Best Songs of the 60's
Top 100 60's Era Songs for Weddings
These are the Best 60's Songs for Weddings to get people on the dance floor! As the 60's began, we found R&B, Soul, DooWop and instrumental beach music styles. The 60's were prominent with musical artists from England coming to the USA, also known as the British Invasion. Popular British music groups included the Beatles, the Byrds and the Turtles. Another noted creation during the 60's was the Motown record label in Detroit by legend Berry Gordy Jr. Popular Motown artists included Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. The 60's came to a close with a historic music festival, Woodstock. Woodstock had 450,000 attendees for the three-day festival.
The 60's were the beginning of a melting pot of different music styles. With the Vietnam War, American bands performed protest songs. Folk artists such as the Mama & the Papas and Simon & Garfunkel were also mainstream. DooWop groups ruled the early 60's such as The Shirelles, Dion & The Belmonts and the Four Seasons. What we call beach music was popular with teens with artists such as the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean and The Ventures. Black rights were the forefront with the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. This helped the rise of R&B and Soul style music with artists like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. Including the British invasion musical artists, we had a plethora of rock groups like The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Cream. We also had some combinations of music styles like rock and blues with groups such as Janis Joplin and Three Dog Night. Finally, The Beatles are in their own category.
Historical events of the Sixties included the assassination of John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. - with his "I have a dream" speech, space travel including walking on the moon, and the Vietnam War. Pop culture going-ons included Beatlemania with the British Invasion, hippies and their psychedelic music, and the end of racial discrimination. Teen fashion included hot pants, mini skirts, bold colors known as Mod Fashions, and plaids.
Being former wedding DJs, we've calculated a list of our favorite Songs of the 60's. If you have a special song that you think should be added to our list, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below. Be sure to also check out the song lyric link to find song relevance to what you want for in your song choice. Once decided, we provided a link to iTunes to purchase and Amazon.com to purchase and listen to a sample of each song.
Our Top 5 60's Era songs for weddings are as follows: 1) Patsy Cline - Crazy, 2) Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love, 3) The Beatles - Twist & Shout, 4) Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl, 5) Marvin Gaye - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Best 60's Songs for Weddings
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| A Whiter Shade Of Pale |
Procol Harum |
Rock
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| Ain't No Mountain High Enough |
Marvin Gaye |
R&B
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| Ain't Too Proud To Beg |
The Temptations |
R&B
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| At Last |
Etta James |
Jazz
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| Baby I Need Your Loving |
Four Tops |
R&B
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| Baby Love |
The Supremes |
DooWop
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| Bad Moon Rising |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Rock
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| Be My Baby |
The Ronettes |
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| Blue Moon |
The Marcels |
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| Born To Be Wild |
Steppenwolf |
Rock
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| Bring It On Home To Me |
Sam Cooke |
R&B
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| Brown Eyed Girl |
Van Morrison |
Rock
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| Build Me Up Buttercup |
The Foundations |
R&B
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| Can't Help Falling In Love |
Elvis Presley |
Rock
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| Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You |
Four Seasons |
R&B
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| Chain Of Fools |
Aretha Franklin |
R&B
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| Chapel Of Love |
The Dixie Cups |
DooWop
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| Crazy |
Patsy Cline |
Country
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| Dance To The Music |
Sly & The Family Stone |
R&B
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| Dancing In The Street |
Martha & The Vandellas |
DooWop
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| Daydream Believer |
The Monkees |
Rock
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| Devil With A Blue Dress On |
Mitch Ryder & The Detriot Wheels |
Rock
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| Do Wah Diddy Diddy |
Manfred Mann |
Rock
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| Duke Of Earl |
Gene Chandler |
R&B
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| Georgia On My Mind |
Ray Charles |
R&B
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| Gimme Some Lovin' |
Spencer Davis Group |
Rock
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| Good Lovin' |
The Young Rascals |
Soul
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| Good Vibrations |
The Beach Boys |
Rock
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| Green Onions |
Booker T. & The MG's |
Rock
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| Hang On Sloopy |
The McCoys |
Rock
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| He's So Fine |
The Chiffons |
DooWop
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| Hit The Road Jack |
Ray Charles |
R&B
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| How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) |
Marvin Gaye |
R&B
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| (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
Rolling Stones |
Rock
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| I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) |
Four Tops |
R&B
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| I Get Around |
The Beach Boys |
Rock
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| I Got You (I Feel Good) |
James Brown |
