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Yoko Takahashi’s Popular Songs Ranking [2025]
Yoko Takahashi has many tie-in songs for anime and games.
Her numerous masterpieces are widely loved even by people who don’t usually watch anime or play games.
In 2016, she also took part in the Dragon Quest Live Spectacle Tour, opening up a new frontier.
Among her continuously bold new challenges, we present a ranking of the songs that have garnered the most plays.
Yoko Takahashi’s Popular Songs Ranking [2025]
A Cruel Angel's ThesisYoko Takahashi1rank/position
An epic-scale anime song themed around angels and destiny that conveys courage and hope.
Released in October 1995, this track captivated many fans as the opening theme of the anime “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” with lyrics that brilliantly capture the world of the series and Yoko Takahashi’s powerful vocals.
It embodies a resolve to soar into the future, a readiness to grow, and a wish for self-realization, overflowing with a moving message that stirs the heart.
Its energetic rhythm and dynamic sound are sure to add flair and excitement to school sports festivals and dance performances.
Refrain of SoulsYoko Takahashi2rank/position
It’s a masterpiece where Yoko Takahashi’s overwhelming vocal power—enough to shake the listener’s soul—blends magnificently with a majestic orchestra.
The theme suggested by the title, “repetition” or “recursion,” may have gained a universal depth and breadth precisely because lyricist Neko Oikawa honed her senses and spun the words without probing too deeply into the heart of the story.
Released as Takahashi’s single in February 1997, it left a powerful impression as the theme song for the anime film Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth.
The track shone at No.
3 on the Oricon Weekly Chart and sold over 630,000 copies in total; it was later included on the album “~refrain~ The songs were inspired by ‘EVANGELION’.” It’s a song you’ll want to sing when you need to unleash your emotions at karaoke or immerse yourself in the world of an epic story.
Apocalypse of TruthYoko Takahashi3rank/position
This is a single by Yoko Takahashi released in January 2015, which peaked at number 39 on the Oricon Weekly Chart.
It was used as the opening theme for the TV anime ‘Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon’ from episodes 13 to 25.
P.S I miss youYoko Takahashi4rank/position
This is a gem of a ballad released in December 1991, marking the full-fledged solo debut of Yoko Takahashi, who would later gain immense acclaim for “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis.” It gives voice to the growing feelings for someone you long to see but cannot, and anyone who has experienced the heartache of a long-distance relationship will likely find it deeply moving.
The song was used as the image theme for the drama “Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai…” and later earned the Newcomer Award at the Japan Cable Radio Awards.
There’s also the memorable, unusual anecdote that the jacket photo wasn’t ready in time, so they used a picture of a wall clock instead.
On a quiet night when you can’t sleep as you think of someone dear, listening to this beautiful melody and vocal will surely offer gentle comfort to your heart.
Let's meet up like back then.Yoko Takahashi5rank/position
It’s a dreamy Christmas song that seeps slowly into the depths of your heart like a whispering voice.
Sung by Yoko Takahashi, the singer also known for the anime classic A Cruel Angel’s Thesis, it was released in 1994 as her ninth single and used as an insert song for the drama O-To-Na ni Shite.
The lyrics are heartbreakingly poignant, longing to return to those happy days—remembering Christmas Eve spent with a former lover.
It’s perfect for savoring slowly on your own.
Cruel Nyan-gelic ThesisYoko Takahashi6rank/position
A song performed by the female singer Yoko Takahashi, famous for the massive hit “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis.” It was used in a commercial for the collaboration between the smartphone game “The Battle Cats” and “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” and many fans were surely thrilled to hear it sung by the original singer, Yoko Takahashi herself.
The song is already well-known, and since the lyrics are more of a playful afterthought, it’s easy to sing at karaoke and guaranteed to get big laughs! It’s a number that will hype up any karaoke outing, no matter who you go with.
Fushigi na MelmoYoko Takahashi7rank/position
It’s a nostalgic song.
Listening to it again after a long time really makes me feel the years.
The vocals are amazing.
It brings back memories of those days.
I think it’s a classic that everyone around our age surely knows.
Even when you sing it at karaoke, the chorus is fun, so I think everyone will get into it.