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The Ultimate List of R&B Wedding Songs For Your "First Dance" (60's - Present)

Last updated September 2017

Picking music for your wedding can be so much fun, especially if you love music. However, with the stress of planning your big day, you may inadvertently forget some really good songs. Well fear not, Black Nuptials is here!

Get inspired and check out the Black Nuptials' Guide to R&B songs for your "first dance". This list is a mix of some traditional and some rather nontraditional "first dance" picks but I'm sure you'll find something you love on this list.

Happy listening

 

In no particular order..........

Songs from the 60’s

  1. When a Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge

  2. You're All I Need to Get By – Marvin Gaye & Tammie Terrell

  3. At Last – Etta James

  4. You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin

  5. My Girl – The Temptations

  6. La La Means I Love You – Delfonics

  7. I Do Love You – Billy Stewart

Songs from the 70’s

  1. Always and Forever – Heatwave

  2. For the Love of You – Isley Brothers

  3. Reasons – Earth Wind & Fire

  4. Love Ballad – L.T.D

  5. Make Me Say it Again – Isley Brothers

  6. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

  7. Shining Star – Earth Wind & Fire

  8. Rock with You – Michael Jackson

  9. The Closer I Get to You – Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack

  10. Loving You – Minnie Riperton

  11. I Do Love You – GQ (Billy Stewart Remake)

  12. Roberta Flack – First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

  13. Stairway To Heaven – The O'Jays

Songs from the 80’s

  1. Lady of My Life – Michael Jackson

  2. You’re Latest, Greatest Inspiration – Teddy Pendergrass

  3. Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross

  4. Ribbon in the Sky – Stevie Wonder

  5. All this Love – Debarge

  6. If This Word Were Mine – Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn

  7. Adore – Prince

  8. Always – Atlantic Star

  9. So Amazing – Luther Vandross

  10. Can You Stand the Rain – New Edition

  11. You Give Good Love – Whitney Houston

  12. All I Want Is Forever – Regina Belle and James JT Taylor

  13. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson

  14. You and I – O’Bryan

  15. You Are My Lady – Freddie Jackson

Songs from the 90’s

  1. All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo

  2. Every time I Close My Eyes – Babyface

  3. For You – Kenny Lattimore

  4. Here and Now – Luther Vandross

  5. Love Ballad – K-Ci & JoJo (L.T.D. Remake)

  6. Happily Ever After – Case

  7. Nothing Even Matter – Lauryn Hill & D'Angelo

  8. Believe in You and Me – Whitney Houston

  9. At Your Best – Aaliyah

  10. Joy – Blackstreet

  11. Whenever, Wherever, Whatever – Maxwell

  12. Inside My Love – Trina Broussard

  13. Never Felt This Way – Brian McKnight

  14. For You I Will – Monica

  15. You Mean the World To Me – Toni Braxton

  16. This Day, This Minute, Right Now – Mint Condition

  17. Love U 4 Life – Jodeci

  18. Forever My Lady – Jodeci

  19. Share My World – Dru Hill

  20. Kissing You – Faith Evans

  21. Everytime I Close My Eyes – Babyface

  22. Fortunate – Maxwell

  23. I Gotta Be – Jagged Edge

  24. Never Gonna Let You Go – Faith Evans

  25. Lady – D'Angelo

  26. On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men

  27. These Are the Times – Dru Hill

  28. Beauty – Dru Hill

Songs from 2000 - Present

  1. Incomplete – Sisqo

  2. One Woman Man – Dave Hollister

  3. Spend My Life With You – Tamia

  4. Adorn – Miguel

  5. This is Love – Kelly Rowland

  6. At Your Best – Frank Ocean

  7. Forever Mine – Andra Day

  8. So Beautiful – Musiq Soulchild

  9. Love on Top – Beyonce

  10. All of Me – John Legend

  11. Lost Without You – Robin Thicke

  12. Step in the Name of Love – R Kelly

  13. You Are – Charlie Wilson

  14. The Closer I Get To You – Beyonce & Luther Vandross

  15. If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys

  16. Share My Life – Kem

  17. Forever – Jaheim

  18. By Your Side – Sade

  19. You – Jesse Powell

  20. XO – Beyonce

  21. More than Wonderful – Brian McKnight

  22. Love is You – Christte Michelle

  23. Giving Myself – Jennifer Hudson

  24. He Loves Me – Jill Scott

  25. Angel of Mine – Monica

  26. A Couple of Forevers – Christte Michelle

  27. Love of My Life – Brian McKnight

  28. Forever – R Kelly

  29. Dave Hollister: Forever

  30. So High – John Legend

  31. You for Me (The Wedding Song) – Johnny Gill

  32. 1+1 – Beyonce

  33. Real Love – Eric Benet

  34. I Can't Stop Loving You – Kem

  35. Beautiful Surprise – India Arie

  36. Love All Over Me – Monica

  37. If It Ain't Love – K. Michelle

  38. Dangerously in Love – Destiny's Child/Beyonce

  39. Marry Me – Jason Derulo

  40. Forever Mine – Andra Day

  41. The Point of it All – Anthony Hamilton (The Empire Version is great as well)

  42. Never Felt This Way/ Butterflyz – Alicia Keys

  43. Don't Change – Musiq Soulchild

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