Best Rock Songs

Top 150 Rock Songs for Weddings

These are the Best Rock Songs for Weddings to get people on the dance floor. Rock and Roll was born from a faster paced rhythm and blues style music in the late 40’s. The guitars produced by Les Paul in the late 40’s and into the early 50’s also helped progress the producing of rock’n’roll music production. The first rock and roll staged performance did not take place until 1953 featuring Bill Haley & His Comets with The Dominoes. Rock Around the Clock performed by Bill Haley & His Comets became the first rock and roll song to top the pop charts in 1955. Other early producers of rock’n’roll included Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and Fats Domino.


Song Artist Format Lyrics iTunes Amazon
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Rolling Stones
Rock
Lyrics
The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Abracadabra Steve Miller Band
Rock
Lyrics
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra - Abracadabra
Addicted To Love Robert Palmer
Rock
Lyrics
Robert Palmer - Riptide - Addicted to Love
All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow
Rock
Lyrics
Sheryl Crow - The Very Best of Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
All I Want Is You U2
Rock
Lyrics
U2 - Rattle and Hum - All I Want Is You
All Summer Long Kid Rock
Rock
Lyrics
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Always Bon Jovi
Rock
Lyrics
Bon Jovi - Cross Road - Always
American Pie Don McLean
Rock
Lyrics
Don McLean - Rearview Mirror - American Pie
Angel Eyes Jeff Healey Band
Rock
Lyrics
The Jeff Healey Band - Master Hits: The Jeff Healey Band - Angel Eyes
Another One Bites The Dust Queen
Rock
Lyrics
Queen - Queen: Greatest Hits - Another One Bites the Dust
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet
Rock
Lyrics
JET - Get Born - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Babe Styx
Rock
Lyrics
Styx - Styx: Greatest Hits - Babe
Bad To The Bone George Thorogood
Rock
Lyrics
George Thorogood & The Destroyers - The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Bad to the Bone
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce
Rock
Lyrics
Jim Croce - Have Your Heard Jim Croce Live - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Bang A Gong (Get It On) T Rex
Rock
Lyrics
T. Rex - Electric Warrior - Bang a Gong (Get It On)
Beautiful Day U2
Rock
Lyrics
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind - Beautiful Day
Beautiful In My Eyes Joshua Kadison
Rock
Lyrics
Joshua Kadison - Painted Desert Serenade - Beautiful in My Eyes
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion
Rock
Lyrics
Céline Dion - Falling Into You - Because You Loved Me
Better Together Jack Johnson
Rock
Lyrics
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams - Better Together
Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes
Rock
Lyrics
Violent Femmes - Add It Up (1981-1993) - Blister in the Sun
Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen
Rock
Lyrics
Bruce Springsteen - Born In the U.S.A. - Born In the U.S.A.
Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
Rock
Lyrics
Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits - Born to Be Wild
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Rock
Lyrics
Van Morrison - Super Hits - Brown Eyed Girl
Brown Sugar Rolling Stones
Rock
Lyrics
The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - Brown Sugar
Bubbly Colbie Caillat
Rock
Lyrics
Colbie Caillat - Coco - Bubbly
Can't Get Enough Bad Company
Rock
Lyrics
Bad Company - In Concert - Merchants of Cool - Can't Get Enough
Cecilia Simon & Garfunkel
Rock
Lyrics
Simon & Garfunkel - Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - Cecilia
Centerfold J Geils Band
Rock
Lyrics
The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame - Centerfold
Chasing Cars Snow Patrol
Rock
Lyrics
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open - Chasing Cars
Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners
Rock
Lyrics
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Too-Rye-Ay - Come on Eileen
Crash Into Me Dave Matthews Band
Rock
Lyrics
Dave Matthews Band - Crash - Crash Into Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
Rock
Lyrics
Queen - Queen: Greatest Hits I & II - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Crusin' Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow
Rock
Lyrics
Huey Lewis & The News & Gwyneth Paltrow - Greatest Hits: Huey Lewis & The News - Cruisin'
Daughters John Mayer
Rock
Lyrics
John Mayer - Heavier Things - Daughters
Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac
Rock
Lyrics
Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits - Don't Stop
Don't Stop Believin' Journey
Rock
Lyrics
