Top 100 Wedding Songs Past & Present List

Songs cement memories of your wedding day for you — as the wedding couple — and your guests. Here are the greatest wedding songs of all time. How do you choose the best one? We have some tips for you.

What Makes a Song a Great Wedding Song?

A great wedding song captures the joy of love, excitement of the wedding day, and faith in the relationship. The greatest wedding song may be a love song or a song that fills the dance floor with guests partying and dancing the night away.

Quite a debate can be had while deciding the best wedding songs. Many songs are played over and over and over. That doesn’t mean they’re necessarily the greatest wedding song.

Today’s wedding couples want a different experience than every other couple. What gives? If you want to be different, do not select a song below as these are the most popular songs ever to be played at weddings. If, however, you’d like to work for the crowd, choose from our list of the greatest wedding songs of all time. These songs will be known by every guest and will give you and them goosebumps.

This list is compiled from being veteran DJs, talking to wedding couples through social groups, and analyzing hundreds of wedding DJs’ playlists across the U.S. that provide wedding music. Constant reviewing of wedding songs through the years that are both in current circulation and have stood the test of time. The below songs will be played for years to come. Our list of the greatest wedding songs of all time represents an array of music genres and eras.

Table of Contents:

• Top 10 Wedding Songs All-time
• Listen to Greatest Wedding Songs
• Top 100 Wedding Songs
• Wedding Songs FAQs

Top 10 Wedding Songs of All-time

1. “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley
1961 – Elvis, the king of Rock and Roll, slowed the tempo way down for this sensual love ballad. In 2017, Haley Reinhart’s cover of the song became extremely popular for the wedding circuit. Other popular covers include Kina Grannis was featured in the movie Crazy Rich Asians and a personal favorite by Music Travel Love.

2. “At Last” by Etta James
1960 – The soulful Etta James captures the emotion of finding your forever love in song. “At Last” has stood the test of time. It’s amazing to think that this song came from her very first album.

3. “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran
2017 – Although this song is the newest song on the list, we believe it will be played for years to come. Sheeran is a global superstar and this song has the perfect love story.

4. “Marry Me” by Train
2010 – Train has the perfect message for the processional walk. Did you choose your groom’s processional song yet?

5. “Bless The Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts
1995 – Although the song was originally produced by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rascal Flats turned it into a mega-wedding hit. This song captures the gratitude for past relationships as the path to meeting one another through God.

6. “All Of Me” by John Legend
2013 – John Legend will go down as one of the greatest R&B artists of his time. “All of Me” highlights his talent with words. Love isn’t about perfection; it’s about the acceptance for one another’s defaults.

7. “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” by Aerosmith
1998 – Brought from the big screen to the hearts of wedding couples and wedding guests for a love that will last forever.

8. “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong
1967 – This song, sung by Louis Armstrong, gives a great vibe of happiness and causes us all to smile — unless you say “Good Morning, Vietnam” then all you think of is war. Be aware of this connection if your parents served in the Vietnam Conflict.

9. “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
2011 – A wedding song played during the wedding of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart) in the Twighlight series.  A very popular song played during the wedding ceremony as a processional but also as a first dance song too.  See other covers of this song too like The Piano Guys.

10. “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra
1964 – The song resurfaced as a wedding song in 1991. It then was featured in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” in 1997. Since then, the song can be played for the father-daughter dance, money dance, or any song shining the spotlight on the bride.

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Top Wedding Songs Of All-Time: The List

What are the greatest wedding songs of all time? We have your list. Our disclaimer is that the list is not bound by any specific genre or era either like Rock, R&B, Country, and Jazz. The greatest wedding songs of all time surpass genre and style.

Before you comment about your favorite song not being on our list of top all-time wedding songs, please know that we chose only 101 songs. Yes, there are fantastic wedding songs not on our list. You may be thinking of Anne Murray’s “Could I Have This Dance.” Before you mention Patsy Cline’s “Crazy,” read the lyrics. It’s not the best song for a wedding.

