If you’re putting together a playlist for your DJ, band or singer and you’re struggling where to start, we’ve put together 10 playlists based on your favourite music genre!

 

The Cheesy Playlist

This is a playlist that you will either love or hate! Cheesy wedding music may be a little controversial but we couldn’t leave these classics out of the best and biggest wedding playlist of all time!

 

1. Y.M.C.A – The Village People
2. The Macarena –  Los Del Rio
3. Cha Cha Slide – DJ Casper
4. Agadoo – Black Lace
5. 5, 6, 7, 8 – Steps
6. Dancing Queen – Abba
7. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
8. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
9. We Go Together – Grease
10. Mambo #5 – Lou Bega
11. Reach – S Club Seven
12. Cotten Eyed Joe – Rednex
13. We Are Family – Sister Sledge
14. Stayin’ Alive – The Beegees
15. Celebration – Kool and the Gang
16. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
17. Thriller – Michael Jackson
18. Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
19. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer
20. Cupid Shuffle – Cupid

 

2. The Rock Playlist

Rock is at the other end of the spectrum to cheese but no one is saying you can’t play both! That’s what’s great about weddings and the music; it’s a good ol’ mix of just about everything.

 

1. Mr Brightside – The Killers
2. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – The Arctic Monkeys
3. Champagne Supernova – Oasis
4. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
5. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
6. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
7. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
8. White Wedding – Billy Idol
9. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day
10. Everlong – Foo Fighters
11. You Really Got Me – The Kinks
12. Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
13. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns ‘n’ Roses
14. We Will Rock You – Queen
15. Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
16. Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
17. Pour Some Sugar on Me – Def Leppard
18. Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
19. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
20. You’re My Best Friend – Queen

 

3. The Pop Playlist

Now we’ve gone through 40 of the top songs, now for the pop playlist! This has modern songs and more classic pop songs that you just have to play at a wedding. From Beyoncé to the Backstreet Boys, these have to be our top 20..

 

1. Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) – Beyoncé
2. Firework – Katy Perry
3. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
4. Shake it Off – Taylor Swift
5. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
6. As Long as You Love Me – Backstreet Boys
7. No One – Alicia Keys
8. We Found Love – Rihanna
9. Happy – Pharrell Williams
10. Wannabe – Spice Girls
11. Cake by the Ocean – DNCE
12. All About that Bass – Meghan Trainor
13. Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
14. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
15. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
16. Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
17. Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
18. Poker Face – Lady Gaga
19. Perfect – Ed Sheeran
20. You Got the Love – Florence + the Machine

 

4. The Indie Playlist

If your wedding’s music taste is more Indie, you’ll love these 20 tunes to get you all in the groove from Smashing Pumpkins to the Smiths. These are good songs to play throughout the night…

 

1. Heroes – David Bowie
2. Cocoon – Catfish and the Bottlemen
3. Toothpaste Kisses – The Maccabees
4. Wonderwall – Oasis
5. Do I Wanna Know? – The Arctic Monkeys
6. You and Me Song – The Wannadies
7. Ten Storey Love Song – The Stone Roses
8. There is a Light that Never Goes Out – The Smiths
9. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
10. Songbird – Oasis
11. November Rain – Guns ‘n’ Roses
12. Valerie – The Zutons
13. Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
14. I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness
15. Walking on a Dream – Empire of the Sun
16. Sally Cinnamon – The Stone Roses
17. Fix You – Coldplay
18. I Miss You – Blink 182
19. Friday I’m in Love – The Cure
20. Come on Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners

 

5. The Dance Playlist

If your guests didn’t dance to the cheesy playlist, then they HAVE to for the dance playlist! They may be a little cheesy, but these songs are well worth adding to your song list if you want your guests to get moving!

 

1. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
2. Good Feeling – Flo Rida
3. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye ft Tammie Terrell
4. Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader
5. Shout – The Isley Brothers
6. Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
7. Moves Like Jagger – Maroon Five
8. Domino – Jessie J
9. Love Shack – B-52
10. Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
11. Night Fever – The Bee Gees
12. Kiss – Prince
13. Call Me Maybe – Carley Rae Jepsen
14. Crazy in Love – Beyoncé ft Jay Z
15. Marry You – Bruno Mars
16. A.B.C – The Jackson Five
17. Fix You – Coldplay
18. Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira
19. Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye
20. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

 

6. The RnB Playlist

For songs with soul and tunes that will fill the dance floor, you have our RnB playlist. Your guests will be shouting the lyrics and dancing all night to these ones!

