Aim for a high score! Karaoke songs for men to achieve top scores
If you’re simply aiming for a high score at karaoke, the key points for song selection will naturally be to choose songs with “easy-to-sing melodies,” “easy-to-understand lyrics,” and “clear, straightforward rhythms.”
That being the case, your picks will tend to come from the ’90s and earlier—so-called Showa-era and early Heisei kayōkyoku, new music, and J-pop.
Many recent songs have complex melodies and rhythms, and plenty of people think “This is hard!” after just one listen.
In this article, aimed at men who want to score high at karaoke, I’ve also proactively selected relatively singable tracks even from among more recent songs.
Compared to older hits, these are a bit more challenging to sing, but each song’s write-up includes tips and points to watch for to help you boost your score, so please use this as a guide and give them a try!
It feels great when you nail a high score!
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Aim for a high score! Karaoke songs for men to achieve top scores (171–180)
illustrated reference bookSEKAI NO OWARI
SEKAI NO OWARI often gives the impression of having many high-pitched songs, but the July 2025 release “Zukan” doesn’t feature belted high notes and has little range fluctuation, so it seems very scoring-friendly—you might even aim for a perfect 100.
The melody is also easy to remember since it’s structured with just verse A, verse B, and the chorus, without a new section like a bridge.
Overall, the vocal range, rhythm, and melody are clearly organized, so you don’t need any special techniques and can sing it at a relaxed pace.
To aim for 100 points, the first priority is matching pitch.
Try singing lightly with the image of lifting your facial muscles and eyebrows and sending the voice forward from just above the eyebrows.
Vocalist Fukase also tends to keep his eyebrows raised, so use that as a reference!
Hero SyndromeSochic
This is a track released on July 2, 2025 by Sochic, a male singer-songwriter based in Tokyo.
It’s a mid- to up-tempo song with clear dynamics, so it should be relatively easy to score well on.
Highly recommended if you like upbeat songs and higher vocal ranges! The A and B sections sit in the mid range and feel settled, so be careful not to let the pitch drop too far into your throat.
You’ll generally want to focus on the vocal cords and the area between the eyebrows; try singing with the image of letting the voice come forward slowly from the vocal cords.
The chorus has many words and goes higher, so if you sing each phrase carefully, both pitch and rhythm will lock in more easily.
Project your voice powerfully as if sending it far from the vocal cords—you’ll find it feels great to sing.
If you touch the dip between your collarbones, you can feel the vibration and it’s easier to grasp, so keep that in mind.
common wordsROCKING TIME
Although “Arifureta Kotoba” is originally by ROCKING TIME, the performance in this video is sung by Hideaki Konno, who was a member of the band.
If, amid busy days that rush by, you’ve found it hard to be gentle, why not try singing this song to convey those feelings?
yellowback number
This is back number’s 21st single, released on September 29, 2021.
It’s a beautiful song with a slightly ballad-like, mid- to slow-tempo feel.
The melody flows naturally and is very easy on the ears, making it easy to remember—so in that sense, it might be a good choice for karaoke if you’re aiming for a high score.
However, there are sections where the lyrics are sung rather quickly for this tempo, so be careful not to rush the rhythm in those parts.
Also, in the original track, the high-tone sections are sung effectively using falsetto.
If you’re not confident about switching your vocal register, consider lowering the key.
rendezvousshaitoopu
This is the third digital-only single by the three-piece rock band Shytoop, released in April 2023.
The arrangement and vocal melody are produced very simply, making it a great choice when you want to aim for a high karaoke score.
However, precisely because the song is so simple, it becomes important to express it by varying dynamics for each section and phrase and by switching up your vocal delivery when you sing.
So make sure you study those aspects thoroughly before performing.
If possible, it’s best to memorize the lyrics before you sing.
Aim for a high score! Karaoke songs for men to achieve top scores (181–190)
My NoteSukima Suichi
It’s Sukima Switch’s seventh single, released in March 2006.
It seems it was produced as the theme song for the animated film Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur 2006.
Sukima Switch’s vocalist, Takuya Ohashi, is a singer whose voice has a charming, slightly unadorned quality, and that appeal is brought out to the fullest in this gentle ballad.
The vocal melody is straightforward throughout and easy to sing, but there are spots where you need to switch to falsetto.
If that’s not your strong suit, please practice so you can shift smoothly before giving it a try.
SignalSaitō Kazuyoshi
A track from Kazuyoshi Saito’s 21st studio album, “55 STONES,” released on March 24, 2021.
It’s a very poppy, upbeat mid-tempo song, which alone makes it an ideal choice for aiming for a high score at karaoke.
The vocal melody doesn’t have extreme pitch shifts or many tricky parts, so I think it’s very easy to sing.
Saito’s singing style—especially the way he treats the ends of phrases in the chorus—is a bit distinctive, so if you’re aiming for a high score, it might be best to practice until you can reproduce that as well.