When it comes to your reception, half the battle is picking out a perfect playlist [1] that will appease everyone in the room — from your teenage cousin [2] who's definitely cooler than you ever were, to your adorable, but traditional parents [3]. An easy hack? Round up a selection of music that includes the number one love song from each year of the last few decades (bonus: narrowing music down this way is also a great hack for picking out a first dance song [4] if you and your significant other can't decide). From "At Last" [5] to "All of Me," [6] see which wedding-perfect songs climbed the charts ahead!
2017: "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran
2016: "Love on the Brain" by Rihanna
2015: "Sugar" by Maroon 5
2014: "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
2013: "All of Me" by John Legend
2012: "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers
2011: “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
2010: "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
2009: "Marry Me" by Train
2008: "Lucky" by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
2007: “Everything” by Michael Bublé
2006: "For You I Will (Confidence)" by Teddy Geiger
2005: "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes
2004: "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts
2003: "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé and JAY-Z
2002: "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson
2001: "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds
2000: "My Everything" by 98 Degrees
1999: "Amazed" by Lonestar
1998: "Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith
1997: "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain
1996: "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion
1995: "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal
1994: "I Swear" by All-4-One
1993: "Have I Told You Lately" by Rod Stewart
1992: "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
1991: "Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams
1990: "More Than Words" by Extreme
1989: "Have I Told You Lately" by Van Morrison
1988: "Giving You the Best I Got" by Anita Baker
1987: "(I've Had) the Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warner
1986: "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
1985: "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston
1984: "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner
1983: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
1982: "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
1981: "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
1980: "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John
1979: "Reunited" by Peaches and Herb
1978: "Three Times a Lady" by The Commodores
1977: "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" by Andy Gibb
1976: "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney and Wings
1975: "This Will Be" by Natalie Cole
1974: "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker
1973: "Just You 'n' Me" by Chicago
1972: "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder
1971: "Color My World" by Chicago
1970: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder
1969: "The First Time I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack
1968: "You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
1967: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
1966: "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge
1965: "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers
1964: "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes
1963: "Do You Want to Know a Secret" by The Beatles
1962: "Bring It on Home to Me" by Sam Cooke
1961: "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley
1960: "At Last" by Etta James
Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Wedding-Music-Guide-29582984
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/90s-Wedding-Music-43506022
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Mother-Son-Dance-Songs-Wedding-34975873
[4] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Songs-About-Love-46410779
[5] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Soul-Music-Weddings-37118861
[6] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/John-Legend-Wedding-Songs-43393107
[7] https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Celebrity-First-Dance-Wedding-Songs-40347091