Shout, Pts. 1 & 2, The Isley Brothers (August, 1959)
Jump In The Line (Shake, Señora), Harry Belafonte (November, 1961)
Twist And Shout, The Beatles (March, 1963)
I Got You (I Feel Good), James Brown (October, 1965)
Good Lovin', The Rascals (1966)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (April 20, 1967)
Respect, Aretha Franklin (April 29, 1967)
Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison (June, 1967)
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher, Jackie Wilson (July, 1967)
Soul Man, Sam and Dave (September, 1967)
For Once In My Life, Stevie Wonder (October, 1968)
I Want You Back, The Jackson 5 (October 6, 1969)
1950s-1960s
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours, Stevie Wonder (June, 1970)
I Wish, Stevie Wonder (October, 1972)
Come And Get Your Love, Redbone (January, 1974)
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love), Natalie Cole (April, 1975)
Dancing Queen, ABBA (August, 1976)
American Girl, Tom Petty and Heartbreakers (November, 1976)
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder (March 22, 1977)
Best of My Love, The Emotions (June, 1977)
You’re The One That I Want, John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (May, 1978)
Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen (November, 1978)
September, Earth Wind & Fire (November, 1978)
We Are Family, Sister Sledge (April, 1979)
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson (June, 1979)
I Wanna Be Your Lover, Prince (August, 1979)
What I Like About You, The Romantics (December, 1979)
1970s
You Make My Dreams, Hall & Oates (July, 1980)
Celebration, Kool & the Gang (September, 1980)
Africa, Toto (June, 1982)
Valerie, Steve Winwood (October 1982)
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson (November, 1982)
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Michael Jackson (November, 1982)
Let’s Dance, David Bowie (April, 1983)
All Night Long (All Night), Lionel Richie (August, 1983)
Uptown Girl, Billy Joel (September, 1983)
Footloose, Kenny Loggins (January, 1984)
Take on Me, a-ha (October, 1984)
Material Girl, Madonna (January, 1985)
Walking On Sunshine, Katrina and The Waves (April, 1985)
The Power Of Love, Huey Lewis & The News (June, 1985)
Conga, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (September, 1985)
How Will I Know, Whitney Houston (November, 1985)
Kiss, Prince (February, 1986)
Your Love, The Outfield (February, 1986)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Whitney Houston (May, 1987)
The Way You Make Me Feel, Michael Jackson (November, 1987)
Love Shack, The B-52’s (June, 1989)
1980s
Hold On, Wilson Phillips (February, 1990)
Freedom! 90, George Michael (October, 1990)
This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (February, 1995)
Wannabe, Spice Girls (July, 1996)
Lovefool, The Cardigans (August, 1996)
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), Backstreet Boys (June, 1997)
All The Small Things, Blink-182 (September, 1998)
Dancing In The Moonlight, Toploader (May, 1999)
Canned Heat, Jamiroquai (May, 1999)
1990s
One More Time, Daft Punk (November, 2000)
Murder On The Dancefloor, Sophie Ellis-Bextor (December, 2001)
Crazy In Love, Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (May, 2003)
Hey Ya!, Outkast (August, 2003)
Mr. Brightside, The Killers (September, 2003)
Toxic, Britney Spears (January, 2004)
Valerie, Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse (October, 2007)
Poker Face, Lady Gaga (January, 2008)
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), Beyoncé (May, 2008)
Love Story, Taylor Swift (September, 2008)
Dog Days Are Over, Florence + the Machine (December, 2008)
Party In The U.S.A, Miley Cyrus (August, 2009)
2000s
Hang With Me, Robyn (August 16, 2010)
Love On Top, Beyoncé (September 2011)
Get Lucky, Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Niles Rodgers (April 2013)
Happy, Pharrell Williams (November 2013)
Shake It Off, Taylor Swift (August 2014)
Shut Up and Dance, WALK THE MOON (September 2014)
Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (November 2014)
Them Changes, Thundercat (June, 2015)
S.O.B., Nathanial Ratcliff & The Night Sweats (July 15, 2015)
Can’t Stop The Feeling, Justin Timberlake (May 2016)
24K Magic, Bruno Mars (November 2016)
Juice, Lizzo (January 2019)
