Alternative songs at 121 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 655 alternative songs with a verified tempo of 121 BPM: left-of-center rock and pop. Here are some of the best known.
121 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 121 BPM alternative songs
Polly
Nirvana (2011)
THE GREATEST
Billie Eilish (2024)
Throw Away Your Television
Red Hot Chili Peppers (2004)
Born on the Bayou
Foo Fighters (2005)
No Friend
Paramore (2017)
Sad Professor
R.E.M. (2001)
Comeback Story
Kings of Leon (2013)
Cemetery Drive
My Chemical Romance (2004)
Violet Rays
The Smashing Pumpkins (2012)
Teenage Angst
Placebo (2001)
Brian Eno
MGMT (2011)
Demagogue
Franz Ferdinand (2016)
End Of Summer
Tame Impala (2025)
Brick Is Red
Pixies (1988)
Run Me Down
The Black Keys (2002)
Agoraphobia
Incubus
Harvest
Mumford & Sons (2025)
Tessellate
alt-J (2012)
You Found Yourself While Losing Your Heart
Stone Temple Pilots (2020)
Ronde de nuit
Mano Negra (1988)
King and Lionheart
Of Monsters and Men (2022)
Tidal Wave
Interpol (2014)
Acid Rain
Silverchair (1995)
Skeletons
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2009)
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