Top 100+ Easy Karaoke Songs & Sing-Alongs for Guys, Girls, & Duets

Never is the phrase “Know the room” more relevant than when singing karaoke. If it’s Saturday night and it’s party time at the bar, it’s probably not the best time to break out with “Everybody Hurts” or “With or Without You.” At a small social gathering with some work friends? You may think twice before singing “Get Lucky.”

Whether at a karaoke bar or private party, you don’t have to be able to hit those high notes, have a great vocal range or even sing in tune to have have the most amazing time belting out the latest top karaoke songs. So what do you sing? What are some solid song choices the crowd will love? (Love Shack. Baby, Love Shack! )

Is it really possible to make a list of the best karaoke songs and not include Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, or Mamma Mia? We don’t think so! Here’s a list of our favourite good karaoke songs that everyone can get into. And that’s really the point of karaoke, right? Everyone should have fun and you get to be the star, try a few! Check out our list of easy songs to sing below:

Female Karaoke Songs

The ladies have it easy when it comes to finding an awesome karaoke song to sing. From R&B classics to hit pop songs, we’ve picked from the most fun and memorable songs ever made for you to sing at your next karaoke event. Here are our top 20 picks for the best female karaoke songs.

Featured Female Karaoke Song: Oops!….I Did It Again — Britney Spears

Karaoke Songs For Men

Men, it’s time to step up to the microphone, don’t be afraid to show everyone you’ve got a killer voice. We’ve picked out the greatest karaoke songs for men from a variety of genres and popular songs over the years.

Featured Men’s Karaoke Song: I Want It That Way — Backstreet Boys

Duet Karaoke Songs

Karaoke with your friends is always twice the fun so grab a friend and get up some stage and sing one of the best duet karaoke songs!

Featured Duet Karaoke Song: Ebony and Ivory — Stevie Wonder

90’s Karaoke Songs

Remember the classic hits from the 90’s you would always sing along to in the car? We put together 20 of our favourite 90’s karaoke songs that are sure to get everyone in the room singing along with you.

Featured 90’s Karaoke Song: Macarena — Los Del Rio

80’s Karaoke Songs

Are the 90’s a little “too soon” for you? Want something that might be more familiar to you? These 80’s karaoke songs are sure to have the audience singing right along with you.

Featured 80’s Karaoke Song: Beat It — Micheal Jackson

70’s Karaoke songs

Let’s take things all the way back to the 1970’s with our list of hit 70’s karaoke songs that range from “Dancing Queen” to “Free Bird”.

Featured 70’s Karaoke Song: Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees

Rock Karaoke Songs

Do you love singing rock songs? These top 20 rock karaoke songs are sure to make you look and sound like a rock star!

Featured Rock Karaoke Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit — Nirvana

Pop Karaoke Songs

Pop songs are crowd pleasers that can get most people singing with you at a karaoke night. These top 20 pop karaoke songs are all-time favourites that will span generations to come.

Featured Pop Karaoke Song: Bye Bye Bye — NSYNC

R&B Karaoke Songs

Pour your heart and soul into these top 20 R&B karaoke songs. These karaoke songs will be sure to leave you and the audience filled with emotion.

Featured R&B Karaoke Song: Say My Name — Destiny’s Child

Country Karaoke Songs

Love a good country tune to sing with your friends? Check out our top 20 best country karaoke songs that you will have a blast singing at your next karaoke night.

Featured Country Karaoke Song: Wagon Wheel — Darius Rucker

Love Karaoke Songs

Want to show your love for a special someone in the most spectacular way on karaoke night? Choose one of these classic karaoke love songs and melt everyone’s hearts.

Featured Karaoke Love Song: Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran

Worst Karaoke Songs

Here is a list of what NOT to sing on your next karaoke night! Avoid these worst karaoke songs because not only are many of them hard to sing, the audience is sick and tired of them.

Featured Worst Karaoke Song: Baby Got Back — Sir Mix-A-Lot

2018 Karaoke Songs

Try singing a few of the most popular karaoke songs from 2018 at karaoke next time you are out with your friends. These 2018 karaoke songs are a ton of fun to sing and are still fresh in the minds of the audience. 2018 was a hit year with the emergence of Spanglish songs from artists like Cardi B and Camila Cabello that are a blast to sing (if you can mumble the Spanish parts!).

Featured 2018 Karaoke Song: I Like It — Cardi B

2017 Karaoke Songs

Check out our list of the best 20 karaoke songs 2017. We have put together the most popular songs from an amazing year that anyone can sing at their next karaoke night. Our featured song “Believer’ by Imagine Dragons, check out the video below.

Featured 2017 Karaoke Song: Believer — Imagine Dragons

2016 Karaoke Songs

2016 was an amazing year for karaoke. This top 20 list of the best 2016 karaoke songs has hits from every genre of music and is sure to have a few of your favourite songs that are an absolute blast to sing on stage.

Featured 2016 Karaoke Song: Work From Home — Fifth Harmony

Christmas Karaoke Songs

Christmas time is near again so let’s dust off our favourite Christmas carols and take a look at the best Christmas karaoke songs by some of your favourite artists from Mariah Carey to Michael Bublé.

