Songs at 159 BPM
TempoTunes has 1,114 songs with a verified tempo of 159 BPM, led by rock, classical, alternative. Here are some of the best-known tracks at this pace.
159 BPM is prime running tempo. 159 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 159 steps per minute, right in the range coaches suggest for an efficient stride. Drum and bass also lives here, if you want the energy without the pop.
Popular 159 BPM songs
Side to Side
Ariana Grande (2016)
23
Shakira (2014)
What’s the New Mary Jane
The Beatles (1989)
Route 66
The Rolling Stones (1964)
Going to California
Led Zeppelin
Crazy
Aerosmith (2023)
East Jesus Nowhere
Green Day (2011)
Never Talking to You Again
Foo Fighters (2011)
Like a Rolling Stone
Jimi Hendrix (1990)
Life Goes On
2Pac (1996)
Pontes Indestrutíveis
Charlie Brown Jr. (2007)
Understand
Christina Aguilera (2006)
Nothing but My Feelings
Little Mix (2020)
Alone
Pearl Jam (1993)
Can't Stand Losing You
The Police (1997)
Dá um Minutinho pra Mim
Marcos & Belutti
Here Comes Santa Claus
Elvis Presley (1957)
Oberkorn
Depeche Mode (1982)
Part II
Paramore (2013)
Broken
Gorillaz (2010)
Eduardo e Mônica
Legião Urbana (1986)
You Are the Everything
R.E.M. (1988)
Super Fade
Fall Out Boy (2018)
Woman Is the Nigger of the World
John Lennon (1972)
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What 159 BPM sounds like
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