Easy To Love, Couch (November, 2019)
2010s
Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles (May, 2020)
Levitating, Dua Lipa (October, 2020)
About Damn Time, Lizzo (February, 2022)
Bejeweled, Taylor Swift (October, 2022)
Back on 74, Jungle (July, 2023)
Lil Boo Thang, Paul Russell (August, 2023)
HOT TO GO!, Chappell Roan (September, 2023)
Pink Pony Club, Chappell Roan (September 22, 2023)
Belong Together, Mark Ambor (February 2024)
Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter (April, 2024)
2020s
closing songs
Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond (May, 1969)
Last Dance, Donna Summer (July, 1978)
You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC (August 15, 1980)
Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey (October, 1981)
Livin’ On A Prayer, Bon Jovi (October, 1986)
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life, Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (July, 1987)
country music
Friends In Low Places, Garth Brooks (August, 1990)
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!, Shania Twain (November, 1997)
You’re Still The One, Shania Twain (November, 1997)
Wagon Wheel, Old Crow Medicine Show (February, 2004)
Hey Pretty Girl, Kip Moore (January, 2013)
Tennessee Whiskey, Chris Stapleton (May, 2015)
ballads/
dinner music/
other
Wild Mountain Thyme, Various Artists (Scottish/Irish Traditional; 1950)
La vie en rose, Louis Armstrong (June, 1950)
Love Me Tender, Elvis Presley (September 14, 1956)
I Only Have Eyes For You, The Flamingos (April, 1959)
At Last, Etta James (November, 1960)
Moon River, Mancini/Mercer & Audrey Hepburn (September, 1961)
Bring It On Home To Me, Sam Cooke (April, 1962)
The Way You Look Tonight, Frank Sinatra (June, 1961)
Can’t Help Falling In Love, Elvis Presley (November, 1961)
Stand By Me, Otis Redding (March, 1964)
Oh, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison (August, 1964)
L-O-V-E, Nat King Cole (September, 1964)
My Girl, The Temptations (December, 1964)
In My Life, The Beatles (December, 1965)
The More I See You, Chris Montez (1966)
God Only Knows, The Beach Boys (July, 1966)
What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong (September, 1967)
Soulful Strut, Young-Holt Unlimited (1968)
This Will Be Our Year, The Zombies (April, 1968)
My Way, Frank Sinatra (January, 1969)
Here Comes The Sun, The Beatles (September, 1969)
Cissy Strut, The Meters (1969)
Crazy Love, Van Morrison (January, 1970)
Express Yourself, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Rhythm Band (August, 1970)
Our House, CSNY (September, 1970)
Blue Sky, Allman Brothers Band (February, 1972)
I’ll Be Around, The Spinners (July, 1972)
Scarlet Begonias, Grateful Dead (June, 1974)
You're My Best Friend, Queen (June, 1976)
Lido Shuffle, Boz Scaggs (February, 1977)
Dreams, Fleetwood Mac (March, 1977)
How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees (September, 1977; PJ Morton arrangement, 2017)
Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel (September, 1977; Scary Pockets arrangement, 2018)
Vienna, Billy Joel (September 29, 1977)
Your Smiling Face, James Taylor (September, 1977)
Lovely Day, (December, 1977)
Rock With You, Michael Jackson (August, 1979)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen (October, 1979)
Sailing, Christopher Cross (December, 1979; Benny Sings arrangement, 2023)
Everywhere, Fleetwood Mac (November, 1978)
Forever Young, Rod Stewart (July, 1988)
Wildflowers, Tom Petty (November, 1994)
Days Like This, Van Morrison (May, 1995)
Make You Feel My Love, An Brun (September 30, 1997)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You, Ms. Lauryn Hill (August, 1998)
Don’t Know Why, Norah Jones (January, 2002)
Come Away With Me, Norah Jones (January, 2002)
Sweet Pea, Amos Lee (October 3, 2006)
You Are The Best Thing, Ray LaMontagne (August, 2008)
Tonight, Stephen Day (April, 2016)
Pink + White, Frank Ocean (August 20, 2016; Remi Wolf arrangement)
I'll Haunt You, Tennis (February, 2020)
Fruits Of My Labor, Waxahatchee (March, 2020)
Sweet Symphony, Joy Oladokun & Chris Stapleton (April, 2023)
TRADITIONAL
Custom arrangement of The Hora (Chossen Kalah Mazel Tov & Hava Nagila)
HOLIDAY
This Christmas, Donny Hathaway (December, 1970)
All I Want For Christmas (Is You), Mariah Carey (October, 1994)