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When you think of the most romantic love songs you know, it’s surely a subjective thing. We all have certain songs that we associate with lovers, breakups, and other memories.
But no matter who you are, the following 100 songs are incredibly romantic choices. We’ve selected (in no particular order) what we think are some of the very best love songs from the last several decades. Enjoy!
1. All My Life – K-Ci & Jojo
2. You’re the Inspiration – Chicago
3. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper
4. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
5. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
6. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
7. Hero – Enrique Iglesias
8. When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
9. Wilder (We’re Chained) – Brandi Carlile
PS: this was our wedding song! <3
10. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
11. Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston
12. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
13. Remember the Mountain Bed – Billy Bragg, Wilco
14. To Be With You – Mr. Big
15. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
16. I Could Not Ask for More – Edwin McCain
17. If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
18. All of Me – John Legend
19. Never Tear Us Apart – Paloma Faith
20. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
21. I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
22. At Last – Etta James
23. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
24. Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
25. Moon River – Andy Williams
26. Faithfully – Journey
27. Endless Love – Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
28. Crazy Love – Van Morrison
29. I’ll Stand by You – The Pretenders
30. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
31. To Make You Feel My Love – Adele
32. Kissing You – Des’ree
33. In My Life – The Beatles
34. In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
35. Northern Sky – Nick Drake
36. With or Without You – U2
37. Crash – Dave Matthews Band
38. Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
39. The Scientist – Coldplay
40. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations
41. She’s Always a Woman -Billy Joel
42. That’s All – Frank Sinatra
43. Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
44. How am I Supposed to Live Without You? – Michael Bolton
45. You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
46. Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
47. The Luckiest – Ben Folds
48. Say it to Me Now – Glen Hansard
49. I Wanna Know What Love Is – Foreigner
50. Hallelujah I Love Her So– Ray Charles
51. Only Love – Ben Howard
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52. You Belong to Me – Patsy Cline
53. If Ever You’re in My Arms Again – Peabo Bryson
54. Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
55. Home – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
56. When You Say Nothing at All – Alison Krauss
57. The Blower’s Daughter – Damien Rice
58. Dreaming of You – Selena
59. I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden
60. After All – Cher and Pete Cetera
61. Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
62. Take My Breath Away – Berlin
63. Something – The Beatles
64. Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton
65. (Everything I Do) I Do it for You – Bryan Adams
66. Girl From The North Country -Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash
67. Stay With Me – Sam Smith
68. Beyond – Leon Bridges
69. Brighter than Sunshine – Aqualung
70. Bed of Roses – Bon Jovi
71. A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
72. Last Request – Paolo Nutini
73. Wicked Game – Chris Isaak
74. Hold Back the River – James Bay
75. La Vie en Rose – Edith Piaf / Dean Martin
76. You are the Best Thing – Ray Lamontagne
77. Be My Baby – The Ronettes
78. Starlight – Muse
79. Only Wanna Be With You – Hootie & the Blowfish
80. I Got You, Babe – Sonny and Cher
81. As Time Goes By – Jimmy Durante
82. Just Breathe – Pearl Jam
83. Somebody Like You – Keith Urban
84. I Swear – All-4-One
85. All I Need – Mat Kearney
86. This Year’s Love – David Gray
87. Almost Paradise – Mike Reno, Ann Wilson
88. Someone Like You – Adele
89. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
90. Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
91. We Belong – Pat Benatar
92. It Had to Be You – Frank Sinatra
93. Secret Garden – Bruce Springsteen
94. Feels Like Home – Chantal Kreviazuk
95. Into My Arms – Nick Cave
96. No One’s Gonna Love You – Band of Horses
97. Your Song – Elton John
98. If it’s the Beaches – Avett Brothers
99. Hazy – Rosi Golan
100. Evergreen – Barbra Streisand
Amy Hartle is the author of Do You Love Me? How To Stop Seeking Reassurance in Relationships, a book on reassurance seeking and relationship anxiety. Both her book and this blog are born of personal experience; Amy shares expert relationship advice from the lessons learned during her own 10+ years with her husband, as well as couples travel tips and romantic getaway recommendations, all gleaned while traveling the world together.