A slow song is always good for setting the mood when you are out to dinner with the one you love, or even as background music or a wedding song that you will cherish forever. Or Are you age 50 or above and find yourself scanning the radio for songs that you might slow dance to at the next bingo outing?
Maybe you are in your teens and 20s and wandering which slow song you may dance to at the upcoming event for your school? No matter what age range or occasion you find yourself in it’s always beneficial to know some good slow songs to play.
In this article, I will help point you in the right direction with some of the best slow songs ever produced from the 50s to the 00s and from different genres like country, pop, and rock.
So what if you were in your 70’s and 80’s, who said you couldn’t dance! Turn up the volume when you jam some of these hits from the 50s and they might just see a side of granny they have never seen before.
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50’s slow dance songs
- (1955)-The Platters only you
- (1951)- Unforgettable by Nat King Cole
- Louis Armstrong – La Vie En Rose (1950)
- Otis Redding – These Arms of Mine (19641
- Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender (1957)
- Ilene Woods – So This Is Love (1949)
- Phil Phillips – Sea Of Love (1959)
- Paul Anka – Put Your Head On My Shoulder (1959)
- The Five Satins – In the Still of the Night (1956)
- The Penguins – Earth Angel (1955)
- Elvis Presley-Loving you (1957)
- Johnny Mathis-Chances Are (1958)
- Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (1958)
- Sam Cooke- You Send Me (19571
- Santo E Johnny – Sleepwalk (1959)
- Dion and The Belmonts -ATeenager In Love (1959)
- Perry Como – Magic Moments (1957)
What makes us feel good? In our aging days are songs like these classics listed above and songs like the songs produced in the 60s. So pull out your poodle skirts and knee socks and get ready to sway to the music. Listed below are the top slow hits from the 60s.
60’s slow dance songs
- Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love (1961)
- Etta James – At Last (1960)
- Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight (1964)
- Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody (1965)
- Ben E. King – Stand By Me (1960)
- Patsy Cline – Crazy (1961)
- Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind (1960)
- Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night (1966)
- Temptations – My Girl (1965)
- Beach Boys – God Only Knows (1966)
- Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (1965)
- Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World (1967)
Now you can put your knee socks and poodle skirts away and get out your tie-dye shirts and your bell-bottom jeans. You’re going to need them when you dancing to these favorite ’70s songs.
70’s slow dance songs
- Marvin Gaye-Let’s Get It On (1973)
- Elton John – Your Song (1970)
- Fleetwood Mac – Landslide (1975)
- Lionel Richie – Three Times A Lady (1978)
- Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight (1977)
- Carole King-So Far Away (1971)
- 10cc-I’m Notin Love (1975)
- Fleetwood Mac – Dreams (1977)
- Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love (1977)
- Heatwave – Always & Forever (1977)
- Billy Joel – Just the Way You Are (1977)
- James Taylor- Fire and Rain (1970)
- The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses (1971)
- Kansas-Dust in the Wind (1977)
- Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown (1974)
- Alice Cooper-You And Me (1977)
- Styx-Lady (1973)
- The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden M 978)
- Billy Joel – She’s Got a Way About Her (1971)
- Bette Midler-The Rose (1979)
- James Taylor – How Sweet it is (1975)
- Christopher Cross – Sailing (1979)
- Seals & Crofts – Summer Breeze (1972)
Now that we have danced in our poodle skirts and rocked out in our tie-dye shirts and bell-bottom jeans it’s time to get out the aqua-net. Aqua net hair spray became popular in the 80s, needed to style up the big hair for the day. With our hoop earrings and big hair, we are ready for the next part of our list, the best slow songs of the 80s.
I’ve actually listed these in 3 different categories, slow dance songs, slow rock songs, and slow country songs.