Now that you know a list of the greatest wedding songs, which songs would be at the top of the list? To qualify as one of the greatest wedding songs of all time, it must be widely played now. So, if you suggest a song below, we’d like to know which song you would remove in its place.

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10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber
2019

I’d spend ten thousand hours and ten thousand more
Oh, if that’s what it takes to learn that sweet heart of yours
And I might never get there, but I’m gonna try
If it’s ten thousand hours or the rest of my life
I’m gonna love you

24k Magic – Bruno Mars
2016

We too fresh
Got to blame it on Jesus
Hashtag blessed, they ain’t ready for me

A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
2011

Darling, don’t be afraid
I have loved you for a thousand years
I’ll love you for a thousand more

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
1967

‘Cause baby, there ain’t no mountain high enough
Ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you, baby

All My Love – George Ezra
2018

Baby, I’ll be there
No matter where you go
Baby, I’ll be there, I’ll be there

All Of Me – John Legend
2013

Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections

All Star – Smash Mouth
1999

Hey now, you’re an all-star, get your game on, go play
Hey now, you’re a rock star, get the show on, get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold

Amazed – Lonestar
1999

I wanna spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever

At Last – Etta James
1960

At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song

Best Day Of My Life – American Authors
2013

This is gonna be, this is gonna be, this is gonna be
The best day of my life

Best Part – Daniel Caesar, H.E.R.
2017

You’re my water when I’m stuck in the desert
You’re the Tylenol I take when my head hurts
You’re the sunshine on my life

Better Together – Jack Johnson
2006

But I will still tell you one thing
We’re better together

Beyond – Leon Bridges
2018

Will she have my kids? Will she be my wife?
She might just be my everything and beyond

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
1982

Billie Jean is not my lover
She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one

Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
2004

This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
1967

My brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl

Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
1961

Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can”t help falling in love with you

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Kina Grannis
2017

Only fools, only fools rush in
Oh, but I, but I, I can’t help falling in love with you

Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake
2016

I can’t stop the feeling
So just dance, dance, dance

Cha Cha Slide – Mr C The Slide Man
2000

Cha cha now y’all
Now it’s time to get funky

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
2002

Come away with me and we’ll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I’ll never stop loving you

Count on Me – Bruno Mars
2010

You can count on me like one, two, three
I’ll be there

Crazy in Love – Beyoncé, Jay Z
2003

Just how your love can do what no one else can
Got me looking so crazy right now, your love’s
Got me looking so crazy right now

Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
2007

Down, down, do your dance, do your dance
(A let me see ya do the Cupid, shuffle the Cupid Cupid shuffle)

Dancing Queen – ABBA
1976

Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl
Watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen

Despacito – Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee
2017

I wanna be your rhythm
I want you to show me
Your favorite places

Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
1981

Don’t stop believin’
Hold on to that feelin’

Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
1997

Everybody
Rock your body right
Backstreet’s back alright

Everything – Michael Bublé
2007

It’s you, it’s you, you make me sing
You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything

Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
2021

Yeah, we fancy like Applebee’s on a date night
Got that Bourbon Street steak with the Oreo shake
Get some whipped cream on the top too

Forever After All – Luke Combs
2021

They say nothing lasts forever
But they ain’t seen us together

Forever – Chris Brown
2008

Feels like our love’s intertwined
We can be two rebels
Breaking the rules, me and you, you and I

Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks
1990

‘Cause I’ve got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I’ll be okay

From The Ground Up – Dan + Shay
2016

Beside you I’ll stand through the good and the bad
We’ll give all that we have
And we’ll build this love from the ground up

From This Moment On – Shania Twain
1997

I will love you, I promise you this
There is nothing, I wouldn’t give
From this moment on

Get Low – Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
2003

Let me see you get low (you scared, you scared)
Drop that a** to the floor (you scared, you scared)

Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
1983

Oh girls
Girls just wanna have fun

Happy – Pharrell Williams
2013

Because I’m happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I’m happy

Ho Hey – The Lumineers
2012

I belong with you, you belong with me
You’re my sweetheart

How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor
1975

I just wanna stop and thank you baby, oh yes
How sweet it is to be loved by you

I Cross My Heart – George Strait
1992

In all the world
You’ll never find
A love as true as mine

I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
1998

And I just want to stay with you
In this moment forever
Forever and ever

I Get To Love You – Ruelle
2016

Whatever may come your heart I will choose
Forever I’m yours, forever I do
I get to love you

I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
2009

I gotta feeling
That tonight’s gonna be a good night

I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
2000

Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance, I hope you dance

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
1987

Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
2008

There’s no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I’m yours

In Case You Didn’t Know – Brett Young
2017

In case you didn’t know
Baby, I’m crazy ’bout you
And I would be lyin’ if I said
That I could live this life without you

In Da Club – 50 Cent
2003

It’s your birthday
We gon’ party like it’s your birthday
We gon’ sip Bacardi like it’s your birthday

Let’s Groove – Earth Wind & Fire
1981

Let this groove, get you to move, alright
Let this groove set in your shoes
Stand up, alright

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
1972

Let’s, let’s stay together (Together)
Loving you whether, whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad

Levitating – Dua Lipa
2020

I need you all night
Come on, dance with me
I’m levitating

Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
1986

Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear
Woah, livin’ on a prayer

Love Someone – Lukas Graham
2018

When you say
You love the way I make you feel
Everything becomes so real
Don’t be scared, no, don’t be scared
‘Cause you’re all I need

Lover – Taylor Swift
2019

And ah, take me out, and take me home (forever and ever)
You’re my, my, my, my
Lover

Made For You – Jake Owen
2019

Like a ship without a sea
Or a song without a melody
I don’t know where I’d be or what I’d do
‘Cause I was made for you

Make You Feel My Love – Adele
2008

No, there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
To make you feel my love

Marry Me – Train
2009

Promise me you’ll always be
Happy by my side
I promise to sing to you
When all the music dies

Mr. Brightside – The Killers
2003

Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it’s just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, ’cause I’m Mr. Brightside

My Girl – The Temptations
1965

I guess you’d say
What can make me feel this way
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin’ ’bout my girl

My Wish – Rascal Flatts
2006

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to
Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small
You never need to carry more than you can hold

Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
1987

Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you

Never Stop (Wedding Version) – SafetySuit
2012

And as the mirror says we’re older
I want to look the other way
You are my life, my love, my only

No One – Alicia Keys
2007

You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don’t worry ’cause
Everything’s gonna be alright

Nobody But You – Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani
2019

I don’t wanna live without you
I don’t wanna even breathe
I don’t wanna dream about you
Wanna wake up with you next to me

On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons
2012

Been dreaming of this since a child
I’m on top of the world

Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
1990

Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops

Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO, Lauren Bennett, GoonRock
2011

Party rock is in the house tonight
Everybody just have a good time (yeah)

Pepas – Farruko
2021

Raise your hands and bottles
We always have the movie in play
Today we’re going to party until it’s daytime

Perfect – Ed Sheeran
2017

Darling, just hold my hand
Be my girl, I’ll be your man
I see my future in your eyes

September – Earth, Wind & Fire
1978

Do you remember, 21st night of September?
Love was changing the mind of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away

Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
2014

Can’t stop, won’t stop grooving
It’s like I got this music in my mind
Saying it’s gonna be alright

Shout – Otis Day & The Knights
1978

Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I’m talking to you

Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon
2014

This woman is my destiny
She said oh oh oh
Shut up and dance with me

Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours – Stevie Wonder
1970

Ooh baby, here I am
Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours, I’m yours

