Mariya Takeuchi’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Lonely WomanTakeuchi Mariya71rank/position

Released on November 18, 1996 (Heisei 8).

Featured in the TBS drama “Gimu to Engi” (“Duty and Performance”).

Based on Makiko Uchidate’s novel and starring Yuko Asano, it followed the popular pattern of the time: dramas watched by working women.

The lyrics vividly portray the emotional push-and-pull between men and women.

It peaked at No.

13, with sales of 166,000 copies.

Summer MontageTakeuchi Mariya72rank/position

Mariya Takeuchi - Summer Montage

This song is Mariya Takeuchi’s self-cover of a track she originally wrote for Mitsuki Takahata.

Takahata’s clear, soaring voice is wonderful, but when Mariya sings it, it somehow takes on a different feel—imbued with a calm, mature allure and a touch of sensuality.

It’s fascinating how that changes the impression.

Seriously Only You (Let’s Get Married)Takeuchi Mariya73rank/position

Only You in Earnest (Let’s Get Married) – Mariya Takeuchi

It’s a classic that seems made for weddings, opening with an intro that quotes Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March.” The proposal words, written entirely in English, resonate as a straightforward message of love.

Included on Mariya Takeuchi’s April 1984 album “VARIETY,” the song was produced by Tatsuro Yamashita.

It’s also well known that Ryuichi Sakamoto took part in the intro performance, and that it was used as the image song for Kagome’s “Libera” in 1984 and as a Nissan “Cefiro” commercial song starting in August 1994.

Brimming with a happy atmosphere, it would be perfect to play during the entrance at your reception or for the cake-cutting scene.