The first dance is one of the most memorable parts of any wedding, as the happy couple takes to the dancefloor for the very first time as newlyweds. Of course, this means that choosing the first dance song is incredibly important, with some tracks making better options than others.
Whether you choose a slow jam to romantically sway to or an upbeat classic to boogie to, there is a perfect song for every couple’s first dance. In fact, some songs have proven perfect for plenty of newlyweds, but which songs are the most popular?
We’ve taken a look at user-created playlists on Spotify to find out which songs are the most popular choices for the first dance. Maybe you’ll find your song in our results.
Want to make a playlist of the top first dance songs? Why not start with our top tracks?
Ed Sheeran’s romantic ballad, Perfect takes the top spot of first dance songs, featuring in 148 out of 997 first dance playlists. The dreamy ditty is a huge hit with fans, racking up nearly 2 billion listens on Spotify alone.
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When we look at the most popular artists to appear in first dance playlists, we find, to no surprise, that Ed Sheeran tops the list, appearing 432 times across the 997 playlists. As well as his hits Perfect and Thinking Out Loud which take the top two spots, he has a number of songs that appear across the playlists, including Tenerife Sea and Kiss Me.
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Calum Scott
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James Arthur
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Ray LaMontagne
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Luke Combs
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If your taste is a little more specific, you can narrow down your song search to fit your favourite genre, but what are the top first dance songs in different genres?
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Using The Playlist Miner, we collated data on the most popular songs on first dance playlists as well as the most popular artists on these playlists. Our top hits come from a total of 997 playlists.
We also used the same method to look for the most popular first dance songs within a variety of genres and decades.
