The greatest indie karaoke song ever recorded is Mr. Brightside by The Killers, and this list will not accept a counterargument. It's followed by Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand (#2) and Wonderwall by Oasis (#3). From the 2000s indie-rock canon to the bedroom-pop sad-songs your friends will absolutely try to sing at 1am, these are the 100 best indie karaoke songs on Singa in 2026.
The top 5 at a glance:
- Mr. Brightside – The Killers
- Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
- I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
How this list was built. Unlike our decade and country lists, this one isn't ranked by Singa play counts alone. Indie is a mood as much as a genre. We started with the indie karaoke canon — the 2000s New York and British indie-rock revival, the 2010s festival-headliner wave, indie folk, dream pop, and the current bedroom-pop generation — then cross-referenced every candidate against the Singa catalog. If a song isn't on Singa, it isn't on this list. If it is, and it's iconic enough that someone at a karaoke bar might yell "OH MY GOD PUT THIS ON" when it starts, it's here.
Indie karaoke is a big tent. It stretches from the 2000s New York indie-rock revival (The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol) to the UK guitar-band wave that followed (Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Kooks), through the 2010s festival-headliner era of Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Foster the People, Two Door Cinema Club and Cage the Elephant. Then there's the indie folk moment (Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes), the dream-pop and synth-pop crossover (Tame Impala, The 1975, The Neighbourhood, Alt-J), and the current sad-girl / bedroom-pop wave (Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, boygenius, Wet Leg, Clairo, Beabadoobee). And then, transcending genre entirely: Mr. Brightside, which will still be sung in karaoke bars in the year 3025. Below: the full top 100, the top 10 indie artists that show up most, and the sub-genres. If you want to skip to the list, jump straight to the rankings.
Top 10 indie karaoke artists
- The Killers
- Oasis
- Arctic Monkeys
- The Strokes
- The Smiths
- The Neighbourhood
- Radiohead
- The Lumineers
- Mumford & Sons
- Florence + the Machine
Indie sub-genres at karaoke
The 2000s indie-rock revival dominates the top of any indie karaoke list — the Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Franz Ferdinand and White Stripes basically invented the genre of "song a room full of tipsy people can shout back at the singer." Right behind them sits the indie folk wave: Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers turned four-on-the-floor kick drums and gang vocals into arena-fillers, and their choruses are still the safest group-karaoke picks in any western hemisphere bar.
Then there's the modern bedroom-pop and sad-indie generation — Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, boygenius, Clairo, The Neighbourhood — where karaoke is less "shout the chorus" and more "quiet devastating whisper into the microphone at 1am." Dream-pop and synth-indie (Tame Impala, The 1975, MGMT) sit in the middle, more danceable than the folk, more atmospheric than the rock. All of it lives on Singa.
The full list: 100 best indie karaoke songs
1. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
The eternal karaoke king — every crowd knows every word, and someone will yell along to "jealousy, turning saints into the sea." There is no correct way to sing this and there are no incorrect ones either.
Sing Mr. Brightside karaoke here.
2. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand's disco-punk stomper is basically designed for karaoke: the chorus is a chant, the guitar riff is a shout, and everyone in the room understands the assignment.
Sing Take Me Out karaoke here.
3. Wonderwall – Oasis
The most-sung indie song in the English language, still. Wonderwall lives permanently on the karaoke Mount Rushmore — resistance is futile.
4. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Two syllables and a bass line. If you can hum, you can lead a room in Seven Nation Army — and once it starts, it never really stops.
Sing Seven Nation Army karaoke here.
5. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys' opening salvo, still the best two-minute burst of teenage swagger any UK band has ever recorded. Perfect drunken karaoke fuel.
Sing I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor karaoke here.
6. Last Nite – The Strokes
The Strokes at their loosest and coolest — a chorus you can slur, verses you can mumble, and a guitar solo that's basically a punctuation mark.
7. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
The great karaoke tearjerker. If you can hold it together through "and if a double-decker bus crashes into us," you're stronger than most.
Sing There Is A Light That Never Goes Out karaoke here.
8. Riptide – Vance Joy
The ukulele wedding anthem that somehow also works at 1am with a beer in each hand. Sing-along guaranteed.
