100 Best R&B Songs For Weddings
2019
These are the Best R&B Wedding Songs to get people on the dance floor! R&B, aka rhythm and blues, started as a combination of jazz, gospel and blues. R&B is a genre of smooth pop music that is entirely centered on the vocalist. In later years, R&B branched off to create different music styles such as funk, hip-hop, rap, soul and different styles of R&B than its beginnings.
Top R&B Wedding Songs
Our list includes some recent hits and many classics too. We try and give you a wide variety of tempos and eras. Pick your favorites to include into your wedding including party songs, first dance songs and father-daughter dance songs.
Best R&B Songs
Last Updated: April 6, 2019
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
1972, Let’s Stay Together
Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You
2003, The Diary of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys – No One
2007, As I Am
Andra Day – Forever Mine
2015, Cheers to the Fall
Andy Stokes – Best Day Ever
2018, Best Day Ever
Anthony David – 4evermore
2011, Algebra
Atlantic Starr – Always
1986, All in the Name of Love
Ar’mon & Trey – Forever
2018, Forever
Arika Kane feat. Kmelz – Wonderful
2017, Released as a single
AudiYO feat. Tucka – Can’t Nobody
2018, Released as a single
Avant feat. KeKe Wyatt – You & I
2013, Face the Music
Babyface – Every Time I Close My Eyes
1996, The Day
Barry White – Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
1974, Can’t Get Enough
Ben E. King – Stand By Me
1962, Don’t Play That Song!
Beyonce – 1+1
2011, 4
Beyonce – Crazy In Love
2003, Dangerously in Love
Beyonce – Love on Top
2011, 4
Beyoncé – XO
2013, Beyoncé
Bill Withers, Grover Washington Jr. – Just The Two Of Us
1980, Winelight
Bill Withers – Lean On Me
1972, Still Bill
Brian McKnight – Back At One
1999, Back at One
Brian McKnight – Crazy Love
1994, Jason’s Lyric
Brian McKnight – Everything
2001 – Superhero
Brknrbtz – Marry Your Daughter
2012, Released as a single
Case – Happily Ever After
1999, Personal Conversation
Chanté Moore feat. Lewis Sky – One Love
2018, 1 of 4
Chrisette Michele – Your Joy
2007, I Am
Commodores – Brick House
1977, Commodores
Commodores – Three Times A Lady
1978, Natural High
Derran Day – My Word
2018
Earth, Wind & Fire – September
1971, Earth, Wind & Fire
Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé – Perfect Duet
2017, Released as a single
Eric Benet and Tamia – Spend My Life With You
1999, A Day in the Life
Erica Campbell – All of My Life
2018, Released as a single
Ella Mai – Boo’d Up
2018, Ready
Ella Mai – Trip
2018, Ready
Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
1968, Build Me Up Buttercup
Four Seasons – December 1963 (Oh What A Night)
1975, Who Loves You
Four Tops – Baby I Need Your Loving
1964, Four Tops
Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
1965, Four Tops Second Album
George Benson – Love X Love
1980, Give Me the Night
Gerald Levert – Made To Love Ya
2001, Gerald’s World
H.E.R. – Every Kind Of Way
2017, H.E.R.
Heatwave – Always and Forever
1976, Too Hot to Handle
India.Arie – That Magic
2018, That Magic
Jackson 5 – ABC
1970, ABC
Jackson 5 – I’ll Be There
1970, ABC
Jaheim – Forever
2001, Ghetto Love
Jason Derulo – Marry Me
2013, Tattoos
Jill Scott feat. Anthony Hamilton – So In Love
2011, The Light of the Sun
John Legend feat. BloodPop® – A Good Night
2018
John Legend – All Of Me
2013, Love in the Future
John Legend – Love Me Now
2016, Darkness and Light
K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life
1997, Love Always
Kelly Rowland – This Is Love
2013, Ms. Kelly
KEM – Share My Life
2010, Intimacy: Album III
Kenny Lattimore – For You
1996, Kenny Lattimore
Khalid – Better
2018, Suncity
Kiana Ledé – I Choose You (Acoustic)
2017, Released as a single
Kindred The Family Soul – Stars
2003, Surrender to Love
Kmelz feat. Chelsea Clayton – You’re the Ribbon in My Sky
2017, Released as a single
Larry Graham – When We Get Married
1980, One in a Million You
Ledisi feat. BJ The Chicago Kid – Us 4ever
2017, Let Love Rule
Leela James – Fall For You
2014, Fall for You
Leon Bridges – Beyond
2018, Good Thing
Leon Bridges – Coming Home
2015, Coming Home
Leon Timbo – You’re My Darling
2016, What Love’s All About
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross – Endless Love
1981, Endless Love Soundtrack
Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father
2003, Dance with My Father
Luther Vandross – Here And Now
1989, The Best of Luther Vandross… The Best of Love
MAJOR. – Why I Love You
2016, I Am MAJOR.
