70 Best First Dance Songs for an Unforgettable Moment With Your Partner Ideas

Your first dance on your wedding day is romantic, personal, and unforgettable. So, of course, you need to find the perfect tune to mark the special occasion. Finding the right song to play can be a tough task, though. Do you want to go classic or modern? Slow or fast? With all the love songs out there, the options are practically endless.

A survey conducted by The Black Tux of over 900 married couples from all age groups revealed some of the most requested first-dance songs in the industry. The study found that "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers was the most popular choice overall, with classic love songs by Etta James, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley earning a spot in the top 15.

More contemporary songs from artists like John Legend, Ed Sheeran, and Adele also made the ranks. If the top charts aren't your jam, fear not—we have the best selection of first dance wedding songs that are anything but ordinary. Whatever your taste, choose something that you and your partner will both love and cherish for years to come.

Ahead, we've rounded up the best first dance songs for your wedding.

01of 70 "500 Miles," by Sleeping at Last Lyrics of Love: "But I would walk 500 miles/And I would walk 500 more/Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles/To fall down at your door" 02of 70 "Unchained Melody," by The Righteous Brothers Lyrics of Love: "Oh, my love, my darling/I've hungered for your touch" 03of 70 "Amazed," by Lonestar Lyrics of Love: "I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side/Forever and ever" 04of 70 "Perfect Duet," by Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé Lyrics of Love: "But darling, just kiss me slow/Your heart is all I own/And in your eyes, you're holding mine" 05of 70 "All of Me," by John Legend Lyrics of Love: "Give your all to me/I'll give my all to you/You're my end and my beginning" 06of 70 "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," by Aerosmith Lyrics of Love: "The sweetest dream will never do/I'd still miss you, babe/And I don't want to miss a thing" 07of 70 "Like I'm Gonna Lose You," by Jasmine Thompson Lyrics of Love: "So I'm gonna love you/Like I'm gonna lose you/I'm gonna hold you/Like I'm saying goodbye" 08of 70 "The Way You Look Tonight," by Frank Sinatra Lyrics of Love: "There is nothing for me but to love you/And the way you look tonight" 09of 70 "At Last," by Etta James Lyrics of Love: "At last my love has come along/My lonely days are over and life is like a song, oh yeah" 10of 70 "Sons and Daughters," by Allman Brown Lyrics of Love: "And I, I'll wrap myself/Around your heart/I'll be the walls of his heart" 11of 70 "Yours," by Russell Dickerson Lyrics of Love: "I came to life when I first kissed you/The best me has his arms around you/You make me better than I was before/Thank God I'm yours" 12of 70 "Kiss Me," by Ed Sheeran Lyrics of Love: "And your heart's against my chest, your lips pressed in my neck/I'm falling for your eyes, but they don't know me yet/And with a feeling I'll forget, I'm in love now" 13of 70 "Escapade," by Janet Jackson Lyrics of Love: "Come on baby, let's get away/Let's save our troubles for another day" 14of 70 "Sweetest Thing," by Allman Brown Lyrics of Love: "You're the sweetest thing that I ever did see/Like a bird taking way/Tears that set you free" 15of 70 "Speechless," by Dan + Shay Lyrics of Love: "And I'm speechless/You already know that you're my weakness/After all this time I'm just as nervous" 16of 70 "My Best Friend," by Tim McGraw Lyrics of Love: "I fall in love all over/Every time I look at you" 17of 70 "Give Me Love," Ed Sheeran Lyrics of Love: "All I want is the taste that your lips allow/My, my, my, my, oh give me love" 18of 70 "Your Song," by Elton John Lyrics of Love: "I hope you don't mind/That I put down in words/How wonderful life is while you're in the world" 19of 70 "A Thousand Years," by Christina Perri Lyrics of Love: "I have died every day, waiting for you/Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years" 20of 70 "Marry Me," by Train Lyrics of Love: "Forever can never be long enough for me/Feel like I've had long enough with you" 21of 70 "I Am Yours," by Andy Grammer Lyrics of Love: "Still can't believe it when you say you're mine and/I am yours, I am yours, I am yours" 22of 70 "Back to You," by Twin Forks Lyrics of Love: "Follow the signs right back to you/Back to you, back to you/I know they wind right back to you" 23of 70 "That’s When I Knew," by Alicia Keys Lyrics of Love: "That's when I knew I fell in love/That's when I knew you were the one" 24of 70 "Have You Ever Been in Love," by Celine Dion Lyrics of Love: "Have you ever been in love/You could touch the moonlight" 25of 70 "In Case You Didn’t Know," by Brett Young Lyrics of Love: "In case you didn't know/Baby I'm crazy 'bout you/And I would be lying if I said/That I could live this life without you" 26of 70 "Falling Like the Stars," by James Arthur Lyrics of Love: "We're fallin' like the stars, fallin' in love/And I'm not scared to say those words with you, I'm safe" 27of 70 "Only Wanna Be With You," by Hootie and the Blowfish Lyrics of Love: "I just want to love you, but you wanna wear my ring/Well there's nothing I can do/I only wanna be with you" 28of 70 "Thinking Out Loud," by Ed Sheeran Lyrics of Love: "And darling I will be loving you 'til we're 70/And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23" 29of 70 "Can't Take My Eyes off You," by Frankie Valli Lyrics of Love: "I love you, baby/And if it's quite alright/I need you, baby/To warm the lonely night" 30of 70 "Can't Help Falling in Love," by Elvis Presley Lyrics of Love: "Take my hand/Take my whole life too/For I can't help falling in love with you" 31of 70 "Work Song," by Hozier Lyrics of Love: "When my time comes around/Lay me gently in the cold dark earth/No grave can hold my body down/I'll crawl home to her" 32of 70 "XO," by John Mayer Lyrics of Love: "Your heart is glowing/And I'm crashing into you/Baby kiss me, kiss me" 33of 70 "This Kiss," by Faith Hill Lyrics of Love: "It's the way you love me/It's a feeling like this" 34of 70 "Make You Feel My Love," by Adele Lyrics of Love: "No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do/To make you feel my love" 35of 70 "I Won't Give Up," by Jason Mraz Lyrics of Love: "Well, I won't give up on us/Even if the skies get rough/I'm giving you all my love/I'm still looking up" 36of 70 "Hold Me," by Stevie Wonder Lyrics of Love: "So hold me, baby hold me/Say you'll never let me go" 37of 70 "Teenage Dream," by Boyce Avenue Lyrics of Love: "My heart stops when you look at me/Just one touch now baby I believe this is real" 38of 70 "January Wedding," by The Avett Brothers Lyrics of Love: "I understand because my heart and hers are the same/And in January we're gettin' married" 39of 70 "Fresh Eyes," by Andy Grammer Lyrics of Love: "So suddenly I'm in love with a stranger/I can't believe that she's mine" 40of 70 "Lay Your Heart Next to Mine," by Steve Azar Lyrics of Love: "It will be all right/When you hold me tight/And you lay your heart next to mine" 41of 70 "You Are the Best Thing," by Ray LaMontagne Lyrics of Love: "Believe me, you don't even have to try/Oh, because/You are the best thing" 42of 70 "There Will Be Time," by Mumford & Sons feat. Baaba Maal Lyrics of Love: "And in the cold light, I live to love and adore you/It's all that I am, it's all that I have" 43of 70 "Come Rain or Come Shine," by Ray Charles Lyrics of Love: "I'm gonna love you/Like no one's loved you/Come rain or come shine" 44of 70 "You Are," by Lionel Richie Lyrics of Love: "And my love you'll see/We'll stay together, just you and me/I've got so much love" 45of 70 "Dreams Are More Precious," by Enya Lyrics of Love: "Come see, close your eyes/Come see, give me your sorrow/And I keep watch for you" 46of 70 "Faster," by Matt Nathanson Lyrics of Love: "Yeah you own me/And you make my heart beat faster, faster" 47of 70 "First Day of My Life," by Bright Eyes Lyrics of Love: "This is the first day of my life/I'm glad I didn't die before I met you/But now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you" 48of 70 "Crush," by Dave Matthews Band Lyrics of Love: "Just as long as you're around/And here I'll be