WEDDING RECEPTION DJ ESSENTIALS by 
Captain_Dude 
I've spent the past 30 years of my life owning and operating a mobile DJ service. I've compiled a list of what I have found to be the essentials to have on hand at a wedding reception. These albums have mass appeal and are in no way for the home headphone audiophile and record connoisseur. To DJ at a wedding reception, you must always remember that you're there to cater to a diverse audience. So, throw away your statements about a song being "overplayed" or "overrated." You're being paid to please a crowd and to keep them entertained. I'm posting this list in the hope that it will prove to be a valuable resource to others.
- Chart updated: 06/18/2018 09:45
- (Created: 08/13/2014 21:27).
- Chart size: 99 albums.
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"Twist and Shout" Yes, we've all seen "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"...many, many years ago.
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Year of Release:
1963
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3,873
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For some reason, undesirable drunk girls like to hold their drink in the air and shout (not sing) along to this song. That vision always taints this song for me.
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,994
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"What a Wonderful World" is one of those songs that crosses bridges the generations at a wedding. As of April 2014, Louis Armstrong's 1967 recording has sold 2,173,000 downloads in the US after it was released digitally. It still holds up after all these years.
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"Electric Boogie" (known to all of the guests as "The Electric Slide"), was actually a hit in Jamaica way back in 1976, originally. This line dance never seems to lose popularity at wedding receptions.
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Year of Release:
1990
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Playing "The Cha-Cha Slide" at a wedding reception is inescapable. "Everybody clap your hands..."
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2000
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"Sweet Home Alabama" No matter what the compass says, the South will rise again...and folks will rise up out of their seats to dance and sing along with this crowd-pleaser. There always seems to be that guy at every wedding reception that will yell out "Play some Skynyrd!" Hopefully, this will shut him up.
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,117
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"Cupid Shuffle" is another one of those call-out dances. A direct line can be drawn to square dancing.
[First added to this chart: 08/14/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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Say what you will about the man, "Ice Ice Baby" is still adored by tons of people.
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"Livin' on a Prayer" is always requested.
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Year of Release:
1986
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1,999
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"I've Got Friends in Low Places" is amazingly popular. Get a few good ol' boys together with some beer and you have an event that rivals any pub sing-along.
[First added to this chart: 08/13/2014]
Total albums: 99. Page 2 of 10
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WEDDING RECEPTION DJ ESSENTIALS composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 32 | 32% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 11% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 7% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| AC/DC | 2 | 2% | |
| The B-52's | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Black Eyed Peas | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | 1 | 1% | |
| UB40 | 1 | 1% | |
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67 | 68% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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WEDDING RECEPTION DJ ESSENTIALS chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 97th to 96th Success by The Weather Girls |
| Up 1 from 96th to 95th Volume One by The Honeydrippers |
| Up 1 from 95th to 94th The Temptations Sing Smokey by The Temptations |
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 Speakerboxxx/The Love Belowby OutKast |
| I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| Nellyville by Nelly |
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100/100  | 10/09/2018 03:15 |  nitomano | | 78/100 |
 100/100 | 12/07/2016 16:24 | Jorbaa | | 89/100 |
| 100/100 | 08/20/2014 20:22 |  alelsupreme | | 79/100 |
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From nitomano 10/09/2018 03:19
nitomano 10/09/2018 03:19
excelent chart, i used to work as a DJ on Mexico city and there are a lot of differences and some pleasant coincidences
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From Jorbaa 12/07/2016 16:24
Fun and I Learned a lot!
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From Finky 03/29/2015 06:03
Entertaining list. Made me think of a few songs I need to pick-up, from the Flamingos and the Black Eyed Peas.
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