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The Most Popular Wedding Song From The Year You Got Married

by Lauren Novak

Published September 20, 2018

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13. 1982 – “Open Arms”

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The band Journey is generally a staple on most wedding playlists and this is the year they came out with “Open Arms”.

It became one of the most popular first dance songs. Other couples like the clip below highlighted the song for a wedding video.

14. 1983 – “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”

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Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” will get all of the girls out to the dance floor!

Her other wedding song “Time After Time” came out this year too.

15. 1984 – “Footloose”

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If you had trouble getting people out on the dance floor in 1984, all you had to do was play “Footloose”!

Do you love this song and movie? Well, Kevin has heard the tune too many times at weddings, and here he is explaining that…

16. 1985 – “Can’t Fight This Feeling”

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If you were “just friends” with your now husband or wife before you got together, you might have played “Can’t Fight This Feeling” by REO Speedwagon.

17. 1986 – “In Your Eyes”

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Do you remember the song “In Your Eyes” from the movie Say Anything?

Chances are you may have also heard it at a wedding in 1986.

18. 1987 – “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”

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Another wedding song that came from a popular movie was “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”.

Perhaps you felt like you were in Dirty Dancing when it came on!

19. 1988 – “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”

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Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” could make just about anyone dance!

Do you love to bust a move to this song?

20. 1989 – “Have I Told You Lately”

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“Have I Told You Lately” by Van Morrison is the perfect slow dance for a wedding crowd.

Did you have it at your wedding?

21. 1990 – “U Can’t Touch This”

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Lastly, we come to 1990! The most popular wedding song of this year was “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer. Everyone wanted to learn the dance! Do you remember how to do it?

Check out this couple SHAKE THINGS OUT with some MC HAMMER for the first dance. Surprise!

What is your favorite song on this list? Did you feature any of these songs at your wedding?

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