Home >> Wedding Music Guide >> Dancing: Best 1980s Songs

WEDDING MUSIC GUIDE

1980s

SONG SELECTIONS

When it comes to weddings, 1980s songs are the best for getting everyone on the dance floor. The 1980s were a very diverse decade of music: Disco came to an abrupt end; the rise of the Hair Bands took over Classic Rock; New Wave became a very popular sub-genre of Pop music, as dance floors filled to the sound of synthesizers; Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Prince defined the sound of pop music of the 1980s; and Hip-Hop planted its roots for the 1990s.

The best 1980s songs for weddings are listed below; and as always, a Spotify playlist is included at the end for your listening enjoyment!

Last Updated: Winter 2020

1980s Songs:

a-ha – “Take On Me”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

AC/DC – “Back In Black”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

AC/DC – “You Shook Me All Night Long”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Aerosmith – “Love In An Elevator”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Animotion – “Room To Move”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

B-52’s – “Love Shack”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Babyface – “It’s No Crime”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bananarama – “Venus”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bangles – “Walk Like An Egyptian”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Beach Boys – “Kokomo”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Beastie Boys – “Brass Monkey”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Beastie Boys – “Fight For Your Right”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Belinda Carlisle – “Heaven Is A Place On Earth”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Billy Idol – “Dancing With Myself”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Billy Idol – “Mony Mony”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Billy Idol – “White Wedding”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Billy Joel – “Uptown Girl”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Billy Joel – “We Didn’t Start The Fire”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Billy Ocean – “Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Blondie – “Call Me”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Blondie – “The Tide Is High”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bob Seger – “Old Time Rock & Roll”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bobby Brown – “My Prerogative”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bon Jovi – “Livin’ On A Prayer”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bonnie Tyler – “Holding Out For A Hero”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Boy Meets Girl – “Waiting For A Star To Fall”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bruce Hornsby – “The Way It Is”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bruce Springsteen – “Dancing In The Dark”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Bryan Adams – “Summer Of 69′”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Cameo – “Word Up”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Carl Carlton – “She’s A Bad Mama Jama”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Cars – “Shake It Up”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Cher – “If I Could Turn Back Time”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Commodores – “Lady (You Bring Me Up)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Culture Club – “Karma Chameleon”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

David Bowie – “Let’s Dance”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Dazz Band – “Let It Whip”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Dead Or Alive – “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Deniece Williams – “Let’s Hear It For The Boy”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

DEVO – “Whip It”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Dexy’s Midnight Runners – “Come On Eileen”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Diana Ross – “Upside Down”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Dire Straits – “Walk Of Life”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Dolly Parton – “9 To 5”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Duran Duran – “Hungry Like A Wolf”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Earth, Wind & Fire – “Let’s Groove”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Eddie Money – “Take Me Home Tonight”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Eddie Rabbitt – “I Love A Rainy Night”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Eddy Grant – “Electric Avenue”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Europe – “The Final Countdown”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Eurythmics – “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

A Flock Of Seagulls – “I Ran (So Far Away)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Genesis – “Invisible Touch”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Gloria Estefan – “Conga”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Guns N Roses – “Paradise City”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Guns N Roses – “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Hall & Oats – “Private Eyes”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Hall & Oats – “You Make My Dreams”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Huey Lewis & The News – “The Power Of Love”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Irene Cara – “Flashdance… What A Feeling”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The J. Geils Band – “Centerfold”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “I Love Rock N’ Roll”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

John Mellencamp – “Jack & Diane”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Journey – “Any Way You Want It”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin'”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Katrina & The Waves – “Walking On Sunshine”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Kenny Loggins – “Danger Zone”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Kenny Loggins – “Footloose”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Knack – “My Sharona”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Kool & The Gang – “Celebration”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Kool & The Gang – “Get Down On It”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Lipps Inc. – “Funkytown”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Los Lobos – “La Bamba”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Madness – “Our House”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Madonna – “Into The Groove”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Madonna – “Like A Prayer”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Marcia Griffiths – “Electric Boogie (Electric Slide)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Matthew Wilder – “Break My Stride”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Men At Work – “Down Under”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Men At Work – “Who Can It Be Now”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Bad”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Beat It”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Man In The Mirror”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Rock With You”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Smooth Criminal”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Thriller”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Jackson – “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Michael Sembello – “Maniac”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Modern English – “I Melt With You”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – “Fishin’ In The Dark”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Olivia Newton-John – “Physical”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Outfield – “Your Love”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Pat Benatar – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Pat Benatar – “Love Is A Battlefield”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson – “Say Say Say”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Pet Shop Boys – “West End Girls”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Phil Collins- “Two Hearts”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Pointer Sisters – “I’m So Excited”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Pointer Sisters – “Jump (For My Love)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Prince – “1999”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Prince – “Kiss”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Prince – “Let’s Go Crazy”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Prince – “Raspberry Beret”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Prince – “When Doves Cry”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Queen – “Another One Bites The Dust”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Queen – “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Queen – “Under Pressure”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Ray Parker, Jr. – “Ghostbusters”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Rick Astley – “Never Gonna Give You Up”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Rick Astley – “She Wants To Dance With Me”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Rick Astley – “Together Forever”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Rick James – “Super Freak”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Rick Springfield – “Jessie’s Girl”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Rob Base – “It Takes Two”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Romantics – “What I Like About You”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Roy Orbison – “You Got It”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Run-D.M.C. – “It’s Tricky”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Run-D.M.C. Feat. Aerosmith – “Walk This Way”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Salt-N-Pepa – “Push It”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Simple Minds – “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Soft Cell – “Tainted Love”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Spinners – “Working My Way Back To You”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Starship – “We Built This City”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Steve Winwood – “Higher Love”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Steve Winwood – “Roll With It”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Sugarhill Gang – “Apache”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Survivor – “Eye Of The Tiger”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Technotronic Feat. Felly – “Pump Up The Jam”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Tiffany – “I Think We’re Alone Now”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Tom Petty – “Free Fallin'”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Tone-Loc – “Wild Thing”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Toni Basil – “Mickey”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Toto – “Africa”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Van Halen – “Jump”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

The Weather Girls – “It’s Raining Men”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Wham! – “Everything She Wants”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Wham! – “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Whitney Houston – “How Will I Know”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Whitney Houston – “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Young M.C. – “Bust A Move”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

ZZ Top – “Sharp Dressed Man”

LISTEN: Amazon MP3

Spotify Playlist:

RETURN TO WEDDING MUSIC GUIDE >>
Important Disclaimers:

Amazon Affiliate Link Disclaimer: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When you click, buy or shop their offers, said affiliates provide me with a small commission.

Google Adsense Disclaimer: This Wedding Music Guide also contains paid advertising with the Google Adsense network; I am paid for each impression of their advertising that appears on www.TonySchwartzMCDJ.com