The Ultimate Guide to Reggae Wedding Music

As an experienced wedding DJ, I’ve assembled a list of reggae wedding songs. Songs are selected by the song’s meaning and popular hits by today’s couples. Besides new and trending, additional lists are grouped by decades.

Reggae music can be split into two sub-genres: reggae and dancehall. Reggae is slower-paced than ska, but faster than rocksteady, and Dancehall is a faster dance/pop tempo style. Some contemporary music styles have received an international appeal to be featured on many Global Top 40 playlists.

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Quick Tips

When picking out reggae songs for your wedding, you must consider the following 3 factors:

1. What is the tempo of the song to determine the style of dance?
2. What is the meaning of the song and is it appropriate for your wedding?
3. What moment of the wedding ceremony or reception will the song play?

Song Ideas by Wedding Moments & Vibe

Romantic and Love Songs

Songs for your ceremony, first dance, and slow dances.

  • All for You – Stick Figure
  • All My Life – Marcia Griffiths, DA’Ville
  • All Of Me – Jah Cure
  • Always Remember Us This Way – Cris Hagman
  • Angel – Shaggy
  • Don’t Let Go – Spawnbreezie
  • Forever More – Alaine, Tarrus Riley
  • Happy Heart – Etana
  • I Can’t Help, Falling In Love With You – UB40
  • Is This Love – Bob Marley
  • La La Means I Love You – Alton Ellis
  • Life Is Better With You – Michael Franti & Spearhead
  • Love Has Found Its Way – Dennis Brown
  • Love Me Easy – ANORA, Stick Figure, Walshy Fire
  • Marry You – Perfect Giddimani
  • Only You – Jah Cure feat. Mya
  • Someone Loves You Honey – J.C. Lodge
  • There For You – Beres Hammond
  • Truly – Marcia Griffiths
  • You’re The One I Love – Shenseea, Rvssian

Feel-Good Songs

Tracks to consider playing when guests arrive at the reception, cocktail hour, and upbeat background music.

  • Baby, I Love Your Way – Big Mountain
  • Beach In Hawaii – Ziggy Marley
  • Below The Waist – Queen Ifrica
  • Close To You – Maxi Priest
  • Come Over – Estelle ft Sean Paul
  • Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley
  • Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
  • Edge of the Ocean – Stick Figure
  • Every Night Every Morning – Maoli
  • Everything I Own – Ken Boothe
  • Girls Dem Sugar – Beenie Man, Mya
  • Have It All (Easy Star All-Stars & Michael Goldwasser Reggae Mix) – Jason Mraz
  • I am Blessed – Mr. Vegas
  • I Feel Good – Beres Hammond
  • I Got You – Michael Franti & Spearhead
  • I Love My Life – Demarco
  • I Love You Too – Ziggy Marley
  • Love and Affection – Pressure
  • Love Me – Fia
  • Love You Right – Morgan Heritage
  • No Ordinary Love – Alaine
  • Praise Jah In the Moonlight – YG Marley
  • Real Love – Lloyd Brown
  • Red Red Wine – UB40
  • Rise in Love – Alaine
  • Rockaway – Beres Hammond
  • Rumor – Maoli
  • She’s Royal – Tarrus Riley
  • Smile – WizKid, H.E.R.
  • Soul Provider – Romain Virgo
  • Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • Way of Life – Stick Figure, Slightly Stoopid
  • Welcome to Jamrock – Damian Marley
  • You and Me – SOJA, Chris Boomer

Upbeat and Dance Hits

Guaranteed party hits and dance floor fillers!

  • Action – Terror Fabulous, Nadine Sutherland
  • Anything For You – Snow & Friends
  • Beautiful – Seeed
  • Boom Shack-A-Lak – Apache Indian
  • Boombastic – Shaggy
  • Calling On Me – Sean Paul, Tove Lo
  • Down Under – Men At Work
  • Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant
  • Get Busy – Sean Paul
  • Girls Dem Sugar – Beenie Man, Mya
  • Gyal You A Party Animal – Charly Black
  • Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
  • Hold You (Hold Yuh) – Gyptian
  • I Like To Move It – Reel 2 Real
  • Iko Iko (My Bestie) – Justin Wellington feat. Small Jam
  • Informer – Snow
  • It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy feat. Ricardo Ducent
  • Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus And Pliers
  • No Games – Serani
  • No Letting Go – Wayne Wonder
  • No Lie – Sean Paul, Dua Lipa
  • Pon de Replay – Rihanna
  • Pon De River Pon De Bank – Elephant Man
  • Rum & Redbull – Beenie Man, Future Fambo
  • Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead
  • Shy Guy – Diana King
  • Speechless – J’calm
  • Temperature – Sean Paul
  • That Girl – Maxi Priest, Shaggy
  • Toast – Koffee
  • Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle
  • Walking Trophy – Hoodcelebrityy
  • Who Am I? (Sim Simma) – Beenie Man

Classic and Iconic Reggae

A list of songs for the young at heart who would appreciate these classic tracks. These can be played for reception background music and cocktail hour.

