The Beatles - Abbey Road
 

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Our survey this year had some interesting results.  Our first survey completed 18 months prior was only done with 2 companies and a total of 30 bars and 1000 shows.  We opened this one up to all companies submitting data from across the USA.  We had results provided from Pennsylvania, Michigan, California, Florida, Nebraska and Arizona.  Most of the companies outside our area do not update music weekly like we do and they do not have the selection of harder rock that we do.. This resulted in a more mainstream result in the survey and more traditional or classic music did better.  To illustrate this, the Beatles moved to the top of the list.  Madonna, Frank Sinatra, the Eagles, Neil Diamond, Elvis, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and many other classic artists moved up.

 Several artists who released no new material but who were peaked in popularity on the first survey moved down somewhat.  Garth Brooks box set was released within 18 months of our last survey and his popularity was huge.  2 years later, with no new releases he has moved down the list somewhat.  Same can be seen with Alanis Morissette, Tom Petty and Bon Jovi.  Journey moved downward also, but that was partially because singers began singing the Glee version of Don't Stop Believing instead of the Journey version.

Lady GaGa, Lady Antebellum, Ke$ha,  Toby Keith, Taylor Swift and Pink had multiple hits and all moved up greatly.. Florida and the heartlands of the USA made artists like John Mellencamp, George Strait, Jimmy Buffet, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Seger all do much better this time around.  Harder rock groups like Metallica, Guns N Roses, Stone Temple Pilots, AC-DC and Pearl Jam, all moved down slightly to make room for more mainstream acts. 

As I look back at the past decade it appears to me that actual vocal talent and meaningful lyrics are becoming more important.  For the first time in nearly 2 decades I am positive about the new direction music and it's appreciation is moving.  Looking at this survey you see several instances of great song writers and vocalists moving upward in popularity.  A big thanks to Simon Cowell on this as I personally feel the influence of American Idol in music has brought us back to appreciating great songs and great vocalists.

NR* - Previous survey results are shown if artist was in the top 500.  Below the top 500, one performance can sway a song 40 to 50 positions, so anything below that level is not tracked. 

The top 300 artists in our survey account for over 70% of all songs sung at Karaoke shows.
 

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**These ratings are based on actual singers from actual Karaoke locations.  None of these results are base on opinion in any way.  If you would like your results included in the survey for next year, export your singer history from your karaoke program and send it to info@uskaraokealliance.com.  If you do not submit your numbers, you can not complain about the results!

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