 

1. Pony – Ginuwine
2. No Diggity – Blackstreet
3. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke ft TI and Pharrell
4. Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
5. Milkshake – Kelis
6. Bump ‘n’ Grind – R Kelly
7. The Boy Is Mine – Brandy and Monica
8. The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
9. All of Me – John Legend
10. No Scrubs – TLC
11. I Got a Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
12. This is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
13. What is Love – Haddaway
14. Love on Top – Beyoncé
15. #Beautiful – Mariah Carey ft Miguel
16. Hey Ya! – Outkast
17. Proud Mary – Tina Turner
18. Forever – Chris Brown
19. No Ordinary Love – Sade
20. One in a Million – Aaliyah

 

7. The Country Playlist

It’s not everyone’s favourite choice, but if you do happen to be a big fan of country music or maybe you have a Western theme going on, these songs are the best ones to play at a wedding!

 

1. 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
2. Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
3. Man! I Feel Like a Woman! – Shania Twain
4. Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
5. Islands in the Stream – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
6. Something to Talk About – Bonnie Raitt
7. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
8. Jolene – Dolly Parton
9. Crazy – Patsy Cline
10. These Boots are Made for Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
11. I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash
12. I Cross My Heart – George Strait
13. When You Say Nothing at All – Keith Whitley
14. Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis
15. You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
16. Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
17. I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton
18. Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
19. Hoedown Throwdown – Miley Cyrus
20. Nothing Breaks Like a Heart – Miley Cyrus

 

8. The Karaoke Playlist

If  you want your guests singing at the top of their voices – especially funny for silent discos – you’ll need to add a sprinkling of these karaoke classics to the mix.

 

1. Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
2. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
3. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
4. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
5. Rehab – Amy Winehouse
6. Like a Virgin – Madonna
7. Wonderwall – Oasis
8. 500 Miles – The Proclaimers
9. Losing My Religion – R.E.M
10. Summer Nights – Grease
11. I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
12. Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
13. All Night Long – Lionel Richie
14. Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
15. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
16. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor
17. Barbie Girl – Aqua
18. Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
19. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
20. Purple Rain – Prince

 

9. The Golden Oldies Playlist

The traditional feel of a wedding can sometimes want you craving classic hits. Your grandparents will sing along to these and everyone will love a touch of old classics on your wedding day to set the mood.

 

1. L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
2. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
3. My Girl – The Temptations
4. Respect – Aretha Franklin
5. At Last – Etta James
6. What a Difference a Day Makes – Dinah Washington
7. That’s Amore – Dean Martin
8. In the Mood – Glenn Miller Orchestra
9. Mack the Knife – Louis Armstrong
10. Somethin’ Stupid – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra
11. My Cherie – Stevie Wonder
12. We Have All the Time in the World – Louis Armstrong
13. Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
14. Sway – Dean Martin
15. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Stevie Wonder
16. Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
17. Let’s Fall in Love – Ella Fitzgerald
18. Everybody Loves Somebody – Dean Martin
19. Someone to Watch Over Me – Blossom Dearie
20. Almost Like Being in Love – Nat King Cole

 

10. The Love Playlist

So you want to wrap the night up with some beautiful love songs? Well these are the best to choose from. If it’s first dance songs you’re looking for, read our other article (just click the button at the bottom of this article).

 

1. Endless Love – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
2. Your Song – Elton John
3. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
4. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson
5. How Deep is Your Love – The Bee Gees
6. Wonderful World – Sam Cooke
7. You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
8. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
9. Silly Love Songs – Wings
10. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley/UB40
11. When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
12. I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
13. Shallow – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
14. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
15. Heaven – Bryan Adams
16. In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
17. Annie’s Song – John Denver
18. You are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
19. Make You Feel My Love – Adele
20. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz