The Eurovision scoring system is sometimes more exciting than the performances themselves. Since 1998, televoting (public voting) has played a major part in deciding the winning song each year. Of course, voting is now made up of Jury AND Televoting scores, but for this list, we are concentrating on the part we all contribute to – the public Televote. Taking into consideration the number of countries able to vote each year, we’re counting down the biggest scoring TELEVOTE songs from Eurovision – ever!
Televoting at Eurovision began in 1997, but with only 5 countries involved, leaving the other 20 countries continuing the traditional Jury vote method. In 1998, full televoting was introduced, with a Jury used in exceptional circumstances. This list covers everything from 1998 to today.
From 1998 until 2008, a mix of full Televoting, “emergency juries”, and a 50/50 Jury/Televoting system was used from year to year. For these contests, I have simply used the final score for these songs in the countdown, despite whether a Jury was used in part, or not.
From the 2009 Grand Final, to today, separate scores were formed by the Jury and the Televote, and calculated together in varying ways to achieve a winner. Only the Televote portion of scoring during these years is used for the list.
In 2013, while there were both Jury and Televotes formed, these were combined to give a “ranking” rather than an actual score. The separate scores of the Jury and Televote were never revealed. For this list, I have included the songs from 2013 using the final combined score, even though this is not strictly the Televote score.
The scoring for this list is based on the % of the public televote scores achieved for each song against the maximum public Televote points possible for that year.
Eurovision 2023 entries making the list have been highlighted in bold.
1. STEFANIA Kalush Orchestra (Ukraine 2022 – Televote Score: 439, % Of Possible Score: 93.8%) |
2. CHA CHA CHA Käärijä (Finland 2023 – Televote Score: 376, % Of Possible Score: 87.04%) |
3. GRANDE AMORE Il Volo (Italy 2015 – Televote Score: 366, % Of Possible Score: 78.21%) |
4. FAIRYTALE Alexander Rybak (Norway 2009 – Televote Score: 378, % Of Possible Score: 76.83%) |
5. AMAR PELOS DOIS Salvador Sobral (Portugal 2017 – Televote Score: 376, % Of Possible Score: 76.42%) |
6. EVERYBODY Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL (Estonia 2001 – Televote Score: 198, % Of Possible Score: 75%) |
7. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE Sergey Lazarev (Russia 2016 – Televote Score: 361, % Of Possible Score: 73.37%) |
8. RISE LIKE A PHOENIX Conchita Wurst (Austria 2014 – Televote Score: 311, % Of Possible Score: 71.99%) |
9. FLY ON THE WINGS OF LOVE Olsen Brothers (Denmark 2000 – Televote Score: 195, % Of Possible Score: 70.65%) |
10. ZITTI E BUONI Måneskin (Italy 2021 – Televote Score: 318, % Of Possible Score: 69.74%) |
11. EUPHORIA Loreen (Sweden 2012 – Televote Score: 343, % Of Possible Score: 69.72%) |
12. BEAUTIFUL MESS Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria 2017 – Televote Score: 337, % Of Possible Score: 68.5%) |
13. HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH Lordi (Finland 2006 – Televote Score: 292, % Of Possible Score: 67.59%) |
14. PARTY FOR EVERYBODY Buranovskiye Babushki (Russia 2012 – Televote Score: 332, % Of Possible Score: 67.48%) |
15. NEVER EVER LET YOU GO Rollo and King (Denmark 2001 – Televote Score: 177, % Of Possible Score: 67.05%) |
16. WILD DANCES Ruslana (Ukraine 2004 – Televote Score: 280, % Of Possible Score: 66.67%) |
17. 1944 Jamala (Ukraine 2016 – Televote Score: 323, % Of Possible Score: 65.65%) |
18. I WANNA Marie N (Latvia 2002 – Televote Score: 176, % Of Possible Score: 63.77%) |
19. TOY Netta (Israel 2018 – Televote Score: 317, % Of Possible Score: 62.9%) |
20. LANE MOJE Željko Joksimović and Ad-Hoc Orchestra (Serbia and Montenegro 2004 – Televote Score: 263, % Of Possible Score: 62.62%) |
