Popular Love Song Rankings [2025]

somedaySaucy Dog8rank/position

Saucy Dog "Someday" MUSIC VIDEO

A straightforward, honest love song that brings the ache and poignancy of heartbreak right to your chest.

Through real-life scenes—like the deserted park at Tawarayama and the sloping road where you can see the starry sky—the memories woven together vividly portray feelings for a precious person you can never meet again.

Released in May 2017 as a track on the album “Country Road,” this piece gently embraces an unforgettable love with warm lyrics that blend in the local Shimane dialect.

Its softly resonant melody offers quiet comfort to those who want to hold their one-sided love close, and to those who can’t quite put an end to a past romance.

Ms. Hanako on a high pedestalback number9rank/position

back number – Takane no Hanako-san (full)

With their realistic psychological portrayals, back number captures the hearts of many fans.

Their eighth single, released in June 2013, truly feels like “a song packed full of one-sided-love imaginings.” You can’t help but nod along at the poignant sense of distance—being nothing more than “a friend of a friend” to the person you like—and at the way you get depressed by imagining the kind of partner they’d want and deciding you don’t measure up.

In contrast to those lyrics, the brisk, refreshing sound gently propels that frustrating, unrequited longing forward.

The track is also included on the album “Love Story,” and it was used in a commercial in 2019.

Wishing to be loved yet unable to take that final step—this is a one-sided love song that will surely resonate and stay close to your heart.

Because I fell in loveAimyon10rank/position

Aimyon “Because I Fell in Love” Studio Recording Scene

The moment you steel yourself in front of the person you love, everything in everyday life begins to shine in a special way.

Many listeners resonate with the love stories woven by Aimyon.

Featured on the February 2019 album “Momentary Sixth Sense,” this song delicately portrays a world transformed by falling in love.

Yet the lyrics also convey the pain that comes precisely from loving someone, and even seem to foreshadow the end of a romance, suggesting an unrequited love.

It’s a song that gently stays close to those who feel, “It probably won’t come true, but I can’t suppress how I feel.”

PrologueUru11rank/position

[Official] Uru “Prologue” Premium Studio Live

Sung by Uru, “Prologue” is a heartbreaking song about unknowingly searching for an unattainable love.

Released as a single in 2018, it was chosen as the theme song for TBS’s Tuesday drama “Chugakusei Nikki” (Diary of a Middle School Student) and reached No.

1 on Billboard’s download chart.

The lyrics perfectly match the drama’s story, which portrays a forbidden romance between a teacher and a student.

It’s a song I’d love for students who’ve found themselves falling for a teacher—or teachers who’ve fallen for a student—to listen to.

365 daysMr.Children12rank/position

Mr.Children “365 Days” Mr.Children TOUR POPSAURUS 2012

This is a gem of a love song that straightforwardly sings about the feelings that grow each day for someone special.

Kazutoshi Sakurai’s emotionally rich vocals, along with the warm tones of piano and strings that seep into the heart, gently envelop the listener.

Like a letter filled with a year’s worth of gratitude and love, this work is a quintessential Mr.

Children ballad.

Included on the December 2010 album “SENSE,” it has also earned support as a staple at wedding receptions.

If you hear this song—pledging unwavering love—sung at karaoke, women will surely feel a deep sense of reassurance and joy!

fishback number13rank/position

back number – fish (full)

This is a heartbreak song that portrays the poignant feelings for a love that will never return, hidden deep within the heart.

Amid an urban sound, the vocals brim with power, as if emotions are overflowing, and that contrast heightens the sentiment.

Released in February 2014, this track is the band’s ninth single and is also included on their fourth album, “Love Story.” Listening to this piece, which depicts the cruel reality faced by the female protagonist, will bring tears to women suffering from heartbreak as their emotions spill over.

It’s a recommended song for anyone who has someone they just can’t forget.

I want to be your lover.Mao Abe14rank/position

Mao Abe – I Want to Be Your Lover [Official Music Video]

Often described as “an anthem that wraps up all the pent-up feelings of a bittersweet unrequited love,” this song is known as one of Mao Abe’s signature works.

Its lyrics, woven from her real experiences in high school, portray the ache of unrequited love with striking realism and have resonated with many.

Released as a single in August 2009, it was also chosen as the ending theme for a regional music program, catapulting it to fame.

It’s the perfect song for anyone who wants to honestly express their feelings to a crush but just can’t take that first step.

Why not listen to this song and find the courage to share how you feel?