The Best Love Songs Of All Time, According To Our Editors

"I'm a total music nerd so trying to choose just one favourite love song was almost impossible. I decided to go with 'First Day Of My Life' because it's one of those songs that has always given me goosebumps. I love this simple acoustic tune because it so perfectly conveys the feeling of realizing that you've found your perfect person -- it's an awakening. The line 'Yours was the first face that I saw, I think I was blind before I met you' always gets me."—Jen O'Brien, executive digital editor, Weddingbells

"My favourite movie is probably The Notebook and I'm a fan of just about any song or movie that tugs at my heart strings and can bring on the waterworks. I LOVE love and am a total sap. That being said, my favourite love song, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 'Ain't No Mountain High', is surprisingly something a little bit more upbeat. The famous duet is a classic and the best part about it is it can be lip-synched with any loved one."—Eliza Grossman, fashion editor, FASHION Magazine

"This came out in 1997, the same year my boyfriend (now husband) and I first moved in together and we listened to this album endlessly. This one was an immediate fave because it's just so simple and beautifully written. Years later we used it our wedding as our song, but rather than dance to it, we played it. Yes I played drums in my dress and heels! I also have an honourable mention, Yaz00's "Only You" just because it so perfectly captured my angst of teen love at 14."—Lesa Hannah, beauty director, FASHION Magazine

"It's a little cheesy, but this song plays in a really cute scene in an episode of Once Upon a Time, when the teenage boy from "our" world shows his fairy tale-world crush what a Discman is. Because of that, Only You always reminds me of new, innocent love. I can't get enough of it, and when it comes on my running playlist now, I always repeat it with a big, dreamy smile on my face."—Wedding Bells Staff

"There's nobody smoother or more soulful than Sade and this single from her debut album in 1984 (!) is one of her very best. In addition to Sade's velvety voice and the sexy sax work on this track, let's for a moment consider these loved-up lyrics: 'Your kisses ring, round and round and round my head/Touching the very part of me, it's making my soul sing/Tearing the very heart of me, I'm crying out for more'. Can you feel the heat? Enough said."—Alison McGill, editor-in-chief, Weddingbells

"Every time I hear this song, I immediately feel like I've been transported into a scene from an epic romance movie. From the dramatic electronic guitar chords to lines like: 'Look at the stars, look how they shine for you,' this song beautifully conveys the love and devotion that one person has for another. This ultimate love song finds its strength in lyrics that are not overly sappy, with a strong reliance on the instrumentals to create a romantic vibe." —Kim Aglipay, assistant editor, Weddingbells

"I’m not super into pop music where you find most great love songs.  So 'Maps' was this rare female-fronted alternative song that was tortured and romantic. It reminds me of when I started dating the man I would eventually marry. I had no freaking idea what was going on, but I was smitten and vulnerable. This song leaves me a little anxious, which is a lot like new romance, right? I also have an honourable mention: "I Love You Always and Forever" by Donna Lewis. I first heard this song at a nightclub in Manila while backpacking in The Philippines. I wasn't in love at the time but this song is pure happy times, adventure, and the tropics all rolled into one. I challenge you not to smile hearing it. This is how the right person should make you feel."—Jacqueline Francis, executive editor FASHION Magazine

"If you grew up in the 90s, you grew up dancing and singing along to this song. When every second single seems to be about breakups and one-night stands, it's little wonder a song about loving someone forever is going to stick in our heads and become a regular earworm for the next three decades. If you haven't blasted it in the car with your besties while the cool night air rolls in the open windows, get some peeps together and make that memory!"—Wedding Bells Staff

"What makes this song great is the upbeat melody combined with Taylor Swift's soft vocals. I especially love the lyrics: They range from speaking in metaphors to intricately describing what it's like to be smitten. The song makes me feel elated and confident, a feeling akin to being in love."—Farheen Sikandar, editorial intern, Weddingbells

"When I think of carefree, unabashed love, I immediately think 'La Ritournelle' by Sébastien Tellier—and I'm talking the full, seven-minute version. Tellier sings a total of eight lines in the song, but the highly-emotional instrumental, which features a symphony of strings, drums, and piano is what makes this track absolutely glorious."—D'Loraine Miranda, production editor, FASHION Magazine

"Since the very first time I heard the opening beats of 'Soul Love' by David Bowie from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spider From Mars as a teenager in the mid-2000s, I've envisioned myself walking down the aisle to it one day. I adore how the song starts out slowly, with maracas shaking out a funky rhythm, builds into a luxuriant rock anthem, and then descends back into simplicity. It contains just the right amount of romance without being too corny. And yet, my heart melts into liquid butter every time Bowie sings the line, 'Love descends on those defenseless/ Idiot love will spark the fusion.'"—Isabel Sloane, fashion features editor, FASHION Magazine