Eh, I thought I had answered this question already. Anyway...
- Tsukiko Amano
The goddess of epic songs. Koe, Chou, Kakan, Hakoniwa...the portfolio is extense and fantastic. Also, her strong voice is definitely fantastic, my favorite singer of everything. But it's just a pity that she can't do the same live ¬¬
Favorite songs: Koe, Chou, Kakan, Hakoniwa, Tsuki, Utakata, Niji, Tsurugi, Kyodaiju, Hisui, and so goes on...
- Do As Infinity
Love their pop-rock style and Van's voice. They're also responsible for most of my favorite lyrics for a song, such as ROBOT, Fukai Mori and Yesterday & Today. Together with Amano, they're definitely my favorite artists. But since their comeback I've not found THE SONG, apart from Umareyuku Monotachi e.
Favorite songs: Field of Dreams, Gates of Heaven, Fukai Mori, Umareyuku Monotachi e, Boukensha Tachi, Shinjitsu no Uta, TAO, Under the Moon, Yesterday & Today, Eien, and the list goes on...
- Ayumi Hamasaki
GODDESS!
So many different songs in such a long-standing career. I will confess that her voice is not what really draws me but rather the arrangements AND the lyrics (Endless Sorrow FTW!). She takes the third place in my heart
Favorite songs: immature, Endless Sorrow, No Way To Say, SEASONS, Far Away, appears, As if, SURREAL, Fly High, CAROLS, Moments, RAINBOW, HANABI, Dolls, and the list goes on...
Ai Maeda - This is my childhood, and I love her songs until now.
Favorite Songs: Find Out, My Place, Itsumo Itsudemo, Ashita wa Atashi no Kaze ga Fuku, Friend ~Itsu Mademo Wasurenai ~, Stand By Me ~ Hito Natsu no Bouken ~, Bokura no WAR GAME, Akiramenaide, My Tomorrow, Days ~ Aijou to Nichijou ~, Keep On, Himawari, An Endless Tale (with Kouji Wada), Itsudemo Aeru Kara, Yuuhi no Yakusoku, Starting Point (with Kouji Wada and Oota Michihiko)
5th place: Kalafina (maybe)
After those I don't know how to place them in order, but they're basically just as special as the ones mentioned above:
- ZARD - Sakai-san, your songs will remain with me forever!
Favorite songs: Kimi to Kyou no Koto wo Isshou Wasurenai, Don't You See!,
Kitto Wasurenai, Pray, Yureru Omoi, Season, You and me (and...), Futari no Natsu, Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki, Just Believe in Love, Anata ni Kaeritai, I Still Remember, and the list goes on...
ZONE - Why has it come to an end?
Oh, I know, because thet grew up lol
Favorite songs: Boku no Soba ni..., HANABI ~ Kimi ga Ita Natsu ~, secret base ~ Kimi ga Kurera Mono ~, ROCKING, Tabidachi, Egao Biyori, Akashi, Issho ni Itakata, Like
day after tomorrow - Why has it come to and? ²
Favorite songs: Last Angel, Starry Heavens (Orchestrated), Wind Flower ~ spring ephemeral ~, Dear Friends, Hotarubi, Faraway, my faith, Kimi to aeta kiseki, more than a million miles
Every Little Thing - so classic
Favorite songs: Future World, Tatoe Tooku Hanarete Temo..., Koibumi, Kimi no Te, Ima demo...Anata ga suki dakara, Time Goes By (Orchestra Version), Pray, Rescue Me, Kiwoku, Grip!, Ai no Kakera, Ai no Uta, Fragile
Kou Shibasaki - I think her strange voice is what draws me lol But I love the arrangements as well
Favorite songs: Tsuki no Shizuku, Boukykau, Oboro -oboro-, one's Heart, Hito Koi Meguri, Ikutsuka no Sora, lover soul, Saiai, Saisei, Prism, Wasurenagusa
HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR - Why has it come to an end? ³ Because Maaki married Masato Nakamura...er...
