heartbreak or trying to move past a farewell with someone important.

Oh! ClaudiaSazan Ōrusutāzu58rank/position

Southern All Stars - Oh! Claudia - MIDI

“Oh! Claudia” was released on July 21, 1982, and is included on Southern All Stars’ fifth album, “NUDE MAN.” It’s a heartrending, ballad-style song about a past romance that really hits you in the chest.

And Kuwata’s vocals make it all the more electrifying.

Relay ~ Poem of the ForestSazan Ōrusutāzu59rank/position

Relay ~ Poem of the Forest

Southern All Stars, a five-piece rock band long beloved as a quintessential symbol of summer in the J-POP scene.

Their sixth digital single, “Relay — Mori no Uta,” was selected as the theme song for UNIQLO HEATTECH Life and Wear’s “HEATTECH Switch” commercial.

The lyrics, which raise concerns about the redevelopment plan for the Meiji Jingu Gaien area, evoke a sense of emptiness and sorrow over what is lost in the wake of civilization’s progress.

It’s a strongly message-driven pop tune whose nostalgic yet grand melody stirs the heart.

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Hoshino Takashi

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YaYa (I Won’t Forget That Time)Sazan Ōrusutāzu60rank/position

Congratulations on the comeback! Southern All Stars - YAYA (I Won’t Forget That Time) (Cover)

A Southern All Stars number that portrays various moments of youth as beautiful memories.

For those who have long since graduated, listen while looking back on your memories with the same warmth as the song.

For those who are about to graduate, listen while reflecting on the fun times you had at school.

The lyrics include the name of the light music club that Keisuke Kuwata and other members belonged to during their university days, as well as scenes from campus life.

It’s a song that makes you feel that, even when there were hardships and sadness, everything becomes a beautiful memory when you look back.

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SAKI

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Only You ~Summer Heartbreak~Sazan Ōrusutāzu61rank/position

Only You ~Summer Heartbreak~ [2024 Remaster]

A poignant classic that colored the summer of 1995.

This exquisite heartbreak ballad portrays lingering feelings for a summer romance that has ended, set against the backdrop of a beautiful seaside scene.

Released as a single in July 1995, it became a major hit as the theme song for the drama “Itsuka Mata Aeru” (Someday We’ll Meet Again).

It was later included on the acclaimed album “Young Love,” and has become a special number—so much so that Keisuke Kuwata has called it “one of my favorite songs” among his own works.

The rich, weighty sound and Kuwata’s voice, which gives full voice to helpless, aching emotion, truly resonate in the heart.

MelodySazan Ōrusutāzu62rank/position

Southern All Stars "Melody" by Kuwata Kenkyūkai Band

A melody by Southern All Stars, released in 1985 and issued on CD in 1998.

If you’re in your 30s, the release date might be close to the year you were born, right? When you think about it, it’s amazing that Southern All Stars are still active, cranking out hits and putting on large-scale concerts.

It’s a ballad that brings back memories of summer, and it seems like it would go over well even if you sang it in front of your parents’ generation.

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utatane

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Sorrow Beyond the BoogieSazan Ōrusutāzu63rank/position

Sorrow Beyond the Boogie

This commercial showcases the appeal of one of UNIQLO’s popular items, the Bra Top, by highlighting the everyday lives of Haruka Ayase and Yumi Kawai.

It depicts how the piece can be stylishly worn on its own, and the smiles of those wearing it convey a sense of freshness and comfort that makes it perfect for summer.

The song that further emphasizes the calm mood of the visuals is Southern All Stars’ “Kanashimi wa Boogie no Kanata ni.” With its gently resonant rhythm and powerful vocals layered on top, it also evokes a sense of moving forward, little by little.

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kappamaki

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