Journey - Journey: Greatest Hits - Don't Stop Believin'
Dream Weaver Gary Wright
Rock
Lyrics
Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver - Dream Weaver
Everything I Do (I Do For You) Bryan Adams
Rock
Lyrics
Bryan Adams - The Best of Me - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Faithfully Journey
Rock
Lyrics
Journey - Journey: Greatest Hits - Faithfully
Footloose Kenny Loggins
Rock
Lyrics
Kenny Loggins - Footloose (15th Anniversary Collectors' Edition) - Footloose
Friends Michael W. Smith
Rock
Lyrics
Michael W. Smith - Change Your World - Friends
Gimme All Your Lovin' ZZ Top
Rock
Lyrics
ZZ Top - Eliminator - Gimme All Your Lovin'
Girls Just Want to Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
Rock
Lyrics
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Remastered) - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) Green Day
Rock
Lyrics
Green Day - International Superhits! - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Grow Old With You Stephen Lynch
Rock
Lyrics
Stephen Lynch - The Wedding Singer (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Grow Old With You
Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison/Rod Stewart
Rock
Lyrics
Van Morrison - Van Morrison - The Movie Hits - Have I Told You Lately?
Hey Soul Sister Train
Rock
Lyrics
Hey, Soul Sister - Single - Train
Hit Me With Your Best Shot Pat Benatar
Rock
Lyrics
Pat Benatar - Greatest Hits - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Ho Hey The Lumineers
Rock
Lyrics
Ho Hey - Ho Hey - Single
Home Phillip Phillips
Rock
Lyrics
Home - The World from the Side of the Moon (Deluxe)
Hot Blooded Foreigner
Rock
Lyrics
Foreigner - No End In Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner (Remastered) - Hot Blooded
Hotel California Eagles
Rock
Lyrics
Eagles - Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - Hotel California
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) James Taylor
Rock
Lyrics
James Taylor - James Taylor: Greatest Hits - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
I Could Not Ask For More Edwin McCain
Rock
Lyrics
Edwin McCain - Messenger - I Could Not Ask for More
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing Aerosmith
Rock
Lyrics
Aerosmith - Armageddon - The Album - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
I Finally Found Someone Bryan Adams & Barbara Streisand
Rock
Lyrics
Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams - Duets - I Finally Found Someone
I Love Rock And Roll Joan Jett
Rock
Lyrics
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll (Remastered) - I Love Rock 'N Roll
I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
Rock
Lyrics
The Beatles 1962–1966 (The Red Album) - The Beatles
I Want You To Want Me Cheap Trick
Rock
Lyrics
Cheap Trick - Authorized Greatest Hits - I Want You to Want Me
I'll Be There For You Rembrandts
Rock
Lyrics
The Rembrandts - L.P. - I'll Be There For You
I'll Stand By You The Pretenders
Rock
Lyrics
Pretenders - Last of the Independents - I'll Stand By You
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Proclaimers
Rock
Lyrics
The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
I'm Yours Jason Mraz
Rock
Lyrics
Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things
Imagine John Lennon
Rock
Lyrics
John Lennon - Imagine (Remastered) - Imagine
In My Life The Beatles
Rock
Lyrics
The Beatles 1962–1966 (The Red Album) - The Beatles
In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel
Rock
Lyrics
Peter Gabriel - Hit - In Your Eyes
It's The End Of The World As We Know It R.E.M.
Rock
Lyrics
R.E.M. - Document - It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
I've Had, The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Rock
Lyrics
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
Rock
Lyrics
Rick Springfield - Now That's What I Call the 80s - Jessie's Girl
Joy To The World Three Dog Night
Rock
Lyrics
Three Dog Night - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the '70s - Joy to the World
Jump Van Halen
Rock
Lyrics
Van Halen - The Best of Both Worlds - Jump
Keep Your Hands To Yourself Georgia Satellites
Rock
Lyrics
The Georgia Satellites - Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Kiss Prince
Rock
Lyrics
Prince - Parade - Under the Cherry Moon - Kiss
Kokomo Beach Boys
Rock
Lyrics
The Beach Boys - Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of the Beach Boys - Kokomo
Lady In Red Chris DeBurgh
Rock
Lyrics
Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red - The Very Best of Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red
Landslide Fleetwood Mac
Rock
Lyrics
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
Legs ZZ Top
Rock
Lyrics
ZZ Top - Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (Remastered) - Legs
