Key Takeaways
Choose from 72 upbeat songs like "Dancing Queen" by ABBA to make your wedding reception unforgettable and fun.
Discover editor-selected songs that create a lively vibe, perfect for getting everyone on the dance floor.
Use the ready-to-play Spotify playlist to explore a mix of classic hits and modern tunes for your big day.
Once the vows and rings have been exchanged, it's time to celebrate at the wedding reception. And one of the very best ways to ensure your party has a celebratory vibe? With great music, of course. While your wedding band or DJ will help you choose the perfect lineup of songs to keep everyone dancing throughout the reception (and will rely on their years of experience to shift their plans based on the reactions they're getting from guests in realtime), selecting a few must-play tunes you love is always a good idea.
If you're looking for celebratory anthems to play during your wedding reception, consider these editor-approved selections, which are guaranteed to get everyone out of their seats. No matter what genre or style of music you love, know that there are tons of fun, high-energy songs worth playing at your reception. Whether you’re looking for a song about celebrating a lasting love like Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars,” or friends and family with Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration," or you just want to dance along to the feel-good vibes of Pharrell’s “Happy,” there’s a little something for everyone.
From tried and true dance classics like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye featuring Tammi Terrell or a modern hit like "Dance The Night" by Dua Lipa, here are 72 celebrations songs to play at your wedding. Plus, we're sharing our Spotify playlist so you can listen to each and every song on your own.
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"Dance The Night," by Dua Lipa
Lyrics of Love: "Watch me dance, dance the night away"
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“Celebration,” by Kool & the Gang
Lyrics of Love: “Celebrate good times, come on/Come on, it's a celebration”
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"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)," by The Proclaimers
Lyrics of Love: "But I would walk five hundred miles/And I would walk five hundred more/Just to be the man who walked a thousand/Miles to fall down at your door"
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“Happy,” by Pharrell
Lyrics of Love: “Because I'm happy/Clap along if you know what happiness is to you”
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"Sucker," by The Jonas Brothers
Lyrics of Love: "I'm a sucker for you/Say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly/I'm a sucker for you, yeah/Any road you take, you know that you'll find me"
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"Espresso," by Sabrina Carpenter
Lyrics of Love: "Oh, he looks so cute wrapped 'round my finger"
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“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake
Lyrics of Love: “'Cause I got that sunshine in my pocket/Got that good soul in my feet”
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“This Is How We Do It,” by Montell Jordan featuring Wino
Lyrics of Love: “I'm kinda buzzed and it's all because/(This is how we do it)”
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"feelslikeimfalinginlove," by Coldplay
Lyrics of Love: "Oh, it feels like/I'm fallin' in love/Maybe for the first time"
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"Love on Top," by Beyoncé
Photo by Jose Villa
Lyrics of Love: "I can feel the sun whenever you're near"
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“I Gotta Feeling,” by Black Eyed Peas
Lyrics of Love: “I gotta feeling, that tonight, that tonight/That tonight's gonna be a good, good, good, good, good”
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“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” by Marvin Gaye featuring Tammi Terrell
Lyrics of Love: “Cause baby there ain't no mountain high enough/Ain't no valley low enough”
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"A Bar Song (Tipsy)," by Shaboozey
Lyrics of Love: "One, here comes the two to the three to the four/Tell 'em bring another out, we need plenty more/Two steppin' on the table, she don't need a dance floor"
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“We Are The Champions,” by Queen
Lyrics of Love: “We are the champions, my friends/And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end”
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“All I Do Is Win,” by DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dog, and Rick Ross
Lyrics of Love: “And every time I step up in the building everybody hands go up/And they stay there (There), and they say yeah (Yeah)”
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“Livin’ on a Prayer,” by Bon Jovi
Lyrics of Love: “Take my hand, we'll make it I swear/Woah, livin' on a prayer”
