Karaoke Crowd-Pleasers: Top Male Rankings [2026]

First loveMurashita Kōzō99rank/position

First Love — Kozo Murashita

This was Kozo Murashita’s fifth single, released in February 1983.

While it has very poignant lyrics and melody and isn’t exactly the kind of song to get everyone hyped at karaoke, it’s built on a mid-tempo, easy-to-catch rhythm with an extremely memorable chorus.

I think it’s a song you can still have fun singing together, even if you ignore the “bittersweetness” of the original.

Of course, the lyrics are about the pains of first love—something many people have experienced—so it’s also nice to let each singer overlay their own memories and get quietly emotional together.

The New Music-style hits of the ’80s—this song included—often have a way of really touching the heart.

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Kei Takahata

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ONLY YOUBOØWY100rank/position

BOØWY – ONLY YOU

ONLY YOU, the fifth single by the band BOØWY, which featured Kyosuke Himuro and Tomoyasu Hotei.

Carried by a rock ’n’ roll, beat-driven rhythm and sung refreshingly in Himuro’s husky voice, the song became a major hit.

Among BOØWY’s catalog, it stands out as a breezy track perfect for summer.

Inspired by this iconic rock band of the 1980s, many young people formed bands, and the song was often performed at school festivals.

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Mayumi

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