Favorite songs: With You, Ichirin no Hana, 'Here I Am', Houseki no Namida, STYLE ~ get glory in this hand ~, Hoshizora ni Furu Yuki, Notice, Naked, Remember, OVER, Koigokoro, Resistance, TOXIC, EARTH
U-ka Saegusa IN db - Why has it come to an end?
Favorite songs: Itsumo Sugao no Watashi de Itai, Mou Kimi wo Hitori ni Sasenai, Shocking Blue, Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made; I can't see, I can't Feel; mune ippai no kono ai o dare yori kimi ni, Watashi o yurusanaide, Hand to Hand, Ashita ni Furu Yume yo, Nanatsu no Umi wo Wataru Kaze no you ni (with Rina Aiuchi)
GARNET CROW - Nakamura's voice...
Favorite songs: Maboroshi, Yume - Hanabi, Anywhere, Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo, Sky, Kimi to Iu Hikari, Only Stay, Yuuzukiyo, Tsumetai Kage, U, Kono Fuyu no Shirosa ni, Yume Mita Ato de, Timeless Sleep, Pray, Last Love Song
Ruppina
Favorite songs: in the name of love, Violet flow, Free Will, Thousand Lights, FAITH, Why!, crescent, repent, You Are, If~moshimo ano toki, ano hajyo de, Promised Lips, tears rain
Others that I like very much but still not as much as those already mentioned:
Rina Aiuchi - Close to Your Heart; Koi wa thrill, shock, suspense; NAVY BLUE, kuuki, kaze no nai umi de dakishimete, DEEP FREEZE, CODE CRUSH, Akaku Atsui Kodo, Bara ga Saku Bara ga Chiru, Sugao no Mama, Natsu no Maboroshi, HANABI
Mai Kuraki - Secret of my Heart, Stay By My Side, Key to My Heart, You Look At Me ~ One, Time after time - hanamau machi de -, Kaze no lalala, Best of Hero, Growing of My Heart, State of Mind, Perfect Crime, Always
BoA - Listen to My Hear; ID; Peace B; VALENTI, KISEKI, Every Heart ~ Minna no Kimochi ~, Don't Start Now, Kimochi wa Tsutawaru, Amazing Kiss, the meaning of peace (with Koda Kumi), P.O.L., Shine We Are!, Love & Honesty, Rock With You, Be the One, Milky Way ~ Kimi no Uta ~, Jewel Song, Merikuri, Sparkling, Sweet Impact, Moon & Sunrise, Winter Love, Your Color, Everlasting
Ikimonogakari - Natsuzora Graffiti, Seishun Line, Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi, SAKURA, HANABI, Planetarium, Kimagure Romantic, Kaeritakunatta yo, Kuchidzuke, Maboroshi, YELL - Gasshoku Version- , Joyful
Jyukai - Ai no Hoshi, Lullaby, WHAT A DAY!!, Sakasete Wa Ikenai Hana, Anata Ga Ita Mori, Hikari, Oikaze, Hoshi Akari
Megumi Hayashibara - Shuuketsu no Sadame, I'll Be There, brave heart, Northern Lights, Successful Mission, Touch Yourself, Breeze, Don't Be Discouraged!, MIDNIGHT BLUE, Going History, Treat or Goblins, Anata no Kokori ni, RUN ALL THE WAY!, Just be Conscious, Reflection
TWO-MIX : I'll be There, Rhythm Emotion, Just Communication II, La Vie en Rose, Living Daylights, White Reflection, Last Impression, Callin' You, Believe My Brave Heart, 1st Kiss
Among others like Onmyouza, Chihiro Onitsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Nana Kitade, Ai Otsuka, Mizuki Nana, Tamaki Nami, Hitomi Shimatani, Aki Misato...
As for composers: Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Kitaro, Yoko Kanno, Yoko Shimomura, Kenji Kawai, Noriyuki Iwadari, Yuzo Koshiro