ZARD Popular Song Ranking [2026]

When I feel like seeing youZARD31rank/position

Bouquet: When I feel like I want to see you…

A classic pop style that starts with a powerful chorus as the intro.

Whether you’re happy but a bit confused, or you’ve just had a fight, listening to this song together will make the tension melt away—so be sure to share it with someone special.

Close your eyesZARD32rank/position

Eyes Closed_ZARD_(Yuki♪ ver.)

The theme song of “Sporut!” It starts with a piano accompaniment, and just as it builds, the band comes in and the groove shifts into a relaxed, side-to-side swaying rhythm—that transition is especially memorable.

In the final chorus, it modulates, pushing the excitement to its peak.

The interlude also features a saxophone solo, which is super cool.

foreignerTAK MATSUMOTO featuring ZARD33rank/position

TAK MATSUMOTO featuring ZARD / Stranger

It was released in 2003 as a collaboration single between Tak Matsumoto of B’z and Izumi Sakai of ZARD.

Although it is a cover of Saki Kubota’s “Ihoujin,” the track is packed with Tak Matsumoto’s guitar technique.

It became ZARD’s final collaboration single.

Goodbyes still dwell in my heart even now.ZARD34rank/position

ZARD “Sayonara wa ima mo kono mune ni imasu” special scene (original deleted)

Izumi Sakai of ZARD is from Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and the song was released in 1995 as their 16th single.

It was selected as the theme song for the film adaptation of the TV drama “Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!” The lyrics were written by Izumi Sakai herself, and the single reached No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

I can’t see loveZARD35rank/position

Love Is Invisible / ZARD cover [MiO]

A track that lets you feel the cool side of ZARD’s Izumi Sakai.

While ZARD often gives the impression of gentle, mellow songs, this one comes together as a cool rock number.

The lyrics are about a breakup with a lover, yet the feeling that “I’m the only one who can love you the most and make you the happiest” is a common emotion at the end of a relationship.

What makes it evoke a cool, strong woman is the melody that frames these lyrics in a bold light and Sakai’s passionate vocals.

Rather than “I love you more” in a plaintive sense, it’s more like, with a touch of swagger, “I’m the one who loves you more!” That subtle difference in nuance is what gives this song its strength.

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A New Door: Winter Sunflower(s)ZARD36rank/position

ZARD ~A New Door~ Winter Sunflower

In 2021, ZARD celebrated their 30th anniversary and delighted many people by making their entire catalog available on streaming services.

They are a beloved, national band cherished over the years for numerous classic songs.

Their winter song is New Door ~Winter Sunflower~.

It was released in 1998 as their 26th single.

The lyrics feature a “sunflower,” something not often seen in winter, creating a blend of poignancy and nostalgia.

Vocalist Izumi Sakai’s gentle voice itself shines warmly like a sunflower.

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Kado(guchi) Shichigatsu

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suddenlyZARD37rank/position

Suddenly - FIELD OF VIEW (Aiemu acoustic cover) requested song

Released in 1995 as FIELD OF VIEW’s second single.

Among FIELD OF VIEW’s songs, it became their biggest hit, selling over a million copies.

Because Izumi Sakai wrote the lyrics, she later self-covered it on ZARD’s album “TODAY IS ANOTHER DAY.”

Endless dreamsZYYG,REV,ZARD & WANDS featuring Nagashima Shigeo38rank/position

ZYYG REV ZARD WANDS featuring Nagashima Shigeo Hateshinai Yume wo

This song cheers you on, telling you to believe in your dreams and in yourself.

It acknowledges that you may waver at times, but the lyrics seem to insist that if you run your hardest for your own sake, there’s no dream you can’t achieve.

Thanks to this song, the author was able to feel a little more confident.

How strange…ZARD39rank/position

[ZARD] It's Mysterious [with Lyrics]

Included on the 1991 album “Mou Sagasanai” (“I Won’t Search Anymore”).

A music unit centered around vocalist Izumi Sakai, who debuted in 1991.

The music video for this song was directed by Shunji Iwai, known for the films “Love Letter” and “Swallowtail.” The melody has that signature ZARD feel—easy to listen to and very nice.

The pale snow meltsZARD40rank/position

ZARD – As the Pale Snow Melts

The B-side track to the 2004 single “Kyou wa Yukkuri Hanasou.” Used in the commercial for Gekkeikan “Tsuki.” A music unit centered around Izumi Sakai, who made her debut in ’92.

Over a slow-flowing rhythm and a quiet, lyrical melody line, her halting vocals evoke the image of silently falling snow.

It’s quite poignant.