Top Wedding Songs For The First Dance

Posted Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:04pm PDT by Robert of the Radish in The Y! Music Playlist Blog

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Everyone wants their wedding to be perfect. And when planning for that special day every couple gives a great deal of thought to the songs that will be played at both the ceremony and the reception.

Previously on the Y! Radish we've posted a playlist of the most popular songs for the garter toss part of the wedding reception. As you would expect, the garter toss list is lighthearted and filled with sexual innuendo, but the songs reserved for the "first dance" are a different animal.

This is the song the bride and groom will dance to for the very first time as husband and wife, so the vast majority of couples opt for classic tracks brimming with romance. This consistency of romantic choices is one of the reasons that a video like this has gotten 10.5 million views at YouTube.

My wife and I fell out of the norm with our selection as our first dance pick was "There Is No If..." by the Cure.

The following playlist includes the most requested first dance songs selected by couples as recorded by a mobile DJ survey conducted by discjockeys.com.

Top Wedding Songs For The First Dance

Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)

Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)

Can I Have This Dance? (Ann Murray)

The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)

It Had To Be You (Harry Connick, Jr.)

What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Endless Love (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie)

I Cross My Heart (George Strait)

I Swear (John M. Montgomery or All 4 One)

A Whole New World (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)

As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Michael Feinstein)

When You Say Nothing At All (Allison Krauss)

Faithfully (Journey)

No Ordinary Love (Sade)

Here And Now (Luther Vandross)

I Can Love you Like That (John M. Montgomery)

Power Of Love (Celine Dion)

Tonight I Celebrate My Love (Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson)

Everything I Do {I Do For You} (Bryan Adams)

When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge or Michael Bolton)

All My Life (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)

I'll Be There (Mariah Carey)

On Bended Knee (Boyz II Men)

At Last (Etta James)

Don't Know Much (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)

From This Moment On (Shania Twain)

Our Love Is Here To Stay (Harry Connick, Jr.)

Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)

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1. Victoria - Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:35pm PDT

love the songs

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2. Victoria - Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:37pm PDT

UMMMMM.......... I forget what I was going to say. :( OOPS

3. bennett.christina - Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:41pm PDT

These songs are /so/ sweet. I can really connect with the gentleman who discussed how he and his wife went "out of the norm" by selecting a song by the Cure. My fiance and I are getting married and we are always looking at songs that can be our "first dance song." When we went and saw "Juno," the love story between Juno and Bleeker really hit a chord with us. My personal favorite part was when the pair sang a song called "Anyone Else But You." It was originally by The Moldy Peaches, and the last verse is a little...inappropriate, but we are going to see if it can be edited out. It is /definitely/ not a traditional first dance song...very alt-rock and almost moody, but it completely fits us perfectly!

4. Yahoo! Music User - Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:32pm PDT

A perfect wedding song is "Something About Us" by Clay Aiken from his new CD "On My Way Here". It sounds like something Frank Sinatra would sing.

5. goodguy - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:19am PDT

unchained melody is still the best by the righteous brothers.
You have a great list of requested songs.

6. wendylady - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:20am PDT

I just got married a little over 2 weeks ago. We had Mariah Carey's "When I Saw You" played for our first dance. It was perfect.

7. Chica - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:20am PDT

First Day of My Life by Bright Eyes is an absolutely adorable song. I believe it was played at Pete Wentz's wedding.

8. orca_haleona - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:21am PDT

"You and me" by lifehouse, or "truly,madly,deeply" by savage garden (Remember them?)

9. zlkcruz - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:21am PDT

Good songs...but my song isn'up there...My Baby You (Marc Anthony)

10. ...bellonaryo... - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:22am PDT

i do - Boyz II Men ....PERFECT!!

11. E - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:23am PDT

Amazed by Lonestar....

12. MissCrystal N - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:23am PDT

We had "U" by SOCIALBURN. But I think "Baby" from THE USED would be great too!

13. Douglas B - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:24am PDT

Your love amazes me. John Berry

14. stephkores703 - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:24am PDT

I love At Last by Etta James. such a beautiful song

15. erock81 - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:24am PDT

I'm glad to see my own first dance song, number 8 on the list :-)

16. Baby Girl J - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:24am PDT

IS THIS ONLY FOR WHITE WEDDINGS??

17. firetruckhhr06 - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:25am PDT

My wife and I dance to "I want to grow old with you" by Adam Sandler.

18. truk012689 - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:25am PDT

Nice list. But you should have put on the list "Lost in this moment" by Big & Rich. It's a beautiful song for a first dance. And for the Father & Daughter dance you can have "I loved her first" by Heartland.

19. buchananincorporated - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:26am PDT

"The Final Countdown" by Europe should be on this list.

20. Mrs.Butters - Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:26am PDT

Goodlist but you left out my personal favorite...My Best Friend by Tim McGraw-that was our 1st dance wedding song. We practiced and rehearsed over and over. We thought we were Tim and Faith(or should I say we wished we were Tim and Faith!)

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