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The Best Wedding Music of the 1940s [Songs + Playlists]

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If you go back just a bit further, you may find some classic songs that you want to sprinkle into your lists of contemporary tracks. These beautiful hits will add a unique sophistication and smile to your guests’ experience and the dance floor. Take a peek at the best of the best wedding music from the 1940’s!

Enter Song Name Enter Year Enter Artist Notes Decade Post URL YouTube URL iTunes URL Spotify URL Song Name Artist Year YouTube iTunes Spotify
At Last 1.942 Etta James https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1qJU8G7gR_g&feature=share https://music.apple.com/us/album/at-last/1440838775?i=1440839443 https://open.spotify.com/track/4Hhv2vrOTy89HFRcjU3QOx At Last Etta James 1942 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Anniversay Song 1.946 Al Jolson https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuZG6QJ31M https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-best-of-al-jolson/404876948?i=404877137&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/5PgjdGwmJePbJzM9uKQEu8?highlight=spotify:track:7d8szkKT9f5G80eJ5TZ6t1 Anniversay Song Al Jolson 1946 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Chattanooga Choo Choo 1.941 Glenn Miller https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5tH59JMjk&list=RDAMVMzY5tH59JMjk https://music.apple.com/us/album/pennsylvania-6-5000-and-other-big-band-favorites/304062612?i=304062648&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/0ysD83vk1mrR632FyKJv6E?highlight=spotify:track:7GzgbnrSjDVYdnr4DySmtC Chattanooga Choo Choo Glenn Miller 1941 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Green Eyes 1.941 Jimmy Dorsey https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI7U2Ys4DM0 https://music.apple.com/us/album/green-eyes/1113917495 https://open.spotify.com/album/4ZzCIzUrbUZukZ94IOtkMp?highlight=spotify:track:6K1KrhhxGha6YgQSav95lU Green Eyes Jimmy Dorsey 1941 YouTube iTunes Spotify
My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time 1.945 Les Brown https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2uyBw_M_3o https://music.apple.com/nz/album/my-dreams-are-getting-better-all-the-time-single/885582765 https://open.spotify.com/track/0l61D4qY23WY4WZBDcc8As My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time Les Brown 1945 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Day by Day 1.946 Frank Sinatra https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=IV9q4yJeyOc&list=RDAMVMIV9q4yJeyOc https://music.apple.com/us/album/romance-songs-from-the-heart/715606566?i=715606669&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/6gLsNre727RSLK2j0LGmCp?highlight=spotify:track:0igm1g94I9S9lsn55lqgKI Day by Day Frank Sinatra 1946 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 1.946 Nat King Cole https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nuDE1SJlPo https://music.apple.com/us/album/route-66-remastered-single/726171475?i=726171488&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2IFGaozoXFA3m9IUH2Hcc4?highlight=spotify:track:0nVNTo5SLPwnLYzIsjCCVA Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Nat King Cole 1946 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Dearly Beloved 1.942 Rita Hayworth https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcIUjUarBx0 https://music.apple.com/jp/album/dearly-beloved/784672844?l=en https://open.spotify.com/album/2mMYS3LHzBBVwio4McrHmd?highlight=spotify:track:3rKRPruqJNlWPWt05IflaX Dearly Beloved Rita Hayworth 1942 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 1.941 The Andrews Sisters https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sJTvO6XbaX4&list=RDAMVMsJTvO6XbaX4 https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-ultimate-andrews-sisters/714701790?i=714703147&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2qM7vNGo3fHaMzRRagKHTK?highlight=spotify:track:4o5PWHqPochKbl0lUwJtcj Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy The Andrews Sisters 1941 YouTube iTunes Spotify