80’s slow dance songs
- Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind Of Love (1988)
- Chris de Burgh – Lady in Red (1986)
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- Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time (1983)
- Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting (1989)
- Madonna – Crazy For You (1985)
- Chicago – Hard To Say I’m Sorry (1982)
- Genesis – In Too Deep (1986)
- Debbie Gibson – Lost In Your Eyes (1989)
- Phil Collins – One More Night (1985)
- Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes (1986)
- Berlin – Take My Breath Away (1986)
- Luther Vandross – Here And Now (1989)
- Bryan Adams – Heaven (1984)
- Patrick Swayze – She’s Like the Wind (1987)
- Paul Young – Every Time You Go (1985)
- Jeff Healey Band – Angel Eyes (1989)
- Roxette – It Must Have Been Love (1986)
- Bonnie Tyler-Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983)
- Bette Midler – The Wind Beneath My Wings (1988)
- Richard Marx – Hold On To The Night (1987)
- Air Supply – Having You Near Me (1980)
- Joe Cocker – You Are So Beautiful (1989)
- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – Endless Love (1981)
- Bangles – Eternal Flame (1988)
- Chris Isaak-Wicked Game (1989)
- Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me By Now (1989)
- Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over (1986)
- Peter Cetera & Amy Grant – Next Time I Fall In Love (1986)
- Mike + The Mechanics – The Living Years (1988)
80’s slow rock songs
- REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling (1984)
- Poison -I won’t forget (1986)
- Foreigner -I want to know what love is (1984)
- Journey – Faithfully (1983)
- Pat Benatar – We Belong (1984)
- U2-All I Want Is You (1988)
- Journey-Send Her My Love (1983)
- Aerosmith – Anael (1987)
- U2 – With or Without You (1987)
- Warrant – Heaven (1989)
- Kiss – Forever (1989)
- Tesla – Love Song (1989)
- Journey-Open Arms (1982)
- The Police-Every Breath You Take (1983)
- The Cars – Drive (1984)
- INXS-Never Tear Us Apart (1987)
- Motley Crue – Home Sweet Home (1985)
- Chicago – You’re The Inspiration (1984)
- Journey – When You Love a Woman (1988)
- Foreigner-Waiting for a Girl Like You (1981)
- REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You (1980)
- Cinderella – Don’t Know What You Got (1988)
- Bad English – When I See You Smile (1989)
- Skid Row – I’ll Remember You (1989)
80’s slow country songs
- Kenny Rogers-Through The Years (1981)
- Randy Travis – Forever And Ever. Amen (1987)
- Vince Gill – When I Call Your Name (1989)
- Garth Brooks – Unanswered Prayers (1989)
- Alabama-There’s No Way (1985)
- Holly Dunn – Daddy’s Hands (1986)
- The Judds – Grandpa (1985)
- George Strait-The Chair (1985)
- Alabama – Feels So Right (1981)
- Alabama – You’ve Got The Touch (1986)
- Keith Whitley – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
- Anne Murray – Could I Have This Dance (1980)
- Kenny Rogers – Don’t fall in love with a dreamer (1980)
- George Jones – He Stopped Loving Her Today (1980)
- Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands in the Stream (1982)
Don’t stop dancing now party poopers, cause we are just getting started. Poodle skirts, tie-dye, bell bottoms, and big hair, just when you think we have explored it all we come to the ’90s.
Expert Tip: The 90s are more conservative with their skinny jeans and cuffed shirts. So slow dancing in the 90s looks kinda like this, separated into four different genres we have.
90’s slow dance songs
- Edwin McCain – I’ll Be (1997)
- Selena – I Could Fall In Love (1995)
- Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply (1997)
- Marc Cohn-True Companion (1991)
- Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (1992)
- Mariah Carey – Hero (1993)
- Selena – Dreaming Of You (1995)
- Rod Stewart – Have I told you lately (1991)
- Aerosmith – I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing (1998)
- Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (1997)
- Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 (1996)
- Chantal Kreviazuk – Feels Like Home (1999)
- Hanson – I Will Come To You (1997)
- Paula Abdul – Rush Rush (1991)
- Bon Jovi – Bed Of Roses (1992)
- Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven (1992)
