Best Rock Songs for Weddings
Top 150 2017
These are the Best Rock Songs for Weddings to get people on the dance floor. Rock and Roll was born from a faster paced rhythm and blues style music in the late 1940’s. The guitars produced by Les Paul in the late 1940’s and into the early 1950’s also helped progress the producing of rock’n’roll music production.
The first rock and roll staged performance did not take place until 1953 featuring Bill Haley & His Comets with The Dominoes. Rock Around the Clock performed by Bill Haley & His Comets became the first rock and roll song to top the pop charts in 1955. Other early producers of rock’n’roll included Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and Fats Domino.
Our Top 5 Best Rock Songs for Wedding Receptions: 1) Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey, 2) Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond, 3) Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi, 4) You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC, 5) Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison.
Best Rock Songs
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
1980
Aerosmith – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
1998
a-Ha – Take On Me
1984
American Authors – Best Day Of My Life
2013
B-52’s – Love Shack
1989
Band Of Horses – No One’s Gonna Love You
2007
Bay City Rollers – Saturday Night
1975
Beach Boys – God Only Knows
1966
Ben Folds – The Luckiest
2001
Billy Idol – White Wedding
1982
Billy Joel – She’s Got A Way
1982
Bob Seger – Old Time Rock and Roll
1979
Bon Jovi – Always
1994
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
1986
Bright Eyes – First Day Of My Life
2005
Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
1991
Bryan Adams – Summer Of ’69
1985
Cake – Love You Madly
2002
Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
2011
Cat Power – Sea of Love
2000
Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me
1977
Chicago – You’re The Inspiration
1984
Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
2011
Colbie Caillat – Bubbly
2007
Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars
2014
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
2008
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Proud Mary
1969
Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love
2003
Dave Matthews Band – Crash Into Me
1996
Dave Matthews Band – Me and You
2009
Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark
2005
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
1987
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
1982
Don McLean – American Pie
1971
Eagles – Love Will Keep Us Alive
2003
Ed Sheeran – Kiss Me
2011
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
2014
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home
2010
Edwin McCain – I Could Not Ask For More
1999
Elton John – Your Song
1970
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
1977
Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime
1991
Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop
1977
Fleetwood Mac – Landslide
1975
Foo Fighters – Everlong
1997
George Thorogood – Bad To The Bone
1982
Georgia Satellites – Keep Your Hands To Yourself
1986
Goo Goo Dolls – Come to Me
2013
Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
2002
Grand Funk Railroad – Some Kind Of Wonderful
1974
Grand Funk Railroad – The Loco-motion
1974
Green Day – Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
1997
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
1988
Hootie & The Blowfish – Only Wanna Be With You
1995
Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow – Cruisin’
2000
Imagine Dragons – On Top Of The World
2013
J. Geils Band – Centerfold
1981
Jack Johnson – Better Together
2005
James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
2005
James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
1975
James Taylor – You’ve Got A Friend
1971
Jason Mraz – I Won’t Give Up
2012
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
2008
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – Lucky
2009
Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
1973
Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville
1977
Joan Jett – I Love Rock And Roll
1982
Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends
1967
Joe Cocker – You Are So Beautiful
1974
John Lennon – Imagine
1971
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re The One That I Want
1978
Joshua Kadison – Beautiful In My Eyes
1994
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
1981
Journey – Faithfully
1983
Journey – When You Love a Woman
2011
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
1984
Kid Rock – All Summer Long
2008
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
1975
Knack – My Sharona
1979
Led Zeppelin – All Of My Love
1979
Lifehouse – You And Me
2005
Lumineers – Ho Hey
2012
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
1974
Maroon 5 – Sugar
2015
Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger
2011
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
1991
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Say Hey (I Love You)
2009
Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait
2012
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
1969
Old Crow Medicine Show – Wagon Wheel