I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire 1.941 The Ink Spots https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TmIwm5RElRs&list=RDAMVMTmIwm5RElRs https://music.apple.com/us/album/20th-century-masters-the-millennium-collection-best/1423332108?i=1423332120&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/5kP2AlLe5EsHEx6y3HpJjN?highlight=spotify:track:777zXDJpBufzttU4AJ2dGO I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire The Ink Spots 1941 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Round Midnight 1.944 Thelonious Monk https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zre0u5XyNfY https://music.apple.com/ca/album/round-midnight/443018274 https://open.spotify.com/album/6DRjwkPa8kT9vifu7tH3PL?highlight=spotify:track:1wl5b2lw3YagQtZiYZbQWP Round Midnight Thelonious Monk 1944 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Paper Doll 1.943 The Mill Brothers https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=n-7FyioBGOM https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-time-greatest-hits/1444058937?i=1444058945&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2iNPlScTXSz6YcP6k48EAN?highlight=spotify:track:6iv5Q44vGvpm4uhKqzcMzy Paper Doll The Mill Brothers 1943 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Daddy 1.941 Sammy Kaye https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=scqrq15i2kc&list=RDAMVMscqrq15i2kc https://music.apple.com/us/album/daddy-remastered-single/655600638?i=655601062&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/5N1Pyz6RsPUZT91GpRjZzg?highlight=spotify:track:7koSXhqV3Ho3CNAKFchRsw Daddy Sammy Kaye 1941 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Prisoner of Love 1.946 Perry Como https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=2J7iZ-eb5Ek&list=RDAMVM2J7iZ-eb5Ek https://music.apple.com/us/album/yesterday-today-a-celebration-in-song/264558175?i=264558579&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/29LVsHDQnohvzRrKerq5t3?highlight=spotify:track:6doXi6MzsJzr7t9wUljqeP Prisoner of Love Perry Como 1946 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Again 1.949 Doris Day https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sS10ZMIh0&list=RDAMVMG1sS10ZMIh0 https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-essential-doris-day/838491939?i=838492176&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/77pOh6y4IrzsdkWtQYxJtK?highlight=spotify:track:4gzEXvOyOldVrimfppjTAY Again Doris Day 1949 YouTube iTunes Spotify
I've Heard that Song Before 1.942 Harry James https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ceiPHFApGnk&list=RDAMVMceiPHFApGnk https://music.apple.com/us/album/taking-a-chance-on-love/209567693?i=209568085&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/05aMtcTixiZDPMeoJhRQXD?highlight=spotify:track:1FDpsbXwmvdiGbWzGFsxIx I've Heard that Song Before Harry James 1942 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Ballerina 1.947 Vaughn Monroe https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q9G6hhGs4&list=RDAMVMb7q9G6hhGs4 https://music.apple.com/us/album/ballerina-digitally-remastered-single/416888627 https://open.spotify.com/album/4YySxTHzwCCIDLsJViOTHd?highlight=spotify:track:5yYhbloNluCD2lSf5oBMFH Ballerina Vaughn Monroe 1947 YouTube iTunes Spotify
You Made Me Love You 1.946 Harry James https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=HgG7vxHUgiM&list=RDAMVMHgG7vxHUgiM https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-capitol-vaults-jazz-series/725100161?i=725100806&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/276hqQJLXRwx1Ap9F5TvFD?highlight=spotify:track:2k0525Gj65yL0FCW53Wx7f You Made Me Love You Harry James 1946 YouTube iTunes Spotify
A String of Pearls 1.945 Glenn Miller https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1wO_dCDehbQ&list=RDAMVM1wO_dCDehbQ https://music.apple.com/us/album/string-of-pearls-album/1313540924?i=1313541163&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2cPFnatvNIQt3mJW4sZxkX?highlight=spotify:track:3Ew6bIWSWqQzhOG51WJnlL A String of Pearls Glenn Miller 1945 YouTube iTunes Spotify
