50 Celebrity First Dance Songs: The Most Common, Cursed & Surprising Music Picks

If you’re racking your brain for THE perfect first dance song, stop polling your friends on Facebook, and consult our epic list of celebrity first dance jams. Your first dance song says a ridiculous amount about you as a couple (please make sure it’s not one of the cheesiest choices of all time), so take a cue from one of your favorite celebs – or 50!

Count the star couples who have chosen “At Last” by Etta James for their first dance song (spoiler alert: it’s a lot), see which singers chose and/or performed one of their own songs for their own first dance (there’s more than one offender), assess whether D-Listers have better musical taste than A-listers, and find out which tunes have been forever hexed by the doomed romances of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, and many, many more…

1. Drew Barrymore & Will Kopelman: “No One’s Gonna Love You” by Band Of Horses

2. Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan: “Last Night on Earth” by Green Day

3. Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed: “At Last” by Etta James

4. Paul McCartney & Nancy Shevell: “My Valentine” by Paul McCartney

5. Amy Smart & Carter Oosterhouse: “All I Want Is You” by U2 (played by two fiddlers)

6. Niecy Nash & Jay Tucker: “At Last” by Etta James (performed live by Brandy)

7. Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton: “No Doubt About It” by Neal McCoy

8. Kate Middleton & Prince William: “Your Song” by Elton John (performed by Ellie Goulding)

9. Tamera Mowry & Adam Housley: “Faithfully” by Journey

10. President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama (nee: Robinson): ”You and I” by Stevie Wonder

11. Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo: “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” by Steve Tyrell.

12. Reese Witherspoon & Jim Tosh: “Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan

13. Lauren Bush & David Lauren: “Vanishing Breed” by Michael Martin Murphey

14. Michael Buble & Luisana Lopilato: “Everybody Loves Somebody” by Dean Martin

15. Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries: ”Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green

16. Ben Roethlisberger & Ashley Harlan: “God Gave You To Me” by Dave Barnes

17. Chris Bosh & Adrienne Williams: “Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton

18. Shania Twain & Frederic Thiebauld: “I’m Your Man” by Michael Buble

19. Kate Moss & Jamie Hince: “If There Is Something” by Roxy Music

20. Shannen Doherty & Kurt Iswarienko: “‘My Baby Just Cares For Me” by Nina Simone

21. LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian: “When It Don’t Come Easy” by Patti Griffin

22. Joel Madden & Nicole Richie: “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong

23. Hilary Duff & Michael Comrie: “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King

24. Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsky: “At Last” by Etta James

25. Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher: “Love Never Fails” by Brandon Heath

26. Bethenny Frankel & Jason Hoppy: “No One” by Alicia Keys

27. Ivanka Trump & Jason Kushner: “This Year’s Love” by David Gray

28. Khloe Kardashian & Lamar Odum: “Angel” by Anita Baker

29. Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

30. Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett: “I Cross My Heart” by George Strait

31. Fergie & Josh Duhamel: “Sweethearts Together” by The Rolling Stones

32. Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi: “Ribbon in the Sky” by Stevie Wonder

33. Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz: “First Day Of My Life” by Bright Eyes

34. Tia Mowry & Cory Hardrict: “Dangerously in Love 2″ by Beyonce

35. Beyonce & Jay-Z: “Crazy in Love” by Beyonce (the couple’s first collaboration together!)

36. Katherine McPhee & Nick Cokas: “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra

37. Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley: “Heavenly Day” by Patti Griffin

38. Kate Walsh & Alex Young: “Someday My Prince Will Come” by Anya Marina

39. Kyle Kendrick & Stephenie LaGrossa: “Then” by Brad Paisley

40. Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott: “Amazed” by Lonestar

41. Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes: “Songbird” by Fleetwood Mac

42. Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban: “At Last” by Etta James

43. Jenna Bush & Henry Hager: “Lovin’ In My Baby’s Eyes” by Taj Mahal

44. Billy Joel & Katie Lee: “Moon River” by Audrey Hepburn

45. Sandra Bullock & Jesse James: “The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me” by Gladys Knight

46. Britney Spears & Kevin Federline: “City by the Bay” by Journey

47. Denise Richards & Charlie Sheen: “Open Arms” by Journey

48. David Beckham & Victoria Adams: “It Had To Be You” by The Starlight Orchestra

49. Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston: “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra

50. John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: “Forever In My Life” by Prince


Still didn’t find what you’re looking for? Check out our fave selections for alternative first dance songs, and if you’re looking for major crowd pleasers that will get your guests on the dance floor, check out the 20 most popular wedding jams, as determined by Spotify!