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What are the Most Popular First Dances for Weddings?
This is a question we've seen many times before. Wedding Couples, DJs, Wedding Planners, Bloggers and people searching the web with a search engine ask it all the time.
This prompted us to do some of our own research. In October 2008, we scoured the internet, asked DJs, wedding planners and other bands and looked back through our own archives. We analysed the songs on their frequency of appearance in order to come up with the most popular 200 and we've presented them here for anyone to look at.
We think our list of popular first dance songs makes interesting reading and hope that it might provide some inspiration if you're stuck for ideas. Similarly, if you're looking for totally unique wedding first dance songs, then make sure you pick one that ISN"T on this list! Your choice.
1 |
Have I Told You Lately |
Van Morrison / Rod Stewart |
101 |
You Do Something To Me |
Paul Weller |
2 |
Wonderful Tonight |
Eric Clapton |
102 |
Suddenly |
Billy Ocean |
3 |
Endless Love |
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie |
103 |
Valentine |
Jim Brickman and Martina McBride |
4 |
The Way You Look Tonight |
Frank Sinatra |
104 |
You're Still The One |
Shania Twain |
5 |
From This Moment |
Shania Twain |
105 |
You are Everything |
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
6 |
I Swear |
John Michael Montgomery |
106 |
You're My Best Friend |
Queen |
7 |
Because You Loved Me |
Celine Dion |
107 |
Waiting for a Girl Like You |
Foreigner |
8 |
Everything I Do, I Do It For You |
Bryan Adams |
108 |
Every Breath You Take |
The Police |
9 |
Unforgettable |
Nat King Cole |
109 |
Come Rain, Come Shine |
Frank Sinatra, Bette Midler |
10 |
Amazed |
Lonestar |
110 |
Stuck On You |
Lionel Richie |
11 |
At Last |
Etta James |
111 |
Flying Without Wings |
Westlife |
12 |
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing |
Aerosmith |
112 |
Angels |
Robbie Williams |
13 |
Unchained Melody |
Righteous Brothers |
113 |
From Here to Eternity |
Michael Peterson |
14 |
When You Say Nothing At All |
Nancy Griffith |
114 |
Islands In The Stream |
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton |
15 |
All My life |
KC & Jojo |
115 |
Love Can Build A Bridge |
The Judds |
16 |
Can't Help Falling in Love |
Elvis Presley |
116 |
On Bended Knee |
Boyz II Men |
17 |
I Do (Cherish You) |
98 Degrees |
117 |
The Way You Look Tonight |
Frank Sinatra |
18 |
Always and Forever |
Heatwave |
118 |
Perfect Moment |
Martine McCutcheon |
19 |
When A Man Loves A Woman |
Michael Bolton |
119 |
Something |
The Beatles |
20 |
Could I Have This Dance? |
Anne Murray |
120 |
You Are the Sunshine of My Life |
Stevie Wonder |
21 |
It Had To Be You |
Harry Connick, Jr. |
121 |
You Had Me At Hello |
Kenny Chesney |
22 |
Truly, Madly, Deeply |
Savage Garden |
122 |
Truly |
Lionel Richie |
23 |
I Knew I Loved You |
Savage Garden |
123 |
Only You |
The Platters |
24 |
I Will Always Love You |
Whitney Houston |
124 |
Through the Years |
Kenny Rogers |
25 |
More Than Words |
Extreme |
125 |
I'll Be |
Edwin McCain |
26 |
Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You |
Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson |
126 |
Move Closer |
Phyllis Nelson |
27 |
I Finally Found Someone |
Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams |
127 |
By Your Side |
