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50 Great Love Songs For Valentine's Day

In honor of this day for sweethearts, we've compiled a list of 50 great love songs to feel love, give love and make love to. Add them to your Valentine's Day playlist and get lost in your lovers arms tonight.
50 Great Love Songs For Valentine’s Day
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By · Updated October 29, 2020

On Valentine’s Day, we’re reminded that love is truly universal. It is the one thing that connects us all. It’s no wonder then, that most of our favorite songs are tunes about this enigmatic feeling called love. In honor of this day for sweethearts, we’ve compiled a list of 50 great love songs to feel love, give love and make love to. Add them to your Valentine’s Day playlist and get lost in your lovers arms tonight.

  1. “Your Love Is King” by Sade
  2. “Sweet Love” by Anita Baker
  3. “Knocks Me Off My Feet” by Stevie Wonder
  4. “Lost Without You” by Robin Thicke
  5. “Give Me You” by Mary J. Blige
  6. “Because of You” by Ne-Yo
  7. “I’ll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men
  8. “Let’s Chill” by Guy
  9. “Someone to Love” by Jon B. and Babyface
  10. “He Loves Me” by Jill Scott
  11. “My All” by Mariah Carey
  12. “Shake You Down” by Gregory Abbott
  13. “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green
  14. “Where I Wanna Be” by Donell Jones
  15. “By Your Side” by Sade
  16. “Before I Let You Go” by BlackStreet
  17. “Nothing Can Change This Love” by Sam Cooke
  18. “These Arms of Mine” by Otis Redding
  19. “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross
  20. “Always and Forever” by Heatwave
  21. “Don’t Let Go” by En Vogue
  22. “Everytime I Close My Eyes” by Mariah Carey and Babyface
  23. “Two Occasions” by The Deele
  24. “Nobody” by Keith Sweat
  25. “This Woman’s Work” Maxwell
  26. “The Beggar” Mos Def
  27. “Adore” by Prince
  28. “Weak” by SWV
  29. “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson
  30. “Endless Love” by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
  31. “Bed” by J. Holiday
  32. “That’s The Way Love Goes” by Janet Jackson
  33. “Do You Want To” by Xscape
  34. “Hey Lover” by LL Cool J and Boyz II Men
  35. “Every Beat Of My Heart” by Gladys Knight and the Pips
  36. “My Funny Valentine” by Etta James
  37. “I Adore Mi Amor” by Color Me Badd
  38. “It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me” by Barry White
  39. “The Light” by Common
  40. “Between the Sheets” by The Isley Brothers
  41. “Soon As I Get Home” by Faith Evans
  42. “Sweet Thing” by Chaka Khan and Rufus
  43. “Loving You” by Minnie Riperton
  44. “Sweetest Thing” by Lauryn Hill
  45. “Brown Skin” by India Arie
  46. “Turn Your Lights Down Low” by Bob Marley
  47. “In Love With You” by Erykah Badu and Stephen Marley
  48. “U Got It Bad” by Usher
  49. “You’re All I Need” by Method Man and Mary J. Blige
  50. “I Want You” by Marvin Gaye

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