100 Best Oldies Songs for Weddings

2020

 
We have created a list of our favorite best Oldies songs for weddings. My Wedding Songs does have song lists of the best 1950s, best 1960s, and best 1970s. However, we wanted to create an additional song list of the best Oldies songs. What constitutes an Oldies song changes with each decade. However, we categorize Oldies songs as from the 1950s through the late 60s. You can find many different music types such as R&B, Rock and Roll, Beach, Country, and more.

Top 10 Oldies Songs appropriate for weddings (as listed by the number of downloads on Amazon).

1. Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) – The Hollies
2. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
3. Wipe Out – The Surfaris
4. Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
5. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
6. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies
7. Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals
8. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson
9. Spanish Eyes – Elvis Presley
10. The Sound of Silence (Electric Version) – Simon & Garfunkel
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Best Oldies Songs

Oldies wedding song list curated by Matthew Campbell
Last Updated: July 9, 2020

Album	Artist	Song	Info	Amazon Link
	Archies	Sugar, Sugar	1969, Pop
	Aretha Franklin	Respect	1965, R&B
	Beach Boys	Good Vibrations	1966, Pop Rock
	Beach Boys	Surfin’ USA	1963, Rock
	Beatles	All You Need Is Love	1967, Rock
	Beatles	I Saw Her Standing There	1963, Rock
	Beatles	Twist & Shout	1963, Rock
	Ben E King	Stand By Me	1961, Soul
	Betty Everett	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)	1964, R&B
	Bill Haley	Rock Around The Clock	1954, Rock
	Bobby Darin	Mack The Knife	1959, Pop
	Bobby Day	Rockin’ Robin	1958, Rock
	Buddy Holly & The Crickets	That’ll Be The Day	1957, Rock
	Carl Perkins	Blue Suede Shoes	1956, Rockabilly
	Cast Of Fiddler On The Roof	Sunrise Sunset	1964. Broadway
	Champs	Tequila	1958, Rock
	Chubby Checker	Limbo Rock	1962, Rock
	Chubby Checker	The Twist	1960, Rock
	Chuck Berry	Johnny B Goode	1958, Rock
	Contours	Do You Love Me	1962, Soul
	Crests	16 Candles	1958, Doo-Wop
	Dean Martin	That’s Amore	1953, Pop
	Dion	Runaround Sue	1961, Doo-Wop Rock
	Dion	Wanderer	1961, Rock
	Dixie Cups	Chapel Of Love	1964, Pop
	Drifters	Save The Last Dance For Me	1960, R&B
	Drifters	Under The Boardwalk	1964, Soul
	Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	1958, Rockabilly
	Eddie Cochran	Summertime Blues	1958, Rockabilly
	Ella Fitzgerald	My Funny Valentine	1956, Jazz
	Elvis Presley	All Shook Up	1957, Rock
	Elvis Presley	Can’t Help Falling In Love	1961, Pop
	Elvis Presley	Hound Dog	1953, Blues
	Elvis Presley	Jailhouse Rock	1957, Rock
	Elvis Presley	Love Me Tender	1956, Country
	Etta James	At Last	1960, Soul
	Everly Brothers	All I Have to Do is Dream	1958, Pop
	Five Satins	In the Still of the Night	1956, R&B
	Five Satins	To the Aisle	1957, Pop
	Flamingos	I Only Have Eyes for You	1959, Rock
	Foundations	Build Me Up Buttercup	1968, Pop
	Four Tops	I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)	1965, Soul
	Frank Sinatra	Fly Me To The Moon	1954, Pop
	Frank Sinatra	Love and Marriage	1955/1956, Pop
	Frank Sinatra	Luck Be A Lady	1963, Jazz
	Frank Sinatra	The Way You Look Tonight	1964, Pop
	Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons	Can’t Take My Eyes Off You	1967, Pop
	Henry Mancini	Moon River	1962, Pop
	Isley Brothers	Shout	1959, R&B
	Jackie Wilson	(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher	1967, R&B
	Jackie Wilson	To Be Loved	1958, R&B
	Jan & Dean	Surf City	1963, Rock
	Jay & The Americans	This Magic Moment	1969, Pop
	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire	1957, Rock
	Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs	Sugar Shack	1963, Rock
	Johnny Cash	I Walk The Line	1956, Country
	Johnny Mathis	Chances Are	1957, Pop
	Johnny Otis	Willie & The Hand Jive	1958, Rock
	Kingsmen	Louie Louie	1957, R&B
	Little Eva	The Loco-Motion	1962, Pop
	Little Richard	Good Golly, Miss Molly	1958, Rock
	Louis Armstrong	What A Wonderful World	1967, Pop
	Louis Prima	Jump, Jive and Wail	1956, Jazz Swing
	Martha and the Vandellas	Dancing In The Street	1964, R&B
	Marvin Gaye	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	1968, R&B
	Mills Brothers	Daddy’s Little Girl	1950, Jazz
	Mitch Ryder	Devil With A Blue Dress On	1966, Rock
	Monkees	Daydream Believer	1967, Pop
	Monkees	I’m a Believer	1966, Pop
	Nat King Cole	The Party’s Over	1956, Jazz
	Nat King Cole	Unforgettable	1952, Jazz
	Neil Diamond	Sweet Caroline	1969, Pop
	Otis Redding	Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay	1968, R&B
	Otis Redding	These Arms Of Mine	1962, R&B
	Percy Sledge	When A Man Loves A Woman	1966, R&B
	Platters	Only You	1955, Doo-Wop
	Platters	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	1958, Doo-Wop
	Platters	Twilight Time	1958, Doo-Wop
	Ray Anthony	Hokey Pokey	1953, Jazz
	Righteous Brothers	Unchained Melody	1965, Soul
	Righteous Brothers	You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling	1964, Pop
	Ritchie Valens	La Bamba	1958, Rock
	Rosie & The Originals	Angel Baby	1960, Doo-Wop
	Sam & Dave	Soul Man	1967, Soul
	Sam Cooke	You Send Me	1957, R&B
	Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs	Wooly Bully	1965, Rock
	Sonny & Cher	I Got You Babe	1965, Pop
	Spaniels	Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight	1954, R&B
	Spencer Davis Group	Gimme Some Lovin’	1966, Soul
	Temptations	Ain’t Too Proud To Beg	1966, Soul
	Temptations	My Girl	1964, Soul
	Thurston Harris	Litty Bitty Pretty One	1957, Rock
	Tom Jones	It's Not Unusual	1965, Pop
	Tony Bennett	I Left My Heart In San Francisco	1962, Pop
	Toys	A Lover's Concerto	1967, Rock
	Troggs	Love is All Around	1967, Rock
	Turtles	Happy Together	1967, Pop Rock
	Van Morrison	Brown Eyed Girl	1967, Rock
	Wilson Pickett	Mustang Sally	1966, R&B
	Young Rascals	Good Lovin’	1966, R&B

Another favorite oldies wedding song…

When We Get Married – The Dreamlovers

Listen to our oldies wedding songs playlist on Spotify.

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• Nat King Cole songs
• Elvis Presley songs
• Frank Sinatra songs

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