Osho (music)' (King), 'Mina no Shu' (Everyone), 'Itako Gasa,' '365 Ho no March' (The March of 365 Steps), 'Hokkiko' (Return to the North), 'Minatomachi Blues' (Harbourtown Blues), 'Ikebukuro no Yoru' (One Night at Ikebukuro), 'Yawara (music)' (Judo), 'Kanashii Sake,' 'Hakodate no Onna' (Lady of Hakodate), 'Kyodai Jingi,' 'Kaerokana,' 'Yanagase Blues,' 'Isezakicho Blues,' 'Hoshikage no Waltz' (Waltz of Starry Night), and other songs became hits, and enka music, supported by young and old, reached an unprecedented peak.
「王将(楽曲)」「皆の衆」「潮来笠」「三百六十五歩のマーチ」「北帰行」「港町ブルース」「池袋の夜」「柔(楽曲)」「悲しい酒」「函館の女」「兄弟仁義」「帰ろかな」「柳ヶ瀬ブルース」「伊勢佐木町ブルース」「星影のワルツ」などがヒットし、老若男女から支持され演歌は空前の全盛期を迎える。