Best First Dance Songs for Your Wedding

Are you under a lot of pressure to pick the perfect song for your first dance? If you don’t have a specific song in mind, we’ve put together a list of songs that you can draw inspiration from. They have been organized and categorized, all you need to do is listen and find your perfect first dance song.

Most Requested First Dance Songs in 2022

1. Better Together – Jack Johnson
2. All Of Me – John Legend
3. Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli
4. A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
5. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
6. Everything – Michael Buble
7. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
8. Amazed – Lonestar
9. Speechless – Dan + Shay
10. Perfect Duet – Ed Sheeran & Beyonce
11. Marry Me – Train

Classic First Dance Songs

1. Your Song – Elton John
2. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved – You) – James Taylor
3. Fly Me To The Moon (2008 Remastered) – Frank Sinatra & Count Basie
4. It Had To Be You (Big Band and Vocals) – Harry Connick Jr.
5. Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Michael Buble
6. At Last – Etta James
7. The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
8. Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
9. Unforgettable – Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole
10. It Had To Be You – Ray Charles
11. Always On My Mind – Elvis Presley
12. You Send Me – Sam Cooke

Modern First Dance Songs

1. Lucky – Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz
2. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Sleeping At Last
3. Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
4. Could I Love You Anymore – Jason Mraz & Renee Dominique
5. Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Jasmine Thompson
6. Give Me Love – Ed Sheeran
7. I Am Yours – Andy Grammer
8. You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
9. Baby I’m Yours – The Arctic Monkeys
10. Lover (Remix) – Taylor Swift ft. Shawn Mendes
11. Sweetest Devotion – Adele
12. Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainor and John Legend
13. Just Married – Steven Lee Olsen
14. Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
15. You Are The Reason (Due Version) – Calum Scott & Leona Lewis

Country First Dance Songs

1. Islands In The Stream – Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
2. Yours (Wedding Edition)- Russell Dickerson
3. Better Together – Luke Combs
4. I Don’t Dance – Lee Brice
5. Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
6. Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
7. God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
8. You Make It Easy – Jason Aldean
9. Then – Brad Paisley
10. From The Ground Up – Dan + Shay
11. My Best Friend – Tim McGraw
12. Change Your Name – Brett Young
13. You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
14. The Rest of Our Life – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
15. How Do I Live – Trisha Yearwood

Upbeat Tempo First Dance Songs

1. Marry You – Bruno Mars
2. Adore You – Harry Styles
3. I Believe In A Thing Called Love – The Branches
4. Wouldn’t It Be Nice – The Beach Boys
5. Happy Together – The Turtles
6. Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
7. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
8. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police
9. You’re The One That I Want – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
10. Love On Top – Beyonce
11. You Make My Dreams (Comes True) – Daryl Hall & John Oats
12. You’re My First My Last My Everything – Barry White
13. Accidentally in Love – Counting Crows

60’s First Dance Songs

1. When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge
2. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
3. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Mel Carter
4. At Last – Etta James
5. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
6. That’s How Strong My Love Is – Otis Redding
7. When I’m Sixty Four (2009 Remaster) – The Beatles
8. Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
9. Everybody Loves Somebody – Dean Martin
10. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley

70’s First Dance Songs

1. Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon & Marvin Hamlisch
2. Love (2010 Remaster) – John Lennon
3. You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
4. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
5. You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
6. She’s Got a Way – Billy Joel
7. Your Song – Elton John
8. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
9. Annie’s Song – John Denver
10. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack

80’s First Dance Songs

1. Eternal Flame – The Bangles
2. The Lady In Red – Chris de Burgh
3. Heaven – Bryan Adams
4. The Promise – When in Rome
5. Take My Breath Away – Berlin
6. Endless Love – Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
7. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
8. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
9. Faithfully – Journey
10. Crazy For You – Madonna
11. You’re The Inspiration – Chicago
12. Open Arms – Journey
13. In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
14. Lovesong – The Cure
15. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship

90’s First Dance Songs

1. All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo
2. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
3. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
4. Always Be My Baby – Mariah Carey
5. Kiss From A Rose – Seal
6. I’ll Be – Edwin McCain
7. Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
8. More Than Words – Extreme
9. I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
10. You’re Still The One – Shania Twain
11. I’ll Never Break Your Heart – Backstreet Boys
12. It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
13. Rod Steward – Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
14. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
15. (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You – NSYNC

00’s First Dance Songs

1. Make You Feel My Love – Adele
2. Yellow – Coldplay
3. Like A Star – Corinne Bailey Rae
4. You and Me – Lifehouse
5. First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
6. Forever and For Always – Shania Twain
7. By Your Side – Sade
8. The Luckiest – Ben Folds
9. If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
10. Everything – Michael Buble
11. Better Together – Jack Johnson
12. Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
13. Bubbly – Colbie Caillat
14. Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban
15. Love Song – Sara Bareilles

Your first dance is an expression of love after you’ve made your commitment at the altar. Many have songs that mean a lot to them through the years of the relationship, and many do not. Don’t feel pressure in finding the right song, just as long as it’s the right song for you and your partner.