40 Best Rock Karaoke Songs (Anthems That Bring the House Down)

12 June 2026 · 7 min read

Rock was made to be shouted by a crowd. The right anthem turns a quiet room into a stadium — fists in the air, everyone screaming the chorus, no perfect pitch required. Here are 40 of the best rock karaoke songs, sorted by era and energy. Search any title and sing it with the lyrics on screen.

The untouchable anthems

Start here. These are the songs the whole bar finishes for you.

• “Bohemian Rhapsody” — Queen
• “Livin’ on a Prayer” — Bon Jovi
• “Don’t Stop Believin’” — Journey
• “Sweet Child O’ Mine” — Guns N’ Roses
• “We Will Rock You” / “We Are the Champions” — Queen
• “You Give Love a Bad Name” — Bon Jovi

Classic rock (60s–70s)

• “Hotel California” — Eagles
• “Sweet Home Alabama” — Lynyrd Skynyrd
• “Born to Run” — Bruce Springsteen
• “Paradise City” — Guns N’ Roses
• “Free Bird” — Lynyrd Skynyrd
• “Brown Sugar” — The Rolling Stones
• “American Pie” — Don McLean

80s stadium rock

• “Summer of ’69” — Bryan Adams
• “Pour Some Sugar on Me” — Def Leppard
• “Jump” — Van Halen
• “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” — Poison
• “Here I Go Again” — Whitesnake
• “You Shook Me All Night Long” — AC/DC
• “Highway to Hell” — AC/DC

90s & alternative

• “Mr. Brightside” — The Killers
• “Wonderwall” — Oasis
• “Smells Like Teen Spirit” — Nirvana
• “Under the Bridge” — Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “Champagne Supernova” — Oasis
• “Bitter Sweet Symphony” — The Verve

Modern rock crowd-pleasers

• “Seven Nation Army” — The White Stripes
• “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
• “Sex on Fire” — Kings of Leon
• “American Idiot” — Green Day
• “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” — Green Day
• “Chop Suey!” — System of a Down (for the brave)
• “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” — Arctic Monkeys

Rock ballads (for the big finish)

• “November Rain” — Guns N’ Roses
• “Nothing Else Matters” — Metallica
• “More Than Words” — Extreme
• “Is This Love” — Whitesnake
• “Wanted Dead or Alive” — Bon Jovi
• “Wish You Were Here” — Pink Floyd

How to land a rock song

Pick energy over accuracy. Rock crowds want commitment — a confident, slightly-off “Livin’ on a Prayer” beats a timid perfect one every time. Choose anthems the room already knows, hold the mic out on the big chorus, and let everyone scream it back. For more all-round bangers, see our 50 best karaoke songs of all time.

Bring the house down

Pick a rock anthem and search it on Starlight Karaoke — free, no signup. Want a specific track that’s not here? Paste a link or AI-remove the vocals and sing it anyway.

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