As we head into wedding season (May-October), and with online searches in the UK soaring 5000% for ‘first dance songs 2024’, new data has revealed the most popular first dance songs to help couples choose their perfect song.
The research found that:
- 60 years on, and Etta James’ At Last is the most popular first dance song of 2024.
- Ed Sheeran is the only artist to have more than 1 song in the top 15.
- Taylor Swift misses out on the top 15 most popular first dance songs, even as online searches soar!
But what are the top 15 most popular first dance songs of 2024 we hear you ask? Scraping over 350 ‘First Dance’ playlists on Spotify and analysing the 12,000 tracks that featured on them, we’ve ranked the songs that featured the most to determine the most popular first dance song of 2024.
60 years on, and Etta James’ At Last is the most popular first dance song of 2024
The data revealed that Etta James ‘At Last’ is the most popular first dance song for couples to choose for their wedding, with the song featuring in a whopping 46 ‘first dance’ playlists. Regardless of the song being released over 60 years ago, Etta’s love song is still proving to be a timeless classic for couples.
Ed Sheeran is the only artist to have more than 1 song in the top 15
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ has been crowned the 2nd most popular first dance song, featuring in 44 playlists. Ed is also the only artist to feature 2 of his hits in the top 25 most popular first dance songs of 2024, with ‘Perfect’ being ranked the 8th most popular.
In joint 2nd place is ‘All of Me’ by John Legend, which was originally released over 10 years ago in 2013 and gained the Number 2 spot in the UK charts.
Christina Perri is 3rd place, thanks to The Twilight Saga
Christina Perri’s ‘A Thousand Years’ has been ranked the 3rd most popular, featuring 42 times in the data. No doubt The Twilight Saga has played a role in this song becoming a timeless choice for loved up couples.
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll takes joint 4th place with Micheal Buble
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presely, and our favourite Christmas time singer, Micheal Buble, take joint 4th place, with ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ and ‘Everything’ both featuring in 41 one of the playlists.
Rounding off the top 5 most popular first dance songs for 2024 is Jack Johnson with his easy-going, uplifting beat, ‘Better Together’, featuring in 38 of the playlists.
Taylor Swift misses out on the top 15 most popular first dance songs, even as online searches soar
Surprisingly, the queen of love songs, Adele, only has one song featuring in the Top 15 most popular first dance songs, with ‘Make You Feel My Love’ ranked in joint 8th place.
Furthermore, Taylor Swift just misses out on the Top 15 most popular first dance songs, with her song ‘Lover’ ranking in 17th place.
However, it appears that we might see her ranking higher in the coming years, as online searches in the UK for ‘Taylor Swift first dance songs’ soars 90% in the past 12 months. We wonder if we'll see her rise up the ranks more as we begin to see more Swifties get married? Only time will tell!
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60 years on, and Etta James’ At Last is the most popular first dance song of 2024
Ed Sheeran is the only artist to have more than 1 song in the top 15
Christina Perri is 3rd place, thanks to The Twilight Saga
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll takes joint 4th place with Micheal Buble
Taylor Swift misses out on the top 15 most popular first dance songs, even as online searches soar