Make no mistake, the ’80s were full of many different genres of music. From the hip-hop music of Run-D.M.C to the pop music of Michael Jackson to the hair bands with Bon Jovi. The 80s were fun, happy, and exciting. This is precisely how you want your wedding reception to feel, so adding some of your favorite 80s songs is always a good idea. We made a playlist of our favorite songs from the 1980s to enjoy on Spotify or on your wedding day!
50 Totally Awesome ’80s Wedding Songs – Wedding Playlist
- What I Like About You – The Romantics
- Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
- Push It – Salt-N-Pepa
- Thriller – Michael Jackson
- Holiday – Madonna
- Africa – Toto
- Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
- Any Way You Want It – Journey
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
- Mony Mony – Billy Idol
- Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C feat. Aerosmith
- Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
- Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind, & Fire
- It’s Tricky – Run-D.M.C
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- Alone – Heart
- Just Like Heaven – The Cure
- Rio – Duran Duran
- Your Love – The Outfield
- Like a Prayer – Madonna
- Wild Thing – Tone-Loc
- Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money
- Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
- Talk Dirty To Me – Poison
- Fight For Your Right – Beastie Boys
- Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
- Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
- Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
- Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
- The Power of Love – Huey Lewis & The News
- Let’s Dance – David Bowie
- Take On Me – a-ha
- Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
- Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
- You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
- Bust a Move – Young MC
- The Time of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
- Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
- Jump – Van Halen
- White Wedding – Billy Idol
- Hurts So Good – John Mellencamp
- Beat It – Michael Jackson
- Kiss – Prince
- Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang
- Love Shack – The B52’s
- Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran
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