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Mariya Takeuchi Love Songs: Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]
Mariya Takeuchi has created numerous love songs, including Station, which portrays feelings for a former lover, and Lonely Woman, a song about a fling that turned into true love, yet with feelings that could never reach their destination.
This time, we present a ranking of her love songs.
No matter which track you listen to, it’s sure to resonate in your heart.
Mariya Takeuchi Love Songs: Popular Song Rankings [2026] (1–10)
camouflageTakeuchi Mariya1rank/position
A masterpiece that depicts the aching heart of love, woven by Mariya Takeuchi’s vocals and lyrics.
It carefully traces the emotions from a relationship that’s more than friends but not quite lovers, to the courage to finally express one’s true feelings.
Released in November 1998, it became a hot topic as the theme song for the drama “Nemureru Mori” (Sleeping Forest).
This track highlights Takeuchi’s transparent voice and delicate expressiveness.
It’s perfect not only for those troubled by love, but also for those who keep feelings for someone special quietly in their hearts.
It’s a song that gently stays by your side when you want to face the true feelings within your heart.
Pure Love RhapsodyTakeuchi Mariya2rank/position
The protagonist has discovered the wonder of loving someone, and her life begins to shine brighter than ever—but the person she’s fallen for is a married man.
Mariya Takeuchi’s “Jun’ai Rhapsody” gives voice to the candid, unvarnished feelings of a woman who has fallen seriously in love with someone she can never have.
Unlike her friends, she had never been able to give herself fully to love before.
Through this romance, she learns what it means to love.
Yet he already has a partner.
So she chooses to step back with a forward-looking mindset, believing that precisely because they won’t be together, the memories will remain eternally beautiful.
It’s a song that teaches us that ending up with the one you love isn’t the only kind of happy ending.
Manhattan KissTakeuchi Mariya3rank/position
There are surprisingly many songs themed around forbidden love by singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi.
The subtle, uniquely female perspectives and emotions she portrays often feel very real and pierce the heart.
The song introduced here is Manhattan Kiss.
Released in 1992, it also served as the theme song for a film of the same name that premiered at the same time.
The lyrics read like the thoughts of a woman left alone in the hotel where she always meets her married lover.
It’s a track that makes you empathize with the protagonist’s inability to make a clean break and say goodbye.
stationTakeuchi Mariya4rank/position
This song evokes a scene straight out of a film: unexpectedly running into an old lover at the station at twilight.
The protagonist notices him in the familiar raincoat, yet the bitter memories that resurface keep her from speaking.
Many listeners may feel their hearts tighten at the poignancy of fate, as two years have changed them both and sent them down diverging paths.
The song was self-covered on the acclaimed 1987 album “REQUEST,” and released as a single that November.
It also served as the theme for the Shochiku-distributed film “Goodbye Mama.” Another major appeal of this work lies in how its lyrics can be interpreted differently depending on the listener.
Put it on during a night when you want to reminisce about a past love and indulge in a touch of melancholy.
Synchronicity (a lovely coincidence)Takeuchi Mariya5rank/position
Have you ever felt your heart flutter at those miraculous little coincidences—like realizing you and someone special were thinking the same thing, or that your eyes landed on the very same object at the very same moment? This song is a heartwarming track that sets the fateful synchronicity of lovers to an easygoing country rock sound.
Released in September 2006 as part of a double A-side single, it also became well loved as the song for Meiji Seika’s “Almond Chocolate” commercial.
It’s included on the album Denim as well.
Anyone in love will surely relate to that feeling of “Maybe this is fate” sparked by the small coincidences that happen between two people.
It’s also a great listen when you want to reaffirm your bond with your partner.
A love without tomorrowTakeuchi Mariya6rank/position
A ballad for mature adults, written and composed by Mariya Takeuchi herself.
Even knowing they can’t promise a future, they’re drawn to each other.
The helplessness and inner conflict of such an impossible love are depicted with aching realism.
Even when you know there’s no tomorrow for the one you love, you still can’t cut off your feelings—that’s the inescapable nature of romance.
Released in March 2007, the song was chosen as the theme for the TV series “Tuesday Drama Gold.” The intricate human relationships of the suspense drama align beautifully with the song’s heartrending world.
On nights when your heart aches from a love with nowhere to go, why not let this song gently keep you company?
SeptemberTakeuchi Mariya7rank/position
From the title alone, it already feels like autumn—Mariya Takeuchi’s third single “September,” released in 1979.
It’s an autumn heartbreak song about how, as the seasons change, so do the feelings of the person you love.
Rather than the typical mellow mood often associated with autumn songs, it actually feels somewhat bright; yet as the song progresses, a piercing sense of longing and sadness wells up.
It gives the impression of portraying and wrapping up heartbreak in a beautiful way—perhaps thanks to Mariya Takeuchi’s vocals.
It’s a breakup song that hits incredibly hard.