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“I Got You (I Feel Good),” by James Brown
Lyrics of Love: “When I hold you in my arms/I know that I can't do no wrong”
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“You Shook Me All Night Long,” by AC/DC
Lyrics of Love: “Working double time on the seduction line/She was one of a kind, she's just mine all mine”
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“A Sky Full of Stars,” by Coldplay
Lyrics of Love: “I'm gonna give you my heart/'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars”
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“Dancing Queen,” by ABBA
Photo by Liz Fogarty Photography
Lyrics of Love: “You can dance, you can jive/Having the time of your life”
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“Twist and Shout,” by The Beatles
Lyrics of Love: “Come on and twist a little closer now/And let me know that you're mine”
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“December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!),” by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Lyrics of Love: “Oh, what a night, why'd it take so long to see the light?/Seemed so wrong, but now it seems so right”
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“Whoomp! There It Is,” by Tag Team
Lyrics of Love: “Party on, party people, let me hear some noise/Party with Donald, Daisy, and the boys”
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“Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah),” by Andy Grammer
Lyrics of Love: “I think I finally found my hallelujah/I've been waiting for this moment all my life”
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"Houdini," by Dua Lipa
Lyrics of Love: "Time is passin' like a solar eclipse/See you watchin' and you blow me a kiss/It's your moment, baby, don't let it slip"
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“I Just Want to Celebrate,” by Rare Earth
Lyrics of Love: “That's why I'm telling you/I just want to celebrate, yeah, yeah”
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“You Should Be Dancing,” by Bee Gees
Lyrics of Love: “My baby moves at midnight, yeah/Goes right on 'till the dawn, yeah”
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“Cake by the Ocean,” by DNCE
Lyrics of Love: “But you're moving so carefully/Let's start living dangerously”
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“Shut Up and Dance,” by Walk the Moon
Lyrics of Love: “I said you're holding back/She said shut up and dance with me”
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“Don’t Stop Believin’,” by Journey
Photo by Lucy Munoz Photography
Lyrics of Love: “Don't stop believin'/Hold on to the feelin'"
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“D.A.N.C.E.,” by Justice
Lyrics of Love: “Do the D.A.N.C.E/1, 2, 3, 4 Fight!”
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“Hey Ya!” by Outkast
Lyrics of Love: “Oh we get together/But separate’s always better when there’s feelings involved”
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“Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” by Cyndi Lauper
Lyrics of Love: “Oh daddy dear you know you’re still number one/But girls they wanna have fun”
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“September,” by Earth, Wind & Fire
Lyrics of Love: “Remember! How we knew love was here to stay/Now December found the love we shared in September”
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“Get Ur Freak On,” by Missy Elliott
Lyrics of Love: “Y’all can’t stop me now/Listen to me now, I’m lasting 20 rounds”
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“Rock Your Body,” by Justin Timberlake
Lyrics of Love: “So you grab your girls and you grab a couple more/And you all could meet me in the middle of the floor”
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“Blame It,” by Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
Lyrics of Love: “Blame it on the booze/Got you feeling loose"
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“Stayin’ Alive,” by Bee Gees
Lyrics of Love: “Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother/You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive”
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“Lovely Day,” by Bill Withers
Lyrics of Love: “Then I look at you/And the world's alright with me"
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“Where My Girls At,” by 702
Photo by Kir Tuben
Lyrics of Love: “Where my girls at, from the front to back/Well is you feelin' that"
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“Tell Me When to Go,” by E-40 featuring Keak da Sneak
Lyrics of Love: “I'm from the Bay where we hyphy and go dumb/From the soil where them rappers be getting their lingo from”
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“Family Affair,” by Mary J. Blige
Lyrics of Love: “Let's get it crunk, we gon' have fun/Up on up in this dancerie”
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“Where the Party At,” by Jagged Edge featuring Nelly
Lyrics of Love: “Ay, where the party at?/Girls is on the way, where the bacardi at?”
