Wedding Reception Songs to Get Guests Dancing

Most couples wish to host a fun wedding. After all, you would like the cake to be delicious and your florals to be amazing, too. But in relation to your big day, it’s also a singular time to point out off your dance moves with the help of an expert. After toasts are done and dinner has been served, it’s time to open up the dance floor with amazing wedding reception songs. Thankfully, you don’t need to go at it alone—so long as you’ve already hired an expert wedding DJ.

When discussing your wedding reception playlist with your DJ, be certain to incorporate a combination of songs that you just like. Cover various genres, tempos, and eras to encourage people to shake their tail feathers. We mean it. You must include something for all your guests. That’s why we recommend including a piece in your RSVP cards where guests can request their favorite songs be added to your playlist. Able to get dancing? Then keep scrolling to see a few of our favourite wedding reception songs!

Wedding Reception Classics

These are classic wedding reception songs. Folks will know the way to dance to them, you won’t risk offending your latest in-laws, and these are sure to encourage some singing on the dance floor. Throw just a few of those into your mix, and even your great-grandmother will rise up to point out off her moves.

Mambo No. 5 — Lou Bega

Shout, Pts. 1 & 2 — The Isley Brothers

We Are Family — Sister Sledge

Don’t Stop Believin’ — Journey

My Girl — The Temptations

Signed, Sealed, Delivered — Stevie Wonder

I Want You Back — Jackson 5

Play That Funky Music — Wild Cherry

Boogie Shoes — KC & The Sunshine Band

September — Earth, Wind & Fire

Sweet Caroline — Neil Diamond

Dancing within the Moonlight — King Harvest

Love Shack — The B-52’s

Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees

Respect — Aretha Franklin

Construct Me Up Buttercup — The Foundations

(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life — Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes

Do You Love Me — The Contours

Walking on Sunshine — Katrina & The Waves

Hot Stuff — Donna Summer

Country Dance Floor Music

Should you’re not personally into country music, that’s okay. These fastidiously chosen country songs are crowd-pleasers and plenty of of them have built-in dance moves. Throw just a few of them in and watch your dance floor expand.

Tennessee Whiskey — Chris Stapleton

Honey Bee — Blake Shelton

Country Girl (Shake It For Me) — Luke Bryan

You Belong  With Me — Taylor Swift

Wagon Wheel — Darius Rucker 

Boot Scootin’ Boogie — Brooks & Dunn

Man! I Feel Like a Woman — Shania Twain

Footloose — Kenny Loggins

Meant to Be — Bebe Rexha, Florida Georgia Line

Butterflies — Kasey Musgraves

Why Don’t We Just Dance — Josh Turner

Drink In My Hand – Eric Church

Cruise – Florida Georgia Line

R&B Wedding Reception Songs

R&B music is ideal on your wedding reception. A few of these have different tempos that can keep a few of your guests dancing and permit a few of your guests to take a fast break to hit your reception bar. 

Down – Jay Sean

Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

I Wanna Dance With Any individual – Whitney Houston

Good Feeling — Flo Rida

My House – Flo Rida

Family Affair — Mary J Blige

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough — Marvin Gaye

The Business — Tiësto

24K Magic — Bruno Mars

Love on Top — Beyonce

Yeah! — Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris

I Feel Good — James Brown

Without end — Chris Brown

Celebration — Kool & The Gang

No One — Alicia Keys

Wish to Want Me — Jason Derulo

Nothing Can Come Between Us — Sade

Jumpin’, Jumpin — Destiny’s Child

This Is How We Do It — Montell Jordan

Mi Gente — J Balvin, Willy William

Higher Now — Post Malone

How Will I Know — Whitney Houston

Rhythm Is A Dancer — SNAP!

We Found Love — Rihanna, Calvin Harris

Crazy In Love — Beyonce

If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys

You’re The First, The Last, My All the pieces — Barry White

Get It Shawty — Lloyd

Due to You — Ne-Yo

Aint No person — Chaka Khan

Best Part – Daniel Caesar, H.E.R.

Hip-Hop Reception Music

There’s no getting around it, hip hop songs are a surefire to get your guests dancing. Whether it’s Missy Elliot encouraging your guests to lose control on the dance floor or Lizzo announcing the outcomes of her DNA tests, hip-hop wedding reception songs are a number of the most fun.

