The ultimate wedding playlist

It’s wedding season again. When I put together our playlist, Ben Meadow (Leah’s uncle) gave me a couple pieces of advice. First, include up to two slow songs. And probably only one. Second, make sure you have music for all ages. I stacked the golden oldies up front, which worked well.

Here’s the playlist that kept everyone on the dance floor the entire night:

  1. I’m A Believer - The Monkees
  2. Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
  3. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
  4. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  5. Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
  6. Brick House - Commodores
  7. Love Shack - The B-52’s
  8. At Last - Etta James
  9. ABC - Jackson 5
  10. Dancing Queen - ABBA
  11. Celebration - Kool & The Gang
  12. Wild Thing - Tone-Loc
  13. Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees
  14. Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
  15. Mony Mony - Billy Idol
  16. Kung Fu Fighting - Cee Lo Green
  17. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie, Q-Tip, GoonRock
  18. Cha Cha Slide - Mr. C
  19. Gangnam Style - PSY
  20. It’s Time To Disco - Vasundhara Das, KK, Shaan
  21. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
  22. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce
  23. Save A Horse (And Ride A Cowboy) - Big & Rich
  24. Hava Nagila - The Klezmer Lounge Band
  25. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
  26. Hello (Feat. Dragonette) - Martin Solveig
  27. The Time (Dirty Bit) - The Black Eyed Peas
  28. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Truthfully, people sat down for the Bollywood song. But it wouldn’t be my wedding without Bollywood. For the Hava Nagila, Leah and I actually did end up on chairs. And, if you’ve ever lived in Eugene, you know why we ended with Sweet Caroline.

Good luck!