Pop songs at 160 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 630 pop songs with a verified tempo of 160 BPM: hook-forward songs from the charts. Here are some of the best known.
160 BPM is prime running tempo. 160 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 160 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 160 BPM pop songs

Side To Side
Ariana Grande

Ours
Taylor Swift (2023)

LOVE SONG
Justin Bieber

Mistake
Demi Lovato (2011)

Why Don’t We Go There
One Direction (2013)

I've Lost You
Elvis Presley (1970)

I Don't Want to Go
Phil Collins (1996)

THE GIRLS
BLACKPINK (2023)

Can't Wait
Doja Cat (2023)

Independência
Capital Inicial (1987)

To Be Young
Anne-Marie (2020)

Ela
Tarcísio do Acordeon (2026)

love is embarrassing
Olivia Rodrigo

Give Me Half a Chance
Jackson 5 (1986)

Daribet El Bo3d
Assala

Mon amour protege moi
Charles Aznavour (1957)

Black-out
Marwa Loud (2021)

Favola
Eros Ramazzotti (1991)

Silver Tongues
Louis Tomlinson (2022)

Marilou sous la neige
Serge Gainsbourg (1976)

Power Up
Red Velvet

iYiYi
Cody Simpson (2010)

Surfin' Safari
The Beach Boys (1962)

Perigo
Manu Gavassi (2017)
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