Hikaru Utada’s Most Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

travellingUtada Hikaru50rank/position

Hikaru Utada – traveling

A pop and fun song by Hikaru Utada.

Since there are chant-like call-and-response lyrics, I think it’d be great to sing along with friends or at parties.

These days you can sing while watching the music video, so enjoying it with the vivid and beautiful MV is another way to get everyone hyped.

road; way; path; street; route; Tao (in philosophy)Utada Hikaru51rank/position

Michi – Hikaru Utada (Road/Path – Utada Hikaru)

Since making a sensational debut in her teens and taking the J-pop scene by storm, singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada has gained even more artistic depth after resuming activity following her hiatus from the public eye.

This track, released as a pre-release single from her sixth album “Fantôme,” was featured in Suntory Tennensui’s commercial “Mizu no Yama Ittekita: Southern Alps.” With a brisk beat yet a subtly wistful melody, it’s the perfect soundtrack for a nighttime drive that reveals a landscape different from the daytime.

An emotional pop tune you’ll find yourself humming along to behind the wheel.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Give Me A ReasonUtada Hikaru52rank/position

Give me a reason Utada hikaru

Included on Hikaru Utada’s first album, First Love, released on March 10, 1999.

It’s a slow-tempo message song that speaks about having doubts in your heart and trying to find reasons for what you do, but realizing you don’t need any reasons—just follow your heart and move forward.

Never Let GoUtada Hikaru53rank/position

Never Let Go - Hikaru Utada

Included on Hikaru Utada’s debut album First Love, released on March 10, 1999.

From the moment you hear the intro melody, you get the sense that something bad might be about to happen—a song that expresses the narrator’s wish not to lose someone precious.

Utada’s still-innocent, girlish high notes suit the bittersweet mood perfectly in this slow-tempo, sad love song.

Wait ＆ SeeUtada Hikaru54rank/position

Hikaru Utada – Wait & See (Risk)

This is another nostalgic song for me.

It was used in an old TV drama that I used to watch often with my mother.

Even so, it might be a song that doesn’t feel dated and still holds up today.

If you listen to it once, you’ll surely feel how good it is.

B&CUtada Hikaru55rank/position

Utada Hikaru — B & C. 21. Live at Budokan 2004. ‘Hikaru No. 5’

Every song she makes has a signature “her-ness,” and Hikaru Utada continues to shine as a top artist.

Her track B&C was released in 1999 as the B-side to her second single, Movin’ on without you, and is also included on her record-breaking debut album, First Love.

“B&C” stands for Bonnie & Clyde, the protagonists of the film Bonnie and Clyde.

The song brims with feelings for someone she loves—meeting a destined person and feeling herself change, amazed to be experiencing emotions like these.

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utatane

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Come Back To MeUtada Hikaru56rank/position

Utada – Come Back To Me (Official Video)

Hikaru Utada, who is hugely popular as one of Japan’s leading R&B artists.

While she’s labeled R&B, her music leaves a strong impression as a distinctly Japanese take with strong pop elements, rather than the full-on overseas R&B style.

Among her works, when it comes to “authentic” R&B, many people probably think of Come Back To Me.

It features a classic sound reminiscent of 2000s American R&B, with melodies crafted to be enjoyable even for listeners who aren’t deeply into Black music.

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Ryo

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