Much like laser tag to Barney Stinson, I’ll never turn down a night of karaoke, and you can regularly catch me at my local spot Wednesday nights.
For most people, karaoke is a random night out. For me, it’s where I met my fiancée, where I fell in love with her, where we first said, “I love you,” to each other, and where I asked her parents for their blessing to marry her. I’ve also met countless new friends through this weekly ritual.
I always thought it would be a fun idea to make a list of songs I’ve done for karaoke, so I scrolled through my iTunes one day and typed them out. Since then, I’ve continued to periodically add to the list. I’m always open to new suggestions.
I’ve sorted them alphabetically by the artist’s first name, and, just for fun, I’ve also listed out my top (and bottom) 10 songs performed.
Anyway, enjoy the list!
The complete list (the count: 235)
• “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” – Aaron Carter
• “Mamma Mia” – Abba
• “Grow Old With You” – Adam Sandler
• “Dream On” – Aerosmith
• “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” – Aerosmith
• “Let’s Stay Together” – Al Green
• “Friend Like Me” – Aladdin
• “Flavor Of The Weak” – American Hi-Fi
• “Tears Dry On Their Own” – Amy Winehouse
• “Valerie” – Amy Winehouse
• “Fine By Me” – Andy Grammer
• “Honey, I’m Good” – Andy Grammer
• “I Choose You” – Andy Grammer
• “Keep Your Head Up” – Andy Grammer
• “Respect” – Aretha Franklin
• “Say A Little Prayer” – Aretha Franklin
• “Love Shack” – B-52’s
• “All I Have To Give” – Backstreet Boys
• “As Long As You Love Me” – Backstreet Boys
• “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” – Backstreet Boys
• “I Want It That Way” – Backstreet Boys
• “Quit Playing Games With My Heart” – Backstreet Boys
• “Back in the U.S.S.R.” – The Beatles
• “I Saw Her Standing There” – The Beatles
• “Twist and Shout” – The Beatles
• “Poison” – Bell Biv Devoe
• “Stand By Me” – Ben E. King
• “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)” – Billy Joel
• “Only The Good Die Young” – Billy Joel
• “She’s Always A Woman” – Billy Joel
• “Tell Her About It” – Billy Joel
• “Vienna” – Billy Joel
• “You May Be Right” – Billy Joel
• “Hard To Handle” – The Black Crowes
• “Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)” – Blessid Union Of Souls
• “Beyond The Sea” – Bobby Darin
• “Dream Lover” – Bobby Darin
• “Mack The Knife” – Bobby Darin
• “Old Time Rock & Roll” – Bob Seger
• “You Give Love A Bad Name” – Bon Jovi
• “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” – Bonnie Tyler (with group)
• “Almost” – Bowling For Soup
• “The Letter” – The Box Tops
• “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – Bruce Springsteen
• “Uptown Funk” – Bruno Mars (feat. Mark Ronson)
• “Crazy Bitch” – Buckcherry
• “Devil Went Down To Georgia” – Charlie Daniels Band
• “Look At Me Now” – Chris Brown (feat. Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne)
• “With You” – Chris Brown
• “Candyman” – Christina Aguilera
• “Johnny B. Goode” – Chuck Berry
• “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” – The Darkness
• “Wagon Wheel” – Darius Rucker
• “You Spin Me Round” – Dead Or Alive
• “Ain’t That A Kick In The Head” – Dean Martin
• “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” – Deep Blue Something
• “Runaround Sue” – Dion
• “The Wanderer” – Dion
• “Teenager In Love” – Dion and the Belmonts
• “Forgot About Dre” – Dr. Dre (feat. Eminem)
• “Have You Heard?” – The Duprees
• “You Belong To Me” – The Duprees
• “Can’t Help Falling In Love” – Ed Sheeran
• “Don’t” – Ed Sheeran
• “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
• “I’ll Be” – Edwin McCain
• “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” – Elton John
• “Hound Dog” – Elvis Presley
• “Jailhouse Rock” – Elvis Presley
• “Teddy Bear” – Elvis Presley
• “Hailie’s Song” – Eminem
• “The Real Slim Shady” – Eminem
• “Stan” – Eminem (feat. Dido)
• “At Last” – Etta James
• “Inside Out” – Eve 6
