Reception Music

I love Weddingbee and search its archives all the time! Today I came across this post from Mrs. Bee, listing the top 100 requested reception songs. I know I found some that I am putting on my have-to-play list, and also some I am banning! This is from 2006, so it might have changed slightly, but you get the gist.

Three of the top 5 were already on my MUST play list, Brown Eyed Girl, Sweet Home Alabama, and Hey Ya!. All are good old true Southern girl choices. :) Can I just say that I HEART that Def Leppard was in the top 10? As a child of the 80s, Def Leppard and Bon Jovi are on my list as well.

However, I am slightly disappointed that Love Shack is #6? Really? Also, as much as I love Lonestar’s Amazed (fantastic song, really and truly), it’s above At Last, What a Wonderful World, and Friends in Low Places? We as a society have issues.

1. Abba – Dancing Queen
2. Outkast – Hey Ya!
3. Ac/Dc – You Shook Me All Night Long
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
5. Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
6. B-52’s – Love Shack
7. Kool & The Gang – Celebration
8. Black Eyed Peas – Let’s Get It Started
9. Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
10. Sister Sledge – We Are Family


11. Commodores – Brick House
12. Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
13. Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
14. Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
15. Usher Feat. Ludacris & Lil’ Jon – Yeah
16. Lonestar – Amazed
17. Etta James – At Last
18. Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight
19. Nelly – Hot In Herre
20. Village People – Y.M.C.A.
21. Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
22. Temptations – My Girl
23. Beatles – Twist And Shout
24. Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
25. 50 Cent – In Da Club
26. Garth Brooks – Friends In Low Places
27. Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
28. Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
29. Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
30. Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville
31. Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
32. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
33. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Old Time Rock & Roll
34. KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight
35. Aerosmith – I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
36. Pink – Get The Party Started
37. Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
38. DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide
39. Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
40. Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z – Crazy In Love
41. Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby
42. Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
43. Grandmaster Slice – Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) ‘92
44. Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
45. Rascal Flatts – Bless The Broken Road
46. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
47. Ciara Feat. Missy Elliott – 1, 2 Step
48. Aretha Franklin – Respect
49. Kenny Loggins – Footloose
50. Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
51. Tim McGraw w/ Faith Hill – It’s Your Love
52. U2 – Beautiful Day
53. Romantics – What I Like About You
54. Big & Rich – Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
55. Prince – Kiss
56. Chubby Checker – The Twist
57. Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
58. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
59. Alison Krauss – When You Say Nothing At All
60. House Of Pain – Jump Around
61. Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
62. Sorta Crackers Band – Chicken Dance
63. Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
64. John Travolta & Olivia Newton – John Grease Megamix
65. Natalie Cole w/ Nat King Cole – Unforgettable
66. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
67. Brooks & Dunn – Boot Scootin’ Boogie
68. UB40 – Red Red Wine
69. Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
70. Journey – Faithfully
71. Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama
72. Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me
73. Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia
74. Barry White – Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
75. Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
76. Harry Connick Jr. – It Had To Be You
77. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink – Lady Marmalade
78. Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body
79. Tone Loc – Wild Thing
80. Madonna – Holiday
81. 50 Cent – Candy Shop
82. Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
83. Will Smith – Switch
84. Weather Girls – It’s Raining Men
85. Outkast Feat. Sleepy Brown – The Way You Move
86. Eagles – Hotel California
87. Dean Martin – That’s Amore
88. K-Ci & Jojo – All My Life
89. Sade – By Your Side
90. Young M.C. – Bust A Move
91. Nelly, P.Diddy & Murphy Lee – Shake Ya Tailfeather
92. Lee Ann Womack – I Hope You Dance
93. Barry White – You’re The First, The Last, My Everything
94. KC & The Sunshine Band – (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
95. Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart
96. Rod Stewart – Have I Told You Lately
97. Earth, Wind & Fire – September
98. Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes
99. Britney Spears – Toxic
100. James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

What songs are on your play list?  Are you giving a list to your DJ or band or letting them wing it?

E.