Miley's Wrecking Ball top karaoke hit of the year

Miley Cyrus has taken a wrecking ball to her rivals after her number one hit was named the most sung song of the year by a karaoke website.

The US singer saw off competition from stars including Katy Perry and Carly Rae Jepsen to top the poll.

‘Wrecking Ball’ was the most popular choice of the more than 8,000 songs sung around 3.5 million times on Lucky Voice Online Karaoke with 6.2% of the votes.

Perry was second choice with ‘Roar’ getting 5.4%, while Psy’s 2012 hit ‘Gangnam Style’ proved its staying power coming third with a 4.2% share of the vote from thousands of amateur singers.

Adele was the fifth most popular with ‘Someone Like You’ (3.6%) — a step down from last year when she had three songs in the top 10.

There was still room for a couple of karaoke classics with Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ by Bon Jovi in the top 10.

Lucky Voice managing director Nick Thistleton said: “We are witnessing a total trend shift in what people are choosing to sing. Adele, who has previously maintained a firm foothold in the Lucky Voice chart, has slipped in popularity and songs which weren’t released until the late summer have quickly become firm favourites.

“Meanwhile, all the other songs in the charts are by contemporary artists such as One Direction, leaving ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ by Bon Jovi to be the only song to represent the old guard.”

The 10 most popular karaoke songs of 2013:

1: Wrecking Ball — Miley Cyrus

2: Roar — Katy Perry

3: Gangnam Style — Psy

4: Call Me Maybe — Carly Rae Jepsen

5: Someone Like You — Adele

6: Makes You Beautiful — One Direction

7: Firework — Katy Perry

8: Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen

9: Blurred Lines — Robin Thicke with TI & Pharrell

10: Livin’ On A Prayer — Bon Jovi