Ultimate Wedding Playlist
FiveThirtyEight’s solicited users for the ultimate wedding playlist, based on the most popular songs among the reception set lists people sent in:
| 1 | Hey Ya! | ||
| 2 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | 57 | |
| 3 | Uptown Funk | 55 | |
| 4 | Shout | 54 | |
| 5 | Crazy In Love | 50 | |
| 6 | Don’t Stop Believin’ | 45 | |
| 7 | Billie Jean | 44 | |
| 7 | Get Lucky | 44 | |
| 7 | Twist and Shout | 44 | |
| 10 | Shut Up and Dance | 43 | |
| 11 | September | 41 | |
| 11 | Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough | 41 | |
| 13 | Yeah! | 40 | |
| 14 | I Want You Back | 39 | |
| 14 | You Make My Dreams | 39 | |
| 16 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) | 38 | |
| 17 | Sweet Caroline | 36 | |
| 18 | Happy | 34 | |
| 18 | We Found Love | 34 | |
| 20 | Call Me Maybe | 33 | |
| 20 | Ignition (Remix) | 33 |
Here’s the top artists:
| ARTIST | SET LIST APPEARANCES | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jackson | 202 | |
| 2 | Beyoncé | 130 | |
| 3 | The Beatles | 120 | |
| 4 | Stevie Wonder | 108 | |
| 5 | Outkast | 94 | |
| 6 | Queen | 88 | |
| 7 | Rihanna | 85 | |
| 8 | Van Morrison | 74 | |
| 9 | The Jackson 5 | 73 | |
| 10 | Justin Timberlake | 71 | |
| 10 | Whitney Houston | 71 | |
| 12 | Daft Punk | 69 | |
| 13 | Prince | 64 | |
| 14 | Pitbull | 63 | |
| 15 | Lady Gaga | 59 | |
| 15 | Mark Ronson | 59 | |
| 15 | Usher | 59 | |
| 18 | Journey | 58 | |
| 19 | The Isley Brothers | 57 | |
| 20 | Elvis Presley | 52 | |
| 21 | Earth, Wind & Fire | 50 | |
| 21 | Frank Sinatra | 50 | |
| 21 | Kanye West | 50 | |
| 21 | The Temptations | 50 |