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Welcome to our favorite first dance wedding songs for 2020.
Selecting the perfect first dance song can be daunting; does one choose a song with a fast or slow rhythm, fun or romantic, long or short? The best guideline when choosing your first dance song is to be yourself, select a song that fits your personality and wedding theme. Here you will find a range of amazing first dance songs, each one selected by our panel for its unique sound, expanding over 10 different categories and wedding themes.
Song Categories and Wedding Themes:
Top 10 Modern first dance songs 2020
Top 10 Old school first dance songs for 2020
Top 10 Slow first dance songs for 2020
Top 10 Movie soundtrack first dance songs for 2020
Top 10 Fun First Dance songs for 2020
Top 10 R&B first dance songs for 2020
Top 10 Folk first dance songs for 2020
Top 10 Beach first dance songs for 2020
Top 10 Country First dance songs for 2020
Top 10 Wanderlust First dance songs for 2020
1. Top 10 Modern first dance songs 2020
1. Song: I get to love you - Artist: Ruelle - Released: 2016 - Genre: Folk - Listen: Play
2. Song: Love - Artist: Lana Del Ray - Released: 2017 - Genre: Indie - Listen: Play
3. Song: Helium - Artist: Sia - Released: 2017 - Genre: Dance - Listen: Play
4. Song: I will spend my whole life loving you - Artist: Imaginary Future & Kina Grannis - Released: 2017 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
5. Song: Perfect- Artist: Eh Sheeran - Released: 2017 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
6. Song: Nobody but me - Artists: Michael Buble - Released: 2016 Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
7. Song: I choose you - Artist: Ryann Darling - Released: 2016 - Genre: Contemporary - Listen: Play
8. Song: You are the Reason - Artist: Calum Scott - Released: 2018 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
9. Song: Clear - Artist: Need to Breath - Released: 2016 - Genre: Rock - Listen: Play
10. Song: Say you won’t let go- Artist: James Arthur - Released:2016 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
2. Top 10 Old school first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: Hungary eyes - Artist: Eric Carmen - Released: 1987 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
2. Song: Field of Gold - Artist: Sting - Released: 1993 - Genre: Contemporary - Listen: Play
3. Song: Heaven - Artist: Brain Adams (unplugged) - Released: 1984 - Genre: Rock - Listen: Play
4. Song: Time after Time - Artist: Cyndi Lauper - Released: 1967 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
5. Song: Paint my Love - Artist: Michael Learns to Rock - Released: 1996 - Genre: Soft Rock - Listen: Play
6. Song: Wonderful World - Artist: Louis Armstrong - Released: 1968 - Genre: Classical Soul - Listen: Play
7. Song: Simply the Best - Artist: Tina Turner - Released: 1991 - Genre: Contemporary R&B - Listen: Play
8. Song: Always Forever - Artist: Donna Lewis - Released: 1966 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
9. Song: Power of Love - Artist: Celine Deon - Released: 1993 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
10. Song: Can’t get enough of your love baby - Artist: Barry White - Released: 1974 - Genre: Disco - Listen: Play
3. Top 10 Slow first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: Can’t help falling in love- Artist: Haley Reinhart- Released: 2015 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
2. Song: At last - Artist: Eta James - Released: 1961 - Genre: Soul Music - Listen: Play
3. Song: Baby I am yours - Artist: Arctic Monkeys - Released: 2006 - Genre: Brit Pop - Listen: Play
4. Song: The Bowler’s Daughter - Artist: Damien Rice - Released: 2002 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
5. Song: Arms of a woman - Artist: Amos Lee - Released: 2005 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
6. Song: More than anyone - Artist: Gavin Degraw - Released: 2003 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
7. Song: How long will I love you (cover) - Artist: Kristina Train - Released:2013 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
8. Song: Nine Million Bicycles - Artist: Katie Melua - Released: 2005 - Genre: Contemporary - Listen: Play