• “Build Me Up Buttercup” – The Foundations
• “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)” – Four Tops
• “It’s The Same Old Song” – Four Tops
• “Fly Me To The Moon” – Frank Sinatra
• “New York, New York” – Frank Sinatra
• “The Way You Look Tonight” – Frank Sinatra
• “Beauty School Dropout” – Frankie Avalon
• “Take Me Away” – Freaky Friday
• “I Don’t Want To Be” – Gavin DeGraw
• “I’m In Love With A Girl” – Gavin DeGraw
• “Not Over You” – Gavin DeGraw
• “Soldier” – Gavin DeGraw
• “Bad To The Bone” – George Thorogood
• “Pony” – Ginuwine
• “Hopelessly Devoted To You” – Glee (Darren Criss)
• “Greased Lightning” – Grease
• “Summer Nights” – Grease
• “You’re The One That I Want” – Grease
• “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” – Green Day
• “Bop To The Top” – High School Musical (duet)
• “Breaking Free” – High School Musical (duet)
• “The Start Of Something New” – High School Musical (duet)
• “What I’ve Been Looking For” – High School Musical (duet)
• “Let Her Cry” – Hootie And The Blowfish
• “Jump Around” – House of Pain
• “Hip To Be Square” – Huey Lewis & The News
• “Drive” – Incubus
• “And I’m Telling You” – Jennifer Hudson
• “Cry For Me” – Jersey Boys (movie)
• “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)” – Jersey Boys (movie)
• “My Eyes Adored You” – Jersey Boys (movie)
• “I Want You Back” – Jackson 5
• “I Got You” – James Brown
• “How Sweet It Is” – James Taylor
• “I Won’t Give Up” – Jason Mraz
• “Lucky” – Jason Mraz (feat. Colbie Caillat)
• “The Remedy” – Jason Mraz
• “The Woman I Love” – Jason Mraz
• “You And I Both” – Jason Mraz
• “On The Wings Of Love” – Jeffrey Osborne
• “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” – Jet
• “All Of Me” – John Legend
• “Your Body Is A Wonderland” – John Mayer
• “Burnin Up” – Jonas Brothers
• “Sucker” – Jonas Brothers (duet)
• “Can’t Stop The Feeling” – Justin Timberlake
• “Cry Me A River” – Justin Timberlake
• “Like I Love You” – Justin Timberlake
• “Senorita” – Justin Timberlake
• “Summer Love” – Justin Timberlake
• “Looking For An Echo” – Kenny Vance and the Planotones
• “You And I” – Lady Gaga
• “Doo Wop (That Thing)” – Lauryn Hill
• “American Woman” – Lenny Kravitz
• “Fly Away” – Lenny Kravitz
• “6 Foot, 7 Foot” – Lil Wayne
• “Mambo No. 5” – Lou Bega
• “Love Someone” – Lukas Graham
• “Strip No More” – Lukas Graham
• “Scotty Doesn’t Know” – Lustra
• “Doo Wah Diddy” – Manfred Mann
• “Let Me Love You” – Mario
• “Harder To Breathe” – Maroon 5
• “She Will Be Loved” – Maroon 5
• “Sugar” – Maroon 5
• “Sunday Morning” – Maroon 5
• “This Love” – Maroon 5
• “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye (feat. Tammi Terrell)
• “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” – Marvin Gaye
• “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” – Meatloaf
• “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” – Meghan Trainor (feat. John Legend)
• “Michael Bublé medley” – Michael Bublé
• “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Michael Bublé
• “Everything” – Michael Bublé
• “Feeling Good” – Michael Bublé
• “Home” – Michael Bublé
• “Just Haven’t Met You Yet” – Michael Bublé
• “Nobody But Me” – Michael Bublé
• “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – Michael Bublé
• “Save The Last Dance For Me” – Michael Bublé
• “Sway” – Michael Bublé
• “Who’s Loving You?” – Michael Bublé
• “You Make Me Feel So Young” – Michael Bublé
• “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” – Michael Jackson
• “This Is How We Do It” – Montell Jordan
• “Because Of You” – Ne-Yo
• “Step By Step” – New Kids On The Block
• “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” – New Kids On The Block
• “Hypnotize” – Notorious B.I.G.
• “Bye Bye Bye” – *NSync
• “Gone” – *NSync
• “I Want You Back” – *NSync
• “It’s Gonna Be Me” – *NSync
• “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” – *NSync
• “Tearing Up My Heart” – *NSync
• “This I Promise You” – *NSync
• “All Or Nothing” – O-Town
• “Hey, Girl” – O.A.R.
