Top 100 Wedding Songs for 2026: From the Aisle to the Last Dance

As a wedding musician that has played for hundreds of couples around the San Francisco Bay Area and up, I would like to share a list of 100 best songs for wedding that I believe the best to be played at wedding reception. These 100 songs encompass a wide range of genres and eras, ensuring there’s something for everyone to enjoy at your California wedding celebration!

I will also share a list of about 20 songs that are often requested by couples for their key moments such as walking down the isles and first dance. Usually the songs requested are ones that have some personal memory to the couples themselves. I bet you want to pick the songs that are most meaningful to you as a couple but do keep in mind that the music style will determine the walking speed and your dance style.

LOLAH’s 2026 Wedding Picks: Songs I Perform Live

These are the songs couples are asking me for in 2026, and every one of them is in my live repertoire. I’ve sorted them by the moment they work best, so you can build your day from the walk down the aisle to the last song of the night.

Ceremony ballads

Song	Artist
Kiss Me	Sixpence None the Richer
Angels	Robbie Williams
Beautiful Things	Benson Boone
Love Me Like You Do	Ellie Goulding
Canon in D (with live strings)	Pachelbel

Cocktail hour and dinner

Song	Artist
So Easy (To Fall in Love)	Olivia Dean
Beautiful Things	Benson Boone

Dance party

Song	Artist
Dancing Queen	ABBA
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)	ABBA
Come and Get Your Love	Redbone
Uptown Funk	Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Shut Up and Dance	Walk the Moon
Y.M.C.A.	Village People
Mr. Brightside	The Killers
I Wanna Dance with Somebody	Whitney Houston
Trap Queen	Fetty Wap
Return of the Mack	Mark Morrison
Tití Me Preguntó	Bad Bunny
Baby Got Back	Sir Mix-a-Lot
Brass Monkey	Beastie Boys
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life	Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Take Me Home, Country Roads	John Denver
Cotton Eye Joe	Rednex
DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love	Usher ft. Pitbull
Everybody Wants to Rule the World	Tears for Fears
Fast Car	Tracy Chapman
Feel This Moment	Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera
Where Is My Husband!	RAYE
Get Low	Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
Hotel Room Service	Pitbull

What My 2026 Couples Actually Asked For, by Age

I pulled these from this year’s wedding plans and the playlists my couples shared with me. Age changes the dance floor more than anything else, so here is what each group asked for.

Couples in their late 20s

Indie love songs for the ceremony, then 2000s hip hop, country sing-alongs and a little EDM once the floor opens.

• Would That I by Hozier
• golden hour by JVKE
• Dandelions by Ruth B.
• Turning Page by Sleeping at Last
• Where Is My Husband! by RAYE (grand entrance)
• Hey Ya! by Outkast
• Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks
• Sandstorm by Darude

Couples in their late 30s and 40s

Disco, Y2K pop and sing-along anthems. One couple with a big English crowd added the British classics.

• September by Earth, Wind & Fire
• I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
• …Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
• Crazy in Love by Beyoncé
• Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
• Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners
• Murder on the Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
• Angels by Robbie Williams

A country wedding in their 50s

New country for cocktail hour, classic love songs at dinner, then line dances and salsa.

• A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey
• Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton
• Islands in the Stream by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
• Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn
• Cupid Shuffle by Cupid
• Vivir Mi Vida by Marc Anthony
• Como La Flor by Selena
• Let’s Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez

Couples in their 60s and 70s

Jazz and standards from cocktail hour to the last dance.

• Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra
• L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole
• La Vie en Rose by Louis Armstrong
• Cheek to Cheek by Ella Fitzgerald
• Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
• How Sweet It Is by Marvin Gaye
• Smooth Operator by Sade

A Hong Kong couple in their 30s

Classic love songs for dinner, then K-pop for the party.

• Here, There and Everywhere by The Beatles
• Because You Loved Me by Céline Dion
• Wedding Dress by TAEYANG
• Fantastic Baby by BIGBANG
• First Love by Hikaru Utada

A few songs crossed every age group. Can’t Help Falling in Love was on four couples’ lists this year, and Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer was on three. Line dances like the Cupid Shuffle, Cha Cha Slide and Cotton Eye Joe showed up from late 20s to 50s.

For the hour before dinner, see my wedding cocktail hour songs, from chill and country to jazz standards.

100 Best Songs for Wedding

Here’s a list of 100 popular wedding songs that are frequently sung in weddings across the USA:

I’m putting some 2026 updates here, together with some key moment suggestions:

Until I Found You – Stephan Sanchez (first dance)

The Painter – Cody Johnson (first dance)

Ordinary – Alex Warren (isle walk) (epic!!)

