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Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is the most popular wedding song of all time, according to recent research.
Experts at the wedding discovery platform Breezit analysed data from 2,000 wedding-themed Spotify playlists.
These playlists were sourced from titles including “Wedding dancefloor,” “Wedding party,” “Walking down the aisle,” and “First dance songs.”
The study then analysed the 49,091 songs that featured in the selected playlists to calculate each song’s total number of appearances, which then determined the final ranking.
Here are the top 10.
These playlists were sourced from titles including “Wedding dancefloor,” “Wedding party,” “Walking down the aisle,” and “First dance songs.”
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5. Earth, Wind & Fire: September
September by Earth, Wind & Fire is in fifth place, appearing in 18.45% of wedding-themed playlists on Spotify. According to the study, the song has a total number of 369 appearances, with 94 of these appearances being under the category “Wedding dancefloor.” | Contributed
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6. The Black Eyed Peas: I Gotta Feeling
I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas is named as the sixth most-popular wedding song of all time. The 2009 song appeared in 17.95% of wedding-related playlists on Spotify and featured prominently under the category “Wedding party. | Contributed
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7. Bruno Mars: Marry You
Marry You by Bruno Mars is in seventh place, appearing in 17.70% of wedding playlists. The 2010 song featured prominently under the categories “Walking down the aisle” and “First dance.” | Contributed
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8. Beyoncé: Crazy in Love
Beyoncé’s Crazy in Love is named as the eighth most-popular wedding song of all time. The 2003 song, which features Jay Z, appeared in 17.45% of wedding playlists on Spotify and had a total of 349 appearances. | Contributed