Shortlist for Official Charts Pop Gem #82: Karaoke Classics

Which of your singalong staples made it onto our all-important Pop Gem shortlist?
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It's that time of the week again where we ask you to nominate overlooked classics or big hits of yesteryear for a place in our Pop Gem Hall Of Fame.

This week, we were after your KARAOKE CLASSICS – your signature tune whenever you have a mic in your hand. Be they storming bangers or heartfelt ballads, sung pitch-perfect or hopelessly out of tune, we wanted your fave go-to karaoke track.

Lots of suggestions came in that were actually million-sellers – well, it figures that the biggest hits are the ones you want to sing! But, as we know, Pop Gem is all about the underdog (kind of) and million-sellers, as lovely as they are, are not invited to the Pop Gem party!

Here's who we went for in the end. Who are you backing?

The final 10

ARTIST TRACK PEAK POSITION YEAR
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE LIKE I LOVE YOU 2 2002
WHEATUS TEENAGE DIRTBAG 2 2001
S CLUB 7 REACH 2 2000
MARIAH CAREY WITHOUT YOU 1 1994
M PEOPLE MOVING ON UP 2 1993
TINA TURNER THE BEST 5 1989
QUEEN I WANT TO BREAK FREE 3 1984
BONNIE TYLER TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART 1 1983
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS I LOVE ROCK N ROLL 4 1982
DOLLY PARTON JOLENE 7 1976

 

And the winner is…

All will be revealed on Saturday, when we announce our Pop Gem pick on Facebook and Twitter.

Every Pop Gem ever

Fancy reliving those perfect Pop Gems we already picked all over again? No worries, get your ears wrapped round these playlists on Spotify and Deezer. Oh yes indeed.

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Deezer

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