[Vocaloid] Ballad Song Ranking [2025]

PianistTohta Kasamura50rank/position

Pianista / feat. Hatsune Miku

“Pianista” is a song that sings of a nostalgic feeling—recalling what one was good at in childhood after becoming an adult.

Created by KasaMura Tota, a Vocaloid producer known for many songs themed around youth, it was released in 2023.

The lyrics give voice to the bittersweetness and loneliness of realizing, as an adult, what you want to do and what you can do—and what can no longer be achieved.

The dynamically shaded piano performance seems to express shifting emotions.

Paired with Hatsune Miku’s translucent vocals, it’s a ballad that portrays the act of facing the present.

Sweet LiesAzari51rank/position

Sweet Lies

Vocaloid producer Azari burst onto YouTube like a comet, earning support from younger audiences with addictive tracks.

Their seventh song, “Sweet Lies,” is a number whose dark, atmospheric sound lingers in your ears.

The relatively flat melody that shapes the song’s mood might also make it easier for those who aren’t confident singers.

With its narrow vocal range, low key, and quite relaxed tempo, it’s a very approachable choice for karaoke.

CaneléChouchou-P52rank/position

[Hatsune Miku] Canelé / Canelé [Chouchou-P feat. Hatsune Miku] [Original]

Also active under the names papiyon and Yuu Ichinose, Chouchou-P is a Vocaloid producer renowned for songs featuring a powerful yet beautiful piano sound.

“Canelé,” included on the mini-album RERISE, has an emotional arrangement that starts with a piano-driven opening and progresses into a rock sound.

With no large melodic leaps and an overall relaxed melody, it’s a great pick for anyone who wants to sing a Vocaloid track at karaoke.

If the key still doesn’t fit, try setting it to match the chorus’s pitch—it’ll likely make it easier to sing.

Reminiscence PoetryYukino Ito53rank/position

Reminiscence Poesy / Koharu Rikka

Yukino Ito, a Vocaloid producer who debuted in 2022.

The song she created as an official “Song” for the voice library Koharu Rikka is “Reminiscence Poetry.” Its structure starts gently and builds toward the end, bringing out the best in Koharu Rikka’s singing voice.

The lyrics, which recall days with a cherished person and come to realize it was love, also seem to reflect the growth of Koharu Rikka as a Vocaloid, which is wonderful.

I hope you enjoy its tender yet heartrending world.

unripekeeno54rank/position

Unripe

Keeno, a Vocaloid producer known for transparent-sounding tracks and for having many songs inducted into halls of fame, has garnered widespread popularity.

“unripe,” included on his second album before light—often praised as a collection of masterpieces—shakes the heart with its piano-only arrangement and heartrending lyrics.

With its relaxed tempo, low key, and relatively narrow vocal range, it’s likely an easy number to sing.

However, take care with the melodic leaps in the A section, as they can make it easy to go off pitch.

Summer's TransparencybuzzG55rank/position

Invisible in Summer / buzzG feat. Hatsune Miku

Vocaloid producer buzzG, whose band sound rooted in classic J-POP has earned high acclaim.

“Natsu no Toumei,” which evokes a prayer to someone dear, stirs the heart with its piano-featured clarity and deep, spacious ensemble.

While the chorus does include some melodic leaps, the overall vocal range is narrow and the melody is relaxed, making it relatively easy to sing for a Vocaloid track.

It’s a sentimental ballad number that invites you to sing with dynamic expression while visualizing the story in the lyrics.

deep seaRiei56rank/position

Abyss / feat. Hatsune Miku

Some of you may be carrying a sense of loss after heartbreak, unable to see the person you love.

For those people, I recommend listening to “Shinkai” (Deep Sea).

It’s a piece by the Vocaloid producer Riei, who debuted in 2021.

The song compares sinking into the deep sea to the experience of profound sorrow, despair, and the days that continue on even without the one you love.

At first glance, it may seem unbearably sad, but in the end it gently gives listeners a push forward.

There’s meaning embedded in the way the lyrics are written as well, so don’t just listen—be sure to check the words themselves, too.