• “Wonderwall” – Oasis
• “Night Changes” – One Direction
• “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” – The Overtones
• “Get Ready” – The Overtones
• “Sh-boom (Live Could Be A Dream)” – The Overtones
• “Teenager In Love” – The Overtones
• “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?” – The Overtones
• “Let My Love Open The Door” – Pete Townshend
• “Who Knew?” – Pink
• “Wonder Of You” – The Platters
• “She Hates Me” – Puddle of Mudd
• “C’mon Ride It (The Train)” – Quad City DJ’s
• “Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
• “Somebody To Love” – Queen
• “Ignition (Remix)” – R. Kelly
• “God Blessed The Broken Road” – Rascal Flatts
• “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” – Ray Charles
• “Silhouettes” – The Rays
• “Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Never Gonna Give You Up” – Rick Astley
• “Bad Case Of Loving You” – Robert Palmer
• “What I Like About You” – The Romantics
• “Smooth” – Santana (feat. Rob Thomas)
• “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” – Rupert Holmes
• “Another Saturday Night” – Sam Cooke
• “Wonderful World” – Sam Cooke
• “In My Blood” – Shawn Mendes
• “Nothing Holding Be Back” – Shawn Mendes
• “I’d Do Anything” – Simple Plan
• “Baby Got Back” – Sir Mix-A-Lot
• “Faded” – soulDecision
• “Two Princes” – Spin Doctors
• “I’ll Be Around” – The Spinners
• “Pretty Blue Eyes” – Steve Lawrence
• “Higher Love” – Steve Winwood
• “Pride And Joy” – Stevie Ray Vaughan
• “I Just Called To Say I Love You” – Stevie Wonder
• “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” – Stevie Wonder
• “Santeria” – Sublime
• “What I Got” – Sublime
• “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel” – Tavares
• “These Walls” – Teddy Geiger
• “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” – The Temptations
• “I Can’t Get Next To You” – The Temptations
• “My Girl” – The Temptations
• “Jenny (867-5309)” – Tommy Tutone
• “Give Me One Reason” – Tracy Chapman
• “Billionaire” – Travis McCoy (feat. Bruno Mars)
• “Overnight Celebrity” – Twista
• “Drift Away” – Uncle Kracker
• “Burn” – Usher
• “U Got It Bad” – Usher
• “Ice Ice Baby” – Vanilla Ice
• “That Thing You Do!” – The Wonders
• “Bust A Move” – Young MC
• “As She’s Walking Away” – Zac Brown Band (feat. Alan Jackson)
• “Chicken Fried” – Zac Brown Band
• “Goodbye In Her Eyes” – Zac Brown Band
• “Highway 20 Ride” – Zac Brown Band
• “Keep Me In Mind” – Zac Brown Band
• “Sweet Annie” – Zac Brown Band
• “Here Without You” – 3 Doors Down
The top 10 (best to worst)
1. “Cry For Me” – Erich Bergen (Jersey Boys)
2. “Johnny B. Goode” – Chuck Berry
3. “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” – Ray Charles
4. “Jailhouse Rock” – Elvis Presley
5. “You May Be Right” – Billy Joel
6. “Hard To Handle” – The Black Crowes
7. “Back in the U.S.S.R.” – The Beatles
8. “Hound Dog” – Elvis Presley
9. “Dream Lover” – Bobby Darin
10. “Only The Good Die Young” – Billy Joel
The bottom 10 (worst to not as bad)
1. “What I Got” – Sublime
2. “Candyman” – Christina Aguilera
3. “Beauty School Dropout” – Frankie Avalon
4. “I Choose You” – Andy Grammer
5. “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” – Michael Jackson
6. “I Want You Back” – Jackson 5
7. “Poison” – Bell Biv Devoe
8. “Hailie’s Song” – Eminem
9. “New York, New York” – Frank Sinatra
10. “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
Want to perform one day
• “Lay All Your Love On Me” – Abba
• “A Whole New World” – Aladdin
• “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” – Alan Jackson (feat. Jimmy Buffet)
• “No Diggity” – Blackstreet
• “All The Small Things” – Blink 182
• “What’s My Age Again?” – Blink 182
• “Nothing On You” – B.o.B. (feat. Bruno Mars)
• “Perm” – Bruno Mars
• “Forget You” – Cee-Lo Green
• “My Band” – D12
• “Hotel California” – The Eagles
• “I Could Not Ask For More” – Edwin McCain
• “Wait For You” – Elliott Yamin
• “What It’s Like” – Everlast
• “Stacey’s Mom” – Fountains of Wayne
• “My Way” – Frank Sinatra
• “Iris” – Goo Goo Dolls
• “Basket Case” – Green Day
• “Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me” – Hunter Hayes
• “Take A Piece Of My Heart” – Janis Joplin
• “Curbside Prophet” – Jason Mraz
• “Great Balls Of Fire” – Jerry Lee Lewis
• “Beautiful Soul” – Jesse McCartney
• “Daughters” – John Mayer
• “No Such Thing” – John Mayer
• “Waiting On The World To Change” – John Mayer
• “You Raise Me Up” – Josh Groban
• “7 Years” – Lukas Graham
• “Drunk In The Morning” – Lukas Graham
• “U Can’t Touch This” – MC Hammer
• “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” – Mel Carter
• “Let It Snow” – Michael Bublé
• “Winter Wonderland” – Michael Bublé
• “Country Grammar” – Nelly
• “Too Close” – Next
• “Love And Memories” – O.A.R.
• “I Would” – One Direction
• “Loving The Sound” – The Overtones
• “You Can Call Me Al” – Paul Simon
• “My Wish” – Rascal Flatts
• “Jessie’s Girl” – Rick Springfield
• “This Is How A Heart Breaks” – Rob Thomas
• “Break Even” – The Script
• “Kiss From A Rose” – Seal
• “Addicted” – Simple Plan
• “Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
• “Jumper” – Third-Eye Blind
• “Loaded Gun” – Tyler Hilton
• “Follow Me” – Uncle Kracker
• “Colder Weather” – Zac Brown Band
• “(Ain’t In) No Hurry” – Zac Brown Band
• “The Wind” – Zac Brown Band
• “365 Days (The Summer’s Over)” – ZZ Ward
• “When I’m Gone” – 3 Doors Down
