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.
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.
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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!
 The first dance in Oxfordshire |
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 DJ Kai Stafford at Hedkandi in Brighton |
TOP 100 WEDDING FLOORFILLERS 2018/2019
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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