Featured Christmas Karaoke Song: Blue Christmas — Elvis Presley

Fun Karaoke Songs

What good is a list of karaoke songs if we didn’t include the top 20 fun karaoke songs of all time? These songs are an absolute blast to sing, either solo or with your friends.

Featured Fun Karaoke Song: Hot N Cold — Katy Perry

“Party in the USA” — Miley Cyrus

Everyone knows this work-safe song. Young girls, middle-aged men, biker dudes, it doesn’t matter; everyone knows the lyrics and they sing along when they hear this tune.

Even people that hate Miley will begrudgingly tap their toes and try not to sing. But they will fail. No one resists the magical powers of this, dare we say, classic?

This song has it all: Irresistible beat, catchy melody and party lyrics. It’s also a strong female karaoke song, although it’s not off-limits for guys.

The best part about singing this song is you can really let loose. The crowd takes their cues from you, and when they see you getting your jam on, well, it’s “Party in the U.S.A.” time baby.

“Born to Run” — Bruce Springsteen

“Born to Run” is the Boss’s signature song and everyone relates to the young working-class theme and the desire to be free.

Best of all, you get to implement all of Bruce’s rock poses. Raise your fist while tapping your feet aggressively. Turn your back to the audience and throw your arms out wide. Make your face look like you just sucked a lemon while you shred on air guitar.

The key is to bring it home enthusiastically when you sing, “Tramps like us / baby we were born to run.” It’s a sure-fire crowd pleaser.

“Just a Friend” — Biz Markie

An old school song that transcends generations, “Just a Friend” is funny and memorable. Even better is the fact that audiences get into the chorus and will sing along passionately.

People understand the pain of loving someone unattainable and delight in this fun, storytelling rap. Put your hand over your heart and feign your death when you sing “Oh baby you.”

The barrier to entry is low with this song as Biz wails out of tune throughout. So if you can’t sing or rap, or if the crowd is too drunk to know the difference, it’s a perfect choice.

“Sweet Home Alabama” — Lynyrd Skynyrd

The song begins with “Turn it up,” which is a familiar call to crowds everywhere to get up and dance.

Are you’re sensing a theme with this list? All of these choices are songs people can get into. To that end, “Sweet Home Alabama” fits the bill.

Audiences of all ages and musical tastes know every word of this song. That’s possibly because it is prevalent in many films. They even made a movie called Sweet Home Alabama.

Put on your Joe Dirt mullet wig and rock out to this 70’s classic.

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” — Taylor Swift

Exes everywhere rejoice in this whimsical revenge tune. And if revenge songs are your thing, pretty much any Taylor Swift song will do.

But we like this one because it’s fun and people get into singing “ever ever ever” a lot.

And if your ex is in the crowd, even better. Be bold and make a dedication. You know their reaction will be priceless.

“Drunk in Love” — Jay-Z and Beyonce

“Drunk in Love” is a fun song for couples. So if you and your bae-bae love this Jay and Bey jam, go for it.

This song is best performed anywhere you can safely get your freak on. The risque lyrics are perfectly fine at parties and bars, but it’s not advised for work functions and family get-togethers.

It’s all about the performance. Specifically, Queen B’s part is what matters here because, frankly, this is her song.

Let your inner diva out and completely commit to it to bring the house down.

“Don’t Stop Believin” — Journey

We have to include “Don’t Stop Believin” because by any measure it’s a classic. It is the first song to have a million downloads on iTunes. In fact, it was the most downloaded song ever until 2014.

It’s a karaoke mainstay as well. The United States Karaoke Alliance named it as the #4 karaoke song of all time.

Laurels aside, everyone knows and loves this song and you will be a hit if you are born to sing the blues too.

“All The Small Things” — Blink 182

A 90’s classic, “All The Small Things” works well if you’re crowd has had a few adult beverages. Besides being a catchy song, you don’t have to think about too much. Lots of “na na nas” in this one, giving it high marks for sing-along-ability.

Pro Tip: Hold out the mic when it’s time for the crowd to shout, “Work sucks.” You’re welcome.

“Uptown Funk” — Bruno Mars

Almost any Bruno Mars tune is a good karaoke song. The man knows how to create upbeat songs that make people happy.

As the karaoke singer, you can be the conduit that delivers such goodness to the crowd.

Dancing is not optional. You must throw your inhibitions out the window and have fun. Let the crowd feed off your energy.

Groups can have fun with this one too. Let one person sing lead with the background singers/dancers bringing it home with every “Hot damn.” Crowd around the mic for the chorus.

There are no rules with this song. Have fun and perform it with reckless abandon.

The Best Karaoke Songs: The Bottom Line

It’s best to sing a song you already know. That way you won’t have to stare at the machine to read the lyrics. You can relax, get into your performance and just have fun.

Choose karaoke songs that people already know and love. When everyone in the room is on the same page there’s a connection. The crowd loves your energy and you get to feed off of them too. It a great time for everyone.

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Originally published at https://www.merriammusic.com on April 24, 2019.