Anniversary songs, from the first year to the fiftieth
27 songs · Updated 4 October 2026
An anniversary song for year one is a different thing from one for year forty. Early on it is about how lucky you got. Later it is about everything you came through: the moves, the kids, the hard years and the good ones.
This list is grouped by how long you have been together, with a section for children planning a parents' anniversary party. Every song is a real recording, with a line on when it works best.
The first few years
Still close to the wedding. Romantic, a little giddy.
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Ten or twenty years in
Kids, jobs, moves, and still here.
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Or have a song written about your years together
Where you met, the first flat, the kids, the trip that went wrong. Tell us a few of those stories and TunedForYou writes an anniversary song about the two of you, with your names in it. It works for your own anniversary or as a gift for your parents.
One we made, to hear what it sounds like
3:20Twenty Five Years of Love
For My Love From David
"My love, my love Twenty-five years and I'm still fallin' My love, my love You're still the answer when my heart's callin'..."
You tell us about them, we write and sing it, and you hear a preview before you decide.
Silver, ruby and golden anniversaries
Twenty-five, forty, fifty years and beyond.
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For your parents' anniversary party
Songs for the slideshow, the toast and the dance floor.
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How to choose
Find the song from the wedding
For your parents, ask what they danced to at their wedding, or what was in the charts the year they met. Often nobody remembers until someone asks.
Time the slideshow
Around five seconds per photo means a four-minute song holds about fifty pictures. Two songs cover a decade-by-decade montage.
Mind the lyrics
Some popular "anniversary" songs are break-up songs in disguise. Listen all the way through before you play it in front of eighty guests.
A song plus a story
A short toast that explains why you chose the song ("this was playing in the car on their first date") turns a playlist into a moment.
Questions people ask
What is the most popular anniversary song?
"Remember When" by Alan Jackson, "Still the One" by Orleans and "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain are among the most played. For a first anniversary, couples often replay their first dance song.
What song is good for a 50th wedding anniversary?
"Remember When" by Alan Jackson, "Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers and "Forever and Ever, Amen" by Randy Travis. A hit from the year they married is a lovely addition.
What song can I play at my parents' anniversary party?
"In My Life" by The Beatles for the slideshow, and their own wedding song for a dance. "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a safe slow dance for any age.
What is a good song for a 10th anniversary?
"Then" by Brad Paisley was practically written for it. "Bless the Broken Road" and "Still the One" also work well.
Can I get a custom anniversary song?
Yes. TunedForYou writes a song about your relationship from the stories you share, with your names and memories in it. You hear a preview before you pay.
More song lists
- Songs for your wife
- Songs for your husband
- First dance songs
- Songs for your girlfriend
- All 20 song lists
Looking for a song written just for them? Anniversary songs made to order · A song for your wife · A song for your husband
Or have a song written about your years together
Their name, your stories, the things only the two of you would get. Written and sung for them.
Write an anniversary song