Rock songs at 165 BPM
TempoTunes has 402 rock songs with a verified tempo of 165 BPM: guitar-driven songs with real drive. Here are some of the best known.
165 BPM is prime running tempo. 165 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 165 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 165 BPM rock songs
Ain't My Bitch
Metallica
Dancing In the Light
The Rolling Stones (2010)
L.A. Woman
The Doors (2012)
Hyena
R.E.M. (1986)
Don't Mean Anything
blink-182 (2017)
Love Child
Deep Purple (2011)
Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
Megadeth (2000)
Fool for You
Rod Stewart (2009)
Get Over It
Eagles (1994)
Heart Attack
Sum 41 (2026)
Incessant Mace
Soundgarden (1988)
Child of Vision
Supertramp (1979)
Shangai
Indochine (1983)
Chinese
Motörhead (1987)
Comin' Home
Lynyrd Skynyrd (1978)
Down, Down, Down
Neil Young (1966)
Face Down In the Dirt
Mötley Crüe (2008)
Rock and Roll Music
Chuck Berry (1957)
Papa‐Oom‐Mow‐Mow
The Beach Boys (2015)
Sweet Talker
Whitesnake (1980)
Memphis, Tennessee
Roy Orbison (1972)
Starship Trooper: Life Seeker
Yes (1971)
Wie ich
Kraftklub (2014)
Oğluma
Cem Karaca (1982)
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