57 Rock Songs That’ll Get Your Guests Onto the Dance Floor
Amp up your wedding reception’s playlist with a few tracks from The Beatles, Eagles, Pat Benatar and more.
Looking to take your wedding reception playlist to the next level? Consider adding some good ‘ol rock ‘n’ roll hits to the mix. The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Clash and more have plenty of dance songs that’ll get your guests moving and grooving (or tapping their feet, at the very least). Bonus: these could be used for a few other magical music moments too, like your recessional or your grand entrance into your reception.
Here are a few rock songs that’ll get your guests onto the dance floor.
- Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
- You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
- My Generation - The Who
- Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
- Can’t Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Life In The Fast Lane - Eagles
- Jump - Van Halen
- You Really Got Me - The Kinks
- Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
- Rock And Roll All Nite - KISS
- Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
- Buddy Holly - Weezer
- What I Like About You - The Romantics
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
- My Sharona - The Knack
- Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
- Summer Of ‘69 - Bryan Adams
- We Will Rock You - Queen
- I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
- Walk This Way - Aerosmith
- Twist And Shout - The Beatles
- All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
- Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
- Any Way You Want It - Journey
- More Than A Feeling - Boston
- Just What I Needed - The Cars
- Heart Of Glass - Blondie
- Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
- Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
- The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynryd
- Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
- Baba O'Riley - The Who
- Back In Black AC/DC
- Take It Easy - Eagles
- Highway To Hell - AC/DC
- Barracuda - Heart
- Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
- Hot Blooded Foreigner
- Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
- Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
- Slow Ride - Foghat
- Wanted Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi
- Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Panama - Van Halen
- Who Are You - The Who
- We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
- Takin' Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Runnin' With The Devil - Van Halen
- Black Betty - Ram Jam
- Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
- Cherry Pie - Warrant
- Mississippi Queen - Mountain
- T.N.T. - AC/DC
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