2004
Onerepublic – Counting Stars
2013
Paramore – The Only Exception
2009
Pearl Jam – Just Breathe
2009
Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes
1986
Phillip Phillips – Home
2012
Plain White T’s – 1, 2, 3, 4 (I Love You)
2008
Plain White T’s – Rhythm Of Love
2010
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
1975
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
1979
Queen – You’re My Best Friend
1976
Ray LaMontagne – You Are The Best Thing
2008
Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You
1995
Richard Marx – Now and Forever
1994
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
1981
Rob Thomas – Little Wonders
2005
Robert Palmer – Addicted To Love
1986
Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
1971
Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
1981
Romantics – What I Like About You
1980
Santana – Smooth
1999
Secondhand Serenade – Fall for You
2008
Sheryl Crow – All I Wanna Do
1994
Shinedown – I’ll Follow You
2013
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
2006
Staind – Tangled Up In You
2008
Steam – Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
1969
Stephen Lynch – Grow Old With You
1998
Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
1968
Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
1982
Steve Miller Band – The Joker
1973
Stray Cats – Rock This Town
1981
Styx – Babe
1979
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
1967
The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
1969
The Beatles – In My Life
1965
The Beatles – She Loves You
1963
The Beatles – Twist & Shout
1964
Lovesong – The Cure
1989
The Kinks – You Really Got Me
1964
The Pretenders – I’ll Stand By You
1994
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Your Guardian Angel
2006
The Tubes – She’s A Beauty
1983
Three Dog Night – Joy To The World
1971
Tom Petty – Wildflowers
1994
Train – Hey Soul Sister
2009
Train – Marry Me
2009
Troggs – Wild Thing
1966
U2 – All I Want Is You
1989
U2 – Beautiful Day
2000
Van Halen – Jump
1983
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
1967
Van Morrison – Crazy Love
1970
Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately
1989
Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
1997
Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
1983
Walk the Moon – Shut Up and Dance
2014
War – Low Rider
1975
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Wedding Song (Acoustic)
2013
ZZ Top – Legs
1984
ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man
1983
Best Rock Songs – Sixties rock and roll were most known for the British invasion with the likes of The Beatles, The Who and The Rolling Stones. The 60’s were also filled with surf music, folk, Motown and heavy metal. The seventies gave way to the popularity of disco. However, the 70’s had the beginning of punk rock, funk, and glitter rock.
The eighties saw new styles of rock and roll including the beginning of hair bands with glam rock, new wave, and hardcore rock and roll. In the nineties, we saw the beginning of a new type of rock and roll grunge with Nirvana at the forefront. Kids of the 90’s also heard ska, alternative, and many types of synthesized dance music.
Great stuff…from toe tapping to hip swiveling, limb flailing and body gyrating dancing music. These tunes cover it all. Thank you ?. Nirvana and the grunge movement signaled the end of rock and roll as we knew it. Ska, alternative and generally tasteless stuff filtered through the rock airwaves turning people off and leading to electronic (computer generated no soul ) dance music. In turn we are now inundated with formulated pop pap from every corner of the media (gag me with a spoon) Thanks again for a terrific list. Long Live Rock!
Thanks David for stopping by and the comment. Rock on!
Great list. As a mobile DJ, I love the variety of lists you put out and they have been a great resource. Thanks. -DC
Thanks DC for the compliment. Keep filling your dance floors!
This list was great. Both me a my fiance are huge old rock fans and we had already picked our unconventional rock first dance song, we just needed others to complete our night. Thanks
Awesome Sarah. Glad you found the songs you need!
Thanks! We are about to do our first job as a wedding band. This list has made our three sets complete! Lets get to work 😀
Awesome Harald. Glad you like the list. Good luck in playing music at the wedding. Make it a fairytale!
Thanks. I was planning my wedding and thought about Rock songs that would be played. I chose your website and bang my plan is compete.
Great Samson. Glad you stopped by!
Thank you!! Looking for a song to walk down to my husband to and i found some good ideas!! Love it. We dont want normal we want us. Thank you again for the wonderful ideas.
Great we could help you out Angel!
Most of these aren’t even rock songs; Jason Mraz and Maroon 5? No.
Hi Kayla. Thanks for your opinion. Yes, we did include some pop-rock songs. Do you have any favorite rock songs we could add to the list for replacements?
Always surfing the internet to see what other playlists are put into weddings.
Thanks for putting this website together! I was trying to figure out music for my ceremony and reception, and your suggestions made it SO easy. You’re amazing, thanks again!