Almost everyone dreams of being a rockstar or popstar at some point in their life! What better feeling could there be than singing your heart out to your favourite song with thousands of adoring fans cheering you on? Unfortunately, not many of us actually grow up to become famous singers. But that doesn’t mean you can’t replicate that experience.
If you haven’t been to a karaoke bar, you’re missing out. Getting together with your friends and jamming out to your favourite tunes is an absolute blast. But with so many options, it can be a little hard to pick a crowd-pleaser. Thats why we made this handy list of the top 10 karaoke songs; these picks are bound to get the crowd cheering, and they’re damn fun to sing too!
10. Never Gonna Give You Up
Artist: Rick Astley
Album: Whenever You Need Somebody
Genre: Dance-pop
Despite the song originally being released in 1987, it’s become timeless thanks to the wonderful world of the interwebs. The song became immensely popular around 2005 (and to present?) when people started “rickrolling” which is basically a prank wherein Rick Astley’s single plays or appears unexpectedly through an unsuspecting link.
It might not be one of the easy songs to sing karaoke to since no one can hit those low-notes like Rick Astley. Still, the song is undeniably catchy with a good dad-dancing beat, easy lyrics; and for the meme connoisseurs, it’s an undeniable classic.
9. Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Artist: Robert Holmes
Album: Partners In Crime
Genre: Soft Rock
No one really remembers where or when they first heard this song—it’s kind of like factory-programmed into our core beings at birth. An absolute crowd pleaser, truly. Just maybe make sure your kids aren’t around to analyze the lyrics.
8. Time After Time
Artist: Cyndi Lauper
Album: She’s So Unusual
Genre: Soft Rock
A good karaoke song for when you’re feeling a little emotional. Not recommended with alcohol, though; things might get a little…teary.
7. Empire State Of Mind
Artist: Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
Album: The Blueprint 3
Genre: Hip Hop
Empire State of Mind if one of the best songs to sing to or even just listen to, especially if you’re from the big apple or if you’ve got dreams of making it there.
Rapping isn’t everyone’s forte though, even with lyrics on a screen. Another good chorus, but don’t let the rap verses trip you up—download that lyric video on YouTube now and practice, practice, practice, damn it!
6. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Artist: Beyoncé
Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce
Genre: Dance-Pop / R&B
Single Ladies is probably one of the songs you’ve listened to online on a loop to death just trying to learn the choreography. Don’t be embarrassed, we’ve all done it!
What better venue to bust out your moves than at karaoke? The lyrics are pretty easy, and while you’re certainly no Beyoncé it’s the effort that counts. We’ve put this at #6 for its crowd-pleasing factor, but still, it’s a Beyoncé song. No one can perfectly karaoke a Beyoncé song.
5. Wannabe
Artist: Spice Girls
Album: Spice
Genre: Dance-Pop
Hands-down, Wannabe is one of the top karaoke songs for a group. Get a group of your five best mates and be ready to tell it like it is, that ~if you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends~.
4. I Think We’re Alone Now
Artist: Tiffany
Album: Tiffany
Genre: Synthpop
With lyrics pretty much as easy as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, this little synthpop number is a great karaoke song to inspire some pre-teen nostalgia. Just listening to it makes you wish you were a 13-year-old girl dancing in your bedroom after finding out the boy from homeroom thinks your hair scrunchies are totally ‘sweet’.
3. Livin’ On A Prayer
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: Slippery When Wet
Genre: Hard Rock / Glam Metal
Livin’ On A Prayer is one of the most popular karaoke songs to really give your all to. You can scream your head off, paired with some air guitar moves.
2. Don’t Stop Believin’
Artist: Journey
Album: Escape
Genre: Rock
Okay let’s all just be honest: THIS IS ALL GLEE’S FAULT. Don’t Stop Believin’ was always a good karaoke song, but ever since they covered the song on that show Glee, it’s become a popular karaoke song for 20-somethings too.
With lyrics that’ll quite literally tell you to not stop believing, its overall mood, theme, genre, makes it great for a fun, intensely emotional crowd sing-along.
1. Bohemian Rhapsody
Artist: Queen
Album: A Night At The Opera
Genre: Progressive Rock / Hard Rock / Progressive Rock
At number one on our list is Bohemian Rhapsody. Great as a warm-up song, but even better as a grand finale. Whether tenor, baritone or even tone deaf (okay no promises); whether alone, as a duet, as a group—Bohemian Rhapsody is a song anyone can rock out to.
Bonus points for theatrical dramatisation and choreography. Have fun a and make Freddie Mercury proud!
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