If you’re in the midst of putting together a wedding playlist, it's safe to say the music selection options are endless. But if you’d like to know what others across the country are picking, help has arrived.
The Washington Post took a look at a Spotify playlist of popular wedding songs across the country and found that Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" is today's top tune for taking vows.
Along with Ed, the tracks played most frequently on wedding playlists throughout the country include:
- “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran
- “Marry You” by Bruno Mars
- “All of Me” by John Legend
- “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson, featuring Bruno Mars
- “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” by Whitney Houston
- “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey
- “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé, featuring Jay-Z
- “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
- “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz
- “Hey Ya!” by OutKast
Ed Sheeran also tops the list of number of songs in the top 1,000 most popular wedding songs. He ties the late Michael Jackson -- each with 13 total tracks in the top 1,000.
Jackson's wedding popularity is fueled by six on the top quarter of that list:
- “Billie Jean” (28th)
- “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” (51st)
- “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” (76th)
- “Thriller” (138th)
- “Beat It” (150th)
- “Love Never Felt So Good” (175th)
But this count doesn’t even give MJ his full due, because The Washington Post grouped by band or artist name. If they also included his Jackson 5 hits, then “I Want You Back” (40th) and “ABC” (94th) would add to Jackson’s total.
As for the top first dance songs?
- “First Dance” by Justin Bieber, featuring Usher
- “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran
- “All of Me” by John Legend
- “At Last” by Etta James
- “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri
- “You Are the Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne
- “Make You Feel My Love” by Adele
- “I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz
- “Better Together” by Jack Johnson
- “Everything” by Michael Bublé
- “Amazed” by Lonestar
- “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley