Really fun song in my opinion, well the lyrics are very dour but it’s an odd song with a pretty rocking beat and the tuning is, I guess, pretty fluffy! Kind of fits this very hot summer they are having in Japan, although… I guess that’s already spoiled.
#265 - Vocaloids Repeating Two Chords Only (GYARI) [Rin, Len, Miku]
Achievement Date: 16-07-16, Upload Date: 15-08-15
A song to kind of wash over, since this is the first of three symphonic pieces from good old GYARI, all of which go for more than twenty minutes. And yes, it has been listened to a million times, in just under a year, one of the few songs in 2015 to achieve this feat. Definitely set the standard for GYARI’s song later on, it’s a fun ride for sure.
#266 - Idola Circus (Neru) [Kagamine Rin]
Achievement Date: 16-07-18, Upload Date: 13-05-03
Another early Neru classic. Kind of laid back for a Neru song, although the lyrics are still bitter and satirical as they have ever been. I think this song showed the audience that Neru can branch from the Teddy Bear / Lost One style hard rock.
#267 - Checkmate (Yuusha) [GUMI]
Achievement Date: 16-07-24, Upload Date: 12-04-22
Yuusha is known for good old straight rock, and all three of his songs on the list have something to do with common table games, which is interesting. It’s not part of a series or anything, this song is basically ‘ah, I lost, let’s get serious’... make sense.
#268 - Buriki no Dance (Hinata Denko) [Hatsune Miku]
Achievement Date: 16-07-27, Upload Date: 13-03-10
One of the absolute classics. Hinata Denko’s odd, almost incomprehensible lyrics combined with a frantic rock with those rising synths makes this song a great listen. Probably most famous for its vocal covers, although the original has its share of fans. Shame Hinata Denko has no other songs, although that might change soon.
The reason Yukari’s symbol is a chainsaw! Takeaki’s first hit, and one of Yukari’s entries into the VOCALOID scene. Kind of harks to his newer songs, as evidenced by his older song featured way down the list. It really brings Yukari just tearing everything to shreds with a chainsaw with the sheer exhilaration and horror of the sight.
#270 - Patchwork Staccato (toa) [Hatsune Miku]
Achievement Date: 16-08-01, Upload Date: 14-06-12
Toa’s first entry and his most famous song. Not sure it’s indicative of their songs, but it’s a distinctive song. One of the songs which sounds cute, but it’s really a very painful break-up or love that never got started at all. I think this song might be my take for the most dissonant song on VOCALOID oeuvre that doesn’t go over the line.
The song that put Nayutan Seijin on the list of majors. And you’re in luck, because he is one of the very few who have all of their songs on this list. I would consider this his standard, although he has made plenty of songs before this. Vaguely enka-like, lot of space puns and just very distinctive PV and delivery. It’s very unique.
#272 - Hurting for a Very Hurtful Pain (EZFG) [VY2, VY1]
Achievement Date: 16-08-13, Upload Date: 12-01-10
The song is about the pain of being with others, a trance song quickly detailing and emoting the pain of existences and relationships… and you read the description and it turns out it’s about a mouth ulcer. Yeah, one of the few reverse tricks in VOCALOID music. But the EZFG’s iconic fast-paced trance and use of VY1 and VY2 and the white-on-black PV makes the song pretty iconic, if a bit underrated.
#273 - Dappou Rock (Neru) [Kagamine Len]
Achievement Date: 16-08-20, Upload Date: 16-06-19
One of the three major hits of 2016, and the songs birthed the funk era of Neru. One of the major changes that did not diminish his fame, there are quite a few songs from his later period on this list as well. One thing that did not change is the depressing lyrics, this song basically is about a person fed up with life and ready to leave. And, yes, this song is very good, Neru’s turn was surprising but it was very successful here.
#274 - Vocaloids Only Repeat Two Chords Yelling "tettey-terettey" (GYARI) [Rin, Len, Yukari, Miku, Luka]
Achievement Date: 16-08-26, Upload Date: 15-12-30
And this is the second, and it took even less time. Amazing. Song that previews his later song as he evolved into his second series, with the ‘tettey-terettey’ being the impetus for him to involve other sounds in later songs. This is just twenty minutes, but there are more parts and structure to this song, just a lot of stuff going on, and it’s all good.
#275 - Ima Suki ni Naru (HoneyWorks) [Hatsune Miku]
Achievement Date: 16-08-29, Upload Date: 14-11-25
This kind of a center of the sprawling HoneyWorks Confession story, so the story really gets complicated here. It’s about like the girl who likes the boy from the last song, but he goes to confess this other girl, and the friends have their problems as well… Yeah, it’s the Miku song, but I think she kind of got the short stick there, honestly.
Okay, so I’m gonna try and compile all the vocaloid songs I think are worth suggesting, and I’m gonna try and keep it organized
(Youtube has gone on a banning spree and making stuff unavailable in certain countries, so if you need an alternate link or similar for any song, let me know)
@galaxy-dove @pidgieowl
(You guys asked for recommendations back when I first started compiling this list)
Japanese
Piko
Pierrot (The first few seconds are fuzzy sounding on purpose)
Song of Catastrophe (No English subs)
Wave
Error
Checkmate
Music Box of Time
Puzzle
Happy Ending That No-one Knows About
Paradoxical Paradigm
Torinoko City (Lyrics) (honestly I think this is the best non-human version of this song)
SEAHOLLY
Tsuki yuki hana
Kagaribito
Perfectionist Complex
Kimagure Mercy
Souvenir
Lost Destination
Love and Joy
Yubikiri
Dragon Rising (With Rin)
Confession Rival Declaration
mErcy
Yume to Hazakura
Pedal Heart
Happy Synthesizer (With Ia)
第一次ジブン戦争 (With Len?)
