Suga Shikao’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

You alone are not allowed to become happy.Suga Shikao57rank/position

Shikao Suga × CLAMP "You're not allowed to be the only one who becomes happy" MUSIC VIDEO

This song is slated to be included on Shikao Suga’s first original album in six years, “LAST,” which will be released on January 20, 2016, following his return to the indie scene and subsequent re-debut.

The music video is a collaborative piece that uses panels from a special edition manga of “xxxHOLiC,” newly illustrated by CLAMP—longtime acquaintances—based on the new song.

Goodbye, SunsetSuga Shikao58rank/position

Shikao Suga “Goodbye Sunset” (from Daikanshasai 2022)

It’s a ballad that gently layers the pain of parting engraved on the heart onto the city’s evening skyline.

Its poetic worldview quietly permeates deep into the listener’s soul.

The track is included on Innocent, the masterpiece Suga Shikao released in February 2023 as the culmination of his 25th anniversary.

For anyone carrying feelings for someone they can’t forget, it will feel like a song that tenderly stays by your side in sorrow.

It’s also recommended for those moments when you’re ready to put your heart in order and take your next step forward.

The Day It Begins feat. Mummy-DSuga Shikao59rank/position

Shikao Suga (SUGA SHIKAO) / The Day of Beginnings feat. Mummy-D

It was their 26th single and was used as the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime Tegami Bachi.

While Suga Shikao sometimes writes all the parts himself when composing, in this PV Suga Shikao performs every part.

The development leading into the chorus features Suga Shikao’s signature strong melodic turns, but perhaps due to its pairing with Mummy-D’s rap, the chorus uses a chord progression and structure that he doesn’t usually employ.

monologueSuga Shikao60rank/position

Hitorigoto

While burdened with self-loathing and regret, we can’t help but put on a brave face.

This song by Shikao Suga lays bare that helpless human frailty.

Contrary to its pleasantly jazzy sound, the lyrics—like a spiral of inner monologue—pierce deeply into the listener’s heart.

Released in June 1998 as the B-side to the single “Bokutachi no Hibi,” the track was also featured in a commercial for Ezaki Glico’s Almond Chocolate.

On nights when you’re disheartened by not living up to your ideals, doesn’t listening to this song make you feel as if it’s saying, “And that’s okay,” embracing you just as you are?

Ghost ChimneySuga Shikao61rank/position

Ghost Chimney

A track from the album “THE LAST,” released in January 2016, that captivates with its suspiciously alluring sound arrangement.

Inspired by an urban legend about a chimney that supposedly eats children’s shadows, the song paints a worldview marked by the futility of everyday life and anxiety about the future.

Amid the dark atmosphere, fleeting memories of twilight with a lover slip in, evoking scenes that are both heartrending and beautiful.

The melody, infused with Suga Shikao’s signature blend of funk and soul, sets a chilled, sentimental mood for Halloween night.

ClimaxSuga Shikao62rank/position

Suga Shikao / Climax

It’s their 16th single, and the music video shows several foreigners watching TV, but the program they’re watching is Junji Inagawa’s ghost stories, which doesn’t match the song at all and is pure chaos.

Partway through, a Black woman has an out-of-body experience and then dances wildly.

Being hereSuga Shikao63rank/position

Koko Ni Irukoto

Suga Shikao has provided quite a few songs to SMAP, and this track is one of them.

With few instruments, it’s a stylish, mature-sounding song.

Starting with this piece, Suga Shikao is an artist who often uses katakana.

According to him, it serves as an “antidote” to weaken the image that certain words carry.

It’s a very Suga Shikao kind of detail, isn’t it?