Soul songs at 109 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 413 soul songs with a verified tempo of 109 BPM: classic soul with real voices. Here are some of the best known.
109 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.
Popular 109 BPM soul songs

How Long Has This Been Going On
Ray Charles (1997)
Hard Times
Aretha Franklin (2002)

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Tina Turner (1988)

Try a Little Tenderness
Etta James (2000)
Tramp
Otis Redding (2013)
Just Be a Man About It
Toni Braxton (2003)

Farewell My Love
The Temptations (1994)

Sugar and Spice
Luther Vandross (1981)

Glory, Glory
Al Green (1976)

Goldmine
The Pointer Sisters (1986)

Oh My Poor Baby
The Supremes (2002)

We Need to Go Back
Dionne Warwick (2013)

Keep Movin’ On
Sam Cooke (2001)
Show Me Love
Curtis Mayfield (1996)

When We Get By
D’Angelo (1995)

She Knocks Me Off My Feet
Teddy Pendergrass (1991)

Why Do You Wanna Make Me Blue
The Platters (1967)

Standing in the Wings of Heartache
Ben E. King (1976)

One for the Money
The Whispers (1997)

Fuller Bop Man
Cannonball Adderley (1958)
Family Affair
Sly & the Family Stone (1971)

Someday We’ll All Be Free
Bobby Womack (1985)
Save the Overtime
Gladys Knight & the Pips (1983)

Tryin’ Times
Roberta Flack (1969)
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