Mariah Carey – With You
2018, With You
Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack
1996, Return of the Mack
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
1967, United
Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
1965, How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – You’re All I Need To Get By
1968, You’re All I Need
Miguel – Adorn
2012, Kaleidoscope Dream
Monica – Angel Of Mine
1998, The Boy Is Mine
Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
1995,This Is How We Do It
Nat King Cole – L-O-V-E
1964, Released as a single
Nat King Cole – Smile
1954, Released as a single
Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole – Unforgettable
1991, Unforgettable… with Love
Natalie Cole – This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
1975, Inseparable
Nicole Bus – You
2018, Released as a single
Otis Redding – These Arms Of Mine
1964, Pain in My Heart
Peabo Bryson – Love Like Yours And Mine
2018, Love Like Yours And Mine
Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves A Woman
1966, When a Man Loves a Woman
Peter Cottontale – Forever Always
2018, Released as a single
Prince – Kiss
1986, Parade
Queen Naija – Butterflies
2018, Queen Naija
Sade – By Your Side
1999, Lovers Rock
Sam Cooke – You Send Me
1958, Songs by Sam Cooke
Sisqo – Incomplete
1999, Unleash the Dragon
Stacy Barthe feat. John Legend – Angel
2015, Love in the Future
Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely
1976, Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder – Ribbon in the Sky
1982, Natural Wonder
Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours
1970, Signed, Sealed & Delivered
Stevie Wonder – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
1972, Talking Book
Tamar Braxton – My Forever
2017, Bluebird of Happiness
Tamia – Today I Do
2018, Released as a single
The Miracles – You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
1963, The Fabulous Miracles
The O’Jays – Forever Mine
1979. Identify Yourself
The Old Skool Gang – Beautiful (You Are so Beautiful to Me)
2018, Released as a single
The Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
1971, Sky’s the Limit
The Temptations – My Girl
1965, The Temptations Sing Smokey
Vanessa Williams – Save The Best For Last
1991, The Comfort Zone
Whitney Houston – Count On Me
1995, Waiting to Exhale
Whitney Houston – I Have Nothing
2004, The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
1987, Whitney
Best R&B Songs started in the U.S. in the 1930’s with the migration of African Americans to urban cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City. Early rhythm and blues stars included Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Louis Jordan. In 1949 Billboard started using the R&B music style in their charts. Paul Williams had the first R&B song to reach #1 on the Billboard charts.
The 1960’s and 1970’s had created a new style of R&B called Funk. Funk became popular with artists such as George Clinton and Sly and the Family Stone. In the 1990’s a new style of R&B was created and stayed with acts like Jodeci, Boyonce and Ashanti. The late 90’s gave birth to a new form of R&B with artists like D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill and John Legend.
Can you please remove R.Kelly from the list?
Hi Eve. Thank you for your feedback.
I really like this list! It’s like a journey through R&B from the 60s to modern-day, basically covering a few generations. At a wedding, you can easily see the grandparents singing along to the Tempts and Miracles, etc., and the kids today enjoying Ella Mai and so forth. There are some recent songs I hadn’t heard of that I will be checking out as well. Thanks again for posting this!
Awesome D.D. Thanks for the feedback. We do update this list a couple of times a year. Be sure to check back!
Please add Anita Baker “You Bring Me Joy”
Thanks for sharing this list, it’s great! I found just the song I was searching for.
Awesome Camilla. Glad we were able to be a source for you.
Add john legend so high
Thank you! Great song! John Legend has many songs that could be added/subtracted from this list.
got a suggestion… ed sherran perfect. not sure if i spelled his name right
Thanks, Donald. We will be adding the version with Beyonce shortly!
This was perfect!! Thanks for this!!!
Thanks for stopping by Rachelle and the kind words.
Thank you so much you’re heaven sent …
Thank you, Winnie, for stopping by. Glad we could help.
What a blast of old and new
Thanks Jeffrey. Glad you enjoyed.
This was very helpful thanks alot
Thanks for stopping by Chaquita and the Kudos.
Thank you for compiling. I’m getting married May 27, 2017 – this list is very helpful. Thank you!
Thanks for stopping by Maria. Congrats on your wedding and glad we could help!
Who sang you and I written by stevie wonder in the 1970s
You and I (We Can Conquer the World) was written and sung by Stevie Wonder
There were other versions of the song. You can see the other releases on Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_and_I_(We_Can_Conquer_the_World)
Totally Awesome List!
Celebrating our 50th Anniversary in May 2015.
Thank you!
Great suggestion. We will add it to the list.