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With the line everyone shouts

Group karaoke songs

Songs that survive six people around one microphone. Each one lists the exact line the room joins in on.

A group karaoke song is a different instrument from a solo. It does not need to suit anyone's range, because no individual voice is exposed. What it needs is a hook the entire room already knows, and a structure that survives half a dozen people singing slightly out of time with each other.

That is why we list the specific line everyone shouts. It is the load bearing part of the song, the moment the room stops watching and joins in, and it predicts whether a group song will work better than anything else about it.

The rule for picking one is simple. Choose familiarity over quality every single time. A merely decent song that all eight people at the table know beats a brilliant one that only you do. The whole point is the noise.

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# Song · The bit everyone shouts Range low → high Difficulty Length
  1. 1 Bohemian RhapsodyGroup Queen1975Rockkey Cm144 bpm “Mama, just killed a man” 5:55
  2. 2 Dancing QueenGroup ABBA1976Popkey A101 bpm “You can dance, you can jive” 3:50
  3. 3 Don't Stop Believin'Group Journey1981Hard Rockkey E119 bpm “Don't stop believin'” 4:11
  4. 4 Sweet CarolineGroupTalk-sing Neil Diamond1969Popkey B126 bpm “the three shouted syllables the whole room throws in after each chorus line” 3:24
  5. 5 Livin' on a PrayerGroup Bon Jovi1986Rockkey C123 bpm “Whoa, we're half way there” 4:09
  6. 6 WonderwallGroupTalk-sing Oasis1995Indiekey D87 bpm “You're gonna be the one that saves me” 4:19
  7. 7 Mr. BrightsideGroupTalk-sing The Killers2004Indiekey C#148 bpm “Jealousy, turning saints into the sea” 3:43
  8. 8 AfricaGroup Toto1982Classic Rockkey A93 bpm “I bless the rains down in Africa” 4:56
  9. 9 I Will SurviveGroup Gloria Gaynor1978R&Bkey Am117 bpm “Oh no, not I, I will survive” 4:56
  10. 10 Total Eclipse of the HeartGroup Bonnie Tyler1983Popkey G#130 bpm “Turn around, bright eyes” 4:27
  11. 11 Piano ManGroupTalk-sing Billy Joel1973Rockkey C89 bpm “La la la, di da da” 5:39
  12. 12 Sweet Home AlabamaGroupTalk-sing Lynyrd Skynyrd1974Rockkey G98 bpm “Sweet home Alabama” 4:44
  13. 13 Friends in Low PlacesGroupTalk-sing Garth Brooks1990Countrykey A108 bpm “I've got friends in low places” 4:20
  14. 14 Wagon WheelGroupTalk-sing Darius Rucker2013Countrykey A148 bpm “Hey, mama rock me” 4:58
  15. 15 Summer NightsDuet John Travolta1978Pop “Tell me more, tell me more” 3:36
  16. 16 WannabeGroup Spice Girls1996Popkey B110 bpm “I'll tell you what I want” 3:58
  17. 17 Shake It OffGroupTalk-sing Taylor Swift2014Pop “Shake it off” 3:39
  18. 18 Girls Just Want to Have FunGroup Cyndi Lauper1983Popkey F#120 bpm “Girls just wanna have fun” 3:58
  19. 19 Proud MaryGroup Tina Turner1971Rockkey D86 bpm “Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river” 5:27
  20. 20 Summer of '69GroupTalk-sing Bryan Adams1984Rockkey D139 bpm “Those were the best days of my life” 3:36
  21. 21 Hey JudeGroupTalk-sing The Beatles1968Rock & Rollkey F74 bpm “Na na na, na-na-na-na” 3:59
  22. 22 Twist and ShoutGroupTalk-sing The Beatles1963Rock & Rollkey D125 bpm “Shake it up, baby” 2:35
  23. 23 Take It EasyGroupTalk-sing Eagles1972Rockkey G139 bpm “Take it easy” 3:32
  24. 24 Free Fallin'GroupTalk-sing Tom Petty1989Psychedelic Rockkey F84 bpm “And I'm free, free fallin'” 4:16
  25. 25 Come On EileenGroup Dexys Midnight Runners1982Popkey D107 bpm “Come on Eileen” 4:47
  26. 26 We Are the ChampionsGroup Queen1977Rockkey F92 bpm “We are the champions” 3:02
  27. 27 Don't Stop Me NowGroup Queen1978Rockkey F156 bpm “Don't stop me now” 3:29
  28. 28 Y.M.C.A.GroupTalk-sing Village People1978Popkey F#126 bpm “Y-M-C-A” 4:48
  29. 29 I Love Rock 'N RollGroupTalk-sing Joan Jett & the Blackhearts1981Rockkey E94 bpm “I love rock and roll” 2:55
  30. 30 Take On MeGroup a-ha1985Synthpopkey F#m84 bpm “Take on me” 3:45
  31. 31 Baby Got BackGroupTalk-sing Sir Mix-a-Lot1992Hip-Hop “I like big butts and I cannot lie” 4:23
  32. 32 Ice Ice BabyGroupTalk-sing Vanilla Ice1990Hip-Hopkey Gm117 bpm “Ice ice baby” 4:31
  33. 33 Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)GroupTalk-sing Lou Bega1999Latin Popkey Fm87 bpm “A little bit of Monica in my life” 3:40
  34. 34 Bye Bye ByeGroup *NSYNC2000Pop86 bpm “Bye bye bye” 3:20
  35. 35 All StarGroupTalk-sing Smash Mouth1999Rockkey B104 bpm “Somebody once told me” 3:20
  36. 36 Smells Like Teen SpiritGroupTalk-sing Nirvana1991Alternative Rockkey C#117 bpm “Here we are now, entertain us” 5:02
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Group karaoke songs: your questions answered

What are the best karaoke songs for a big group?

Anything with a chorus everyone already knows by heart. Bohemian Rhapsody, Sweet Caroline and Livin' on a Prayer are the classic three.

How many people can share one karaoke song?

Realistically four or five before nobody can hear themselves. Past that, pick something where the crowd shouts rather than sings.

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plays a 30 second preview from Apple, and the video button opens a karaoke version with the words on screen. Range shows where the melody sits across roughly two octaves and how far it travels. It's an estimate, and the quickest way to tell whether a karaoke song suits your voice. Difficulty is our own 1 to 5 rating.

Key, tempo and release data come from MusicBrainz and TheAudioDB. Difficulty, vocal range and the note against each song are ours. We don't reproduce lyrics.

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