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“1999,” by Prince
Lyrics of Love: “War is all around us, my mind says prepare to fight/So if I gotta die I'm gonna listen to my body tonight”
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“I’m Coming Out,” by Diana Ross
Lyrics of Love: “The time has come for me/To break out of the shell"
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“Good as Hell,” by Lizzo
Lyrics of Love: “I know that it’s hard but you have to try/If you need advice, let me simplify”
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“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” by Whitney Houston
Lyrics of Love: “I need a man who'll take a chance/On a love that burns hot enough to last”
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“Independent Women, Pt. 1,” by Destiny’s Child
Lyrics of Love: “All the honeys, who making money/Throw your hands up at me”
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“Believe,” by Cher
Lyrics of Love: “Do you believe in life after love?/I can feel something inside me say”
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“Crazy in Love,” by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
Photo by Aubrey & Brandon
Lyrics of Love: “I look and stare so deep in your eyes/I touch on you more and more every time”
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“Pour Some Sugar on Me,” by Def Leppard
Lyrics of Love: “Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet/Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah”
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“Uptown Funk,” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Lyrics of Love: “Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent/Gotta kiss myself, I'm so pretty”
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“Can’t Feel My Face,” by The Weeknd
Lyrics of Love: “I can't feel my face when I'm with you/But I love it, but I love it, oh”
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“Party in the U.S.A.,” by Miley Cyrus
Lyrics of Love: “I got my hands up, they're playin' my song/You know I'm gonna be okay”
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“Let’s Dance,” by David Bowie
Lyrics of Love: “Let’s sway/Under the moonlight, this serious moonlight”
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“Eye of the Tiger,” by Survivor
Lyrics of Love: “It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight/Risin' up to the challenge of our rival”
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“Give Me the Night,” by George Benson
Lyrics of Love: “'Cause there's music in the air/And lots of loving everywhere”
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“I Can’t Wait,” by Nu Shooz
Lyrics of Love: “'Cause I can't wait (baby, I can't wait) this is what I've been waiting for/I can't wait (baby, I can't wait) til my love walked in the door”
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“Good Feeling,” by Flo Rida
Lyrics of Love: “Yeah I got a brand new spirit/Speak it and it's done"
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“Best Day of My Life,” by American Authors
Photo by Brandon Kidd Photography
Lyrics of Love: “I howled at the moon with friends/And then the sun came crashing in”
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“Walking on Sunshine,” by Katrina & the Waves
Lyrics of Love: “I'm walking on sunshine, whoa/And don't it feel good”
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“Celebrate,” by Anderson .Paak
Lyrics of Love: “I was under the impression that we all want the best of life/So let's celebrate while we still can”
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“On Top of the World,” by Imagine Dragons
Lyrics of Love: “Been dreaming of this since a child/I'm on top of the world”
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“Fly Me to the Moon,” by Frank Sinatra featuring Count Basie
Lyrics of Love: “Fill my heart with song/And let me sing for ever more”
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“Holiday,” by Madonna
Lyrics of Love: “Everybody spread the word/We're gonna have a celebration”
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“Jump Around,” by House of Pain
Lyrics of Love: “Get up, stand up (c'mon!) see'mon throw your hands up/If you've got the feeling, jump across the ceiling”
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“Get Down on It,” by Kool & the Gang
Lyrics of Love: “How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance by standing on the wall?/Get your back up off the wall”
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“We Can’t Stop,” by Miley Cyrus
Lyrics of Love: “It's our party, we can love who we want/We can kiss who we want”
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“Hot in Herre,” by Nelly
Lyrics of Love: “No teasin', I need you to/Get up up on the dance floor”
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“Get the Party Started,” by Pink
Photo by Lance Nicoll
Lyrics of Love: “Pumpin' up the volume with this brand new beat/Everybody's dancin' and their dancin' for me”
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“All Night Long (All Night),” by Lionel Richie
Lyrics of Love: “Well, my friends, the time has come/To raise the roof and have some fun”
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“Good Times,” by Chic
Lyrics of Love: “Good times, these are the good times/Leave your cares behind, these are the good times”
