Yumi Matsutoya Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

BLIZZARDMatsutōya Yumi15rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – BLIZZARD (from “Love in Japan, and Yuming.”)

Known affectionately by the nickname “Yuming,” singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya has long led Japan’s music scene.

This piece, included on her 16th album NO SIDE, was used as an insert song in the 1987 film Take Me Out to the Snowland and has become a winter classic.

The lyrics, which depict emotions swaying in a blizzard, tighten listeners’ chests alongside a cold yet beautiful, urban synth sound.

First released in 1984 and later featured in a JR ski campaign commercial, it’s a timeless masterpiece loved across generations—one you’ll want to play on the way to the slopes or on a winter night.

Close your eyesMatsutōya Yumi16rank/position

Message In A Bottle / Hitomi Wo Tojite (2022 Ｍix)

Hitomi o Tojite (With My Eyes Closed), included on the B-side of the fourth single December Rain released on October 5, 1974, is the beloved song of Naru High School in Nagasaki Prefecture—and of the island itself.

As students leave the island upon graduation, this song surely brings back memories of everyone and of the island whenever they hear it.

Filled with that kind of story, the song is a moving piece that rekindles pure and warm feelings.

Youthful RegretMatsutōya Yumi17rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – Regret of Youth (Into the Dancing Sun)

If you’ve ever been the one to initiate a breakup, only to be overwhelmed later by a crushing sense of loss, this is the song by Yumi Matsutoya you should hear.

Many will relate to the lyrics’ searing passion, which condemns the self who tried to act gently at the moment of parting.

Though included on the album DA・DI・DA, released in November 1985, did you know it’s actually a self-cover of a song she originally provided to Remi in 1984? In addition to being used as the theme song for the TV program Hito Tabi Wakuwaku, it also inspired a drama broadcast in 2024.

It’s a deeply piercing track, perfect for those moments when you want to look back on a past love, shed some tears, and feel cleansed.

If I’m wrapped in kindnessArai Yumi (Matsutoya Yumi)18rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – If Wrapped in Kindness (THE LAST WEDNESDAY TOUR 2006 ~HERE COMES THE WAVE~)

It’s famous as the theme song of the Studio Ghibli film Kiki’s Delivery Service, isn’t it? It’s a song by Yumi Matsutoya, a singer who has produced numerous hit tunes, and it was released as a single in 1974.

It was originally written as a jingle for a Fujiya commercial.

Both the melody and her vocals are cheerful, and as you listen, your heart naturally feels warmed.

I’m sure there are already many people who say, “When I want to heal and relax, I listen to this song.” It’s that much of a classic that puts you in a calm, peaceful mood.

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Araki Jakkan

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Yumi Matsutoya – Full Moon Fortune

“Full Moon Fortune” is a song by Yumi Matsutoya—known by her nickname Yuming—featured on her 1990 album “Heaven’s Door.” The album reached No.

1 on the Oricon album chart, and “Full Moon Fortune” was also used as the commercial song for Mitsubishi Motors’ new Mirage.

The music video, where Matsutoya sings in a cheongsam while appearing within the moon, is particularly memorable.

If the harvest moon is full, why not give “Full Moon Fortune” a listen?

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Hamada Takuya

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A first love that passed me by before I realized itMatsutōya Yumi20rank/position

Unnoticed First Love / Yumi Matsutoya (The Little Prince: The Prince and Me – Japanese Dub Theme Song) COVERED BY Rika*

A single released on November 18, 2015.

With its straightforward yet beautifully heartrending sound and unadorned, pure vocals, it wraps you in warmth and a sense of wonder—where will this sonic world connect and flow to? It’s a beautiful, fragile, and pure love song!

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Yumi Matsutoya – Kanna Route 8

This is a song included on her 12th original album, “Shabon Oai Shimashou” (Let’s Meet Last Night), released in 1981.

It’s a staple of Yuming’s live shows—a medium-tempo city pop number with a cool, resonant bass.

Pay attention to the lyrics, whose focus on canna flowers in the median strip is a uniquely Yuming touch.

Stylish through and through, it’s a perfect summer track that feels incredibly liberating when you listen to it while driving.