🎵 100 Greatest Wedding Songs
I created a list of 100 of the greatest classic and current hits for weddings. You can download the PDF version too.
Bam! I have a surprise for you on this week’s Wedding MusicLetter.
Below is a NEW version of my 100 greatest wedding songs to view and download the PDF.
It is a balance of new hits and timeless classics. There are party songs, slow songs for first dances, and parent-figure dance tracks too.
These are from songs I am seeing trending.
The Reality
I know I will get guff for leaving off classic hits like “Unchained Melody” and having modern hits like “Shivers” on it too. My list is subjective.
Believe me, I know ‘90s, 2000s, and early 2010s hits are hot. But these are hot too. This list is more encompassing for all couples and guests - and different moments of a wedding day and not only for dancing.
» If you have a song that should be on the list that is left off, please share in the comments or reply to this email.
I want to consider different cultures and areas of the country. The same list of songs played in NYC will not always pack the dance floor in Milwaukee, Las Vegas, San Diego, etc. So, you will find a variety of hits.
YES! You will see line dances. They get people dancing! Keep in mind that your wedding may be one of the few times they get out of the house and dance.
Ultimately, the wedding couple decides what is played at their wedding!
Yes, I know some couples have Uptown Funk, Celebration, and others on their do-not playlists. However, the songs below still have huge streaming and purchase numbers.
Lastly, my goal was not to have a list of the same songs every year. There are some surprises.
Without further ado…
Alphabetical by song title.
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
All Of Me – John Legend
Amazed – Lonestar
At Last – Etta James
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
Beyond – Leon Bridges
Boogie Shoes - KC and the Sunshine Band
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Cha Cha Slide – Mr C
Crazy in Love – Beyoncé, Jay Z
Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Danza Kuduro - Don Omar feat. Lucenzo
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love - Usher
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
Fast Car - Luke Combs
Fireball - Pitbull feat. John Ryan
Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks
From The Ground Up – Dan + Shay
From This Moment On – Shania Twain
Good Feeling - Flo Rida
Hey Ya! - Outkast
Hips Don't Lie - Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor/Marvin Gaye
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
I Get To Love You – Ruelle
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
I'm Good (Blue) - David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
In Da Club - 50 Cent
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Jerusalema - Master KG feat. Nomcebo Zikode
Jump Around - House Of Pain
Last Night - Morgan Wallen
Let's Get Loud - Jennifer Lopez
Let's Get Married (ReMarqable Remix) - Jagged Edge
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Lil Boo Thang - Paul Russell
Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Lover - Taylor Swift
Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
Marry Me – Train
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
My Girl – The Temptations
My Way - Frank Sinatra
My Wish – Rascal Flatts
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Party In The U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
Pepas – Farruko
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Shake It Off (Taylor's Version) – Taylor Swift
Shivers - Ed Sheeran
Shout - The Isley Brothers/Otis Day
Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours – Stevie Wonder
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Texas Hold ‘Em - Beyoncé
Thank God - Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
The Way You Move - Outkast
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
Thunderstruck – AC/DC
TiK ToK - Kesha
Timber - Pitbull feat. Kesha
Time of Our Lives - Pitbull & Ne-Yo
Titanium - David Guetta feat. Sia
Turn Down for What - DJ Snake, Lil Jon
Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker/Old Crow Medicine Show
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Wannabe – Spice Girls
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
We Found Love – Rihanna, Calvin Harris
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
What's Up? - 4 Non Blondes
Yeah! – Usher, Ludacris, Lil’ Jon
You Are The Best Thing – Ray Lamontagne
You Make My Dreams – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Matthew Campbell (Founder, My Wedding Songs)