What songs do they sing in karaoke in the USA, in France, or in Ireland? What do Danes dance to and what songs do they play every night in Canadian karaoke clubs? We have made up a top-list of the most popular karaoke songs all over the world and even a top-5 of the performers whose tracks are the favorites of karaoke-clubs regulars.
Top-10 Most Popular Karaoke Songs in the World in 2021*:
- Eagles – Hotel California
- Adele – Someone Like You
- John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
- Plain White T’s – Hey There Delilah
- Zac Efron and Zendaya – Rewrite the Stars
- Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper – Shallow
- Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers – Just The Two of Us
- Louis Armstrong – What a wonderful world
- Ben E. King – Stand By Me
*The rating was compiled by www.uswitch.com and is based on materials from Spotify, YouTube, Google, and on a number of open-data karaoke services.
Let’s take a closer look at some music leaders country by country since not everyone likes Eagles with their timeless hotel, which has been welcoming all kinds of guests for more than 50 years already. In general, all the world hasn’t gone far from adoring the hits of the 90s, and yet there’s a catch to it. Any fresh release, either a catchy film soundtrack or some ancient blues of the early 20th century, is now just as likely as the unbeatable “Queen” to compete for the top lines of ratings.
the UK
Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
Norway, the Netherlands, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, Australia
Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper – Shallow
France
Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way
Denmark, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the USA
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Belgium
Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again
And to top it off, here are 5 performers whose songs can be most often heard in karaoke clubs:
- Queen
- Maroon 5
- Justin Bieber
- Lady Gaga
- Rihanna
Now you know what to ask a sound engineer for if you find yourself in some London karaoke club. That’s it for today. Have a good karaoke!

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