You Are My Sunshine 1.940 Jimmie Davis https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GDrxKRiR8&list=RDAMVMR-GDrxKRiR8 https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-are-my-sunshine-single/217682967?i=217682989&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/05Hv7w4M4rt71TFzESEkEl?highlight=spotify:track:6JTXYn6PFzw96JzDUHhUPJ You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis 1940 YouTube iTunes Spotify
That Lucky Old Sun 1.949 Frankie Laine https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=AuNYqVpHMAI&list=RDAMVMAuNYqVpHMAI https://music.apple.com/us/album/16-most-requested-songs-frankie-laine/193521722?i=193522554&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/1ruM9kPtfQ4VLlDOCf8avJ?highlight=spotify:track:6wRF7wuqtAQzCxzDvzupO0 That Lucky Old Sun Frankie Laine 1949 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Cool Water 1.949 Sons of the Pioneers https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Ezf7PS3fw&list=RDAMVMp2Ezf7PS3fw https://music.apple.com/us/album/country-music-hall-of-fame-series/1461280158?i=1461281387&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/7x6pYmaUoRln056RDEZcGV?highlight=spotify:track:7FDlUXjsrFwBcKsqqyp39S Cool Water Sons of the Pioneers 1949 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Shoo Shoo Baby 1.943 Phil Moore https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezgemM3WrI https://music.apple.com/us/album/their-greatest-hits-and-finest-performances/1474014929?i=1474014947&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2qM7vNGo3fHaMzRRagKHTK?highlight=spotify:track:2MPnqX8NesacxELHh54cgw Shoo Shoo Baby Phil Moore 1943 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Swinging On A Star 1.944 Bing Crosby https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=gRazSO9xjFo https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-to-make-an-american-quilt-original-motion-picture/1429199264?i=1429199822&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/3R3ZRxxTo7wLm1vgK1sjv6?highlight=spotify:track:6k8wHZsPepzIUlWeGGa3Bz Swinging On A Star Bing Crosby 1944 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Cruising Down the River 1.949 Blue Barron https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=vEcRvuHvmbI&list=RDAMVMvEcRvuHvmbI https://music.apple.com/dm/album/cruising-down-the-river-remastered-single/417293574 https://open.spotify.com/track/0tujADHRF8LeRaNMxm8Y1a Cruising Down the River Blue Barron 1949 YouTube iTunes Spotify
I Love You For Sentimental Reasons 1.944 Nat King Cole https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnEtvtmFcgo https://music.apple.com/gb/album/for-sentimental-reasons-2002-remaster/1460204651 https://open.spotify.com/album/3NoP1ifIejWkGSDsO9T2xH?highlight=spotify:track:5QnCtH7euld6R68UwcWrte I Love You For Sentimental Reasons Nat King Cole 1944 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Rag Mop 1.949 Ames Brothers https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM8Ak7z_hiU https://music.apple.com/in/album/the-ames-brothers-rag-mop/378563404 https://open.spotify.com/album/3zuKTZzbuph6GBfcYhoWSm?highlight=spotify:track:7cVob4eo45isuLkzjVT07I Rag Mop Ames Brothers 1949 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Stardust 1.941 Artie Shaw https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw669hDB1cw https://music.apple.com/us/album/big-band-greatest-hits-remastered/254341585?i=254341729&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2SI1vTD29DDrVd3vxx2Jym?highlight=spotify:track:0NxDfEJbWhZgm3he4C9hcx Stardust Artie Shaw 1941 YouTube iTunes Spotify
I Love You 1.944 Bing Crosby https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=glFD45jLXqA&list=RDAMVMglFD45jLXqA https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bing-crosby/25687 https://open.spotify.com/album/53rS7ClVzCdM516ZR0UdmU?highlight=spotify:track:6cLFT0zzOeouYoMWadZGHb I Love You Bing Crosby 1944 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Peg O' My Heart 1.947 Buddy Clark https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WwvqeesyU3k&list=RDAMVMWwvqeesyU3k https://music.apple.com/us/album/timeless-voices-buddy-clark-vol-1/576615997?i=576616025&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/7ICn5gdW5cVhs0qGIiQHgW Peg O' My Heart Buddy Clark 1947 YouTube iTunes Spotify
