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Hiroko Taniyama Popular Song Rankings [2026]

Hiroko Taniyama, who debuted in 1972 and is known for her fantastical musical style.

She has created—and steadfastly preserved—a unique musical world, yet she is also widely recognized for her broad popularity.

That reputation is supported by the fact that she has written songs for a wide range of artists, from idols to singers considered veterans of the industry.

It seems fair to say she has a strong ability to “translate” surreal worlds into popular expression.

Hiroko Taniyama Popular Song Rankings [2026] (1–10)

The Feelings of a TailTaniyama Hiroko8rank/position

Hiroko Taniyama - The Feelings of a Tail
The Feelings of a TailTaniyama Hiroko

This is a song that was broadcast on Minna no Uta in 1988.

It’s a love song told from the charming perspective of a cat by Hiroko Taniyama—also known for Ohayō Crayon and Makkura Mori no Uta—and the cat character that appears in the music video is overflowing with cuteness.

Song of the TengusaTaniyama Hiroko9rank/position

JR Iwashiro Station — Song of Tengusa
Song of the TengusaTaniyama Hiroko

Wakayama’s Minabe Town is a place I visited on a school trip back when I was in high school.

It’s a very peaceful and lovely town.

The nature is abundant, but the fact that there’s hardly anyone around gives it a laid-back feel—and the song about it is so charmingly relaxed that I remember laughing when I first heard it.

It celebrates the good things about the countryside.

Come to the forestTaniyama Hiroko10rank/position

Hiroko Taniyama - Come to the Forest
Come to the forestTaniyama Hiroko

I live in the forest—“I”—and you, “you,” used to come there every morning.

But from one morning on, “you” stopped coming and started going to see “him” in the city.

This is a song about my feelings, but when it was released, there were a series of abductions of young girls, and because the lyrics evoked that, they were rewritten.

Hiroko Taniyama Popular Songs Ranking [2026] (11–20)

The cat goes.Taniyama Hiroko11rank/position

This song is included on Hiroko Taniyama’s sixth album, released on November 21, 1980.

It depicts scenes of observing a cat out for a stroll.

Cheerful on the surface, it also conveys a sense of the sorrows and melancholy of human society.

It’s a mid-tempo pop song.

CatdayTaniyama Hiroko12rank/position

It’s neither Sunday nor a holiday today, but let’s take the day off.

We’re always living like we’re in a rush, so everyone knows how hard you’re trying.

So go ahead and call the company and say you’re staying home with a cold.

That’s the idea.

In the story, the husband sings about making it a day where he does nothing—a moving, tear-jerking moment.

The Girl of the Heptagonal PyramidTaniyama Hiroko13rank/position

The Girl of the Heptagonal Pyramid by Hiroko Taniyama
The Girl of the Heptagonal PyramidTaniyama Hiroko

Thinking of you, whom I will never see again, you are in a seven-sided pyramidal tower, and you will never show yourself.

No matter how far I walk, I cannot get closer to you; such a seven-sided pyramidal tower does not exist in this world.

It cannot be built.

And yet the man cries out to the girl that he loves her.

Dream SoupTaniyama Hiroko14rank/position

Her real name is Hiroko Nakanishi, born on August 29, 1956.

She graduated from Ochanomizu University Senior High School.

Her current record label is Yamaha Music Communications.

The song unfolds like progressive rock, giving you the feeling of wandering through a dream.