9. Pumped Up Kicks – Foster the People
Deceptively dark lyrics dressed up in the sunniest indie-pop of the 2010s. Everyone whistles the hook.
Sing Pumped Up Kicks karaoke here.
10. Sweater Weather – The Neighbourhood
Bedroom-pop's karaoke crossover — the Neighbourhood turned a whisper into a shout-along, and "'Cause it's too cold" now belongs to the world.
Sing Sweater Weather karaoke here.
11. Take Me to Church – Hozier
Sing Take Me to Church karaoke here.
12. A-punk – Vampire Weekend
13. Chelsea Dagger – Fratellis
Sing Chelsea Dagger karaoke here.
14. Do I Wanna Know – Arctic Monkeys
Sing Do I Wanna Know karaoke here.
15. Somebody Told Me – The Killers
Sing Somebody Told Me karaoke here.
16. 505 – Arctic Monkeys
17. Reptilia – The Strokes
18. Don't Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Sing Don't Look Back in Anger karaoke here.
19. Karma Police – Radiohead
Sing Karma Police karaoke here.
20. Where Is My Mind – Pixies
Sing Where Is My Mind karaoke here.
21. Ho Hey – The Lumineers
22. Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men
Sing Little Talks karaoke here.
23. Float On – Modest Mouse
24. Time To Pretend – MGMT
Sing Time To Pretend karaoke here.
25. This Charming Man – The Smiths
Sing This Charming Man karaoke here.
26. Creep (Ukulele Version) – Radiohead
Sing Creep (Ukulele Version) karaoke here.
27. We Are Young – Fun.
Sing We Are Young karaoke here.
28. Electric Feel – MGMT
Sing Electric Feel karaoke here.
29. Sex On Fire – Kings of Leon
Sing Sex On Fire karaoke here.
30. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
Sing Use Somebody karaoke here.
31. Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Sing Somewhere Only We Know karaoke here.
32. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Sing Chasing Cars karaoke here.
33. Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons
Sing Little Lion Man karaoke here.
34. I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
Sing I Will Wait karaoke here.
35. Skinny Love – Bon Iver
Sing Skinny Love karaoke here.
36. Dog Days Are Over – Florence + the Machine
Sing Dog Days Are Over karaoke here.
37. The Less I Know The Better – Tame Impala
Sing The Less I Know The Better karaoke here.
38. Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye
Sing Somebody That I Used To Know karaoke here.
39. Heat Waves – Glass Animals
40. Nobody – Mitski
41. My Love Mine All Mine – Mitski
Sing My Love Mine All Mine karaoke here.
42. Friday I'm In Love – The Cure
Sing Friday I'm In Love karaoke here.
43. Bitter Sweet Symphony – The Verve
Sing Bitter Sweet Symphony karaoke here.
44. Song 2 – Blur
45. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Sing Smells Like Teen Spirit karaoke here.
46. When You Were Young – The Killers
Sing When You Were Young karaoke here.
47. Someday – The Strokes
48. Champagne Supernova – Oasis
Sing Champagne Supernova karaoke here.
49. How Soon Is Now – The Smiths
Sing How Soon Is Now karaoke here.
50. No Surprises – Radiohead
Sing No Surprises karaoke here.
51. 1979 – The Smashing Pumpkins
52. Fell in Love with a Girl – The White Stripes
Sing Fell in Love with a Girl karaoke here.
53. Some Nights – Fun.
Sing Some Nights karaoke here.
54. Oxford Comma – Vampire Weekend
Sing Oxford Comma karaoke here.
55. The Scientist – Coldplay
Sing The Scientist karaoke here.
56. Yellow – Coldplay
57. Ophelia – The Lumineers
58. The Cave – Mumford & Sons
59. Holocene – Bon Iver
60. Shake It Out – Florence + the Machine
Sing Shake It Out karaoke here.
61. Tighten Up – The Black Keys
62. Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
63. Ain't No Rest For The Wicked – Cage the Elephant
Sing Ain't No Rest For The Wicked karaoke here.
64. Cigarette Daydreams – Cage the Elephant
Sing Cigarette Daydreams karaoke here.
65. Breezeblocks – Alt-J
Sing Breezeblocks karaoke here.
66. Let It Happen – Tame Impala
Sing Let It Happen karaoke here.
67. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards – Tame Impala
Sing Feels Like We Only Go Backwards karaoke here.
68. Daddy Issues – The Neighbourhood
Sing Daddy Issues karaoke here.
69. Ride – Twenty One Pilots
70. Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots
Sing Stressed Out karaoke here.
71. Chocolate – The 1975
72. Somebody Else – The 1975
Sing Somebody Else karaoke here.
73. Motion Sickness – Phoebe Bridgers
Sing Motion Sickness karaoke here.
74. Washing Machine Heart – Mitski
Sing Washing Machine Heart karaoke here.
75. Not Strong Enough – Boygenius
Sing Not Strong Enough karaoke here.
76. Chaise Longue – Wet Leg
Sing Chaise Longue karaoke here.
77. Seventeen Going Under – Sam Fender
Sing Seventeen Going Under karaoke here.
78. Just Like Heaven – The Cure
Sing Just Like Heaven karaoke here.
79. Common People – Pulp
Sing Common People karaoke here.
80. Time Is Running Out – Muse
Sing Time Is Running Out karaoke here.
81. Zombie – The Cranberries
82. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
Sing Losing My Religion karaoke here.
83. Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
Sing Everybody Hurts karaoke here.
84. Come As You Are – Nirvana
Sing Come As You Are karaoke here.
85. Do You Want To – Franz Ferdinand
Sing Do You Want To karaoke here.
86. Today – The Smashing Pumpkins
87. Debaser – Pixies
88. Ocean Man – Ween
89. She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks
Sing She Moves In Her Own Way karaoke here.
90. Everybody's Changing – Keane
Sing Everybody's Changing karaoke here.
91. Run – Snow Patrol
92. Fix You – Coldplay
93. Cleopatra – The Lumineers
94. From Eden – Hozier
95. Cosmic Love – Florence + the Machine
Sing Cosmic Love karaoke here.
96. Ready To Start – Arcade Fire
Sing Ready To Start karaoke here.
97. White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes
Sing White Winter Hymnal karaoke here.
98. Gold On The Ceiling – The Black Keys
Sing Gold On The Ceiling karaoke here.
99. Come A Little Closer – Cage the Elephant
Sing Come A Little Closer karaoke here.
100. Softcore – The Neighbourhood
Frequently asked questions
What's the best indie karaoke song of all time?
Mr. Brightside by The Killers, by unanimous decision of everyone who has ever been in a karaoke bar after midnight. It's the one indie song that no crowd will ever refuse — a permanent karaoke Mount Rushmore fixture, and #1 on this list.
What counts as 'indie' for this list?
We used the widest reasonable definition: 2000s indie-rock revival (Strokes, Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand), 2010s indie pop (Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Foster the People), indie folk (Mumford, Lumineers, Bon Iver), dream pop and synth-indie (Tame Impala, The 1975, Neighbourhood), and modern bedroom-pop and sad-indie (Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, boygenius, Wet Leg). A handful of "indie-adjacent" giants — Oasis, Radiohead, Coldplay, Nirvana — also make it, because they anchor the karaoke canon whether purists like it or not.
Who has the most indie karaoke tracks on Singa?
The Killers, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes and The Smiths all hit the three-track cap on this list, and Radiohead, The Lumineers, The Neighbourhood, Mumford & Sons and Florence + the Machine were right behind. See the top 10 artists section above.
Where can I sing these online?
All 100 tracks are available on Singa — you can start any of them right from the links in this list.
How was this list compiled?
We built a candidate list of the indie karaoke canon by decade and sub-genre, then cross-referenced every track against the Singa catalog. If a song wasn't available, it didn't make the cut. Then we ranked by editorial iconicness rather than raw play counts, since "indie" is a mood as much as a chart position. A three-tracks-per-artist cap keeps it varied.
What's a good indie karaoke song for a group?
Mr. Brightside, Wonderwall, Chelsea Dagger, Seven Nation Army, Take Me Out, Ho Hey, Little Talks, or Some Nights. All feature massive gang-vocal choruses that a whole room can pile onto — no solo bravery required.
That's the top 100. Grab the mic, pick your poison, and start singing on Singa. If pop-karaoke is more your speed, our companion list — the 100 best pop karaoke songs — is right this way.
