
Top 85 Hair Band Ballads & Power Ballads For Lovers
Last Updated: June 20, 2022 | Written by Matthew Campbell
We compiled a list of the best hair band power ballads for weddings to get people on the dance floor. For purposes of our list, we will combine glam-rock and pop-metal artists on our list. Many Hair Band ballads can be characterized as power ballads – a slow, emotional song that gradually builds to a strong finale.
Webster dictionary describes a ballad as a slow romantic or sentimental song. Some ballads can be a bit more difficult to dance to as the song builds and then falls several times. Enjoy our list of the best hair band songs.
Beginning glam rock bands in the early 1980s included Def Leppard, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, and Motley Crue. The second half of the 1980s featured bands like Bon Jovi, Motley Crue’s continued success, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Van Halen. Hairbands continued to be successful in the early 1990s with W.A.S.P. and Slaughter.
With the creation of grunge rock with bands like Nirvana, teens turned their focus away from glam rock to more popular grunge music.
What is a Hair Band?
Hair bands were popular in the 1980s to early ’90s. Hair bands were rock bands of their own genre called glam rock, hair metal, and pop-metal. Hair bands produced rock, hard rock, and heavy metal styles of music. Hair bands were characterized by their long hair, flashy clothing, and heavy makeup.
Top 5 Hair Band Power Ballads for Wedding Receptions:
- “Faithfully” by Journey
- “Heaven” by Warrant
- “I’ll Be There For You” by Bon Jovi
- “The Search Is Over” by Survivor
- “Love Of A Lifetime” by Firehouse
Top Hair Band Ballads List
38 Special – Second Chance
1988, Rock & Roll Strategy
Aerosmith – Angel
1987, Permanent Vacation
Alcatrazz – Suffer Me
1983, No Parole from Rock ‘n’ Roll
Alias – I Need You Now (More Than Words Can Say)
1990, Alias
Alice Cooper – Only My Heart Talkin’
1989, Trash
Bad English – When I See You Smile
1989, Bad English
Black ‘N Blue – I’ll Be There For You
1986, Nasty Nasty
Blue Murder – Out Of Love
1989, Blue Murder
Bon Jovi – I’ll Be There For You
1988, New Jersey
Bon Jovi – Never Say Goodbye
1986, Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead or Alive
1986, Slippery When Wet
Boston – Amanda
1986, Third Stage
Britny Fox – Dream On
1989, Boys in Heat
Cheap Trick – The Flame
1988, Lap of Luxury
Cinderella – Don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone)
1988, Long Cold Winter
Cinderella – Nobody’s Fool
1986, Night Songs
Damn Yankees – High Enough
1990, Damn Yankees
Danger Danger – I Still Think About You
1991, Screw It!
Def Leppard – Love Bites
1987, Hysteria
Def Leppard – Two Steps Behind
1992, Adrenalize
Def Leppard – When Love And Hate Collide
1995, When Love and Hate Collide
Dokken – Alone Again
1984, Tooth and Nail
Enuff Z’nuff – Fly High Michelle
1989, Enuff Z’nuff
Europe – Carrie
1986, The Final Countdown
Extreme – More Than Words
1990, Extreme II: Pornograffitti
Faster Pussycat – House Of Pain
1989, Wake Me When It’s Over
Firehouse – Love Of A Lifetime
1990, FireHouse
Firehouse – When I Look Into Your Eyes
1992, Hold Your Fire
Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is
1984, Agent Provocateur
Giant – I’ll See You In My Dreams
1989, Last of the Runaways
Great White – The Angel Song
1989, …Twice Shy
Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
1991, Use Your Illusion I
Guns N’ Roses – Patience
1989, G N’ R Lies
Hanoi Rocks – Don’t You Ever Leave Me
1984, Two Steps from the Move
Heart – Alone
1987, Bad Animals
Heart – These Dreams
1986, Heart
John Waite – Missing You
1984, No Brakes
Journey – Faithfully
1983, Frontiers
Journey – Open Arms
1981, Escape
Keel – Because The Night
1986, The Final Frontier
Kingdom Come – What Love Can Be
1988, Kingdom Come
Kiss – Beth
1976, Destroyer
Kiss – Forever
1989, Hot in the Shade
Kix – Don’t Close Your Eyes
1988, Blow My Fuse
Krokus – Screaming In The Night
1983, Headhunter
L.A. Guns – Ballad Of Jayne
1989, Cocked & Loaded
Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne – Close My Eyes Forever
1988, Lita
Loverboy – Heaven In Your Eyes
1986, Top Gun
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
1991, Metallica
Michael Schenker Group (MSG) – Anytime
1989, Save Yourself
Motley Crue – Home Sweet Home
1981, Too Fast for Love
Mr. Big – To Be With You
1991, Lean into It
Nelson – Only Time Will Tell
1990, After the Rain
Night Ranger – Sister Christian
1983, Midnight Madness
Ozzy Osbourne – Mama I’m Coming Home
1992, Mama, I’m Coming Home
Poison – Every Rose Has It’s Thorn
Poison – Something To Believe In
1990, Flesh & Blood
Queensryche – Silent Lucidity
1990, Empire
Ratt – Givin’ Yourself Away
1990, Detonator
REO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You
1980, Hi Infidelity
Saigon Kick – Love Is On The Way
Scorpions – Still Loving You
1984, Love at First Sting
Scorpions – Wind Of Change
1990, Crazy World
Sheriff – When I’m With You
1983, Sheriff
Skid Row – I Remember You
1989, Skid Row
Slaughter – Fly To the Angels
1990, Stick It to Ya
Steelheart – I’ll Never Let You Go
1990, Steelheart
Stryper – Honestly
1986, To Hell with the Devil
Survivor – The Search Is Over
1984, Vital Signs
Tesla – Love Song
1989, The Great Radio Controversy
Thunder – Love Walked In
1990, Backstreet Symphony
Trixter – One In A Million
1990, Trixter
Twisted Sister – The Price
1984, Stay Hungry
Van Halen – Love Walks In
1986, 5150
W.A.S.P. – Hold On To My Heart
1992, The Crimson Idol
Warrant – Heaven
1989, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
Warrant – I Saw Red
1990, Cherry Pie
White Lion – When The Children Cry
1987, Pride
Whitesnake – Here I Go Again
1982, Saints & Sinners
Whitesnake – Is This Love
1987, Whitesnake
Winger – Headed For A Heartbreak
1988, Winger
Winger – Miles Away
1990, In the Heart of the Young
Y&T – I Believe In You
1981, Earthshaker
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SO many these songs not appropriate for a wedding. Good songs..only not at all appropriate. Sorry.
Hi Robert. I would agree that not all are appropriate for weddings. I got carried away when selecting my favorites. The couple and the DJ need to decide on their favorites and what to play at the wedding.
I need a wedding song!
Hi Rachel, I need more details in order to help. All of our wedding song lists can be found on this page: https://www.myweddingsongs.com/wedding-song-lists/