Sample Wedding playlist


This document contains a sample playlist for a mixed age group at a Wedding Reception in order to give a rough idea of the type of music eras which would be played at most family functions. Please remember that I carry 1000's of tracks spanning five decades and this should not be accepted as the exact playlist for your own function.

 

80's


Phil Collins - Two Hearts  

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl  

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen  

Wham - Wake me up before you go go / Club Tropicana  

Kool & The Gang - Celebration

Kelly Marie - Feels like i'm in love  

The Nolans - In the Mood for Dancing  

The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men  

Donna Summer - Hot Stuff  

Liquid Gold - Dance yourself Dizzy

Soft Cell - Tainted Love  

New Order - Blue Monday  

The Jam - A Town Called Malice  

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax  

 

70's / Disco  

 

Edwin Starr - Contact  

Earth, Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland  

The Jacksons - Blame it on the Boogie  

Rose Royce - Car Wash  

The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive

Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without you  

Gloria Gaynor - I will Survive  

Village People - YMCA  

Amy Stewart - Knock on Wood  

Abba - Dancing Queen  

 

Rock 'n' Roll / Jive / 60's  

 

The Foundations - Build me up buttercup  

Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout  

Chris Montez - Let's Dance  7

The Archies - Sugar, Sugar  

Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining  

Elvis - Jailhouse Rock

Bill Haley - Rock around the clock  

The Beach Boys - Surfin USA  

The Beatles - Twist & Shout  

Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again  

 

2000+  


Robbie Williams - Rock DJ  

The Mavericks - Dance the Night Away  

Tom Jones - Sex Bomb  

Lou Bega - Mambo no 5  

DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide  

Tony Christie / Peter Kay - Amarilo  

Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme  

Spiller - Groovejet  

Beyonce - Crazy in Love  

Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk with my heart

Christina Aguilera - Dirrty  

 

Motown / Soul  

 

Diana Ross - You Can't Hurry Love  

Fontella Bass - Rescue Me  

Martha And Vandellas - Jimmy Mack  

Jackie Wilson - Your Love keeps lifting me (Higher and Higher)  

The Elgins - Heaven Must have Sent you  

The Jacksons - I want you back

 

Misc Tracks  

 

Other tracks which are sometimes incorporated (depending on age range of audience). 

Ace of Base - Always Have, Always Will  

Livin' Joy - Dreamer  

Black Box - Ride on Time  

Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't nobody  

Soul to Soul - Back to life  

M People - Movin' on up  

Tiffany - I think were alone now  

The Proclaimers - 500 Miles  

#Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer  

Bryan Adams - Summer of 69  

Guns and Roses - Sweet Child of Mine  

Ce Ce Peniston - Finally  

Robin S - Show me love  

Stone Roses - Fools Gold  

Happy Mondays - Step On  

Madness - One Step Beyond  

 

This is just a sample list, in no particular order and I also allow for requests from the audience and also our clients' own choice of music. Towards the end of the night I would usually slow things down with Motown and Soul and then finish with a slow track.  At Weddings, or any function with a mixed aged audience we would usually try and avoid anything too specialised, or Genre's such as Heavy Metal, Rap, Trance or non commerical Dance Music unless specifically requested by the client - where they believe that it would be appreciated by their guests. Of course, I do tailor the music to the age range of the audience, and so if you do have an audience consisting of mainly Younger Guests then the playlist will be tailored accordingly, and exactly the same for older age groups as well.