Every wedding has its memorable moments: the vows, the speeches, the cake. But ask guests what they remember most, and chances are the answer will be the dance floor. Nothing beats the energy of a packed floor, friends and family letting loose, and the soundtrack of your celebration blaring through the speakers. That’s why choosing the right wedding dance songs is one of the most important parts of your planning.

From timeless crowd-pleasers to modern hits, our list of 175 of the best wedding dance songs will help you and your DJ or live band keep the vibe high and your guests moving.

How to choose the best wedding dance songs

Not every track that you love works for the dance floor. Here are three tips for curating your perfect wedding dance music playlist:

1. Mix old and new: Weddings bring together guests from multiple generations. Balance ‘70s disco with current Top 40 to keep everyone involved.
2. Think about energy levels: Start with mid-tempo classics to ease people onto the floor, then build to high-energy tracks later in the night.
3. Talk to your band or DJ: Professionals know how to read the room and can mix songs in ways that flow seamlessly.

Already have the perfect playlist planned but just need someone to play it? Hire a local wedding DJ or live band near you.

The 175 Best Wedding Dance Songs

To make this list easy to use, we’ve broken it into categories, from retro bangers to modern anthems and Aussie favourites.

The classics! 

These are safe bets that everyone from nan to your mates will love.

1. Dancing Queen - Abba 
2. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond 
3. Don’t stop me now - Queen 
4. I will survive - Gloria Gaynor 
5. Africa - TOTO
6. Livin’ on a prayer - Bon Jovi 
7. Never gonna give you up - Rick Astley 
8. September - Earth, Wind & Fire 
9. Escape (The Pina Colada song) - Rupert Holmes 
10. We will rock you - Queen
11. I wanna dance with somebody - Whitney Houston 
12. Zombie - The Cranberries 
13. Livin la vida loca - Ricky Martin 
14. Wannabe - Spice Girls 
15. Video killed the radio star - The Buggles 
16. Summer of ‘69 - Bryan Adams 
17. Call me - Blondie 
18. Walking on sunshine - Katrina & The Waves 
19. This love - Maroon 5
20. Celebration - Kool & The Gang 

Best wedding dance songs from the ‘80s

A little nostalgia always brings people together.

1. Our house - Madness 
2. You spin me around (like a record baby) - Dead or Alive 
3. Whats love got to do with it - Tina Turner 
4. Wake me up before you go-go - Wham! 
5. Addicted to love - Robert Palmer 
6. Radio Ga Ga - Queen
7. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye 
8. All night long - Lionel Richie 
9. Saturday night’s alright - Elton John 
10. Real Wild Child (Wild one) - Iggy Pop 
11. Free Fallin - Tom Petty 
12. Dancing in the dark - Bruce Springsteen 
13. The power of love - Huey Lewis & The News 
14. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club 
15. Love Shack - The B-52s 
16. Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen 
17. Walk this way - Run-D.M.C ft Aerosmith 
18. Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benetar 
19. Roxanne - The Police 
20. Into the Groove - Madonna 

Best wedding dance songs from the ‘90s

Get ready to throw it back to the 90s and all dance together. 

1. All the small things - Blink-182 
2. I want you back - NSYNC 
3. Champagne Supernova - Oasis 
4. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers 
5. This is how we do it - Montell Jordan, Wino 
6. Kiss me - Sixpence None The Richer 
7. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega 
8. Man! I feel like a woman - Shania Twain 
9. Whats my age again - blink-182 
10. Barbie Girl - Aqua 
11. Baby got back - Sir Mix-a-lot 
12. Wonderwall - Oasis 
13. Jump around - House of Pain 
14. I will always love you - Whitney Houston 
15. All Star - Smash Mouth 
16. Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Deep blue something 
17. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia 
18. No Diggity - Blackstreet, Dr Dre, Queen Pen 
19. No Scrubs - TLC 
20. I don’t wanna miss a thing - Aerosmith 
21. Genie in a bottle - Christina Aguilera 
22. U can’t touch this - MC Hammer 
23. Candy - Mandy Moore 
24. Vogue - Madonna 
25. There she goes -  Sixpence None the Richer 
26. Linger - The Cranberries 
27. Friday I’m in love - The Cure 
28. I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers 
29. Send me on my way - Rusted Root
30. (You drive me) Crazy - Britney Spears 
31. I want it that way” - Backstreet Boys 
32. Creep - Radiohead 
33. Come as you are - Nirvana 
34. Learn to fly - Foo Fighters 
35. It’s all coming back to me now - Celine Dion 
36. Spice up your life - Spice Girls 
37. I touch myself - Diviyls 
38. Love like this - Faith Evans 
39. Don’t look back in anger - Oasis 
40. All I wanna do - Sheryl Crow

Great songs for dancing

Keep your playlist fresh with tracks that younger guests will love.

1. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus 
2. Timber - Pitbull & Kesha 
3. Only girl (in the world) - Rhianna 
4. Sexy and I know it - LMFAO
5. Don’t stop believin - Journey 
6. Rewrite the stars - Zendaya & Zac Efron 
7. “Firework” - Katy Perry 
8. Just the way you are - Bruno Mars 
9. All you need is love - The Beatles 
10. Call me maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen 
11. All about that Bass - Meghan Trainor 
12. Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! - ABBA 
13. Jump - Girls Aloud 
14. Better together - Jack Johnson 
15. Murder on the dancefloor - Sophie Ellis Bextor 
16. Let’s get loud - Jennifer Lopez 
17. YMCA - Village People 
18. Mr Brightside - The Killers 
19. Shut up and dance - Walk the moon 
20. Hey Ya! - Outkast 
21. Signed, sealed, delivered - Stevie Wonder 
22. Marry you - Bruno Mars 
23. Accidentally in love - Counting Crows
24. Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars 
25. Girls just wanna have fun - Cindi Lauper 
26. Single Ladies - Beyonce 
27. It wasn’t me - Shaggy, Rik Rok 
28. Macarena - Los Del Rio 
29. Eye of the tiger - Survivor 
30. It’s raining men - The Weather Girls 
31. Sex on fire - Kings of Leon 
32. Unwritten - Natasha Beddingfield 
33. Sexyback - Justin Timberlake 
34. How will I know - Whitney Houston
35. Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader

Tip: These are perfect for after the formalities, when you want to lift the energy.

Country dance songs 

For everyone who loves a bit of country! 

1. Boot Scootin Boogie - Brooks & Dun 
2. Austin (Boots stop working) - Dasha 
3. I like it, I love it - Tim Mcgraw 
4. Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band 
5. Footloose - Blake Shelton 
6. Country girl (shake it for me) - Luke Bryan 
7. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
8. Life is a highway - Rascal Flatts 
9. When it rains it pours - Luke Combs 
10. Cowgirls - Morgan Wallen 
11. Homegrown - Zac Brown Band 
12. House Party - Sam Hunt 
13. 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen 
14. One too many - Pink & Keith Urban 
15. Glad you exist - Dan & Shay 
16. Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex
17. Thinkin’ Bout you - Dustin Lynch 
18. Beautiful Crazy - Luke Combs
19. Your Man - Josh Turner 
20. Chattanooga - Alan Jackson 
21. The Gambler - Kenny Rogers 
22. Be my baby tonight - John Michael Montgomery 
23. Sweet home alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 
24. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton 
25. Jolene - Dolly Parton

Rock anthems that guarantee singalongs

For couples who love guitars and epic choruses.

1. Feel good Inc - The Gorrilaz 
2. Thunder - Imagine Dragons 
3. I believe in a thing called love - The Darkness 
4. Take me out - Franz Ferdinand 
5. Thunderstruck - AC/DC 
6. Hotel California - Eagles
7. American Idiot - Greenday 
8. Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana 
9. (I can’t get no) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
10. Another one bites the dust - Queen 
11. Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin 
12. Under the bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers 
13. Everlong - Foo Fighters 
14. Bohemian Rapsody - Queen 
15. Solid Rock - Goanna 
16. Supermassive Black Hole - Muse 
17. You really got me - The Kinks 
18. Highway to hell - AC/DC 
19. Sweet child of mine - Guns and Roses
20. Livin on a prayer - Bon Jovi 
21. Should I stay or should I go - The Clash 
22. Do I wanna know? - Arctic Monkeys 
23. Bring me to life - Evanesence 
24. Eye of the tiger - Survivor 
25. Holiday / Boulevade of broken dreams - Greenday 
26. The Pretender - Foo Fighters 
27. Paint it, back - The Rolling Stones
28. Take on me - a-ha 
29. I love rock and roll - Joan Jett 
30. You give love a bad name - Bon Jovi

Australian weddings in particular love AC/DC, they’re often the songs that bring dads, uncles, and mates charging onto the dance floor.

Classic disco hits

Perfect for early evening dancing when you want to draw all ages together.

1. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire 
2. Le Freak - CHIC 
3. Stayin Alive - Bee Gees 
4. It’s raining men - The Weather Girls 
5. Daddy Cool - Boney M
6. Dancing Queen - ABBA 
7. Funky Town - Lipps Inc. 
8. Blame it on the boogie - The Jacksons 
9. Give it up - KC & The Sunshine Band 
10. Disco Booty Party - LALZIN
11. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer 
12. Stayin Alive - Bee Gees 
13. I’m coming out - Diana Ross 
14. Super Trooper - ABBA 
15. Night Fever - Bee Gees
16. I’m so excited - The pointer sisters 
17. Superstitsion - Stevie Wonder 
18. Bruises - August 08
19. Pump up the jam - Technotronic
20. Groove me - LALZIN

Live bands especially shine when covering these classics.

Band or DJ: Which is better for wedding dance music?

Both can make your reception unforgettable — it depends on your style and budget.

• DJ: Offers versatility, flawless transitions, and the ability to play any track from your chosen era. DJs are great for couples who want modern hits seamlessly blended.
• Band entertainment: Adds atmosphere and authenticity. Imagine a live horn section blasting “September” or a guitarist shredding “Thunderstruck.” Bands can also adapt songs to your style, such as turning a pop hit into a jazz version for cocktail hour.

Pro tip: Many Australian couples are now booking a hybrid, a DJ for continuous music plus a live saxophone or percussionist for extra flair.

Ready to get the party started? Hire a local wedding DJ or live band near you now!

Build your ultimate dance floor playlist

Your dance floor will be one of the defining memories of your wedding day. By mixing classics with modern hits, sprinkling in Aussie favourites, and working closely with your DJ or live band, you’ll ensure the music flows and the floor stays full all night long.

With Bark, you can find trusted Australian DJs and bands who know exactly how to create unforgettable wedding dance floors.