Including global hits! 80s songs popular on TikTok
In recent years, thanks to the influence of social media and subscription services, songs from the Showa and Heisei eras have been enjoying more and more revival hits.
In particular, Japanese city pop born in the Showa era has been reevaluated worldwide, becoming a movement that can’t be summed up with the term “nostalgia.”
So this time, we’re introducing popular 1980s songs on TikTok!
They’re all timeless tracks that will feel nostalgic to those who lived through the era and refreshingly new to younger listeners, so be sure to check them out.
Playlist
| Including global hits! 80s songs popular on TikTok | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Love Song of LumMatsutani Yūko | play_arrow | Famously known as Yuko Matsutani’s debut song, this piece… |
| 2 | Friday ChinatownYasuha | play_arrow | Representative of the Japanese music scene of the 1980s… |
| 3 | Plastic LoveTakeuchi Mariya | play_arrow | I feel a sense of refined simplicity and stylishness... |
| 4 | Lullaby of a Serrated HeartChekkāzu | play_arrow | Swept through the J-POP scene of the 1980s… |
| 5 | FANTASYNakahara Meiko | play_arrow | A song that depicts rebirth and new beginnings... |
| 6 | Tears aren’t just for show.Nakamori Akina | play_arrow | The translucent singing voice and heartrending lyrics blend together exquisitely… |
| 7 | Purple Town ・You Oughta Know By NowYagami Junko | play_arrow | Had a major impact on the music scene of the 1980s... |
| 8 | The Door to SummerMatsuda Seiko | play_arrow | Seiko Matsuda, who delicately depicted summer scenes and romance… |
| 9 | Lonely Tropical FishWink | play_arrow | W…, a female idol duo representing the 1980s, |
| 10 | A Member of the Fire BrigadeRATS&STAR | play_arrow | Set against a summer seaside backdrop, a captivating woman begins to draw... |
| 11 | TouchIwasaki Yoshimi | play_arrow | As the theme song of an anime representative of the 1980s... |
| 12 | You’re 1000%1986 omega toraibu | play_arrow | A masterpiece that colored Japan’s music scene in the 1980s… |
| 13 | MUGO… so sexyKudō Shizuka | play_arrow | A song with lyrics by Miyuki Nakajima, in which the words... |
| 14 | I like you, I like you—I love you.Togawa Jun | play_arrow | An overwhelming display of affection fused with violent imagery... |
| 15 | Dancing Hero (Eat You Up)Oginome Yōko | play_arrow | Ogi... reminiscent of the disco scene of the ’80s. |
| 16 | F.L.YsupeKUTORAMU | play_arrow | An adventure toward your dreams as exhilarating as the sky |


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