The Best Karaoke Song of All Time? It’s Bon Jovi, Baby — And That’s Math 🎤

You can retire your karaoke spreadsheets (don’t lie — we know you have one). A real-deal Oxford mathematician has crunched the numbers, and the ultimate singalong anthem has been revealed: Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On a Prayer.”
Yes — that key change is now officially backed by science.

Dr. Tom Crawford — an Oxford professor who apparently moonlights as a party starter — created a karaoke formulathat looked at beat speed, chorus count, number of verses, and even the song’s release year to find the perfect karaoke tracks.

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And if you've ever screamed “WHOAAAA, WE’RE HALFWAY THERE!” at 1 a.m. in a bar full of strangers, this will not surprise you at all.

🎤 The Top 10 Karaoke Bangers (According to Science, Not Your Cousin's Cover Band)

1. Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
2. I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston
3. Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
4. Man! I Feel Like a Woman – Shania Twain 🇨🇦 (Canadian icon, obviously)
5. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
6. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) – ABBA
7. Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield (yes, we’re singing in the car too)
8. Someone Like You – Adele (warning: emotional damage)
9. Wannabe – Spice Girls (if you know, you know)
10. Let Me Love You – Mario (2000s R&B flashback unlocked)

Some Other Fun (and Slightly Unhinged) Facts:

🕺 According to the data, people actually feel happier after a karaoke session. So if you’re feeling down, belt it out.

📅 The average year a karaoke classic was released? 1995.
So yes, we’re officially living in the golden age of nostalgic bangers.

👑 Canada’s own Shania Twain cracked the top five with “Man! I Feel Like a Woman,” because obviously.