Songs at 161 BPM
TempoTunes has 1,235 songs with a verified tempo of 161 BPM, led by rock, indian, pop. Here are some of the best-known tracks at this pace.
161 BPM is prime running tempo. 161 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 161 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 161 BPM songs
Stay Away
Nirvana (1991)
Trapped Under Ice
Metallica (1994)
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
The Beatles (2021)
Lies
The Rolling Stones (1978)
Last Child
Aerosmith (1976)
Burning for Love
Bon Jovi (1984)
Poprocks & Coke
Green Day (2001)
Harder We Fall
Jessie J (2013)
Killing Floor
Jimi Hendrix (1984)
Foi Pá Pum
Simone & Simaria
Ghetto Gospel
2Pac (2004)
Special
Future (2014)
Wasted Years
Iron Maiden
Nobody’s Watching
Céline Dion (2019)
Hi‐Heel Sneakers
Elvis Presley (1999)
Let the Flames Begin
Paramore (2007)
Cross of Thorns
Black Sabbath (1994)
El Patrón
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga (2011)
Auctioneer
R.E.M. (1985)
Slippin’ and Slidin’
John Lennon (1975)
Does My Breath Smell?
blink‐182 (1995)
Word of Mouf
Ludacris (2001)
I Have So Many Questions
Hans Zimmer (2013)
Silvio
Bob Dylan (1988)
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What 161 BPM sounds like
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