R&B
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| I Got You Babe |
Sonny & Cher |
Rock
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| I Heard It Through The Grapevine |
Marvin Gaye |
R&B
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| I Saw Her Standing There |
The Beatles |
Rock
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| I Want To Hold Your Hand |
The Beatles |
Rock
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| I'm A Believer |
The Monkees |
Rock
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| In The Midnight Hour |
Wilson Pickett |
R&B
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| It's In His Kiss |
Betty Everett |
R&B
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| Jumpin Jack Flash |
The Rolling Stones |
Rock
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| King Of The Road |
Roger Miller |
Country
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| Last Kiss |
J Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers |
Rock
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| Louie Louie |
The Kingsmen |
Rock
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| Magic Carpet Ride |
Steppenwolf |
Rock
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| Mony Mony |
Tommy James & The Shondells |
Rock
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| Mustang Sally |
Wilson Pickett |
R&B
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| My Girl |
The Temptations |
R&B
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| Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye |
Steam |
Rock
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| Oh, Pretty Woman |
Roy Orbison |
Country
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| Peppermint Twist, Part I |
Joey Dee & The Starlighters |
Rock
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| Proud Mary |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Rock
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| Reach Out I'll Be There |
Four Tops |
R&B
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| Respect |
Aretha Franklin |
R&B
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| Ring Of Fire |
Johnny Cash |
Country
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| Runaround Sue |
Dion |
Rock
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| Runaway |
Del Shannon |
Rock
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| Save The Last Dance For Me |
The Drifters |
R&B
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| She Loves You |
The Beatles |
Rock
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| Sittin' On The Dock OF The Bay |
Otis Redding |
R&B
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| Soul Man |
Sam & Dave |
R&B
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| Stand By Me |
Ben E. King |
R&B
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| Stand By Your Man |
Tammy Wynette |
Country
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| Stay |
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs |
DooWop
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| Sugar Shack |
Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs |
Rock
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| Sugar, Sugar |
The Archies |
Rock
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| Suite: Judy Blue Eyes |
Crosby, Stills & Nash |
Rock
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| Surf City |
Jan & Dean |
Rock
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| Surfin' U.S.A. |
The Beach Boys |
Rock
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| Sweet Caroline |
Neil Diamond |
Rock
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| The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
The Tokens |
Rock
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| The Loco-Motion |
Little Eva |
R&B
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| The Twist |
Chubby Checker |
R&B
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| The Wanderer |
Dion |
Rock
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| Tossin' And Turnin' |
Bobby Lewis |
R&B
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| Treat Her Right |
Roy Head & The Traits |
Country
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| Turn! Turn! Turn! |
The Byrds |
Rock
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| Twist And Shout |
The Beatles |
Rock
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| Unchained Melody |
Righteous Brothers |
Soul
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| Under The Boardwalk |
The Drifters |
R&B
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| Uptight (Everything's Alright) |
Stevie Wonder |
R&B
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| Walk Don't Run |
The Ventures |
Rock
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| What A Wonderful World |
Louis Armstrong |
Jazz
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| When A Man Loves A Woman |
Percy Sledge |
R&B
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| Wild Thing |
The Troggs |
Rock
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| Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow |
The Shirelles |
DooWop
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| Wipe Out |
The Surfaris |
Rock
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| Wooly Bully |
Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs |
Rock
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| Yesterday |
The Beatles |
Rock
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| You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman |
Aretha Franklin |
R&B
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| You Really Got Me |
The Kinks |
Rock
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| You're All I Need To Get By |
Marvin Gaye |
R&B
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| You're My, Soul And Inspiration |
The Righteous Brothers |
Soul
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| You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' |
The Righteous Brothers |
Soul
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| You've Really Got A Hold On Me |
The Miracles |
R&B
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| Yummy Yummy Yummy |
Ohio Express |
Rock
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Best 60's songs list is updated periodically throughout the year. If you have a song that you think should be included, please add your song suggestion through the comment section below.
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