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Another year’s over… which means another chance to reminisce over the most sung and most loved Sing King tracks of the year! Here’s the 20 Biggest Karaoke Songs of 2024.
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This track may have originally been recorded by Pabs Dadivas in the 1980s, but it’s Michael Pangilian’s rendition of the OPM ballad that remains a firm favourite, being one one of this year’s go-to karaoke choices.
Just like birds of a feather, you lot have stuck together with this karaoke song! The second single from Billie’s highly-anticipated third studio album,
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
, this feel-good new wave tune about love, desire and commitment has topped charts and is nominated for ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Record of the Year’, and ‘Best Pop Solo Performance’ at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
2024 really saw us embrace our edgy karaoke era. Whether you love it or hate it, JoJo Siwa’s catchy cover of Brit Smith’s ‘
’ has undeniably proven itself a guilty pleasure this year.
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Renowned for her vocal range and belting technique, Regine Velasquez is considered one of the most influential figures in Philippine popular culture - and clearly an influential karaoke figure too! You can't stop singing her 1999 cover of ‘On the Wings of Love’, earning it a spot on our list. Got the vocal pipes to match? Give it a belt!
You’ve been singing ‘bout it, every day, oh… that’s that karaoke song, ‘Espresso’. Like a cup of coffee, this song was hot, hot, hot, and gave us a taste of all the amusing puns, euphemisms and groovy pop vibes that were in store for us with Brina’s album,
Short n’ Sweet
.
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This alternative rock karaoke love song from Filipino band, Bandang Lapis, expresses the joy someone special can bring to your life, and the transformative power of love. With serenading lyrics and soothing melodies, this really is a satisfying song to sing.
If you had any doubt that this track would be on the 20 Biggest Karaoke Songs of 2024, then you’re standing face-to-face with “we told you so”! 2024 saw Chappell Roan’s major breakthrough with this sleeper hit, reflecting on a past relationship with a woman struggling with compulsory heterosexuality.
Using rain as a metaphor for the singer’s emotions, this funky viral karaoke track’s introspective lyrics explore deeply missing someone, desiring connection and feelings of longing, hope and heartbreak.
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It’s all we need, our love, our karaoke track ‘Valentine’! With beautiful piano accompaniment from Jim Brickman, and soaring vocals from Martina McBride, this is a classic 90s ballad that always makes for a great sing-along.
The signature song of the late Queen of Tejano Music, Selena, ‘Como La Flor’ stands as one of the most popular songs recorded by an artist of Mexican descent in the US - and is evidently just as popular today. Blending infectious tropical cumbria rhythms and elements of reggae and pop, along with poignant lyrics of heartbreak and loss, this song offers a completely captivating karaoke performance.
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This track not only marked Gigi Perez's first chart debut (on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Official UK Singles Chart), but also earned her a spot on our list. A sapphic indie folk ballad with emotive vocals, this is a karaoke fave you’ve kept returning to.
Bringing some bubblegum pop perfection onto our listicle, ‘Salamin Salamin’ is an upbeat karaoke track that completely encapsulates the feeling of butterflies in your stomach when you’ve got a crush. This track’s not the only big success for BINI this year, with the Filipino girl group becoming Spotify’s highest streamed OPM female artist (as of March 2024)!
A single from Manila indie folk-pop band Ben&Ben’s 2016 self-titled EP, ‘Kathang Isip’ helped the group rise to prominence. Revolving around the end of a relationship, this track is a relatable tale of unrequited love and heartbreak, and its crescendoing, cathartic chorus makes for an impassioned karaoke performance.
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Make sure you’ve got enough of an air supply for this next karaoke track! Written by Jim Steinman, this (like the majority of his repertoire) is a quintessential 80s power ballad that demands to be belted.
The first single from French singer-songwriter Indila’s debut album,
Mini World
, this operatic pop track became the first French-language song to exceed one billion views on YouTube on the 19th May 2023. So, it’s no surprise you’ve been loving the karaoke version.
We sing this in the back of our minds, all the time! This track may have not been a single off of the album, but it most certainly has been a standout track, and a top pick for karaoke. Recounting the experience of comforting a girl after a breakup, and then having a romantic relationship with that girl’s ex, ‘WILDFLOWER’ and its candid lyrics have been interpreted as a pseudo apology.
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Benson Boone has had his fair share of karaoke hits, and ‘Beautiful Things’ is no exception. The lead single of his debut studio album,
Fireworks & Rollerblades
, this count your blessings ballad reflects gratitude for love and life, and the fear of losing people you care about. With a hard hitting and rousing chorus, this is a song you can't help but sing with passion.
Once again, TikTok has worked its magic, with this 2014 track gaining a resurgence in popularity after a dance trend, and grabbing a spot on our 20 Biggest Karaoke Songs of 2024! The main theme from the Filipino romcom of the same name, this is the perfect ballad for a dramatic performance.
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You’ll be please-please-pleased to know this Sabrina hit made it onto our list! This chart-topping track marked her first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and is just as popular as a karaoke choice. With its country pop, yacht rock, disco-pop influenced production and fun lyrics, we’re addicted to singing this one. Plus we love an excuse to use southern drawl!
This year Ari blessed us with her seventh studio album,
eternal sunshine
, and the single ‘we can't be friends (wait for your love)’. Scoring her ninth number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (along with a place as one of our 20 Biggest Karaoke Songs of 2024), this upbeat synth-pop bop and its vulnerable lyrics detail the end of a romantic relationship and wanting to be loved back, as well as simultaneously her relationship with the press. You guys adore an Ari ballad, and this one’s
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
movie inspired music video only makes it better!
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If you loved this throwback, why not continue this karaoke rewind with our 20 Biggest Karaoke Songs of 2023?
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