21. TAKE ME TO YOUR HEAVEN Charlotte Nilsson (Sweden 1999 – Televote Score: 163, % Of Possible Score: 61.74%) |
22. ONLY TEARDROPS Emmelie de Forest (Denmark 2013 – Televote Score: 281, % Of Possible Score: 61.62%) |
23. A MILLION VOICES Polina Gagarina (Russia 2015 – Televote Score: 286, % Of Possible Score: 61.11%) |
24. SPIRIT IN THE SKY Keiino (Norway 2019 – Televote Score: 291, % Of Possible Score: 60.63%) |
25. SHAKE IT Sakis Rouvas (Greece 2004 – Televote Score: 252, % Of Possible Score: 60%) |
26. DIVA Dana International (Israel 1998 – Televote Score: 172, % Of Possible Score: 59.72%) |
27. HEROES Måns Zelmerlöw (Sweden 2015 – Televote Score: 279, % Of Possible Score: 59.62%) |
28. 7TH WONDER Ira Losco (Malta 2002 – Televote Score: 164, % Of Possible Score: 59.42%) |
29. SHUM Go_A (Ukraine 2021 – Televote Score: 267, % Of Possible Score: 58.55%) |
30. WHERE ARE YOU? Imaani (United Kingdom 1998 – Televote Score: 166, % Of Possible Score: 57.64%) |
31. NEVER LET YOU GO Dima Bilan (Russia 2006 – Televote Score: 248, % Of Possible Score: 57.41%) |
32. THE ONE THAT I LOVE Chiara (Malta 1998 – Televote Score: 165, % Of Possible Score: 57.29%) |
33. TATTOO Loreen (Sweden 2023 – Televote Score: 243, % Of Possible Score: 56.25%) |
34. SOLO Alsou (Russia 2000 – Televote Score: 155, % Of Possible Score: 56.16%) |
35. DIE FOR YOU Antique (Greece 2001 – Televote Score: 147, % Of Possible Score: 55.68%) |
36. EVERYWAY THAT I CAN Sertab Erener (Turkey 2003 – Televote Score: 167, % Of Possible Score: 55.67%) |
37. ALL OUT OF LUCK Selma (Iceland 1999 – Televote Score: 146, % Of Possible Score: 55.3%) |
38. VOILÀ Barbara Pravi (France 2021 – Televote Score: 251, % Of Possible Score: 55.04%) |
39. SANOMI Urban Trad (Belgium 2003 – Televote Score: 165, % Of Possible Score: 55%) |
40. NE VER’, NE BOYSIA (НЕ ВЕРЬ, НЕ БОЙСЯ) t.A.T.u. (Russia 2003 – Televote Score: 164, % Of Possible Score: 54.67%) |
41. MOLITVA Marija Šerifović (Serbia 2007 – Televote Score: 268, % Of Possible Score: 54.47%) |
42. ARCADE Duncan Laurence (Netherlands 2019 – Televote Score: 261, % Of Possible Score: 54.38%) |
43. BELIEVE Dima Bilan (Russia 2008 – Televote Score: 272, % Of Possible Score: 53.97%) |
44. JE N’AI QUE MON ÂME Natasha St-Pier (France 2001 – Televote Score: 142, % Of Possible Score: 53.79%) |
45. HEY MAMMA SunStroke Project (Moldova 2017 – Televote Score: 264, % Of Possible Score: 53.66%) |
46. SATELLITE Lena (Germany 2010 – Televote Score: 243, % Of Possible Score: 53.29%) |
47. REISE NACH JERUSALEM – KUDÜS’E SEYAHAT Sürpriz (Germany 1999 – Televote Score: 140, % Of Possible Score: 53.03%) |
48. LEJLA Hari Mata Hari (Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006 – Televote Score: 229, % Of Possible Score: 53.01%) |
49. SOLDI Mahmood (Italy 2019 – Televote Score: 253, % Of Possible Score: 52.71%) |
50. HEMEL EN AARDE Edsilia (Netherlands 1998 – Televote Score: 150, % Of Possible Score: 52.08%) |
51. CITY LIGHTS Blanche (Belgium 2017 – Televote Score: 255, % Of Possible Score: 51.83%) |
52. ALWAYS AySel and Arash (Azerbaijan 2009 – Televote Score: 253, % Of Possible Score: 51.42%) |
53. CALM AFTER THE STORM The Common Linnets (Netherlands 2014 – Televote Score: 222, % Of Possible Score: 51.39%) |
54. HOLD ME Farid Mammadov (Azerbaijan 2013 – Televote Score: 234, % Of Possible Score: 51.32%) |
55. TRENULEȚUL Zdob și Zdub and Advahov Brothers (Moldova 2022 – Televote Score: 239, % Of Possible Score: 51.07%) |
56. SCREAM Sergey Lazarev (Russia 2019 – Televote Score: 244, % Of Possible Score: 50.83%) |
57. MY NUMBER ONE Helena Paparizou (Greece 2005 – Televote Score: 230, % Of Possible Score: 50.44%) |
58. FUEGO Eleni Foureira (Cyprus 2018 – Televote Score: 253, % Of Possible Score: 50.2%) |
59. QUEEN OF KINGS Alessandra (Norway 2023 – Televote Score: 216, % Of Possible Score: 50%) |
60. NON MI AVETE FATTO NIENTE Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro (Italy 2018 – Televote Score: 249, % Of Possible Score: 49.4%) |
