Come on, you know there’s at least one of these that you secretly like! No, you don’t have to play all these theme songs at your reception, but one or two may pull some people who otherwise wouldn’t be caught dead on the dance floor right out there. Think of the pictures!
“Cha-Cha Slide,” DJ Casper
“The Chicken Dance”
“Cupid Shuffle,” Cupid
“The Electric Slide,” Marcia Griffiths
“Gangnam Style,” PSY
“Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los del Rio
“YMCA,” Village People
“The Gambler,” Kenny Rogers
“Genie in a Bottle,” Christina Aguilera
“Get Back,” The Beatles
“Get Down on It,” Kool & the Gang
“Get Down Tonight,” KC & the Sunshine Band
“Gimme Some Lovin’,” Steve Winwood
“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now),” C&C Music Factory
“Good Lovin’,” The Rascals
“Good Times,” Chic
“Goody Two Shoes,” Adam Ant
“Got to Be Real,” Cheryl Lynn
“Groove Is in the Heart,” Dee-Lite
“Heart of Glass,” Blondie
“Heat Wave,” Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
“Hold On,” Wilson Phillips
“Holiday,” Madonna
“Hot Hot Hot,” Buster Poindexter
“Hungry Like the Wolf,” Duran Duran
“The Hustle,” Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
“I Feel Good,” James Brown
“I Feel Love,” Donna Summer
“I Got a Feeling,” Black Eyed Peas
“I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll),” Nick Lowe
“I Melt with You,” Modern English
“I Say a Little Prayer,” Aretha Franklin or Dionne Warwick
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” Whitney Houston
“I Want It That Way,” Backstreet Boys
“I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor
“If You Had My Love,” Jennifer Lopez
“In Da Club,” 50 Cent
“In the Mood,” Glenn Miller Orchestra
“Into the Groove,” Madonna
“It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” R.E.M.
“Jamming,” Bob Marley
“Java Jive,” Manhattan Transfer or The Ink Spots
“Jump, Jive, an’ Wail,” Louis Prima or Brian Setzer Orchestra
“Just Dance,” Lady Gaga
“La bamba,” Ritchie Valens
“Last Dance,” Donna Summer
“Le Freak,” Chic
“Let’s Go Crazy,” Prince and The Revolution
“Let’s Spend the Night Together,” The Rolling Stones
“Life in the Fast Lane,” The Eagles
“Light My Fire,” The Doors
“A Little Respect,” Erasure
“Livin’ La vida loca,” Ricky Martin
“Livin’ on a Prayer,” Bon Jovi
“The Loco-Motion,” Kylie Minogue or Grand Funk Railroad
“Love Shack,” The B-52’s
“Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffett
“Mickey,” Toni Basil
“Missing,” Everything But the Girl
“Mony Mony,” Tommy James & The Shondells or Billy Idol
“Muskrat Ramble,” Dukes of Dixieland or Harry Connick Jr.
“Mustang Sally,” Rascals or The Commitments
“My Life Would Suck Without You,” Kelly Clarkson
“Night Fever,” The Bee Gees
“No Scrubs,” TLC
“Now That We Found Love,” Heavy D & the Boyz
“Old Time Rock ’n’ Roll,” Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
“One Love,” Bob Marley
“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO
“Pink Cadillac,” Bruce Springsteen or Southern Pacific
“Pop Muzik,” M
“Pretty Woman,” Roy Orbison
“Proud Mary,” Creedence Clearwater Revival or Ike and Tina Turner
“Pump Up the Volume,” M|A|R|R|S
“Raise Your Glass,” Pink
“Red Red Wine,” UB40
“Relax,” Frankie Goes to Hollywood
“Respect,” Aretha Franklin
“Rhythm Divine,” Enrique Iglesias
“Rhythm of the Night,” DeBarge
“Ring of Fire,” Johnny Cash
“Rock Around the Clock,” Bill Haley and The Comets
“Rockin’ at Midnight,” The Honeydrippers
“Rock This Town,” Stray Cats
“Run-Around,” Blues Traveler
“Save the Last Dance for Me,” Tom Jones or The Drifters
“Say You’ll Be There,” Spice Girls
“September,” Earth, Wind & Fire
“SexyBack,” Justin Timberlake
“(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty,” KC & the Sunshine Band
“Shake Your Groove Thing,” Peaches & Herb
“Should I Stay or Should I Go,” The Clash
“Shout,” Otis Day & The Knights
“Single Ladies,” Beyoncé
“Situation,” Yaz
“So What,” Pink
“Start Me Up,” The Rolling Stones
“Stronger,” Kanye West
“Sugarpie Honeybunch,” Four Tops
“Superfreak,” Rick James
“Superstition,” Stevie Wonder
“Tainted Love,” Soft Cell
“Take the ‘A’ Train,” Duke Ellington or Cab Calloway
“Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
“Tequila,” The Champs
“That’s the Way (I Like It),” KC & The Sunshine Band
“This Kiss,” Faith Hill
“Thriller,” Michael Jackson
“Tik Tok,” Ke$ha
“Try a Little Tenderness,” Otis Redding
“Turn the Beat Around,” Vicki Sue Robinson or Gloria Estefan
“Turn Your Love Around,” George Benson
“The Twist,” Chubby Checker
“Twist and Shout,” The Beatles
“Twistin’ the Night Away,” Rod Stewart
“U Can’t Touch This,” MC Hammer
“Umbrella,” Rihanna
“Upside Down,” Diana Ross
“Venus,” Bananarama or Shocking Blue
“Vogue,” Madonna
“Volcano,” Jimmy Buffett
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” Wham
“Walking on Sunshine,” Katrina & The Waves
“Wannabe,” Spice Girls
“We Are Family,” Sister Sledge
“We Got the Beat,” The Go-Go’s
“We Like to Party,” Vengaboys
“West End Girls,” Pet Shop Boys
“What I Like About You,” The Romantics
“What Is Love,” Haddaway
“What You Need,” INXS
“Where It’s At,” Beck
“Who Can It Be Now?” Men at Work
“Woodchopper’s Ball,” Duke Ellington or Benny Goodman
“Yeah,” Usher
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” Aretha Franklin
“You Only Live Once,” The Strokes
“You Really Got Me,” The Kinks or Van Halen
“You Sexy Thing,” Hot Chocolate
“You Shook Me All Night Long,” AC/DC
“You Should Be Dancing,” The Bee Gees
“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record),” Dead or Alive
“(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher,” Jackie Wilson
“You’re the First, the Last, My Everything,” Barry White
“You’re the One That I Want,” John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
