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100 Top Wedding Songs for the Party Playlist of Your Dreams

Taysha Murtaugh
4 min read
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Get ready to get down: The ultimate in wedding playlists has arrived! To create it, Billboard asked DJs in 13 U.S. cities which tracks they spun the most at their clients' big days-plus a little editorial input (it is a music magazine, after all).

The songs span several decades, from '60s Frank Sinatra and dancey '80s disco to modern funk/pop and R&B/hip-hop. Expect nothing but the hits: You'll hear reception staples like "Twist and Shout" and "Celebrate Good Times," as well as new classics like "Shake it Off" and "Uptown Funk." DJs didn't forget about the first dance, either. Couples can choose to sway to slow songs like "Let's Stay Together" and "Thinking Out Loud."

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Send the whole list over to your wedding DJ or band for a little inspiration, or press play while planning to put some pep in your wedding prep. Warning: You might have to take a few breaks to dance it out.

HERE'S THE LIST! DID THEY MISS ANY?

100. Kool & The Gang, "Celebration"

99. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, "Home"

98. a-ha, "Take on Me"

97. Wild Cherry, "Play That Funky Music"

96. DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross, "All I Do Is Win"

95. Silento, "Watch Me"

94. Run-D.M.C., "It's Tricky"

93. Sir Mix-A-Lot, "Baby Got Back"

91. Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama"

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90. Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer, "Give Me Everything"

89. Brad Paisley, "Then"

88. Mike Posner, "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB Remix)"

87. Elvis Crespo, "Suavamente"

86. Jason Derulo, "Want to Want Me"

85. Ray LaMontagne, "You Are the Best Thing"

84. The Righteous Brothers, "Unchained Melody"

83. Ben E. King, "Stand by Me"

82. Marvin Gaye, "Let's Get It On"

81. ABBA, "Dancing Queen"

80. Michael Jackson, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"

79. Beyonce, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"

78. Katy Perry, "Firework"

77. Beyonce, "Love on Top"

76. Prince, "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

75. Pitbull feat. John Ryan, "Fireball"

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74. Andy Grammer, "Honey I'm Good"

73. Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close"

72. Flo Rida, "My House"

71. Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For"

70. Christina Perri, "A Thousand Years"

69. OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown, "The Way You Move"

68. Maroon 5, "Sugar"

67. Thomas Rhett, "Die a Happy Man"

66. Nelly, "Hot In Herre"

65. Kenny Loggins, "Footloose"

64. Don Omar featuring Lucenzo, "Danza Kuduro"

63. Justin Bieber, "Sorry"

62. The Temptations, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"

61. *NSYNC, "Bye Bye Bye"

60. Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"

59. Al Green, "Let's Stay Together"

58. Bruno Mars, "Marry You"

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57. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams, "Get Lucky"

56. Michael Jackson, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"

55. Etta James, "At Last"

54. Mr. C The Slide Man, "Cha Cha Slide"

53. Garth Brooks, "Friends In Low Places"

52. House of Pain, "Jump Around"

51. Rihanna featuring Drake, "Work"

50. Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling In Love"

49. AC/DC, "You Shook Me All Night Long"

48. Drake feat. Kyla & Wizkid, "One Dance"

47. The Temptations, "My Girl"

46. Bon Jovi, "Livin' On A Prayer"

45. Prince, "Kiss"

44. Justin Timberlake, "SexyBack"

43. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"

42. Aretha Franklin, "Respect"

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41. Pitbull featuring Kesha, "Timber"

40. Van Morrison, "Brown Eyed Girl"

39. The B-52's, "Love Shack"

38. Icona Pop, "I Love It"

37. Spice Girls, "Wannabe"

36. John Legend, "All Of Me"

35. The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"

34. Sister Sledge, "We Are Family"

33. DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down for What"

32. R. Kelly, "Ignition" (Remix)

31. Flo Rida, "Low"

30. Miley Cyrus, "Party in the U.S.A."

28. Neil Diamond, "Sweet Caroline"

27. Backstreet Boys, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"

26. The Beatles, "Twist and Shout"

25. Beyonce feat. Jay-Z, "Crazy in Love"

24. Stevie Wonder, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"

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23. Frank Sinatra, "The Way You Look Tonight"

22. Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean"

21. Montell Jordan, "This Is How We Do It"

20. Hall & Oates, "You Make My Dreams"

19. The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"

18. The Jackson 5, "I Want You Back"

17. The Notorious B.I.G., "Hypnotize"

16. Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"

15. Pharrell Williams, "Happy"

14. DNCE, "Cake by the Ocean"

13. V.I.C., "Wobble"

12. OutKast, "Hey Ya!"

11. Cupid, "Cupid Shuffle"

10. The Isley Brothers, "Shout – Part 1"

9. Michael Jackson, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"

8. Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"

7. Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah"

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6. Earth, Wind & Fire, "September"

5. Whitney Houston, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"

4. Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

3. Walk the Moon, "Shut Up and Dance"

2. Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"

1. Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!"

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