I absolutely love Japanese video game soundtrack polls and one of my favorite polling places is AtWiki.JP who has been polling since 2009.
Of course, the rankings are subjective but it’s cool to see these pop up when they are conducted.
In 2023, they conducted a poll among Japanese gamers from February-March 2023 for people to vote their favorite 2000-2007 video game song. While there are over 240 songs listed, we will cover the top 25. Please note that the song titles are translated in English, unless the English translation makes no sense and then we’ll use the romanization.
- Okami – The Rising Sun (PS2)
- Final Fantasy X – To Zanarkand (PS2)
- Pokemon Diamond and Pearl – Battle! Champion – (NDS)
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky – Kesen! Dialga! (NDS)
- Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney – Pursuit ~Cornered (GBA)
- Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War – ZERO (PS2)
- Super Mario Galaxy – Wind Garden (WII)
- Final Fantasy X – A Dream that Will End Someday (PS2)
- Pokemon Emerald – Battle! Frontier Brain (GBA)
- Ikaragua – Ideal (Arcade)
- AIR – Natsukage -summer lights- (PC)
- Dragon Quest VIII – fight in the sky (PS2)
- Kirby’s Air Ride – Air Ride: Corda (Gamecube)
- Atelier Violato ~Gramnath’s Alchemist 2~ – Carrot Village First Daughter
- Gurumin – Soar through the Sad Blue Sky (PC)
- Super Mario Sunshin – Dollarpic Town (Gamecube)
- Namco x Capcom – A brave new world (PS2)
- Pokemon Diamond and Pearl – 209 Banduro (Dayhtime) (NDS)
- Super Smash Bros. DX – Fountain of Dreams (Gamecube)
- Hoshi no Kirby 64 – Urrun Star (N64)
- Sengoku Lance – Rebirth the Edge (PC)
- Okami – “Reset” “Thank You” version (PS2)
- Battle Network Rockman EXE 3 – FINAL TRANSMISSION (GBA)
- Baiten KAitos 2 – Wings of Beginning and Heir of the Gods – The Valedictory Elegy (Gamecube)
- Super Smash Bros. DX – temple (Gamecube)
