Since I'm on vacation today, I'm posting the Vocaran while we wait for Utaran :D. I looooooove this week so much because there are a lot of new, amazing releases from famous producers and new ones that have so much potential (I swear, I will stop using 'so much' so much). Because of the awesome new stuff, there are only a few left from last week's ranking, some of them pulled down as a consequence. Still, there are some surprising returns (Matryoshka, what!) and rises. I hope this week will also be an interesting listen for you guys, too, so let's get started.

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #179 (February 28 - March 07, 2011)

Not that many new songs this week and most of the rankings are just movements of those from the previous ranking. However, I hope you won't skip this one because despite the few new stuff, most of the songs are from Ps you don't hear from often or you might have never even heard of before.

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

Weekly Vocaloid Ranking #175 (January 31-February 7, 2011)

This week's ranking doesn't have as many new stuff as before, but the few new ones are all awesome. At the same time, there's quite a lot of movement among the old songs (and a few familiar ones are rising again...). Pardon the lack of intelligent comments (I'm mostly spazzing, it's unforgivable). It's 1AM LOL.

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

This week's ranking only has a few new songs, but they're all wonderful. Most of the songs in the ranking are just movements from the previous week but there's a couple of surprising re-entries. Also, some of the songs in the higher ranks are from new and/or underappreciated producers so please look through them! :)

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

* BTW, if you are a member of this community, please be informed that I have added MU links to the recently locked post. Thanks for your patience! :)

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

Today's ranking is pretty predictable because you all know what's coming, right? Yeah, HEART SUTRA WEEK is this week. So please be prepared to be enlightened to Nirvana with all the sutras in this ranking (don't worry, there are some amazing, nonheart sutra songs as well ^^).

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

This week has only a bit of new uploads (wait until next week, after Miku's birthday matsuri XD). There's a bit more MMD stuff remaining from the 5th MMD cup and of course, there are songs celebrating Lily's release. The rest are mere movements within the ranks and surprising returns.

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

Quite a predictable ranking this week. Not much is new, too ^^;. But still, the few new ones are really lovely, please do check them out.

↑# - the song moved up from a previous top 30 rank
↓# - song moved down from a previous top 30 rank
↵ - song is a re-entry to the top 30 rankings

original nicovideo link

Songs are arranged from 1-30.

( top 30 under the cut )

This is my first time actually waiting for and transcribing the midyear Vocaloid Ranking, so I'm a bit excited despite the work before me XD.

This ranking considered Hatsune Miku songs uploaded from 12AM of December 15, 2009 up 11:59PM of June 14, 2010. The formula of computing for the ranks is not included in the blurb, but I think it's almost the same as the weekly Vocaloid ranking formula. The video included the top 80 songs, but the mylist link has 478 songs OTL. There's no way I CAN type up all of them so I'll just include here the top 100. There's still the Kagamine, KAITO, Luka and GUMI rankings, so please look forward to them :). Please take this as an opportunity to listen to Hatsune Miku songs considered as the best this half of 2010 :).

So far, this and the annual rankings are the only ones I type in reverse order (from 100-1) so that it'd be more exciting :). If you want me to do the midyear/annual rankings in the traditional way (the 1-xx order), just tell me :).

nicovideo link part 1
nicovideo link part 2

( 100 to 1 under the cut. )

I have a feeling that I don't want to tag this....

papiyon/蝶々Ｐ (chouchoP)

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I prefer calling ChouchoP 'papiyon' so as not to confuse them with the singer Choucho. Papiyon is a producer who started uploading songs in 2008, and is moderately active with eleven songs released from 12/2008 up to the present. Their music is hard to identify, but it's mostly upbeat pop with a slice of alternative (guitars, drums, etc.). Their earlier songs remind me of anime songs during the 1990s. You know, those types Garnet Crow, Aucifer, WANDS, etc. sing? Later on, though, they started making more provocative songs bordering on technopop with extensive use of keyboards and repetitive beats. In their most recent upload using Miku Append however, they presented a wonderful ballad reminiscent of the older releases (more drums, etc.).

You might know papiyon as the producer behind the bandwagon hit "Eh? Aa, Sou." XD Papiyon exclusively uses Miku as their vocaloid, with Miku Append later on. Their earlier Miku is lower-pitched and slow. Later on, probably starting with the song "Love Attack Transfer," Miku slowly becomes higher-pitched. I think it's also to adjust to the gradual changes in papiyon's music style.

sample songs
• Shooting Star
• Message
• Love Atomic Transfer
• Senaka Awase no Boku to Kimi
• Dendrobium Phalaenopsis (Miku Append)


I first heard of papiyon when they released Love Atomic Transfer and I got hooked on it. The next time I heard the name was in Senaka Awase no Boku to Kimi, which is also very pretty. I do not like all of papiyon's songs, but they make the most interesting melodies. I cannot find a common beat or melody in their works so it's fun listening to them. But what I like best in papiyon's music is the wonderful piano/keyboard music in ALL of their works. The playing is always elaborate at the middle and is very pleasant to listen to, whether it's a technopop, alternative or ballad-based song.