100 Most Popular 70s Karaoke Songs in 2026

Q: Why is Hurriganes in the 70s top 10?

Hurriganes were a legendary Finnish rock-and-roll trio, and Singa has a very large Finnish user base. Their play count is enough to outperform several better-known international acts.

Q: How was this list of 100 karaoke songs put together?

We ranked every song originally released in the 1970s by how many times it was actually sung on Singa across recent years. The order reflects real karaoke performances.

The most-sung 70s karaoke song on Singa is Dancing Queen by ABBA, according to data from the Singa karaoke app over the last 12 months. It's followed by Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (#2) and Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver (#3). The most-sung 70s artist overall is ABBA, ahead of Queen and John Denver. This is the updated list of the 100 most popular 70s karaoke songs in 2026.

TL;DR — the top 5

Dancing Queen — ABBA
Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen
Take Me Home, Country Roads — John Denver
I Will Survive — Gloria Gaynor
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) — ABBA

Methodology.

The 70s karaoke room is where disco, arena rock and country crossover meet in the same night. ABBA and Gloria Gaynor lead the disco wing (with Boney M., Sister Sledge and Village People not far behind); Queen, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath cover the classic rock and metal side; and country crossover from John Denver, Dolly Parton and CCR sits comfortably next to the singer-songwriter warmth of Billy Joel, Elton John and Carly Simon. Late-career Elvis Presley still gets sung nightly, and both Grease and The Rocky Horror Picture Show punch far above their weight for musical theatre. One quirk worth calling out: the Finnish rock band Hurriganes has enough Finnish support on Singa to push their way into the decade's top 10 — a genuine anomaly you won't find on any other 70s ranking.

Top 10 most-sung 70s artists

ABBA's lead is the story of the decade — the Mamma Mia! musical and its film sequels have quietly turned every ABBA hit into a modern karaoke standard, and their total dominates Queen's by roughly two-to-one. Queen sit at #2 as the karaoke sing-along kings — Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now, We Are the Champions and Somebody to Love are all deep in the top 100. John Denver takes third almost entirely on the back of Take Me Home, Country Roads, and Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive is single-handedly enough to put her in the top four. Further down, Dolly Parton has enjoyed a real bump from Jolene's viral second life, and Hurriganes' presence in the top ten is a pure Finnish-market artefact that we love seeing in the data.

Sub-genres of the 70s karaoke canon

Three flavours run the room. Disco and dance — Dancing Queen, I Will Survive, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Y.M.C.A., Stayin' Alive, Voulez-Vous — is the always-on core, the songs a whole table stands up for. Arena rock and metal — Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Stop Me Now, Hotel California, Highway to Hell, Stairway to Heaven, Paranoid — belongs to confident singers with a chorus to close on.

Then there's the softer, sentimental middle: country crossover (Take Me Home Country Roads, Jolene, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Sweet Home Alabama), singer-songwriter piano ballads (Piano Man, Your Song, Rocket Man, Tiny Dancer), and the musical-theatre wing — Grease, Rocky Horror and the ABBA-adjacent Mamma Mia! catalogue — that account for a startling share of the sing-along energy on any given night.

The full list: 100 most popular 70s karaoke songs

1. Dancing Queen — ABBA

ABBA's disco-pop landmark is the runaway leader — the song people reach for when they want the whole room joining in on the chorus. Its uptempo swing and the shared cultural memory of Mamma Mia! have made it a modern karaoke anthem as much as a 70s one.

Sing Dancing Queen karaoke on Singa.

2. Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen

Queen's operatic six-minute epic is the karaoke boss-fight — a stage piece more than a song. Everyone knows exactly which lines to shout, and a good group performance turns every part of the vocal into a moment.

Sing Bohemian Rhapsody karaoke on Singa.

3. Take Me Home, Country Roads — John Denver

Take Me Home, Country Roads karaoke cover

John Denver's country-folk singalong is the second most-performed song of the decade on our stages, and it's easy to see why: the chorus is unmissable, the range is friendly, and it's the closer a lot of nights are quietly waiting for.

Sing Take Me Home, Country Roads karaoke on Singa.

4. I Will Survive — Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor's disco-era survival anthem still fills the room decades on. The slow build into that instantly recognisable chorus makes it a favourite for confident singers who like a payoff.

Sing I Will Survive karaoke on Singa.

5. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) — ABBA

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) karaoke cover

The other ABBA song locked into the top five — a stomping, defiant piece of late-70s Eurodisco that Madonna's Hung Up sample only reinforced for a new generation.

Sing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) karaoke on Singa.

6. Jolene — Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's tightly wound country plea has enjoyed a second life thanks to viral covers, memes and Beyoncé's take, and it now sits comfortably in the top 10 of what people actually sing on Singa.

Sing Jolene karaoke on Singa.

7. Piano Man — Billy Joel

Billy Joel's bar-piano storytelling classic invites everyone to sing the harmonica line and the la-la refrain. It's the song that turns a small room into a much bigger one for four minutes.

Sing Piano Man karaoke on Singa.

8. I Will Stay — Hurriganes

A Hurriganes track in the top 10 will surprise anyone outside Finland — but Singa's large Finnish user base has quietly pushed the country's iconic 70s rock-'n'-roll trio into serious contention with the disco and stadium-rock giants above.

Sing I Will Stay karaoke on Singa.

9. Don't Stop Me Now — Queen

Queen's other karaoke-defining song is a joy-bomb: fast tempo, big chorus, and a vocal that rewards singers willing to commit rather than hold back.