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – Beyonce
2008

Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it

Speechless – Dan + Shay
2018

After all this time I’m just as nervous
Every time you walk into the room
I’m speechless

Stand By Me – Ben E. King
1961

I won’t cry, I won’t cry
No, I won’t shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
1969

Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good

Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
1971

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong

Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton
2015

You’re as sweet as strawberry wine
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time

The Luckiest – Ben Folds
2001

And I know
That I am
I am
I am
The luckiest

The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
1964

Keep that breathless charm
Won’t you please arrange it?
‘Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
2014

Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart
I’m thinking out loud
That maybe we found love right where we are

This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
1995

This is how we do it, all hands are in the air
And wave them from here to there

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
1975

You’ve given me the thrill of a lifetime
And made me believe you’ve got more thrills to spare, oh!
This will be an everlasting love

Twist and Shout – The Beatles
1963

You know you twist so fine
Come on and twist a little closer now
And let me know that you’re mine

Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars
2014

‘Cause Uptown Funk gon’ give it to you
Saturday night, and we in the spot
Don’t believe me, just watch, come on!

Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker
2013

So, rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey, mama rock me

Wannabe – Spice Girls
1996

Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want

We Are Family – Sister Sledge
1979

We are family (hey, y’all)
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up everybody and sing (sing it to me)

We Found Love – Rihanna, Calvin Harris
2011

It’s the way I’m feeling I just can’t deny
But I’ve gotta let it go
We found love in a hopeless place

What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
1967

The bright blessed days, the dark sacred nights
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Wobble – V.I.C.
2008

Wobble baby, wobble baby, wobble baby, wobble (yeah)
Wobble baby, wobble baby, wobble baby, wobble (yeah)

Yeah! – Usher, Ludacris, Lil’ Jon
2004

She’s all up in my head now, got me thinking
That it might be a good idea to take her with me

You Are The Best Thing – Ray Lamontagne
2008

You please me, you don’t even have to try
Oh, because
You are the best thing

You Are The Reason – Calum Scott, Leona Lewis
2018

Just to be with you
And fix what I’ve broken
Oh, ’cause I need you to see
That you are the reason

You Make My Dreams – Daryl Hall & John Oates
1980

Oh yeah, well, well you (Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh)
You make a-my dreams come true

You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
1980

And you shook me all night long
Yeah, you shook me all night long

Yours – Russell Dickerson
2015

I came to life when I first kissed you
The best me has his arms around you
You make me better than I was before
Thank God I’m yours

What are the most popular wedding songs now?

We have scoured the Earth reviewing DJ wedding playlists, music charts, and popular streaming songs to bring you our list of the greatest wedding songs of all time. This list incorporates all aspects of a wedding including the processional, recessional, grand entrance, first dance, parent dances, and party songs. There are a lot of opportunities to use music at a wedding.

Similar song lists for further reading:

• Hot 50 Wedding Songs
• Wedding Day Playlist
• New Wedding Songs
• Wedding Song Lists

What is the best wedding song ever?

Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” is the greatest wedding song ever -or- is it Etta James’ “At Last”? Even though it was released in 2014, many couples relate to the emotion of “Thinking Out Loud” and will have everyone dancing to this great love ballad. The song stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 118 weeks (more than 2 years!). That’s tough to beat.  “At Last” is a timeless classic of finding your forever love.

What type of song makes for the best wedding song ever?

It must be the epitome of love. The song must express love for another as that is what a wedding is all about. Getting married was a popular theme recently with Marry Me by Train, Marry You by Bruno Mars, and also not on the list Marry Me by Jason Derulo.

Movies also played a big role in the list of best wedding songs ever. Movies feature mega-hits like Armageddon with I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing and Swing Time with The Way You Look Tonight.

What is the most played song at weddings?

The most popular song to play during a wedding ceremony is the processional song – the song played as the wedding party, including the bride, walks down the aisle. The most popular wedding reception song is the first dance song.

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