9. Song: When God made you - Artist: Eddie Carswell - Released: 2003 - Genre: Gospel - Listen: Play
10. Song: All of Me - Artist: John Legend - Released: 2013 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
4. Top 10 Movie soundtrack first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: Thousand years - Artist: Christina Perri - Released: 2011 - Soundtrack: The Twilight Saga - Listen: Play
2. Song: Take my Breath Away - Artist: Berlin - Released: 1986 - Soundtrack: Top Gun - Listen: Play
3. Song: Falling Slowly - Artist: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Released: 2006 - Soundtrack: Once - Listen: Play
4. Song: Unchained Melody - Artist: Righteous Brothers - Released: 1965 - Soundtrack: Ghost - Listen: Play
5. Song: All for Love - Artist: Bryan Adams - Released: 1993 - Soundtrack: The Three Musketeers - Listen: Play
6. Song: Show me Heaven - Artist: Maria McKee - Released: 1990 - Soundtrack: Days of Thunder - Listen: Play
7. Song: There you’ll be - Artist: Faith Hill - Released: 2001- Soundtrack: Pearl Harbor - Listen: Play
8. Song: Have I told you lately that I love you- Artist: Rod Stewart - Released:1991 - Soundtrack: One Fine Day - Listen: Play
9. Song: Iris - Artist: Goo Goo Dolls - Released: 1997 - Soundtrack: City o Angels - Listen: Play
10. Song: Chasing Cars - Artist: Snow Patrol - Released: 2006 - Soundtrack: Just Go with It - Listen: Play
5. Top 10 Fun First Dance songs for 2020
1. Song: Only Love - Artist: Ben Howard - Released: 2011- Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
2. Song: Slow Hands - Artist: Niall Horan - Released: 2017 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
3. Song: Send me on my way- Artist: Rusted Root - Released: 1992 - Genre: Jamband - Listen: Play
4. Song: Baby I Love your way - Artist: Big Mountain - Released: 1994 - Genre: Reggae Fusion - Listen: Play
5. Song: How sweet it is - Artist: Marvin Gaye - Released: 1965 - Genre: Soul, Pop - Listen: Play
6. Song: Happy - Artist: Pharrell Williams - Released: 2013 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
7. Song: Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I am Yours - Artist: Stevie Wonder - Released: 1970- Genre: Soul - Listen: Play
8. Song: Kiss - Artist: Prince - Released: 1989 - Genre: Funk - Listen: Play
9. Song: Sexy and I know it - Artist: LMFAO - Released: 2011 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
10. Song: You’re the one that I want - Artist: John Travolta - Released: 1978 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
6. Top 10 R&B first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: Belong To You - Artist: Sabrina Claudio (Ft 6lack) {Remix] - Released: 2017 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
2. Song: Here 4 Ya - Artist: Paper Lovee - Released: 2017 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
3. Song: Falling - Artist: Alicia Keys - Released: 2001 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
4. Song: I Choose You - Artist: Kiana Lede - Released: 2017 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
5. Song: Forever Mine - Artist: Andra Day - Released: 2015- Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
6. Song: Best Day Ever - Artist: Andy Stokes - Released: 2018 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
7. Song: Suddenly - Artist: Adriana Evans - Released: 2010 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
8. Song: 1+1 - Artist: Beyonce - Released: 2011 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
9. Song: Back at one - Artist: Brian McKnight - Released: 1999 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
10. Song: Let Me Love You - Artist: Mario - Released: 2014 - Genre: R&B - Listen: Play
7. Top 10 Folk first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: Wildfire - Artist: Seafret - Released: 2015- Genre: Indie - Listen: Play
2. Song: Home - Artist: Phillip Phillips - Released: 2012 - Genre: Folk - Listen: Play
3. Song: Ocean - Artist: John Butler - Released: 2012 (studio version) - Genre: Folk/ Instrumental - Listen: Play
4. Song: Atlas Hands - Artist: Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Released:2011 - Genre: Indie - Listen: Play