Sade |
28 |
Here And Now |
Luther Vandross |
128 |
Crazy |
Patsy Cline |
29 |
What A Wonderful World |
Louis Armstrong |
129 |
Hawaiian Wedding Song |
Elvis Presley |
30 |
Always |
Atlantic Starr |
130 |
I Want To Know What Love Is |
Foreigner |
31 |
Your Song |
Elton John |
131 |
Angel Eyes |
Jeff Healy Band |
32 |
When I Fall In Love |
Nat King Cole |
132 |
I'll Stand by you |
The Pretenders |
33 |
True Companion |
Marc Cohn |
133 |
In This Life |
Colin Raye |
34 |
Can You Feel the Love Tonight |
Elton John |
134 |
You've Got a Way |
Shania Twain |
35 |
Take My Breath Away |
Berlin |
135 |
You're Beautiful |
James Blunt |
36 |
Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
Andy Williams |
136 |
True Love Ways |
Buddy Holly |
37 |
Keeper of the Stars |
Tracy Byrd |
137 |
One In A Million You |
Larry Graham |
38 |
Hero |
Enrique Inglesias |
138 |
Right Here Waiting |
Richard Marx |
39 |
I Cross My Heart |
George Strait |
139 |
Sweet Love |
Anita Baker |
40 |
Don't Know Much |
Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville |
140 |
When I'm With You |
Sheriff |
41 |
To Make You Feel My Love |
Garth Brooks |
141 |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
Roberta Flack |
42 |
How Do I Live? |
LeAnn Rimes |
142 |
True |
Spandau Ballet |
43 |
Just The Way You Are |
Billy Joel |
143 |
Just The Two Of Us |
Bill Withers & Grover Washington Jr. |
44 |
Beautiful In My Eyes |
Joshua Kadison |
144 |
Nothing Compares To You |
Sinead O'Connor |
45 |
Stand By Me |
Ben E. King |
145 |
The Best Is Yet To Come |
Frank Sinatra |
46 |
Up Where We Belong |
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warrens |
146 |
I'll Still Be Loving You |
Restless Heart |
47 |
Groovy Kind of Love |
Phil Collins |
147 |
The Rose |
Bette Midler |
48 |
Love is all around |
Wet Wet Wet |
148 |
Now And Forever |
Richard Marx |
49 |
I Could Not Ask For More |
Edwin McCain |
149 |
Moonlight Serenade |
Glenn Miller |
50 |
In Your Eyes |
Peter Gabriel |
150 |
All Out Of Love |
Air Supply |
51 |
We've Only Just Begun |
The Carpenters |
151 |
All The Way |
Frank Sinatra |
52 |
It's Your Love |
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill |
152 |
Could Not Ask For More |
Edwin McCain |
53 |
Let's Stay Together |
Al Green |
153 |
We Have All the Time in the World |
Louis Armstrong |
54 |
Grow Old With Me |
Mary Chapin Carpenter |
154 |
If Tomorrow Never Comes |
Garth Brooks / Ronan Keating |
55 |
My Best Friend |
Tim McGraw |
155 |
Better Together |
Jack Johnson |
56 |
The Power Of Love |
Jennifer Rush |
156 |
Butterfly Kisses |
Bob Carlisle |
57 |
Hallelujah |
Jeff Buckley |
157 |
Completely |
Michael Bolton |
58 |
A Whole New World |
Peabo Bryson/Regina Belle |
158 |
Annie's Song |
John Denver |
59 |
You Are So Beautiful |
Joe Cocker |
159 |
Dreams |
Gabrielle |
60 |
Faithfully |
Journey |
160 |
You Raise Me Up |
Westlife |
61 |
Close To You |
The Carpenters |
161 |
God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You |
N Sync |
62 |
Lady In Red |
Chris DeBurgh |
162 |
Hello |
Lionel Richie |
63 |
Breathe |
Faith Hill |
163 |
You Light Up My Life |
Debby Boone |
64 |
Love of My Life |
Sammy Kershaw |
164 |
Imagine |
John Lennon |
65 |
My Girl |
The Temptations |
165 |
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do |
Abba |
66 |
Power of Love |
Celine Dion |
166 |
You've Got a Friend |
James Taylor |
67 |
Sea Of Love |
