Soul songs at 117 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 401 soul songs with a verified tempo of 117 BPM: classic soul with real voices. Here are some of the best known.
117 BPM is the heart of dance music: house, disco, and most of the pop charts live within a couple of clicks of it. It keeps spin warmups and gym floors moving without redlining anyone.
Popular 117 BPM soul songs
Shake Your Body
Michael Jackson & The Jacksons (2009)
I’m Wonderin’ and Wonderin’
Ray Charles (2003)
Pullin’
Aretha Franklin (1970)
On Silent Wings
Tina Turner (1996)
The Love You Save
Jackson 5 (2009)
That Man Belongs Back Here With Me
Etta James (2011)
Look at That Girl
Otis Redding (1989)
Love Is What You Make It
The Temptations (1999)
She Won’t Talk to Me
Luther Vandross (1988)
Feeling Good
Ms. Lauryn Hill (2015)
Could I Be the One
Al Green (1975)
Parallel Lines
Joss Stone (2009)
Show Me the Way
Ginuwine (2009)
Precious Little Things
The Supremes (2013)
After the Love
Brian McKnight (2008)
Chains of Love
Sam Cooke (1963)
You Can't Hide From Yourself
Teddy Pendergrass (2010)
Shing-A-Ling-A-Loo
The Platters (1967)
Gotta Love
Jodeci (1991)
It's All in the Game
Ben E. King (1987)
Know What I Mean?
Cannonball Adderley (1994)
Stormy
Diana Ross & The Supremes (1975)
Love, the Time Is Now
Bobby Womack (2013)
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack (1969)
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