  • All I Have Is Love – Gregory Isaacs
  • Bam Bam – Sister Nancy
  • Cherry Oh Baby – Eric Donaldson
  • Good Thing Going – Sugar Minott
  • Here I Come – Barrington Levy
  • I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
  • I Want To Wake Up With You – Boris Gardiner
  • I’ll Do Anything for You – Denroy Morgan
  • Melody Life – Marcia Griffiths
  • My Boy Lollipop – Millie
  • Night Nurse – Gregory Isaacs
  • One Love/People Get Ready – Bob Marley
  • Sitting & Watching – Dennis Brown
  • Tempted To Touch – Beres Hammond

Fun & Novelty

Have a bit of fun at your reception with a sing-along, electric slide, and a song just for the groomsmen.

  • Bad Boys – Inner Circle
  • Banana Boat (Day-O) – Harry Belafonte
  • Electric Boogie – Marcia Griffiths
  • I’m Getting Married – Yellowman

DJs! Plan Reggae Wedding Songs by BPM and Key

(Click on the Song, Artist, Key and BPM table columns for sorting)

SongArtistKeyBPM
Hold You - Hold YuhGyptian4B67
Don't Worry Be HappyBobby McFerrin1B69
Don't Let GoSpawnbreezie10B72
RumorMaoli11B74
Three Little BirdsBob Marley & The Wailers11B74
Night NurseGregory Isaacs9B74
Everything I OwnKen Boothe7B76
Welcome To JamrockDamian Marley10B77
Happy HeartEtana4B77
Real LoveLloyd Brown1A78
She's RoyalTarrus Riley5A78
I'm Getting MarriedYellowman5B78
There For YouBeres Hammond8B79
Sitting And WatchingDennis Brown, Sly & Robbie10A80
Good Thing GoingSugar Minott3B80
Love You RightMorgan Heritage4A80
FOREVER MOREAlaine, Tarrus Riley7A80
Melody lifeMarcia Griffiths8B80
I Love You Too (feat. Rita Marley; Cedella Marley)Ziggy Marley, Rita Marley, Cedella Marley12B81
One Love/People Get ReadyBob Marley, Ladanybene 279B81
Have It All - Easy Star All-Stars & Michael Goldwasser Reggae MixJason Mraz, Easy Star All-Stars12A82
Come Over - Radio VersionEstelle, Sean Paul3B82
Tempted to TouchBeres Hammond8B82
Anything for You (feat. Nadine Sutherland)Snow, Nadine Sutherland1B83
Rock AwayBeres Hammond4B84
Rise In LoveAlaine4B84
Love Me EasyANORA, Stick Figure, Walshy Fire12A85
All My LifeMarcia Griffiths, Da'ville4B85
No Ordinary LoveAlaine7B85
Get BusySean Paul9B85
Who Am IBeenie Man1B86
Love And AffectionPressure4A86
La La Means I Love YouAlton Ellis3A89
Bad BoysInner Circle10B90
Smile (feat. H.E.R.)WizKid, H.E.R.9A90
Action (feat. Nadine Sutherland)Terror Fabulous, Nadine Sutherland2B93
Say Hey (I Love You) (feat. Cherine Tanya Anderson)Michael Franti & Spearhead, Cherine Tanya Anderson4A93
Shy GuyDiana King10A94
It Wasn't Me - Vocal 12" MixShaggy8B94
Murder She WroteChaka Demus & Pliers10A95
Below the WaistQueen Ifrica8B95
Close To YouMaxi Priest2B96
Life Is Better With YouMichael Franti & Spearhead8B97
Love MeFia10A98
InformerSnow11A98
I Got YouMichael Franti & Spearhead10B100
You're The One I Love (with Rvssian)Shenseea, Rvssian2B100
No Letting GoWayne Wonder4A100
Calling On MeSean Paul, Tove Lo6A100
Marry YouPerfect Giddimani7A100
I Love My LifeDemarco9B100
Rum & RedBullSeanizzle, Beenie Man, Future Fambo9B100
Gyal You a Party AnimalCharly Black10B101
Pon De River Pon De BankElephant Man3B101
Love Has Found Its WayDennis Brown4B101
No LieSean Paul, Dua Lipa9B102
Could You Be LovedBob Marley & The Wailers8B103
Iko Iko (My Bestie) (feat. Small Jam)Justin Wellington, Pedro Capó, Small Jam7B105
Turn Me OnKevin Lyttle11B106