Wish list – Taylor Swift Taytay (first dance)

Die With A Smile – Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga (first dance)

All My Love – Cold Play (entrance)

Some party starters:

Pink Pony Club – Chappel Roan

I Love It – Icona Pop

Calm Down – Rema & Selena Gomez

NO.	Songs for Wedding	Artist
1	Marry You	Bruno Mars
2	You Shook Me All Night Long	ACDC
3	Better Together	Jack Johnson
4	Make You Feel My Love	Adele
5	Your Song	Elton John
6	Peaches	Jack Black
7	Come Thou Fount	Chris Tomlin
8	Girl On Fire	Alicia Keys
9	If I Ain’t Got You	Alicia Keys
10	Best Day Of My Life	American Authors
11	All You Need Is Love	Beatles
12	Islands In The Stream	Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
13	We Found Love	Rihanna
14	Stand By Me	Ben E. King
15	Crazy In Love	Beyoncé
16	Baby One More Time	Britney Spears
17	Uptown Funk	Bruno Mars
18	Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars
19	Havana	Camila Cabello
20	How Great Thou Art	Carrie Underwood
21	Accidentally In Love	Counting Crows
22	Tennessee Whiskey	Chris Stapleton
23	A Thousand Years	Christina Perri
24	Yellow	Coldplay
25	You Really Got Me	Van Halen
26	Cake By The Ocean	DNCE
27	Such Great Heights	The Postal Service
28	Drops of Jupiter	Train
29	Bad Habits	Ed Sheeran
30	Perfect	Ed Sheeran
31	Photograph	Ed Sheeran
32	Say You Won’t Let Go	James Arthur
33	Happy	William Pharrell
34	Halo	Beyonce
35	Can’t Help Falling In Love	Elvis Presley – Kinna Granis
36	Hero	Enrique Iglesias
37	I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing	Aerosmith
38	Truly Madly Deeply	Savage Garden
39	Thinking Out Loud	Ed Sheeran
40	Wannabe	Spice Girls
41	I Will Survive	Gloris Gaynor
42	Sweet Child Of Mine	Guns & Roses
43	You Sexy Thing	Hot Chocolate
44	Don’t Stop Me Now	Queen
45	Lucky	Jason Mraz
46	Are You Gonna Be My Girl	Jet
47	Fever	Peggie Lee
48	All Of Me	John Legend
49	Feeling Good	Nina Simone
50	Any Way You Want It	Journey
51	Faithfully	Journey
52	Lights	Journey
53	I’m Yours	Jason Mraz
54	Let’s Stay Together	AI Green
55	Always Remember Us This Way	Lady Gaga
56	Dandelions	Ruth B.
57	You Say	Lauren Daigle
58	Hallelujah	Leonard Cohen
59	Can You Feel The Love Tonight	Elton John
60	I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)	The Proclaimers
62	Shut Up And Dance	Walk The Moon
63	Memories	LOLAH
64	Somewhere Over The Rainbow	Judy Garland
65	Happy Together	The Turtles
66	Put Your Body On Me	LOLAH
67	What A Wonderful World	Louie Armstrong
68	Moves Like Jagger	Maroon 5
69	She will be loved	Maroon 5
70	All About That Bass	Meghan Trainor
71	Gotta Be Somebody	Nickel Back
72	Come Away With Me	Norah Jones
73	Wonder Wall	Oasis
74	Try	Pink
75	Kiss	Prince
76	From This Moment On	Shania Twain
77	Sugar	Maroon 5
78	Heartbeats	Jose Gonzales
79	Lonely No More	Rob Thomas
80	Shallow	Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
81	When You Say Nothing At Alll	Ronan Keating
82	Smooth	Santana
83	Can’t Stop The Feeling	Justin Timberlake
84	Born To Be Wild	Steppenwolf
85	Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours	Stevie Wonder
86	Here Comes The Sun	The Beatles
87	Across The Universe	The Beatles
88	Everything	Lifehouse
89	Save The Last Dance	The Drifters
90	We Got The Beat	The Go Go’s
91	Can You Read My Mind	The Killers
92	Read My Mind	The Killers
93	Everything I Do	Bryan Adam
94	You Are My Sunshine	The Pine Ridge Boys
95	What I Like About You	The Romantics
96	Love Is All Around	Wet Wet Wet
97	Save Your Tears	The Weekend & Ariana
98	Can’t Take My Eyes Of Off You	Andy Williams
99	I Got You (I Feel Good)	James Brown
100	Mickey	Tony Basil

You can also find Songs for proms on my blog.

20 Best Songs for Key Wedding Moments (walk down the aisle, first dance…)

Popular first dance songs

1. “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran
2. “All of Me” by John Legend
3. “Islands In The Stream” by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
4. “Lucky” by Jason Mraz
5. “Dandelions” by Ruth B.
6. “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
7. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley
8. “When You Say Nothing At All” – Alison Krauss
9. “Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton
10. “Everything” by Lifehouse
11. “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur
12. “Make You Feel My Love” by Adele
13. “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones
14. “How Great Thou Art” by Carrie Underwood
15. “Come Thou Fount” by Chris Tomlin
16. “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran
17. “You Say” by Lauren Daigle
18. “From This Moment On” by Shania Twain
19. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours” by Stevie Wonder
20. “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias

Want more ideas, plus tips if you feel nervous about all the attention? See my full guide to first dance songs for your wedding.

If you are looking to hire Singer for wedding event in California, then LOLAH Entertainment is one of the best options for rocking your wedding day. Checkout LOLAH’s songs on Spotify.

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