20 Duets for Karaoke

Okay, I've taken this list making thing to a whole new level of insanity. I know. I tend to get a little compulsive.

But these lists really ARE fun to write.

If you are looking for a crowd pleasing karaoke duet to belt out through the 'ole VocoPro for the next karaoke night, here's my list of common karaoke songs that are duets.

Duets for Karaoke

1. A Whole New World - From "Aladdin" Brad Kane/Lea Salonga (movie voices)
2. Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers/ Dolly Parton
3. I've Had the Time of My Life - Bill Medley/Jennifer Warner
4. Doctor Jones - Aqua
5. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
6. Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meatloaf
7. I Got You Babe - Cher & Sonny
8. Summer Nights - from "Grease," John Travolta/Olivia Newton John
9. Picture - Kid Rock/ Cheryl Crow
10. Cruisin' - from "Duets," Gwenyth Paltrow/Huey Lewis
11. I Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville
12. From This Moment - Shania Twain/Bryan White
13. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss
14. You're the One that I Want - from "Grease" Olivia Newton-John/John Travolta
15. Stop Draggin My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty
16. Don't Go Breakin My Heart - Elton John/Kiki Dee
17. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell
18. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Nat Kipner/John McIntyre Vallins
19. Umbrella - Rihanna/Chris Brown
20. Give It To Me - Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake

So if you are looking to steal the spotlight with a partner, crank up the machine karaoke and get down to these karaoke duets. Enjoy!

The Best Karaoke Songs for Women

These lists are fun to write.

In the process of writing this post, it occurred to me: Karaoke songs women want to sing are very different than the songs men want to sing. Just look down this list of popular karaoke songs for women and you'll see emerging themes - litmus tests for true love, broken hearts, survival anthems, vengeance, and how great it is to be a woman.

That makes this list sort of a summary for women all over the country, I'd say. Here are the top 15 in no particular order. Everyone who owns karaoke DJ equipment ought to have these songs in their songbook!

Best Karaoke Songs for Women

1. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
2. I Love Rock’n’Roll! - Joan Jett
3. Goodbye Earl - The Dixie Chicks
4. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
5. Man, I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
6. Like A Prayer - Madonna
7. It’s In His Kiss - Cher
8. What’s Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
9. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
10. Complicated - Avril Lavigne
11. Think Before he Cheats - Carrie Underwood
12. Dancing Queen - Abba
13. Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
14. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
15. Can't Fight the Moonlight - Lee Ann Rimes

Looking at the list, I know there are a few songs that aren't really going to be karaoke standards ten years from now. But I wanted to include songs for different types of voices and voice ranges. Plus I hope there's some variety of musical genre to appeal to different singers.

Let me know if you tried a song from the list and how it went at your karaoke night. These songs sound good over a machine karaoke and are generally crowd pleasers. Just leave a comment!