A Tree in the Meadow 1.948 Margaret Whiting https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ChI1XHedHrc&list=RDAMVMChI1XHedHrc https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-complete-capitol-hits-of-margaret-whiting/1451254235?i=1451254725&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/1CrqQlmyuvJJZKIILYmkQm?highlight=spotify:track:4RKMHiQ1sQCJVcPEbqcXR2 A Tree in the Meadow Margaret Whiting 1948 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Be Careful It's My Heart 1.942 Bing Crosby https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ClLPGNkiw&list=RDAMVMU3ClLPGNkiw https://music.apple.com/us/album/holiday-inn-original-1942-motion-picture-soundtrack/1443216397?i=1443216915&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/2KDC9MOVhSPFY3ANMB6aDw?highlight=spotify:track:2nVxepUNewtjFISSePUc3v Be Careful It's My Heart Bing Crosby 1942 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Buttons and Bows 1.949 Dinah Shore https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_ICf4pZwRaU&list=RDAMVM_ICf4pZwRaU https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-ultimate-dinah-shore/725281585?i=725281706&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/77pOh6y4IrzsdkWtQYxJtK?highlight=spotify:track:5fnRVoG3VypqQYm8506zU5 Buttons and Bows Dinah Shore 1949 YouTube iTunes Spotify
In the Blue of Evening 1.940 Frank Sinatra https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=K07eweH6fyg&list=RDAMVMK07eweH6fyg https://music.apple.com/us/album/essential-frank-sinatra-tommy-dorsey-orchestra/296930627?i=296930867&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/6mcP2ZPyrpMIOrXvSDNQ3g?highlight=spotify:track:1Dc3KogELPItIYk6xrnPEl In the Blue of Evening Frank Sinatra 1940 YouTube iTunes Spotify
When You Wish Upon A Star 1.940 Cliff Edwards https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aafpos35u-s https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-you-wish-upon-a-star-from-pinocchio-remastered-single/533502277 https://open.spotify.com/album/2AlpkCF6SCZULywwEIoYwN?highlight=spotify:track:6sNQaqWsSe7BPhqUfs41u3 When You Wish Upon A Star Cliff Edwards 1940 YouTube iTunes Spotify
New San Antonio Rose 1.940 Bob Wills https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1XM_lkXbCto&list=RDAMVM1XM_lkXbCto https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-concert-live/1475037639?i=1475037654&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/3xxSIdnTH8iLGcGluKZKUj?highlight=spotify:track:4ayvgFcy0q2PqtpmmwdZvP New San Antonio Rose Bob Wills 1940 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Lover Man 1.945 Billie Holiday https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4WEvCfE60Os&list=RDAMVM4WEvCfE60Os https://music.apple.com/us/album/20th-century-masters-best-of-billie-holiday-the-millennium/1434873238?i=1434873351&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/7tsBTgXE5wZggdmh5qBhZH?highlight=spotify:track:0DuWyzeLH09PQcnOMJiRgE Lover Man Billie Holiday 1945 YouTube iTunes Spotify
I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover 1.948 Art Mooney https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY-_8XOrvTs https://music.apple.com/mn/album/im-looking-over-a-four-leaf-clover-single/849108641 https://open.spotify.com/album/4hOovhPV3rf1WjBaY26hMi?autoplay=true I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover Art Mooney 1948 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Flying Home 1.942 Lionel Hampton https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3RuylYVNVsE&list=RDAMVM3RuylYVNVsE https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-jacquet-files-vol-8-big-band-live-at-the-blue-note-1987/1402671782?i=1402672086&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/album/5ELln9eZPCEhKfMrB3SbS8?highlight=spotify:track:3L1Pv7lEyWKu2L9ydhkoc6 Flying Home Lionel Hampton 1942 YouTube iTunes Spotify
Stardust 1.941 Artie Shaw https://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding-blog/40s-wedding-music https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw669hDB1cw&list=RDAMVMUw669hDB1cw https://music.apple.com/us/album/big-band-greatest-hits-remastered/254341585?i=254341729&ign-gact=3&ls=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/0NxDfEJbWhZgm3he4C9hcx Stardust Artie Shaw 1941 YouTube iTunes Spotify