A brilliant hen party karaoke night lives or dies on the setlist. Get it right and you have a room full of people singing their lungs out, arms around each other, having the best time. These are the songs that consistently deliver — drawn from our curated Girls Night playlist at The Old School Yard.
Our private karaoke rooms in London Bridge are one of London’s most popular hen party venues. Here’s what to queue.
The Absolute Must-Haves
Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Open with this. It sets the tone within four bars and tells everyone exactly what kind of night this is going to be.
Spice Girls — Wannabe / Spice Up Your Life / 2 Become 1 / Say You’ll Be There / Stop
Wannabe is the hen party karaoke song — five parts, five people, everyone deciding who’s who before the first chorus. Spice Up Your Life for energy. 2 Become 1 for the emotional mid-session moment.
Beyoncé — Single Ladies / Crazy in Love / Run the World (Girls) / Love on Top / Irreplaceable
Single Ladies is non-negotiable. Run the World (Girls) when the room needs a rallying cry. Love on Top if someone wants to show what their voice can actually do.
Destiny’s Child — Say My Name / Survivor / Jumpin’ Jumpin’ / Independent Women
Survivor is the underrated hen party anthem — it’s literally about moving forward with your best people. Say My Name for the harmonies. Independent Women because someone will suggest it and they’ll be right.
Gloria Gaynor — I Will Survive
It is the law. I Will Survive must feature at some point in any hen party karaoke session. Non-negotiable.
Rihanna — Umbrella / We Found Love / Don’t Stop the Music / Only Girl in the World / S&M
We Found Love is the dance floor moment. Umbrella for the chorus that carries everyone.
Lady Gaga — Bad Romance / Poker Face / Born This Way / Just Dance / Alejandro
Bad Romance is a performance — the costume of a song. Poker Face for pure fun. Born This Way when someone needs a confidence boost.
Female Anthems — Songs That Demand Volume
P!nk — Get the Party Started, Raise Your Glass, So What, What About Us, Just Like a Pill
Katy Perry — Roar, Firework, California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Hot N Cold
Dua Lipa — Don’t Start Now, New Rules, Levitating, Physical
Ariana Grande — Thank U, Next, 7 Rings, Problem, Break Free
Taylor Swift — Shake It Off, Bad Blood, 22, We Are Never Getting Back Together
Lizzo — About Damn Time, Good as Hell, Juice, Truth Hurts
Miley Cyrus — Party in the USA, Flowers, Wrecking Ball
Adele — Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, Set Fire to the Rain, Hello
Amy Winehouse — Valerie, Rehab, Back to Black
Little Mix — Shout Out to My Ex, Black Magic, Wings, Power
Christina Aguilera — Genie in a Bottle, What a Girl Wants, Fighter, Ain’t No Other Man
Girl Groups & Iconic Duos
Girls Aloud — Sound of the Underground, Love Machine
Sugababes — Push the Button, About You Now
All Saints — Never Ever, Pure Shores
TLC — No Scrubs, Waterfalls
En Vogue — Don’t Let Go, Free Your Mind
Nicki Minaj — Starships, Super Bass
Pop Classics That Always Land
Alanis Morissette — You Oughta Know, Ironic
Shania Twain — Man! I Feel Like a Woman!, That Don’t Impress Me Much
Britney Spears — Baby One More Time, Toxic, Oops!… I Did It Again, Womanizer
Kesha — TiK ToK, We R Who We R
Charli XCX — Boom Clap, 1999
Ellie Goulding — Love Me Like You Do, Burn
Anne-Marie — 2002, Rockabye
Mabel — Don’t Call Me Up
Meghan Trainor — All About That Bass, Me Too
Rita Ora — Anywhere
Becky Hill — Crazy What Love Can Do
Doja Cat — Say So
Megan Thee Stallion — Savage
Cardi B — I Like It, WAP (for later in the session)
Jessie J — Domino, Price Tag, Bang Bang
How to Build a Hen Party Setlist
Start high-energy. Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Shake It Off, Levitating. Get the room comfortable before the big anthems.
Give everyone a moment. In a private room there’s no queue — everyone picks at least one song. Make sure the bride-to-be’s absolute favourite is locked in for the right moment.
The power anthems mid-session. Single Ladies, I Will Survive, Wannabe — these hit harder once the room is warm and any self-consciousness has dissolved.
Plan one emotional peak. Every great hen night has a moment where a song genuinely moves the room. Someone Like You, Back to Black, 2 Become 1. Let it happen naturally but have one in reserve.
Close with something everyone sings together. Wannabe works. So does Dancing Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now, or anything from Robbie Williams. End big.
Book Your Hen Party Room
Our private karaoke rooms in London Bridge are perfect for hen parties. Small rooms for 6–8, large rooms for up to 20. No room hire fee — just a drinks minimum spend.
All these songs are in the booth. Plus a streaming source search access for anything else.
See also: Full Song List → | Best Karaoke Duets → | Most Popular Karaoke Songs →
The Old School Yard | 111 Long Lane, London Bridge, SE1 4PH