100 Most Popular Karaoke Songs in Ireland in 2026
The most-sung karaoke song in Ireland is Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, according to data from the Singa karaoke app. It’s followed by Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus (#2) and Dancing Queen by ABBA (#3). The most-sung artist overall is ABBA, ahead of Oasis and Neil Diamond. This is the updated list of the 100 most popular karaoke songs in Ireland in 2026.
The top 5 at a glance:
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
- Dancing Queen – ABBA
- Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
- Riptide – Vance Joy
How we made this list:Singa karaoke app
Irish karaoke has a distinct personality, and this list nails it. There’s the classic pub sing-along canon – Sweet Caroline, Fairytale of New York, Dirty Old Town, The Galway Girl, Fisherman’s Blues – the kind of songs that end the night with arms around shoulders. Alongside sit the wall-to-wall 90s and 2000s indie-rock crowd-pleasers: Teenage Dirtbag, Mr. Brightside, Wonderwall, Half The World Away, Don’t Look Back in Anger. ABBA and Chappell Roan share the pop chart-top, and there’s a strong Irish and Irish-adjacent contingent: The Cranberries, The Pogues, U2-adjacent balladry via David Gray, Van Morrison, The Waterboys and Westlife. Below: the full top 100, the top 10 most-sung artists, and the genre breakdown. If you want to skip to the list, jump straight to the rankings.
Top 10 most-sung artists in Ireland
ABBA’s number-one perch in Ireland is no shock – Eurovision-blessed, wedding-tested, and impossible to sing without at least three friends chiming in. Oasis take second on the back of Manchester-Irish diaspora belters like Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back in Anger and Half The World Away. Neil Diamond, Elvis and Billy Joel represent the old-school pub-crowd contingent. Chappell Roan cracks the top ten off a single big year, and Wheatus break into the top ten too on the strength of one weirdly indestructible song: Teenage Dirtbag is doing all the work.
Top genres driving Irish karaoke
Pub-rock sing-alongs and folk-tinted ballads dominate the top of the list. That means Neil Diamond, The Pogues, Van Morrison, David Gray and The Waterboys sharing bill with 90s and 2000s indie-rock crossovers like The Killers, Oasis, The Cranberries and The Verve. It’s the sound of the last hour of every good session, in every good pub, from Galway to Dublin.
Pop is the second wave: ABBA at the top, Chappell Roan close behind, plus Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls. Country and Americana show up too – Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, John Denver, Johnny Cash – alongside big-voice ballads (Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Robbie Williams) and a small but real Finnish-language contingent for the Finnish community in Ireland.
The full list: 100 most popular karaoke songs in Ireland
1. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
The 1969 Neil Diamond singalong is a fixture of Irish pubs, sports crowds and every stag do that has ever demanded a chorus. It sits at number one for a reason: everyone knows every word.
Sing Sweet Caroline karaoke here.
2. Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
Wheatus's 2000 outsider anthem never left Ireland's rotation, and a full generation of TikTok reappraisal has pushed it right back to the top of karaoke rooms.
Sing Teenage Dirtbag karaoke here.
3. Dancing Queen – ABBA
ABBA's disco standard is the reliable crowd-pleaser: sing it once and you commit an entire wedding, hen party or Christmas do to backing vocals.
Sing Dancing Queen karaoke here.
4. Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan's queer-pop breakout has become one of 2026's most-sung karaoke tracks worldwide, and Ireland is right in the middle of it.
Sing Pink Pony Club karaoke here.
5. Riptide – Vance Joy
Vance Joy's ukulele hit is a karaoke gift: mid-range vocals, a rolling melody, and lyrics that reward mumbling the tricky bits.
6. Valerie – Mark Ronson
The Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson version is the canonical karaoke choice – groovier than the original, and the vocal runs give you plenty of room to show off.
7. I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys ballad is a two-part harmony trap in the best possible way. Bring a friend or commit to the whole thing yourself.
Sing I Want It That Way karaoke here.
8. Piano Man – Billy Joel
Billy Joel's bar-piano epic is basically karaoke's founding document. The bridge is where the room joins in whether you like it or not.
9. Fairytale of New York – Kirsty MacColl
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl duet is Ireland's unofficial Christmas anthem, and it stays in the top ten all year round.
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10. Dirty Old Town – The Pogues
Ewan MacColl wrote it, but The Pogues and The Dubliners made it Irish. A slow-build folk singalong that ends every good session.