Sing Don't Stop Me Now karaoke on Singa.

10. Hotel California — Eagles

Eagles' seven-minute West Coast rock epic still holds ten in a decade full of shorter, punchier hits. The verses are conversational, the chorus is a shout-along, and the guitar solo gives everyone a breather.

Sing Hotel California karaoke on Singa.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular 70s karaoke song of all time?

On Singa, ABBA's Dancing Queen is the most-sung song of the decade — comfortably ahead of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads. Its uptempo swing, universal recognisability and Mamma Mia! afterlife have made it the default group-song of the decade.

Which 70s artists dominate karaoke rooms today?

ABBA leads by a wide margin, roughly two to one over Queen. John Denver comes in at three on the strength of a single song, and Gloria Gaynor, Billy Joel, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton and Eagles round out the pop, country and arena-rock ends of the top ten.

What is the best 70s duet for karaoke?

You're the One That I Want and Summer Nights from Grease are the two obvious picks — both are built around the interplay between two voices and both sit inside the top 25 of our ranking. Elton John and Kiki Dee's Don't Go Breaking My Heart is the classic third choice.

What is a good easy 70s karaoke song for beginners?

Take Me Home, Country Roads, Piano Man and Let It Be all sit in a friendly vocal range and give the whole room something to sing on the chorus. They're the classic first-time karaoke picks from the decade.

Why is Hurriganes in the 70s top 10?

Hurriganes were a legendary Finnish rock-'n'-roll trio whose fanbase is still fiercely loyal, and Singa has a very large Finnish user base. Their songs I Will Stay and Get On both crack the wider top 100, and their aggregate play count comfortably beats several better-known international acts. It's the clearest single sign that this ranking is drawn from real karaoke performances, not from what the algorithm thinks a 70s ranking should look like.

How was this list of 100 karaoke songs put together?

We looked at every song originally released during the 1970s and ranked them by how many times each was actually sung on Singa across recent years. Nothing here is editorial guesswork — the order reflects real karaoke performances.

Ready to pick up the mic? Start singing on Singa — the app is packed with the songs above and thousands more. If you want to keep going after the 70s, check out our lists of the most popular 80s karaoke songs and the best karaoke songs of all time.

TL;DR — the top 5

Top 10 most-sung 70s artists

Sub-genres of the 70s karaoke canon

The full list: 100 most popular 70s karaoke songs

1. Dancing Queen — ABBA

2. Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen

3. Take Me Home, Country Roads — John Denver

4. I Will Survive — Gloria Gaynor

5. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) — ABBA

6. Jolene — Dolly Parton

7. Piano Man — Billy Joel

8. I Will Stay — Hurriganes

9. Don't Stop Me Now — Queen

10. Hotel California — Eagles

11. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? — Creedence Clearwater Revival

12. Proud Mary — Creedence Clearwater Revival

13. Summer Nights — Grease the Musical

14. Let It Be — The Beatles

15. ABBA Medley — ABBA

16. Dreams — Molly Hatchet

17. Your Song — Moulin Rouge

18. Don't Go Breaking My Heart — Elton John

19. Money, Money, Money — ABBA

20. Hopelessly Devoted To You — Olivia Newton-John

21. Highway To Hell — AC/DC

22. Does Your Mother Know — ABBA

23. You're the One That I Want — Olivia Newton-John

24. Always On My Mind — Elvis Presley

25. Imagine — Nico & Vinz

26. Vienna — Billy Joel

27. Waterloo — ABBA

28. Chiquitita — ABBA

29. Silver Springs — Fleetwood Mac

30. Paranoid — Black Sabbath

31. Wuthering Heights — Kate Bush

32. Hooked on a Feeling — Blue Swede

33. Bridge Over Troubled Water — Simon & Garfunkel

34. Rasputin — Boney M

35. American Pie — Don McLean

36. Y.M.C.A. — Village People

37. We Are the Champions — Queen

38. Sultans Of Swing — Dire Straits

39. Thank You for the Music — ABBA

40. SOS — Stratovarius

41. Ain't No Sunshine — Bill Withers

42. Burning Love — Elvis Presley

43. Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd

44. You're So Vain — Carly Simon

45. I Was Made for Lovin' You — KISS

46. Simple Man — Lynyrd Skynyrd

47. Dream On — Aerosmith

48. Desperado — Eagles

49. Somebody to Love — Queen

50. Wonderful Tonight — Eric Clapton

51. War Pigs — Black Sabbath

52. Young Hearts Run Free — Candi Staton

53. Rocket Man — Elton John

54. The Wonder of You — Elvis Presley

55. It's a Heartache — Bonnie Tyler

56. Landslide — Fleetwood Mac

57. Stairway To Heaven — Led Zeppelin

58. My Way — Frank Sinatra

59. Voulez-Vous — ABBA

60. Paradise By The Dashboard Light — Meat Loaf

61. We Will Rock You — Queen

62. Starman — David Bowie

63. Living Next Door To Alice — Smokie

64. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) — Rupert Holmes

65. Honey, Honey — ABBA

66. Stayin' Alive — Bee Gees

67. The Chain — Fleetwood Mac

68. Hold the Line — TOTO

69. T.N.T. — AC/DC

70. Unchain My Heart — Joe Cocker

71. Cotton Fields — Creedence Clearwater Revival

72. Fernando — ABBA

73. Wish You Were Here — Rednex

74. Get On — Hurriganes

75. Sailing — Rod Stewart

76. Rock with You — Michael Jackson