- Edwin McCain – I Could Not Ask For More (1999)
- Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You (1999)
- Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me (1993)
- David Gray – This Year’s Love (1999)
- Seal – Kiss From a Rose (1994)
- Sarah McLachlan-Angel (1997)
- 98 Degrees – Invisible Man (1997)
- Ricky Martin – She’s All I Ever Had (1999)
- Tom Petty-Angel Dream (1996)
- Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way (1999)
- Marc Anthony – You Sang To Me (1999)
- Jewel – You Were Meant For Me (1996)
- 98 Degrees – I Do (1999)
- Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You (1999)
- Duran Duran – Ordinary World (1992)
- Backstreet Boys – As Long As You Love Me (1997)
- Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (1991)
- ’NSYNC – (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You (1997)
- Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson – A Whole New World (1992)
90’s R&B slow songs
- Brian McKnight-Back At One (1999)
- Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (1992)
- Usher-Nice and Slow (1998)
- Monica-Angel of Mine (1998)
- SWV-Weak (1993)
- Soul For Real – Candy Rain (1994)
- TLC-Baby-Baby-Baby (1992)
- Toni Braxton-Un-Break My Heart (1996)
- Vanessa Williams – Save The Best For Last (1991)
- Blessid Union of Souls – Let Me Be the One (1995)
- Jon B-Pretty Girl (1995)
- Next-Too Close (1997)
- Mya – It’s All About Me (1998)
- Brandy – I Wanna Be Down (1994)
- Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart (1996)
- 112-Cupid (1996)
- TLC-Diggin’On You (1992)
- AII-4-One – I Swear (1994)
- KC and Jojo – All My Life (1997)
- Keith Sweat – Nobody (1996)
- Joe – I Wanna Know (1999)
- Mariah Carey – My All (1998)
- Tyrese – Lately (1998)
- Groove Theory-Tell Me (1995)
- SWV – I’m So Into You (1992)
- Babyface – When Can I See You (1994)
- Mariah Carey – One Sweet Day (1995)
- Boyz 2 Men – It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (1991)
90’s Slow Rock songs
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge (1991
- Guns N’ Roses – November Rain (1991)
- Goo Goo Dolls – Iris (1998)
- Creed – With Arms Wide Open (1999)
- Metallica – Nothing Else Matters (1991)
- Sixpence None The Richer – Kiss Me (1997)
- Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime (1991)
- The Cranberries-Zombie (1993)
- Dave Matthews Band-Crush (1998)
- Saigon Kick – Love Is On The Way (1992)
- Extreme – More Than Words (1990)
- Collective Soul – The World I Know (1995)
- Bon Jovi-Always (1994)
- Scorpions – Wind Of Change (1990)
- Counting Crows – Round Here (1994)
- Guns N’Roses-Don’t Cry (1991)
- Boston – Livin’ for You (1994)
- Air Supply- Without You (1991)
- Poison – Something To Believe In (1990)
- Firehouse – When I Look Into Your Eyes (1992)
90’s slow country songs
- Travis Tritt- Drift Off To Dream (1991)
- Shania Twain – From This Moment On (1998)
- LeAnn Rimes – How Do I Live (1997)
- Faith Hill – “Breathe” (1999)
- John Michael Montgomery – I Swear (1994)
- George Strait – Carrying Your Love With Me (1997)
- Brad Paisley-We Danced (1999)
- Lonestar-Amazed (1999)
- George Strait – I Cross My Heart (1992)
- Deana Carter – Strawberry Wine (1996)
- Dixie Chicks – Cowboy Take Me Away (1999)
- Clay Walker – Hypnotize The Moon (1995)
- Shenandoah – I Want to Be Loved Like That (1993)
- Terri Clark – Now That I Found You (1998)
- Reba McEntire – The Heart Won’t Lie (1992)
- Garth Brooks – You Move Me (1997)
- Mcbride and the Ride-Just One Night (1992)
- Sammy Kershaw – Love Of My Life (1997)
- Joe Diffie – So Help Me Girl (1994)
- John Michael Montgomery – Home To You (1999)
- Tim McGraw – My Best Friend (1999)
- Mark Wills – I Do (Cherish You) (1998)
- Alison Krauss – When You Say Nothing At All (1994)
- The Judds – Can’t Nobody Love You Like I Do (1999)
- Jessica Andrews – Unbreakable hearts (1999)
- Collin Raye – If You Get There Before I Do (1992)
- ALABAMA-Angels Among Us (1993)
- Sawyer Brown-The Walk (1991)
- Tim Mcgraw – Just to hear you say you love me (1998)
Now that you have danced till you are probably about to drop and discovered many styles of clothing, hair, and music we don’t want to leave out the millennium. Some of the best slow songs of the 00s are as follows.
