Songs Everyone Knows All the Words To

Bohemian Rhapsody

An operatic six-minute rollercoaster that somehow every generation still knows word-for-word, headbang and all.

Year Released: 1975Genre: Rock/OperaSing-Along Factor: 10/10US Chart Peak: 9

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Livin' on a Prayer

Tommy, Gina, and that key change have made this the unofficial anthem of every wedding dance floor.

Year Released: 1986Genre: RockSing-Along Factor: 9.5/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Sweet Caroline

The 'bah bah bah' and 'so good, so good, so good' are basically municipal law at this point.

Year Released: 1969Genre: PopSing-Along Factor: 9.5/10US Chart Peak: 4

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Don't Stop Believin'

A small-town boy and city girl launched a chorus that no bar closing time can silence.

Year Released: 1981Genre: RockSing-Along Factor: 9.3/10US Chart Peak: 9

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I Will Survive

The ultimate empowerment anthem—everyone knows exactly when to snap on 'walk out the door'.

Year Released: 1978Genre: DiscoSing-Along Factor: 9/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Happy Birthday to You

Arguably the most-sung song in human history, no royalties required (anymore).

Year Released: 1893Genre: TraditionalSing-Along Factor: 9.8/10US Chart Peak: —

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Wonderwall

Every acoustic guitar owner is contractually obligated to know this one by heart.

Year Released: 1995Genre: BritpopSing-Along Factor: 9/10US Chart Peak: 8

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Hey Jude

The 'na na na na' outro turns any crowd into an impromptu choir.

Year Released: 1968Genre: RockSing-Along Factor: 8.8/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Shake It Off

A modern pop juggernaut that got an entire generation shaking off haters in unison.

Year Released: 2014Genre: PopSing-Along Factor: 8.7/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Uptown Funk

Too hot, too hot—this funk revival had everyone yelling 'don't believe me, just watch' by 2015.

Year Released: 2014Genre: Funk/PopSing-Along Factor: 8.7/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Mr. Brightside

The unofficial national anthem of indie sleaze bar nights, still screamed word-perfect two decades later.

Year Released: 2003Genre: Indie RockSing-Along Factor: 8.9/10US Chart Peak: 10

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All Star

Somebody once told you the world was gonna roll you, and you have never forgotten a single word since.

Year Released: 1999Genre: Alt Rock/PopSing-Along Factor: 8.5/10US Chart Peak: 4

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Piano Man

A bar full of strangers has never sounded so unified as when this one comes on.

Year Released: 1973Genre: Piano RockSing-Along Factor: 8.6/10US Chart Peak: 25

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Africa

Blessed the rains down in Africa so many times it became a meme and a religion simultaneously.

Year Released: 1982Genre: Soft RockSing-Along Factor: 8.8/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Sweet Home Alabama

A Southern rock staple that gets word-perfect recitals from people who have never even visited Alabama.

Year Released: 1974Genre: Southern RockSing-Along Factor: 8.4/10US Chart Peak: 8

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Dancing Queen

ABBA's disco masterpiece turns any room into a glittering, lyric-perfect dance floor.

Year Released: 1976Genre: Disco/PopSing-Along Factor: 8.5/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Take Me Home, Country Roads

West Virginia's honorary anthem that gets belted at campfires and stadiums alike.

Year Released: 1971Genre: Folk/CountrySing-Along Factor: 8.3/10US Chart Peak: 2

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Old Town Road

A genre-bending record-breaker that had every generation, from toddlers to grandparents, reciting the hook.

Year Released: 2019Genre: Country RapSing-Along Factor: 8.2/10US Chart Peak: 1

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Baby Shark

Impossible to escape and even harder to forget once it's lodged in your brain, doo doo doo doo doo doo.

Year Released: 2016Genre: Children's/NoveltySing-Along Factor: 8/10US Chart Peak: 32

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