dancing on the ground" 49of 70 "Home," by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Lyrics of Love: "Ah, home, let me come home/Home is wherever I'm with you" 50of 70 "Latch," by Sam Smith Lyrics of Love: "How do you do it, you got me losing every breath/What did you give me to make my heart beat out my chest" 51of 70 "You and Me," the Wannadies Lyrics of Love: "But it's you and me/And we'll always be together/You and me, always, and forever" 52of 70 "Happy," by Pharrell Lyrics of Love: "Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth/Because I'm happy" 53of 70 "Waste," by Phish Lyrics of Love: "A dream it's true/But I'd see it through/If I could be/Wasting my time with you" 54of 70 "We Will Dance," by Steven Curtis Chapman Lyrics of Love: "Sometimes we dance as one/And feel the beating of each other's hearts" 55of 70 "Luckiest," by Ben Folds Five Lyrics of Love: "I love you more than have/Ever found the way to say/To you" 56of 70 "Better Together," by Jack Johnson Lyrics of Love: "Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together/Well, it's always better when we're together" 57of 70 "Spend My Life With You," by Tamia & Eric Benet Lyrics of Love: "Can we just feel this way together 'til the end of all time/Can I just spend my life with you" 58of 70 "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife," by the Whispers Lyrics of Love: "I'm gonna make you my world/You be my morning light/The star at night/Or the air I breathe" 59of 70 "Man on Fire," by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Lyrics of Love: "Only one desire/That's left in me/I want the whole damn world/To come dance with me" 60of 70 "Lucky," by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat Lyrics of Love: "I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend/Lucky to have been where I have been/Lucky to be coming home again" 61of 70 "Never Let Me Go," by Florence + The Machine Lyrics of Love: "Never let me go, never let me go/And the arms of the ocean are carrying me/And all this devotion was rushing over me" 62of 70 "Love You Like I Used To," by Russell Dickerson Lyrics of Love: "Didn't know I could ever love you more than I did/But baby I do, I don't love you like I used to, no" 63of 70 "Girl You're Alright," by Paul Otten Lyrics of Love: "All her friends tell me she's got a halo/I think I knew that right from the get-go" 64of 70 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," by Sleeping at Last Lyrics of Love: "Every little thing she does is magic/Everything she does just turns me on/Even though my life before was tragic/Now, I know my love for her goes on" 65of 70 "You & I (Nobody in the World)," by John Legend Lyrics of Love: "All of the stars, you make them shine like they were ours/Ain't nobody in the world but you and I/You and I" 66of 70 "Say You Won't Let Go," by James Arthur Lyrics of Love: "I know I needed you/But I never showed/But I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old" 67of 70 "You're Still the One," by The Maine Lyrics of Love: "You're still the one I run to/The one that I belong to/You're still the one I want for life" 68of 70 "Mine Would Be You," by Blake Shelton Lyrics of Love: "Baby, if I had to choose/My best day ever/My finest hour, my wildest dream come true/Mine would be you" 69of 70 "Who Would Have Thought," by Dylan Dunlap Lyrics of Love: "Who would have thought that you'd make me love California?/And that's saying a lot, 'cause I hated it here before ya" 70of 70 "You Are My Sunshine," by Jasmine Thompson Lyrics of Love: "You are my sunshine/My only sunshine/You make me happy/When skies are gray"

FAQ

• When does the first dance occur? Traditionally, the first dance kicks off the dancing portion of the reception so it occurs after the meal. However, many couples choose to have the first dance at the beginning of the reception or after the cake cutting. The choice is up to you!

• Do we have to do a first dance? If having all eyes on you and your partner on the dance floor isn't your style, you can forgo the first dance. Instead, consider inviting all of your guests to the dance floor for a celebratory group dance or play a group game.