R&B music is known for its soulful and meaningful songs. This is why R&B songs make great first dance songs as well. Contemporary R&B is a combination of rhythm and blues, funk, soul, hip hop, pop, and dance. If R&B is your favorite style of music, celebrate your first dance as a married couple with an R&B song.
R&B songs make great first dance songs as they typically are full of expression of love and soulful singing. We feature artists of the past and present to give a wide range of choices.
R&B First Dance Songs
Nat King Cole – When I Fall In Love
1956
Sam Cooke – You Send Me
1957
Otis Redding – These Arms Of Mine
1962
The Miracles – You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
1962
The Four Tops – Baby I Need Your Loving
1964
Nat King Cole – L-O-V-E
1965
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – You’re All I Need To Get By
1968
Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
1972
Barry White – You’re The First, My Last, My Everything
1974
Heatwave – Always And Forever
1977
The O’Jays – Forever Mine
1979
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross – Endless Love
1981
Chaka Khan – Through The Fire
1985
Stevie Wonder – Overjoyed
1985
Freddie Jackson – You Are My Lady
1985
Anita Baker – Just Because
1989
Luther Vandross – Here And Now
1990
Surface – The First Time
1991
Shai – If I Ever Fall In Love
1992
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
1992
Boyz II Men – On Bended Knee
1994
Method Man and Mary J Blige – I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need to Get By
1995
The Tony Rich Project – Nobody Knows
1996
Kenny Lattimore – For You
1996
Babyface – Everytime I Close My Eyes
1997
Monica – Angel Of Mine
1997
K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life
1998
Brian McKnight – Back At One
1999
Sisqo – Incomplete
2000
Sade – By Your Side
2000
Eric Benet – Spend My Life With You
2000
Jaheim – Forever
2001
Gerald Levert – Made To Love Ya
2001
Alicia Keys – No One
2007
Ruben Studdard – Together
2009
B.O.B. featuring Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
2010
KEM – Share My Life
2010
Beyonce – 1+1
2011
Boyz II Men featuring Charlie Wilson – More Than You’ll Ever Know
2011
John Legend – All Of Me
2013
A few Modern First Dance Songs
Derran Day – My Word
2018
Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant – Perfect
2019
Fantasia – Enough
2019
Snoh Aalegra – Find Someone Like You
2019
Rahsaan Patterson – Sent From Heaven
2019
Amours – All The Time
2019
Pink Sweat$ – 17
2020
Listen to our R&B first dance songs playlist on Spotify.
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