Let It Rock Kevin Rudolf
Rock
Lyrics
Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne - In the City (Bonus Track Version) - Let It Rock
Little Wonders Rob Thomas
Rock
Lyrics
Rob Thomas - Meet the Robinsons - Little Wonders
Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi
Rock
Lyrics
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - Livin' on a Prayer
Longer Dan Fogelberg
Rock
Lyrics
Dan Fogelberg - The Very Best of Dan Fogelberg - Longer
Love Of A Lifetime Firehouse
Rock
Lyrics
FireHouse - Firehouse - Love of a Lifetime
Love Shack B-52's
Rock
Lyrics
The B-52's - Cosmic Thing - Love Shack
Love Will Keep Us Together Captian & Tennille
Rock
Lyrics
Captain & Tennille - Ultimate Collection: Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
Low Rider War
Rock
Lyrics
War - Why Can't We Be Friends? - Low Rider
Lucky Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Rock
Lyrics
Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things - Lucky (feat. Colbie Caillat)
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett
Rock
Lyrics
Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - Margaritaville
Marry Me Train
Rock
Lyrics
Marry Me - Save Me, San Francisco (Bonus Track Version)
Mickey Toni Basil
Rock
Lyrics
Toni Basil - The Best of Toni Basil - Mickey and Other Love Songs - Mickey
Mony Mony Billy Idol
Rock
Lyrics
Billy Idol - Billy Idol: Greatest Hits - Mony Mony
Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
Rock
Lyrics
Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera & Mac Miller) [Remix] - Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera & Mac Miller) [Remix] - Single
My Sharona Knack
Rock
Lyrics
The Knack - My Sharona / Good Girls Don't - Single - My Sharona
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam
Rock
Lyrics
Steam - 60's Gold - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Starship
Rock
Lyrics
Starship - VH1 Music First: Behind the Music - The Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship / Starship Collection - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Now and Forever Richard Marx
Rock
Lyrics
Richard Marx - Richard Marx: Greatest Hits - Now and Forever
Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger
Rock
Lyrics
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Once Bitten, Twice Shy Great White
Rock
Lyrics
Great White - Greatest Hits - Once Bitten Twice Shy
Only Wanna Be With You Hootie & The Blowfish
Rock
Lyrics
Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View - Only Wanna Be With You
Piano Man Billy Joel
Rock
Lyrics
Billy Joel - The Essential Billy Joel - Piano Man
Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard
Rock
Lyrics
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Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rock
Lyrics
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits - Proud Mary
Pumped Up Kicks Foster The People
Rock
Lyrics
Pumped Up Kicks - Torches
Puttin' On The Ritz Taco
Rock
Lyrics
Taco - Puttin' On the Ritz - EP - Puttin' On the Ritz
Rock and Roll All Nite Kiss
Rock
Lyrics
Kiss - Dressed to Kill - Rock and Roll All Nite
Rock and Roll Part II Gary Glitter
Rock
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Gary Glitter - The Replacements - Rock and Roll Part II
Rock This Town Stray Cats
Rock
Lyrics
Stray Cats - Stray Cats: Greatest Hits - Rock This Town
Saturday Night Bay City Rollers
Rock
Lyrics
Bay City Rollers - Bay City Rollers: The Definitive Collection - Saturday Night
Say Hey (I Love You) Michael Franti & Spearhead
Rock
Lyrics
Say Hey (I Love You) [Giants Version] - Single - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon
Rock
Lyrics
Only By the Night (Deluxe Version) - Kings of Leon
Sharp Dressed Man ZZ Top
Rock
Lyrics
ZZ Top - Eliminator - Sharp Dressed Man
She Loves You The Beatles
Rock
Lyrics
The Beatles 1962–1966 (The Red Album) - The Beatles
She Will Be Loved Maroon 5
Rock
Lyrics
Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane - She Will Be Loved
She's A Beauty The Tubes
Rock
Lyrics
The Tubes - The Best of The Tubes - She's a Beauty
She's Got A Way Billy Joel
Rock
Lyrics
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 - She's Got a Way
Smooth Santana
Rock
Lyrics
Santana & Rob Thomas - iTunes Originals - Rob Thomas - Smooth
Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk Railroad
Rock
Lyrics
Grand Funk Railroad - Greatest Hits: Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful
Start Me Up Rolling Stones
Rock
Lyrics
The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (Remastered) - Start Me Up
Summer Of '69 Bryan Adams
Rock
Lyrics
Bryan Adams - The Best of Me - Summer of '69
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Rock
Lyrics