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11. Mr. Brightside – The Killers
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12. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? – Creedence Clearwater Revival
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13. Take On Me – A-ha
14. Golden – KPop Demon Hunters Cast
15. Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
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16. Fisherman's Blues – The Waterboys
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17. The Galway Girl – Mundy
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18. Zombie – The Cranberries
19. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
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20. Ho Hey – The Lumineers
21. Half The World Away – Oasis
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22. Babylon – David Gray
23. Baby – Justin Bieber, Ludacris
24. Angels – Robbie Williams
25. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) – ABBA
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26. Wonderwall – Oasis
27. Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
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28. Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
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29. WAP – Cardi B
30. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
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31. Don't Look Back in Anger – Oasis
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32. Don't Stop Believin' – Journey
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33. Man! I Feel Like a Woman! – Shania Twain
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34. Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
35. Love Story – Taylor Swift
36. Lush Life – Zara Larsson
37. Sonnet – The Verve
38. I'm a Believer – The Monkees
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39. Shallow – Lady Gaga
40. 1973 – James Blunt
41. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
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42. Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton
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43. Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
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44. Not Fair – Lily Allen
45. ...Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
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46. Islands In the Stream – Kenny Rogers
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47. Daydream Believer – The Monkees
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48. My Way – Elvis Presley
49. Wannabe – Spice Girls
50. Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
51. Believe – Cher
52. APT. – Bruno Mars
53. Beauty and a Beat – Justin Bieber
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54. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
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55. Mamma Mia – ABBA
56. Jolene – Dolly Parton
57. Man I Need – Olivia Dean
58. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
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59. Last Request – Paolo Nutini
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60. It's All Coming Back to Me Now – Céline Dion
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61. Breaking Free – High School Musical
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62. Dreams – The Cranberries
63. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
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64. American Boy – Estelle
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65. Smile – Nat King Cole
66. No Scrubs – TLC
67. Last Christmas – Wham!
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68. Hotel California – Eagles
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69. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
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70. Livin' on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
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71. Stand by Me – Ben E. King
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72. 9 To 5 – Dolly Parton
73. Rein Me In – Olivia Dean
74. Toxic – Britney Spears
75. Easy – Commodores
76. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
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77. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood
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78. Happy Birthday – DJ BoBo
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79. Sail Away – David Gray
80. Where Is My Husband – RAYE
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81. Lose Yourself – Eminem
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82. Perfect – Ed Sheeran
83. Gangsta's Paradise – Coolio
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84. Young Blood – 5 Seconds of Summer
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85. Dance Monkey – Tones and I
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86. A World Of Our Own – Westlife
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87. Don't You Want Me – The Human League
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88. Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
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89. The Best – Tina Turner
90. Snowman – Sia
91. Party In The U.S.A. – Miley Cyrus
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92. Super Trouper – ABBA
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93. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
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94. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
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95. Barbie Girl – Aqua
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96. Back to Black – Amy Winehouse
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97. Rolling in the Deep – Adele
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98. ABBA Medley – ABBA
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99. All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
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100. Umbrella – Rihanna
Frequently asked questions
What’s the #1 karaoke song in Ireland?
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond – the reigning champion of every Irish pub, sports crowd and wedding disco.
Who’s the most-sung karaoke artist in Ireland?
ABBA – followed by Oasis and Neil Diamond. Chappell Roan, Wheatus and Backstreet Boys all make the top ten too.
Which Irish or Irish-adjacent artists made the top 100?
Loads. The Cranberries (Zombie, Dreams), The Pogues (Fairytale of New York, Dirty Old Town), Van Morrison (Brown Eyed Girl), The Waterboys (Fisherman’s Blues), David Gray (Babylon, Sail Away), Westlife (A World Of Our Own) and Paolo Nutini (Last Request) all show up, alongside Oasis, whose Manchester-Irish diaspora songbook takes second place overall.
Where can I sing these online?
Every song on this list is available on the Singa karaoke app – sing on your phone, in your browser or on your TV. Tap any track above to jump straight to it.
How was this list compiled?
From anonymous, aggregated usage data from Singa users in Ireland. It reflects what Irish singers actually chose to sing, not what was on the radio.
How often is the list updated?
We refresh it periodically as trends shift – this edition is the 2026 snapshot.
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