Electric BoogieMarcia Griffiths3B108
Edge of the OceanStick Figure9B108
I Want To Wake Up With YouBoris Gardiner9B108
SpeechlessJ'calm9A110
You and MeSOJA, Chris Boomer9A114
I'll Do Anything for YouDenroy Morgan10A115
Down UnderMen At Work10B116
Electric AvenueEddy Grant10A119
I Can See Clearly NowJimmy Cliff9B120
Is This LoveBob Marley & The Wailers11A122
Banana Boat (Day-O)Harry Belafonte3B123
I Like To Move It (feat. The Mad Stuntman) ( Erick "More" Album Mix)Reel 2 Real, The Mad Stuntman, Erick Morillo4A123
Girls Dem SugarBeenie Man, Mýa10B124
Praise Jah In The MoonlightYG Marley11A125
TemperatureSean Paul5A125
Walking TrophyHoodCelebrityy8B126
Red Red WineUB404A127
Every Night Every MorningMaoli3B128
Beautiful - International MixSeeed11B130
All Of MeJah Cure4A131
My Boy LollipopMillie Small10B133
I Am BlessedMr. Vegas4B133
ToastKoffee4B133
TrulyMarcia Griffiths8B133
Boom Shack-A-LakApache Indian11A134
That GirlMaxi Priest, Shaggy4A139
Cherry Oh BabyEric Donaldson1B140
Beach In HawaiiZiggy Marley7B140
Way of Life (with Slightly Stoopid)Stick Figure, Slightly Stoopid4B141
Pon de ReplayRihanna10B145
Baby, I Love Your WayBig Mountain12A148
Someone Loves You HoneyJ.C. Lodge8B154
BoombasticShaggy10B158
Always Remember Us This WayCris Hagman8B160
Bam BamSister Nancy7B166
Only You (feat. Mya)Jah Cure, Mýa4B168
Soul ProviderRomain Virgo7B168
All for YouStick Figure9B168
I Feel GoodBeres Hammond9B168
Here I ComeBarrington Levy9A171
(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With YouUB4010B172
AngelShaggy, Rayvon3B172
All I Have Is LoveGregory Isaacs12B173
No GamesSerani10B186
Here Comes the HotstepperiNi Kamoze9B201

*BPM and key pulled from SongData.io

Spotify Reggae Playlist

Do you have a favorite Reggae song for weddings? Please share it below in the comments!

Fun Facts

There are other dancehall artists who receive quite a bit of airplay, but their lyrics are unsuitable for wedding playlists unless it’s a predominantly Caribbean audience. Dancehall artists such as Assassin, Busy Signal, Konshens, Mavado, Popcaan, and Vybz Kartel are popular on the dancehall scene and have sold millions of records/albums.

Reggae is all music that has a rhythm accented with an offbeat usually on the second and fourth beats of each bar. In addition, the rhythm guitar emphasizes the third beat or holds the chord on the second beat until the fourth is played. The third beat’s speed and the use of complex bass are a signature of reggae music.

Reggae formed from ska, mento, and R&B styles of music. The biggest propitiator of reggae music is Bob Marley. Bob Marley started with the musical group the Wailers promoting the image of the urban guerilla. Bob’s stardom peaked when he converted to a more soulful-pop melody sound in the early 1970s.

A clear distinction we want to make is that many times Calypso/Soca music is usually categorized as Reggae music; which it is not. Those genres originate from Caribbean islands such as Trinidad and Tobago.

Sadly, many music services like iTunes and Spotify categorize that music style as Reggae. We are referring to songs like Bunji Garlin – Differentology, Kevin Lyttle – Turn Me On, Machel Montano – Fast Wine, Rupee – Tempted to Touch, etc. They are not technically part of the Reggae genre.

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