Neil Diamond - The Neil Diamond Collection - Sweet Caroline
Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses
Rock
Lyrics
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction - Sweet Child O' Mine
Sweet Emotion Aerosmith
Rock
Lyrics
Aerosmith - Armageddon - The Album - Sweet Emotion
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
Rock
Lyrics
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Take On Me a-Ha
Rock
Lyrics
a-ha - Hunting High and Low - Take On Me
Takin' Care Of Business Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO)
Rock
Lyrics
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care of Business
The Joker Steve Miller Band
Rock
Lyrics
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits: 1974-78 - The Joker
The Loco-motion Grand Funk Railroad
Rock
Lyrics
Grand Funk Railroad - Greatest Hits: Grand Funk Railroad - The Loco-Motion
Tubthumping Chumbawumba
Rock
Lyrics
Chumbawamba - Tubthumper - Tubthumping
Viva La Vida Coldplay
Rock
Lyrics
Coldplay - Viva la Vida - Viva la Vida
Walk This Way Aerosmith & Run DMC
Rock-Rap
Lyrics
Aerosmith - A Little South of Sanity - Walk This Way
Walking On Sunshine Katrina & The Waves
Rock
Lyrics
Katrina & The Waves - Anthology - Walking On Sunshine
We Are The Champions Queen
Rock
Lyrics
Queen - Queen: Greatest Hits - We Are the Champions
We Are Young Fun
Rock
Lyrics
We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - We Are Young - Single ((feat. Janelle Monáe) - Single)
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What I Like About You Romantics
Rock
Lyrics
The Romantics - Radio Hits of the '80s - What I Like About You
When I See You Smile Bad English
Rock
Lyrics
Bad English - Bad English - When I See You Smile
Whip It Devo
Rock
Lyrics
Devo - Devo: Greatest Hits - Whip It
White Wedding Billy Idol
Rock
Lyrics
Billy Idol - Billy Idol: Greatest Hits - White Wedding, Pt. 1
Wild Thing Troggs
Rock
Lyrics
The Troggs - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Troggs - Wild Thing
With A Little Help From My Friends Joe Cocker
Rock
Lyrics
Joe Cocker - Joe Cocker: The Anthology - With a Little Help from My Friends
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Rock
Lyrics
Eric Clapton - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Yesterday The Beatles
Rock
Lyrics
Help! - The Beatles
You And Me Lifehouse
Rock
Lyrics
Lifehouse - You and Me (Extended Wedding Version) - Single - You and Me (Extended Wedding Version)
You Are So Beautiful Joe Cocker
Rock
Lyrics
Joe Cocker - Greatest Love Songs - You Are So Beautiful
You Really Got Me The Kinks
Rock
Lyrics
The Kinks - The British Are Coming, Vol. 1 - You Really Got Me
You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC
Rock
Lyrics
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Your Song Elton John
Rock
Lyrics
Elton John - Elton John - Your Song
You're Beautiful James Blunt
Rock
Lyrics
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam - You're Beautiful
You're My Best Friend Queen
Rock
Lyrics
Queen - Queen: Greatest Hits I & II - You're My Best Friend
You're The Inspiration Chicago
Rock
Lyrics
Chicago - The Very Best of Chicago - Only the Beginning - You're the Inspiration
You're The One That I Want John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
Rock
Lyrics
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Grease (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - You're the One That I Want
You've Got A Friend James Taylor
Rock
Lyrics
James Taylor - James Taylor: Greatest Hits - You've Got a Friend


Best rock 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.

Sixties rock and roll were most known for the british invasion with the likes of The Beattles, The Who and the Rolling Stones. The 60’s were also filled with surf music, folk, motown and heavy metal. The seventies gave way to the popularity of disco. However, the 70’s had the beginning of punk rock, funk, and glitter rock. The eighties saw new styles of rock and roll including the beginning of hair bands with glam rock, new wave, and hardcore rock and roll. In the nineties, we saw the beginning of a new type of rock and roll grunge with Nirvana at the forefront. Kids of the 90’s also heard ska, alternative, and many types of synthesized dance music.

Our Top 5 Rock Wedding Reception Songs: 1) You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC, 2) Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison, 3) Don't Stop Believin' – Journey, 4) Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger, 5) Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Being former wedding DJs, we've calculated a list of our favorite Rock songs. 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.



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