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 bride. 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.

We reviewed wedding songs through the years that are both in current circulation and stand the test of time. We also looked at songs that were recently released. We predict that 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 100 Wedding Songs
• Top 100 Wedding Songs Spotify Playlist
• Top 10 Wedding Songs All-time
• Questions about Wedding Songs

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.

Best Wedding Songs of All-time list is curated by Matthew Campbell
Last Updated: August 17, 2021

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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

Adore You
Harry Styles
2019

I’d walk through fire for you
Just let me adore you
Like it’s the only thing I’ll ever do

Africa
Toto
1982

It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

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

Always and Forever
Heatwave
1976

Melt all my heart away with a smile
Take time to tell me you really care
And we’ll share tomorrow together
(Always forever love you)

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

Chicken Fried
Zac Brown Band
2008

So if you agree have a drink with me
Raise you glasses for a toast
To a little bit of chicken fried

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’

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

Fall for You
Leela James
2014

My heart is ready
For love and to be loved
And I chose you, baby

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

Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
1983

Oh girls
Girls just wanna have fun

HandClap
Fitz & The Tantrums
2016

‘Cause you don’t even know
I can make your hands clap
Said I can make your hands clap

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 Like Me Better
Lauv
2017

I knew from the first time, I’d stay for a long time ’cause
I like me better when
I like me better when I’m with you

I Loved Her First
Heartland
2006

And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But it’s still hard to give her away
I loved her first

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

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

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

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 Flatt
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

One Call Away
Charlie Puth
2016

I’ll be there to save the day
Superman got nothing on me
I’m only one call away

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)

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 Good Ones
Gabby Barrett
2020

He’s one of the good ones
And he’s all mine

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

What’s Up?
4 Non Blondes
1993

And I say, “Hey-ey-ey-ey”
Hey-ey-ey
I said, “Hey, what’s going on?”

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

Top 10 Wedding Songs of All-time

1. Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
1961, Blue Hawaii
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 that was featured in the movie Crazy Rich Asians and a personal favorite by Music Travel Love.

2. At Last – Etta James
1960, At Last!
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. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
2015, X
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 video and love story.

4. Marry Me – Train
2010, Save Me, San Francisco
Train has the perfect message for the processional walk. Did you choose your groom’s processional song yet?

5. Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
1995, All in Good Time
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 for meeting one another through God.

6. All Of Me – John Legend
2013, Love in the Future
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 – Aerosmith
1998, Armageddon
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 – Louis Armstrong
1967, What a Wonderful World
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 – Christina Perri
2011, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 Soundtrack
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 – 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.

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’s 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 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 charts 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.

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