Find Roy a little too mellow? Try the Van Halen version instead for the hard rock fans in the crowd.ģ4 – Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive – One of music’s greatest divas Gloria Gaynor and her song I Will Survive have made her a karaoke music legend. Roboto is one of the best songs of the 80s, and if you throw in some accompanying robot dance moves you’re guaranteed to win the approval of even the most jaded audience.ģ5 – Roy Orbison – Pretty Woman – Everybody knows this classic track by one of the biggest legends of Rock n Roll. Roboto – Speaking of songs that will get a good laugh from the crowd, Mr. This one is nice and easy to sing along to, and usually gets a good laugh from the crowd.ģ6 – Styx – Mr. It won’t get people dancing, but it will have them crooning along.ģ7 – Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe – One of the best parts of karaoke is the social aspect of it, and karaoke duets are a great way to get the shyer people in the group up on stage to sing. A melancholy tune that will put a nice bow on the evening.ģ9 – Cyndi Lauper – Time after Time – Though better know for her flamboyant Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – This pop/punk princess recorded one of the best ballads of the 80s.ģ8 – The Police – Every Breath You Take – This is one of those songs that will bring out the serious side of everyone in the joint. When it gets late and everyone is starting to hit the low-key phase pull out this tune. If the party is a little mellow cue up this track to get the joint jumping.Ĥ0 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge – Sometimes you’ve got to slow it down. Everyone knows the lyrics and the dance moves to this song. In my opinion this track would top a list of the best Christmas karaoke songs.Ĥ1 – The Village People – YMCA – You want something to really get the crowd going. This one is a whimsical song that will get everyone in the room humming along.Ĥ2 – Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas – Any time I’ve been to karaoke, regardless of the time of year, this holiday favorite by the King of Rock n Roll gets sung by someone. An oldie with some country twang to it and a clever story to boot.Ĥ5 – Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart – One of the best karaoke love songs, this track was also one of the best love songs of the 80s and was a former #1 Billboard hit.Ĥ4 – Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Islands in the Stream – Two of country music’s biggest legends perform this hit, and with its limited vocal range it is a relatively easy song for most people to sing along to.Ĥ3 – The Beatles – When I’m 64 – You knew you’d be seeing a lot of the Beatles on this list of the best karaoke songs. Riley – Harper Valley PTA – This is another track that the girls just seem to love. The guys might have to read the lyrics, but I can guarantee the girls will know every word off by heart.Ĥ6 – Jeannie C. Everyone in the room will jump in on the chorus.Ĥ7 – Olivia Newton John & John Travolta – Summer Nights – A great male/female duet from the soundtrack of the movie/musical Grease. – There’s A Tear In My Beer – This is a great karaoke duet song (for two guys), and is bound to get the beer drinkers in the crowd going.Ĥ8 – The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated – This is a great song for the rockers in the crowd that don’t have the vocal range to sing ACDC. Here are my picks for the greatest karaoke songs:ĥ0 – The Beatles – Yellow Submarine – Easy to sing along to this track by The Fab Four will have everyone in the room belting it out, usually drowning out the person with the mic.Ĥ9 – Hank Williams Jr. I know this list, like any list based solely on the opinion of a single author, will stir up controversy, but I’ve done my best to objectively select the music contained within. I also wanted to represent as many musical genres and time periods as possible. There are so many great sing-along songs from years gone by that even narrowing it down to 50 was a challenge. Coming up with a list of the top 50 best karaoke songs of all time was definitely difficult. Whether it is in the shower, in the car on the way to work, or up on stage in front of a packed pub few of us can resist emulating our favorite artists, deluding ourselves into believing we sound exactly like them. Deep down, regardless of our individual talent level, I believe we all like to sing.
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