00’s slow Dance songs
- Rascal Flatts – Bless the broken road (2004)
- Alicia Keys – Fallin’ (2001)
- Michael Buble – Everything (2007)
- Jason Mraz – I am yours (2008)
- Beyonce – Halo (2008)
- Taylor Swift – Love story (2008)
- Chris Brown – With you (2007)
- Norah Jones – Come Away with Me (2001)
- life House – You and Me (2005)
- The postal service – Such Great Heights (2003)
- Keith Urban – Making Memories of Us (2004)
- Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars (2006)
- Big & Rich – Lost in this moment (2007)
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps (2003)
- James Blunt – Your Beautiful (2005)
- Cold Play – Yellow (2000)
- Brad Paisley-Then (2009)
- Kelly Clarkson – A moment like this (2002)
- Mariah Carey – we belong together (2005)
- Colbie Caillat – Bubbly (2007)
00’s Slow Rock Songs
- 3 Doors Down – Here Without You (2003)
- Hinder-Lips Of An Angel (2005)
- Hoobastank – The Reason (2003)
- Rob Thomas-Ever The Same (2005)
- Five for Fighting – Superman (2001)
- Nickelback-Photograph (2005)
- Daughtry – Home (2006)
- Oasis-Wonderwall (2003)
- Plain White T’s-1. 2.3.4 (2008)
- Nickelback – Far Away (2005)
- Coldplay-Fix You (2005)
- Goo-Goo Dolls-Better Days (2006)
- Nickelback – How You Remind Me (2001)
- Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars (2006)
- Creed-My Sacrifice (2001)
- The Fray – You Found Me (2009)
- 3 Doors Down – When I’m Gone (2002)
- Coldplay – Speed Of Sound (2005)
- Linkin Park – Shadow Of The Day (2007)
- OneRepublic – Stop And Stare (2007)
- Creed – One Last Breath (2001)
- Seether-Broken (2004)
- Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow (2004)
- Avril Lavigne – When You’re Gone (2007)
- 311 – Love Song (2004)
- Plain White T’s – “Hey There Delilah” (2006)
- The Calling – Wherever You Will Go (2001)
- Staind – It’s Been Awhile (2001)
- blink-182 – I Miss You (2004)
- Five for Fighting – 100 Years (2003)
- Keane – Everybody’s Changing (2003)
- Audioslave-Like a Stone (2002)
- Shinedown – Simple Man (2003)
- Incubus – Wish You Were Here (2001)
- Daughtry-September (2009)
- Coldplay-The Scientist (2002)
- Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (2004)
- Matchbox Twenty – If You’re Gone (2000)
- Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends (2004)
00’s slow country songs
- Rascal Flatts – God Bless The Broken Road (2000)
- Diamond Rio – One More Day With You (2001)
- George Strait-Run (2001)
- Tim McGraw – She’s My Kind of Rain (2002)
- Keith Urban – You’ll Think Of Me (2004)
- Blake Shelton – Home (2007)
- Brad Paisley – She’s Everything to Me (2005)
- Keith Urban – Making Memories of Us (2004)
- Trace Adkins – You’re Gonna Miss This (2007)
- Lee Ann Womack – I Hope You Dance (2000)
- Luke Bryan – Do I (2009)
- Brad Paisley-Then (2009)
- Gary Allan – Songs About Rain (2003)
- Dierks Bentley – Come A Little Closer (2005)
- Keith Urban – Tonight I Wanna Cry (2004)
- Carrie Underwood – Just A Dream (2007)
- Jason Aldean – The Best of Me (2009)
- Kenny Chesney – There Goes My Life (2003)
- Sugarland – Stay (2006)
- Kenny Chesney – Anything But Mine (2005)
- Toby Keith – Crash Here Tonight (2006)
- Brad Paisley – Whiskey Lullaby (2004)
- Lady Antebellum – Need You Now (2009)
- Alan Jackson – Remember When (2003)
- Steve Holy – Good Morning Beautiful (2000)
- Rascal Flatts – My Wish (2006)
- Kenny Chesney – Don’t Blink (2007)
- George Strait – The Best Day (2000)
- Alan Jackson – Where Were You (2002)
- George Strait – She Let Herself Go (2005)
- Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender (1957)
- Patsy Cline-Crazy (1961)
- Fleetwood Mac-Landslide (1975)
- Bryan Adams – Heaven (1984)
- Journey – Open arms (1982)
- The Judd’s – Grandpa (1985)
- Savage Garden -1 knew I loved you (1999)
- AII-4-One -1 Swear (1994)
- Guns-N-Roses Don’t Cry (1991)
- Deana Carter Strawberry Wine (1996)
- Kelley Clarkson A moment like this (2002)
- Seether Broken (2004)
- Brad Paisley Whiskey Lullaby (2004)
I hope I could help choose a slow song that’s right for your occasion. As I mentioned earlier this list should contain a slow song for everyone. Whether you want to dance, have dinner, or just to setback and relax. Now you can kick back and pick a song off this list to enjoy with your friends or loved ones no matter what you have planned.