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Songs for summer: Popular Artist Rankings [2026]

The hot season has arrived.

Songs of summer that are especially fun to listen to at this time of year.

We’d like to introduce a ranking of popular summer artists who are perfect for this season and won’t be beaten by the heat.

Check this out and let’s make it through this summer with fun again this year.

Songs for Summer: Popular Artist Rankings [2026] (91–100)

Slow & EasyHirai Dai99rank/position

Dai Hirai / Slow & Easy (Music Video)
Slow & EasyHirai Dai

This song, distinguished by the gentle sound of the ukulele, is a piece that symbolizes Dai Hirai’s lifestyle.

It’s the title track of the album “Slow & Easy,” released in May 2015, and it was also used in a Sumitomo Forestry commercial.

Over time, it surpassed 100 million total streams in June 2022.

While it might seem like a simple, relaxing summer tune, the piece carries a profound message: happiness isn’t something you create—it’s something you notice.

In the rush of everyday life, do you ever find yourself comparing with others and feeling anxious? This is the kind of song that, when you listen to it at such moments, gives you a gentle pause that lightens your heart.

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EsperanzaNishino Kana100rank/position

Kana Nishino “Esperanza” MV Full
EsperanzaNishino Kana

This song is a summer heartbreak track released by Kana Nishino in 2011.

Blending Latin and pop elements, it won the Excellence Award at the 53rd Japan Record Awards.

The title means “hope” in Spanish, and the lyrics portray a woman who suffers while holding on to a glimmer of hope for an unrequited love.

Although it expresses the sorrow of a woman whose love doesn’t reach the one she longs for, the fast, rhythmic tempo, accompanied by guitar and claps, makes it an upbeat listen.

Also noteworthy are Nishino’s powerful vocals—one of her trademarks—and the candidly written lyrics that convey a woman’s true feelings.

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