101 Father Daughter First Dance Songs

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Today, we're bringing you something unashamedly sentimental - a list of our favourite songs for the father daughter dance!  A longstanding tradition in the US that's starting to take hold in the UK and Ireland, the father daughter dance is an opportunity to have a special moment with one of the most important people in your life.

101 Father Daughter First Dance Songs

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All you need is a dancefloor, a wedding band or DJ, and a song. Featuring everything from classic rock bangers to nostalgic pop gems to timeless jazz numbers, our list of father daughter dance songs (and the accompanying Spotify playlist!) will help get you started.  Oh, and there's no reason why grooms have to miss out on this tradition - we've seen quite a few father son dances on our travels!

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1. To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan 2. You're My Best Friend - Queen 3. Daughters – John Mayer 4. How You've Grown - 10,000 Maniacs 5. I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders 6. Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison 7. You Got It – Roy Orbison 8. I Turn to You - Christina Aguilera

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9. Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder 10. Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans 11. They Can't Take That Away From Me – Ella Fitzgerald 12. Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole 13. Sweet Pea - Amos Lee 14. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor 15. Sweet Child o' Mine – Guns N' Roses 16. Thank You – Led Zeppelin 17. When You Need Me - Bruce Springsteen

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18. I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack 19. Through the Years – Kenny Rogers 20. There'll You'll Be – Faith Hill 21. Walk With You - Edwin McCain 22. Sunrise, Sunset - Fiddler on the Roof 23. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong 24. Wildflowers - Tom Petty 25. Gracie - Ben Folds 26. My Darling - Wilco

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27. Kind and Generous - Natalie Merchant 28. Daughter - Loudon Wainwright 29. Father and Daughter - Paul Simon 30. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder 31. Ain’t That Love - Ray Charles 32. To Sir With Love - Lulu 33. It’s For My Dad - Nancy Sinatra 34. Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

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35. My Wish - Rascal Flatts 36. I Wish You Love - Frank Sinatra 37. Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel 38. Daddy - Beyoncé 39. Daddy’s Little Girl - Michael Bolton 40. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle 41. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - Elton John 42. Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn

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43. Daddy Dance With Me - Krystal Keith 44. Dream - Priscilla Ahn 45. Forever - The Beach Boys 46. God Gave Me You - Blake Shelton 47. Always Be Your Baby - Natalie Grant 48. Lullaby - Billy Joel 49. Stealing Cinderella - Chuck Wicks 50. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler

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51. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole 52. You Are My Sunshine - Johnny Cash 53. It Won’t Be Like This for Long - Darius Rucker 54. My Girl - The Temptations 55. My Little Girl - Tim McGraw 56. One in a Million - Larry Graham 57. She’s a Rainbow - The Rolling Stones 58. She’s Leaving Home - The Beatles

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59. You Send Me - Sam Cooke 60. It’s All in the Game - Tommy Edwards 61. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra 62. Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra 63. Stairway to the Stars - Ella Fitzgerald 64. Someone to Watch Over Me - Amy Winehouse 65. Just the Way You Are - Maggie Gyllenhaal 66. I Loved Her First - Hearland

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67. Dance with my Daughter - Joe Blaine 68. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion 69. Child of Mine - Carol King 70. Dance with My Father - Luther Vandross 71. Just fishin' - Trace Adkins 72. Cecilia and the Satellite - Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness 73. There Goes My Life - Kenny Chesney 74. I Don’t Dance - Lee Brice

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75. Roots and Wings - Miranda Lambert 76. Dance Like Yo Daddy - Meghan Trainer 77. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac 78. I Will Walk With You - John Fogerty 79. Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison 80. One Call Away - Charlie Puth 81. I Lived - One Republic 82. Hold My Hand - Hootie and the Blowfish

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83. Emmy Lou - Vance Joy 84. Humble and Kind - Tim McGraw 85. Butterfly Fly Away - Miley Cyrus 86. You’ll Be in My Heart - Phil Collins 87. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys 88. Don’t Blink - Kenny Chesney 89. All American Girl - Carrie Underwood 90. I’ll Be Your Man - Zac Brown Band

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91. Never Grow Up - Taylor Swift 92. You’ve Got A Friend - James Taylor 93. Make you Feel My Love - Adele 94. Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles 95. Ready Set Go - Billy Ray Cyrus 96. He Didn’t Have to Be - Brad Paisley

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97. Tiny Dancer - Elton John 98. Stand By Me - Ben E King 99. In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride 100. My Old Man - Zac Brown Band 101. Love Me Now - John Legend

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