The best 100 wedding floorfillers of 2018 / 2019

Everyone always wants to know the secret to picking wedding dance songs, and getting people on the dance floor at their wedding. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that it isn’t always as simple as putting a few of your favorite songs on a wedding playlist and hoping everyone will join in. Finding the right wedding dance songs that please both young and old, that are fun to listen to and fun to dance to, isn’t always easy to the untrained ear. 

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Below are my tips on how to throw the kind of party where everyone ends up barefoot, sweaty and with laryngitis from singing along too loudly. Based in Marlow in Buckinghamshire (U.K)  I have DJed at 100s of weddings as well as events for Hedkandi, Ministry of Sound and Digital (Brighton). I know what it takes to pack a dance floor and keep it that way. While we were at it, I have also listed my top 100 wedding dance song favorites of 2018/2019, So without further ado, here are my best insider tips, followed by 100 of the best wedding floorfillers of 2018. Click here for more info on wedding discos and DJ prices.

• Nail the SECOND song: The first song is 100% yours and while your starting the night with the first dance all eyes are on you. Now, its the second song of the night thats sets the tone and can make or break the reception. Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” always works! It’s the perfect combination of fun, energetic, and well known without alienating anyone. You don’t want the most popular song on the radio, but you want something people know. It can’t be too fast or too slow.

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• Don’t worry about the words: Some songs that are really fun to dance to aren’t about how in love you are, and that’s okay! When we’re talking about wedding dance songs, the words don’t really matter.

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• Think about your guests: So yes, you had a hilarious experience at a bar ten years ago while “Nothing Compares 2 You” by Sinead O’Conner was playing, but no one else at your wedding (except maybe your best friend) was there, and they won’t think the song is nearly as funny as you do. You don’t have to make sure every single song will appeal to as many people as possible, but definitely leave ultra-inclusive inside jokes out.

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• Stagger the playlist for multiple generations: The beginning of the night should include Motown/Motown-era soul —think Aretha, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and so on, but with a few new jams sprinkled in so younger gusts can enjoy themselves. If you’re not using a good DJ (or not hiring a DJ at all), you’ll want to listen to the entire song before you decide on it. After forty-five minutes or so, a lot of the youngest and oldest guests will exit the dance floor, and you can transition to ’80s, ’90s, and current pop, hip-hop, and rnb. After another hour you’re usually down to your core group of friends and family who want to party, and anything goes!

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100. Mama Mia - Abba

99. Happy - Pharrell Williams

98. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

97. Im Coming Out - Diana Ross

96. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners

95. Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns & Roses

94. Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon

93. Hips Dont Lie - Shakira

92. Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex 

91. Shake Your Body Down To The Ground - Michael Jackson

90. Hey Jude - The Beatles

89. Lets Twist Again - Chubby Checker

88. Parklife - Blur

87. Rock & Roll Star - Oasis

86. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Lauper

85. We Will Rock You - Queen

84. Lullaby - Sigala

83. Feel The Love - Rudimental

82. Freed From Desire - Gala

81. Sweet But Phycho - Ava Max

80. In My Feelings - Drake

79. Havana - Camila Cabello

78. No Diggity - Blackstreet

77. Do You Really Like It - DJ Pied Piper

76. Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison

75. Mr DJ - Rihanna

74. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke

73. Get Busy - Sean Paul

72. Praise You - Fatboy Slim

71. It Must Be Love - Madness

70. Blue Monday - New Order

69. C'est La Vie - B*witched

68. Everybody - Backstreet Boys

67. Just Dance - Lady Gaga

66. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

65. Rock The Casbah - The Clash

64. - 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

63. I Cant Help Myself - The Four Tops

62. 7 Nation Army - The White Stripes

61. Town Called Malice - The Jam

60. Love Cats - The Cure

59. Promises - Calvin Harris

58. Its Like That - Run DMC

57. Jump Around - House Of Pain

56. Im Your Man - Wham!

55. Don't Stop Believing - Journey

54. Sweet Dreams - The Eurythmics

53. Footloose - Kenny Loggins

52. Ignition - R.Kelly

51. Wannabe - Spice Girls

50. Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake

49. Despacito - Luis Fonsi

48. Get Low - Flo Rida

47. Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

46. Superstition - Stevie Wonder

45. How Will I Know - Whitney Houston

44. Respect - Aretha Franklin

43. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

42. Mysterious Girl - Peter Aundre

41. Cant Stop This Feeling - Justin Timberlake

40. Dreamer - Livin Joy

39. Show Me Love - Robin S

38. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel

37. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

36. Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder

35. ABC - Jackson 5

34. Party Rock - L.M.F.A.O

33. 24/7 Magic - Bruno Mars

32. Flowers - Sweet Female Attitide

31. Rewind - The Artful Dodger

30. Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

29. Hey Ya! - Outkast

28. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

27. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon

26. Dancing Queen - Abba

25. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

24. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

23. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

22. Yeah - Usher

21. Crazy In Love - Beyonce

20. Single Ladies - Beyonce

19. Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader

18. Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher - Jackie Wilson

17. Get Lucky - Daft Punk

16. Love Shack - B52s

15. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

14. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5

13. September - Earth Wind & Fire

12. All Night Long - Lionel Richie

11. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

10. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis

9. Wonderwall - Oasis

8. Paradise - George Ezra

7. Take On Me - Aha

6. We Found Love - Calvin Harris / Rihanna

5. Don't Stop Believing - Journey

4. Shotgun - George Ezra

3. Valerie - Amy Winehouse

2. Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars

1. Mr Brightside - The Killers

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