61. MY STAR Brainstorm (Latvia 2000 – Televote Score: 136, % Of Possible Score: 49.28%) |
62. SLOMO Chanel (Spain 2022 – Televote Score: 228, % Of Possible Score: 48.72%) |
63. IN CORPORE SANO Konstrakta (Serbia 2022 – Televote Score: 225, % Of Possible Score: 48.08%) |
64. DARK SIDE Blind Channel (Finland 2021 – Televote Score: 218, % Of Possible Score: 47.81%) |
65. DANCING LASHA TUMBAI Verka Serduchka (Ukraine 2007 – Televote Score: 235, % Of Possible Score: 47.76%) |
66. GRAVITY Zlata Ognevich (Ukraine 2013 – Televote Score: 214, % Of Possible Score: 46.93%) |
67. FOR REAL Athena (Turkey 2004 – Televote Score: 195, % Of Possible Score: 46.43%) |
68. SHADY LADY Ani Lorak (Ukraine 2008 – Televote Score: 230, % Of Possible Score: 45.63%) |
69. YODEL IT! Ilinca feat. Alex Florea (Romania 2017 – Televote Score: 224, % Of Possible Score: 45.53%) |
70. NEKA MI NE SVANE Danijela (Croatia 1998 – Televote Score: 131, % Of Possible Score: 45.49%) |
71. COLOR OF YOUR LIFE Michał Szpak (Poland 2016 – Televote Score: 222, % Of Possible Score: 45.12%) |
72. MARIJA MAGDALENA Doris Dragović (Croatia 1999 – Televote Score: 118, % Of Possible Score: 44.7%) |
73. NOT ALONE Aram Mp3 (Armenia 2014 – Televote Score: 193, % Of Possible Score: 44.68%) |
74. RUNNING SCARED Ell and Nikki (Azerbaijan 2011 – Televote Score: 223, % Of Possible Score: 44.25%) |
75. SHE GOT ME Luca Hänni (Switzerland 2019 – Televote Score: 212, % Of Possible Score: 44.17%) |
76. UNDO Sanna Nielsen (Sweden 2014 – Televote Score: 190, % Of Possible Score: 43.98%) |
77. POPULAR Eric Saade (Sweden 2011 – Televote Score: 221, % Of Possible Score: 43.85%) |
78. HEART OF STEEL Tvorchi (Ukraine 2023 – Televote Score: 189, % Of Possible Score: 43.75%) |
79. SECRET COMBINATION Kalomira (Greece 2008 – Televote Score: 218, % Of Possible Score: 43.25%) |
80. NIJE LJUBAV STVAR Željko Joksimović (Serbia 2012 – Televote Score: 211, % Of Possible Score: 42.89%) |
81. UNICORN Noa Kirel (Israel 2023 – Televote Score: 185, % Of Possible Score: 42.82%) |
82. LIE TO ME Mikolas Josef (Czech Republic 2018 – Televote Score: 215, % Of Possible Score: 42.66%) |
83. DIS OUI Mélanie Cohl (Belgium 1998 – Televote Score: 122, % Of Possible Score: 42.36%) |
84. OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani (Italy 2017 – Televote Score: 208, % Of Possible Score: 42.28%) |
85. ANGEL Chiara (Malta 2005 – Televote Score: 192, % Of Possible Score: 42.11%) |
86. SONG #1 Serebro (Russia 2007 – Televote Score: 207, % Of Possible Score: 42.07%) |
87. I FEED YOU MY LOVE Margaret Berger (Norway 2013 – Televote Score: 191, % Of Possible Score: 41.89%) |
88. RHYTHM INSIDE Loïc Nottet (Belgium 2015 – Televote Score: 195, % Of Possible Score: 41.67%) |
89. DÜM TEK TEK Hadise (Turkey 2009 – Televote Score: 203, % Of Possible Score: 41.26%) |
90. I’M NOT AFRAID TO MOVE ON Jostein Hasselgård (Norway 2003 – Televote Score: 123, % Of Possible Score: 41%) |
=91. IT HURTS Lena Philipsson (Sweden 2004 – Televote Score: 170, % Of Possible Score: 40.48%) |
=91. STRONGER EVERY MINUTE Lisa Andreas (Cyprus 2004 – Televote Score: 170, % Of Possible Score: 40.48%) |
93. DUE VITE Marco Mengoni (Italy 2023 – Televote Score: 174, % Of Possible Score: 40.28%) |
=94. RUNAWAY Sahlene (Estonia 2002 – Televote Score: 111, % Of Possible Score: 40.22%) |
=94. COME BACK Jessica Garlick (United Kingdom 2002 – Televote Score: 111, % Of Possible Score: 40.22%) |
96. TORNERÒ Mihai Trăistariu (Romania 2006 – Televote Score: 172, % Of Possible Score: 39.81%) |
97. QÉLÉ, QÉLÉ Sirusho (Armenia 2008 – Televote Score: 199, % Of Possible Score: 39.48%) |
98. 10 YEARS Daði og Gagnamagnið (Iceland 2021 – Televote Score: 180, % Of Possible Score: 39.47%) |
99. INVINCIBLE Carola (Sweden 2006 – Televote Score: 170, % Of Possible Score: 39.35%) |
100. SPACE MAN Sam Ryder (United Kingdom 2022 – Televote Score: 183, % Of Possible Score: 39.1%) |