Your first dance song will be one of the most personal expressions of you as a couple – and a traditionally intimate moment for you and your newlywed. Here are 40 of the best classic first dance love songs for your wedding.
Top 40 Classic First Dance Love Songs
For you and your partner there may be an obvious choice song that serves warm memories of your life so far together.
If that song hasn’t quite come to you both yet, you will at least know the genre and style of music that is suited to you best.
Whether you’ve set your heart on a gushy but romantic vibe or something a bit more old-school and upbeat, this wedding love songs playlist is full of the classics to choose from!
- “You’re My Best Friend,” Queen
- “Always on My Mind,” Elvis Presley
- “I Fall to Pieces,” Patsy Cline
- “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” Stevie Wonder
- “Lost in Love,” Air Supply
- “Just the Way You Are,” Billy Joel
- “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston
- “Unchained Melody,” The Righteous Brothers
- “Crazy Love,” Van Morrison
- “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Percy Sledge
- “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” Four Tops
- “Endless Love,” Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie
- “The Power of Love,” Huey Lewis & the News
- “Wonderful Tonight,” Eric Clapton
- “(What a) Wonderful World,” Sam Cooke
- “My Girl,” The Temptations
- “Your Song,” Elton John
- “You Make Me Feel So Young,” Frank Sinatra
- “My Love,” Lionel Richie
- “The Lady in Red,” Chris de Burgh
- “Heaven,” Bryan Adams
- “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” Queen
- “Baby, I Love Your Way,” Peter Frampton
- “Have I Told You Lately,” Rod Stewart
- “Keep On Loving You,” REO Speedwagon
- “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” Elvis Presley
- “Back in My Arms Again,” The Supremes
- “Lady,” Styx
- “Up Where We Belong,” Joe Cocker
- “I’ll Be There,” The Jackson 5
- “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” The Police
- “How Sweet It Is [To Be Loved by You],” James Taylor
- “We Belong,” Pat Benatar