I Like It – Cardi B

My Chick Bad – Ludacris

In Da Club – 50 Cent

Swimming Pools (Drank) – Kendrick Lamar

Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix) – Kid Cudi

It Takes Two — Rob Base & DJ EZ Roc

Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It — Will Smith

Push It — Salt-N-Pepa

Bust a Move — Young MC

Boom — Tiësto, Sevenn, Gucci Mane

Hey Ya! — Outkast

The Way I Are — Timbaland

Me Porto Bonito — Bad Bunny

Cyclone — Baby Bash, T-Pain

Taki Taki — DJ Snake

Truth Hurts — Lizzo

Jump Around — House of Pain

Kiss Me More — Doja Cat

What’s Luv? — Fat Joe

Lose Control — Missy Elliot

Don’t Stop The Music — Rihanna

Cha Cha Slide — DJ Casper

Gonna Make You Sweat — C & C Music Factory

Do It — Chloe x Halle

It’s Tricky — Run DMC

Hold On, We’re Going Home — Drake

Hypnotize — Notorious BIG

Mayores — Becky G, Bad Bunny

That’s What I Like — Bruno Mars

Pump Up The Jam — Technotronic

Rock + Alternative Reception Music

Don’t ignore your rock and alternative loving friends in relation to wedding music. Sure, they may not be confident in all of their dance moves, but they’ll get on the dance floor for songs they know. These songs will offer a fun mix to vary up the mood and keep everyone dancing–even those that claim they hate dancing.

Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

Brown Eyed Girl — Van Morrison

Take On Me — A-Ha

Livin’ On A Prayer — Bon Jovi

Should I Stay or Should I Go — The Clash

You Shook Me All Night Long — AC/DC

Dancing within the Dark — Bruce Springsteen

All of the Small Things — Blink 182

Sugar, We’re Goin Down — Fall Out Boy

Summer of ’69 — Bryan Adams

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) — The Proclaimers

Mr. Brightside — The Killers

Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd

Dog Days Are Over — Florence + The Machine

Come On Eileen — Dexy’s Midnight Runners

Best Day of My Life — American Authors

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go — WHAM!

Shut Up And Dance — Walk the Moon

You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates

Pop + Dance Reception Tunes

Similar to Cyndi Lauper suggests, wedding guests just wanna rejoice. Light-hearted pop hits from multiple eras are the important thing to success on your wedding reception songs. Don’t just activate Top 40 to get inspired—those aren’t necessarily good dancing songs. Use this list as an alternative.

Shivers – Ed Sheeran

Get Lucky — Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers

Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake

Electric Love (Oliver Remix) – BØRNS

Stay – Justin Bieber, The Kid LAROI

The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris

Give Me All the pieces – Pitbull, Ne-Yo

Roses – The Chainsmokers

Beautiful Now – Zedd, Jon Bellion

Don’t Start Now — Dua Lipa

Levitating — Dua Lipa

Girls Just Wish to Have Fun — Cyndi Lauper

Heat Waves (Oliver Heldens Remix) – Glass Animals

Clarity — Zedd 

Shake It Off — Taylor Swift

I Gotta Feeling — Black Eyed Peas

Despacito — Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee

As It Was — Harry Styles

When Love Takes Over — David Guetta

I Love It — Icona Pop

Vivir Mi Vida — Marc Anthony

We Can’t Stop — Miley Cyrus

Party In The usA. – Miley Cyrus

Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough — Michael Jackson

Toxic — Britney Spears

Since U Been Gone — Kelly Clarkson

Uptown Funk — Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars

Suavemente — Elvis Crespo

Wannabe — Spice Girls

Let’s Go Crazy — Prince

Higher Love – Kygo, Whitney Houston

Dancing On My Own — Robyn

Livin’ La Vida Loca — Ricky Martin

Everybody — The Backstreet Boys

Turn Down For What – DJ Snake, Lil Jon

Bye, Bye, Bye — *NSYNC

Single Ladies — Beyonce

Danza Kuduro — Don Omar

SexyBack — Justin Timberlake

One More Time — Daft Punk

Dancing Queen — ABBA

Slow Songs To Dance To

Slow songs are vital on your dance floor. Don’t sleep on them and be certain that you just include a combination of them for the entire couples attending your wedding. 

All of Me — John Legend

At Last – Etta James

Make You Feel My Love — Adele

Kokomo — The Beach Boys

Can’t Help Falling In Love — Elvis Presley

The Way You Look Tonight — Frank Sinatra

Because You Loved Me — Céline Dion

Dream a Little Dream of Me — Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

I Select You — Sara Bareilles

Being With You — Smokey Robinson

You Send Me — Sam Cooke

We Danced — Brad Paisley

From This Moment On — Shania Twain

Perfect — Ed Sheeran

Paper Planes — Alexander Jean

First Day of My Life — Shiny Eyes

Keeping your guests in mind when selecting your wedding reception songs will make sure you create a group of the perfect wedding reception songs. Should you’ve hired an authority wedding DJ they’ll also aid you curate the mood on the dance floor with their extensive knowledge of each popular and classic wedding reception songs. That is one wedding decision, thankfully, you won’t need to handle by yourselves.

Now that you just’ve got your wedding reception playlist rolling you may give attention to the opposite vital musical elements of your wedding like your first dance song.