Yumi Matsutoya Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

SWEET DREAMSMatsutōya Yumi57rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – SWEET DREAMS

It was released in 1987 as Yumi Matsutoya’s 22nd single.

It was used as the commercial song for Mitsubishi Motors’ new Mirage, and later, in 1991, it was featured as an insert song in the film “Hold Me as Many Times as There Are Waves.” The track was re-released as a CD single in 1989.

Sunny day HolidayMatsutōya Yumi58rank/position

Narita Divorce

This is a song by the well-known Yuming that was used as the theme song for the drama Narita Rikon, which starred Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, formerly of SMAP.

The drama itself is fairly mainstream and widely known, and since it’s a Yuming song, many people likely remember it.

It could be considered one of the classics for songs dealing with breakups or being divorced once.

give it a shakeMatsutōya Yumi59rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – I’ll Make It Snow for You

The title “Futte Ageru” (“I’ll Dump You”) is so typically Yuming and really great.

Yuming is always on women’s side! That’s how she makes you feel.

This song seems to express the complexities of a woman’s heart, with sad lyrics set to a bright melody.

In the end, the attitude of “I’ll be the one to say goodbye!” is irresistibly cutting.

Whether you’re a man or a woman, maybe you can’t move forward unless you learn to cherish yourself in the end.

AcaciaMatsutōya Yumi60rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya - Acacia [acacia] MUSIC VIDEO

Yumi Matsutoya’s transparent, crystalline vocals resonate deep in the heart.

Originally included on the album “acacia,” released in June 2001, this piece was inspired by the acacia blossoms in Uchinada, Ishikawa.

Twenty-three years later, it was released as a charity single to support recovery from the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.

The lyrics strikingly blend a nostalgic atmosphere with hope for the future.

It’s a song that will surely accompany anyone feeling anxiety or loneliness in an unfamiliar place, while holding expectations for new encounters.

Day of the Giacobini CometMatsutōya Yumi61rank/position

Comet Giacobini Day: Yumi Matsutoya / Let's Sing Favorite Songs 40

Their ability to conjure vivid scenes through lyrics and music is second to none.

It’s a song brimming with storytelling that makes you imagine a comet silently streaking across a tranquil night sky and the swirl of emotions it stirs there.

The paradoxical impact—like an explosion of silence—is an originality you won’t find anywhere else.

Before the diamond dust disappearsMatsutōya Yumi62rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya - Before the Diamond Dust Fades

This is a track from the 19th original album released in 1987.

It was used as the commercial song for Mitsubishi Motors’ Mirage.

In the first half, it portrays a summer Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere—sparkling seas and the radiant time the two spent together.

In the second half, it shifts to a winter Christmas spent alone after breaking up with a lover.

The song has an upbeat tempo.

Like a swallowMatsutōya Yumi63rank/position

Yumi Matsutoya – Like a Swallow (Tsubame no Yō ni)

People often say that the deceased become stars, but Yumi Matsutoya wrote that they become swallows.

The words that could be taken as ironic—“Those who have passed don’t grow older, while I keep aging…”—don’t sound that way because there is love there.

A song that sounds dry and cool even though someone has died, holding grief tightly in check.