Funk songs at 101 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 322 funk songs with a verified tempo of 101 BPM: syncopated, bass-forward funk. Here are some of the best known.

101 BPM is an easy groove: funk, disco edges, and relaxed pop. A comfortable walking pace lands near this tempo, which makes it a natural fit for daily-steps playlists.

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Popular 101 BPM funk songs

  • If You Want Me to Stay by Red Hot Chili Peppers cover art

    If You Want Me to Stay

    Red Hot Chili Peppers (1985)

  • Oh Baby Don’t You Weep by James Brown cover art

    Oh Baby Don’t You Weep

    James Brown (1989)

  • Sometimes It Snows in April by Prince cover art

    Sometimes It Snows in April

    Prince (1986)

  • Nebula by Incubus cover art

    Nebula

    Incubus (1997)

  • Funky Stuff, More Funky Stuff by Kool & the Gang cover art

    Funky Stuff, More Funky Stuff

    Kool & the Gang (1993)

  • Palm Grease by Herbie Hancock cover art

    Palm Grease

    Herbie Hancock (1974)

  • Life Is a Dance by Chaka Khan cover art

    Life Is a Dance

    Chaka Khan

  • The Bump

    Commodores (1975)

  • The Underground by Curtis Mayfield cover art

    The Underground

    Curtis Mayfield (1997)

  • 3 Deuces

    Marcus Miller (2002)

  • Loosey’s Rap by Rick James cover art

    Loosey’s Rap

    Rick James (1988)

  • Are You Ready? by Sly & the Family Stone cover art

    Are You Ready?

    Sly & the Family Stone (1968)

  • Tihuanaco by Fruko y sus Tesos cover art

    Tihuanaco

    Fruko y sus Tesos (2010)

  • The Invisible Ladder by Keziah Jones cover art

    The Invisible Ladder

    Keziah Jones (1992)

  • Bob by Primus cover art

    Bob

    Primus (1993)

  • Since Our Last Goodbye by Charles Bradley cover art

    Since Our Last Goodbye

    Charles Bradley (2011)

  • Stormy Monday Blues by Isaac Hayes cover art

    Stormy Monday Blues

    Isaac Hayes (1973)

  • Mean Old World by Ike & Tina Turner cover art

    Mean Old World

    Ike & Tina Turner (1994)

  • Radio W‐00–10 by Victor Wooten cover art

    Radio W‐00–10

    Victor Wooten (1996)

  • Pretty Baby by Donald Byrd cover art

    Pretty Baby

    Donald Byrd (1979)

  • Beautiful Illusion by Redbone cover art

    Beautiful Illusion

    Redbone (1974)

  • A Very Precious Time by Gil Scott‐Heron cover art

    A Very Precious Time

    Gil Scott‐Heron (1974)

  • Let Me Be by Parliament cover art

    Let Me Be

    Parliament (1975)

  • It’s a Lie by Ugly Kid Joe cover art

    It’s a Lie

    Ugly Kid Joe (1996)

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