86 Most Popular First Dance Songs

Your first dance as Husband and Wife is a truly significant moment. So what song should you choose for your first dance? Should it be a slow song? Should it be an up-tempo song? At NZ Bride, we have put together a list of the most popular, guaranteed-to-be-amazing, first dance songs.

  1. Andy Williams - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
  2. Al Greene - Lets Stay Together
  3. Anne Murray - Could I Have This Dance
  4. Atlantic Star - Always
  5. Barry White - You Are My First, My Last, My Everything
  6. Brian Mcknight - Back At One
  7. Brooke Fraser - Arithmetic
  8. Bryan Adams & Barbara Streisand - I Finally Found Someone
  9. Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
  10. Celine Dion - Power Of Love
  11. David Gray - This Years Love
  12. Dolly Parton & Kenny Rodgers - Islands In The Stream
  13. Eddie Rabbit & Crystal Gayle - You and I
  14. Elvis Presley or UB40 - I Can’t Help Falling in Love
  15. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
  16. Etta James - At Last
  17. Firehouse - Love of a Lifetime
  18. Frank Sinatra/ Elton John - The Way You Look Tonight
  19. George Strait - Cross My Heart
  20. Gladys Knight and The Pips - You’re The Best Thing
  21. Heatwave - Always & Forever
  22. James Taylor - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
  23. Joshua Kadison - Beautiful in My Eyes
  24. KC & Jo Jo - All My Life
  25. Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville - All My Life
  26. Lionel Richie - My Destiny
  27. Lionel Richie - Stuck on You
  28. Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross - Endless Love
  29. Lonestar - Amazed
  30. Luther Vandross - Here and Now
  31. Marc Cohn - True Companion
  32. Nat King & Natalie Cole - Unforgettable
  33. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
  34. Opshop - One Day
  35. Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine
  36. Percy Sledge/ Michael Bolton - When A Man Loves A Woman
  37. Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love
  38. Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
  39. Roberta Flank & Peabo Bryson - Tonight I Celebrate My Love
  40. Rod Stewart/Van Morrison - Have I told You Lately
  41. Savage Garden - Truly, Madly, Deeply
  42. Shania Twain - From this Moment
  43. Shania Twain - Your Still The One
  44. Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine of My Life
  45. The Beatles - In My Life
  46. The Carpenters - We’ve Only Just Begun
  47. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
  48. Katie Melua - My Aphrodisiac Is You
  49. Nat King Cole - L-O-V-E
  50. Bon Jovi - Thank you for loving me
  51. Neil Diamond - Best Part Of Me
  52. Ray Charles - Somewhere over the rainbow
  53. Lionel Ritchie - Penny Lover
  54. Jack Johnson - Better Together
  55. Michael Buble – Fever
  56. Stevie Wonder – As
  57. David Gray - This Years Love
  58. Michael Buble - The Way You Look Tonight
  59. Savage Garden: I Knew I Loved You
  60. Aerosmith - I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing
  61. Desiree - Kissing You(Romeo & Juilet Soundtrack)
  62. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better
  63. Chris Cornel – Sunshower
  64. The Feelers - As Good As It Gets
  65. Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
  66. Michael Bolton - When a man loves a woman
  67. DJ Sammy – Heaven (Candlelight Version)
  68. Babyface - Every time I close my eyes
  69. Heather Nova - Doubled Up In Love
  70. Lionel Richie - You Are
  71. Oleta Adams – Get Here if You Can
  72. Elton John – Your Song
  73. Opshop – One Day(NZ)
  74. Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses
  75. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In The Stream
  76. Lou Reed - Perfect Day
  77. Lucky - Jason Mraz featuring Colbie Caillet
  78. Huey Lewis & The News – Stuck With You
  79. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
  80. Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra
  81. Eric Benet & Tamia - spend my life with you
  82. Frank Sinatra – Fly My To The Moon
  83. Celine Dion - At Last
  84. Debarge – Rhythm Of The Night
  85. Lionel Richie – My Destiny
  86. Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up