80s hit has been crowned the most popular wedding song

When it comes to dancefloor crowd pleasers at a wedding, one tune is guaranteed to get guests up off their feet, a new research has found.

When it comes to dancefloor crowd pleasers at a wedding, one tune is guaranteed to get guests up off their feet, a new research has found.

The tune most beloved when tying the knot goes to Whitney Houston’s pop ballad ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ a recent study by Breezit, an online wedding vendor search tool, the New York Postreported.

The 1987 hit, which was on Houston’s second studio album,‘Whitney’, appeared 484 times across the 2000 wedding-themed Spotify playlists the company poured through — which contained a total of 49,091 songs.

The playlists included titles like “Wedding dancefloor,” “Wedding party,” “Walking down the aisle” and “First dance songs” — and ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ featured on more than 24 per cent of those nuptial-centric compilations.

The most popular wedding song has been revealed. Picture: iStock

The song, which won the late singer known as “The Voice” a Grammy in 1988, was ranked alongside a stream of familiar songs - including the 1976 worldwide hit ‘Dancing Queen,’ from ABBA’s fourth studio album, ‘Arrival’, which was crowned the second place winner.

The disco classic, which is in the Grammy Hall of Fame, was found 394 times, and in just over 19 per cent of playlists crafted by couples for their big day.

Landing in third was Usher’s ‘Yeah!’ from his fourth studio album ‘Confessions’, which features Lil Jon and Ludacris.

The 2004 tune, which was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 consecutive weeks, appeared in just over 19 per cent of the playlists.

Whitney Houston’s pop ballad ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ is the most-played tune at a wedding. Picture: iStock

“Music plays an incredibly important role in wedding celebrations, and it’s fascinating to see which songs are still hailed as wedding classics, even years after their initial release,” Arturas Asakavicius, co-founder and CEO of Breezit, told Brides.

“Wedding playlists can help create lasting memories” he added, “capturing both the joy of the dance floor and the romance of walking down the aisle Certain songs have become intertwined with the celebration of a wedding, which is why some have become timeless classics for many couples’ big day.”

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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