5. Song: The Wedding Song - Artist: Matthew Mole- Released: 2014 - Genre: Folk - Listen: Play
6. Song: Candy - Artist: Paolo Nutini - Released: 2009 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
7. Song: I got you - Artist: Jack Johnson - Released: 2013 - Genre: Singer Songwriter - Listen: Play
8. Song: Bright - Artist: Echosmith - Released: 2013 - Genre: Indie - Listen: Play
9. Song: Forever now - Artist: Kristian Bush - Released: 2016 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
10. Song: All I want is you - Artist: Barry Louis Polisar - Released: 2008 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
8. Top 10 Beach first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: I am Yours - Artist: Jason Mraz - Released: 2008 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
2. Song: Somewhere over the Rainbow - Artist: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole - Released: 1990 - Genre: Hawaiian Pop - Listen: Play
3. Song: Say Hey (I love You) - Artist: Micheal Franti & Spearhead - Released: 2008 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
4. Song: Better Together - Artist: Jack Johnson - Released: 2005 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
5. Song: I Got You Babe - Artist: UB40 - Released:1983 - Genre: Reggae - Listen: Play
6. Song: Be my forever - Artist: Christina Perri - Released: - Genre: 2014 - Listen: Play
7. Song: I do - Artist: Colbie Caillat - Released: 2011 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
8. Song: Island Style - Artist: John Cruz - Released: 2012 - Genre: Contemporary - Listen: Play
9. Song: Follow the Sun - Artist: Xavier Rudd - Released: 2012 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
10. Song: One Love - Artist: Bob Marley - Released: 1965 - Genre: Reggae - Listen: Play
9. Top 10 Country first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: In Case you didn’t know - Artist: Brett Young - Released: 2017 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
2. Song: Heaven - Artist: Kane Brown - Released: 2017 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
3. Song: I Do - Artist: Jessie James Decker - Released: 2013 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
4. Song: God gave me you - Artist: Blake Shelton - Released: 2011 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
5. Song: Amazed (cover) - Artist: Drew Jacobs - Released: 2017 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
6. Song: Then - Artist: Brad Paisley - Released: 2009 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
7. Song: Mean to Me - Artist: Brett Eldredge - Released: 2015 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
8. Song: Hurricane - Artist: Luke Combs - Released: 2016 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
9. Song: She’s Everything - Artist: Brad Paisley - Released: 2009 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
10. Song: Head over Boots - Artist: Jon Pardi - Released: 2016 - Genre: Country - Listen: Play
10. Top 10 Wanderlust first dance songs for 2020
1. Song: I am gonna be (500 miles) Artist: Sleeping at Last Released: 2013 Genre: Cover - Listen: Play
2. Song: Heartbeats - Artist: Jose Gonzales - Released:2003 - Genre: Indie - Listen: Play
3. Song: Holocene - Artist: Bon Iver - Released: 2011 - Genre: Indie - Listen: Play
4. Song: Indian summer - Artist: Jai Wolf - Released: 2016 - Genre: Electronic - Listen: Play
5. Song: Love me like you do - Artist: Ellie Golding - Released: 2015 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
6. Song: Love Someone - Artist: Jason Mraz - Released: Pop - Genre: 2014 - Listen: Play
7. Song: Grow Old with Me - Artist: Tom Odell - Released: 2013 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
8. Song: Just You and I - Artist: Tom Walker - Released: 2017 - Genre: Pop - Listen: Play
9. Song: Your are the best thing - Artist: Ray LaMontagne - Released: 2008 - Genre: Songwriter - Listen: Play
10. Song: Come out with me - Artist: Alan Doyle - Released: 2017 - Genre: Folk - Listen: Play
Conclusion:
Take your time and listen to each song, keep in mind your personality and wedding theme. By using these basic guidelines you will find your perfect first dance song. Happy Planning.