The Honeydrippers |
167 |
I Just Can't Stop Loving You |
Michael Jackson |
68 |
I Only Have Eyes For You |
The Flamingos |
168 |
A Million Love Songs |
Take That |
69 |
You're the Inspiration |
Chicago |
169 |
I've Had The Time Of My Life |
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |
70 |
She |
Elvis Costello |
170 |
All I Ask Of You |
Michael Crawford |
71 |
Crazy For You |
Madonna |
171 |
Because of You |
Tony Bennett |
72 |
Cross My Heart |
George Strait |
172 |
I Can’t Help Falling in Love |
Elvis Presley |
73 |
I Believe In You & Me |
The Four Topps |
173 |
Lovely Day |
Bill Withers |
74 |
In My Life |
The Beatles |
174 |
Masterpiece |
Atlantic Starr |
75 |
Come Away With Me |
Norah Jones |
175 |
Moon River |
Frank Sinatra |
76 |
You're the Best Thing |
Style Council |
176 |
Angel |
Sarah McLachlan |
77 |
Love Of A Lifetime |
Firehouse |
177 |
Nobody Does It Better |
Carly Simon |
78 |
My Heart Will Go On |
Celine Dion |
178 |
Look At Us |
Vince Gill |
79 |
Wind Beneath My Wings |
Bette Midler |
179 |
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now |
Jefferson Starship |
80 |
She's The One |
Robbie Williams |
180 |
Unbreakable |
Westlife |
81 |
When I Say I Do |
Clint Black and Lisa Hart |
181 |
Open Arms |
Journey |
82 |
Love Me Tender |
Elvis Presley |
182 |
Taking You Home |
Don Henley |
83 |
After All |
Cher/Peter Cetera |
183 |
You're The First, The Last, My Everything |
Barry White |
84 |
All I Want Is You |
U2 |
184 |
Through The Eyes Of Love |
Melissa Manchester |
85 |
No Ordinary Love |
Sade |
185 |
I Believe I Can Fly |
R. Kelly |
86 |
Back At One |
Brian McKnight |
186 |
We Belong together |
Mariah Carey |
87 |
I Got You Babe |
Sonny and Cher |
187 |
Giving You The Rest Of My Life |
Bob Carlisle |
88 |
Eternal Flame |
The Bangles |
188 |
When You Tell Me That You Love Me |
Diana Ross |
89 |
Fields of Gold |
Sting |
189 |
A Groovy Kind Of Love |
Phil Collins |
90 |
How Sweet it is |
James Taylor |
190 |
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You |
Glenn Medeiros |
91 |
Forever and Ever, Amen |
Randy Travis |
191 |
You're In My Heart |
Rod Stewart |
92 |
Glory of Love |
Peter Cetera |
192 |
I Just Called To Say I Love You |
Stevie Wonder |
93 |
Chances Are |
Johnny Mathis |
193 |
Be Mine |
David Gray |
94 |
How Deep Is Your Love |
The Bee Gees |
194 |
Brown Eyed Girl |
Van Morrison |
95 |
I Can Love You Like That |
John Michael Montgomery |
195 |
Closest Thing To Crazy |
Katie Melua |
96 |
Fly Me To The Moon |
Frank Sinatra |
196 |
I Love You |
Climax Blues Band |
97 |
I Love the Way You Love Me |
John Michael Montgomery |
197 |
We’ve Only Just Begun |
The Carpenters |
98 |
Angel of Mine |
Monica |
198 |
This I Swear |
Nick Lachey |
99 |
Perfect Day |
Lou Reed |
199 |
The Luckiest |
Ben Folds |
100 |
Spend My Life With You |
Eric Benett & Tamia |
200 |
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life |
Stevie Wonder |
If you're thinking of picking a song from this list, why not ask us to see if we've played it before. Rubber Soul will consider learning a couple's first dance as long as it is going to be playable by a soul band. And of course, unlike some other bands, we'll do this at no extra charge to you.
For information about Rubber Soul's services have a look at our Frequently-Asked-Questions sheet which you can also download and print if you wish.
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