Mousou Sketch
Len
Super Hero
Remote Control (Rin is in it too)
Kagamine Revolution (Rin is here as well)
Ah, It’s a Wonderful Cat’s Life (Gumi duet)
Kiseki (Goes with Kokoro)
Monochrome Dream Eater
Black Cats of the Eve
The Riddle Solver Who Can’t Solve Riddles (Goes with The Riddle Solver Who Won’t Solve Riddles )
Childish War (Rin is here too)
Servant of Evil (On the off chance you haven’t heard it)
Re_Birthday (Sequel to Servant of Evil and Regret Message)
World’s End Dancehall (Duet with Rin)
Electric Angel (With Rin)
1, 2, Fanclub (With Miku)
Climb! Advance! To the Tall Tower (Lyrics)
A Love Story of a Certain Bakeneko
のぼれ!すすめ!高い塔
Rin
Kokoro (Goes with Kiseki)
The Riddle Solver who Won’t Solve Riddles (Goes with The Riddle Solver Who Can’t Solve Riddles)
The Lost One’s Weeping
Regret Message (Sequel to Servant of Evil)
The Legendary Witch
Seasonal Feathers (The English cover of this is really good)
Luka
Perfectionist Complex
The Girl Who Doesn't Know How to Love
Gumi
Please, Don’t Have Laid Down Your Life
Trashy Innocence (I promise this song is safe)
Clean Freak (It’s really easy to find good covers for this song too. It’s great)
Cul
Happy Synthesizer (with IA)
I’m Such an Idiot
Minority (I have no idea what the lyrics are honestly)
Meltdown
Circus Monster
Error (again)
Yohioloid
NeapolitaN
Tsukema Tsukeru
Hikari Yo (O Light)
Orange Line
進化論 (I have NO idea what this means either)
Kiyoteru
Inokori Sensei (Forgive that the video I wanted to link was blocked in this country, so no subs and the original video isn’t there :// here’s the link to that one though if you have ways around it)
Fragments of the Night
Teto
Cheater’s Endroll (No English subs) Lyrics page
Song of Robot’s Ear
Kaito
Tsurai Kogarashi (Ia duet)
Miku
Patchwork Staccato
Tawagoto Speaker
Torinoko City
Hello, Planet
Other
Just Work, NEET - Haku & Neru
English
Dex
Situation of Mine
Karma
My Impulse
Different Seas
Two Weeks
Kaito
One Last Time
Apparently There’s a Cheat Code to Happiness
Anonymous (Goes with Waves of Change)
Cover of One Last Time
Cover of Toeto
Len
For the Better
Big Al
Breaking Point
Maika
Clarity
Waves of Change (Goes with Anonymous)
Yohioloid
Sunflowers in Your Eyes
Dream with You
The Retro (hilarious)
Face Less
Post Script
To my Friend
Gumi
Caitlin
Crystalline
Echo
Sonnika
Biohazard
Chinese
Vagrant Bird by Luo Tianyi
March Rain by Luo Tianyi
Sun Quan The Emperor by Luo Tianyi (Lyrics in comments)
Rain of Dreams by Yan He
Covers
Buraikku Jikorizer
Perfectionist Complex - Jubyphonic
Tawagoto Speaker - TamashiineKasuka (German)
Senbonzakura - Carmen (English)
Senbonzakura - 96neko & Pokota (Japanese)
A Certain Bakeneko's Love Story - Ham (English)
Yurufuwa Jukai Girl - Lon (subs in annotations)
Starlight Keeper -Anbalen (English)
Ikanaide - Lizz Robinett (English)
Nameless Song - ROAD English
Vivi - ROAD (English)
Quiet Room - Rachie (English)
1925 - Ashe (English) (Acoustic version)
Distant Fields - Kran (English)
Delusion Tax - Rachie (English)
Monster - Aruvn (English)
Bad Apple - StrawbellyCake (Japanese)
Irony - Ashe (English)
A Born Coward - Rachie (English)
Clean Freak - Jubyphonic (English)
After-School Stride - Rachie (Japanese)
Torinoko City - JoyDreamer (English)
Sayoko - Zoozbuh (English)
Egoselfish - Miku-tan (English)
Kagepro series (Some are covers, some aren’t)
Shounen Brave
Yuukei Yesterday - LiSA
Kisaragi Attention - IA
Heat Haze Days (Chorus) - (Japanese) Subs come after intro
Konoha’s State of the World
Otsukimi Recital - Rachie (Japanese)
Yobanashi Deceive - MARiA GARNiDELiA (No subs)
Ayano’s Theory of Happiness - MARiA GARNiDELiA
Transparent Answer - IA
Lost Time Memory - Soraru
Outer Science - Amatsuki
Summertime Record - Mafumafu (Japanese) (Turn on CC)