Top 200 Wedding Playlist Songs of all Time

Weddings are a wonderful time to celebrate and there’s nothing people like more than a great reception! This all starts with hiring a very good band or DJ, because, truth be told… your music can make or break the fun at your reception. Most DJ’s and bands will have a good idea of popular songs but they may not know the best songs for your friends and family. Planning a wedding playlist to give to your DJ or band can be a great help in making sure that you’re not only playing the best music to entertain your guests, but that there is a wonderful variety of music that all of your guests will enjoy no matter what age, or style of music they prefer! 

While there are a lot of amazing songs on the radio, some of your older guests may not love or know how to dance to today’s Billboard hits. The best weddings I’ve been to where everyone was up and dancing had a great mixture of top wedding music from every decade. You’ve got to make sure your wedding playlist is diverse, especially if your guests come from different generations, or backgrounds.

To help you out on your very special day and save you a ton of time, we’ve created (in no particular order) a list of the top wedding songs not only of 2017, but the top wedding songs of all times (40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 10’s.) We hope you enjoy!

 Top 200 Wedding Reception/Playlist Songs of All Time: 

1. I Loved her First – by Heartland
2. I Hope you Dance – by Lee Ann Womack
3. Celebration – by Kool & The Gang
4. Always And Forever – by Heatwave
5. When You Kiss Me – by Shania Twain
6. Love Shack – by B-52’s
7. Endless Love – by Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross
8. The Way You Look Tonight – by Frank Sinatra
9. All of Me – John Legend
10. Marry You – Bruno Mars
11. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
12. Marry Me – Train
13. Lucky – Jason Mraz
14. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
15. Happy – Pharrell Williams
16. Everything - Michael Buble
17. Lets Stay Together – Al Green
18. At Last – Etta James
19. Signed, Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
20. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
21. I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
22. My Girl – The Temptations
23. I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
24. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
25. Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
26. Play that Funky Music – Wild Cherry
27. Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
28. M.C.A – Villiage People
29. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
30. Titanium – David Guetta feat. Sia
31. Jackson 5 – ABC
32. Respect – Aretha Franklin
33. Your Song – Elton John
34. Like a Prayer – Madonna
35. You Make My Dreams – Daryl Hall & John Oates
36. Bye Bye Bye – N’Sync
37. Runaround Sue – Dion
38. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
39. Bust a Move – Young MC
40. One More Time – Daft Punk
41. The Twist – Chubby Checker
42. Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival/Tina Turner
43. Starships – Nicki Minaj
44. Save the Last Dance – Michael Buble
45. What is Love - Haddaway
46. You Can’t Hurry Love – Supremes
47. Take On Me – A-Ha
48. September – Earth, Wind, & Fire
49. Michael Jackson – Thriller
50. Raise Your Glass - Pink
51. Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
52. Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
53. You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
54. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
55. Single Ladies – Beyonce
56. Dancing Queen – ABBA
57. Wake Me Up! – Amici
58. Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
59. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
60. Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
61. Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
62. Piano Man – Billy Joel
63. Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli
64. Cruise – Flordia George Line
65. Beat It – Micheal Jackson
66. You Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
67. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
68. Shots – LMFAO
69. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
70. Push It – Salt N’ Pepa
71. Country Girl – Luke Bryan
72. Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
73. Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
74. Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex
75. Cake By The Ocean - DNCE
76. Walk the Moon – Shut Up and Dance
77. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
78. Firework - Katy Perry
79. Cheap Thrills – Sia
80. Gangam Style – Psy
81. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
82. Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
83. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
84. Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
85. Love Shack – B52’s
86. Twist and Shout – Beatles
87. Footloose – Kenny Loggins
88. Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
89. Stand By Me – Ben E. King
90. Runaround Sue – Dion
91. Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
92. Soul Man – Sam & Dave
93. Stand By Your Man – Tammy Wynette
94. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
95. Loco-Motion – Little Eva
96. The Wander – Dion
97. Under the Boardwalk – The Drifters
98. Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – The Righteous Brothers
99. Old Time Rock N’ Roll – Bob Seger
100. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
101. Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
102. Turn Down for What – DJ Snake feat. Lil’ Jon
103. Timber – Pitbull feat. Kesha
104. Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
105. Everybody – Backstreet Boys
106. Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
107. Low – Flo Rida
108. Baby Love – The Temptations
109. I’m a Believer – The Monkees
110. The Midnight Hour _ Wilson Pickett
111. Mony Mony – Billie Idol
112. Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
113. White Wedding – Billie Idol
114. My Girl – Temptations
115. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
116. Build Me Up Buttercup – Foundations
117. Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners
118. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
119. Cheerleader – OMI
120. Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard
121. Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
122. PYT – Michael Jackson
123. Baby I Need Your Loving – Four Tops
124. Be My Baby – The Ronettes
125. Daydream Believer – The Monkees
126. Crazy – Patsy Cline
127. Duke of Earl – Gene Chandler
128. Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
129. I Can’t Help Myself – Four Tops
130. Old Time Rocking Roll – Bob Segar
131. Better Together – Jack Johnson
132. Blue Moon – The Marcels
133. Lets Get it On – Marvin Gaye
134. I Get Around – The Beachboys
135. When a Man Loves A Woman – Sledge Percy
136. You are so Beautiful – Joe Cocker
137. Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin
138. When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole
139. Have I told You Lately – Van Morrison
140. Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon
141. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us – Starship
142. Lets Dance – David Bowie
143. Love Song – The Cure
144. Heaven – Bryan Adams
145. Always and Forever – Heatwave
146. American Pie – Don McLean
147. Brick House – The Commodores
148. December 1963 – Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons
149. Disco Inferno – The Trammps
150. Fire and Rain – James Taylor
151. Hotel California – The Eagles
152. Just What I Needed – The Cars
153. Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
154. Last Dance – Donna Summer
155. Lean on Me – Bill Withers
156. Paradise by The Dashboard Light – Meatloaf
157. Rapper’s Delight – Sugarhill Gang
158. Still the One – Orleans
159. Take a Chance on Me – ABBA
160. Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver
161. We are Family – Sister Sledge
162. 16 Candles – The Crests
163. Chantilly Lace – The Bopper
164. Earth Angel – The Penguins
165. Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
166. La Bamba – Richie Valens
167. Mac the Knife – Bobby Darin
168. Rebel Yell – Billy Idol
169. Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer
170. 1999 – Prince
171. Don’t You Want Me – Human League
172. Down Under – Men at Work
173. Escape (Pina Coloda Song) – Rupert Holmes
174. Flashdance (What a feeling) – Irene Cara
175. Hungry Like a Wolf – Duran Duran
176. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter
177. I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters
178. I Want to Know What Love Is – Forgeigner
179. I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
180. Jack & Diane – John Mellencamp
181. Like a Virgin – Madonna
182. Super Freak – Rick James
183. Tainted Love – Soft Cell
184. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
185. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham
186. Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
187. You’re the Inspiration – Chicago
188. Don’t Want to Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
189. I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
190. On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men
191. Motown Philly – Boyz II Men
192. Shout – The Isley Brothers
193. Baby Love – The Supremes
194. Copacabana – Barry Manilow
195. Crocodile Rock – Elton John
196. I Want You To Want Me – Cheak Trick
197. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
198. Three Times a Lady – Commedores
199. The Way You Look Tonight – Elton John
200. My Way – Frank Sinatra

Also worth noting is that great bands and DJs will always ask their host to come up with a list of “DO NOT PLAY” songs. If there are songs that make your skin crawl or remind your fiancé of an ex…..be sure to let the music makers know.