English-language karaoke hits to get the crowd going: Latest rankings [2025]

someone like youAdele64rank/position

Adele – Someone Like You (Official Music Video)

With a smooth, mature vibe, this song is easy for women in their 40s to sing.

If you hold back and pour emotion into the chorus, you’re sure to capture everyone’s attention! There are a few higher notes, but in live versions Adele herself sings in a lower key, so try following her lead!

November RainGuns N’ Roses65rank/position

Guns N’ Roses – November Rain

It’s a song included on Guns’ 1991 album Use Your Illusion ?.

It’s a track that well represents Guns’ musical style—a ballad that contrasts the band’s intensity with strings and piano.

Axl sings while playing the piano.

Slash’s guitar in the final section weeps.

What Do You Mean?Justin Bieber66rank/position

Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean?

The song’s image is of a man being completely led around by his girlfriend.

It’s packed with phrases that many men will relate to as “so true.” It portrays the feelings of a man bewildered by a woman’s fickle words and actions—like the saying “a woman’s heart and the autumn sky.” The lyrics are in English since it’s a Western-style song, but there aren’t many difficult expressions, so it seems easy to sing.

Without meEminem67rank/position

Eminem – Without Me (Official Music Video)

It’s a hit song by Eminem.

It’s extremely challenging to sing at karaoke, but if you pull it off, it’s guaranteed to hype up the crowd.

With ultra-fast rap and a comical, catchy melody, it’s a track that’s fun for both listeners and performers.

Dance MonkeyTones and I68rank/position

TONES AND I – DANCE MONKEY (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

A track by Tones and I that topped the charts in 13 countries, including her home country of Australia as well as the UK and Canada.

It features her distinctive, slightly husky vocals and a melody that conveys a curious, otherworldly vibe.

The lyrics depict her time as a street performer, and when you read a Japanese translation, the connection to the title becomes clear.

It’s not a bright, upbeat number, but if you sing this uniquely immersive song at karaoke, its stick-in-your-head quality might just win her more and more addicts.

Take On Mea-ha69rank/position

a-ha – Take On Me (Official Video) [4K]

A hugely popular pop number featuring an iconic synthesizer intro that epitomizes the 80s.

Many of you may still vividly remember the groundbreaking promotional video you saw on TV back then.

With its highly melodic and easy-to-sing tune, it’s guaranteed to make you feel like you’ve time-traveled back to the 80s!

Bang BangJessie J ft. Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj70rank/position

Jessie J – Bang Bang ft. Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj

This song is known for having its music video covered by the five-member new unit “Royal Flush” led by Chiemi Blouson.

The original music video is cool, but when I think about the cover, I can’t help but laugh.

The idea of covering not the song itself, but the entire music video, is interesting, isn’t it? It feels like it could become a new trend.