It’s virtually impossible to determine which songs are the most popular karaoke songs. A thorough search of the internet will bring up blogs from various people offering their opinion or lists compiled by individuals or companies with their own agenda. Many are very critical of the songs that are sung most often because they’re tired of hearing the “same old songs”.
The top 10 lists vary across the country, around the world and from year to year, but without someone actually tallying up the number of times songs are performed at karaoke shows, the results cannot be very accurate. Some KJs have karaoke software that stores the history for each singer which allows them to quickly retrieve a song during a show for their regular performers and to see which songs are sung most often. This software also indicates the dates and times and all other variables for all the songs in every performer’s history, but there isn’t a link to a main database for all this information to be stored and tabulated.
As a result, any list of most popular karaoke songs will be based on the limited data anyone can obtain or simply their own opinion. Another aspect of this issue is whether the most popular songs are the songs that will be welcomed at a karaoke show, or are songs that no one really wants to hear anymore. Choosing to sing any of the most popular songs could bring a negative result at one karaoke show or a roar of approval at another, so choose carefully.
This is a list of 50 of the most popular karaoke songs.
Alphabetically listed
All summer long by Kid Rock
American pie by Don Mclean
At last by Etta James
Baby got back by Sir-Mix-A-Lot
Before he cheats by Carrie Underwood
Bitch by Meredith Brooks
Bohemian rhapsody by Queen
Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen
Born to be wild by Steppenwolf
Brown eyed girl by Van Morrison
Crazy by Patsy Cline
Don’t Cha by the Pussycat Dolls
Don’t stop believin’ by Journey
Free bird by Lnynrd Skynyrd
Friends in low places by Garth Brooks
Hotel California by the Eagles
Hello by Lionel Richie and the Commodores
I got you babe by Sonny and Cher
I love rock n roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Imagine by John Lennon
I will always love you by Whitney Houston
I will survive by Gloria Gaynor
Living on a prayer by Bon Jovi
Love Shack by the B-52s
Mack the knife by Bobby Darin
Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet
Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin
My way by Frank Sinatra
New York, New York by Frank Sinatra
Old Time Rock N’ Roll by Bob Seger
Paradise by the dashboard light by Meatloaf
Piano man by Billy Joel
Picture by Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock
Rock & Roll all night by Kiss
Rockstar by Nickelback
Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones
Strokin’ by Clarence Carter
Summer nights by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta (from the movie Grease)
Sweet child of mine by Guns N Roses
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
The rose by Bette Midler
This is how we do it by Montell Jordan
Total eclipse of the heart by Bonnie Tyler
Turn the page by Bob Seger
Wanna be by the Spice Girls
Wanted dead or alive by Bon Jovi
Wind beneath my wings by Bette Midler
With arms wide open by Creed
You shook me all night long by AC/DC
The list above represents the 50 songs most often mentioned during a long Google search for the most popular karaoke songs of all time. This search included web sites that sell karaoke music, blogs, mainstream media articles, karaoke sites, and assorted individual opinions. It’s a long list but there will be songs missing that some may feel should be included. Feel free to voice your opinion for the songs you feel are performed the most, the songs you enjoy the most, or the songs you never want to hear again.
Comments
I've been practicing a few of those hits on the karaoke channel online. Thanks for the list though, I had forgotten how great it was to sing Wannabe, or At Last.
Having song histories is another greatway to see how many of the same songs are heard.This list gives a good representation of songs sung already. Thanks for the informative article.
YMCA is a must on any k-list
Bad Day by Daniel Powter is a must!
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