The Most Popular Wedding Song the Year You Got Married
The Most Popular Wedding Song the Year You Got Married
Whether it was the tune you (and everyone else that year) twirled to with your new spouse during your first dance or the pump-up jam your DJ blasted to get everyone on the dance floor, find out what song definitely got played at your wedding.
1970: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"
Stevie Wonder's hit is still a wedding classic today and for good reason — the words are spot on and the beat is impossible to resist.
1972: "Let's Stay Together"
Al Green's smooth voice was heard at every wedding this year and the "I want to spend my life with you" lyrics made it one of the most popular first dance tunes.
1973: "Crocodile Rock"
This tune about a dance called "Crocodile Dance" by Elton John was particularly catchy and common at weddings in the '70s.
1974: "Sweet Home Alabama"
You couldn't find a wedding where guests didn't sing along to this Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic rock song in '74.
1975: "The Hustle"
No one could resist doing Van McCoy's disco dance move when it came on at just about every wedding this year.
1976: "Dancing Queen"
Every wedding needs at least one song that's dedicated to your girlfriends and ABBA delivered exactly that back in the '70s.
1977: "How Deep Is Your Love"
This Bee Gees ballad was part of the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever — as well as just about every wedding playlist that year.
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1978: "Wonderful Tonight"
There's something about the way Eric Clapton sings this song that makes every girl in the room think he's singing directly to them — and who doesn't want to feel that memorable during their wedding?
1979: "What I Like About You"
Upbeat, catchy, and easy lyrics to remember makes this The Romantics song a wedding band's dream come true.
1980: "I'm Coming Out"
Diana Ross makes it impossible to resist dancing with this Motown classic.
1981: "Endless Love"
Nothing beats a first dance song that's a duet, especially when it's sung by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie.
1982: "Open Arms"
Sure, this Journey ballad is all about forgiveness, but it still managed to become one of the most popular first dance songs this year.
1983: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
Even though Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" was a hit this year too, it was her girl anthem that had the ability to get the party started.
1984: "Footloose"
Just like this song gave high school students dance fever in the film, Footloose, Kenny Loggins' song had the same influence on wedding guests in the mid '80s.
1985: "Can't Fight This Feeling"
This popular rock song by REO Speedwagon is all about two people who realize they're more than friends, which is what it made it a special first dance song for many couples.
1986: "In Your Eyes"
Even though this tune eventually became best known for being in Say Anything, back when it was first released the Peter Gabriel song was also popular at weddings.
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1987: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
We can all thank Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes for creating the song that we'll forever remember from Dirty Dancing and way too many wedding dance floors.
1988: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitney Houston's hit song from the '80s still has the ability to get grandma out of her chair and onto the dance floor today.
1989: "Have I Told You Lately"
This hit song by Van Morrison is the song every married couple can't resist slow dancing to at a wedding, starting back in the late '80s.
1990: "U Can't Touch This"
Basically any song that comes with its own challenging, albeit delightful, dance move is a crowd-pleaser. Thanks for this one, MC Hammer.
1991: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Leave it to Michael Bolton to tell us everything we need to know about love.
1992: "I Will Always Love You"
Who didn't pretend they could hit the note at the very end of this Whitney Houston classic? Especially after a few drinks on a wedding dance floor.
1993: "I Swear"
Since John Michael Montgomery fit "for better or worse, till death do us part" into this song (you know, vows) it was one of the biggest wedding songs of the '90s.
1994: "Kiss From a Rose"
There's a reason this Seal song is still a popular first dance today: It's romantic, dramatic, and his voice sounds like an angel (if you ask us).
1995: "La Macarena"
Los Del Rio gave us one of the best line dances every that was guaranteed to be stuck in your head the rest of the week.
1996: "Because You Loved Me"
Fathers and daughters couldn't get enough of this Celine Dion jam when it came out in the mid '90s and you're still likely to hear it today.
1997: "Truly Madly Deeply"
If there's one thing we'll always be thankful Savage Garden gave us, it's this slow song that proves love is all about standing with someone on a mountain.
1998: "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
All this song makes us wonder is why doesn't Will Smith make music anymore? Talk about a wedding dance floor masterpiece.
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1999: "Livin' La Vida Loca"
Nothing made a bunch of random people think they could salsa dance more than this Ricky Martin hit.
2000: "This I Promise You"
When the five cute guys from *NSYNC make promises to you through song, you believe 'em — and then choose it as your first dance song.
2001: "I Could Not Ask for More"
It makes sense that on a day when couples are so grateful, they'd want their first dance song to be this ballad by Sara Evans.
2002: "A Moment Like This"
Fresh off of her "American Idol" win, this Kelly Clarkson song became a wedding jam in the early 2000s.
2003: "Hey Ya!"
Say it with us now: "Shake it like a polaroid picture." Thank you for giving us the easiest lyrics to remember of all time, OutKast.
2004: "Bless the Broken Road"
Even people who weren't country fans couldn't resist this Rascal Flatts song when it came on at weddings (cue all of the tears).
2005: "Better Together"
The title speaks for itself, this Jack Johnson song was perfect for the couples first dance.
2006: "Sexyback"
What else would you want to bring back at a wedding other than sexiness? This, Justin Timberlake knows all too well.
2007: "Everything"
Admit it: Whenever this Michael Bublé tune came on at a friend's wedding you couldn't help but wish he was singing it directly to you.
2008: "Single Ladies"
Not only was this beat played at every reception the year it came out, but it's continued to be most DJ's go-to bouquet toss song. We have to wonder if that was Beyonce's plan all along.
2009: "I Gotta Feeling"
Nothing made the crowd happier to be alive than hearing this pick-me-up Black Eyed Peas tune blasting through the speakers.
2010: "Marry Me"
The title alone explains why this Train song was heard at every wedding this year.
2011: "Firework"
Katy Perry's uplifting ballad was a popular wedding song the year it came out and beyond.
2012: "I Won't Give Up"
Jason Mraz stole everyone's heart with this soul-wrenching slow dance tune.
2013: "All of Me"
Clearly, John Legend's love song to his wife, Chrissy Teigen, struck a cord with many people, as it was without a doubt the most popular first dance song the past few years.
2014: "Happy"
At a celebration, it only makes sense to blast Pharrell Williams' supremely happy (we had to) song.
2015: "Uptown Funk"
We didn't know we were missing funk music in our lives until Bruno Mars put out this track that we ended up hearing at every wedding last year.
2016: "Can't Stop the Feeling"
When Justin Timberlake puts his mind to making an epic dance tune, he delivers. Enough said.
2017: "Thinking Out Loud"
It's no surprise that this heartfelt Ed Sheeran song was the top choice the year he got engaged to his fiancée Cherry Seaborn.
2018: "Perfect"
Released in 2017, the song has three versions. One featuring Ed alone, another with Beyonce, and one more with Italian singer Andrea Bocelli. With lyrics like "I found a love for me ... Darling just dive right in ... And follow my lead," it easy to see why it was a wedding hit.
Everyone was cutting loose in '84.